Friends, one of life's greatests gifts!

my dearest mate B told me the most amazing news today.
It's a secret...so you can't tell anyone!!!

BUT!!!!!

She is after many , many many attempts of IVF and a lot of extra issues and drama's thrown in PREGNANT!!!!
We started the whole trying to get pregnant lots of years ago,
and she was one of the most comforting and supportive friend I met throughout all of it!
I gave up the whole IVF thing a few years back,
after yet another unsuccessful, heartbreaking failing attempt,
that left me so ill.....it was not the whole reason for my breakdown,
but a huge part of it.....

She supported me through all of that.
Through leaving nursing.
When Amy died.
When Andrew was diagnosed diabetic.
When my beloved doggies died.
When Poppy was so ill we thought we would loose her too....
When we decided to start adoption , she supported us then.

She has always been there, I feel like she has been in my life forever!
I wont go into details here , cause they are not mine to share.
B and her beloved Hubby will make fab parents.
They have two angels watching over them who I think of so often.

She was so aware of potential upset telling me today,
And I will admit I have been told by people they are pregnant in the past,
said congratulations and then cried when the phone call was finished....
But not today.
I want a blow by blow account of this pregnancy!
I want to know all about this much loved baby!

I love B like she was a sister to me!
A bloody scary sister at times!
And she sounds posh when she swears...unlike me!
Oh I swear...but I dinne sound posh at all!

B......I love you and C!
I am so proud of you both, for not giving up!
and as we said today...enjoy this moment.

new blog candies.....

there are again various lovely bloggers who are giving away scrummy blog candy!
check these blogs and see their beautiful crafting!

Camilla
Heather
Jacqui

I know there are a few more around.
enjoy xxx

3 more sleeps till stitches out!

It's been another hot day, managed to do one card, had planned to do three but just couldn't settle in the muggy weather.
This one is For Nicola as you can see, first time stamping on acetate and then fixing on black card.
I managed to smudge it a wee bittie and leave a finger print on it!
But I still like it.
Even managed to post it off to Nicola today......never trust Elf post!


Poppy is doing well, if not bored by the still only being allowed on lead walks!
She is finding lots of mischief to get up to. We stripped the spare bed ,
and were about to put this quilt in the washing machine, but discovered a huge Labrador sized beg bug in it!
She still is waking up at 6am, wanting to go to the loo and then breakfast!

She was going mad wanting off the lead down the woods, she has a lot of energy building up that is usually got rid of with running and jumping and swimming.......
but not gonna get that till after her stitches have been removed on Saturday and Vets seen her.
That's gonna be a job and a half!
She won't let us near her belly.
But I am encouraging her to let me see so I can check on it each day and she is getting better at this task.....


I love this picture of them both!

This is some of the veggies we bought yesterday, I took it with a mobile I have been lent, as I have killed mine.....and it is driving me mad!
I keep hitting send on txt messages instead of space. so Folk are getting half messages!
And I couldn't get the pictures to download off it!
Andrew managed ....but there was a fair bit of cross words mumbled!!


I loved the flowers on the courgettes...so pretty.
They were also very tasty!

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Turned out to be a bit cooler today, which was much more comfortable.
We nipped out to a wee local stall where the owner sells his excess organic produce
on a gypsy stall in his field and has a honesty box for you to leave the money.
we bought wee baby courgettes with the flowers still on them, tomatoes, all different colours
and so tasty....wee baby new tatties, which cooked up a treat.

But the best thing was his strawberries!
They were soooo yummy!

We ate some, on the way home in the car and then made this with the rest!!!



I say "we".......Andrew made the sponge! but I whipped the cream and folded in the chopped berries.....

Poppy manged to persuade Andrew to let her have some cream ,
and got it on her nose, along with dirt

....from digging behind the shed!!! I have tried to tell her she is recuperating from an operation.....
but she will take no heed of me at all!

feeling hot, hot, HOT!

It has been another beautiful day here in sunny Morayshire!
Emma & family came round for a bleather and some nibbles....
Andrew made yummy scones...Mmmmmmm!

But it wasn't just one of the salsa's that was a wee bit hot today.......

Guess who forgot to put on the sunscreen....
even though I left it out so I would see it and remember to do so...............


Yeap......That will be me then!

We were only out for an hour or so,
and I made sure there was a sheet in the shade for the little one.....

Oh well....Will suffer from that later on!

Was lovely to see Emma & Co. I love her kids,
oh sure Emma and Steve are lovely too.....
Hahaha



The garden is a bit neglected just now,
I am not doing a good job at watering the pots...
and a few are showing signs of that.
But....


some are looking just lovely.





Andrew & I stayed out till really late last night in the garden,
it was lovely and cool , and we used the fire basket we bought.
Even made toast on it!
Poppy loves to carry sticks and we have a nice little collection at the top of our drive.
Drying nicely under the trailer just for this!


It gave off a lovely heat.....

And if you add the lavender clippings we have been drying since last year.........



You get that effect!!!!

Oh yeau BABY!!!

Oh......one last thing......
You done yours yet Emma???

sleepy .......

"it is such hard work, trying to sleep while my mum makes cards in my room!"


Guess who managed to get out of her t-shirt AGAIN at 6 am this morning.....

No wonder she is tired!!!

too much???

quick question....made this Cd for a work mates Birthday party I am off to tonight.....
Oh BTW Emma! You have me addicted to making these CD's now!!!!

Is it too much?
I got carried away with the crop o dile......

on the back i have the wee sentiment that I love just now,
" I hope the distance between where you are
and where you want to be
grows shorter everyday."

Douglas Pagels.