AWARD AWARD AWARD YIPEE !!!!!!!!

I have receied an award................

YIPEE YIPEE YIPEE YIPEE

Thanks you 'FAERIE NUFF'

Glad you enjoy my gabble............the one thbing I am good at in life !!!!!

I now need to pas it into 5 others, hard with soooooooooo many blogs that I love, but I have decided to pass it onto:

http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/ - Because I really enjoy the trult 'REAL Blog.

http://thevintagemagpie.typepad.com/ - Because I really NEED one of these rabbits and love to see other people enjoying the same area as I live in, it gives me ideas......

http://vintageheaven.blogspot.com/ - Again what I feel to be a really true blog and I love it.

http://mollychicken.blogs.com - Again a great real life blog, love it...

http://facebook-melmel.blogspot.com/ - Always the first blog I check when I start blogging, such a friendly happy person, love ya....

Sorry for all those other people who I have not listed, I read so many lovely blogs that I could be here al night giving awards.

Take care and will be abkc soon with some pics of my christmas decs which have gone up today and also a couple of special mentions of two very nice bloggin ladies who I have been lucky to have made contact with lately....

Take Care and 'Happy Mondays'

xx

Some Lovely Website I've Found

I've been sat here enjoying the peace and quiet with a cup of Twinnings and a Box of Mint Matchmakers by my side.





I am looking around for a christmas prezzie for my youngest, Mason, who is only just one and so I wanted to buy him something special, something that he can keep but also play with.....





I have thought about Steiff but I think that they are more for collecting and I wanted something nicer that a Gund so I have found MAILEG BUNNIES....





But in the search for these bunnies I have found some lovely websites for gifts and other nicey nices....

http://www.wildhart.co.uk/index.php?node=0

http://www.chamomilebarn.com/index.asp

http://www.spanglefish.com/TheDrawingRoom/index.asp?pageid=55791

http://www.dibor.co.uk/CategoryDetailIntro.asp?MainCatId=1&MainCatDesc=Living

http://www.cottontailsbaby.co.uk/index.asp

Now gonna settle down and have a look through 'Country Living'

xx

Pretty Little Things

How Cute is this little Pitcher & Jug ???

and such a bargain £1.40...............

and this little soap dish ....

Gonna look lovely in my bathroom with a 'L'Occitane' Milk Shea Soap in it, not to be used though !!!!!

My little boys face after a chocolate muffin.....

He has learnt to run when I come at him with a wet flannel......

My kitchen window sill, I am forever re-arranging this and moving things around....my husband has to hunt the kettle when he comes home from work of an evening.......

Thats it for now,

my boys have upset bellys again and so gotta go and sort them out......NICE............

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i'm Sorry !!!

Just a quick post to say that I am very sorry if any of my babble comes across the wrong way.

I have just read back a message that I left for poor Julia @ Vintage Heaven, where I said ' your house is just like mine, mine is always a mess' I did not mean that I thought her house was a mess far from it, I love her house.

Sometimes I get a bit carried away and when I read back it all sounds stupid, well if I do read back that is ....

See i'm doing it again...

I think I am getting a bit scatty in my old age.

I see a lady every morning running to school then running out again she always looks rushed and hastled and I am turning into that woman.....

Sorry again if what I have wrote does not sound right please beleive I mean it in the nicest possible way. I would NEVER be RUDE....

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My Beautiful Baby Boys

Now that I am comfortable on this whole blog thing I am gonna show you my favourite pic of all time, well one of them the others are of my boys ---- NAKED....(not in any form of horrible way).

It was taken by my sister on the day we bought Jenson home from hospital, Harrison was 2 and 3 months.......

How beautifull

ps.

Please don't take a copy of it..... thanks

Tidy, Tidy and Tidy again....

