Burning The Candle At Both Ends

Its been a totally brilliant week ! so much has been happening hense my lack of blogging...lol

Where do i start?

Sunday; We went to our friends house for a BBQ with the kids, it was a real giggle i ended up staring in my kids version of a home movie with a dinosoar as my leading male but thoroughly enjoyed myself , The weather was glorious so we all made the most of it and stuck on Shakira, dancing out on the patio ......I would show you the photos but i looked like a chicken ! lol

Monday; Was the all day and night Dancecuban fiesta party day ! OMG This i have to say has got to be one of the best parties ive ever been to, we did class, after class trying new things, my kids were all up on stage doing regaetton with Sharon! that was brilliant even the boys loved it. By 6 i had to pop home to shower and change and drop off the kids, that was the hardest part of the day sitting there waiting for my eldest to come home at 7 was deadly i honestly wanted to go to sleep ! talk about a lightweight !! lol

We went back for the evening party without the kids so could enjoy the mojitos and they didnt let us down, the whole event was one not to be missed, so much atmosphere that place was so alive, we were treated to drumming with Jose and his group, Ariel did Orisha and then had everyone lined up in a mass of excitement and regaetton, i will never forget that night, I had some brilliant dances with my fella not to mention some of the guys there, they are the ones i used to look at it owe and would hide up or pretent to be changing my shoes when they even so much as looked at me, now we're dancing with them ! it was totally amazing..

Tuesday: I woke up again with a dreaded migraine, serves me right for doing so much the last 2 days, using energy i didnt have but decided id find it anyway , I paid the price.. Id still do the same tomorrow though and wouldnt have changed a thing, sadly i missed my riding as i wasnt fit to ride, the day was a blur of sleep and elephants in my head...hehe

Wed; I finally started to load in the new gear ! its taken me days, we were either out with our friends or me in bed in between so i was glad to see the site filling up again..

I wore one of my new silk dresses to the salsa evening and have never had so many compliments! im getting better at being able to wear dresses now and enjoy wearing them to dance in... some of the girls have ordered them so if we all turn up dressed in the same we will just join up to do rueda !! lol where theres a will theres a way, dont they say.. :)

Thursday: Again back to salsa ! my god are my legs killing me now, I had the most amazing dance with a young man who certainly knows how to shake it..lol My word that danced pushed me but apart from standing on him at the start (nerves) i got through it and went home knackered and completely on a high !! a few of us girls sat outside under the stars last night to cool off, it was breath takingly beautiful , the moon was so low it felt like you could reach out and touch it ! Thursday nights are amazing up there, we have such a brilliant group of friends, it feels like you're part of something really special.......

Today; Im a wee bit stiff i will admit ( understatement) but have managed to get through the housework and orders, so im gonna try enjoy the sunhsine, my house is empty (and very peaceful) the kids are all out and my fella is in a meeting for the afternoon.. lol Ill tell him ive been really busy of course, but go sneak out in the garden to do some sunbathing..hehe

Tonight we are out again ! theres a salsa night at the Talk not to be missed ! so im not gonna..lol

Tomorrow im aiming to hit the Keir and Rompe the night away in style... so by next week i should be feeling so fit ! .................

Fit to drop of course.... lol

Have a brilliant weekend everyone...

Bank Holiday Entertainment

What a beautiful day! the suns out already and the birds are in full swing this morning, its glorious...

The last couple of days have been really good for me, im feeling a little stronger than i was so must be doing something right, we made it to salsa Thursday after a long day doing photos, it was so good, i love being up there with our salsa friends.

I had to smile this morning as my daughter managed to fit into my jeans so is walking around like a little clone, god they are growing up so fast! its half term this week so instead of the usual panic and dread trying to juggle work and kids im kinda looking forward to it, they have changed since coming back from our friends last weekend and are all helping out more, the difference is amazing...

