Update of the little happenings in my 'corner'

Hello hello hello!!

I hope you are all good, fit and healthy!!  Since I am stitching for exchanges I cannot show you what I have been up to in the needle and thread department in my life lol

BUT last week was fun fun fun!!

Laura and I went to Cara's sports day at nursery and we ha a good laugh!  Cara really enjoyed her sports day and she won lots of stickers for her jumper and she even came second place in a race :)  She really enjoyed the hustle and bustle of it all lol 

James had his last A-Level exam so he is now a Gentleman of Leisure lol  Well I have given him a list of jobs that need doing haha!!  I cannot believe that James has now finished school for good ... we are both getting old lol!!!

The there was Katie's sports day!!  She had a great time but unfortunately it started to rain heavy with one race to go :( 

Wednesday was Cara's 4th Birthday and she had a brilliant day!  When Laura and I collected her from Nursery she has the Nursery teddy bear to look after and to feed cake too lol!!

Doodles and Cara had lots of birthday fun!!  All in all an excellent birthday for our lovely little girlie :)

Party!!!!!

James, lady Edward, Cara and Doodles

Monday the 16th also brings around the date that my Grandbaby is due :)  So anytime time the little one shall pop out and say Hello!!  We are all ready and waiting lol!!!

So since I have no stitching to show off and a Grandbaby to wait for I thought I would have a giveaway this week ;)  So watch this space and I will put up a goodie giveaway on here either Monday or Tuesday so keep popping back to check!!!  Also to check if baby is here!!!

Have a wonderful and safe week ...

Bye for now

Happy stitching

Love me

xxxxxx

PS  All those in my exchange please remember posting date is fast approaching!

Oh Wow ... such delights!

Hello there everyone,

How are you all doing?  I hope everyone is well :)

Laura and I are such busy 'bunnies' so far this week and the week hasn't finished yet!!  lol

On Monday we went to the school for a fitting of the new PE kit and School jumpers as the school got a new supplier as the current one is a little on the mean side with the cotton to hold the garments together lol So at 2pm we took Cara and Katie for their fittings, then waited for the boys to come out of school at 3pm to do the same all over again for them haha!! Took us the best part of 2 hours but all PE kits and jumpers ordered and paid for so that's the big bulk of the uniform for September sorted already :) I've already got the new school coats for Cara and Katie ... yay to go me!!  Organised for once!!  Last year I saw lovely coats for them and by the time I went to get them they were all sold out ... lesson learnt!!  

Then Monday evening we went to a school meeting regarding Cara starting full time school in September and find out who her new teacher is!!  All great stuff :)

Tuesday we attended sports day for Mark which was great!  mark did super well!!
Providing the weather is good tomorrow we will be at sports day for Ryan and Conor :)  

Today we had a lazy day .... Laura is only 2 weeks away from her due date so I had to get her to slow down and take it easy!!  She has been charging about and helping with the kiddies and all the 'end of school' stuff that goes on in June!  Laura is an absolute star and its nice to have her company.  The school think the world of her too :)

I have been asked to stitch items for 3 of the classrooms :)  That's me sorted with summer stitching then lol

This Friday Cara goes to visit her new classroom and see her new teacher so that's another morning out of the house lol  By the time we have done all our morning activities its then time to pick Cara then Katie up and then the boys, so needless to say I haven't really had time to get my teeth stuck into my stitching but I have managed a few little things

A Few Flowers

A while ago I started off a Round Robin with a few close friends who I have known for years.  I got my RR back today and I am delighted :) Totally made up :) :) :)  I just need to take out the tacking and do a nice boarder around each design then I can skip to the framers :)

My Lizzie Kate Round Robin

Lovely lovely and lovely things going on this week .... 

Once things settle down and we get back to the normal day-to-day activities I can get back to stitching my head off lol  PLUS getting ready for my Grandbaby to pop out and say hello!!  I can't wait :) :) :)

So please excuse my quietness but i promise I will be back asap to make twice as much noise to make up for it lol

Happy stitching and crafting!!

Lots of love

Me!

xxxxx

Really need to learn to keep my mouth shut!!!

Hello Everybody :)

How are you all? I hope everyone is well!!

Well this week has been another busy week for Laura and I but we have achieved lots and lots and have stockpiled on shopping and general household stuff so the pressure is off for quite a few weeks for shopping and things!  We just seemed to have been in the right place at the right time the past few days and got bargains and good deals!!  Super great!!

I was chatting to Laura about how little time my children have actually been off school sick because they seemed to have been in over weekends or holidays and I commented on how mark has 100% school attendance as he never caught what illnesses the others got .... WELL me and my big mouth .... Poor Mark was flat out in his bed at 6pm this evening with a very temperature and not feeling well!!!  :(  Poor Mark plus only 4 weeks left in school before the 9 weeks holidays too!!  Fingers crossed that he recovers for Monday :)

The kittens have grown and grown and grown the past few weeks!!  Why can't children grow that fast? lol  I will post a photo of them

This last week I have still been working on Round Robins and Exchanges so I cannot show you anything yet!!

