Sunday, December 24, 2006

Its Christmas.......................

Well what can I say, its Christmas Eve!!!!

I am late on today, I normally like to get on here earlish on a Sunday, but given what Sunday it is today time has run away with me, I am pleased to say that EVERYTHING was finished yesterday phew!!! everything is done and wrapped.

We popped into Fleet yesterday for a walk around to get a roll of wrapping paper and bits n bobs but nothing too stressful, and today we have finished off the little bits, so all pressies wrapped and eager eyes are looking!! and we dont have children LOL.........

So batteries are on charge, camera is ready!! So whats in store for Christmas Eve, well just a quiet chilled day really, been around Rogers mum and dad's for dinner and a game of deal or no deal, collected our stockings, which I hasten to add seem to rattle so feel there are a few little games in there, you know the ones LOL

And now we are back, time for showers and a cheeky JD and Lemonade and try to get some sleep, ohhh watching santa online at the moment too, I know I know im 31 but I find it amazing I wish that these type of things were around when I was younger.

I was in a shop yesterday and this little girl said to her dad, "Daddy, what do you think we should leave for santa? milk and mince pie?" and I think every dad has said, "no darlin I think Santa would prefer a bottle of beer!!" LOL Roger and I had a chuckle cos we all remember our dads saying the same.

So too all of those little children finding it hard to sleep now, morning will come very soon.

Merry Christmas to you all

and Happy New Year

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Craft Resolutions for 2007

Ok so I never normally do resolutions cos I know im crap!!! but seens as I have already packed up smoking, and I seem to be on an everlasting diet, I thought for 2007 I would turn my determination and will towards craft!!

Last year I said NO to making these silly things and decided to type up a few goals as normally they work, and stragetically placed them in my diary at different times of the year, I can now empty the back secret slip in my diary and safely tick..................bare with me im counting.......Source more income..........erm nope, Complete Bathroom....PMSL nope still have Roger's foot hole in the ceiling, Get into Yoga ROFL a definate nope, Try Pilates (cant cope with the LOL), ooo this is a good one, lose enough weight to get into a size 12 for mates wedding..........(ok got a headache now from LOL)..............ok so we can see that 2006 was not the best year for goals, and we have established goals are not for me LOL.....

So I thought right I will write down my craft resolutions where everyone can see them and watch my (little) progress throughout the year LOL....so here we go:-

1. Start a BOM, im 31 surely there is enough on me to start this project!!
2. Start wedding album for best mate, as I now have the photos
3. Do a memory book of my Dad
4. Start Yorkiegirls 2007 Journal
5. More Canvas' for Family
6. Do an exploding box, I love the look of these, really want to do one
7. Participate in more swaps on UKS
8. Visit Scrapitude and LCC online more often LOL
9. Try something new, ie technique or material every couple of months
10. Find more time to scrap LOL

So ladies you have seen my testimony, and my goals for 2007 on the craft front, and to balance my life here are a few non craft things I would like to do in 2007:-

1. Pay more attention to my friends and family
2. Keep up the dancing,
3. Get used to the fact this is me, I will never be that size 10!! face it LOL
4. Enjoy my life, realised how short it can be!!!!!!!!!!!!
5. Laugh, laugh and belly laugh some more, feel free to join in LOL
6. Tell the person you wake up to, how much you love them everyday :-))

Thats it for me today, sounds like a fun filled 2007, and I hope you are all going to join me and nag me should I slack off

Luv ya all
Me xxxx

Monday, December 18, 2006

Tagged!! I'm It....

Ooooooh, I was tagged by SCRAPPYFAIRY , I've never been tagged before!!Its the "abc" of life...
A - Available or taken: Very happy in love with Roger my partner of 5 years
B - Best friend: Lisa and Diane, they know the most LOL
C - Cake or pie: Would have to pick something savory
D - Drink of choice: Pepsi if not in the mood or Jack Daniels if in the mood LOL
E - Essential item you use every day: Glasses
F - Favorite color: hhmm lilac every time in and out of scrapping
G - Gummy bears or worms: Gummy bears out of the choice
H - Hometown: Fleet in Hampshire, but born and bred in South London
I - Indulgence: Crisps (Doritos), crisps (McCoys) and oh maybe some crisps (Sensations)
J - January or February: February I dont normally feel so down in February!!!
L - Live is incomplete without: Laughs with Roger I couldnt bare the belly laughs that he provides and Music
M - Marriage Date: Not engaged yet!
N - Number of siblings: 1 - Older brother
O - Oranges or Apples: Apple - Granny Smiths get those teeth on edge
P - Phobias or Fears: Anything that flies, my back to a door, loosing my hair..
Q - Fave Quote: "you've got more front then Woolworths"
R - Reason to smile: Roger, Smokey, Friends, Family, UKS and life its self
S - Season: Autumn every time, colours, smells anticipation of the end of year, walks
T - Tag 3 or 4 people: JaneH, Beesbabe, ChrisRydel
U - Unknown fact about me: I broke my jaw at 15 and can sometimes dislodge it (yuk i know)
V - Vegetable you don't like: Sprouts every time evil
W - Worst habit: Opening post and leaving in on the kitchen worktop!! Sorry Roger xx
X-rays: A few in my lifetime!!
Y - Your fave food: Anything savory
Z - Zodiac sign: Cancer

Christmas Part 2 - Ready, Set, Panic

Ok so here is Part 2 of ScrappyFairys Christmas prompts:-

Its the 17th today.. only 8 days till christmas... which begs to ask the question:"Where are you in your christmas preperations!?, have you finished? tree up? pressies wrapped?, turkey defrosted lol!?? - whats left to do and how do you feel about this time of year?!"

