What a sweetie

My husband maybe a pain in the 'A' hole alot of the time but he always seems to get the timing right when I'm feeling down. I haven't been the happiest person to live with over the last few days, a few insecurities have been getting me down, but he came home lunchtime with these beautiful flowers to cheer me up. Aren't the colours gorgeous? Of course they brought a little tear to my eye - sniff, sniff - bless him.

A little Sneak

I'm off to Stratford Upon Avon with Sandie and Anita in a few weeks for the Scrapajacks Retreat. We're going to have such a great time scrapping, eating, drinking and having quite a few laughs knowing those two. To get us in the mood there's a few pre-retreat challenges and one of them is to alter an item. I don't usually do that sort of thing but I thought I'd give it a go and now it's finished I want to share! I can't yet though - you're just going to have to wait and see the full monty after the retreat. Here's a few sneaks to wet your appetite for now ....

Stampin 'n Stuff

Last night I did a Stampin' Up! workshop at Sandie's. I had a really lovely time and the turnout was fantastic - thanks everyone who came along and I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did! It's surprising how quickly the evening goes - I didn't get home till 12.30am. If you want to have a look at what Stampin' Up! is all about, pop over to my other blog Stampin 'n stuff and have a look. If you fancy a workshop, would like to ask me a question or just like to purchase a few items, feel free to contact me at the email address which can be found on the left of the blog.

Have a great day!

Improving

Charley is on the mend - thank goodness! He's firming up nicely now that he's on a Chicken and brown rice diet. It's much nicer than Beta puppy biscuit. He gobbles the new stuff down as quick as you like. Paul didn't manage to get through to the vets yesterday but he felt he was in control. He's had dogs for many years and although I haven't a clue, he knows what to look for and tries not to panic me into thinking something is wrong. That's quite odd really as he's usually the one running round like a headless chicken yelling at me to call the docs when Jake is poorly! lol The main thing is he's not poo'ing everywhere (Charley that is, not Paul) and he says I don't need to worry.

We took him down the Rec last night for a little walk. He's very good on a lead but why is it he won't wee when we're out? He waited till we got home and then rushed into the garden and wee'd for every. Bless! lol

Studio Calico

My replacement Studio Calico kit turned up at the weekend. All in perfect condition unlike the first one. I really liked the photo I took of me last week after having my hair done so of course I did a LO with it. My photography is rubbish again but I always use my little camera for my pages. It's quicker than the DSLR and I'm supposed to be cleaning - yuuk!!

Garden flooded again this morning - pump didn't work. :( Not sure why as it's submersed and the water level is too high to see in. We thought the float had got stuck so I released it and now it just keeps tripping. At least the rain has stopped. Charley is quite liking the water though!

Charley's first walk

We took Charley to the seaside for his first walk today and he loved it! There were lots of people and doggie friends to talk to and he took full advantage. Got some great shots too - this one of him on the rocks.... sounds like a good title I reckon. He's growing soo quickly now - I was looking at some photos that Sandie & Joe took two weeks ago and he seems huge in comparison. That little snout is getting longer too.

We're a bit concerned for him a the moment and taking him back to the vets tomorrow. Since he had his second jab on Tues, he's got a bit of splatter bottom - eeeew! We've cut his food down, put him on just biscuit but it's just not getting any better. After 6 days now whatever he may have eaten would of come out but this has just gone on too long. He was fine before this and we've no reason as to what it may be. He's full of beans and a really happy pup, but the poo is driving me mad! Can you get incontinance pants for dogs???

This is ME

Not that good a photo but it was a self-portrait taken in the mirror this aftie. Chopped the top of my head off and looking a bit pasty but you get the gist.

Thankfully I had a good day at the hairdressers and as you can see I'm not actually that different. Shame she couldn't iron out the wrinkles while I was there. I do feel so much better now it's done - being a brunette is really not me and I've tried and tried to stick with my natural colour but it just drains the life out of me. My hair does have a will of it's own and it isn't the easiest to manage or cut. It's VERY thick and since I had Jake it's now curly - yes, curly! Something to do with hormones - the little blighters. Thank god for GHD's is all I can say. I think Laura has managed to get to grips with my hair at long last, even though she mentions those dreaded thinning scissors to me everytime - I don't know why she always ask me, they are evil things, next time I'll probably stab her with them!! Anyway, all round I'm pleased with the cut and as long as you tell her what she needs to do she'll do it. The fringe is nicely done - not like the disaster of last time and she's chopped into the ends of the bob so it's not so blunt. So YIPPEE I'm blonde again and the scowl has disappeard behind the fringe! I'm sure you've also noticed I don't have my glasses on which is very rare these days. I have to wear contacts for hair cutting as the glasses get in the way and I can't see a damn thing without them. Of course I NEED to see what Laura is doing as being at the hairdressers is a white knuckle ride for me, and also becuase I look stupid sitting there with a magazine 3inches away from the end of my nose - I really am that blind! Contacts aren't good for me these days, my eyes dry up real quick especially on windy days and I feel like I want to gauge (mmm..not sure on the spelling of that one) them out. I long for laser eye surgery but never seem to have the money to do it. Anyway I've got used to hiding behind my specs - I sometimes feel a little vulnerable without them.