Just a quick post.
First, thanks for all the comments and hello to all my new readers and followers :-) I'm really loving it on this site!!
Secondly, thank goodness it's Friday. Hoping to get my garden done tomorrow ready for Charlie's birthday BBQ next week. I really hope the rain holds off until I've done my garden!!! There's no way I can get a bouncy castle out there with the grass as long as it is now. Tomorrow is my only hope because the guy that's cutting the grass (with his petrol mower) and strimming is at work all week. Pray for sun.. or at least dry weather.
Thirdly, the kitten is looking SO much better today, her eyes are brighter, more clear and she just look more healthier. Plus, she's been running around ALL day playing and chasing everyone's feet/trousers and Ellies dress, bless. <3
Happy Friday everyone :)



Sarah xXx

1) We have a beautiful new kitten, we've named her Lotti. I wasn't intending on getting a getting (yet), but this one really needed a home, she is poorly with cat flu & had an eye infection which is clearning up now, the eye drops work amazing! She needed some looking after, so we took her in! Apparently I feel the need for more of a challenge (because three kids isn't enough LOL!) so yes, I took the kitty in. She is on antibiotics and I have to feed her milk via syringe, ever so slowly, I'm so scared I'm going to drown her little lungs, takes me 15 mins just to feed her 2ml, lol! She is a total darling though. The kids adore her... they are in love with her. They are SO gentle with her, they fuss after her, sit and stroke her and have had a cuddle each (more cuddles when she's better!). She seems to be adapting well. She's more energetic today - the antibiotics must be working. She follows me everywhere, hehe. Love her!
2) Tomorrow is Friday. Yippee. Charlie has his school disco tomorrow, he's excited about that. Harry has football practice tomorrow and Ellie gets to spend the whole time with me and Lotti. Aww.
3) Saturday my fella is coming down to see us. I can not wait to see him. It's been two and a half weeks since I last saw him and I know that isn't long but it feels like FOREVER ago. Roll on Saturday :)

Sarah xXx

Gosh. I am having on of *those* days today. My hot water wasn't working this morning, apparently it's fixed now. And I do have running water again. However, I am not convinced the hot water is actually fixed. My heating is now turning itself on & off. The lumber will have to come back in the week and get it all fixed, he said an electrician is also needed, thank goodness I don't have to pay for the repairs as I am a council tenant. What a kurfuffle though.
Also couldn't get the laptop to charge today, turned out it was a dodgy plug socket. I will be getting the electrician to fix that, too.

Okay, enough of my moaning now. The boys are at school. It's my middle sons sports day tomorrow, I am really excited as is he. I hope it doesn't rain, the forecast looks ok for tomorrow so fingers crossed. Also have parents evening for my daughter tomorrow. Well, my appointment is 1pm so it's more like parents afternoon, lol. I can't wait to see the work she has been doing at nursery! Eee. I still can not believe she will be starting primary school in September! Madness. Wednesday is my eldest sons sports day. I'm excited about that, too although it is suppose to rain so we'll see what happens.
In amongst all of that I need to fit in grocery shopping. Fun times, lol.

The other day me and Ellie decorated ginger bread men. I brought one of those ready made ginger bread kits so all we had to do was decorate the ginger bread men. I think they were around £2. Well worth the money. We had such great fun decorating those and they were yummy, too! I'm going to attempt cup cakes sometime this week (when I have time), I'm sure the kids will enjoy helping. Wish me luck, I am not so great at baking!! Last time I baked the cakes didn't rise... yeah... wasn't good. Here's a pic of Ellies ginger bread man she decorated and then gave to me. Yummy!

I've managed to update my blog for one whole week! That's #30 of my Summer Bucket List. Ok so I know it isn't a huge thing but at least I achieved it, right?
Also, does anyone know how to do the links along the top of the page, it says in the design section that I've already added it but it's not there & I haven't added it.

I have no water in my taps :( The plumber is coming out to fix it. See, the other day the plumber had to flush the whole heating system & has obviously forgotten to turn the water back on at the mains in the loft. So yeah, left with no water. It ran out last night. Soonest the plumber could get here was today... I am still waiting *sigh* I really hope he's here soon, the kids need baths (as do I). Thankfully my water tap in the kitchen is connected to a different system so I have water in that tap! It's something we take for granted. We don't realise how much we depend/need water until it's gone.

