In A Nutshell

School Days

I absolutely cannot believe that Shelby started school last week.  I have to confess that when i tried her school uniform on her before she started I cried.  Then when I left her at the school door and she went into class I cried again!  It's not like I would miss her being at home or anything, she has been in full time nursery since I started university.  Paul was brilliant and gave me a big cuddle bless him, but I could tell he didn't really get it lol.  When I thought about it I guess I cried because my baby isn't a baby anymore.

She seems to have enjoyed her first week.  Although when asked shes done "nothing" all day!  She seems a bit unimpressed that one little boy doesn't seem to like her so we've had to have the "not everyone likes us" conversation -but she truly doesnt understand, im sure she'll get it eventually!  She has however made lots of other new friends.  She is very lucky to be in a class of only 15 pupils with a teaching assistant too.  Pretty good ratio if you ask me!

Ah well only 17 years till she graduates (with any luck lol!)

Wow im amazed!

I just cant believe I got chosen for scrapfaeries design team. I know everyone says that for the sake of modesty etc - but really i mean it!  I knew that the lo's I had done were good compared to the rest of my lo's and i really hoped id get picked but truly i never thought that I would. In addition to that my fellow nooby booby (UKScrappers team member) hysteri-cal (carole on my list of blogs to the left) got picked as well - which is what we really really wanted to happen, either neither of us get in or both of us do.

Fabby weekend with the girls!

Got to say that I have just had a fantastic weekend away at centre parcs Thetford with 13 other girlies from UKScrappers on a girly weekend, scrapping, swimming, eating, drinking, scrapping, cycling, walking, scrappin, eating hmmmm have i missed anything out oh yes  - scrapping lol.

WIll update this more later but just wanted to say - whoo hooo cant wait for next year!

Gluttony - How much is too much?

Well as all us scrapbookers know when it comes to stash - their can never EVER be enough of it. Why buy one piece of basil when a pack of 25 looks soo much nicer. And why buy one shade of red when you could get 20 rofl!. You can not absolutely never (in lola stylee) buy one piece of patterened paper in the range - you absolutely have to always buy the set! And of course its not real money when paying by paypal - right???!!!! And lastly its not a dining room table honey - its a crafting area

As for food and gluttony - as my earlier post will attest - i do have a backside the size of Dartford Tunnel. Therefore I obviously have not learnt when enough is enough regarding food. One cannot have one chinese takeaway (to which i AM addicted) a week - if allowed I would eat chinese food every night of the week. It is my absolute fave food. Along with roast dinners, and greek food - ala holidays :D

Gluttony and wine - hmmmmmm .... you said put the cork in it and keep it till tomorrow??? surely not!!!!!

Do you wear brown shoes with black pants? Do you clash your colors? Etc.... Please tell us, what fashion faux-pas are you guilty of?

Well there are so many i hardly know where to begin! Its quite funny because last night on tv was a programme about the most embarressing things from the 80's and of course their were many fashion ones.

• Leg warmers with stiletos (guilty),
• licra cycling shorts (guilty - loved em!),
• shell suites (not guilty!),
• rara skirts (guilty!)((they seem to be back in fashion too lol)

Trying to think of my current fashion faux pas' but to be quite frank with a rear behind the size of the Dartford tunnel everything is a fashion faux pas unless rent-a-tent is in your top 10 of fashion do's!!!!

What are three things that you would rather be doing right now?

Hmmmmm there are soooo many things that i would rather be doing right now that its difficult to choose lol.

Number 1 has to be sunbathing by the pool at the El Vita apartments in Lardos, Rhodes where we just spent two weeks.  It was such a fabby holiday (no frills!) but perfect for DH, SHelby and I on our first big holiday as a family. Shelby on the first day didnt want to get in the pool by the last day she was snorkling!                                                                 

We also had fantatic trips exploring rhodes old town, and the surrounding area. As for the food on Rhodes - gorgeous!!!!!! didnt eat english food at all during the fortnight. We loved it so much weve already booked to go again. See my ticker on UKScrappers lol!

Number 2 Doing anything in Dorset I think would be my number 2. DH is from Dorset and Shelby was conceived there (27 Jan 2001) dont ask how I know that lmao!!!! We love Dorset, MIL lives in Dorchester and I would dearly love to move back there but first I have to finish my nurse training. Dorchester General Hospital often have jobs advertised so you never know! As for the house prices well at the moment I think i could afford to pitch a tent lol.

Number 3 is trickier - do we get into fantasy land or do we "keep it real".  hmmmmmm OK gonna keep it real and I might get on my soap box a bit but here goes.  I would love to be qualified and in a nursing  job - number 1 job would be a critical care nurse in the Neuro critical care unit at Addenbrookes, Cambridge.  The only problem being that with the financial crisis that the NHS is in at the moment there is a complete recruitment freeze in most of the NHS meaning that students that have qualified this year and probably next too are unlikely to get jobs.

It may be that I end up moving abroad because of it and i think IT STINKS so please if you are british and reading this write to your MP and ask him why student nurses are ending up in the unemployment line after 3 years of training instead of on the wards treating the sick!

Ill step down from me soap box now!

im such a dunce

Thanks to jennies comment i had a flash of inspiration re the whole family traditions thing. Thank you jennie :D

Always ALWAYS have roast beef on xmas eve. Absolutely isn't xmas in my eyes unless i've seen its a wonderfull life with jimmy stewart. It got so bad last xmas because i couldnt see it on tv anywhere that Dh has succumbed and brought me the DVD - but I wont watch it any other time than xmas time.

Squidging of presents is an absolute must too and highly compulsary! Dont know what we are going to do this year when Brue will be 6 months old - presents are going to have to be at a high level thats for sure!

Question of the day

What are you superstitious about?

In response to this question I had to really think about what I am superstitious about.  I don't really have any little rituals that I perform inorder to be lucky. As a family we dont really have any little traditions - I dont think - if i come accross any then ill update this entry!

I dont think I step underneath ladders but I dont really believe that it causes bad luck.  Now shelby on the other hand has started not walking on cracks in the pavement much to mine and dh's annoyance and since she isn't even 5 yet I dont know how she has learnt to do this! Surely this little ritual isnt part of nursery training!

Perhaps im not superstitious at all and thats the answer to the question.

What have i done????!!!

So it seems i've just started a blog. And i'm wondering how long i'm going to keep this up. I really love reading other peoples blogs - I find most of them witty and amusing so I'm wondering if anything I have to say would be of any interest whatsoever to anyone else!

I like to think that in person I make people laugh, I also drive people nuts too, im deeply aware of this. But on the whole I think i would be described as fairly bubbly/vivacious but actually getting my verbal ability down in writing is another matter entirely!

I opologise now for my dire(sp?) spelling! And and any unexpected bouts of sleepiness caused by reading my blatherings!