Playing with Robo again!

and what fun it has been! I have bought some files this week... from Jennie and they are super! I should really learn to make my own but these were to good to miss. Waiting for some more from Tina and that will be it for a while... well I need to make them up really don't I?! I have included some piccies but once again they haven't been 'titivated' so not fabulous... I think you can see enough though.

The workshop is going great guns this week... up to roof level front and back now. Next will be the ends then the roof can go on... that will make a tremendous difference as once the roof is on the weather won't matter anymore! Well that is until we need to paint it but that won't stop me moving in will it! :D Can't wait for that day... had to buy some more packing stuff this week so my workroom is an absolute nightmare now!

Jana has met some more of the family ... got on great with my Grand-daughter which pleased me loads! Hubbies swimming trunks arrived from M+S (took ages they did! :?) so he will take her swimming... maybe this weekend, but, being selfish, I hope not when the day is dry. Having said that there is snow forecast for Friday so maybe this run of dry weather is coming to a close. Please God it doesn't though!

Today has been a mixed kind of day...

I wasn't sure what I intended to do at all... had some stuff to finish on Paper 'n Lace so I could send out the newsletter (which is very late!) as we have some new stuff in (and lovely it is to! I keep looking... mustn't touch though!) and some special offers to... you know the kind of thing, BOGOF and free postage to and then I hoped to play... and I have! Tried some stuff on robo and have come up with an idea, just got to sort out which alphabet is best... some are to fine and don't cut well at the size I need the words to be. Anyway I have got myself sorted for tomorrow as I know what I want to do now thank goodness!

While I was searching for something I found another embellishment I really want to try so I will have a pop at that to if there is time.

Back to today anyway... hubby has re-started my workshop!!! I am elated! Wonder how long it will be before the rain 'stops play' again? Knowing our country not long but it is so good to see some movement at least! I really should work this evening but I hate that... when you get up at 3 or 4 in the morning late nights aren't good... but I have loads to upload to eBay... maybe tomorrow, who knows I may feel more like it then!

Valentines Day Cards

Well I have managed to make some at last! Bit late really but that's me all over! At least I am early for next year!!! I always find it difficult to make things 'to order'... I prefer to play and see what I end up with which is probably why there are still things I need for my card site! The one with all the roses on is actually some fabulous papers from MIC... I am wondering whether to carry them on the site. Oh well... maybe I am just to old to change now! ;)

Been trying to learn more for the robo but am having mixed results... I just need to spend much more time on trying things out I think. I have managed to make up a Grandfather clock (it was a file I bought) and I am pleased with it... can't show you a piccie though as Jana was working on the table it was on and it is squashed... need to push it back into shape first!

I realised today that I am a bit behind with some challenges for the forum... sheesh why do I always do that??? Someone should give me quick kick up the backside I reckon! I really do want to do some more though so I must use my time better!

Lastly... the weather... can someone tell me when we might get a dry day when hubby has time to work on my new workshop? It is taking far to long and I am getting really fed up! I am desperate for the space... perhaps I should try praying? I hope it isn't adversely affecting to many peeps.... wouldn't like that at all!

Well we have some peeps on the forum who need some prayers I reckon so I will leave praying for dry weather for a while and send prayers for them instead... Hope you are both healing well now x

I actually did it!

I actually managed to spend some time playing with my robo today. I downloaded inkscape and had a play and managed some welded words! What a shock! I have had my robo far to long to have not done it before but at least I have started now! I have also had a play at numeral cards but have yet to cut out what I have made. I need to be on my other computer to do that so it will have to wait until tomorrow! I have managed to do some work on my websites to but have to upload some of it yet.
Jana is upstairs at the moment playing her violin... such a lovely sound to! Very peaceful and relaxing... well it would be if I didn't have Deal or No Deal on the tv ... I should blush there really shouldn't I? ;) All is well here with jana but she is getting a little bored I think... well any young person would when there is nowhere to go in the evenings. Carolina (who came over with the same company) came for dinner on Wednesday but it isn't really enough. I am hoping that she will make some friends locally and start some kind of social life. At least she is happy here anyway!

Work on my workroom is still at a standstill... stupid weather! It is driving me potty to be honest... it is taking far to long! We have our son and his partner coming to stay at the end of February and nowhere for them to stay at present... I think the sofa bed will have to do as I can't see the workroom being finished... oh well we all live in hope don't we!

Tomorrow I really must get down to some cardmaking... so many to make I don't really know where to start but I have got some fabulous papers in stock now so i may well 'pinch' some! Nothing like new stuff to stimulate is there! Well there it is... more 'we all live in hope'! :D
Something I really must do is order from some new companies... I have the catalogues etc but it is so very difficult to decide which things to order... I could spend a fortune very easily... must try putting blinkers on! All in all a very busy time!

I bowed to others...

and have added some more flowers to my page... what do you think?

Here is my students page to... this is her first as well!

My first page!

After much time saying no I have actually completed a scrapbook page!!! I know... I can't believe it myself! I saw a post on UKS for a Scrapaholics class in Bristol so decided to get myself to it. I am so glad I did! Jana and I had a lovely day and met some super people.... believe it or not someone I knew when I lived in our first house 30 years ago! On top of that her sister is married to my cousin! Just goes to show what a small world it is!!! Kim was fabulous and made me feel so very comfortable and at ease. Jana did extremely well with her page and it looks fabulous! I have enclosed a photo of mine.... I will let you judge but I do think it isn't bad for a first attempt!

A long time...

since I posted here. So much has happened... Jana arrived safe and sound and I am now getting used to that daily grind of making sure someone is up and out of the house for school... it has been such a long time since I had to do that daily and I can't believe how much of my time it takes! How did I manage when I had 3 children to get out of the house! :? I have also been to the dental hospital for some more treatment. I have to say that the temporary they made me to cover where my bridge was wasn't at all comfortable... in fact it was horrible so I haven't been wearing it... it is in a 'safe' place oh er! Lucy is to young to know safe places I think because she was convinced I have lost it... well that is until she told an older dentist and he said 'I wonder if it is with my keys?'! lol.... safe places.... wonder who keeps hiding them? I am convinced my Mother plays tricks on me, I have asked for her to bring it back but still haven't found it... Maybe Lucy is right and I have lost it! :O Oh well I shall have to go without for a while longer until the permanent work is done!