Hello to my new readers :-)

I am SO glad it's the weekend.
the kids slept in until 9am this morning!!!!!! First time they have ever slept that late! It was a well needed sleep in, that's for sure.
The boys have gone to there dads for the weekend so it's just been me and Ellie here today. I've potted about the house, doing the odd chore here and there, watched some Miranda series one. Gosh, I love her. Such fun.
Ellies friend is here (who happens to be my best friends daughter) playing with her barn toy and watching cartoons.
Over all, it's been a chilled out day so far. I am going to get the school uniforms done ready for Monday (because I hate that job and would rather get it over & done with). Also, going to have a nice hot relaxing bath soon, I treated myself to some AVON massage oil and bath oil, I'll be using it as bath oil. It smells lush.

Anyhoo, must dash, the girls are wanting me to get some puzzles out for them to play with :)
TTFN

Sarah xXx

Woohoo it's finally Friday! I feel absolutely exhausted today! See, I decided that I needed to *ME* time (watching random stuff on youtube, listening to 'keep calm and relax' album etc) so I stayed up late last night thinking "oh it's ok I can nap tomorrow". Only problem with that was I forgot that the plumber/heating engineer was coming to fix the boiler and flush out the whole heating system this morning at 8am. Somehow I managed not to write it down on the calender. It takes pretty much most of the day. There goes my nap... So instead me and Ellie have been doing puzzles, pottering around doing housework (with Ellies "help" lol) & doing laundry. Its now 11am and I am just SO tired. I know, it really IS my own fault. Early night tonight. No, really, I MEAN it, I NEED an early night tonight!

I need to get back into reading, I have a few new books to read but the last few days I just haven't really be bothered. I've picked up my e-reader a couple of times but I can't get into anything. I did start re-reading fifty shades again but the problem is, I think I might ruin the movie for myself. I really NEED Ian Somerhalder to be Christian Grey.

Hmm, how many times have I mentioned the word 'NEED'?! lol. This is a very needy post, haha.

Harry has football club after school today, I am hoping it doesn't rain so that I can take Ellie & Charlie to the play park near the school, otherwise I have to come home and then leave 10 mins later to collect Harry from football. Going to the park is so much easier, lol. We've not been to the park for a good couple of weeks as the weather has been so unpredictable! I think the kiddies would love a trip to the play park :)

Sarah xXx

I'm really trying hard to write in my blog every day for a week because t's on my summer bucket list.

I can not believe that in just over two and half weeks my little boy is going to be SEVEN. My middle child is going to be SEVEN. Doesn't seem possible. 

*Yawn* I am so very tired. I think I've had about 5 hours sleep in the last 72 hours. Friday night I didn't go to sleep until late watching random youtube videos (I haven;t done that for ages!) thinking that I would at least get a 7:30am lay in... how wrong I was, the kids were up at 5:45am yesterday morning.

So errrrr, my "blog for a whole week" didn't happen. FAIL.
Yesterday I was suppose to have a Neurologist appointment but it has been pout back to NEXT Thursday now.
I've just been SO busy, I've had no time to blog and when I have I've just been way to tired! I have been ever so busy doing my back garden. It was seriously like a jungle, the grass was almost 4ft high. I haven't had a chance to get out there and actually do anything outside (I moved into this house in December 2011) until yesterday because it has been raining, windy or simply to wet! Yesterday though? I did it! I had to use a sickle (like a big hook thing & would be really handy during a zombie apocolypse, hmmm. I can't wait for the next season of walking dead, anyway I'll stick to the gardening for now!) to cut the grass down before I could strim and then mower it with my dads petrol lawn mower. It took HOURS. I didn't stop until gone 9:30pm last night. I wanted to get it ALL done but I ran out of daylight time, there is just a little more to do - Need to use the sickle again to chop the long grass right at the bottom of my garden (My garden is very, very long!) I'm going to do that one day next week (Perhaps Wednesday. Weather permitting of course... this is Gt.Britain, it could rain any time lol). I've done SO well to do what I've done so far. Tomorrow I am going to do some strimming & pull up the rest of the grass that has taken over the path! The previous tenants of this house seriously did not take any care of the garden. It's hard work but will be worth it in the end. I really NEED to have a presentable garden. I really have got my work cut out. I don't mind about not having any flowers or a fancy shaped lawn. Just a flat lawn that the kids can play on, where we can put a paddling pool & have the tent up for the kids to play in & generally just be safe. Without any stinging nettles. The garden was seriously over taken with stinging nettles. IF the garden is done in time for Charlies Birthday (7th July) then I plan on having a BBQ and hire a big bouncy castle, invite a few of his friends & my family etc. It would be amazing to do that! I know Charlie will love it! But it is a big IF because I really do have my work cut out.

