hi all :o)

thought id best pop in and say hello to everyone LOL, had a few traumatic weeks, and just havnt had the energy to do everything again. i think, fingers crossed that we have paul's pain control under control, hes on morphine now and this seems to have taken the horrendous, debilitating pain away, he is though very tired still all the time, im hoping once the pain relief really starts working he will be more his old self.
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one of our friends has arranged a special trip on the euro trains for james, he is sooooooo looking forward to it, only downfall will have to have a day of school, but i think this makes up for it LOL, hes train mad to say the least ...........

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only a quick post, as im off to my step sisters wedding today, taking james with me, so hopefully have a good time, pauls brother is coming up here to spend the day , so i know hes ok :o)

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love and hugs to all
xxxxxxxxx

few of our wedding cards

just a few pics of some of the wedding cards we received :o)

some of the hand made ones :o)

just thought youd like to see some of them, we also have a window sill full of cards, but the pic didnt come out very well.

chit chat bits and bobs wedding etc.

one week to go then, then its wedding day, where has the time gone ? i think im there, just the flowers to do and i found some yesterday that will look lovely in my bouquet :o) so next friday ill be buying flowers and making into bouguets :o)

the hen night last week was very nice, and they had all clumped together to buy paul and me a night away in the bridal suit, how lovely was that, evening meal, bed and breakfast :o)
pauls stag night tonight in a lovely country pub not far from here, the numbers have increased and think he will have near on 20 going lol. just hope he can stay awake long enough and not feel to bad the next day, as he tends to get very tired lately.

mollee is settling in nicely, all fur and still such a baby, loves company and snuggles still cries (although not at night now) likes to lay on my shoulders trying to eat my hair, then slides down the front of me for more snuggles, such a cutie :o) tots loves her, at the moment mollee is laying ontop of tillee in tillee's bed, lovely sight, they play well together, both very talkative to each other (which is so funny and nice). will post more pics up soon :o)

the chooks are all happy and we are getting 5 eggs a day now, not sure why not 6 as have 6 chooks, i think two are laying alternate days, all seem well, eating loads lol and their favourite treats are corn, yogurt and cauliflower lol

updates and sewing pics

wow this is my 100th post :o)

have been busy sewing today, finally made my new peg bag, handle to hang up

long handle which i put round my neck to get the pegs out whilst hanging my washing out, so enambling me to have two free hands

these are two pillow cases ive made to match pauls quilt, only mine to do then LOL

and finally the two capelets i designed, drew the pattern out, i am quite pleased with these :o)

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ok other updates, my uncle roy is still in hospital , very poorly, not sure how long he has, we just want to make him as comfortable as possible, with no pain. the nurses there all love him, think hes great, well he is the kindest, gentlest man ive ever known. will be very sad when he leaves us, but equally i do not want him to suffer .

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update on paul, we will finaly find out the results monday coming from the scan 3 weeks ago, it has been a very long wait.

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wedding plans all coming along nicely and 4 weeks to go

The Heritage Crafts Association

The Heritage Crafts Association has been set up by a group of craftspeople and others passionate about the loss of crafts skills. Everyone who cares about the loss of these skills can make a difference, simply by telling other people about the website heres a link

http://www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/

please also sign up with your support, everyone makes a difference to this very worthy cause. this is the link to sign up http://www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/signup.html

the link is also on the side of my blog :o)

my uncle

ive made these today, oaty ginger cookies for my uncle roy, these are suitable for diabetics and he loves them LOL.
unfortunately he was admitted to hospital monday evening with severe pain and unable to walk.
hes had a type of leukimea for about 20 years, no treatment for it and it was mild. unfortunately (we think was triggered when my grandma went 3 years ago now) it has progressed and they have said it has now gone into the bones, which is why he is in so much pain :o( , he will be 80 in august and i know hes had a good life, hes a very kind, gentle, caring, loving man, wouldnt hurt a fly infact he nursed my grandma right to the end even with his own ailments.
i saw him yesterday and he seems fine inhimself but in a lot of pain still, he was saying he knew when he was due a painkiller as the pain started increasing again. they are keeping him in for a few days to see how he goes. he wants to still come to the wedding 23rd May so we're hoping and praying he will be able to get back on his feet to do this, as they say where theres a will theres a way, hes eating and drinking fine, so positive thoughts he will make it :o)
i was feeling very sad and low yesterday over it all, and became very giddy almost drunk tired, im feeling better this morning and will be popping over later after ive collected james from school, can only be a quick visit today as james birthday and ive promised to cook a roast beef dinner for him. as he was moved to a ward yesterday evening i can only go during visiting hours 3 - 9 , hence im here and not there.