It was 9.30 pm last night when my husband finished painting our lounge. I chose a warm plum to go on the lower part of the wall then we have a dark wooden rail then I chose what I thought was a 'champagne' colour to go on the top. Only it wasn't, it was yellow and looked awful, luckily we had some of the kitchen paint left which was a nice mushroom colour and my lovely husband repainted the top half in this new colour. Now it looks very nice, warm and cosy all I have to do now is choose carpet and get the staircase wall papered and we are fit for christmas, oh yes and hope to god that DFS deliver the new sofa......

We have this afternoon put the christmas tree up in my boys bedroom, how loucky are they. I bought them a 5'6" artificial tree to decorate as I am a bit fussy with the real one that goes downstairs.......I also bought them blue and silver tinsel and balls to go on it and so they have gone to sleep by christmas tree light - -how cute and cosy....

I am now going to adapt a photo frame to hold their school photo of all thee of them and then I shall be tripping up the stair....

Cold Tonight, maybe a white christmas????

Need to do some baking tomorrow, and am gonna have a small time thrifting so will show you what I find, if anything !!!

xxx

Most Lovely Day

Well today has been one of those days that you never really expect to be anything different from anyother weekend but turned out extra special.

We got ourselves sorted earlier than normal for a saturday morning, as we had planned to meet my dad in Exeter as Father Christmas was going to be going down through the main high street with his raindeers, as an extra treat my husband had no work or football so we set off as a family....

Exeter was very busy but we managed to park the car and as we left the car park we met my dad and walked through the town to find a place to stand.

The boys took up their position on my their daddys and grandads shoulders and here he came....... pulled by six large and two baby raindeers, their faces really were a picture. They watched in a magical transe until he had passed and then we made are way to the guildhall where they were going to park the animals for the children to see.

This was then followed by a sit in a vintage fire engine and majorettes doing their thing....

By this time hunger was creeping in and so we went into the new Pricesshay shopping centre and Costa Coffee, a Brie and Cranberry Panini and Large Hot choc later and we were fit to carry on..

I was very well bahaved I have to say, I passed 'The Orange Tree', 'Crabtree & Evelyn' and 'Molton Brown' without even asking to go in as I know it would involve a large spend.....'The Orange Tree' is my favourite shop, Gisella Graham, Emma Bridgewater, Kipling and Cath Kidston all under one roof - HEAVEN>>>>

With the temperature dropping we decided it was time to leave Exeter and after saying goodbye to my dad we went out to my sisters for a warming coffee and home made cake..

KFC was the final visitng place today and a Large Variety Bucket and Tower Burger went down a treat.

Now the boys are in bed I have realised just how lucky I am and what such a nice day we have had and with a cold Cider by my side, X Factor on the telly I am now looking forward to an equaly nice day tomorrow.

I Hope those of you who attended the Vintage and Handmade fair had a great time, the pics showing on peoples blogs look great !!! Only wish I could have come and purchased some of the lovely looking goodies on show....

Enjoy the rest of the weekend and keep cosy in this cold weather we are having....

xxxx

Ive Been Tagged

Thanks to Emma at http://wwwjellybelly-jellybrain.blogspot.com/ I have been tagged......

Rules
* Link to the person who tagged you
* Mention the rules
* Tell six quirky yet boring, unspectacular details about yourself
* Tag six other bloggers by linking to them
* Go to each person’s blog and leave a comment that lets them know they’ve been tagged.

So here goes:

1, I didn't eat meat from the age of 7 until I was 24, then I got outragiously drunk and had a KFC.....even though it does not really agree with me I still eat meat now..

2, I used to bite my finger nails and the skin around them.......how horrible.....

3, I love anything bright and quirky, different things that are sometimes a little hippy/shabby

4, I hate wearing shoes or anything on my feet really especially indoors.

5, I have to sleep with at least pants on..........some strange fear of spiders crawling in places they shouldn't go.

6, My house generally looke tidy, well once the boys have gone to bed.... BUT open any cupboard door and you will reveal the truth..... I am a secret horder and hate to through out anything.....

