I hope one day soon..

..we will actually get some sun. Hasn't it been miserable today? Decided it was too wet and cold to go anywhere so I lit the fire and we stayed home and pottered. Paul was home at 2pm so he just relaxed and amused Jake - well sort of. He didn't get much choice really as he's become a Daddies boy lately. Does them both good even though Paul makes out it's a chore - I had to remind him that Jake is his son!



This morning I'd cooked a goulash for our tea, we had lots of fresh veg with it - yum. It was a WW one and only 5points for a huge portion. I was stuffed after! Day 3 and I'm still determined. Weigh day on Monday. Something I haven't yet done but has to be soon so I know which way I'm heading. I've become quite a chubby cheeks and really don't like looking in the mirror. I will get this weight off if it kills me!



Anway, I was going to take some pics today as I haven't posted any lately and my blog is looking decidedly boring. I did take one of my teapot but it really was pants and me being a bit of an anal person, wouldn't dare put a crappy piccie on tut t'internet! Can't even take a photo of a recent lo. So I had a dig round and found a cj entry I did for one I'm in on UKS. The CJ hasn't 'gone home' yet but I'm pretty certain the person doesn't read my blog, so I'll post it anyway. I was inspired by a Doodlebug advert for the sugar coated cardstock. Well it's pretty similar really and I love it!

A fab day!

Oh yes!!

After yesterdays grumpiness I thought I'd sod the housework and go shopping. Jake came with me and even though he's three, we've not taken the pushchair in a year. I once lost him in Hobbycraft and although I knew where he was, he couldn't see me. Cried his eyes out, bless him, but in the long run it did him good because he now never lets me out of his sight. I'm fairly safe that he won't get lost. Anway, back to the shopping...

Well the initial plan was to take something back to Laura Ashley but decided to go to Castlepoint (a large shopping centre in Bournemouth) first instead. Jake needed some more clothes so we went to Next (of course!). He does make me laugh. He told me what he liked and I just had to buy it. He did quite well out of me today as we got 3 long sleeved t-shirts, a pair of jeans, a grey hoody (which he loves and had to wear it straight away) and a Fireman Sam/Bob Builder reversable dressing up outfit from M&S. The only thing he didn't choose was the jeans! I didn't buy anything for myself as nothing fitted -boo hoo. In M&S I tried a top on which looked hideous on me and Jake said "it looks alright mummy". Bless he is such a little darling. In my moment of misery I said i just wanted to be a slimmer and beautiful mummy. You can guess what he said next...."You already are beautiful mummy" - blimey did I well up then. And on that happy note we went and had a drink in the Cafe. We then did a bit more shopping in British Homestores. I bought a new teapot which I've wanted for ages, a birthday pressie for my FIL (which is in June), some delicious pot pourri, a table decoration and some bedding, which was all in the sale and a bargain! Dead chuffed with the teapot - I'll take a piccie tomorrow - altho I wished I'd bought the matching milk jug and sugar bowl now. May have to pop back tomorrow - eeek!

So that was the end of a very nice day. Not stressed - not aggressive - quite calm and very enjoyable. Let's hope tomorrow will be the same.

Jo x

p.s. Found nothing for the CJ entry on 1998. If anyone's got any ideas, please, please let me know. I'm getting desperate!

Grumpy Mummy

I've been really grumpy today. Guess it must be the Christmas blues. Even Jake said to me this morning "you're being very aggressive and naughty mummy and I'm going to put you in the incident book" Huh!!! From a three year old! He's right though. I was a bit rude to my FIL tonight too, but to be honest he does talk such shite and I just couldn't help myself. Will apologise tomorrow after a good nights sleep.

So the christmas decs have come down today and doesn't everywhere look bare? Have started my diet and that's been fine. Mind you I've eaten enough over the last 2 weeks to keep me going till Easter so it shouldn't be too difficult for a while. Come the weekend though I bet I'm craving some chippies - yum!

I've got a couple of CJ' entries to do for next week and haven't a clue what I'm going to do. One of them is 1998. Now I haven't the foggiest what happened in 1998 and on searching through t'internet I've come up with zilch. Paul mentioned something about football but do I really want to do an entry about football?? No I don't! ( See here I go again being grumpy - tut tut.) Maybe I'll go for a music theme or fashion..... hmmm. Will report back tomorrow.

Over and out! x

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

It's here.... 2008..... phew!

I had an wonderful Christmas with my family, despite the fact that leading up to it, I was really not in the mood and wanted to cancel, but I really did enjoy myself. Anyway it went really well with 7 of us for Christmas day and Paul cooked an amazing dinner. Jake had a everything he'd wished for and Santa came out tops and managed to find a Golden Coin Maker, which is all he really wanted. I bought Paul an electric guitar and he's chuffed to bits with it - can't play a thing and he had to rush out to Argos on Boxing day to buy a digital tuner, but he's happy and it will keep him off the t'internet which is the main thing.