hi again

been a bit awol again, very hectic here at the moment, with wedding preps etc. also have days where i just cant seem to get words formed in my head to write about LOL





we've two new additions to our flock, milly and molly two little brown chooks, they are now settling in well with the others and 6 looks so much better in the garden, and we're now getting between 4 and 5 eggs a day :o)

we sorted their area out yesterday, moved their home as new grass underneath it, they loved it.

also planted the early potatoes out and build the cold house and plastic greenhouse, ready to start planting in a few weeks, im glad we didnt plant anything else yesterday though as had a heavy frost this morning.

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its pauls last chemo today, before scan friday , then we have to wait till 27 april for the results, which be hellish, at least no treatments for 3 weeks, just the line to be flushed every week.

before i dropped paul off, i was dreading it, knowing that he will be sooooooo poorly again for 4 days, then slowly start to feel better, its so draining, im just so glad this is it till after we see the prof again, really dont think i could cope with another in a fortnights time, it just seems never ending . i think its the unknown that is the worse, if this treatment is working then we know he will have to have another 6 sessions, however i think it will be easier as we'd know it was working. its the not knowing is it, isnt it kind of thing, yes they have others , but after being so sick with this one, we just hope it is working. and dont get the same as last time, sorry its not and its grown. paul is at the moment thinking the worse, maybe then if bad news again then wont hit us like a tonne of bricks again.

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sorry ive not blogged for a while it just all gets a bit crazy.

i have other pics to put up aswell, just need to get my act together and sort them out LOL

thank you for bearing with me and reading my blog :o)

analysis of my writing on my blog, seems to be quite true about me too ;o)

ESFP - The Performers
The entertaining and friendly type. They are especially attuned to pleasure and beauty and like to fill their surroundings with soft fabrics, bright colors and sweet smells. They live in the present moment and don´t like to plan ahead - they are always in risk of exhausting themselves. The enjoy work that makes them able to help other people in a concrete and visible way. They tend to avoid conflicts and rarely initiate confrontation - qualities that can make it hard for them in management positions.

so I'm a feeler, have put to side as well, but here's the link typealyzer this was from a link on alifefullofblessings blog

what kind of reader are you

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Fad Reader
Dedicated Reader
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silly tots LOL

how silly is this tillee tots , lady muck i call her LOL, and paw in James hand, has a life of riley here she does.

hello :o)

thought id better pop on and say hello to everyone.

well paul started new lot of chemo today, fingers crossed this one will work............. we did see the surgeon / consultant yesterday and he made us feel soooooooo much better , more positive again :o) which paul definately needed, making him more settled, positive and hapier, which in turn makes me happy :o)

been a funny ol day though really, dropped james off to school 8.40, straight over to canterbury with paul, appointment was 9am we got there 9.15 due to traffic, i had to leave him 9.30 as still hadnt gone in for treatment and id not been able to find a parking space again had stopped in the drop off zone which only entitles you to 15 mins. anyway i went into canterbury to find some rings to make crumpets in, id read the parking meter thingymagigy and thought it had said £1.10 for 2 hours............ wrong it was only an hour......... anyway i went to four different shops , found them in 3, prices ranged from £8 for two to £4 for 2 for exactly the same thing ? erm how? i brought 3 pcks in the end as there was a discount buy 2 get third half price so that was £10 for 6............ i did look in wilkinsons but they didnt have any :( . well ive got them now.
i then had to hurry back to the car as only an hour LOL.......... what am i going to do now????
decided to go to sainsbugs whilst over there, picked up the pasta we like and had a look for soya beans......... no soya beans....... mmmmm decided to pop into asda, had a coffee and sandwich whilst in there and also looked for soya beans.......... no soya beans..... mmmm still got over an hour left, deposited shopping in car and went back into asda....... had a look at the sales items in george nothing for me but i found a nice pair of charcoal grey trousers for james and a checkered shirt and a jumper and a navy blue strippy shirt............. so he is finally kitted out in the next size range and all for £15 so not too bad . james likes them :o)
then decided id best go back to the hospital paul must have nearly finished by now........ No .......
another hour. finally got home at 2.45pm. had to unload car , put shopping away then go and pick up james from school, came home and washed up, cleaned kitchen like you do LOL ...... always know when ive been out all day nothing done LOL
poor tillee tots had missed us too, was all over us and very clingy , shes still snuggled up now but with paul instead of me...... i get up and down to often for her.........

