Hello Monday

Hello to finding an unexpected gem of a play area

Hello to starting another essay for my OU course
Hello to spending time with good friends putting the world to rights over a hot/cold drink
Hello to making Tuesday go quickly by spending it with a friend and her boys
Hello to working more than usual and a full shift on Sunday
Hello to starting the 3rd part of a Nora Roberts trilogy (Thanks to Sandra for recommending her to me)
Hello to warmer weather (hopefully) towards the end of the week

Hello Monday

Hello to school uniform and shoe shopping

Hello to returning to work after 2 weeks off
Hello to catching up with friends
Hello to baking with the boys
Hello to more OU reading and essay writing
Hello to fancy a game with Didsbury Community Church
Hello to establishing a routine for completing all the household tasks

Hello Monday

Hello to making it through the 1st week of the summer holidays

Hello to visiting the mother in law
Hello to working day shifts for a change
Hello to packing ready to go away
Hello to a car service
Hello to lots of driving
Hello to visiting a friend and her girls
Hello to seeing  my sister and parents

Hello to last week before summer holidays

Hello to an MRI on my wrist (having an injection of die first)

Hello to ceramic making at craft club
Hello to the penultimate group of  a course I've been taking
Hello to the car having it's MOT and  keeping my fingers crossed it passing
Hello to saying goodbye to eldest sons Keyworker as he leaves playgroup on Friday
Hello to a weekend of spending quality time with the boys in the sunshine
Hello to a family funday on sunday with some lovely friends.

Hello Monday

Hello to Summer
Hello to time in the garden
Hello to talking about Wimbledon and another Britain making history

 

Hello to the eldest sons transition afternoon at school and meeting his teacher

Hello to researching places to visit on our holiday this year to Devon

Hello to play dates with friends and the boys

Hello to physio on my wrist

Hello to 2 more weeks of routine before the school holidays



Summer Photography Scavenger Hunt

This year I'm taking part in Rinda's Summer Photography Scavenger Hunt, so far I've found these 2 items. 

 

 

(4.An Airplane) An aeroplane taken from the beach at Wirral Country Park

(11. An animal in a zoo, aquarium or nature reserve etc) A mother and her ducklings taken from the pond at Wirral Country Park

Hoping to capture some more over the next couple of weekends when we're out and about!

Photography Scavenger Hunt

The 1st June signals the start of Rhina's annual Summertime Photography Hunt. I participated last year and loved it so I'm planning on taking part again this year.

I thought I'd make a good start yesterday as we were going into the City Centre to watch the Manchester Day Parade, but didn't take my list with me so off for a hunt to see how many I've managed to cross off.
Are you taking part?

An amazing day

At the beginning of May we took a trip to Harrogate on the way to Newcastle with the kids for a couple of days away. We happened upon a sign at the side of the road, mentioning Emsley farm shop and as it was time for lunch, I thought it would be a good place to stop. When we pulled into the car park we were greated by some fenced off pens with chickens, peacocks and hens and some rabbits. After lunch we found out that it was in fact a farm trail, which was Free. Very unusual in this day and age. You could pay for food however, to hand feed the animals and actually go into the pen with the giant rabbits.

Later we found pens with goats and a donkey that you could also hand feed and a pig who needed to be feed in his trough. The goats were especially friendly especially the older ones, who fought to get closest to you as soon as you approached the pen.

It is definitely somewhere I'd go again if we're in the area.

I'm in

are you?

Last year I took part in a fabulous summertime photography scavenger hunt organised by the lovely Rinda and I'm planning on doing it again this year! Are you joining us?

Hello Monday

I know it's technically Tuesday here in the UK but somewhere in the world we're just about still in Monday!

Hello to DH being on early shifts again ( he starts work at 1am)!
Hello to the boys getting rid of their colds again( hope it doesn't take to long)
Hello to bright sunny weather!
Hello to organising a toddler bed for DS2!
Hello to seeing my mum at the weekend!

Hello Monday

Hello to cold weather ( sunny but extremely cold)

Hello to being back at work properly (4 shifts this week at 2 different stores)
Hello to a good weight loss this week

Hello to sending off my funding form for the OU! (once I find the dreaded missing piece of paperwork)
Hello to making a complaint regarding my new car (the car's fine, it's a issue with paperwork)

Hello to losing 1st

I got my 1st award yesterday at Slimming World by losing 4 1/2lbs. I was so happy to have got it especially as I've never lost that amount even in the first week. It took 9 weeks to lose, I wonder how long the next stone will take?

Hello Monday (belated)

Hello to Spring like weather, sunny days and blue skies
Hello to wearing my wedding and engagement rings!!
Hello to a meal out with colleagues from work
Hello to weigh in at Slimming World (not very hopeful this week due to said meal out)
Hello to catching up with a good friend and talking through some decisions
Hello to World Book Day and deciding what to send the eldest as!
Hello to the Diddi Dance South Manchester 1st Birthday Party
Hello to Mother's Day!

February Month in Numbers

Another month has passed us by in a flash, I don't know about you but as I get older the years seem to pass by quicker!
To help me remember the important (and not so important) details of the month I take part in A month of Numbers, an idea from Julie over at Notes on paper.

The month started well with our monthly visit to Young Families Together @ Didsbury Community Church, the messy crafts event started with a family tree filled with 100's of handprints from all the attendees including our 3 in the top right of the photo!

1 car service resulted in the purchase of a used Citroen C4!

We celebrated my youngest sister's 21st Birthday with a chinese meal and cake!

My husband and I had 3 child free nights at home whilst our boys stayed at their grandparents over half term, would have been even better if my step-daughter had stayed at her mum's as well

7 1/2 pounds lost this month through following the Slimming World Plan, meaning I achieved my 1/2 stone award and am 1 pound away from my 1 stone award!

2 phone calls talking to student registration and 30 minutes spent doing a diagnostic test for the OU! I'm considering studying for a BSc Health and Social Care but down the Healthcare/Health Sciences route! If you've got any experience of studying as a mature student or as an OU student I'd love to hear your opinions and advice!

2 pairs of earrings made with my own fair hands at our monthly craft club!

Thanks for reading, looking forward to seeing what March brings, hopefully it'll bring more warm weather and lots of fun activities!

Hello Monday

Hello to getting back to routine after half term
Hello to my DH working nights
Hello to scrapping with my February Counterfeit kit

Hello to receiving my stone award at Slimming World(wish me luck)
Hello to the boys taking part in a Ready Steady Cook event
Hello to March!!! and hopefully so much needed warmer weather!

Photo A Day - Jan 1st

Today at Beacon Fell Country Park!