Back to 'normal'

Everyone went back to work/school today and Christmas now seems a distant memory.
Mondays are my day off and so it was weird being in the house on my own with Bruce. Have to say though that after cleaning downstairs it was lovely to have it stay that way till 3.30!

I am back to work tomorrow which I am not really looking forward to as lately u have been a little disheartened with it but hey ho it's a job and at the mo we need the money.

Anyway last night I managed to finish off the three christmas designs, which are pictured below and am now working on a quick one for a valentines card for hubs. I am hoping it will be completed tomorrow ready for mounting at a later date.

Right that's the entry for tonight - only a quick one but hey I am doing well so far!
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40 years!

40 years ago today my Ma and Pa tied the knot at their local registry office.
They have not always had it easy. Both lost their parents at relatively young ages, money not always to hand and health wise mum has struggled especially the last couple of years. However their love and devotion to each other has seen them through these tough times and will continue to do so for a long time to come.
Below is a scrapbook page I made quite a few years ago now which contains a pic taken before they married. Mum has the original so I really need to make one for my album.

Crafting wise I have finally finished the three mini designs. They just need to be backed and mounted on card and I will have three christmas cards done. Hmmm that sounds a little sick doesn't it? I will post a pic of these tomorrow.

Urghh talking of tomorrow everyone goes back to school/work and I am not looking forward to it :-(
On a positive note I won a Lizzie Kate chart on ebay this morning - soooo exciting!
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Love technology

How cool is it that you can be in the car and write a blog entry on the phone? I must hasten to add that I am not driving!

We have been up north today to celebrate my mum and dads 40th wedding anniversary. It's been a lovely day, mixed with emotion as to be true full A couple of months ago i never thought mum would be out of hospital to enjoy it.

I stitched the card shown in the picture below. Decided that less is more with this and just added a ribbon and gem. I felt it didn't need anything else.
Judging from my mum and dads reaction I think they liked it
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Woof!

Blimey it's Friday!
Just got the weekend and then everyone is back to school/work - urgh back to normal.
I took Steve down to the docs this morning as his foot was no better. He had a blood test and has been prescribed some strong anti inflamatories which have made a huge difference in ten hours. Hopefully things are on the up!
Last nights stitching is still not finished - I will get there with them. Hopefully I will crack on this evening and get at least one done.
Today's pic is of a sausage dog creation made into a birthday card for a very special friend whose birthday is next week. I loved the dog so much that I stitched three different ones and two still need to be made into cards or framed.
They were stitched in even weave which makes a change from aida and certainly tests the eyes.
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Stitch!

Well didn't get the three designs stitched last night as you can see from the pic below. Can you tell what they are yet?
I really just want to get them done so that I can start a valentines project for hubs and also try and continue with a big project I started 16 years ago!
Tomorrow I need to mount a stitched design onto a card for my mum and dads 40th wedding anniversary so will take a pic of that for tomorrow's entry.

Steve is still not right. Infact I may take him to the docs tomorrow to see what they say.
As well as docs George has got an appointment with the optician as on Boxing Day he managed to scratch his cornea by spraying deodorant in his eye.
You honestly couldn't make it up sometimes could you? X

Back to work?

Steve (bless him) was due to go back to work today. Hmmm well that didn't work to plan.
He woke, after a restless night, to a really swollen and painful toe. He was limping but determined to drive to Coventry for work. I jokingly said that maybe he had gout but this was quickly dismissed as me being silly - hmmmmm.
He made it as far as Kettering and made a detour to a & e where the diagnosed gout! I should be a nurse - lol!!
So hubs is home nursing a very swollen foot and looking sorry for himself.

Anyway enough of all that. I haven't done any stitching or crafting today as catching up with post Xmas paperwork/finances and neither make for great reading. However I am going to treat myself to an hour after blogging. I have got three little christmas cards half completed which I want to finish either tonight or tomorrow.
Before I go here is a pic of a card I stitched for Steve last year.

First day!

Well it's the first day of the New Year and we are enjoying our last day of family time before hubs goes back to work tomorrow.
The Christmas decs are put away for another year and downstairs cleaned and tidied. It's almost as if it never happened.
2013 is going to be a big year for me - urgh I hit that big 40. As always I have plans for a New Year and for really what is a new phase in life.
1.Obviously I need to loose weight. It's such an issue especially with my arthritis.
2. Get fit. The dog and I are going to have a new routine - it will be fun!
3. Make quality time for hubs and I.
4. Continue to treasure true friends. Last year I had an epiphany and my true friendships have flourished while other 'toxic' ones have fallen. I am so much happier because of this.
5. More me time - I need to scrap more and have recently rediscovered cross stitching. Card making I will continue with but on my terms and not because I have to.
So that's it my resolutions - easy eh?