I am gonna tag

http://athriftymrs.blogspot.com/

http://thevintagemagpie.typepad.com/

http://mollychicken.blogs.com/

http://vintageheaven.blogspot.com/

http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/ I love this ladies blog.......

http://www.marypoppins-homesweethome.blogspot.com/ My lovely Swop in the Christmas & Cosy Swop....

Recently, well since the birth of my third son, I have had a few issues with knowing who I am. I am certainly not the person I was 4 1/2 years ago before I had any children, I was then quite high maintenance, and would not dream of leaving the house without my hair straightened and makeup on, but I do struggle with who I am now? I know I am no longer the size 12/14 I was before but I am honestly happy in my new size 18 jeans........Tescos £10 Flare Fit....LOVELY....

I know that I am the mum of 3 georgous, happy, healthy boys, which is priority and that I am the wife of a very warm and loving husband but who am I.

Am i the shabby, slightly scruffy person who loves everything DIFFERENT and wants to be individual or am I clean lined, simple styling ? I really don't know, well if I am honest I think I do know who I am its just being affraid of other people liking me being ME. I am slightly scruffy, worn around the edges, I like things that are not normal, slightly quirky but most of all I like cosy, warm, happy and thats what makes me happy.

Maybe I just need to get on with my life, with my family and learn to be me and be comfortable in my own skin, then I will truly be able to enjoy MY life with MY men....

I would love to hear others stories if you felt the same after having children.

I have a December issue of Country Living on the arm of the sofa just shouting to be read so will be back again soon..

Take Care

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Lotte Duncan and QVC

For those of you, like me, who are addicted to shopping you will probably already have found QVC. Well the fab cook, Lotte Duncan, is starting to becopme the face of food on QVC as of the 8th December with food and a new kitchen range which im sure will be lovely as Lotte is very shabby chic....

Some of you may have seen her lovely cottage in a recent issue of 'County homes and Interiors' ......so so so pretty......

For those of you who don't check out her web site. http://www.lotteduncan.com/ she is a very warm and friendly person and I have actually emailed her for a recipe and received it the same day.....

QVC is great just don't tell the husband.....

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Baby P

I have not been able to bring myself to read any of the reports or watch any of the news with regards to the horrific death of baby P, or Peter as he is being refered to.

I do not understand how such horrific things can happen in this day and age where you even need to have your home inspected before you get a dog (from many places).

The faces of the so called parents have been shown on Facebook and I agree these people should not be protected in any way, shape or form.

I have three little monsters of my own and can not understand how a woman could carry and give birth to a baby only to harm him. She can not be a true woman.

The only little peice of positive to come out of this is that they are now not able to put that little boy through any further hurt or pain, I only hope that before they die someone shows them what and how he felt.

Sorry that this is such a negative and strong post but I feel sick about this and I have not heard any of the graphic details as I will not be able to get it out of my head.

Give Away...........i Think

Hello,

I have got quite alot of pink christmas tree decorations that I am not planning on using this christmas.

I don't know if any of you would like them?

I would swop them for gold, bronze or clear ones if anyone has those that they do not need.

Am not sure of these give away things so hope I have done this right?

Will add some photos later once I get them down from the loft?

Take Care

xx

Day of Lovely things....

A while ago I purchased a lovely Cath Kidston Hand Made Lampshade from http://www.ziakoko.co.uk/, this oh so lovely thing has been hinden under my bed as I could not find the right base to put it onto.... oh but today that has all come to an end and here it is in all its glory...









Looks lovely in my kitchen....don;t you think ???


I have today visited B & Q to get some gloss so that my husband can start to gloss the lounge before he paints the walls, and whilst I was there I had a quick look around at the wallpapers to see if I could find something nice and pretty to go into our bedroom, once we start decorating it..... oh and look at the beauty I have found...









Wooooow weeeee....

Its from the 'Monsoon' home range and I love it.....

I also found some really sweet little felt heart tree decorations in Pink and Blue and so I have got a couple of blue ones as I have two friends in the cul-de-sac that I live in who have had baby boys recently and so I am going to attach them to cards and give them as '1st Christmas' tree decorations.....

