Nick's A to Z is nearly finished!

I only have 4 pages left to scrap, so Nick's A to Z is almost finished. Spent a lovely day yesterday with Leeds Paper Dolls, Susy helped me cover the album, and I also scrapped Nicks "Q" page. I have deliberately left his R page blank for now, it will be titled "RAF" but as he goes to Cranwell on Tuesday for his officer selection, I am waiting to see if he is successful before making the page. He is SO nervous bless him, as he wants to fly more than anything. He didn't make it last year, so we are really hoping that this year will see his dream come true.

Q is for Quilts

Wow, I'm on a roll now!! Spent all day with Leeds Paper Dolls, and managed another layout....just one today, but the stitching took ages and we were all being very silly as you can see from this picture of us - "The Mad Hatters"!

Catching up with Nick's A to Z Album

After spending last Saturday scrapbboking all day (luxury!) with the Leeds Paper Dolls, I managed to finish a few more pages of Nick's A to Z book. I've spent weeks thinking what to do with each page, and printing photos out, so hopefully I'm now back on track and might get it finished before his next birthday in November! I had hoped to spend the next few weekends scrapbooking before the caravan season starts again, but as we've finally arranged for our old kitchen to be replaced with drawers that don't fall to bits in your hands(!) it looks like I'll be clearing the cupboards out instead. Never mind, when the new kitchen is in, I'll have more worktop space so maybe I can scrapbook in there!

A walk in the park

 

We had a lovely walk in our local park today, something we haven't done for ages. It was so nice watching the ducks, and the regulars from the model boat club. It was even nicer to see a bit of sunshine, despite the bitingly cold wind! It made us determined to make 2009 the year we get out and exercise more....maybe this time we actually will! Whatever, we had a great time and got away from the laptop for a while, so that's got to be good.

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!