Ive got 2 days of photo editing and listing in front of me now , but i dont mind as Monday is the Dancecuban Cuban Charity fiesta day.. All day and Night you will find us up there shimmeeing away with a great bunch of people who whilst having fun, stuffing BBQ, dancing, classes and an occasional drink we will also be raising cash for the East Anglian Air Ambulance, so its going to be an event not to miss... Why dont you come along and join the fun?

Ive got my T shirt ready and camera and am gonna have a go at every class ...

All the salsa community has joined forces to make this one spectacular event...

When all these guys meet up together like this, you know its going to be a day and night to remember... Just ask anyone who was on that coach last time they all did !! hehe

Fabuloussssssssssssssssssssssss

So grab your tickets from Richards dancecuban site (or pay on the door) and come along to join the fun, theres everything from kids regaetton classes to Orisha, so something for everyone..

Dancecuban

Iron deficiency - Out of Steam

Ive been confined to home today.. how boring is that !

I was supposed to be doing something different but yesterday proved to be another day of passing out on everyone so I'm not allowed out to play !! lol

No seriously i really wasn't well, all day i felt dizzy until eventually i passed out again, god Im giving all those jokes about dizzy blonde's so much ammunition....lol

I did speak to a Dr whos suggesting a blood transfusion now, this just gets better...... now i have bad blood too ? if they cant get the iron into your blood then they will give you blood with iron in it..

Some days im fine but then some days im waking up feeling like ive drunk a bottle of vodka and it isnt nice, i had to miss salsa Thursday because the same thing happened, perhaps i really am just dizzy....

I had no idea anemia can be such a pain, the fainting is one thing but when i wake up i have a stinking headache, pins and needles in my face and cant see clearly for hours, so if anyones got any good ideas to try, please pass them on.......

Meanwhile my fella and Mark are in Birmingham (looking very smart in their suits i must add) and im stuck wondering what to do with myself, i had the day planned but don't want to worry my fella so i promised id stay at home and take it easy..........god isnt it boring !! lol

Tomorrow im doing photos so im looking forward to that , looking at all that beautiful stuff all hanging ready and not being able to get it listed is frustrating......

Dirty Little Stopout

Last night was riding so the usual dash to get everything ready in time, id been given homework last week for the NVQ im doing up there and had forgotten to do it ! I had all that time over the weekend with no kids and completely forgot to get it done, so yesterday afternoon im running around panicking trying to get it done... what a blonde thing to do....lol



The whole night was great though, Kevin took it easy on me as i was doing back to back lessons then straight into the course so i got Pip first lesson , who was as usual lovely and Roger for the second who's a nippy little thing but has a bad habit of cutting out corners..lol

I'm making so many new friends up there and really look forward to Mondays..

I really enjoyed the course although my fella got a tad worried and decided to ring me at midnight when i still wasn't home for tea....haha It is a long night as theres so much to cover and its only going to get worse, so ill make sure i eat next week before i go, chicken curry then going straight to bed isn't something id recommend...hehe

Im not aching this morning yet so it looks like tomorrow will be the day...

Today is photo day ! ive got some amazing new stuff but for some reason the winds picked up this week and made it hard, ive got a lot of silk stuff so im hoping looking outside this morning, todays the day...

Right time to wake the kids up, we have a week long list of events for them at school as a thank you for completing sats week last week, today its canoeing and rock climbing so ive got to get my but into gear and get the lunches ready....lol

Have a great day everyone...

Thank You

Oh my word, ive been in the wrong house this weekend !

Our friends came and collected the kids after school Friday, who in the right mind would take my 4 to theirs for a whole weekend...lol

No seriously these guys deserve medals, all weekend they have given up their time and home and gave my kids one hell of a brilliant weekend. They had cooking pizza competitions Friday night followed by games room, pool table and jacuzzi so the kids were in their element ! yesterday we picked them up took them to a party then was asked to drop them back ! I couldnt believe anyone would want to do that let alone spend so much time like they have done doing stuff with them all, they hired a private swimming pool , took them out for dinner so by the time they got back to us all 4 were totally worn out..lol

I had to giggle as my house has never been so quiet, it felt so weird not having them around us and me having to constantly juggle work kids and housework..

