I did it!

Sunday 11th October 2009 and I completed a 2.5kms Fun Run today and am thrilled!  I had set myself the goal of finishing it in 25mins and it did it in…………………

23mins 45secs and I am thrilled!

 Arriving at the race venue, nervous, anxious and hoping I don’t muck it up!

 End of the race, tired but thrilled and so proud of myself!

  My number and my medal, so thrilled!

Next goal, I may try a 3km run in Dec, however that race needs to be run in a Santa’s Outfit, hmmm maybe not, watch this space!

Weightloss!

Well I am a serial dieter and nothing ever seems to work! So to say I get frustrated, upset and demotivated are understatements!

I desperately need and want to lose weight, but for some reason, obviously not enough, because I never do anything about it, to get any success. Well now I have hit the I really need to do something stage and just don’t know what????

My first thought is post on my blog my weight and goals and that is bound to spur me on, but I am not sure!

So anyone got any suggestions???? I can’t really attend a slimming class, due to little’un in tow, so please do send suggestions my way!

Strange post I know but just thought I would put down my thoughts!

Quick update, before indepth one!

My last post was April 18th, which I am totally amazed at.  I do think I need to start updating on a  weekly basis to keep to update!  So a quick summary of the last 6weeks :-

Luke started walking – properly!

I knitted a few more things!

We went to Peterborough for the weekend

Luke turned 1! I turned 35!

Now to do some indepth updates!

Wedding anniversary

 14th April, was our wedding anniversary.  Yes 2 yrs ago, we tied the knot, so thought I would post a wedding a picture for a trip down memory lane!

Thank you sweetheart for 2 wonderful years of married bliss, may be celebrate many more!

Has it really been almost a month

since my last post?  Oh my goodness!

So where exactly did March go?  If anyone saw it, please advise, as I seemed to have lost mine!  I think I may just update with photos as that will be easier!

 Luke finally got his first proper haircut, which just made him look so much older!  My little boy is growing up and is almost 11mths!

 My mom lovingly sewed up Luke’s jumper for me.  Believe it or not it does fit him, and he wears it back to front, as the v is meant to be the back but I let him wear it as a v-neck!

 I have been trying to do a bit of crochet and knitting and I have made loads of progress but have not taken pictures!  This is my first flora from Natural Dye Studio I am making, but need to speak to Amanda to make sure I am joining them correctly!

I have done other samples of different stitches which has been good fun.  I am currently also making a dishcloth with crochet, and am knitting Glace from Rowan.  That is coming along alot better than I ever thought and am really loving knitting it!  Cross stitch is not something I have been able to do due to a certain little boy!

So April, well we are going away for Easter on a boat with my parents and brother and am really looking forward to it.  A bit nervous I have to admit with Luke but it should be really good fun! 

Simon and I celebrate 2yrs on married life in April as well.  Although we are not doing anything special for it, but that is ok!

What else…………not sure really, so I won’t babble on, but hopefully will have some lovely pictures to post after our Easter Weekend away!

Life!

That is such a big subject!

Things once again have been busy!  We went up to Peterborough last weekend for my brothers birthday.  It was the first time we have stayed over since having Luke and have to say he was a little angel!  Totally took it in his stride!  We went out for lunch on the Sunday to a lovely restaurant and he was so well behaved, that most of the other diner’s never even realised there was a baby there!

I can’t believe we are just 10wks away from Luke’s first birthday, and whilst I don’t want a huge party, I am trying to arrange a family get together for it, not always the eaiset and also then an afternoon when his other litter friends can come round!  Not easy these days!  Can’t believe how far in advance peoples diaries get booked up.  But I should really as ours does!

Luke is now pulling himself up on things, which is great, but also keeping me on my toes!  I used to be able to still dabble in work in the afternoons when he got home from Nursery, but no more!  Whilst I don’t hang round him all the time, I need to keep my senses about me!

I seem to have woken with an awful cough this morning and am not feeling great, just hope it does not linger for long!

Right off to work on the granny square blanket a bit more!

Feb 1st already!

Wow, can you believe we are already at the start of Feb!?!?!?

This post is not going to have any pictures, as I have not downloaded any still, and I needed to write rather post piccies!  So my update :-

Well as I am typing this it is blowing blizzards outside, and the snow has arrived in Suffolk!  Great, not looking forward to another week of having to go out in this weather!

Luke update – Luke seems to be doing well at the moment.  He has cut his first tooth and that caused a few bad nights, but he is good now.  I have finally taken the plunge and started cooking him food!  I know it sounds mad, but I just never felt comfortable cooking food and always thought the jars gave him everything.  But after trying it and realising it is just so easy and he loves it, there is now no stopping me!  He is getting loads of different blends and seems to love it all!  He starts another morning at nursery from Feb 18th, which will be great.  Means I get 3 full mornings to focus on work, 1 day to do his activities, 1 day to do my activities and afternoons to dabble in work if I am needed!  So looking forward to the new routine/schedule!

