A gift of money meant that we were able to have these lovely pics taken of our family. We hope you like.

Jo

Pancakes and Lent

Yesterday we had our annual pancake party with friends. I didn't do any flipping but I ended up with some lovely round pancakes made with eggs from Claire's chickens at Now we are Six. The boys of course won't eat my pancakes and had some of those little scotch ones from Sainsburys. I also made a chocolate cake as I have decided to give up cake for Lent. I had my final slice late last night. This will be very hard for me as I love cake very much. You can probably tell that from my avatar. LOL.
Baby crying will post more later and add pancake pics.
Jo

New Longies

Finished these when I should've been doing the housework. Didn't even have the cuppa I'd planned. Addict!!!!!

Lego

Just wanted to blow ds1's trumpet. He recently did a Lego Exhibition for Tearfund/Kid's Life charities and raised £112. I am so proud of him. The idea came from a bible study we did on using your talents for God. Here is Jesus on the cross in Lego (hope no-one finds it heretical).

Jo x

Nappy Heaven

We are in nappy heaven since we have discovered wool wraps. And knitting heaven too. Pictured below is my dearest Will with the soaker that got me started; an easy peasy pattern from The Children's Year. It is now lanolised thanks to Carley at Bibs n Bots and is fantastic; I change his nappy so much more often now as I am aware almost immediately when he is wet or soiled and consequently he is so much more comfortable. See also my longies in production, using fabulous Kaffe Fassett wool from Rowan. I am truly a wool convert.

Jo x

Spring

Well spring has officially sprung. Today the boys spent all afternoon in the garden with various offcuts of wood and the tool box fashioning a 'cat house' for our poor beloved three legged feline. It is rather a ramshackle affair and the cat won't actually enter it but I am rather proud of their efforts and dead pleased that they enjoyed the fresh air for so long. I have changed the cloth on our season table to a lovely green and the snowdrop fairy has arrived to herald the onset of spring. I am very excited about it all, especially since we go on a busman's holiday to the Kent coast with dh at the end of March. I hope the weather will be as lovely as it was today. Speaking of today, my Myriad order for dear nephew's birthday arrived today, and with it a catalogue. Oh my, I am going to be selling things on Ebay to fund some purchases.
True to form my littlest has awoken and is screaming the place down.
Goodnight.
Jo

Crochet disaster and success/ living organisation

You will see my sister's crocheted hat in the pictures of William below - it came out rather small. I have now managed to crochet a larger and very successful version for sending on Monday. I will try and take a photo of it before it is posted, if I can find my phone/camera.

Today we are ousting the tv from our sitting room. Currently we have a TV in both the sitting and dining/family rooms. Today we hope to have a reading, relaxing, listening to music room. I will let you know how it goes. The children and dh may revolt.

Jo