Good Egg!

Well the snow was there this morning but wasn't up to much and we ended up spending an age in the bath and then going to have lunch with my Mum and Dad so no long walks in the snow today. It is starting to fall again and hopefully there will be enough to make a snowman (or snowwoman) tomorrow.

We spent so long in the bath because yesterday my Dad arrived with the most amazing Easter egg, not only does it not make you fat or rot your teeth it also makes you smell lovely! It came from lush and is in my favourite fragrance; 'Blue Skies and Fluffy White Clouds'. The bath bomb had seaweed in it too so we pretended to be mermaids!

The children were given far too many chocolate eggs so we melted some down and made crispy cakes with mini eggs on the top, they'll be delicious tomorrow with a hot cuppa when we get in from our long cold walk (if there's any snow)!

Am off now to knit (making a present for my friend's 30th birthday soon) and watch naff telly and maybe help get rid of some of the Easter eggs!

Daisie xxx

Retail Therapy

Once we were organised yesterday me and the children went to a craft shop nearby where I had some birthday money to spend (from my brother) and it was like being in heaven, a little on the expensive side, but wonderful none the less and it wasn't like spending real money!! I bought, amongst other things, a large paper punch with the image of a dress which I have had my eye on for a while. Later we went out to our cash and carry and I bought some beautiful handmade papers (love fancy papers) and here is what I made whilst slurping wine last night:




While sorting out my dress photo I found a cool one of Nathaniel, we should call this 'Things To Do With An Infant Whilst Cooking' Number 3; give child large comedy vegetables!! Haha!!!




The snow is beginning to fall and the forecast is for much more over night so hopefully we'll wake up to lots of lovely whiteness and we can go for a walk in our wellies and throw snowballs then come home and get warm and eat chocolate easter eggs!

Daisie xxx

Croissant For Breakfast!

Blimey, what an appalling blogger I have been this last week. Apologies for lack of posts, didn't realise it had been so long. To be truthful not much has been happening!

Well it's the beginning of the long Easter weekend and both the girls and Simon are at home for four whole days, woohoo! Haven't made many plans but will see what the weather's like and what we feel like.

This morning Elizabeth, Nathaniel and I came down to have croissant (Asda had run out of hot cross buns yesterday) in front of the fire as it was very cold and both Simon and Francesca were fast asleep. The children had a late night, we went to visit some friends and the children all went off to play and I sat and nursed a coffee and had a lovely chat. Thanks Alison!! But it had turned 8pm before they were in bed, Elizabeth seems to be OK but it'll take Francesca a few days to catch up!

Here are my babies having their breakfast picnic;

Off in a while for some retail therapy (have some birthday money to spend), hopefully show you some pics soon.

Daisie xxx

Cushions!

Elizabeth was stupidly sick yesterday all over my bed, ugh! An even with Simon trying to contain sick in one place it was all over the duvet and the sheet and the pillows and on the cushions! We stripped everything off as quickly as is humanly possible while trying to soothe a distressed child but it had seeped everywhere. A friend washed our big duvet as she has a HUGE washing machine but sadly it wasn't dry last night so Simon and I spent a chilly night under our summer duvet and pink fleece blankets from the girls' beds. But what was more annoying was only having one big cushion on the bed. We use them to prop up and read or watch telly or have long intellectual conversations (snigger) and last night none of that could happen as we had to share a cushion! So this afternoon Francesca and I knocked out a few more;



Simon is working late tonight and I can't wait for him to come home and sink into the cushiony loveliness that is our bed!

And more importantly Simon and Nathaniel will be really comfy the next time they do this;

Elizabeth is much better now!

Daisie xxx

More Thread Than You Can Shake A Stick At!

Mum and Dad arrived this morning with my birthday present; more thread than you can shake a stick at! Really pleased with it, such an array of colours! Thanks very much!



And the other day I promised you an amazing recycled make and finally here it is..
I bought some jeans in the sale (they were down from £20 to 2) but they were far too long for me but too good a bargain to miss. I have worn them for a couple of weeks with the bottoms turned up but thought the look wasn't quite me so I took a pair of scissors to them!
Here are the girls with the left over bits;

Within minutes the girls had thought of a new use for them and with some felt scraps, some coloured thread and a little flare here is the finished product;

Elizabeth asked for blue flowers and Francesca being only four and still believing that more is more opted for love-hearts in three shades of pink and a big flower with a button centre!

Daisie xxx

It's My Birthday!!

Well, here I am entering my thirties, argh!
Bit scary but feel I have alot to show for my life. I have three beautiful children and because of many miscarriages and one horrific car crash I feel like the luckiest mother on the planet. I have a wonderful, dedicated, loving husband. I have a lovely home, although it may be cluttered and pushing the far boundaries of 'shabby chic' it's our home and I love to be in it. I have a new business and a flare for creating. I also have three elderly, slightly neurotic cats, but the less said about that the better!
I also have some wonderful friends and have received some wonderful presents; from my oldest friend, Heather, I got some beautiful jewelry, thanks! And I have a rather expensive bottle of champagne, thanks Gil! And from Swirly Lynsey I got, amongst other things, a fabby little book for ideas, like me she dreams of making things too! She has covered the book in knitting patterns as it's one of my new skills. On random pages throughout the book there are scribblings by her and her two small daughters, something to surprise me in years to come...


Elizabeth made me a birthday mask, I hate to say it but I didn't wear it when we went out shopping, bad Mummy!

I also got some marvelous cards (my favourite bit of birthdays, I have a huge box groaning with special cards upstairs), both Elizabeth and Francesca made me glittery masterpieces. These are my favourites...

Closely followed by this one from Lynsey, the card has been made by her friend Ruth and features 'Big Cook Ben' from the BBC children's programme 'Big Cook, Little Cook'. Anyone who knows me knows I have a bit of a thing for him, if he turned up on my doorstep and asked me to run off into the sunset with him I would find it hard to resist! The sad thing is; I think it's alot to do with the outfit, he had a part in another programme a few years ago and I didn't think him nearly as fanciable in his civvies!

Here's a rather snazzy hat from the in-law's;

Francesca was very upset at bedtime last night and the conversation went a bit like this,

"You're so beautiful Mummy"

"Thanks but why are you crying?"

"Because," she sobbed "30 is so old and tomorrow you'll be all crinkled!"

Trying not to laugh I assured her that I'm not so very old and I would most probably still look the same in the morning. After close examination at breakfast we have discovered that I have no more wrinkles than I had yesterday, phew!!

And finally, a card from my friend Caroline, with a sentiment we should live by all year round, not just on birthdays..

Go, now, and eat cake!

Daisie xxx

Racing For Life

Well, it's that time of year again and I am taking part (as I'm not hugely pregnant like I was this time last year). If you feel the need to sponsor me, thanks!!

http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/alexandradavies

Will be back with something amazing and crafty and recycled and marvelous, have had an idea!

Daisie xxx