So now we're in the New Year and I have to say I'm pretty relieved. What with a miserable summer in 2007 and the last three months being absolutely terrible, I'm determined to jump into this year with a lot more enthusiasm. We're thinking of moving in the spring but it means the house needs redecorating to bring it up to scratch. Paul hates decorating so muggins here will have to just get on with it.

We had the neighbours round yesterday for our annual get together. Being in the country we're a bit spread out and can go months without seeing them. It's nice to catch up the gossip of what's going on in the road tho - all be it the usual flooding and what we can do to alieviate it. After 20 years is seems there is nothing we can do but the men like to have indepth convo's about it. Anyway the neighbours had said how lovely we had furnished the house and how much better it was than with the previous owners. Got me thinking... do I really want to move? Not sure now but I'm still going to go ahead with the decorating. With a resession coming it would be stupid to move if the price isn't right. Plus Paul wants to get something we can do up and extend - that would be lots of mess and more decorating..... don't know if I could live like that again. Done that before. Oh well, just have to wait and see.

So my New Year Resolutions. I don't usually bother as I know they will fall by the wayside before the end of January, but I really must stick to something this year. Weight Watchers has called me to return and I have to go, for myself and Paul. Paul has expanded dramatically in the last month and looks like a little budha, and my muffing top just won't tuck into my jeans anymore! We have given ourselves till Easter to loose about 1 1/2 stone each - wish us luck! Being on WW will force me to eat properly and in turn will benefit my health - I so want to be healthy again (I'm still coughing like I'm on 60 fags a day). I'm also going to go for a bike ride twice a week. My BF has very kindly given me her old bike but I'd like a new one with better suspension. Paul won't let me have one till I use the one I have more often, so I'm going to prove to him that it's not a one hit wonder and I'm going to have a new one! Jake is back to school next week so the first trip is planned for Tues morning.

Scrapping wise I'm going to stop spending so much on stash and use up as much as I can. I had lots of wonderful crafty bits for Christmas and don't want to just put them in a box and get them out to stroke - I need to use them. And on that note, I'm off to do a few 12 x 6 lo's in a book for my MIL.

Happy New Year to you all! Promise to be more active on the bloggin.

Jo x

I lasted the day

Yep, I lasted all day at the crop and altho I started off badly, it did get better as the day went on. I was so conscious of coughing and I couldn't really join in with all the laughs that Sandie and Anita were having purely because I just cannot physically laugh. That might sound strange but nothing comes out of my mouth apart from germs - yuuk! I still had a good time but didn't get much done in the way of scrapping as it's been so long I've forgotten how to do it. I finished a CJ LO and did a Halloween page of Jake so I s'pose that's not too bad. Plus I indulged in the chocolate fountain Linda brought along. Was a bit worried it would start me off coughing but I just can't resist choccie - yumm.

As I haven't posted any pics lately thought I would share this one of my little chappie from last weekend. We went to Stewarts Garden Centre to see Father Christmas but he was too afraid. We had a look round their christmas shop and Jakey found a Rudolph hat which he promptly pulled on. Bless him, with that ear poking out he looks just like an ikkle Elf.... aaaaaawwww.

Crumbs!

It's the 1st December and I haven't posted in ages. Well just a quick update as I don't want to bore the pants off you anymore with my 'illness'......

I went back to the docs today for the 5th time in 10 weeks - yes 10 weeks! It now appears I have whooping cough. Strangely this is something that is not always associated with babies and children and can develop in adults even though I've been vaccinated. It's not nice I have to say and having read all about it on t'internet I can now see that it's what I have. At least I now know and I've been given some antibiotics to take for 10 days and an inhaler to hopefully help stop the coughing. Honestly it was getting to be ridiculous. I've been coughing uncontrollably for over 3 weeks to the point of being physically sick. Not nice at all and it's been so exhausting as well. I am really run down. I haven't been out much because a change in temperature causes me to cough, so by being out for a couple hours basically renders me useless for the rest of the day! I now, hopeful, can begin to get better and start living again. Maybe xmas doesn't seem so bad after all.

Off to Linda's all day crop tomorrow with Sandie, Anita and Sue. I so want to go and have a good time. Keep your fingers crossed I can last the day. You never know I might even have some LO's to show you!

Stay healthy!

Jo x

It's been a while....

... and I'm still not right. I've done a lot of resting lately. The doc says I have a virus and after 6 weeks of it, the only way to get rid of it is complete rest. Now that's not easy with a 3 year old, but he has tried to be good. The evenings, when everyone is in bed, is my best time. I guess it's because I can switch off from whatever is troubling me. My mum reckons I have 'Yuppy Flu' - yuppy flu?!?! I don't think she realises that it's now called ME and I definately haven't got that. I think I know what it is deep down but it could be along time to get back to 100%. Meanwhile I'm taking the Echinacea liquid and garlic tabs to improve my immune system. Not sure they're working but I live in hope.