Nearly there

WOW Colin has worked hard in the last few days and i now have 2 work tables up and one shelf,not his fault,its mine as i keep changing my mind how i want it,so i am hoping on monday he will do some more work in the loft before he goes to his mums for a few days to help her out,then i can get in there and do some crafting yeahhhhh i cant wait,ive missed making cards and ive got 5 cards to make for July luckily they are all in later part of July..
Its been very hectic here my mums partner had a small stroke,my mum isnt well anyway so we have been up and down to her a lot in the last month and now Colins mum is not well,.it all comes at once doesnt it.plus the car had to go in again and needed a new altinater or however you spell it lol that was another £300 ..Gosh i do hope the car will be ok from now on..

Well i must get on with dinner we have had a lovely day at the beach and now home to cook dinner n sit and relax for the evening..i hope!! Fostering is going really well so thats good news.Cya all with my first card soon!!
Thanks for looking
Wendy xx

What a week!!

All was ok until Wednesday,we went to see my mum and do a few jobs for her,she is not to good now.her ankles and legs are constantly swollen and painful.Specialists have said its water retention but also arthritus in her left ankle.All she done on wed was complain,this wasnt right,that wasnt right,saying hurtful things to me and my sister,you see,when mum is ill and in a lot of pain she gets very down and then goes into a depression and thats what is happening now,She also has got it into her head that she is 80 now and not worth getting anything done as she wont be around much now,so it is very upsetting...Well we left mum's to make our way home,Just got off Juntion 21 for W.S.M and the car died on us,it took 3 phonecalls to AA then RAC to become members and get someone out to us,we eventually got home at 9pm and RAC man telling us it was the fuel pump gone on our car!! well thats all we needed. The car cost us over £500 all together with joining RAC and getting the car fixed!! we begin to pick ourselfs up and something else goes wrong...So sorry ive not been about to comment on blogs much or even make cards but what with Colin taking his Nebosh health n safety exams,my mum being ill and still no craft room ive not been very chatty or in the mood to blog,you know when you have those days when everything is against you and you feel that all you do is moan,well thats me at the moment lol But hopefully after Colin has his last exam on Tues he will get up into the loft and finish our craft room.So i can then make cards and hopefully start having some orders in as ive got my business cards made,handed them out to shops where my sister lives...My friend is coming in on the business with me so fingers crossed it will start to pick up soon..
But when it comes to my mum i just dont know..My sister cant cope and gets all upset,so then she is on the phone to me,bless her.Maybe because ive worked as a care assistant for god knows how many years i am coping with mum better than my sister...We are off to visit her again this Wednesday to do a few more jobs and see how she is,but it is certainly worrying she really isnt herself anymore...
Fostering is going really well,couldnt of asked for a better lad..so at least thats one good thing going right for us at the moment...
Ok i will shut up now LOL and thank you for looking and reading..I will try and do some blog hopping very soon
Hugs Wendy xx

Helloooooo

Yes im still about but no crafting as yet,we have our first placement and it takes up a lot of my time.Last we i had training days to go on,foster support meeetings etc..But Colin did get up into the loft Thursday afternoon and managed to get one work table up(4 more to go ) and thne he has 4 to put up on his side,plus shelfs for storage and he is going to build a new unit to put all my 12x12 papers and A4 card etc to go in,,Its all very exciting,I have painted it in a lovely lemon colour with loads of lighting and sockets for all my crarty toys lol..No windows in the loft as yet but i will be having 3 in the loft but seeing as they cost about £200 each i think it may be awhile before they are all put in..
Hope to be back soon with some cards as i just HATE having to buy cards.But im still having fun buying new craft items when the funds allow
happy crafting weekend to all my blogging friends
Wendy xx

Quick helloo

Sorry no cards no time and no craft room at the moment.On 27th April as most of you know we were accepted for fostering.Well!! all craft stash from bedroom got boxed up and put into the loft while we decorated bedroom got a bed and made it into a craft room again ready for foster child.We were both exhausted for a week as it was non stop to get it all done..BUT hopefully next week Colin and i can get into the loft and start organising where to put shelves etc to have our craft room back wahooooooo .. Plus the weather has been so gorgeous we have been outside everyday since Friday getting the garden up together and sorting out our garage,which is used as Colins workshop but has got in a right mess lately where sometimes he has had to throw things in there out the way and also sorting out all his tools as there are so many that he wont be using anymore that we are going to sale them on at a car boot sale..When we ger round to doing one lol as we have got loads to get rid of!!Ive so missed not being able to go and make a card,It was my daughters birthday last Friday i had to buy her a card..Crikey i nearly hit the Rooth £4.79 FOR A CARD...girls we are not charging enough!!
Anyway i do hope everybody is happy in Bloggingland and hopefulyy i will be back with you all in the near furure
Thanks for looking and reading
Wendy xx

Karma award

Thankyou to Ann and Cathy for this award and please accept my apologies for being so late in putting it on my blog
The Karma Award:These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind of bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly written text into the body of their award.

The bloggers I would like to pass this award onto in my turn are

Ann

twinkldoes

Jerri

Keren

Christine

Wendy

Kerri
Nikki

Sheila

Well all my craft stash is up in the loft in boxes,so no crafting for me untill bedroom is sorted for foster child and i can then find time to get up into the loft with Colin put shelves up and work tables so could be a while before you see any cards on my blgo for a while,,,getting withdraw symptons already lol
So Yes If you didnt know we got accepted for fostering wahooooo
Thanks for looking
Wendy xxx

Just to say thank you

to Cathy and Ann 2 of my dearest friends for the awards that you have given me.I promise that as soon as monday is over and done with and we know whats what i will come back to my blog and put the awards on and forward it....today tomorow and sunday are very hectic days and all last minute jobs done and to celebrate with family and firends my mums 80th birthday,from what myself and my sister can gather it is going to be a very emotional day tomorow,but i will also put photos on next week to show you all what a fab time was had by all..
now BACK TO FINISHING THIS SCRAPBOOK LOL or my mother will throttle me lol
Love n hugs to you all and thankyou for the posative vibes for fostering meeting on Monday.we will be told that day if we are accepted or not and i will also let you know news of the day good or bad
Thanks for looking
Wendy xx

Mums birthday card and some photos from today

Opps it all seems to have gone back to front how did i manage to do that lol anyway here is my mums birthday card,i made a pop out card and boy did i make it quick this morning,my printer didnt want to play yesterday and by the time it did I was too tired to make the card as my brain just didnt want to work,so up early this morning and got it made,ive used images form Joanna sheens floraly fantasy cd and dusky pink pearlescent card to layer it,,and YES i used a tassel again gosh just shows how much i love my mum doesnt it to put a tassel on her card lol..I put pale pink and Burgandy organza ribbon down the left hand side and tied it into a bow..the inside is from the book marks from the same cd and the verse on the back of the card is from UVID CD of verses from Karen.

The photos above are of my mum and my sister Pauline and another one of my mum,my sister Pauline My Brother Phillip and me!! It was a lovely day but excausting we all had such fun. we ended up having the main meal.a sweet and then the birthday cake..and who forgot to take a photo of the birthday cake???? YES me how silly am i lol

Thanks for looking Wendy xx