Last day of Christmas!!!!!!!!!!

Well at our house anyways!!!! Tomorrow it will all be packed away, Iam always sad to see it all going, but at the same time happy to see my living room again!!! So tonight will be all about fun!!!

But first things first, I have a puppy that needs his first walk of the year!!! Which he really really enjoyed!!! In fact he needed a bath when we got him home because he is a little stinker!!!! But after the last few weeks of not being able to go out through illness then his op, the weather and xmas it really did feel great!!!

And then to spend the evening having a few cheeky drinks and singstar then dancing on the ps3 this girl went to bed with a smile on her face, cant let my body ruin all my fun now can I!!!!!

A quiet friday

Well, i was up nice and early today!!! I'm off to the nurse to have some bloods done, the symptoms that I've had since being told I was in peri menopause last Christmas have gotten so bad in the last 6 weeks I need some answers and some help!!! But now I am going to have to wait until at least Wednesday for the answers but that's ok its only a few days right!!! Maybe once they sort me out I will have some energy to get back to exercising, even though my shoulder still isn't right!! Or maybe even some stitching!!!! Wish me luck!!!!!!!!!!

A day to remember

This is my all time favourite photo of our fur baby Bud, I can hardly believe you have been gone a whole year today. I still miss you tons, and I hope you are giving them hell over there in rainbow bridge just like you used to here. The house seemed so quiet and empty without you and even though I know how much you hated cats I know you where happy to see me smile again. I was so sad without you and I know you would of hated to see me so down, You will always have a piece of my heart baby Mammy loves you so so much xxxx

First day of my book :-))

So here we are, first day of a new year and a clean sheet for a new fresh start!!! so here we go what's first??? Well we had a tradition at our home where we have a new years day party, we didn't have it last year with everything that was going on at the time so this year I thought why not??? so that's exactly what we did. And do you know what it really was a whole lot of fun!!!! We put snacks out and spent all evening playing games together on the ps3 until very late too!!! But the room was filled with laughter and I have realised there aren't going to be very many christmas's like this with my boys getting older so I really have to enjoy every momment xx

Happy new year!!!

As we prepare to kiss goodbye to 2013 now is a time to reflect on the year that has gone by. 2013 had a lot more downs than ups for me, even though I was thinking it couldn't be worse than 2012 I was sooo wrong. It started off with two things, we lost our beloved fur baby on January 2nd he has a brave boy and put up a very brave fight right to the end but we couldn't sit and watch him suffer anymore so we made the very difficult decision of doing what was best for our baby, I still miss him like crazy I cried everyday for a week and well into the next, going out was awful coming home to not having him here. I also lost someone who I thought was my friend as she couldn't seem to understand that I needed time to myself to cope with my grief and couldn't deal with what had gone on in her home on new years eve 2011 until i had dealt with my grief. I guess that's just how different we really are.

We then decided to get some kittens a boy and a girl fell into our arms both from places where the owners just didn't want them any more. This helped me with my grief until may 24th when our tom was hit by a car and nearly died, this hit me badly I felt like my heart was being torn out yet again. But lucky even though he now has an eye condition our baby showed the world how strong he is and pulled through!!!

We then decided to get a puppy in July, even though we  love our kitties the house still seemed empty without a dog. I'm so glad we did as now we are out and about more for walks and are really looking forward to the weather breaking. I also watched my son turned 18 which is a scary thought he is all grown up now!! Its just a real pity that he walked in with the girl he was seeing for over three years who had been welcomed into our family and included in everything we do, as she turned to both myself my husband and our youngest son and told us we were not good enough to be a part of her life!!! if my son had told that to her parents I would of been so upset that I brought him up to do that to people who have been so good to him, so instead of wondering what I did to make her say such a hurtful and nasty thing when there was no need is to tell my son as he is a grown up, he can do what he likes but she is no longer welcome in my home that way I cannot give her the power to hurt me so badly again.

So to summon it all up I have once again discovered people are never what they seem and the more you welcome into your home and heart the more you are opening yourself up to be hurt. Your fur babies love you unconditionally and you should love every minute of their short lives and make your life for you, stop trying to  please everyone, just do what makes you happy!!! And as for the picture that's exactly what I will be doing this year but I'm not hiding anything, if its on my mind my blogs gonna here it!!!!

HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR MAY 2014 BRING YOU ALL YOUR HEART DESIRES!!! XXXX

1/2 cup of Hugs

4 teaspoons kisses

1 cup of Holiday Cheer

1/2 cup of Peace on Earth

3 teaspoon of Christmas Cheer

2 cups of Goodwill Towards Men

4 cups of Love, 1 Sprig of Mistletoe

1 large bag of Christmas Snowflakes

Mix Hugs, Kisses, Smiles, and Love .

