Happy Birthday Dear Josephine

Happy Birthday Josephine

5 Today!!!

For those who are not sure who Josephine is she is a little girl we sponser

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Look what I'm doing plus ... exciting post today!!

Evening all!

First of all thank you all so very much for your get well wishes for the kiddies and myself.  Fingers crossed we are germ free BUT Mark fell yesterday in school and hurt his foot lol  

It never rains but it pours!!  He seems OK today.  Its not swollen or in pain.  I think he is just scared of walking to far or much in case he falls over again!  he crashed into someone else in the playground at lunch time!!  

Well I think what i am doing is a great idea lol

You know I love to read and stitch well I am a reader that has no stitched bookmark!!

Now that should be a criminal offence lol!!  

I have used a scrappy piece of paper and have done for a while so I thought ...

"Stitch yourself a bookmark woman"

I started the other evening but didn't get much done with Cara not being well.  I sat for a short while this evening and did some more.

A bookmark for me!

I hope to finish it tomorrow and then Mr Pooh Bear can sit in my new book and guard the pages lol

New book with half a stitched bookmark

They look well together!!

Mind you Katie spotted me stitching Pooh Bear and guess what she said?  Oh I bet you cant guess lol

"Mummy can I have a Pooh Bear Bookmark for my school reading books please"  Now how could I refuse such a lovely request!!

Today in the post I got all the details on Josephine, the little girl we are sponsoring   Now have an address to send her some letters and small gifts if we which too.  The kiddies are going to draw her some pictures.  I'll stitch her a little something for a keepsake.  The kiddies suggested a rag doll or teddy for her which I think is a great idea.

It is also her Birthday in May and she will be 5 years old so we are thinking of a little something that we can send.  Large gifts aren't allowed to be sent but trying to think of something small that will get all the way over to Zambia in one piece is tricky!  The things we take for granted really do make the simple everyday objects hard to think of!!  

I also received my Winter Exchange in the post today and i am over the moon with it and thats all Im allowed to say .... for now!!

Well Im off to refesh myself with a chapter of my OU course book then get my essay finished off :-)

Nighty Night all

Take care and keep safe

Love me

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Another Child For Me ....

Well what can I say ... I'm now a mother to 8!  

If my children have their own way it would actually be 9 lol

Ok let you in on the secret ... I have sponsored a child in Lusaka Zambia.  Her name is Josephine and she is 4 years old.

Josephine Aged 4

From Lusaka Zambia

Child we have sponsored through World Vision

I used World Vision to sponsor the child through.  I did sponsor a child many many years ago for a long time and once he became of age the sponsorship automatically ended and I never did get around to sponsoring another ... until now :-)

My kiddies are delighted they have a Sister in another Country and cannot wait to start writing to her.

Before we can do anything we have to wait for all the details to come through and this should be within the next week.

My lot now want me to sponsor an older boy so I will 'have a look' on the website again later on.  Little Josephine just popped out at me because she looked so sad.  

I have a few things to do plus get Ryan some medicine as he is really bad with the virus.  The others seem to be over it but Ryan got it last and its hit him hard!!

That's what got me thinking about children not as fortunate as mine, medicine made them better in days but many children don't have that advantage.  As I was thinking that a sponsorship advert came on TV!!

I call that FATE!!  I'm a believer in such things as there have been too many coincidences in my life to say 'it just happened' lol

Anyway I will stop rambling on and on and get some things done lol

Bye for now

Love me 

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PS ... DON'T FORGET THE GIVEAWAY IN THE POST BELOW!!