HHmm interesting.................we have 2 pressies left to get, and now its just the wrapping them up part, most of mine is done, Roger on the other hand has to wrap mine! im assuming ive been a good girl this year in order to have a pressie LOL

Tree is up, lights are up, iccicles are out on the gutter LOL, thankfully this year we are not cooking we are at Rogers parents so that will be nice, bracing myself for the token Sprout yuk pah still never forgive mum for lying to me, about one sprout would give you good luck!!

Ha how do I feel about this time of year.............well every other year I have been at exploding point around now, but this year has a slight edge to it, being the first year without my dad, its a strange one, still looking forward to christmas but you just know its never gonna be the same, still find it a magical time of year, and as this is my first year scrapbooking, there will be a ton of photos for me to do something with once I can get my craft stuff out again.

All in all despite the obvious I am looking forward to it, and spending time with Roger, which is something we have lacked on this year, its been a very strange year.......................

Christmas Part 1 - Cherished Moments

Ok missed part one so had to have a hunt and find the first prompt from ScrappyFairy, and here it is: -

Christmas .... what is your earliest christmas memories?What made christmas for you as a child?If you could have anything for christmas what would it be?

Right so what was my earliest memory?? thats a hard one, I dont remember a single first memory, it seems to be a few wrapped into one, and im not sure if they are all from the same year!!

I remember watching my parents putting up the ceiling decorations, I think like most others their parents had a thing about ceiling decorations and not just the odd hanging thing I mean large garlands from each corner into the middle by the light and then in each hoop there was something hanging, then the tree and then the hallway! hanging things here and dangly things there, coloured lights galore, a million and one sweets, toffeee oh who remembers them!! i used to love them.

But a memory I always have is one of me and my older brother desperately trying to get the seals of the sweets and nicking just the odd one or half dozen LOL and shoving the wraps in a whole in the settee! no one ever knew we done this and over the years frankly we both forgot until we were moving and my brother and dad picked up the sofa and OH MY GOD all those sweet wrappers flew to one end, it was going to the rubbish tip, so dad ripped it open and there we stood wetting ourselves!! my mum was horrified LOL was not sure whether she was upset that we nicked her sweets or to the fact she knew how long they were in there LOL.

I always remember walking home from school in December and seeing my lights up and then realising how close to christmas we were...........

Cherished moments

Cxx

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Comfy Zone

Ok so as we are missing our daily prompts by Jane, the wonder Scrappyfairy stood in today, she normally only create the Sunday prompts, and her prompt today was "What is your idea of cosy!? When do you feel at your most relaxed?"

My idea of cosy, simple really, this time of year nothing nicer then twinkling lights, nothing blarring down on you, nice a toastie house, watching something like a film snuggling up on the sofa, you know nothing nicer then just throwing a load of pillows on the sofa and falling into them and getting comfy.

Nice hot coffee, spotted dick and custard, closed curtains, lock the world out. Cat rolled into some funny kinda ball where you just dont know where she starts and ends...............these are my small ideas of cosy.

I do truly love this time of year, especially when you dont have to go out, you can hear the rain and the wind howling, but you know your in for the night cosy on the sofa of pillows LOL

Love it, thanks scrappy for making me feel all warm and cosy

xx

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Jingle Bell Rock!!

So my tree has been up in the corner since the weekend, and after browsing some other crafters blogs today I realised that I needed to kick my butt into gear, so we went food shopping had dinner, then cracked on with the tree!!


With christmas music on in the background we really got into the mood, so much so that I have even wrapped some pressies!!!


So here is a of piccie just to show that im finally getting into the spirit!!

See there are presents under the tree!!! woohoo, cant wait to wrap some more!!

xxx

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Name me This Name me That

Ok so another prompt from the past by Jane, was All about your name, the meaning, my likes dislikes/nicknames etc.........

Claire!! Ive been sung to with a song that I know nothing more about apart from the moment I saw you I swear!! as that is the only dam bit ever sung to me LOL.

Whats the meaning? Bright and Clear!!

My likes with my name is you just cannot shorten it, no matter what!! my dislikes its a common name, the amount of times I have walked down the road or in a shop and I have heard my name and turned around, probably because im a nosey cow LOL

Nicknames, well its been from clara, clarence, care bear, cuddly claire, clarabell the list is endless, and the one that annoys me the most is clarence and the only one that gets away with calling me that is my cousin!!

Short but sweet I know...............

Monday, December 11, 2006

Healthy Advice!!

Ok our lovely lady Jane at UKS has decided to hold off on the prompts until the new year, but she has been kind enough to send me a copy of all her prompts, not only for here, but will help my inspirations!! so here goes I am going to randomly pick a prompt and blog!!