Blend in Holiday Cheer, Peace on Earth,

Christmas Spirit and Goodwill Toward Men.

Use the mixture to fill a large, warm heart where it can be stored for a lifetime, for it never goes bad! Serve as desired under Misteltoe, sprinkle liberally with Christmas Snowflakes it is especially good when accompanied by Christmas carols and family get-together. Serve to one and all!
Merry christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its coming so fast

Hard to believe there is just one more saturday after today and then christmas really will be with us. Im not doing too badly this year I almost have everything under control but then again its so easy when mostly all you have bought is clothing because you have teenage boys. Boy do I miss all the fun and excitement christmas used to bring when the children where small. How excited they would be as christmas creeped up and the anticipation on christmas eve night. The older they have got the less of that there has been but we still manage to have a lot of fun which is great but I do realise they will be grown and gone before I know it. I guess then christmas will have a different meaning to it in this home.

Here are some updates on my current wips to show you although I have got a little further with Draco so I will show you that next time. I will properly be slowing down on the stitching this close to christmas with so much other things I have to do although the cold and chest infection I have been suffering with the last few weeks has already slowed me down so much it is so nice to seemly be getting over it.

The plan was to try have at least one of these finished by the new year but now especially with the dragon dreams freebie coming on facebook that is looking less and less likely but we shall see. 

Its begining to look a lot like christmas!!!

So our town Christmas carnival today and as is our family tradition its time to stay in and decorate our home insted. It is always so cold in town and crowded not to mention the fact that as a teenager I used to enjoy it a bit and when the children where small but now I just dont see the fun in it anymore the fair is expensive too so we make our own fun!!! 

i also wanted to show you our puppy all dressed up!!! As I really dont think this will still fit him by christmas as he is growing so so so fast!!!!

So I just wanted to share the cards I have made for my boys they are made with krenick so they glitter ans parrkle in the light and once the lights go out they glow and I just love the affects!! See not just a pretty face hehehe!!! 

Christmas stitching and life!!!

Woohoooo!!!! I have finished it!!! Here is my dragon dreams 12 days of christmas from facebook last year and I just love it!!! I just have to decide how im going to get it finished now so I can put it up with my santas dragon.

Cant believe quite how much stitching I have acually got done in time for christmas this year so Im a happy girl :-)) here are some more cards I have finished too!!! I guess it just goes to show you can do it if you really try and a whole lot of late nights most deffinetly help. I just cant believe how slowly I seem to stitch these days since the accident with my wrist but at least I still can and that is the main thing!!! as they say slow and steady wins the race eventually I guess!!! So what is next??? well I am still working on my wolves and my draco pieces as well as haveing two haeds started which are no go at the momment if I am totally honest I just dont seem to want to do anything apart from get the wolves done its just such a large piece and I would love to have it finished this year but there seem so many distractions. Not to mention since injuring my shoulder no exercise has been done for weeks which isnt giving me the energy for doing much I need a bit of get up and go at the momment as I am struggling with the symptons of my peri menopause. But hopefully it wont last too long as I have too much to do for christmas!!! but at least all the decorating is finally almost done downstairs and thats a big help -))

some christmas stitching

I decided i would stitch the 12 days of Christmas freebie from dragon dreams last year on face book, but i decided i wanted to create a border. This is how its going so far xx I have always loved her designs so this has been a lot of fun and it should all be finished in a few days which
is great as I have a whole heap of cards that need doing before christmas!!! 

October already!!!!

Where is this year going? It seems to be flying past us so very quickly, it wont be long and it will be Halloween then Christmas!! Its already starting to get cold here and the nights are quickly starting to draw in which I love as my cats are in early and safe and warm at home but also as its the perfect time to curl up and stitch :-) Saying at here is my latest finish all ready for Halloween.

Halloween is my favourite holidays, don't get me wrong I do love Christmas but you don't get to dress up and have fun like you do on Halloween so it isn't the same. But I am getting ready for Christmas too as I have two cakes all baked in the last week ready I just have to feed them with dark rum now for the next 10 weeks and they will be lovely and rich and yummy!!! I am also going to be working on Christmas cards and stitching hopefully I will have something to show very soon. I have also been playing with my pc stitch and some supernatural pictures I am really hoping they will come out good but we will have to wait and see I guess. 