just put james to bed hes all snuggly buggly under his duvet and knitted blanket :o)

our car has gone tonight aswell, our friend has taken it with him so he can get it mot'd for us tomorrow and will bring it back tomorrow night. we have the use of his if we need to. just hope it passes without costing too much. then later we will get it in with ol frank for the dent to be sorted out.
james and i will be walking to school tomorrow with tots, need to start walking more , and next door will pick him up after school choir practise so we dont have to walk in the dark :o)

so think we all sorted now, tomorrow becons a kitchen and sewing day i think......... need hob nobs, gingers, and crumpets . also need to do my dads two other arm chair covers and make a couple of blocks towards the quilt thats being made for the lluest trust.
so see how i do tomorrow.

ttfn xxxx

chitchat

Hello everyone, hope you all had wonderfull christmasses, ours was nice and quiet, just the five of us on christmas day, then stevie and mike went back home around 6pm, leaving paul, james and myself. boxing day very quiet aswell.

on christmas eve we let tillee open her pressie, she had a new bed (id made) and a stocking with treats and a ball inside........... well the ball hasnt left her side since LOL, plays with it, cries if she cant find it, sleeps with it curled up with her, loves playing fetch with it, and if she thinks youre going to take it and hide it ......... in her mouth it goes LoL she even tried barking with it there earlier.

paul brought me a new bracelet for christmas as id lost mine halloween, its nice to have a little chain with my watch again :o)

also james brought a lovely plaque, made me cry when i opened it.

"Mum Youre perfect!

you mean the world to me.

Your eyes sparkle when i am happy,

you are beside me when I am afraid

and you comfort me when i am sad.

I want to tell the whole world

simply this........

I Love You So ! "

isnt it lovely, he chose it all himself :o) just need to put a picture inside it and will put it up :o)

I also got a lot of smellies for christmas from my step children, and a lovely hooded fleece from mil2b. we had some money also given to us towards our forthcoming wedding arrangements. and my dad,brother and uncle brought me a new kenwood prosper machine, has all the bits to it, lovely large bowl, chopper, liquidiser ......... just amazing............. looks like more making and baking then LOL

Yesterday i sorted james room out for him again, moved his train track table to tother side of room and put his unit on its side so he now seems to have more room (james says it looks more grown up now) LOL.

if i dont get back before 1st then let me wish you all a very

Happy New Year

what type of sandwich are you LOL

You Are a Grilled Cheese Sandwich

You are a traditional person with very simple tastes. In your opinion, the best things in life are free, easy, and fun. You totally go with the flow. And you enjoy every minute of it! Your best friend: The Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Your mortal enemy: The Ham Sandwich

What Kind of Sandwich Are You?

chitty chat

wow what a week, just looked and its been another week since posting .....

well i rearranged our bedroom so now i have a nice crafty side of the room and space to cut and make :o) just need the time now to do stuff lol..... and there is now room to set up the knitting machine :o) again just a time issue........

i also sorted james room on sunday gave him one of my tables and put the futon frame behind / under his cabin bed, i need to make a cover for the matress part as have put as a cushion folded on the floor with all his other cushions on top, he says it is far better and has given him more room :o)

had to go and see his teachers again this week, as he got very upset tuesday, think it all a build up what with maggee may going and paul not the best of people to be around when he comes off the steroids for a couple of days, so fireworks flew and james and myself ended up crying, all back to normal now and paul is now fine again, this is the good weekend then treatment starts again monday and away we all go again............ tired, sicky, fatigued, tetchy, hungry, bear just out of hybernation......... then in two weeks time back to normal for a few days LOL no wonder we have ups and downs, then paul wonders why i dont sleep and why i get ratty ..... sel a vie..... all will get better. and he wonders why james gets like he does, poor lad hes only 8 1/2 .......

