Days

Not really been around much, been doing the usual stuff though, housework and going into town. I took my little one to toddler group ive also got an appointment for the pre school for her im so excited for her.

My older daughter has gone to stay at her brothers for the weekend, we went out for a meal as my hubby didnt get me much for Mothers Day and had a bout of the guilts haha.
The weather has been a hit and miss the last few days so the garden has come to a halt as well. My brother is hoping to visit during the Easter holidays so that will pass some time.
I also have my 4th driving test April 7th and this time it THE one im soo excited i cant wait to be on the road im not sure about everyone else though hahah.

Tummy Bug

Well i have not been here for a while due to numerous things, last week my little girl finally recovered i then discovered the next day it was my turn. I felt awful for 4 days i have'nt been ill for a long time and usually dont really end up catching anything.
On Friday my mum and sister came for a few days and most of the time i was ill. My sister and my brothers ex went to visit him on Sunday they hadnt seen each other in 8 years so there was alot of catching up to do.

Monday i was feeling better so we decided to go out as we were starting to feel like caged animals hahah. My mum wanted to look up a friend she used to speak to via the internet but had lost his email address but had his home address we unfortunatley arrived there to discover he had passed away 9 months before.
xxx R.I.P Buck xxx

We went to visit my brother not too far away at his warehouse and he was telling us about his plans and things that had been sorted concerning his wedding which is to be in September.

My mum and sister went home today i think my mum is cursing me as she took my bug home with her too. Speedy recovery mum love you xxxx

Poorly Girl

My daughter is still ill, its now been 5 days bless her. She has stopped being sick and now has bad dirorreha and not really drinking much at all.
We took her to the doctors last night and he says she has a viral bug and just to keep trying to give her fluids to help her. Its awful though when your child is ill you dont know what to do for them. She has slept loads so hopefully that is helping her too.

My husband has now finished digging all the top layer of the garden off and now its ready to be dug and raked over level. We also cut the back hedge which leads onto an alley and it looks soo much neater.
I planted my seeds and plants into the pots and also added soil to some of my plants that are looking a bit sorry for themselves. I have shoots coming up from the seeds i planted a few days back im very pleased with them.

I've done all my housework today and im pretty shattered, ive just had a lovely hot bath too while reading in the bath.

Family

We arranged to pick my son and his girlfriend up today so they could come to dinner. We have'nt seen them in a while what with them being poorly and us being busy.
My son came over and chipped in with some of the gardening too, my little one is still poorly bless her.
We rang the NHS line to see if they could help us as she wasnt even drinking fluids and it was quite worrying, they suggested ice lollies which sounds simple but i just wouldnt not of thought about.
We went and bought some and it seemed to work but then she was sick again.
She seems to be a bit more settled now though.
The weather has been lovely again today like a lovely summers day, i hope we have a decent summer this year.

My hubby took my son and his girlfriend home in time to get comfortable for Lost only to discover its not on tonight for some reason. He has resorted to taking his Nitro car apart and cleaning it.

Rubbish Galore

It was Red Nose Day yesterday so my daughter had to either dress up or go with something red on and pay a £1 towards the charity. Alot of the young lads at her school she told me dressed as girls and she said how funny it was. I bet it was a sight for sore eyes hahah. My hubby went to get a part for his nitro car that he had smashed off, i was dropped off at the library for my weekly dose of books.
I had a book on order for coping with teenagers as im finding it quite hard with my daughter at the moment. She is always moaning or sulking etc and it drives me up the wall and i know i dont deal with the situation very well, so i have got some books to see about alternative options.

Today we have been hard at work in the garden i started cutting the brambles at the bottom and found alsorts of things albeit to name a few, old paint tubs,paintbrushes, corrugated sheeting,lumps of wood also even the side of a shed would you believe, you name it i think we had it.
The weather has been lovely the sun was shining and it was a bit blowy but a nice combination. My daughter even got involved today and dug up the old washing line. She is soooo going to ache tomorrow i have'nt told her that i will wait for the whinging and whinning tomorrow as i know it will happen.

My youngest daughter ML has some kind of bug i think, she has been sick a few times today and has not managed to keep anything down bless her. I was holding her and ended up with a shoulder and back full of sick at one point she has been a bit grizzly which is unlike her but i guess its from being frightened opf being sick. I hate it so i cant imagine how it must feel to a 2 yr old.

Busy Bees

Me and ML went to toddler group this morning, i usually take her every Thursday she really enjoys it. She has started mixing and playing with the other children too which im so pleased about as she tends to play on her own alot. ML has also started joining in with the singing which is another thing she does not usually join in with.

I rang my driving instructor last night to book him for my next test (number 3) and i have discovered he is away on holiday so i will now have to rebook it. I have a lesson with him on Monday that should be fun!!!

We have been doing more of the garden too, my hubby is still digging the top layer of grass off ready to level it out and then re seed it. It is quite a big job but it will look great once it is done. I have been digging the borders and getting the weeds out. Also getting the weeds from between the paving slabs.
I now ache as you can imagine so a nice hot bath after dinner will sort me out im sure, followed by getting into bed curled up with my book, sounds like heaven.