Wip updates

We have been sooo busy decorating our home that I haven't had much stitchy time lately really!!! But I have managed to get a few stitches in here and there so here are my updates on the two projects I am currently working on, first here is Draco I only seem to be working on this on light days which isn't great as we are just starting winter!!! but there you go. 

And here is my progress on my wolves, I am keeping my fingers crossed at least one will be finished this year hopefully both but with my Christmas stitching to do as well i am not really hopefully of that!!! 

weigh in week 6

I've decided  that I am not even going to look at the scale this week after everything that's been going on I don't want it to put me off or make me give up after the crazy week its been. x

What a crazy few days

I had a phone call from my Dad yesterday morning asking what I was doing, nothing much I replied ok he said I will be down in an hour just going to the drs as my chest is playing up. That's nothing unusual for my Dad so I didn't worry. I should of, because half hour later he was phoning me back asking me to drive him to the hospital as they thought it was his heart and had told him he was not allowed to drive. We spent all day at the hospital while he underwent tests and I had to go collect my step mum to visit him that evening as they decided to keep him in. I to relax that evening when I was watching big brother and was so happy when Sam won, had a few glasses of wine and heard nothing from the hospital.
Then this morning my Dad phoned said they wanted his medication up to the hospital, so I cycled down and collected it from the house, came home and then my husband walked up to the hospital with me, its a lovely summers day so it really was quite pleasant. I was speaking to the staff and they weren't really sure when he would be coming home even though all the tests where coming back normal he just had to wait to see the cardiologist team to find out what would be happening next. We walked home and had some lunch and a rest before the evening visiting hours when I would have to take my step mum back up to visit him , when I had a phone call from my Dad saying he was aloud home. I went to the hospital to collect him when I discovered that it was muscular they had decided so all the fuss had been for nothing!!! I'm just glad my Dads ok though :-)) but now we are getting in so I have had to get a take away tonight, it feels so naughty.

week 5 weigh in

Just as I though there has been a 1lb increase this week which I am sure will get worse with my wedding anniversary creeping closer and the meal I know will take me over what I should be eating in a day but as I want to watch myself change I am showing my start photos and my one month in, look away now if you don't want to see a fat girl!!!

 

 

 I am starting to see a change, and my clothes are all falling off so I know something is working!! but as I am doing zumba, ufc training and I have an exercise machine as well as healthy eating and I have also been out on my cycle and walking I don't know whats doing me more good!!!! But I do have to remind myself this is just the start.

  



And hopefully I will get down to what makes me happier, but people have started to notice which does make me smile :-)

My august stitching

Here is my wip for this month lets see if I can finish it before the month is out and I have to start on my christmas stitching!!!!

titching!!!!

4th weigh in

This week has been a very big struggle for me to keep on the right path. I was hurt badly by my oldest sons girlfriend. After trying so hard with this girl for the past three years including her in everything we have done as a family welcoming her in to our home and hearts she decided to tell us that we were not good enough to be a part of her life and then to add insult to injury she went and posted a video to face book hidden from us all insinuating that I was a bad mother, which I am grateful to my son for putting her right, but its beside the point really.
I cant understand where the hate is coming from as we have been nothing but welcoming to her. Needless to say for the foreseeable future the door has been closed on this part of my life and if my boy would like to continue the relationship that is his call but I do no longer what to play any part in it.
I have managed to lose a lb bringing me down to 190lb but I can see that going back up after hitting the wine as I was so upset. But onwards and upwards I guess, lets see what happens next x

3rd weigh in update

So here we go again, gee has it really been a week already??? Is that possible??? Oh well looks that way doesn't it. Ok I've been walking this week and I've been trying to cycle. yeah that's right trying hehehe I really don't cycle very well but I did give it a go :-)) So it was time for my weekly battle with the scale.....and I was 3 lbs down!!! woohooo that's 9 lbs in two weeks :-)) I seem to be doing ok at this, lets just see how next week goes xx

second weigh in time!!

So here goes, I have to say yes, I was very nervous setting foot on the scale but at the same time I knew I had been working very hard to try get myself motivated to cook differently and exercise even though I must say I've been loving it all!!! As I am peri menopausal atm (yes i know I'm only 38 but all the tests at the drs have proved in over christmas last year) I also knew that this was going to be no easy thing especially when I am having those days where I just don't want to do a thing!!! But do you know its working!!! I have lost 6 lbs this week :-)) So I am now down to 195 lbs and counting!!!

I know I said I wouldn't!!

But we did!!! Meet Jenson our new fur baby isn't he just soooo cute!!!!! It just hasn't been the same without a dog, I still miss Bud every single day and wish he was still with us he brought so much love into our lives, lets hope this little bundle will do the same xx