what a week!!

OK so on Tuesday last week i actually met the FABBY Lise and her stunnning son Ollie :)
We all went to the zoo for the day and OMG how did i enjoy!!!













Well what can i say except WAW!! Lise it was a privelage to meet you and your beautiful son, thanks allot for coming up, cant wait to do it again xxx (just need a bit of confidence on the motorway)

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OK so this last weekend we met Carol and Mattie and Lou and all went to the lakes in our caravans!
I think everyone had a ball!!

We did a bit of geocaching and got them hooked too! LOL

a few pics to show you ....





















It was our First wedding anniversary on Sunday (29th July)

HUBBY TOOK ME HERE IN THE NIGHT Rothay Manor and all i can say is i have drempt of eatting in a place like that! Talk about Gordon Ramsey cooking !!!! It was OMG i cant even describe it!!

I had for Hours D'Ouvres -

Scallops served on a celeriac & Saffron puree garnished with herb and truffle oil


Soup or Cooconut sorbet

Main course - Cumbrian fell Lamb shank braised with root vegetables, red wine, tomatoes & herbs, served on the bone with mashed potato, mange tout, glazed carrots and a sauce flavoured rosemary and tomato

Desert - Passion fruit cheesecake, a biscuit base topped with a creamy passionfruit cheesecake accompanied by raspberry coulis.

Hubby Had for Hours D'Ouvres -

A trio of Melon with cumberland air-dried ham, fresh figs and a port and ginger wine syrup


Main -

Escalopes of pork fillet served with gruyere potatoes, sauteed leeks, glazed carrots, smoked bacon and a cumberland mustard sauce flavoured with peppercorns

Desert - same as me

and we wahed it all down with a fab bottle of Verdelho (which we had it served and had to taste it b4 the would pour it in our glass :lol:)

all i can say is WAW!! It was an experience i will remember for many years to come!

(and a BIG TY to Carol for baby sitting ;) )

Hubbys Anniversary Present

Its our 1st anniversary on the 29th July - and with the tradition being paper ... well what more could i do! LOL

Hope he likes it now - he is so not into all this scrapbooking stuff :(

Bad blogger

sooooo sorry for being such a bad bad blogger LOL LOL

Since i have passed my test i have been sooooo busy bombing round Blackpool teehee

(oh and have had visitors all weekend too *wink* )

I have only gone and bloody done it havent I !!!

I HAVE PASSED MY DRIVING TEST !!!!!!!!!!!

so appologies for the lack of crafting to show, i have been a bag of nerves LOL

Hope your all well and looking after yourself :)

Geocacheing

Well the weather changes this PM so we went out on a hunt!

found the cache great fun digging round in the stones LOL
Hubby and Aidan reading the compas!


kids trying to be the first to find it!


Found it .....


Off to do my 4 cards for this months CBC card swap ... BBL with pics x

tag

OK i have been tagged! by rattytatty to post 7 less known facts about me so here we go

1. I trained as a hairdresser
2. I love hamsters
3. I enjoy a shower to a bath!
4. I really worry about death
5. I am a pessimist
6. I have failed my driving test twice so far!
7. I am an avid BB fan!

and now i have to tag 7 ...... ok so i tag .....

Carol
Lisa
Sandie
Anne
Lisa Pink
Paula
Stacey

sorry ladies LOL

CBC Photo Swap

I swapped pictures with Steph (nerdbird) and this is what i did for her ...










and this is what she did for me .. how dam lucky am i then!!!







TY very much Steph, and your so NORTY doing me another LOL ...
Yeah she decided to spoil me and make me two :)

Summer Ball

What a hectic weekend ...

It was my friends DDs birthday party at the Posh hotel The Savoy in Blackpool :)

It was a black tie and ball gown thingie

here are my kiddies .....


DD with the birthday girl

My DS




I have beena little bit crafty too .. will show on a new post when i get the permission from the photograph holder :)
It was a scrapbooking photo swap on CBC

Oh i can show you tho, the end of year present i made for Mrs Catterall (Antonia's teacher)



I used the MAY KIT from Sarahs cards :)

Cards

I have made a few cards over the past week trying to destress LOL
I dont normally do cards .... so they wont be the best you have seen LOL

Look at myDD

Antonia went to school dressed as a victorian Maid today bless her, she was so excited :)

NO pain!

Ok, the pain has gone from my arm YE HA! still very tender but no pain!

I have also been to the docs to see about my ongoing health issues, and been today for more bloods.
Results in 3-5 days :)

Fingers crossed for good news, i really need some! fed up of negative stuff! I ned a positive impact to make me feel a little better!

Have made a few creations, will post later as the batteries are charging!


Last night we went geocaching :)
Had awesome time finsing the cashe, the kiddies and dog had a ball! But sill me forgot the dam camera DOH!

Off to do another in the week!

Hubby is also away again this weekend, so all along AGAIN!
anyone on MSM shout me, i love to chat! x

Hope you all have a great weekend x

Like any other kind of love, friendship can be lost within our lives due to neglect or anger or, sometimes, simply circumstances.
However it is lost, we often lose a part of ourselves that can never quite be recovered.

Its been a very hard week for me! One i will never forget in a long while!

Ratty Tatty's Paper Raving Blog

I stumbled upon this blog this morning, not sure how LOL

She writes ....
Well I've been a blogger for 16 days, and so far my blog is mostly about Me, not that Im complaining but Today I want to learn about you, and also what you would like to see on my blog.
So I want your answers to the following questions

1> Favorite Craft tool - my PINK crop-odile
2> Worst craft purchase and why - mini sewing machine - cause i could neve get the dam thing working
3> Favorite Artist - Maurice Cockrill RA - Welsh Artist
4> Favorite Song - Lilly allen - LDN
6> Most recent craft purchase - monthly kit from Sarahs cards
7> My pet hate - spitting
8> My greatest Love - PINK
9> My favorite place - Home
10 Happiest moment - wedding 29th July 2006

11 What I would love to see more of on your blog, anything inspiring and different, unique is good too!
12, my fav piece of work -

Its a paper bag book made for my firend when she gave birth last year!

awch

anyone got the implanon implant in their arm?

well i had mine put in 2 and 1/2 years ago, i went yesterday to get it out and OMG giving birth was less painful! I SWEAR!!

so sorry for not being a good blogger but i am in a little bit of pain shall we say!

I had 2 docs and a nurse all diggin around in my arm for 25 mins to try and get the dam thing out, how i neva punched one of them i neva know, i am a tough old boot (had no pain releif giving birth to my 2nd), but by gawd this hurt!!!

AAAAAAWWWWWWWCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHH

Finished my CJ

Finally finished my CJ last night :)






its for the Girlie Wirlies CJ on UKS
and yeah everyone i know its PINK !!!! teehee