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

Peaceful

Its been a great couple of days, we were out sunday at my aunts for the day, she has the most amazing garden its like a wood...Its huge but a lot of hard work as that in itself is a full time job..

Dayle was up on saturday night and gave Lauren and Ryan a haircut, my god hes one tallented lad, ive never seen anyone use scissors like hes does, he certainly takes after his dad with wanting to be good at what hes doing, if he sticks at this i think he will be a bit special in the hair styling world, hes got something very special...I trained from 13 and worked in a hairdressers after school 4 nights a week so i can cut hair, but he gave Ryan a style i could have never done it looks amazing, ive just got the job every day of styling it before he goes to high school (as if i dont have enough to do in the mornings lol) its a good job i get up early..........

Yesterday i worked from home combining working with my partner and trying to sort the house out.. the kids seem to use me as an open house at weekends and i get half the neighbourhood in, i dont mind as id rather they were in here than playing in the streets, would just appreciate it not being trashed everyday.. does parenthood ever get any easier? lol

My eldest is a gem and really does support me, hes hitting the kevin stage at the moment wants trendy haircuts, uses the words ' whatever!' more often and i have to get up and blow dry his hair before school now....lol but hes a good lad and always telling me how much he loves me and gives me hugs... so that makes up for any grief, i really am so proud of how hes turning out, hes the one who makes everyone smile at home at school and even at work, he will ring me to just say hi....sometimes when you juggle being a working mum your'e doing your best you feel guilty, i do, guilty that i cant spend more time with them and am always juggling, i remember the same thing with my mum she worked 7 days a week and us girls would help each other in between the fighting..lol I do let the kids have sleepovers and mates round most nights and a couple of the lads always turn up at meal times hungry (their mums work shifts) so im keeping it open and enjoying the buzz of it all.. sometimes its great to have a mad house, id just like a tidy one...

So much is happening for my fella, hes still engrossed in working, we are splitting it down the middle when hes working i leave him alone or help out (we have been working together this week), but on our nights off the computers are off and we'll end up just having a cuddle listening to music and talk, it seems to be working now, i wrote a blog when he anoyed me and he read it ! oops since then the laptop goes off when its our time.. we get our time together and really appreciate it when we do, but the work still gets done, i dont think people realise what has to be done with a website, you never catch up, as fast as you think you are something else needs doing, he forgot me last week completely i came home for the kids prepare the meals and get ready for belly dancing he was due home at 5.30 i get picked up at 6 by stelli so 6 comes and goes half past and about 6.45 he walks in... i couldnt get angry, ive learnt that he doesnt mean it it simply gets engrossed and forgets, i made it to the class thankfully, just broke out in a sweat before id got there..lol

I was talking to my aunt sunday and shes offered to let me ride her horse down the beach, hes beautiful and its what i wanted to do for my 40th in may, we were going on holiday to do it, but sadly i cant get away the dates i wanted so im spending my birthday here with the people i love (my family) and having a holiday afterwards, we never got one last year, the whole year was just a constant slog of work, so hopefully this year we will get some time out, weve got tents to take the kids camping, so many nights sleeping at the beach and woods instore, im really excited weve found the perfect place and are roughing it for as few days.........my kind of weekend..

Anyway the house is falling silent the kids are off one by one, so its time for mum to clean up now before i can go to work......... its tuesday, its windy but at least that sun is shining day...

Have a great day everyone...

Dancing tonight yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Weekend break

Its been a brilliant morning..... what a way to wake up.. ive been with Lauren to our photo shoot on the horses........... i don't know who was more excited her or me, i was up at 5am and watching the clock............lol

The horses behaved so well for us, even if it was normally their day off, i fed them polos, gave them a huge kiss and hoped that made up for it...

We did trotting, cantering and jumping with the photographer not threatening to quit...he was smiling away, so thats a first, and i get to keep my head.......hehe

I also got to dress up along with my horses with tinsell witches hats and giant rabbits.. so it was a real giggle, riding Sorrel wearing red devils antlers...... lol

I got to ride bare back with Lauren sitting on the horse with me too, so that mum and daughter bond is getting stronger by the day now, we were giggling so much as she held the leads on my horse as she is only used to a pony, so when Sorrel put his head down she went flying over his head, kicking me in the ribs on the way over..lol

youll all get to see the photos next week complete with boot marks..........lol

Its been such a really lovely weekend, but ive only now got just over an hour to prepare the house and kids before we leave for Paris..........

I was so deep in thought last night in bed,i couldnt sleep, its the simplest things that make me feel happy, and this weekend doing simple things has really made me feel like a different person... the one i used to be....

So although travelling to Paris worries me alot, because of driving there and back safely,(they drive like looneys) so if i do happen to get my calling today ........... at least you all know i went smiling............ lol

I even managed to get all my work done ! yes im up to date with everything ....(i cant quite believe it either) lol

So from tuesady its normal hours, and so much more of this lovely simple stuff.......

Im going to sit under a snow machine next week and stroke a reindeer.............hehe

Enchantment

Ive had such a brilliant day today, its not the work (i didn't want to work today) it was my evening out last night that's made the difference ...


After picking up my friend who gets as lost as i do , he decided he was going to map read and not drive...so i got the job driving to find a place in the middle of nowhere, which is normally a joke..lol


After nearly driving into a few hedges and yes ill admit getting lost at one point, we actually found it..... wonders never seice to amaze eh! although my driving was extremely bad......lol

We ended up in a place where 'enchanting' was in my head all night, surrounded by such great people the whole night for me was amazing... Ive been smiling all day........


