Self Portrait Saturday

OK so it is that time of the week again... time to take a self portrait!!! So this is me today.

I have so much housework to do today. Got to clean the hamster out, do the ironing, make a shepherd's pie and prepare veg for tea.... when I am rich I will pay a really fit man to do all these jobs for me!!!

Good news though... Casualty is back tonight!!!! YEY!!!! I love casualty, tis the highlight of my weekend...LOL!!! Hoping to get some scrapping done too, it has been a bit quiet on the paper front as I have been cross stitching a name for a christening present... just got a couple of bees and a butterfly to add th.en it is done. Will post a piccie later

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Feast

Another cheat from me, but you have to humour me as I am missing the boy badly. This was taken last week and is of Harry bear enjoying a rusk.

Sending BIG hugs

To a very special friend. My heart breaks that life is so unfair to such wonderful people, beautiful on the inside and on the outside. I pray everyday that your dreams will come true, and until they do I hope you find peace and happiness in everything else that you do.
You know who you are.
X

Childminding!!!

This childminding milarky is soooo tiring. I have only had Reuben for 2 days and I am shattered come 10pm! He is a little star so it makes the job enjoyable, so much so that I have decided to become a registered childminder. I went to a meeting with Tameside Council last night to find out more. The meeting was designed to put you off, as they went on and on about the national standards and ofsted, but when you have worked in education this does not put you off at all. The way I see it is if I am at home making sure that mine own are well looked after, stimulated and exposed to a variety of experiences to enrich their development, I can offer the same to other children.

The only part that daunted me was the bit about marketing yourself... I'm not too sure how I would do this?!?!? but I hope it will come to me in a flash of inspiration....LOL!!!

So HSMS people, that is why I haven't been around... too busy during the day with a little boy who is not my own, and too shattered at night to sit leaving comments on blogs!!! I will catch up with all of you tonight, I promise:)

So my photo for today is a bit of a cheat as it was taken last week... but I wanted to use this one of niblet's chubbly bubbly pandies holding his sponge, which he loves to chew on whilst he is having a bath. We get through a sponge a week since his peggies came through, but will he chew anything else? OH NO!!!!

2 more sleeps until I get him back:)

I'm missing Niblet:(

Now it has been a whole 2 nights away from the little man I am missing him sooooo much.... at least I have Reuben to kiss and cuddle in his absence. I finished this LO of him last night. It was started at the Cheadle crop last Wednesday, but because of the distractions I didn't get very far with it. I think it is still lacking something but don't know what, so I am going to leave it for a while then go back to it.Last night I had to take Oliver's school trouser up by a whole hem length, and they are still too long unless he has his shoes on! he gets his 'under tallness' from his dad's side...LOL!!! He is so excited about starting big school today and can't understand why he can't go all day until next week. I am just waiting to see what state he comes home in after he has had PE for the irst time, he is not the best at getting dressed on his own and looking tidy!!!

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Fall

At the weekend Oliver had a fall off the step outside Grandad's greenhouse resulting in his first 'blood' injury!!! (we've had plenty of bumps and bruises but no blood). He cried at the initial fall, but soon stopped after a cuddle. Then I pulled his cut offs up to check his knees which he had grazed. He asked what it was and when I said blood it started him crying again.... in fact he cried so much that you could see neighbours curtains twitching...LOL!!! A magic plaster, just for big boys soon made everything much better, although he did walk round for the rest of the day holding his trouser leg up so everyone could see the 'magic' plaster!!!

Home sweet home:)

I am back from a few days away at my mum's, and although I am glad to be back in my space, I have left Niblet behind, so I am a bit sad:( I know he will be well looked after and be taken out lots and cuddled lots, but there's nothing as good as a mummy huggle... I just hope he gets excited when he sees me on Friday.

So what did we get up to? Oliver and I had our hair cut, mine was just a tidy up, but Oliver has a spider web in his... he looks soooooooo cool. We went to see Annie and Lola on Friday which was lovely, but even better was spending the day together at Sundown Park on Saturday. Isn't Lola just the most gorgeous little girlie, she is such a sweet little girl I could steal her for keeps. We had lots of fun and the weather was so nice, so a good day was had by all.

As promised here is my LO for round 4 of the masterchef competition. I am really pleased with it, just hope it is good enough to get through as the LOs that have been put up already are fab... it is amazing what can be done with just plain cardstock.HSMS - Show off Sunday

After being totally jaw droppingly amazed by Vanda's spider web photos, I braved it, I got near a web and took a photo!!! I did send Oliver to check there was no sign of the spider first though... I'm so brave... send in the 4 year old first....LOL!!! Now I know it is no way near as good as Vanda's, but I am pleased with it, and even more impressed that I got so close to a potential death trap (spiders are dangerous you know).