Tomorrow is my baby's birthday, Mason is 1............where oh where has that year gone, it only feels like yesturday that he was born........I can't beleive how quickly the time seems to go, scary really.....

We are going to a local Pizza Hut for tea tomorrow with my mum and dad and my husbands mum, Mason does not really know whats going on and as my other two's boys birthdays were only in August and October we have had enough of parties at home......plus it give them another treat....

I am so excited about the swop, I have already been tinkering in my craft cupboard, and looking for lovely ideas.......

Hope you all have great weekends....

xx

The Menu of the Day !!!

The Menu for the day is:


Home Made Cheese and Tomato Pizza






Cheesy Nachos with Spicy Tomato Salsa







Mini Cheese and Onion Sausage Rolls

Mince Pies with Devon Clotted Cream

Danish Pastries





Mini Ring Doughnuts - Boys ate all of these though...

Layered Angel Cake


Oh Yeah and CHIPS......





My sister, Andrea @ Andrea Fays, came for lunch which was really nice, my eldest son was wild after preschool and so I spent most of the time telling him to either, stop juming on the sofa, stop turning out the side board or stop jumping on your brother so I was quite happy to see his best friend and our neighbour out in the cul-de-sac playing on his scooter. So it was coats and shoes on and out we go, this was just what he needed and only came to an end when he drive his toy tractor through something nasty a local cat had left on the front lawn, not nice....

I thought I would show you where I blog from,







We have this weekend ordered our new sofa,





Lets hope they keep their promise and its arrives before christmas, as I really don't fancy the idea of 4 adluts and 3 children on a two seater leather sofa....

Gonna go now as don;t want to miss 'The Commander'.

Can't wait to find our who I have in the swop tomorrow.

Take Care and Sleep Tight...

Excellant Give Away

For a fantastic giveaway visit

http://oldredbarnco.blogspot.com

Fingers Crossed...
xxxx

Charity Shop Finds and Avon Calling.....

I thought I would let you all see what little treasures I found today, two yes two, Vintage KIGU Cigarette Cases, not that I smoke but just thought that they were so so pretty.



What do you think I should do with them ?
















Oh yeah & I today have become the local 'Avon' Lady, don't know how it will do but it gets me out, I can do it when I want and not when I don't and I get a little back on what I sell so don't think I will make a million but maybe a little fun.....

Can't wait for the Christmas and Cosy swop to be arranged and see who I am cosying for !!!!

Gotta go now and baby one baby before the other two come back from nannies...

xxx

Angry at Asda and Face Ache....

Would you beleive it.... today I took my three boys to Asda to buy some washing powder and a few other essensials for the rest of the weekend...chocolate, wine nibbles etc..........after a short walk around the car park looking for a double trolley I decided that before I lost all feeling in my arm that I would ask a member of staff to find one for me ( carrying a one yr old, holding the hand of a two yr old who is in turn holding the hand of a four yr old, trying to dodge cars, trolleys and other manic shoppers..not easy). I found a 'trolley man' who advised that he would find one for me...after 10 mins of waiting and the boys nagging me for the lastest Thomas The Tank magazine he returned to say that the store only has one double seated trolley and that was being used PLUS that it is unusual to find one person looking after three such small children.....well the cheek.....make me feel like a freak of nature...... Please put me right if I am wrong but I would think that most people venturing into Asda on a sat afternoon even if they only had two small ones would want them in a trolley to avoid being A battered by other shoppers and B getting lost..... So we swiftly went to our local Sainsburys where I parked in an oversided mother and babay space and had the pick of no less than 14 double seated trolleys.... well you know where I will be going next week don't you....

Well to top it all I am still getting over the trauma of having a tooth out yesturday... give me child birth any day, in fact I gave birth to Mason quicker than it took to remove this tooth... I can not say that it is painfull but that horrible taste of money which I presume is my mouth bleding is starting me make me feel slightly nausious.......hope it will be better tomorrow..


