Odds & sods

Having been really busy for weeks will gala stuff, i have been finally going through the pictures and uploading them to the computer and thought i will share some of the highlights of the last few weeks.

My new matching car seats for the boys, i love the cow skin look!!!

My Neice turned 18 and i decided to make her a t-shirt with a photo on, i bought special paper that you print on and iron on the t-shirt, it came out really well

We had a great time at the party even if it did make me feel a little old, Sam was born when i left school for study leave and started my apprenticeship! where did 18 years go.

Alex did not stop dancing

 One of my other nieces, put loads of bobbles in Freds hair, which has started a bit of a thing, where he asks each morning for them to be put in and screams if we don't or try to take them out!! think i will let it run its course.

Just before we went on hols, i bought a new sewing machine!!!yay. The one i had bought from the charity shop was not that great, once i started making a skirt and what should have taken 20 mins tops, took 3 hours....3 frustrating hours, as its didn't really work properly at all, but the charity shop gave me my money back. But again i was without a machine, so i took the plunge and splurged on a really good sewing machine, that also is a quilting machine, with all the bits and bobs, it even does monogramming (everything in the house has now been monogrammed!) After much research, i decide a sewing and embroidery machine was not going to be as good as 2 separate machines, so an embroidery machine will be my next purchase, when Paul has got over this one :)

 Anyway, it came in handy when we got back from hols it was discovered that the next day at school was pirate day and luckily i had some fabric and managed to make a quick costume. Thats one of the things about sewing, its mainly the kids that benefit from it and they love the fact there mum has made the costumes and they are not wearing exactly the same Asda outfit that everyone else is wearing! Molly also can start her lessons again

The mini carrots on the plate are ones which Molly grew at school.

Fred has finally decided he wants potty, so we are getting somewhere, if fred decides something he sticks with it, he is a stubbon little boy.

A lovely day at Jubilee, while i had some site meetings.

The school summer fair, Ewan & Max

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So despite all the gala stuff we have still had a few outings and some fun. I don't always take pictures to show you, as we go to the same places over and over.

Today we are off to the car show, but we will take the camping stove and cook some food on the beach and make a day of it xx