Monday morning blues

Yuk Monday morning AGAIN!!!! Where does the weekend disappear to that is what I would like to know. Well I had and uneventful Sunday mainly because I was soooo tired. Isla had a sleepover on Saturday night with a friend who has never stayed over before. I have a sneaky suspicion she may be allergic to cats as she coughed the whole night (and for someone like me who is a light sleeper that aint a good thing). The only good thing that came out of being awake in the early hours was that I got to chat to Vikkie online (she was still up as she had been taking part in a mini album tutorial online). Did a little crafting on Sunday afternoon. I chose a few themes for me n Vikkies scrapbook challenge so I did a 12 x 12 page for that on the theme of The Green Fairy, other pages to be completed are Where you would like to visit, Passion and Tattoos, there is another one that is escaping me at the minute. I have to drive to Aberdeen this afternoon as Isla has an Orthodontist appointment so all go. Iona has another Higher prelim today, PE so she will no doubt be slightly hyper when she gets up, hope she does well as she works very hard to achieve her goals. I will attached pics of the card I made on Saturday and the 12 x 12 page and I guess I had better start getting myself organised. No rest for the wicked as they say. Hugs x

Saturday Crafting

Well I was going to accomplish great things today but havent gotten much done really.  I spent the morning catching up with some housework and made some soup for lunch so I could spend the afternoon online with Vikkie crafting.   Apart from making a Valentines card which I will upload soon I didnt do much else. We ended up just chatting and showing each other dodgy photos from the past (well to be fair mine turned out to be dodgier on the hair and attire front than Vikks though pml).  I havent opened any of the new papers we bought together infact the other day I completed a page to send to Vikkie for our ongoing scrap challenge and she was calling me all the tight miserable Scottish witches as I could only bring myself to cut up the front cover of one of the packs (you know what I mean? the paper on the front which gives you a taster of what the papers are like) Well I thought I was being thrifty NOT mean :)  I might get something done later though. Soon be supper time and me n food have a very close relationship :) Mind you I was very pleased today as I went on the Wii Fit (the first time in yonks) and I had lost 6lbs (all down to me cutting out booze) I am very very pleased with myself. Anyway Vikkie is trying to talk to me on MSN so I had better go give her attention or she will sulk (I'm only saying this as I know she will be on reading this shortly muhahahaa!!!) Loves ya Vikk xx

Only a week???? :(

It has only been a week since Vikkie went home and it already feels like a month.  I havent had much time for crafting but hope to get something done this weekend.   Youngest daughter has had a stomach bug this week but is on the mend and elder daughter has her first Higher prelim today so she has been studying hard.   I have only had one good thing happen this week .......... I have booked flights and a hire car to go see Vikkie and her hubby in April.   I am sooooo excited, although I am sure nearer the time I will be feeling hysterical as this is the first time I have ever been abroad all by myself (a bit sad I know considering I am 41).  It will be weird not having the family with me but it will be good for me to escape for a few days and have a bit of me time without the others interrupting.   Anyway I had better go as it will soon be time to start the morning routine ....... see to the cats (litter trays n food), gee up the girls, hang up the washing and get myself organised for work.   Roll on Saturday :)

:(

Well here I am again. Vikkie went home yesterday :(   Hubby took her through to the train when he went to work and I had a good cry until it was time to go to work.  We spent a lovely few days together, especially at the weekend. When Vikk arrived we came straight home here as she was shattered after travelling all day.  On Saturday we drove into Aberdeen and hit the shops. By the time we had finished both of us had sore feet and really tired. After getting ready at the hotel we headed out to the Chinese for a meal, as it was still pretty early and we really had to pace ourselves, we decided to not hit the bars so early and went back to the hotel to watch a film.  We then headed out later.   We had a great night it was so lovely to spend quality time just the two of us.  After getting home, Sunday was spent doing a bit of crafting and I made Vikk a Christmas dinner although our Scottish stuffing and my take on trifle were both a bit alien to her lol. Unfortunately I had work on Monday and Tuesday but we spent as much time as possible sitting chatting when I got home.  I am gonna miss her so much even though we see each other every day. Anyway better think about getting organised for work, bye all x

1 more sleep - YEAH!!!

Tomorrow is my 41st birthday (How can that have happened, can I really be 41??) but for once I am really excited about it being my birthday :)  I can't wait to meet Vikkie at the train station, hopefully the next 5 days will be as much fun as we have been anticipating.   It is gonna be so nice just to spend proper time together crafting and chatting not via MSN like we normally do.  I just wish my best friend didnt live so far away. Anyway off to work soon, hope the day passes quickly. xx

4 more sleeps !!!!!

I havent been on for a couple of days so thought it was def high time I updated the blog (not to mention Vikkie was nagging me!!! ) Have done very little crafting the past couple of days as we went to stay with friends on Saturday night.   Had a very late night for me (2am) so was really tired when we got home yesterday.   I did do the next LO in the challenge me n Vikkie have going. We decided upon the theme "10 things I love about you" I have the page done except the 10 things which I havent typed up yet, I aint fond of my handwriting so I generally type stuff.  As the title of today says "4 more sleeps" I am getting really really excited now about Vikkie coming over. She is arriving in the evening so we will go out for food then decide from there where we are going.   I am toying with the idea of getting another tattoo while she is over but cant decide where to put it, we both got the last time she was here in October - elvish writing which says friendship and I got a butterfly alongside the writing.   I would really like a faerie and have seen a couple I like, but I guess it will depend if I can get an appointment.  Oooh Oooh - big excitement today as another box of stash arrived for me n Vikk to share.  We have kinda ordered a crazy amount of paper but we know it will get used.  Hiding it from hubby might be an idea lol although I did warn him and also told him I didnt need a birthday present as I had kinda treated myself.  Anyway I guess I better go sort food out for the troops. x

