Wednesday 29 May 2013

Month of May catch up....

Ok so I'm still crazy busy so here's a quick catch up for the month of May!

We have been to....

Chester Zoo, love, love, love this place



A day out with Thomas the Tank Engine

And contrary to their faces they had a great day out!




The girls went on a train for the first time.

A big old steam train that went from Bury to Rochdale (and back).

It was fantastic, we had a little picnic and I love this picture :)


We went to Blackpool, Amelia the thrill seeker wanted to go on every ride she could and Isobel wouldn't go on any, chalk and cheese.



We had Amelia's 4th Birthday.


4???? Where on earth did those years go?

She had two parties, one for all her friends and one for family and thankfully it didn't rain.



And August 2008 must of been a very aherm.. busy month as we've had parties every weekend this May.

The girls and hubby did a bit of gardening, put in a border, potted lots of tubs and hanging baskets and he even made a table (more to come on that one)



Craft wise, I finally got around to learning how to make bunting and did a very simple birthday bunting for Amelia and I have sussed the dreaded door stop.




The girls have decided they want to share a room, up to now we've had a few late ish nights but they are doing pretty well, it's lovely to hear them chatting in bed, very cute.

As they are very close anyway I'm hoping it helps to cement the sister bond, they already hold hands where ever they go, long may it continue as it warms my heart.


Amelia has started her swimming lessons (and Isobel is moaning because she wants to go as well)

Kitty had a hair cut and has digressed back to Cujo (argh). He has been booked in go get his bits cut off so I'm hoping it calms him down a bit.


It was also my birthday, getting ever closer to that 40.... Eek 

I will be back on track with the blog next week, need to get half term out of the way and I have cushion orders coming out of my ears but I have loads to write about.

School placement

My learning to cook update

Making princess crowns

My new table

Making bunting

See you on the other side xx














Friday 17 May 2013

So much to say... So little time

We've just had a glorious week off, my husband was off work so it was day trips galore (Chester Zoo, A Day out with Thomas, Swimming)

But I am struggling to find the time to write about what we did, I could most definitely use an extra few (10) hours a day at the moment. So something has had to give and at the moment its my blog!!!

I have a backlog of cushions to get out, my normal day job is ridiculously busy (what should be 7-14 hours a week is more like 25 hours), Kids, Kids, Kids (why did no one say that toddlers are a nightmare??), organising Amelia's birthday, and a million and one other things going on I feel like I am about to implode.

But fear not I am hoping next week some normality should resume and I have lots to tell you about :)

Sunday 12 May 2013

#Blogging4Madeleine - Hope..




Its hard to belief a year has passed since we first did the blogging for Madeleine campaign.




But here we are again a year has flown by and still no trace of little Madeleine McCann. 

As I did a blog last year which I expressed my views and opinions on Madeleine's disappearance and on peoples onions of the McCann's I don't really want to cover old ground, here is a link to the original blog post, if you would like to read it.

http://jules-home.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/blogging4madeleine.html


What I would like to do is just express hope... Hope that one day she will be found... Hope that one day we will know the full story... 

And after the weeks story of the three girls found in Ohio after 10 years, we must believe that there is hope. 

Ohio has provided the true meaning of hope.



HOPE... TRUTH.... JUSTICE



Madeleine McCann Age 3- Missing since 3rd May 2003
Daniel Entwistle Age 7 - Missing since 3rd May 2003



Ben Needham Age 21 Months - Missing since 21st July 1991



Katrice Lee Age 2 - Missing since 28 Nov 1981



HOPE...




Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight - 
Found after 10 years




Elizabeth Smart - Found after 9 Months




Natascha Kampusch - Found after 8 years





Shawn Hornbeck - Found after 4 years





Steven Stayner - found after 7 years






Jaycee Lee Dugard - Found after 18 years


Lets never give up hope.





http://www.findmadeleine.com/                 +44 845 838 4699

http://www.helpfindben.co.uk/                  (44) (0) 114 220 2020

www.missingpeople.org.uk                        020 8392 4590

http://www.crimestoppers-uk.org/              0800 555 111

0800 555 111

        


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Tuesday 7 May 2013

Erm my plant pot is waving at me....

Well not quite waving but it's definitely high fiving me!

I'm convinced this little hand has just appeared. We've had the pot for eight years at least and I have never seen the hand before.

My husband thinks it was covered with soil but I am really not convinced, I think I would have seen it.. Surely???

But it's starting to creep me out a bit! I mean where on earth did it come from???

So my plant pot can high five off... Unless it could be the next hand of God like those images in toast...

Hmmm... I wonder how much I would get on eBay for a haunted flower pot...?

Wednesday 1 May 2013

Kitty passed

Awww Kitty passed puppy training :)

But so did the dog that wouldn't do anything apart from run around yapping. So I wouldn't say it was difficult....

We enjoyed it, I would thoroughly recommend it and we have booked on the further training course (I need all the help I can get).