They worked out straight away my lot NEVER shut up ! constantly the triplets all talk together so it just gets louder and louder and half of why you feel so tired is because of the noise levels, you're trying to listen to all three at the same time all wanting something different..lol

We invited them back to ours last night so we could cook them dinner as they both understandably looked really tired , but the kids havent stopped talking about their weekend since they got back, they really love these guys..

Lauren has come home a different little girl and even made the beds this morning !! Its done us all so much good as the kids needed a break as much as we did, so my house feels a much happier one today...

Ive managed to do so many jobs i never get time to do too......lol (Credit to Sandra for the clean patio doors everyone keeps trying to knock themselves out on)...oops

Ive even managed to get plenty of rest which in this house doesnt ever happen..(didnt get breakfast in bed though, not even a cuppa!)

We've had a whole weekend just being Jo & Steve which we have made the most of while the kids did so much fun stuff, so this weekend was a very special one for everyone! thanks to you...

You guys have given up your whole weekend to do this, and have to go back to work this morning, i know how hard my lot can be..

So from us 6 back here (steve still in bed) coming to your house this morning ... is a HUGE

THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH......

xxxxxxx

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Belated birthdays

Its nearly the end of another week! yipee that weekends nearly upon us again...

Yesterday was a bit of a blur, i came down with one of my dreaded migraines so got to spend my birthday stuck in bed most of the day ! lol normally I dont ever get a lie in here so i suppose i can say i spent the day doing things i wouldnt normally do .. it was just one of those things but thankfully although i missed my hack out with the horses i have rescheduled it and thankfully made it to the meal out with our friends last night..

That made up for the whole day we met up with our friends and spent the evening thoroughly being pampered and my fella thoroughly enjoying too much wine and celebrating for me.. haha

Hes guaranteed to get any party started thats for sure.. I had a lovely night and went to bed very happy... pity this morning i got up and the ruddy things still banging in my head ! I wouldnt mind if i had downed a few vodkas id even say i deserved it ...I wish i had done now...lol

Im looking at a huge vase of flowers this morning staring at me, you guys must know me pretty well I love flowers ! I also got Lillies and bluebells from one kind guy who had the misfortune to be here working with my fella when my migraine came tuesday (quazimodo look and all) so bless he turned up yesterday peeping round the door timidly to see what i looked like ...lol I did tell you that its pretty scary .... you are the only person apart from Sandra and Fay whos seen me like that... so ill accept the flowers happily as they are my favourites but dont tell anyone what i looked like please !! haha

Right im off to bed to try and get shot of this elephant, ive been packing since i got up kept the customers happy but need to get right by tonight, its salsa night and im not missing that for nothing........ so ill see you guys later !

Have a great day everyone, and thanks for all your happy birthday messages, im finally getting to read them today and open my cards..lol

Jack and Jo

Lol.. Boy do i ache this morning !

Yesterday was a busy day i had a list of things to sort out but got through the day and did most of them thankfully, ive been trying to keep today day free so we can go out and collect new stock, my fellas hurt his shoulder so cant do much at the moment..

Last night it was back to back riding with my daughter starting at 4 until eventually i arrived home at gone eleven from riding then straight into the new horsecare course which started last night, it was really good... We got to see the competition horses who are amazing, one who also decided he'd try to eat my jacket !lol

Kevins got a new horse up there who ive fell in love with hes huge and white but decided he likes to kick through the stable when hes bored, they dont realise how strong they are are, my friend showed me where his tickle spots are so i spent time watching him tilting his head amusing myself as i was tickling him, he was bred in France simply for meat thats why hes so big, it makes me feel sick just thinking about it, lucky for him a girl saved him and brought him here, hes not very old and is so beautiful...........

