2 weeks on

We're in to week 3 of January. That means there is a birthday on the way. Found last week hard going with working a Monday. For the last 2 years I've not worked a Monday and it's been a great start to the week. By the time I go to work on Tuesday I'm refreshed for the week ahead.

Being out of the house by 7.45am, round to the childminders then on to work arriving 5 minutes after when I am supposed to start with the teacher tutting. But it has been nice having a place of work and my own wee area. By the time 11.30am arrived on Wednesday, I couldn't wait to get going home and relax for 3 hours until I picked up child number 2 and hung about for child number 1.

This could be my last week there and I have to say that I am sad. I like the other Nursery Nurses and I am changing my mind about the teacher. I think it's just the way she is and that she doesn't hate me. I've enjoyed my time there and in one way want my Monday's back but in the other am enjoying the fun of being part of a team and doing the job I want to do.

As soon as I finish on Wednesday this week, I have to get cracking with my baking. Eilidh will be 8 on Friday and what started as a birthday lunch for 2 is now 13! Why the heck didn't I just arrange to meet them all at McDonald's? HAHA. So proper birthday lunch of Sandwiches, Sausage rolls, Sausages, Jelly and ice cream will be happening. I have got make your own party bags and instead of cake we are decorating biscuits to take home instead.

Happy Birthday to Chris, Eilidh's Godfather. It's a birthday celebration tinged with sadness as the baby who would be their godson, passed into the arms of the angels a year ago today. Thinking of his mum and dad on the 1st anniversary. They had 9 wonderful days with him and hoping that he is waving down at them from Heaven.

Back to Normality

Things went back to normal this week. Eilidh and Murray went back to school on Monday. Both seemed quite pleased to be back at school. Eilidh's project this year is the Eygptian's. She seems quite keen about it all. Murray... well we're never quite sure what he's doing as he "can't remember!"

Anyway I had a lazy day on Monday. Did nothing and felt lazy the whole day lol. Tuesday, I dropped the children at the childminder and came home. Was debating whether or not I should work when my work phoned. I got the option of 3 schools so took the closest school as it was all day and then half day on Wednesday. Turns out I'll be there Monday/Tuesday all day and until 11.30am on a Wednesday until the end of January. Quite good as it means I know I have a full pay plus extra for January's pay. Makes life so much easier when I know where I am working and how long for. It could be longer too.

It snowed on Monday early morning but the snow had melted here. But in other parts it was very deep. When I went to work on Tuesday there was snow which had turned to ice and was slippy but the children had a great time digging it up and putting it in to buckets. Led on to us doing ice in the water tray too.

Thursday turned into another lazy day with me lounging about. It rained the majority of the day and I decided we would walk to school and got soaked. Took ages for the wet stuff to dry.


Last Saturday Eilidh went to a party at Build a Bear in town for 2 of her friends. They were sharing their party. My mum had gone to the sales and got her a gorgeous dress from Monsoon. So I got some shoes and a top and she wore it to the party. They seemed to have a ball and then they went to McDonald's for tea. Met them on the bus on the way home and they sang all the way home on the bus. We took Murray to the new Hamley's toy shop inside Jenners. Could have spent a long long time there.


We're organising Eilidh's birthday. She's getting a bike, Barbie MP3 player and a webkinz.
We were having lunch for a couple of people but it seems to have ended up with 13 children and possibly 2 babies coming. Have got lunch to serve, then have make your own party bags and planes and butterflies for them. Need to do a major clean up for it all.

Anyway am off to Carlisle tomorrow for a girlie lunch. It's one friend's birthday and one friend has announced she is getting married by May so we're having an early hen do for her. Looking forward to buffet chinese. Not the best for my diet but on the diet trial so far I've lost 2lb.s Typically, I had to weigh in this morning and my constipation was dreadful and this afternoon things have sorted themselves. Lets hope I have a better loss next week lol.

Another Christmas Over

Sometimes I wonder who the children are in our house. I woke up at 1.43am on Christmas Morning to which a grunt from the otherside of the bed told me it was 1.43am. I awoke at 6.13am and screeched "The rolls? Did you take them out of the freezer?" at the grunty one. Turns out the one job I'd given him he couldn't manage. Anyway he got the rolls out and finally the children got up. Turns out Grunty was awake most of the night waiting for morning.

We sent Eilidh downstairs and you could hear the shrieks of delight that Santa had been. So off we headed. They opened their santa presents. Not too many presents but they had 10 sets of presents under the tree from other people and the piles just got bigger and bigger. I got some more things for my wii and my lush box too.

At 10am Granny and Grandad C arrived bearing more gifts. They had brunch of sliced Sausage rolls and Bacon rolls. We played a game of Tamgotchi party on the wii. Then it was time to go to Granny and Grandad B's.

It was the first time since I left home 10 years ago that I had Christmas at my mum and dad's house. It was strange as the last few years we've mainly been at home all day and before that my dad was ill for a good couple of years too. My mum had arranged a caterer to do dinner for 8, so we had roast beef and turkey which was very nice. The roasties were gorgeous. It was nice just to chill and David and I did the dishes much to my mum's annoyment. We stayed over but the sofa bed is really uncomfy while the kids had the comfy beds in the spare room.