well thats me done for the moment, my brain seems to be half awake today, should have popped on here yesterday when it felt a bit more alive. im sure in a couple of days will be ok.
o and i have made a few more xmas cards, and pies and biscuits and soya milk and normal dinners all week too. and scrubbed the bathroom sunday, still looks nice and clean :o)

dedication to my maggee may

ive had to rehome my maggeemay, and found a lovely home for her in portsmouth, we met half way today in eastbourne , she did her usual roll on the back for belly rubble, and was really silly with them, the lady Lynne who will be her new mum, was lovely and mags will have a super time with her, she has woods, streams, and a beach near them, so maggee heaven. have been very upset at letting her go but we had no choice due to tillee and maggee fighting and generally starting not to get on :( , since been informed that collies and terriers do not often get on. so as maggee was getting older and coming into her own the problems started, and tillee was becoming very unhappy and distresed by it all. we now can see how much as tillee has settled with us tonight properly for the first time in ages and is all snuggled up to me on the sofa on a new blankey and a chewey bone.

so im posting pics of mags from 8 weeks old to 21months old when we said a very tearfull and heart renching goodbye.

so heres maggee may and hope she settles in quickley in her new loving home with her new mum :)

five things

anne from silversewer has asked me to post a list of five things I would like/want: This is my list...........

1. my chickens all set up in the garden laying eggs for me

2. a loving good home for my maggee may, where she can enjoy the countryside and get out and about everyday.

3. paul to be given the all clear and never to have the cancer back again.

4. my wedding next year to go without a hitch and the day to be wonderfull

5. peace and harmony with no wars in the whole world.


i know i should nominate someone else so will think on this later.

bits and bobs

few more pics, made a start on my christmas cards today, managed 48 :D,
also a pic of my pumpkin pie and the seeds saved for next years planting and hopefully swaps on the cl forum .

Happy samhain / Halloween

just a few picks of today, James and me dressed up for our get together party earlier, some of our bourbon halloween shape biscuits we made yesterday, our pumpkin, and my pressy from the swop we did this week on the creative living forum i belong too, isnt it gorgeous :D.

what colour do you need, mines green .

found this on http://faerienuff.blogspot.com/ so i thought id see what colour i need in my life.

You Need Some Green in Your Life

Green will make you feel alive, renewed, and balanced. And with a little green, you will project an aura of peacefulness and harmony. If you want stability, you've got to get a little green in your life! For extra punch: Combine green with blue or purple The downside of green: It can promote jealousy in yourself or others The consequences of more green in your life: You will be drawn to a new life path You will feel free to pursue new ideas and interests, no matter how strange You will be released from the demands and concerns of others

http://www.blogthings.com/whatcolordoyouneedquiz/">What Color Do You Need?

TAGGED

I've been tagged! By hen-from-bee-leaf, who has reveiled 6 random things about herself.

The guidelines are:

1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4. Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them.
5. Let each person know they’ve been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

ok lets see 6 random things about myself LOL

1 . i love all nature, the wildlife, colours, the changing seasons , flowers , just the pure beauty of mother nature herself :)
2. i adore cats, and used to have 2 brother and sister pixie and charlie, im not allowed any here as paul says we have enough with the two dogs, 2 ferrets and now 3 polecats , so he does have a point LOL
3. i love DIY, and will put my hands to most things, from unblocking sink pipes to putting up shelves, also decorating.
4. i can service a car if i have too, and can change wheels. one of my friends OH's once called on my services as didnt know how to change a wheel on his car.
5. im into all natural therapies and will always endevour to use alternative before conventional.
6. i have an upper neurological problem, which causes me great pain at times in my arms and hands, but i will perservere and not be beaten by it, it has stopped me doing soooooo much and still does at times but i will go back to the job in hand when i can even if it takes me weeks to complete which at times it does.

Here's who I tag!!! Absolutely no obligation whatsoever to these lovely ladies though!

tabitha
ibelieveinfairies
silversewer
allybea
rainbowwren
renspages