We went to Waxham last year , got caught in the most beautiful storm Ive ever experienced and that's stayed with me all year, and i think last night is another of those special nights where you feel so peaceful will also sit alongside happily..



I couldn't sleep as i had the roundhouse in my thoughts, its beautiful ambient atmosphere with its little fire crackling away and flickering candles , it really was like being in another world..........one which i prefer.. It just goes to show we dont need tvs and all those mod coms, some of the simplest things in life really do make my day....

Its experiences like last night that make me happy inside, i can honestly say i feel bright invigorated and totally at peace with myself today, thanks to our friends there..


So many wonderful characters yet everyone blending together in harmony, its known people say i always look for the best in people, but i think im right to ..


Last night confirms to me that there are very special people out there, who accept you for who you are ... are are happy for me to sing away and be myself..


Listening to Roses giggling away as i was trying not to pee in my boots is something that's made me smile today, but the highlight of my night?


Was the night sky so full of stars that you couldn't help but look up at in amazement, standing in the middle of that meadow in pitch black, it was breathtakingly beautiful, Ive never felt the sky that alive before, its like our nights with our chant friends all hold something magical in store ...


Like those stars and rain and feeling at one with myself, i felt last night like i was coming home...

its a strange feeling, but one Ive embraced, its a feeling like you belong in that place at that time..


Our friends are moving to London so we sent with them our brightest blessings..


And last nights enchantment with such wonderful people have left me with the brightest spirit....


Its my first experience of being at the roundhouse....


But one that will definitely stay with me...

Thank you so much for making me part of it................

Classic chill out

I spent an evening last night, in the garden (yes i am weird)lol

but it was amazing....

I lit the whole place up with hundreds of candles and stuck on my classic chill out album..

The thing that made me giggle was the street seemed really noisey earlier on, and the moment i put on that album it all went quiet, i had a neighbour ask what it was over the fence, so it sounded like most of the couples around where i live ended up in their gardens too..no kids, no pets just peace and quiet and ambient noises coming from my garden stereo..lol yes i do have one,

You could hear a pin drop ...

It took me back when i heard one track to our fantastic holidays weve had, i remembered laying on my lilo floating about in the sea, with the sun on my face not having a care in the world... no work , no pressures just relaxation and over indulgence of food, drink and rest...

and the same thing happened last night, without the lilo ..lol

It was a beautiful night, i sat there watching the garden twinkling away...in my element

I could feel the stress just easing away, by 2am i was wrapped in a blanket, singing my head off (badly) and preparing to spend the night out there..lol (that may have something to do with too many cocktails)....

But its done the trick.... i feel so much better today...

The suns on my face and theres no work today, the hardest part of today should be keeping that horse on 4 legs....

Have a brilliant weekend everyone, go out and buy some candles.....lol

Sunset

What a weekend... i hope today's as good as yesterday...

I spent an afternoon yesterday entertaining myself and the kids, the day flew by, but I'm happy as my home is now my home again the garden looks amazing so I'm happy...

I went to pick fruit with the kids(ate most of it as we went along) but they were so well behaved and didn't argue once.. it makes such a difference having Ryan back....

My fella got home around 7 and instead of having his meal ready i had a pile of clothes sitting there, told him to get changed and took him out for the evening...

We didn't do anything glam, just went and got fish and chips and sat by the beach.....as it was such a beautiful night

The sunset was amazing, there were also a really friendly group there all camping having a beach party...

They had lit the beach up and were really having such a great time so i sat there listening to the music in my element, its just what was needed after a hard week, mother nature always has a way of making me smile whether its getting me soaked or feeling that sun on your face... things that cost nothing except a little time, I'm not gonna get into a life of being so busy I lose the things I love... so ill make sure i make more time... its too precious not to...

I'm going out this week buying a decent sized tent and going to sleep on that beach.. Ive always wanted to do it, so decided its next on my list....

Have a great day everyone ...............

Feel Good Friday

Had a great night last night i went to Waxham beach for midsummers ....

It was wonderful, the group made me feel so welcome and I for one definately had a night to remember...

I was a little worried about going on my own at first, as I'm one of those people not good at going places on my own (something i inherited from Geoff) but my partner seemed to overcome that last night with words.... I'm so glad i went, i wouldn't have missed it for the world ....

I drove home singing my head off and when i got home he had cooked me a fantastic meal and laid it all out outside .... i couldn't tell him id been eating all night...lol so today i look like a pot bellied pig....lol

Ive got a day with the girls again , Steve is fishing with his friend so its gonna be a good feel good Friday....

I love working with Julie and Estelle I'm so lucky to have them around me....

I feel so happy and peaceful today, I slept so well but overslept til 8.30 (oops poor kids) lol breakfast on the run..

But must have needed it .... we have a really exciting weekend planned so I'm gonna enjoy the day today and the company of good people... and really look forward to the weekend....

Have a great day everyone.......

On the beach

We had a night out last night ....

With a difference ...

Neither of us fancied anything noisy so we decided to just go for a long walk ..

I have to say, it was an amazing night ......

we ended up at the beach under the stars ...

It was wonderful the stars were out in full force ...

Watching the clouds clear you could see the sand light up when the moon shone through, creating a really warm welcoming feeling........

Listening to the waves break softly washed away any other thoughts except then and that moment, and to our delight we watched a huge shooting star perform its last spectacular display which just added a magical feeling, it was as if they knew ......

Through all the stress and everyday life, we tend to forget that its the things that cost nothing that really can give the most back .....

and last night proved that , we came away with smiles nearly as big as the moon, and left all the troubles to wash away with the tide ......

There we layed on a deserted beach, with our picnic drinking in life ..........

What better way to feel good could there be, than being high on lifes wonderful pleasures...