Last night i was back on Jack for the lesson who was much better for me thankfully, its not easy sometimes as i always seem to get the 2 horses that dont do what they are told and started the lesson scaring the crap out of everyone..lol,

I was the 4th one on last night so as everyone mounts we all line up outside the stables to go down to the arena, behind me Dillons rider is mounting but hes playing up so everyone was asked to move forward, the horse in front of me didnt move so i tried to cut through round to the back , Jack doesnt like other horses so you have to be careful with him. Anyway to cut a long story short he finishes up face to face with Ice and non of them would back down, Jack was up on his hind legs trying to kick out, Ice was coming forward so there was me sitting doing a lone ranger impression til jack decided he would back down, its not the first time hes done that when im riding him so all night i was getting the lone ranger soundtrack from the other girls..lol

Walking him back after lessons to his field is still my favourite part of the night so when Kevin asked me if i was going back there to work there i said yes, i realise how much i miss my Fridays, i can work harder on my other days, but that place gives me something money simply cannot buy and is so good for me spiritually..

Anyway as promised i took my camera so im posting a couple of pictures of my favourite time of the night with Jack..

Sangria Nights

Its been a brilliant weekend, we were just going to chill out and not do alot as my eldest was off camping but theres others just as spontanious and mad as us out there that changed the whole weekend for us.....lol

Yesterday our friend came round and asked us if he could borrow our daughter for an hour to go shopping with him, brilliant i thought as the boys were all out on trips and it was only her at home, she also loves shopping, so to get time on our own sounded great, we were both fighting over the bath who was going to jump in first..haha

Anyway within an hour as promised he brought her back armed with bags full of fresh food stuff that he then startedto unpack and prepare in my kitchen!! i had to giggle as i couldnt quite work out why he was unpacking his shopping all over my worktops but i daren't say anything so just looked on amused... lol

He stood there with Laurens help and prepared the biggest pot of steak stew i have ever seen, the vegetables were amazing, the kitchen smelt amazing ...lol

Our friends came back to ours to share the meal and my fella got the firepit working, the kids were so excited i couldnt get them to go to bed.. The whole night was totally lovely, we sat outside til the early hours drinking home made sangria eating so much good food and all thoroughly enjoyed the night, it wasnt planned and was totally memorable ..

I got to open my birthday gifts early (i was asked to) they had got me the most beautiful hanging led light set that now hangs proudly on my apple tree, it changes colour from blue, green to red and lights up the garden lovely... sitting there by that fire just chatting and enjoying the night is the type of thing we love doing, my other gift was a beautiful glass storm lamp in my favourite colour which now takes pride in the center of my table........... How thoughtful was that......

When i asked what inspired him to want spend his day cooking for us he said that steak was good for iron levels and as id had a bad turn the day before he wanted to help and come cook a nice meal ! that is one of the nicest gifts ive ever had...

Not many people surprise me like that, its the type of thing i would do for someone, but you dont expect others to think the same do you, so last night we got to spend a wonderful night with our friends and kids and share the night, just like they shared their day..

They are taking the kids away next weekend to their house for a sleep over !! my god are my kids excited, they havent stopped talking, its the first time they have ever all been out together and we have had a kid free zone.. im not sure yet what me and my fella will do yet with such valuable time (but im sure ill make the most of it..lol) its the first time anyones ever offered to give us a break like that... the kids love being up there so i know they will enjoy themselves, so i just wanted to say Thank You to them...

What you did was so sweet and very much appreciated.. the steak is going for round two tonight as it was that good, and enough for an army so tonights dinner is also down to you, you've given me one of the laziest weekends ive had in ages, no cooking or working just being able to enjoy the sunshine outside in my garden all day .. its been really lovely.....

The highlight of my night was definately that tin though !!lol the kids have been telling all their friends about that ghostly lucky hand we have hidden amoungst the plants !!........... (it was brilliant) half of the neighbourhood now believe we have a severed hand in that tin and want to see it !! lol

Well this weekends certainly brought many surprises, i thought it was going to be pretty uneventful as we couldnt get out with Ryan away or do much.. but its turned out absolutely brilliant...

Thank you so much for caring and making everyones weekend here... one to remember......