7th January (Only 7 days to go )

Well Friday already, a 3 day week is the way to go I reckon lol.   Pretty tired today actually and glad it is the weekend. Didnt get home from the Thin Lizzie concert till midnight so was very V tired this morning getting up for work, made all the more annoying that hubby got to lie in his bed as he took the day off work - grrrr.   I had to rush to get my neice a birthday pressie today at lunch time (she is 13 today n it kinda slipped my mind - oopsies) It was annoying as I couldnt get home at lunch to talk to Vikkie which is the usual routine for a week day. I didnt get a chance to talk to her at all yesterday due to one thing or another so I am waiting patiently just now for her to finish her tea so we can catch up.   Only 7 days till she arrives for a 5 day visit for my birthday, can't wait. I can't believe it is a whole year since I turned 40 (yuk), why does time seem to run away with you as you get older??   Going to visit friends tomorrow afternoon which kinda ruins me n Vikks crafting day a little, although as we aint leaving till 3ish hopefully we will get some crafting time, I havent had a chance to make anything since the Vampire LO which is a shame n me just got my scrapbooking mojo back lol.   Anyway must go as Vikk has just let me know she will be available to chat shortly. Hope everyone has a good weekend x

Ooooh some of the stash has arrived :)

Big excitement today (other than being first day back at work :P) some of the stash me n Vikkie ordered arrived.   Pic will be attached.   No other news really as excitment knows no bounds regarding craft supplies and after being back at work for 2 hours feels like I haven't had 2 weeks hols. Just cant wait for the next lot of papers to arrive and some acrylic stamps too. Wont have time to blog tomorrow as me n hubbie are going to a Thin Lizzie concert tomorrow night so c u all on Friday. xx

The next challenge page

Back again, our next challenge page was Gothic and since I love Vampires just as much as I love Faeries I decided on a vampire theme - here it is x

4th of January and last day of hols :(

Oh Darn it the last day of the holidays, not good!!! :(   It seems like ages since I was at work as we got 2 extra days cause of a huge fall of snow we had (it is very unusual for us). I have had such a lazy holiday too (which has been great to be honest) because I havent been feeling the best due to a cold I just havent been able to shift.  It has been good though from a crafting point of view. I was online with Vikkie yesterday as usual and I got my new scrapbook challenge, it was a choice between Fantasy or Dreams (it was a hard choice to make) but I went with Fantasy. I am pretty pleased with the way the page turned out but on hindsight I wish I had done the THE for The Dragon in black too. Might pop back on later if I have done anymore crafting today xx

Scrapbooking bug is biting again :)

Well I took the Christmas tree down first thing this morning and we have decided to put it in the skip as it is starting to get rather bald (we have had it for 17years) so I will be on the hunt for a new one now.   Have spent most of the afternoon finishing my next scrapbook page that Vikkie is challenging me daily to do. She gives me the choice of 2 themes and I choose one to scrap. It has been quite good as it has got my brain working a bit harder and at least I dont need photos, I can just use pics from the web if need be.   Plus I am using up some of my stash which is just as well as the 2 of us have ordered HEAPS of stuff to share out when she comes over next week - yeah NEXT WEEK!!!! I am so looking forward to having her here, it is not nice having your bestest friend so far away (in another country) even though we do chat every single day.   So back to the scrapbook pages - yesterdays challenge I chose was "Native Americans" and todays one was "Inpiration", I will add both pics to the bottom of this post.  Anyway I am gonna leave it here as I am online with Vikk just now and I aint giving her my undivided attention lol.

Uneventful day

I have had a pretty dull day today. Havent had any crafting time and worse than that I havent seen Vikkie today. We talk to each other everyday and it feels very strange when we dont :( My mum came to visit this afternoon with my Great Aunt, who is staying with her for a few days, so that scuppered my plans slightly. I got the scrapbook page done last night. Not the LOVE one as it is gonna be done for Vikkies scrapbook challenge on her blog, Vikk suggested I do a page about US which I have done. I packaged up some handmade stuff for her today which I will get posted tomorrow. I made her a Faerie folklore mini album as she is mad about faeries and also a concertina folder with ATC's in it (also faerie themed). I am gonna go try to get photos of all these on her to let everyone see - so wish me luck x

This afternoon

Have spent a lovely afternoon online with Vikk. I had a bit of a clear out yesterday to make room for some new stash me n Vikk have ordered. So decided to clear out the drawer that houses all my stickers and rub on etc today(it was A MESS!!!!) as I have no idea what I have and things are starting to get tatty. Vikkie suggested sorting them into poly pockets so I can store them in a ring binder. Now I feel very organised and at least if I want something I will know where to look rather than rummaging. After doing the sorting I was a bit shocked at how much stuff I actually have, I need to start back scrapbooking me thinks to use up some of my stash. Vikkie has given me a challenge to make a scrapbook page about LOVE just to try to get my creative juices flowing again. I will let you see how it turn out when I get it done.

The Start of 2011

Oh well here goes nothing. The start of a New Year and I have (in a moment of madness) decided to start a blog!!! My best friend Vikkie reckons I should become a bit more reckless (not sure if this counts or not lol). Anyway if I cant beat her I might as well join her! I'm not sure what I will have to tell anyone that will be remotely interesting but we will see.