Out for an Indian Meal with hubby - it was good

but I hate my photo taken - and as Key looks like Key in his - I must look this awful.........my hair has become very fine and lifeless looking - and I must must must lose weight too.

 

Happy Birthday to my DH - Keiron. 58 today.

How quickly the years roll around.  Went to the Wing Wah Chinese Buffet - it was lovely - really enjoyed didn't eat as much as I normally do, but still feel very full - had to sleep for an hour and half.  Ah well, enjoyable.

Swaps, swaps, swaps and more swaps................I've become a little overwhelmed

I've taken on far too much.  Well I haven't, it's just that I left everything until the last minute.  Forgotten to take pics of some of my swaps that I sent - and today at the post office it's cost me around (nearly) £10 to send everything 'blush' - getting too expensive to keep making inchies thicker, ATC's heavier etc etc..................must cut down.

But here they are: (well some of them)

Jigsaw swap with Netherelands Group - Henny's swap

Daffs and Tulips for Angy B in Wolverhampton from Docrafts.

Two for Lyndee our usual monthly swap - we actually send 4 ATC's two with inchies on and two without - I forgot to take pics of the two without.  I also tried very hard to make the theme for my ATC's this month - Spring-like but not normal spring colours - I think I failed but I hope she likes the ATC's anyway.

Sent these also to Swap-a-smile - made the little envelopes with my envelope maker from Stampin-up - and the theme for this months ATC's was Down on the Farm and Zentagles - I am next to useless where Zentangles are concerned so stuck with Down on the Farm.  One ATC is required but I usually send Lisa who runs it a RAK.  Hope she likes.

I also sent my first swap off to UK Stampers which the theme was 'nothing to do with age' - you can see the ATC's in the post below this one.  As I said it took me ages wrapping and addressing everything and then nearly ten quid in postage so I may have to cut back a bit.

Enjoyed creating them all though.

UKStampers Swap - 3 x ATC's 'Nothing to do with age'

I felt stumped with the theme - but did these ATC's and only hope they fit in with the criteria of the swap................it's all I could think of.

Monday morning.

Not looking forward to work - prepping time cut from 87.5 hours to 82.5 hours and now with me and C just 52.5 hours - it is ridiculous.

Korin started her earlies I felt so sorry for her getting up at 4 am...............but hope it's better for her.

I had a treatment and thought I wouldn't be able to go food shopping - being mothers day yesterday I didn't do much at all over the weekend - which was nice - relaxing and enjoyable - so had a food shop to do today.  Anyway treatment cancelled - so going to ring about son and 'My Car' and then go food shopping before work.

Talking of mothers day, had some nice pressies - two books, £10 cash, a little teddy, a purse and a pot plant.  AND Korin took me to Costa Coffee for a breakfast muffin and a big bowl of tea - SUPER.

I loved this mural on the wall of Costa - so I've printed it off and will use it as a background on a layout of my Mothers Day yesterday.

Horrible picture of me - but the best picture I have had taken in a long time ! 

The start of our breakfast at Costa - I actually had a granola slice - so fattening but so moist and juicy - loved it - and considering I supposed to be on a diet - again again again.

Korin HATES her photo taken and just about let me take this one.

 

All in all it was a lovely day, would have been even better though IF my dog was still with me - but Korin and I went for a walk up the golf course and the weather was beautiful.

 

 

wonderful rinchies arrived today from Diane (craftyvonx)

but still looks like my rinchies to her have gone astray - how upsetting as crafting takes a lot of time - very therapeutic but non the less - takes a lot of time and to go missing, especially when you've gone to the post office to ensure that you have put the correct postage on the envelope - very annoying and frustrating...............anyway, to cheer me up - these arrived and they are GORGEOUS !  thank you Diane if you read this at all..........

You;ve been tagged ! well - actually - tag-inchied...............

I came up with a swap on the Netherlands Inchie site of 'tags and inchies'  you basically make a tag and attach an inchie.  Initially the inchie was to match the background tag but now we've modified it to just being a tag with an inchie - it doesn't have to match if you don't wish it to ................ I matched mine and here they are below..................... as I'm in the UK and my first contact and now friend Henny has volunteered to be the swap host in the Netherlands...............thank you Henny for doing the hosting if you get to read this at all................................& I have to say now much I love this group.

very shiny in real life - typically me - gillybling

A Christmas tag-inchie - sorry it's blurred

A newspaper background tag & 3 inchie with charms

A flower 'Summer' Taginchie

A gold and black tag-inchie

A love (valentines) taginchie

A music taginchie

A cupcake taginchie - just because I LOVE cupcakes.

& number 9 -  a black and white one

Number 10 - a Sewing Taginchie.