Busy Weekend

Saturday is all go with 2 parties, ballet and getting organised for the big birthday of the year. Yep Lil Murray is 3 and is having a football party. Once we have pictures we'll let you see them.....

Lxx

2 and a half stone

WHOOOOOO Went to my weigh in tonight and was delighted to discover I'd lost 2.5lb's taking me to a total loss of 2st 8.5lb's in just under 9 months. I am absolutely delighted with myself and I also got my 2 and a half stone award tonight too. On top of that I am just half a pound of my target weight. I am just bouncing off the ceiling right now and delighted.

Next week is my 7th wedding anniversary and I am slimmer today than I was on my wedding day. Scary thoughts all that. So here's hoping that I keep all the weight off and still look fabby at christmas.

Lxx

Got a Cold and a new toaster

Somewhere along the lines..... I got a cold. Been feeling really lousy and poor Murray's been neglected to watching Magic Roundabout. Although I don't think he is too bothered about that until it's time to collect Eilidh. At least it's happened now before I go back to work.

We finally got a new toaster. It's a chrome 4 slice one. I was fed up of whinging in the mornings because one child had toast before another child, so this way they get it at the same time and mummy's ears don't get a bashing.

It's also walk to school week just now. We've walked everyday and Eilidh has filled in her diary which they asked her to do. Well she's drawn pictures as she doesn't walk to write as she does enough of that at school apparently.

Any way that's all from us Folks.

Lxx

Murray's Birthday Pressie

We've been shopping with just 4 weeks to the big day of Murray's birthday. We bought this http://www.elc.co.uk/sku-110737/p1-KeywordSearch/p2-41/Product.do and then realised that we weren't sure until we went shopping in Glasgow and ELC had one on display. I reckon Daddy and Muzz will have a ball with it. You can even buy extra cars and think we'll all have to have our own ones.

He's having a football party with a bouncy castle which he is very excited about. He's got all football themed things and he is also getting a set of Goals. All scary stuff. My baby is gonna be 3!!! Where's the time gone?

H*A*P*P*Y B*I*R*T*H*D*A*Y TO B*E*N on the 4th. He's Murray's wee friend who moved to North Carolina. He's 3 this week.

Interview Update

Well I really didn't know how the interview went last week. I felt positive that I had done well. But at the same time I really struggled on the blow your own trumpet question. I really will have to work on that for any next time.

So a week had passed and people were asking how I was doing. So this morning I was delighted to open the door and discover a huge brown envelope from the council saying that I had been recommended to go on to the next stage of the recruitment process. They have sent off my forms for the police checks and references. So fingers crossed that those are satisfactory and I get the formal offer of the job.

I'm absolutely delighted as it is meant to be in my opinion. Scary stuff, the thought of going to work, but must speak to my childminder to let her know that I will be requiring her very soon.

Lxx

EEEK.......

I applied for a job about 4 weeks ago. So the shock when yesterday a letter popped through the letter box. It was inviting me to an interview next Friday. EEEK thought me, what will I wear? Everything that was really dressy is no longer dressy as it's all a size 18/20. So been out and got a new outfit which looks very grown up in a size 12. It's very grown up. No one will recognise me. Wish me luck for next week as I am panicking.

It can't be as bad as the time when I was 16 and my mum sent me for an interview

Interviewer: Well Louise, could you tell me why you want this job?
ME: I don't want it, I only came cos my mum made me.

Needless to say I never got the job.

I'll report back on how it goes next week. I'll be in the loo between now and then as when I get nervous I need the loo.

The Before and after Pictures

Thought I would post some pictures to show what the difference is. I'm amazed at the difference myself.

This is me in Sept 05

This was the picture which changed my life.

I know which one I prefer.

Wedding

Went to our friends wedding last night. After decided to pinch my friends Purple dress, I ended up buying a brand new outfit lol. I can't believe how slim I look in it. Absolutely skint just now as well but in desperate need of new clothes. I reckon I'll be chatting up my flexible friend lol. Had a fabby night and had a lot to drink that I told my Sister in Law I needed to stop talking as my mouth and brain couldn't engage each other. Got a sore back however just now so didn't get a great nights sleep. But the Corn exchange is a fab place for a wedding. Definitely expensive though. But a great night all round and Congratulations to the new Mr and Mrs Ross.

I'm a size 12

What cha think of my size 12 look? Pinched the dress of a friend as I couldn't find anything that I liked in the shops for a wedding. I can't get over how slim I look now. I will wear black underwear underneath when I go to the wedding mind. It doesn't even show my flabby tummy lol. Maybe it is time to go to the Gym?

Well things are settling down into a routine here. Eilidh is settled at school although the homework was a bit heavy to start with it seems to have calmed down a bit now. Murray enjoys playing in the playground although he's collided with a few P7's who don't seem to notice him with being so small.

Murray started back at Jo Jingles and wasn't too impressed but got into 40 minutes in to the class with only 5 minutes to go. His Best Mate Harry loved it. So we'll see how they get on. I think it is a case of Murray just needs time to settle in while Eilidh loves all these things.

Back to all the dance classes too. So we seem to be back in to normality. Not sure how things will go with me returning to work soon and the kids going to the childminder but I am sure it will all come together.

M*Y B*I*G N*E*W*S

I'm fitting into a size 12. How cool is that? I've gone from a size 20 at Christmas to a size 12 in Septemeber. Feeling very proud of myself so hopefully it will all stay off and I will get some new clothes for my birthday and Christmas.

Lxx