6.15am I was wideawake and was offski to the next sale with my mum. Spent £96 on the kids. Then back to my mums for hot rolls before heading home. I spent boxing day in bed with a dose of sinusitis which is now on the mend.

The children are less hyper now and looking forward to some friends parties in the next few days along with Eilidh loving the fact she will soon be 8. So just new year to go. Then back to normalilty come the 7th of January.

4 more sleeps

It's the last day of school today. The children finish up at 12pm. Think all the shopping is now done and we can chill and relax. Though it's a busy afternoon. I've hardly been home this week and it seems never ending at the moment. This afternoon is another action packed afternoon with Eilidh at a disco and Murray at a party and racing about between the 2.

Tomorrow we're off to the ballet party and will pop down to ocean terminal while Eilidh is there. Then we'll go to my mums.

Both children have done the Mary's Knitting Nativity at school and Eilidh did a carol concert too. It was hard workyesterday walking all those P1's to the church for the service the local minister was running. Then it was a case of walking them all back again and by then the sun had come out and made all the ice slippy.

Our tree is up and I do feel it's time for it to come down lol. I just can't be bothered this year. I think after a wee rest I'll probably feel happier lol.

Any way 4 more sleeps. What are the chances of my GHD straighteners that I have asked dh for?

My 30th Birthday

I celebrated my 30th Birthday. David was off for the day so we chose not to set the alarm as the children are always up early. Of course they choose my birthday to sleep in. Anyway after being woken up I did smile.

The children got dressed and I got to lie in bed and get my presents.
I got my nintendo wii, some games, money and Vienesse truffles from my lot. I got lots of jewellery from other friends and family as well as moisturiser from Stobo Castle and Some lovely flowers from my friends too.
After we dropped the 2 monsters at school we went to tesco for Brekkie. After a bit of shopping we went for lunch at Viva Mexico. It was really nice. Sadly David didn't feel the same but it was a really nice meal for me and then we popped to tesco and got the cake below.
After we picked the monsters up from school and my mum and dad came over with Caroline and Co. We had a nice buffet tea before having cake and tidying up preparing for the joys ahead of this week.

My Trip to Stobo

My double Bed

Caroline with her new jammies
My mum
Me and my cake
My cake

My 30th Birthday Present to myself was a trip to Stobo Castle in Peebles. I went with my good Friends Caroline and Lorraine, then my mum and mum in law and my Sister in Law came along too.



Caroline picked us up from my house and with the help of the Tom Tom we arrived at Stobo and got parked. In we went and were greeted in reception by a lovely lady who took us through to the Spa Courtyard where Mum in law and Sister in Law were. We descended on the coffee shop and had a lovely lunch. Then we got our rooms and had a nose at everyone else's room and then headed to get changed before hitting the spa. Caroline and I were the only ones not to have a treatment booked so we hit the spa and the pool before heading for a rest. We had a lovely rest before preparing for our lovely 3 course dinner.


After dinner we had coffee in the dining room before being surprised with a birthday cake. So even though we were stuffed so we managed to find room before retiring to mine and Caroline's room for champagne.

After a good sleep, we head down for an early swim and steam and meet my mum. After that we met at Breakfast for another loaded breakfast. After that I went for an eyebrow shape. Was a bit shocked to find it was no wax but plucking. Nice job made of them though and it resulted in me wanting a facial. Which I managed to book for before lunch as a last minute thing.

After alot of relaxing again I ended up having my facial and then having another 3 course lunch, we had a short rest in the drawing room before heading home.

It was a lovely way to celebrate my 30th birthday and just what I would have wanted to do for it without it being over the top. Caroline has to take a lot of credit for some fantastic surprises and how nice she helped my weekend go.

Its definitely a birthday I shall always remember.

Stobo Castle

I'm off to Stobo Castle for the weekend. It's my birthday on Monday so a girlie weekend with 5 others to Stobo is just what we need. It's been a hectic few weeks and I am ready for a relax in the spa and some nice girlie time with the girls. I'll miss Eilidh and Murray but am so excited at my free time for 24 hours.
Will report back when I get back from my weekend.

My Gran's 80th Birthday

My dear Gran, Harriet, turned 80 on the 11th of December. She's always been a huge part of my life so it was a pleasure to spend her birthday with her. We went to McKenzies and had a lovely meal. David and I gave her a crystal with pictures engraved of all 4 of us in it and the kids gave her mickey mouse turqoise jewellery.

We couldn't fit 80 candles on her cake so we had 8 representing 10 years of her life.

My mum who never finishes meals, ate all her meal. I bet her a facial and amazing what she'll do to get a facial lol.
I think she had a great time over all even if she was shocked by the cake coming out and everyone singing Happy Birthday to her.

David's Birthday

It was David's Birthday but due to my Gran's 80th he started on Sunday with a trip out to Winter Wonderland with our friends and then dinner in Frankie and Benny's. On Monday we had his lovely Dinosaur cake. He got some Homer Slippers, a Digital photo frame and a PSP game. He seemed happy with it all and a nice surprise at one point of the day ;-)

Been Busy

Not blogged in a while. Not too sure where November went.

We're now into December. We've started the preparations for Christmas and we've done David's birthday and my gran was 80 on the same day. We've been to the panto and to Winter Wonderland and will soon be on to my birthday and then Christmas.

Just a short post just now but will post more later.