Rainy Easter Monday

Easter Monday,in fact most of Easter weekend was rather rainy,we stayed in mostly which was perfect as i had so much to do. It been so busy that knitting is on a back burner at the moment but i really miss it,its just so relaxing,so Easter Monday i got up super early and spent an hour on mt Frozen Oceans Shawl

My socks get a row every now and then as well, i carry them in my bag in case i can ever fit a bit in, usually on the bus. I look forward in couple of months to have lots more time to spend finishing all these projects off, i am envisioning, days spent in the garden or hopefully out camping.

Thisis the grey dismal weather we have been having, hopefully it bucks up soon.

Thelast few weeks, leafleting and canvassing have taken up a huge part of my time,

Ewan has been coming out with me as well, and Paul has been out leafleting in the evening for me,its a very exciting time and with less than two weeks to go before the election i really doubt i will have time for anything else

I bought some new craft supplies and that kept the little ones all Easter Sunday, 

Paul took the kids to the season opening of the windmill and make these when they got back

and he helped them make there decorated Easter eggs, as i am so busy at the moment he seems to be taking over the reins in the craft department!

I had a couple of days out, one with Molly to pizza hut and the Cinema to see Beauty and the Beast and one with Ewan to see Running Wild,which was an amazing show at the Grand Theatre and some tea at Harry Ramsdens.

xx

Sunday Shawl, Desmelda Blanket & the Election!

I actually finished the Sunday Shawl just after Christmas, it shows how much i post these days on this blog! 

So much has happen in the last couple of months and i have been so so busy! I am at work now, since November, i still have my two college course's, which will becoming to an end soon, i have exams in May and June. Of course Gala day is fast approaching in June and i am extremely busy with organizing that and with Molly being chosen as Princess this year,i am spending hours on her Float and costumes, pictures will follow straight after gala day! I am sure that i have mentioned the galas bid to reopen the local library that was closed in October last year and i am in full swing with meetings and planning to reopen this as a community centre and community Library.

So if that was not enough (along with a hubby and Four Children!!!!) I was asked a month ago if i would like to stand in the next election for Borough Councillor!

The post was not due for election till 2019, but one of the current Councillors of another party have stood down. So i went through the selection process and was chosen as the Conservative Candidate for the ward where i live!

Its all happened so fast but i have been super busy going out and about canvassing and delivering leaflets for the election which will be 4th May. I am so lucky that i have Paul who is 100% behind me and is putting up with either not seeing me or going out in the evening delivering leaflets for me. I have never been as busy as i have recently,if its not leafleting its college assignments or plucking the float! Paul keeps telling me we are a team and its very true we have a great routine going and i have to praise him for being so wonderful!

So this is the Sunday Shawl which is very much in use at the moment

Also this is the Desmelda Blanket that i made for my parents at Christmas but never got a really good picture of.

Hopefully i will be able to post again soon,once i have a bit more time,i do still have the odd hour knitting as i rely on it to wind down at the moment, x

Rainbow Swiss Roll

We have had some dull dreary weather days recently and a few storms including storm Ewan! he was pleased to have a storm named after him.

I have seen this Rainbow Swiss Roll on pinterest lots of times and we decided to go bright and cheer up the day with a bit of baking

I love the colours of the cake mix, the new coloring pastes i got are fantastic, just wish it hadn't taken me so long to buy some, you only need a tiny amount and the colours really pop

I don't know why i decided to use baking trays with only tiny sides, it made a mess of the oven dripping all over the place, but at least i have a sheet in the bottom which makes it easier to clean up all the cake mix

Rolling them up was a bit tricky and one worked far better than the other

It was a lot of work for something that was demolished in minutes, but all good fun.

A bit more colour therapy....

Is the start of my new blanket, which is Sophie's universe.

Can't wait for it to get bigger and have it draped over the couch when its finished

Choo Choo Train Jumper

One of my recent makes and probably on of the last things i will finish for a while as its so busy round here and will be for a while yet. Everything comes at once and this is why i am up at 5am just so i can have a hour or so to myself.

I found the pattern on Ravelry  Pattern here  and i just loved the little train design.

It was an easy knit, but the sizes were very small and it was obvious that it was going to be too small so i added extra stitches and winged it a bit.

He really suits it and when i just went to get the pattern link for this post i spotted a hat pattern the same so i think i know what my next project will be!! i think i have just enough of the yarn left for it

He is a little poser, he loves having his picture taken

Off to finish my cup of tea now x

Alex's 3rd Birthday

A few weeks ago Alex the littlest one turned 3!! no idea where the last 3 years when but he is the cutest funeyest little boy. When he was a baby we started calling him Ali baba which was his little nick name, over time it was mostly shortened to baba and to this day the other kids call him baba, but i think he is getting to big for that name now. We got rid of the pram the other week and we just have a little fold up pushchair for if we need it, that felt very sad as i have always had a pram for nearly 11 years, lifes changing now and they are getting bigger

Alex's faveriote film at the moment is the Good Dinosaur, so i thought i would make a dinosaur cake for him, which was a lot easier than i though it would be and he really loved. When we brought it in and sang happy birthday he was flapping about and wiggling on his chair with a huge smile on his face and wide eyes, it was funny, it could barely wait to blow the candles out.

We actually decided to celebrate his birthday on a Sunday instead of the Tuesday and we gave him idpressents then as well, as we had bought him a bike and it meant we could all celebrate and he could play on his bike, where as on his birthday he would be at nursery, although on that day they made him a cake and he celebrated with all his friends.

The night before was Hambleton Galas at home party which was a disco, buffet and visit from Paw Patrol, so really it was like a birthday party for him!

He had an amazing time,even at a young age he loves the gala and this year he will be part of Mollys retinue.
I took lots of videos of his birthday but not many pictures,we had a relaxing family day complete with Mc Nonalds which is what Alex calls it and what he is always asking for.

This is Alex at 3!!!!

Its been a long time.... Half term

Wow its been over a month since i posted last and i really don't know where the time has gone. I have several posts i have started but i never get round to finishing them but i will soon as i have finished a few of my projects and started some new ones, including one very exciting new challenge!

Of course now i am back at work full time that really eats into my craft time, but i always find time for a bit of knitting as its just so relaxing,even if some times its at 4am and i can't sleep as i have so much going on in my head and in my life, ideas,things i must do, my volentry work,just not enough hours in the day.

The gala id getting back into full swing and we when to the Queen of Queens competition in Staining and our Gala Princess Won!

I let Ali hold my Phone and he took about 50 selfies!

The kids love these gala events and Molly is just bursting with excitement for when its her turn

I had the week off work for half term and despite not being well we took the time just to relax and be together.

I did a bit of baking and these ham and Cheese Swirls went down a treat

I had a fab night out with my training group from work and we have more nights out planned

I will be having this cocktail again 

Ewan had to spend some of the holidays learning the hard way!!! i found piles of clothes including shirts that had not been worn screwed up in the bottom of a toy box,so i taught him to iron and after completing a huge pile he has mainly been managing to put his clothes away..result

Molly and i had some girly time,i found these stick on nails for kids,think we will get some for her for the gala

We made Rocky Road Flapjacks and started on Mollys float for the gala! which is coming on amazingly but i can't show you till June!! so there will be a big reveal, this is the kids stripping off the old design

The big two kept busy making friendship bands

So that was pretty much our half term x