Almost There……

Wow what a quick year 2013 has been, it’s been a whirlwind….I hope 2014 slows down slightly….I’m getting no younger!

I hope everyone has enjoyed their festive season, it’s been quiet here, a nice relaxing couple of days, but now it’s back to the grindstone with study and work….the kiddiewinks had a great Christmas and were spoilt rotten as usual….

I also received some lovely gifts….in no particular order…

Thank you Mum :)

Thank you Mum and Dad :)

Thank you Michelle :)

Thank you Karen (My OU Craft Group Christmas Exchange)

Thanks you Kath :)

and last but my no means least….a cupcake timer from the little Miss and a travelling sewing kit from the little man, both chosen by themselves :) :)

…I was spoilt too :)

I cooked this year, the traditional turkey with all the trimmings, followed by Christmas pudding….it was yummy if I do say so myself.

I had a childfree wander around the shops yesterday and treated myself to some new make up, a new hair colour (Frosted Chestnut), some new sparkly glittery nail paints and a new lunchbox and tea mugs from Cath Kidston :)

In my last post I offered two charts that had been gifted to me….Lynda I have emailed you for your details…well done :)

I also noticed that it was my blogaversary on Christmas Eve….6 years I’ve been blogging…460 posts, 1 pregnancy and birth, 3 relationship break ups…lol, 3 house moves, 2 jobs, a degree enrolment, a diabetes diagnosis, hundreds of craft finishes….a 40th birthday..*gulp*….anyway in the time I have made many lovely blogging friends and special friends and have loyal followers and commenter's, therefore my blogaversary giveaway this year will be chosen at random from one of my loyal commenter's from the past year…so if you are one of those…maybe an email will be with you very soon…I will make the drawing on New Years Eve.

Well I must now get out my study books…..Islam is the book of choice at the moment…..

I will be back with New Year plans…very soon

Hugs & Stitches

A Visit to Father Christmas and a Winner!!

Mark and I took the children to see Father Christmas today…they both received a lovely little gift and gave him their wishes…

Today is my 3 year blogoversary…it has flown by…lots has happened in my life during the time I have been blogging, which my long term friends, readers and followers will know well, I would personally like to thank you for your friendship, support, advice and encouragement throughout these years.

Now without further ado….onto my giveaway…with 73 comments many with 3 entries, (I have done lots of writing and cutting…lol)

Isaac had the honour of drawing the winner…..

   Who is…..               

DEVONAZ….Congratulations, your package will be mailed to you early in the New Year once the Christmas mail backlog has subsided!

Thank you to everyone who entered my giveaway…watch out for other tempting giveaways throughout 2011…

Hugs & Stitches

Blogoversary Giveaway

It’s my 3 year blogoversary on 23rd December, therefore as a celebration and a thank you to all my readers I will be holding a giveaway which will be drawn at 7pm (GMT) on that date…it will contain lots of lovely things and something handmade by me!

For a chance to win please leave a comment on this post only with your email address, for two chances to win please advertise my giveaway on your blog with a link to mine and for three chances to win please become a follower of my blog (let me know these in your comment!)

I will randomly select the winner on my blogoversary and contact them by email, the package will be mailed out early in the New Year due to Christmas postage backlogs so it doesn’t go astray.

Have fun!

Hugs & Stitches

Blogoversary Giveaway

I received an email from Nina today to let me know that she has received the package from my blogoversary draw. I included my first finish from 2008, which was the "Tea with Jane" design from Tanya at the Sampler Girl, which I completed on 1st January 2008. I also included a few other goodies which I hope Nina likes.


This week has been a busy one as I have been back and forth to the doctors and hospital. Martha had her 6 week check on Monday and all is well, the doctor says she is very alert and forward...to which I replied "of course she is, she is my daughter"...lol.


I also had my follow up diabetes test and postnatal check, my diabetes test came back clear which I was delighted about, I still am at risk of developing it again later in life so I have to have an annual test to check. My postnatal was fine too, I am all back to normal now...well as normal as can be!!


Martha has had a bad cold and cough this week and has gone off her milk the past couple of days, so it has been little and often feeding so I haven't had time for alot of other things, I have managed to keep up with the washing and do some ironing (my least favourite job) and I managed a quick dust and hoover today so the place looks half decent for any visitors. The upstairs in a tip but never mind no-one sees that...lol!


The other news on the life from is that I have a new man in my life (yes I have kept it quiet for a while), we have been seeing each other for 3 weeks today in fact, he lives a distance away 86 miles in fact so I suppose we are classed as having a long distance relationship. We did manage to spend quite alot of time together over the holiday period, but now normal life has begun again, it will be a bit more tricky. So I am hoping that 2009 will be a good year for us, it has had a damn good start so far!!


On the stitching front, I am half way through my Monthly Challenge peice for the S&S board, which was a Papillion freebie design, I have also finally started my Beatrix Potter Sampler for the SAL, I managed to get half of the centre motif stitched tonight, I would have probably completed it, but the dreaded frogs came to visit twice, I miscounted twice....too busy watching Trial & Retribution!! I have decided on my first 3 PIF peices and hope to make a start on those sometime this month too & also the design for the Friendship Ornament for the Exchange Heaven blog. I am not going to over commit this year, due to lack of time and a determination to complete my UFO's from 2008 and keep up with my 2009 SAL's.


I intend to spend some time on BP tomorrow too as I have a son free day, so if Martha is a good girl my needles should be smoking!!


Hope everyone else has a great weekend...whatever you do!!
Hugs & Happy Stitching

It's My Blogoversary Today....

and to celebrate I am doing a little giveaway on this post, which will include one of the hand stitched items I have made in 2008 plus a few little extras....if you would like to be entered into this draw please leave a comment on this post....I will make the draw on New Years Eve.

I can't believe I have been blogging for a year, alot has happened in 2008 as most of you who follow this blog will know. I have made so many new friends who have helped me so much with their words and messages of support, advice and love through my difficult months and also when my little pink angel arrived!! I honestly don't know how I would have got through the past 7 months without friends, stitching and of course the famous chocolate. I wish I could send you all a gift. But I truely mean it when I say a heartfelt thank you to you all.

I have some progress pictures and some exchanges to share which will follow at a later time.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your families a Peaceful Christmas and a Healthy and Happy 2009...I am positive that my 2009 is going to be GREAT...but more on that in another post.

Hugs