challenge 2011

well two challenges actually LOL i've signed up to do a mini book a month and to do an alphabetical photography challenge :D the mini book a month thing is simply that, i will learn how to make 12 different mini books over the next 12 months, chatting about them and showing off our finished mini books on uks and on this blog, the photography challenge is to go out and about and take photos of things starting with letters of the alphabet, so the first two weeks will be a, the next two weeks b etc etc, already have a and b planned it should get interesting when it gets to q and x though LOL actually thought i could take tanner the monkey along with me so he can get into a few of the photos LOL

bandaged up on the ankle again after twisting it really badly when i took dad over to wallsend yesterday :( it's very sore and i have no idea how i managed to get us home apart from gritting my teeth and trying to block out the pain :(

on a happier note i have booked us into glenacre up near jedburgh again for a nice long weekend, the one of the royal wedding LOL plan is to watch the wedding then head up there for the weekend, another holiday to look forward to LOL

introducing ....................

............... TANNER !!!!!! my new monkey :) ain't he cute? well i think so LOL and what do you think of his outfit, super cute or what ?LOL? he has a few changes of clothes and no doubt he will be getting more when i see them in the sales, he is my new travelling monkey so he will be coming on holiday with us and having his photo taken and getting up to lots of adventures LOL and don't worry i already know i'm a complete nutter LOL

it hurts..........again :(

the ankle was healing nicely especially over the past few days as i have been resting it lots but it's now killing again and i'm back in a bandage :( what the hell was i doing you may wander?????? erm putting my knickers on LOL must have twisted it the wrong way and now i'm back to square one :( knew i should have continued to slob in my pj's LOL

he came, we got presents, we ate............................

................that more or less sums up the xmas in our household LOL we had a lovely day, lunch was delicous, the alcohol was good and the chocolates.............well there just doesn't seem to be any dent being made in the chocolates LOL why on earth we bought so much i do not know LOL

well onwards towards the new year and my birthday, no scrapping has been done as i'm spending the daylight hours reading and the dark hours playing some of the games i got for my computer :D one thing i have managed to do is to finish my patchwork quilt :D got the binding on today and all sewn up so it's all done, if the weather is okay tomorrow i'm going to hang it on the line to get a nice photo of it to show everyone then i might just have to launch into one for dad's bedroom :)

booked the black door for my birthday meal out, have a animal from the muppets birthday cake ordered from asda then on the friday i might just have to go out and treat myself to a new sofa and chairs!!!!! well we're going to have a looksie in the sales anyway

all done for another year :)

i'm home from work, the cupboards are stuffed with as many forms of confectionary as possible, the turkey is cooking and the presents are wrapped (well they're not actually as we are not wrapping this year we are recycling gift bags to be environmentally friendly :D) all that is required now is copious amounts of alcohol and a take away and christmas will have started LOL

i hope everyone has a wonderful christmas and santa brings lots of nice things :)

the worrying story of santa's beard

or how a bunch of 3 and 4 year olds can get themselves in a panic after finding some white fluff on the floor at nursery this morning LOL they finds a lump of white fluff and someone decided it was a bit of santas beard, they then discussed why santa might have lost a bit of his beard when he was at nursery last week and why hadn't they found it sooner, speculation was rife that santa had lost a bit of his beard because he wasn't well so panic set in that santa would not be available to deliver presents for christmas LOL so i spent the morning trying to reassure a bunch of panic stricken children that santa was fine and he didn't get poorly and of course the presents would be there LOL they calmed down a bit but i'm sure they were still thinking santa wasn't coming :( so imagine the relief all round when 4 year old O discovered the white fluff was actually half a pompom from an old dressy up hat LOL calmness was restored and all is well in the world LOL

don't ya just love pre-schoolers LOL

48 hours later

and i'm feeling okay, still a bit stiff and sore when i get up in the morning but i don't seem to be limping any more and the ankle only hurts when i point my toes or turn my ankle to the left so i'll be at work tomorrow, five more working days then i'm off until the 4th of january then i'm only in for two days as i have my birthday and the day after off as well :)

did some scrapping this morning while waiting for dad to get the lunch done, cos he was out late last night he sleot in so the lamb didn't go in until after 10am LOL i was all prepared to upload them but can i as hell find the camera cable LOL i know exactly where it is, it's attached to my big camera, it's the big camera i can't find :lol:

and having escaped the snow for the weekend and most of the day, it's coming down now, hope it goes away very soon and that asda can get through tomorrow or i'll have to go shopping again :(