Yesterday................

this young man left secondary education. 

He is now a young adult who is now encountering grown up life and working towards his goals and living his dreams. 

We have had some highs and lows with H. Lots of fun times and some frustrating times. But one thing never changes and that is his ability to amaze me. He deals with life in his own way, which may seem odd to some but to me he is amazing! 

Follow you dreams Harry - always! X

Long time no see.......

Yes it's been a while hasn't it? 

Too long.

Life has been:

Crazy

Stressful

Rewarding

Worrying

Wonderful

But back to stressful ......again!

It's Saturday though and I am enjoying a cuppa in bed while connecting with my long neglected blog. 

Updates:

Harry has finally had a diagnosis of Aspergers. While this is a relief and means life at school can be a little easier with measures in place I do feel a little sad. He, however, is blooming! He has friends!!!! They are a fab group of young adults and H finally feels as though he belongs. 

GCSE season is now starting with mocks a week away and official timetables handed out. Countdown to the last exam on 13th has commenced! 

He has picked which A levels he wants to do so fingers crossed it all pans out!!!!

George is George. Obsessed with cars, science and rugby (of course). He still would rather be at home than school but I catch glimpses every now and then of a young man and not my baby. 

Steve is wonderful (as always). He truly is my rock. Picks me up when feeling down and generally makes life a little easier for me when needed. X x

Dad retired in October which is fantastic as work was draining him completely. Mum (touchwood) is doing well. She is avoiding hospital at the mo which is brill. 

And me? How am I doing? Hmmmmmmmmm. I wish I knew. I am going into hospital in a couple of weeks time to have a cyst and hopefully just 1 ovary removed. We are not entirely sure if there us anything nasty is going on. Visually on a scan it's a normal cyst but on a blood test the cancer markers are saying something a little different. 

So I am in limbo but thinking positive. I have a great surgeon, a wonderful family, some amazing friends and work are being fantastic. 

Anyway have I crafted? Ummm no not a thing. But today I have decided that firstly I am going to sort out the study/creative area and tidy it up in a huge way. I cannot create anything in that place. Plus Harry studies in there and it's not a calm, peaceful haven suited for that either.

I did realise that I hadn't shown this from Harry's birthday last year and so as I have nothing to show you from recent work this will have to do! 

It's summer time!

The boys have finally broken up for summer and the weather is beautiful! 

It's been a busy time here with end of school activities, productions and mum getting over her hip but we have a few weeks of holidays and taking things at a slightly slower pace even though I am working for most of the hols. 

Harry had a German assessment and got an A which was wonderful. He was also commended for his work in history, geography and surprisingly pe which made us very proud. Harry works so hard to achieve his results and I know from a social aspect he doesn't find school easy but he does it amazingly well. 

George has done brilliantly in his SATS exams and we received an end of year report to be proud of. He gives of his best all of the time and at his end of year presentation he was awarded class citizen!

I am so proud of them both for overcoming and still coping with various issues while achieving so much. I really do love those boys x x x

I have finally managed to sort out a crafting area for hubs and I. It looks brill and it means we can keep our messes/creations in one area!!!!!!

Couple of weeks down the line ...........

So I have been working at Katz for a couple of weeks now and it's going well.
I don't regret my decision to leave the shop as it was long over due.

Any way Mum is back in hospital - this time with a broken hip. A complete replacement was required and she also had a build up of toxins to deal with. So all in all its been a little hectic here.

I have not crafted at all but with the promise of nice weather this weekend that could all change
:-)

Below is a love heart card from a while ago - hope you like x x x

Feeling like a newbie :-(

So my second day and i just felt like I was asking stupid questions all day. Then I made a daft mistake which meant things got delayed so all in all I felt silly.
Still I know not what to do on Thurs that's for sure!

No crafting done today but below is a cupcake birthday card which I made a couple of weeks ago. Stitched again with perforated paper and took no time at all to make x x

New Girl

Yes I started my new job for real today and early signs are that I am going to like it. My only reservations are during holiday time but we will see what happens.

Anyway yesterday I organised what cards I will need for the next couple of months and obviously as Fathers Day is coming up the weekend I realised I needed to create. I didn't have time to stitch anything but came up with the design below using scraps of patterned paper.
I do really like them and may actually use this design a little more.

Routine!

Well Thursday was my last shift at the shoe shop and for some reason I am not as overjoyed as I thought I would be.
Now don't get me wrong I have soooo made the right decision but I am left with this sense of sadness at leaving a place where I have worked for 7 years.

Anyhoo tomorrow is my first day at Katz and I am looking forward to it. I need a change of scene, plus more regular hours and no weekend working and this so fits in!!
So this weekend I have been getting everything in the house straight so that I can get into a routine ASAP. I don't start work till 9.30 so I can get a few bits done before I go.

So Clare what crafting have you done recently? Well not much to be fair, which is not a good thing. However, I did stitch a 60th birthday card for my dad (which I forgot to take a pic of - doh!!!!) and I have been messing around with a couple of simple designs for quick cards. The first one is the new home card pictured below
It is stitched using perforated paper and some remnants of thread and hey presto!!!!!!!