Craft update – I have been trying to teach myself crochet.  I need to crack it this year, as it is just nuts that I can’t do it!  So far, I seem to have mastered Double Crochet (UK) which is great.  Once I get the end of my test ball of yarn and start a new colour I will start a new stitch!  I have not really done much work on the afghan.   With Luke now crawling it is not the most practical peice to be working on when I need to get up and down all the time!  So I have been working on some smaller projects, which seem easier, quicker and going better!  Knitting, hmmmm, still there, not done any, really must get it sorted and finish Luke’s jumper!

Reading – I am almost finished the book I am currently reading, Flying Changes by Sara Gruen.  It is just fantastic and really enjoying it!

Facebook – if anyone reading this has me as a friend on Facebook, please come over and say hello.  I did go through and clear up my friends, and as awful as that sounds, I got so many who never even said hello, so I deleted them!  Now I am alot more cautious when accepting invites!

Weightloss – I am now 6lbs down from Jan 8th which is great.  Taking it slow and not being too hard on myself, but am well chuffed with that result so far!

Feb looks a busy month for me, which is just great!

So I am going to continue doing some cross stitch now, while the little man takes his nap!

Till next time………………….

So much for………….

updating my blog each Sunday night with the previous weeks happenings! 

I have finally finished the first square of the Afghan  and I am actually rather pleased with the result!  So the 2nd second square, which is the letter A has been started   I have done a bit more since this picture was taken but not alot!

I have decided that in 2009 each family member will get at least one homemade gift for each birthday, Christmas, fathers day, mothers day or grandparents day!  So I am also working on that at the moment, just a few small items!

So why did I not update last Sunday?  Well simply put, Luke was poorly again.  Much worse than ever before and was ill after his meals and was really struggling to keep anything down.  This week was tough!  He could not go to any groups and so he stayed home with me whilst I monitored him and did my best to get him better!  We are now Saturday and fingers crossed we are over the worse!  He has not been ill since Thursday lunchtime, which is just great!

Other big news, today he crawled, and not backwards either!  Yes my son is forward mobile!  It is so exciting!

Today – Saturday- we took Luke to Snape Maltings for a few hours, just let him get some fresh air, that did not involve shops.  It was lovely to just be out spending time as a family!

Not alot has really been going on, so this won’t be a long post!

Hope all my blog followers are well?

First post of 2009!

We are already 4 days into 2009, and so far so good!  Have not really done too much to say otherwise, to be honest!  I have not been out much, just staying at home and sorting things round the house and getting some cross stitch done, as well as other things!

I finally managed to go through all my old recipe magazines and pull out what I want and throw away what I don’t, which felt great, as I have been meaning to do it for years!  Yes years, some magazines were dated 2005!  Next to get sorted were the Xmas decorations!  They came down today for another year and the cards all put away, so at least the house is back to normal now!

We took Luke to get weighed on Friday and he is now 20lbs 5ozs, so growing well!

I have done a little bit of knitting but nothing worth photographing and posting to be honest!  One of these days I will actually finish Luke’s jumper! 

The afghan is coming on well :-   This was taken on the 1st Jan ‘09 and this was taken on the 3rd :-  So at least progress is being made, all be it slowly!

Today I got do some stitching on The Watering Hole, not alot, but I am taking this wonderful attitude that some progress is better than no progress!

 This was at the start of today, and here is what I did today

Thank goodness is the start of the week and life can get back to normality!  So I have a week full of Luke’s activities, and I am actually looking forward to some of them!

Better go, so thanks for reading!

Wow, has it really been a month

since my last post?  Did not realise it had been that long!  So where have I been and what have I been doing? 

December has not been a good month for us.  Both Si and myself had colds and poor Luke has been the worst out of all of us.  It started with just a runny noise and then got worse and worse.  Finally went to his chest and so he was on antibiotics for a week.  He did get slightly better, but we had awful nights as he could not sleep lying down and was coughing during the night etc.  He got over that and then got a mild tummy bug and was suffering with diahorrea and vomiting.  Thank goodness he seems on the mend now which is great, as I really wanted him well for Christmas  Yippee!!!!

So we never did many groups in Dec with Luke being poorly I did not think it fair to take him out in the cold etc, so swimming mainly was put on hold.  Hopefully we are back to normal in the new year!

I have been up to things, but will post them under separate posts, mainly crafting and trying to get a Christmas present done!

Quick update on Luke and his current progress.  Well I had him weighed in Dec and he was 19lbs 8ozs, which is great, he is doing so well with developing.  He stands so much now, more than sitting, which is great, but thank goodness we have a walker as I am not sure I could hold him all the time he wants to stand!  As for crawling, we are on all fours, rocking with our bum in the air and every so often he actually manages to straighten his legs, so I don’t think we are far off!  Can’t believe he is now 7mths!

The one event we did have in December was Luke’s nursery Christmas party.  That was really sweet and Luke seemed to enjoy it.  He was not at all phased by Father Christmas!  (apologies about the dummy!)