Changes..........

I hate the change on UKS.The team chat is from latest post down instead of the other way around..all bloody confusing..and as team leader i now have to go into the profiles of my team to collect points..i have voiced my dis approval on the smack blog...
Now the smack blog i go to daily and read comments at the moment theyre bitching about some woman..havent got a clue who she is but then i havent got a clue who most of the names are..so i dont comment..im not one for pulling people i dont know to pieces.
Yesterday i did hw all day got most of the downstairs done and broke the hoover so i need to get a new part for that..i can still hoover up though using one of the attachments but it takes forever as its only four inches wide..
The kids have been all over Belle and she loves the attention but i do wish they would leave her alone when shes in her bed..i can see tighter rules are needed there so will discuss it tonight at dinner.
We are one of those rare familys that sit down at the table and talk about our day taking it in turns to tell everyone else.Sometimes theres not a lot to say and others theres loads..

Today Boo goes to nursery so i have a couple of hours to myself..i look forward to this as i get to play with my cricut.I got a new cart the other day and need to start making Belle and the beast and all the characters and The little Mermaid for Boos room..once its done i can sit down and laminate them all and put them on her walls..

Belle

This is the latest addition to our family..
Her name is Belle and she was born on the 25th of Feb 2008...Isnt she the sweetest little ball of fluff you ever saw?
She is a spaniel cross border collie and i fell in love the minute i saw her..

Today she went to the vets to be given an mot..she needed worming obviously and shes having her first jabs on thursday..

I must admit getting up to a pile of doggie poop was horrid this morning as i dont do mornings as a rule..i need half a dozen cups of coffee and at least ten fags to get me moving so having to deal with that was a shock...she will get the hang of going outside eventually...its all a bit hit and miss as this is her first official day in her new home.
Oh spent a small fortune kitting Belle out this weekend from dog cages ( she needs somewhere to escape the kids) bedding, toilet trainer pads, food bowls and food not to mention actually buying her..it looks like we will be on beans and toast all week..lol..
The kids adore her though and so far so good they havent tormented her as much as i thought although she loves chasing Boo and nipping her legs..something i hope she gets bored with soon.

Latest los

Well these two were made from Sarahs cards March scrapbooking Kit.Im very pleased with them..i had a rush of inspiration yesterday and managed to do two los.

So thats the craft side of me done..

Im getting a bit fed up with being team leader of a team that isnt there..we have about half the team regularly chatting and the other half in limbo and i dont know what to do to bring them all back to the thread.I know the good weather is here and everyone has different things going on in their lives but just a post a week would be nice..have a bit of a chat about the week and share any los they have done...
I see them on the site and i wonder why they arent popping in to their team..Instead of moaning on here i should be pming them all and asking them whether they still want a place.
So thats my mission for today.....

Here comes the summmer sun..

Dont you just love the summer? we have had one of the most glorious weeks and i am feeling pretty good..i hate winter so much i think i should hibernate..
Lets see whats been happeniing in my world..well i completed a few dwarfs for Boos room which we managed to decorate over the weekend.They need laminating as well but i thought id let you see that i have been working on something.
I got a shed but its going back as its the biggest load of crap ive ever seen..Going to make one ourselves instead as we do need a shed out back if Andys going to make the utility room a fish house.
My mum goes to Chelsea today to do the show.Fingers crossed she gets a medal this time round. They keep inviting her to take part so shes obviously good enough ..
Apart from that ive just been enjoying the sun and feeling happy...Goofing off from the hw as much as i can get away with and spending time outside.

OMG Im 40!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well i guess i knew it was coming after all ive been dreading it for months..40..middle aged..going grey..gravity pulls..oh woe is me..
Saying that though i had a fantastic birthday which lasted for the whole weekend and i didnt get drunk..
I got some gorgeous presents from the family and i spent all day making disney characters on the cricut..Yesterday i got the big A3 card to make "Hooge" ones..Boos bedroom is going to be first and Chloe now wants some for hers so it looks like i need to buy more..lol.
Thankfully i have a fantastic scrapbook shop in Soham which is like from here to Butterwick away..opens every week and has some fantastic stash..I love Capture the Magic ...Not sure how you link to sites but if you google it will come up.
Ive been over on the smack blog too voicing my views..i really dont see the point of going to Ally Pally and i said so..id much rather spend a few hours leisurely walking round Vikkis and not have all the crowds and pushing and stuff also my kids love going there...
The smack blog has interesting comments..not all of them very nice but then its a smack blog..i see a lot of jealousy on there but i guess some women are like that.
I know im not your average competitive female..and i will never in a million years make a design team unless i pay to get on one..lol..but some women take scrapping way too serious..Its just a hobby and its not the end of the universe if your lo doesnt turn out to be award winning "art".As long as i like it who cares??

I told you all my oh loves his fish but this is taking it way too far..lol..
I had a brainwave while out shopping and got him this snorkel set so he wouldnt have to keep holding his breath when trying to take things from the bottom of the 8ft ...

Im having a right trip down memory lane this week...This photo was taken when i was about 3 when we lived in the caravan..i always thought we were gypsies you know and in a way i suppose we were..
I have such fond memories from those days...and i really should write that book..
I look at this photo and automatically go back to then..the toilets behind me were cold and quite scary ..you never knew who was in there as there were doors at either end..not a place to go alone i can tell you..
But nevertheless i had a great time playing around the vans till dark with my brother Michael and getting up to all sorts of Mischief...
To let you know how daft we were as kids heres a couple of examples....My mum had had her teeth out and was laid on the sofa asleep..obviously unwell ....it was snowing a blizard and we were bored so me and Michael got into the cupboard and started playing with a dress up cardboard set my mum had bought for xmas...UHU glue was a must in those days and we found it...we glued every bit of the paper garmenst onto the cardboard figures and by then we were bored.....Mums still asleep...we decided to suprise her by making her a snowman..so we got the nappy bucket and began filling it up and making a snowman....we must have had about ten buckets of snow and sticks and whatever else we could find...then we went to wake her up to supriseher with our efforts..i knew she would just love it..
My mum came awake and went off on one..no really..she went nuts...i guess building it in the kitchen area of the van was probably not a good idea but it was cold outside..........

The next thing we did was lose the colour tv.....i know how do you lose a tv youre asking...well simple..mum had nipped to the shop and we had only had the set for a couple of days..we were home alone..someone knocked on the door and said they were the tv men come to fix the tv and that mum had sent them....so we let them in..they told us they had to take the tv to be repaired so we let them..Mum came home and went mental...Both of us got a smacked bum for that one..

And thats just two incidents...