My Kind of Wonderful

Its been such a good week, we went to our friends last weekend with the kids as they were throwing a party, what a night! it was totally brilliant, we were all dancing the night away while drinking sangria that stuff is so wonderful, the food was amazing (and enough for an army) which was brilliant as my lot at any party feels like one !... lol

Ive been spending many hours outside tendering my new found hobby (growing just about everything edible) and still love getting up early sitting in my garden watching the early birds, theres so many doves out here now everyone seems to be coming to mine for food.. you would think with the kids id be used to that, but it never fails to start my day smiling out there, its my place where i can wake up with peace and a cuppa!

Riding was a giggle Tuesday as i got Jack instead of my usual bad mood Billy but he looked half asleep ! he wasn't as bad as Billy usually is but my legs still hurt, you would think after this time they would be more used to it, but no, im smiling away the next day so my fella doesn't take the mickey.. my eldest son came and watched me which was lovely as he said unlike his dad he really enjoyed himself, the last time my fella went to watch my daughter ride they found him in the car park, seat reclined fast asleep (which didnt go down well) so i dont ask him anymore to come with me, just enjoy myself and talk him to death when i get home (well i have to do that so he knows how i feel when he runs on about seo work! ) haha

We've had Dayle up cutting hair twice so my longish length is now no longer ! hes been trying for weeks to cut it his way and after the drs and bad iron levels i thought it would do it good so went for the chop ! it was a bit shocking at first as i constantly twiddle my hair when im engrossed so it felt weird, my friends have been great though and said they prefer it, i think if im honest so do i, it looks nice and healthy and feels so much thicker, i wouldn't let anyone else near my hair with scissors but i trust Dayle and know how good he is at picking styles to suit people, we all look at styles in books and wish, but if your hairs not capable then we have to get real, so im glad i got it cut.

Hes been up since and transformed my kids from messy to youngsters that look so trendy, this morning for the first time my daughter came down in a skirt shoes with a little heal and tights, i had to look twice, she looked so grown up her hair was past her bum and a pain for riding, so its now modern and a length she loves, it shows with her new found confidence too...lol

Last night was cuban salsa at the Staithe. Sharon and Richard arrived back from Cuba yesterday afternoon and came straight out to be with us all, how tired must they have felt ! Sharon was wiggling away all night and by the looks of it has picked up some amazing regaetton moves, im so looking forward to doing those in class ! hehe Ive got my very own dance cuban T-shirt now to wear in the summer and cant wait til the 25th of May, its the salsa fiesta day, all day and night you will find us up there dancing and enjoying ourselves im really looking forward to it.

We've been having such a giggle in the class as Jackie (queen of rueda) Helen, Pat and Rose have all been helping out and taking Thursdays classes, these guys have given us so many giggles over the last few weeks, many new moves and we've really enjoyed having them there so im hoping they keep coming along now, they have been teaching me to dance on the 2 for son which im now picking up, every time i see Helen i just want to shout 'Fabulous' she makes everyone around her laugh so much and is such a wonderful character, They call me and Steve the Burrowers ! (its when we went to London with them all and fed the mini bus from our never ending magic bag !) never knew i had one of those did you... I really love these guys and look forward to seeing them every week, we're all meeting up Sunday and going along to see Max so im looking forward to having a giggle which i know we will have with these guys..

It is so nice to see Sharon and Richard again they both look so well and cubanised, so the summers looking good !

Its my birthday this week which im excited about, so much of my life started changing this year for my 40th (life begins in more ways than we expect) so 41 is one im looking forward to......

Im starting the day out hacking through the fields which is one hack i hope to remember fondly and finishing the day in a place ive grown to love......

My fellas got me the gift i wanted most which is a course on horsecare that runs over 6 weeks, im starting on Monday so wont be home now til midnight !! haha Im allowed to take my camera to this every week so will fill you all in on the fun, im doing everything from mucking out (at 10oclock at night) to cutting the manes, so im like a child in a sweet shop this week, thats just got a huge bag of sherbet..........

Have a brilliant weekend everyone, im getting my favourite salsa track on tonight and grabbing my fella for a dance......

Shakira - Hips Dont Lie Live

This ones for you guys !! Lol
Thanks for such a great night ..