So here is the first one, Go back to the age of 14, what 3-5 pieces of adivce would you give yourself??

Interesting LOL.................hhmm ok lets think....

1) Live life to the full, I dont mean become an complete loon, but enjoy every new thing you do.

2) Dont be scared try things out of your comfort zone, dont just restrict yourself to the things women are only supposed to do.

3) Remember those people around you that make you laugh and smile, and never forget them, make the effort even if you only contact them every 6 months put yourself out!!

4) Some one actually gave me advice once, they said its better to regret what you have done, then regret what you haven't!! the only thing I can add to that is sometimes its better to regret those things you have done LOL <>

5) Enjoy life

6) Oh yeah when you see that Mandy Atkins coming towards you at the rate of knotts, age 17 in your local ice hockey semi finals!! MOVE FAST if you dont it will hurt ALOT lol (if only you could give that type of advice!)

Its hard to give advice without being specific, there are a few things I wished I had done at a younger age, but not enough to regret, I have learnt in life that you should never have regrets no matter what, things happen in life for a reason, and when whatever is happening at the time embrace it and make the most of it good or bad!!

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Whats that Feeling!!??


So this weekend saw me and Roger out shopping for christmas and desperately trying to get us in the mood for what is normally the best part of the year, but for some reason we are just not getting that feeling. Our mates laugh at us because normally by the first weekend in December out come the Decs and the cards, the music and old films (ok mainly me LOL) but im normally Mrs Christmas, but this year its just been the complete opposite!!

Been in a funny mood all weekend, as a crafty person I normally make all cards, but this year I havent and people have noticed and made not horrible comments but are taken back as I havent made them! but this year im finding it hard to motivate myself let alone making hundreds of cards. I seem to be more into scrapbooking, but even still I could make cards still, I suppose im just being lazy!!

Roger was working on Saturday morning, so when he got home we were "right lets get on and jump into Christmas" so popped into town and got a few more pressies which was good, its wasnt busy to the unbearable state, and then we realised that I couldnt make anymore cards or scrapbooking till after Christmas due to making room for our tree, so we went to the card shop, and brought our normal mums, dads, etc.... but for me this year was the hardest!! im one for words its something that I got from my dad, it could be the ugliest card in the shop but the words could be the most meaninful and we would buy it! so there I am in a busy card shop picking my cards (which was a novelty LOL) and then started looking for one to my dad, and then realised!! I wouldnt be giving it too him, I would have to go to the cemetry and pin it to his rose, and at that point I had an overwhelming rush of emotions and feelings, and found a few tears, its such a strange feeling.

The things I had to take into consideration, size, colour run, words!! words my god that was the hardest, I found one in the end, and have now written it ready for next weekend, it truly was the hardest thing ever...............

Anyway, lets end this on a positive note!! my tree is up and ready for mascaring LOL only kidding will post a piccie once its done.

Love to you all
Cxx

Saturday, December 09, 2006

Its the Weekend!!!


Well thank god the weekend has come around, we have had such busy weekends recently, and this weekend maybe just a little less busy, it seems taht come December I never have a weekend to just me and Roger!!

But hey its only 2 weekends aways till Santa stops at my house, I have mixed reactions for Chrismtas this year! As you know this year will be the first year without my dad, its strange, oh I dont know I suppose im rambling......................well im glad that mum has decided to go to my brothers in Spain, I think being there with my nephews will keep her a little more occupied then she would be with me!!

But hey today is what we are nattering about, and my list of to do today is, put some music on dance around like a numpty, tidy away my craft corner to make way for my tree!! go shopping (local) cant be bothered to fight the traffic and the crowds in places like Basingstoke or Reading, and for what we need Fleet will be ideal!! then come home and get ready for Allies birthday, we are going bowling tonight which im really looking forward to, we always have a blast, and it feels like I havent seent them all for ages!!

Then tomorrow we will be seeing Rogers Aunt and Uncle who are coming up from London (sounds miles away LOL) and then its a chill out afternoon.

Been a funny week, been a bit hard going, so glad that this weekend will be rounding it off. And as we know from UKS Jane is stopping the prompts until at least after the new year, so I am going to just blog odds and ends and my daily rambles, plus a hint of past prompts.

So for now, its over and out from me, going to enjoy my weekend.
Byee
Cxx

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

A Time to Reflect!

Today, I am finding to reflect and remember! I have become very much into UKS and am loving the little crafting community and sense of being welcome somewhere! and that is what UKS does, I have made so many friends on this site, I always have it running in the background, its kinda like a lifeline to me. But now and then something crops up that pulls the community together even more.

Again, I have logged onto UKS to find another well loved and truly talented person has been taken from our sights and our lives, and is now in the arms of an Angel, I didnt have the privalage to know Joanne Ward personally, but have viewed her gallery and read some of her advice on threads, and from what I have seen and the response I have read I know she is going to be sorley missed.

Please take some time today and reflect and take time to spare a thought for those in your lives and those that may have touched your life in some way or another.

Joanne Rest in Peace
May the Angels hold you tight!!