Well Done Joe

Joe came home recently and asked if he could have a Buff which was £17.99! We explained that we thought this was a lot of money to be spending on a scarf and that we didn't think we could justify such an expense but that if he could save his pocket money and work harder around the house then he could earn enough money to buy it himself. A few weeks later (after a couple of visits from the tooth fairy, extra work around the house and foregoing his usual Saturday morning trip down to get a sweetie from the paper shop with Dad) he had earned enough money to buy it himself. When we ordered it they sent the wrong one so I phoned to explain and they said they'd send him the right one and he could keep the one they'd sent by mistake so he was doubly thrilled! We're so proud of him, Joe's a hard worker and when he sets his mind to it nothing can stop him.

I made this!

I recently attended a creative textile embroidery course here in Ullapool where I spent 6 evenings learning new techniques and different ways of using my very basic and old sewing machine to make out of the ordinary designs. I was totally out of my confort zone but loved it and felt inspired to nourish my creative side more often, although the sewing machine hasn't moved since! Here's the first of many products which I hope to create.

Valentine's Day

We thought you'd like to see the lovely cards and biscuits that were made on Valentine's Day for us. The kids had each made me a card and Dave and I had each bought a card, I was treated to breakfast in bed which resulted in orange juice on the duvet and Fin made these lovely heart shaped biscuits at nursery in the morning. The family all came home for lunch together and in the evening Dave resisted the temptation of playing footie for 2 hours so he could woo me with a romantic comedy and some Ben & Jerry's ice cream. It was a lovely sunny day and we all had a great time.

Birthday Baking

I couldn't resist taking these pictures of Fin helping clean up after making a chocolate birthday cake for a friend's birthday this week...I think he's inherited Dave's ideas of tidying!

Sledging smiles

We had our first snow fall of the season so took the kids sledging for the first time this year. Here's a few snaps of the family.