It seems that bank holidays are like buses at the moment. You wait for ages for one and then loads come along all at once! But it's all good as is the weather! Talking of holidays, the boys and I had a lovely holiday with Jeff's parents in Northern Ireland, while poor Jeff had to stay at home and work.... Read more →

The boys and I are getting ready to go on a trip to Northern Ireland to stay with Jeff's parents for a few days. Jeff has to stay home as he's working all week. It will be the first time I've taken the boys away on my own, on a plane. Keeping fingers crossed that the boys will be well... Read more →

While I was doing this... He was doing this... and they were doing this... (Sunday, April 10th 2011 - the last day of forecasted glorious weather) While she was doing this... They were doing this... (Friday 8th April 2011) Read more →

Look who's been published! Yes, yours truly has a double page spread in the current issue of Scrapbook Magazine. (Janine you'll notice that I've earmarked your layouts on the next page too!) Here's some close-ups for you... Really pleased with the quality of their photography, they look better in the magazine than these photos above which I took in the... Read more →

Well I guess that is what happens when you start to get used to beautiful sunshine, it rains! Luckily for me I have a great hobby that can instantly cheer me up and let the sunshine back in. A hobby that let's me think back to good times and summer holidays, funny times and stories to re-tell. When I ordered... Read more →

This week has been lovely and warm, warm for March anyway. Inspired by the glorious spring weather I decided to document my wednesday. The next day I made a scrapbook page, decided on a simple grid design and stuck journaling strips straight onto the photos. Today... it felt like spring, 18 degrees C I got a lovely scrapbook order (lots... Read more →

BEING SNEAKY & BIG LETTER B - Jeff said some time ago that we needed more photos up around the house. After that an idea began to percolate in my head. I had a vision of something very cool, something that shows off lots of photos in a creative way. I also had a deadline because Jeff was going to... Read more →

Well, half-term week is over and the boys have gone back to school today. I didn't manage to do much on my 'to make and do list', but we were kept busy and had fun all the same. A catch-up with family including a snuggle with the babies. A trip to the shoe shop resulting in 4 new pairs of... Read more →

As the boys begin half-term holidays, this is what's happening right now... Watching - I have lots of TV programmes recorded on Sky + to watch, so this coming week I will be catching up on Castle, The Good Wife, TrueBlood, Glee and Relocation, Relocation. Listening - to the boys, why do they have to be sooo loud? Actually right... Read more →

It's all about Harry Potter in this house at the moment and well, I can't see that changing for a while. As I mentioned in my christmas post, Harry Potter has 'landed' in our house. The boys watched the first two movies before christmas and it's been growing from there. They got the Lego Hogwarts Castle and the Lego Quidditch... Read more →