snotty knitting

We have all had a bad case of the snottys and have been feeling very rough so we've not been up to much . except lots of knitting .
Have been feeling really down and the knitting seems to have gone into overdrive . another hat for daisy .


had a really stressful phone call so found myself making lentil frogs for the pixies which were appreciated (see small grabby hand in photo)

finished Bens scarf which is a Christmas present .

Jumper for baby pixie with slightly squiffy heart .

came across the pattern for these super cute little guys online so i made Daisy and Ben some for their advent calender. There a bit too cute so i might make a couple hundred more :)

Ben made this glittery bat at Playgroup ,this is his scary bat face :)

we've been making lots of cakes and i always seem to have a willing Pixie to lick the bowl clean .

having a nap in the kitchen .

Playground fun

Ben helped make this pretty leaf flower and got very upset when the wind blew it away .

mummy's icicle monkey climbed right to the top of the climbing frame without mummy's help .

collecting leaves .

muddy forest adventures

Yesterday we went for a scramble in what Ben calls the 'Ewoke forest' ! we didn't see any Ewokes though, i think Ben and Daisy scared them all off !

Daisy's muddy face after falling in a stream.

Lyeing down on the forest floor watching the trees .

forest pixies having a good scream and shout which they thought was very funny .

What a muddy faced cutie :)

Daisy of the ditches .

big fat mama and her dowg on a tree stump

This was taken just seconds before he fell of into the ditch ! and layed there shouting help help and refused to move till i climbed in the ditch to rescue him !

Doodles the bird food theif caught in the act !

more of what im making :)

forgot to add my photo's of tummy pixie , i got given these for free as the sonographer felt sorry for me as she asked why had i moved to Lancashire and I'm rubbish at lying so told her Husband had left me for another woman and am living with my parents and i urned out her husband had done the same thing to her ! she was lovely and told me how it would get better in time , which on days like today i find really hard to believe :(

making things

Ben proudly showing off his crown which he made a playgroup .

Ive been knitting like a mad thing since we moved to Lancashire as i find it very relaxing and helps take my mind off all the upset and worries i have .

So i would like to personally thank 'Knitting' for saving my sanity and keeping me calm xx

This hat is the only thing i have completely finished so far :) there is half finished projects everywhere .

I'm really happy with the hat and it suits my little pixie Daisy down to the ground .

stack of knitted squares that's going to be a baby blanket .

this sorry looking thing is Onu man who is another casualty of Doodle's fetish for eating cuddly toys arms and legs ! Ben was very upset but soon cheered up when i told him id make him another . im thinking Onu mummy and baby next :)

Also on the topic of things I'm making :) me and tummy pixie had a appointment at the hospital yesterday as the midwife thought the consultant should see us as were new . Ugh what a slightly pointless afternoon ! when i arrived i was told i needed a dating scan ! even though im 27wks and already had one ! so got to see baby again which was nice but a bit emotional as last time i had a scan Andy was with me and i missed having someone to share it with .

I then after a hours wait saw a midwife who told me i wouldn't see a consultant till i was 36wks ! but it turns out my new hospital don't want to have me down as high risk because of previous c-section ,which means i get to labour at home and don't have to be monitored by a machine through out my labour :) yipppie ! so feeling alot happier about birthing baby elf even if its gonna be without my husband :(

kindness xx

over the last couple of day i have received some wonderful gifts from some very kind and wonderful people who's kindness has really touched me and made me cry too :) but in a good happy way xx
This cute green Tye dyed baby grow ,knitted pumpkin and beautiful bracelet was my GP Autumn swap gift from the lovely Kimberley and baby Caleb x thank you so much i cant wait to put my baby elf in the baby grow :)

We were also so blessed to received a lovely parcel full of goodies from Gina and her family x the photo above is Daisy wearing the cute stripey top Gina gave us .

Daisy and Doodles posing with the lovely books we received :)

The chocolate was so yummy it didn't last long enough to be photographed :) and thank you Tarka for the lovely card xx

and today the postman brought us another parcel with this gorgeous fairy door in it from Sarah,Colin ,Alice and bump :) you really made me smile when i was feeling low today so thank you so much x xx :)

+*+bright blessing to you all +*+

Moving on

Well we are now officially all moved out of Stoke on Trent after living there for 10yrs !
The emptying of all mine and he pixies belongings from our much loved house wasn't as upsetting as i had imagined (helped by a particularly nasty phone call from Andy the day before) which made me all the more determined to get on with stuff and stop being a wet blanket !
My dad and two brothers managed to fill a very big van with all our accumulated junk which was a bit of a shock as i didn't imagine i had so much 'stuff' !
Then Sunday was another mammoth day of me sorting out what was for keeping ,what was for the charity shop and what was worth selling on ebay ! it took alllllllll day and i filled 7 charity shop bags and Grandads garage :)
The pixies were very happy to have their beds and toys back and it was comforting for me to have all my books and craft stuff back with me :)
Have stashed photo albums away under the bed so i don't feel tempted to look at them as it is just far too painful , i left all the albums of pre- children photos behind and our wedding album as i could bring myself to throw them away or to bring them with me and keep them :(

This is my pixies on the local playground which i used to play on as a child (although some of it has changed since then )

Daisy's new favourite spot is on the back of the armchair watching cars and people go past and occasionally shouting out 'MEOW' when she sees a cat :)