Feeling Rough

Yesterday was not a good day i felt really rough, i had a headache, like i had been out on the beer the night before. Ive had these headache for the last few mornings i have felt sick most of the day too and just lethargic really.
I had a kip in the afternoon but it didnt really make me feel any better. I ended up going to bed really early.

Today im loads better im pleased to say we have been round the shops and i have bough bulbs and more flowers for my pots i got and cant wait to make a start. Ive been reading up all on gardening really i should be an expert by now hahah.
My hubby is coming on with the garden really well so far.

Homemade

We have been busy still with this garden, we went to a supermarket that was doing bargains on alot of gardening things so i came out with a bag full of goodies. The weather has been up and down like a yo yo one minute sunshine next minute showers and high winds.

Today i made a homemade soup anyone that knows me will tell you i am NOO cook hahah, but i had seen a nice receipe in a book i had been reading for leek,onion and poatato soup. I prepared the vegetables all ready, my husband finished work at 12 today and thought he had come to the wrong house.
I did way too much soup and could probably feed the 5,000 i did double the amount thinking it would not feed 4 of us. We had it with fresh bread it was lovely.I shall be freezing some of it for my mum when she visits as she is a vegetarian.

Ive been into town today prowling the local charity shops and got my little one some lovely books she loves you to sit and read to her. I got some seeds for when the garden is ready too.

Aching

I have aches and pains galore today from digging the garden, my husband has been taking the top layer of grass off so we can put seed down, i have been digging it over ready to level and i ache.
We went over and fetched my daughter it was'nt long before she got her attitude back...dont you just love teenagers.
I actually managed to get my 2 year old some gardening gloves she will love them they will still be too big but much better than marigolds!!!!

Birds, Nuts & Worms

We have been told that the wall in the front room will now need replastering and could take upto 2 weeks for them to come back and do it. In the meantime my hubby has decided to start on the garden as the living room has come to a halt. My hubby has been removing the top layer of the lawn ready to rake over and put some grass seed down, it is going to be a long job but there is no rush.
Our little helper ML has been out helping us too in her "Dora the Explorer" wellies, i think just being outdoors for her is enough she absolutely loves it any chance she gets.

Ive discovered that the birds round here are very posh i have 3 nets full of nuts for them and they have'nt touched them and ive tried to think of ways of enticing them into the garden, now hubby is digging they are swopping in for the worms grrr. My camera will be on the alert. I have it set up and ready on the tripod i will catch them if it kills me.

We met the neighbours today too, we have seen them in passing but not actually spoken to them before. They were giving us all the info on the previous people that lived here and the neighbours round about us.

Ive been to the library and got my weekly dose of books this week i have books out on gardening, dealing with teenagers and SLR cameras that should keep me going. My older daughter JR has gone to stay at her brothers for the night so no moods or arguments tonight just peace and quiet and my books.

Blast from the past

Yesterday we went to visit a blast from the past, she lived with us as family when her dad and my mum went out together. We had'nt seen her for about 14 years it was really good to catch up, she did us lunch too and that was really nice.
We stayed there for quite a few hours catching up and reminising about the escapades her and my sister used to get up to as there is only a year between them.

Today my mum and sister have gone home, it was like they were moving house the amount of stuff they had and that was without the stuff my husband had taken to there house the previous day as he was going that way.
My mum had been meaning to use my sewing machine since she has been here but as we were gallivanting she never got chance so she has taken that home too.
Even though they are not noisy people the house seems very quiet now.

Adventures

On Sunday we went to another car boot it took us about half hour to 40 minutes to get there but was well worth it as i got some great bargains. I lost my mum and sister straightaway in the crowds as i knew i would.

We met up for tea break and exchanged what bargains we had bought.

On the journey home we seem to go round in circles for some reason, these sat navs are not all they are cracked up to be or its just me hahhaha!!!!!!

We seen the same signs about 3 times never mind we got home eventually albeit 30 minutes later than we should have, hubby went up the track for a few hours as he is into the nitro remote control cars and has a new 1 but not really had chance to test it out.

Monday we went to a local woods with cameras in tow, baby and pushchair. We got some lovely pictures my little one took her fairy wings so that was great fun. I found a few different kinds of fungi too scrabbling around in the hedges/bushes.

We stopped on the way back for chips as we were starving, little one fell asleep bless her after all the walking in the woods.

My hubby is currently in Scotland to do with work he will be back today(Tuesday) he stayed overnight so i had the whole bed to myself it was luxury but i did and do miss him.

Today is a dreary wet day so we ahve stayed in and i have done housework and not much else im afraid.

I have a lady coming to collect some beanbags i no longer want i advertised them on freecycle, the first lady let me down so i have offered them to the next person on the list hopefully they will be gone later.

Here are some pictures from the woods we visited yesterday.