I've also put up the new table and chairs for the garden. Can't use the parasol yet as I need to buy a base for that. I also have a big gazebo to go up but I think I'll hold off on that for now. One thing at a time, right?
Also. Need to actually BUY the bbq.. I'm saving like crazy.

So that is what I have been busy doing. I've also done some gardening today, too. Pulled out yet MORE nettles. Will get some more done the weekend, hopefully. :-)
I will share some pictures when it is ALL finished.

the kids are all great! Most of the kids in there classes have chicken pox, thank goodness all three of mine have already had them (Easter 2011). I will update more about the kids in my next post but right now I need to go & bath them, get there PJs on ready for bed in an hour!


Sarah xXx

So I am going to attempt one of the things off my Summer bucket list 2012. Number 30 to be exact - Blog everyday for one whole week. (Ha we'll see how I go with this)

Today I thought I would post my opinions on the Fifty Shades series.




A friend of mine recommended I read The Fifty shades books. I looked online and read
about what the story was about, I must admit I thought to myself "No way are these my kind of books, erotic stories? Naa not very me"  I won't lie, they are not my usual read.
 I don't usually DO erotic stories but from the moment I started reading I just could not put the books down. I was hooked. Seriously. I read the first book within hours and then the other two books. I read them in just under a week and was left speechless. I fell in love with Ana and Christians relationship (or should I call him Mr Grey ;)). I could not wait to see what happened next, I found myself rushing the books just to see what would happen next. Amazing!!! I wont lie, the books are poorly written IMO but that doesn't matter - I fell in love with the story. I really HOPE there is another book and SOON! I am going to re-read the books again because I rushed the first time. I really miss reading the books!
If you haven't read it, I recommend you do.

I can't wait for the movie, I know that they are going to do a movie (according to many, many websites). Not sure how they'll do it without all the erotic stuff though.. I'm intrigued to find out. Also, I think Ian Somerhalder (aka Damon from vampire diaries) would be the perfect person to play Christian Grey.
That's all.

Sarah xXx

I have quite a lot to write about but I am so tired! I seriously need an early night (every time I say that, it never happens). I really need to watermark pictures & post them here, I will do it... some day. 

Ok, so IF anyone does actually read my posts please recommend to me blogs to follow because I don't have  THAT many friends on blogger... yet! 

Summer bucket list.
So, I have seen a few people do this and thought I would follow.. Here is a list of things I would like to achieve by the end of the Summer.. Actually lets say the end of September. Here is my bucket list of things to achieve by September 30th 2012.

1) Go on a picnic at the beach at least once (Since I live right by the seaside this shouldn't be too hard as long as the good ol'e British rain holds off for long enough to actually have a picnic lol)
2) Play in the ocean with the kids.
3) Go for a really long walk along the sea front
4) Take the kids crabbing
5) Take the kids swimming at least once
6) Go to two different parks. (either that we haven't been before or don't go very often)
7) Go to castle park for the day
8) Buy myself some new summer clothes!!
9) Get the kids there new school uniform (Three to buy for this year!)
10) Go on a really long walk.
11) Go to Liverpool!
12) Take lots and lots of photos!
13) Buy some chalk and have the kids write and draw things on the drive way.
14) Watch at least 10 movies. Will write a movie list sometime soon.
15) Read at least 5 books.
16) Go for a walk in the rain.
17) Go for a really long walk.
18) Get a tan! (Please let us have some decent hot weather!)
19) Take the kids to an indoor play area.
20) Feed the ducks.
21) Visit my nan & Granddad.
22) Have a BBQ in my garden
23) Have my garden at least semi presentable.
24) Start Xmas shopping
25) Collect sea shells
26) Make my own E-book case.
27) Have the kids make/paint some summer paintings/art/crafts.
28) Have a picnic in the park.
29) Make a time capsule.
30) Blog for ONE whole week, every single day.
31) Buy a table chairs for the garden
32) Get my middle part of my ear pierced.