One nice thing, my husband has played football at Bodmin today and is coming home with the other team members on the train, so I have had full control of the TV remote, no one talking through X factor and with anyluck I will be snug as a bug in my bed by the time he roles in and feels the need to tell me about the highs and lows of the ever so interesting match...not....what an awfullwife I am...

Cup of Twinings calling now so ta ta for now....

xxx

Hot Blogger Award

So sorry for taking sooooooooo long but I need to pass this fantastic award on to some people I beleive this is THE RULES !!!!!!

So, I Victoria of Tilly Rose present the 'Hot Blogger' Award to........ drum role please

http://facebook-melmel.blogspot.com/ ( If I Can) - Fantastic Blogger......

http://vintageheaven.blogspot.com/

http://thevintagemagpie.co.uk/

http://www.salssnippets.blogspot.com/ Lovely Person

http://www.andreafay/ - Bit naughty as she is my sister

http://buttercupandroses.blogspot.com/..... I really want and need to go to this shop

http://theflourloft.blogspot.com/


Hope I have done this right as this whole 'Award' thing is new to me so please tell me if I have not do something as I should..


xxxxx

The Chocolate Diet

I have just realised that today I have survived wholey on CHOCOLATE.......

A quick 'Breakaway' for my breakfast in the car on the way to school

A Dairy Milk on the way home from my interview at the hospital, no i'm not a nurse, I wish......

Four chunks of the Fruit & Nut I bought for my husband as I now have the shakes....

Luckily my tea, Lasagna, Chips and Salad is not far away from being ready....

I shall have to eat a large amount of fruit tomorrow to make up for it......

I have today bought the christmas copy of '25 Beautiful Home' as recommended by Mel, thats tonight planned then......

I also bought a cute little blue vase from Sainsburys and a bargain at only 75p.....

I have today sold my sofa corner unit which is being collected tomorrow and we have not even ordered anything to replace it yet.........so any spare cushions anyone !!!!!!!!

Gotta go now as tea is ready...........

Baking Nightmare...

Tonight, my friends, I am not a happy bunny......

I have made rock cakes that did not rise and biscuits that you could have played frizzbee with..... Please please please give me recipes that I can make with my boys that will have a scrummy ending.......

xxxxx

Ps. Back to school tomorrow so now gotta go and lay out boys clothes, lay the table for breakfast, empty the dishwasher, clean H's shoes, pack changing bag, have a quick bath and go to bed as tomorrow the daily rush is resumed......

xxxxx

Thankyou Sweetie

Just one more thing before I retire upstairs...

Thankyou MelMel for my award.......

Such a Sweetie....

xxxx

Funny Sunday

Well people, today has been a really strange day. I don't seem to have done much but don't seem to have stopped either. I started the day by making a 'Poor Mans Tea Cake' which was very very very nice even if I do say so myself......

Then I started to tidy the house only to find more and more mess as I moved around so I gave up and made a cup of tea oh yeah and had yet another slice of cake.

My men all went to watch an under 9's football match which gave me time to shower and make myself feel a little more human.

The rest of the day passed a quick as a blink.

We did however go to the local football club to see the bonfire and fireworks which was great, even though my little one was not too sure of all of the bangs. Bonfirs, fireworks, a hot dog and a bottle of cider ahhhhhh bliss.....................

Now I'm cold and tired so hi ho hi ho its off to bed I go...............

Some pics for you to see......

My SpOOKy doorstep on Halloween......

A few of our ScARy pumpkins....

The huge bonfire that kepy us warm tonight.....

Take care everyone and heres to another mad week, with smiles, laughter, food and Eastenders !!!!!!!

xxxx

Lovely Ebay Find

Just a quick note and I am a very tried bunny but I have just won a lovely blind off of ebay. Its blue with white spots one side and blue and red check the other and if I have got the measurement right should fit at my bathroom window....will forward some phots when I receive it........ Does anyone know where I can get some red and white spotty towels or bath mat ?

Night Night for now..

xx