Cara is now Mermaid crazy and has asked for me to stitch her a Mermaid!!  She was kind enough to suggest that we swap and I stitch her a mermaid and I can keep the Summer fairy when it is finished!!  For a nearly 4 year old child she sure is quick at the thinking BUT I bet you a Cross Stitch kit that she ends up with both hahaha!!

Well it is super late so I am off to bed before I fall asleep on my keyboard!!

Bye for now, take care and happy stitching/crafting
Love and hugs
Me
xxxxxx

Oh boy Oh boy Oh boy ....

HELLOOOOOOO!!

I've missed you lot!!  What mischief have you been getting up to?

Well I have been working away on my last essay for my Uni Course and I can very gladly say that I sent it last night :) :) :)  So that's another course done and 'under my belt' :)  All I want to do now is 

Stitch

 Stitch 

Stitch

I have quite a few RR's and exchanges to either start and finish then post!! As tomorrow is a Bank Holiday I have declared it a Stitch Holiday for me!  After all my hard work I deserve a little fun time I think!

I will get cracking on finishing a RR from Butterfly Wings blog as I really wish to post it very soon then carry on with the Gorguss exchange that I joined on Mii stitch's blog... 

Then I need to carry on with the exchange from my blog!  Hope you ladies in my exchange are busy working away on your little gift to post!  (Hint hint please don't forget your commitment!!)

I feel like I have not blogged or stitched for centuries lol 

Happy crafting to you all 

Bye for now

Love me

xxxxxx

At Last, plus secrets and also a wow weeeeee

Hello to you all!

Well I am delighted to say that at last I have ....  Finished my Grandbaby's Birth Sampler!!

Now all we need is the birth haha, roll on June!!  

The lovely little sampler is all ready for name, weight, date etc to go on then a quick wash, dry and iron before a dash to the framers ... huff puff huff puff I'm tired just thinking about it lol!!

All ready for Grandbaby :)

I have been stitching but because what I am stitching is for exchanges, surprises and Round Robins I cannot show you anything because ... its a secret!!  So, I am afraid you will have to wait for a while!!  

Maybe I should do something nice and special so I have something to post on my blog lol  Otherwise you will have to look at a blank screen until I can post more pictures :P

Now the big wow weeeeee is for Cara because she got 'Star of the week' at Nursery :)

Well Done my little cutie pie :)

Cara is totally delighted with herself and so she should be!!  I cannot believe that she will be 4 years old in a few weeks time!! The years have gone by in the blink of an eye!  We must be having too much fun to notice the time pass lol  

At the moment James is doing his last ever school exams and I am still stunned that in 2 weeks he will be walking out of the school gates for the last ever time!!  I feel old that's for sure!

Well fellow bloggers I will catch up with you asap!!  

Have a wonderful stitching/crafting time and keep safe.

Lots of love and stitching kisses

Me!!

xxxxxxxxxx

What a weekend of ...

PROGRESS!!!

Hello All!!

Well I am delighted that I have got the main stitching for the baby Sampler finished and all that remains is the backstitch ...

Baby Sampler for my Grandbaby-to-be

I cannot wait to get this finished because then it means the baby will be here very soon!!  Excited is an understatement lol

I saw and bought this lovely little kit and I have offered to stitch it for the school ....

Sunshine Numbers and Letters kit

I haven't really done much this weekend, just lazed about and relaxed!! 

Well, I am going to get the Pasta Salad for tea finished off then get to the backstitch before it is time to collect the children :)

Have a great evening all!!

Love and stitches

Me

xxxxxx

Stashing the stash :)

Hello, Hello and Hello again!!

How are you all today?  I hope everyone is ready for the Bank Holiday weekend!! Haha more relaxation time I hope for everyone ... Or if you have tons of energy then please come to my house so I can find you lots of jobs to keep you busy 

Over the last few days I have treated myself to a few goodies .... well I have 'worked' hard lol  So I bought myself 

Grab bags from Polstitches

All together!!

3 pieces I won from eBay for £2 each!!!
I couldn't believe my luck!!!

Once I have my last part of the Open University course I am doing finished off I am going to spend my time finishing off Summer Fairy and maybe, just maybe get started on my Christmas Chart that Santa brought to me, Little Stitching fairy by Joan Elliott.  I have bought the threads needed and the package looks lovely and inviting!!

Threads and beads

Back of the packet ...
Just look at all them wonderful colours!!

The threads are for this chart
I cant wait to get started!!

The children are away this weekend so I AM and I WILL get my Grandchilds Baby Sampler finished!  I have 3/4 of it completed already, including the backstitch, so there really isn't much left at all!!  .... I just need a good kick up the backside to get this one finished!!  I've got between 6 to 8 weeks max before baby will be here but I would like the sampler ready to put the childs name etc on as soon as I know she has been born .... So, my stitching buddies ... please give me a kick up the backside lol

Well, I had better get myself ready to do school runs!  I'll post a photo of my progress on Baby Sampler tomorrow :)

Bye for now

Love me

xxxxxx