Christmas is coming!

 

Thanks to my friend Juliet, I have finally found out how to upload collages! I love picasa! These are just a few pictures from the "snow day" we enjoyed a few weeks ago. Snow seems to make the most boring things take on their own magic...even our rusty garden gate looks beautiful!

Nick's Scholarship Award

John and me were both really proud parents today, when we took Nick to RAF Cranwell to receive his John Cunningham Scolarship award (he gained his private pilot's license a few months ago with this scholarship). He was one of only 4 cadets in the country to receive this award this year, and we were almost in tears when it was announced that he was the overall winner. We are SO proud of you Nick, and hope you achieve your dream to join the RAF next year.
The only black spot in the day was when I went to take a picture.....and found that I'd left the camera battery in the charging unit at home, aargh!!! So this picture from my mobile 'phone is all I have until I receive the official photo's. I am having too many senior moments these days..

Party Night

Our caravan site had an end of season fancy dress party, so we had great fun choosing who to be for the evening! The platform boots made me feel like a giant, and it was weird seeing John with long hair and matching platforms too! Polly looked fab with a short bob, too, and we're all now deciding who to dress up as next year!

We packed up the caravan today, she will now go into storage until March next year. It was a bit sad, as it's become our second home and there were a few tears as we said Goodbye to our friends. On the bright side, I may have more time to catch up with Nick's A to Z scrapbook now!

Me-Treat Weekend

I've just returned from a fabulous weekend doing nothing but scrapbooking all weekend, pure Heaven! I went to Chester with my friend Janet, where 3 lovely ladies Chris, Gill and Moira had organised a fabulous indulgent weekend full of scrapbooking classes. It was sheer luxury being able to do what you wanted all weekend, with all meals provided. Returning back home to cooking, cleaning, work and a burst radiator has been quite a shock! Well, never mind, they are oraganising another Me-Treat hopefully in March or April next year, so I will look forward to that!

Polly's new bedroom

Phew! At last it's finished! The last few weeks, our house has been in turmoil while we've moved Polly out of her old "Barbie" bedroom and into the old spare room, which has been decorated in black and white, as per her instructions! I have to say, it looks fabulous, and really grown up. I feel a bit sad too, though, as my baby is growing up and it's quite poignant to think that our little girl will soon become a teenager.

K is for Karen

Wow, I'm on a roll here! Well, after really falling behind with Nick's journal, I decided to try and catch up a bit yesterday. I was stuck on the letter K, then decided that as my name is Karen, and I'm making the book, I deserved to have a page in it! I kept the layout simple, and got John to take my picture looking "thoughtful" (ha!). I was going to write my thoughts on a cloud, but decided to tuck them on some hidden journalling behind the left hand photo instead....and yes, I only wrote good things, as I want this journal to celebrate the positives of Nick.

Memories mini book

Bought this wonderful kit from Cleo Jarvis, and made a mini book of childhood pictures. Met up with both my sisters last week during our annual family get-together in St. Anne's, and got them to journal their childhood memories for me in the hidden pages. Only trouble is, now they want one too, so think I'll be busy churning these out for Christmas! I love how it turned out, as I'm usually too scared to try anything vintage or deliberately "aged", and it was my first time using acrylic paint too. Hope you like it! Cleo's website is http://cleos-scrappingkitsnbits.blogspot.com/