Want to hear some terrible singing?

OK, here I go -

Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday dear meeeeeee, happy birthday to me!!

Hello blogworld,

Guess what today is!!  Nope?  Well I'll let you in on a secret - it's my birthday!

Thank you to all my lovely bloggy friends who sent cards (I'll get round and thank you personally asap), good wishes and even a present or two (wow that was unexpected and very touching!) - they are very much appreciated.

I've had a lovely day, got some great pressies and had a wonderful meal out at lunchtime, now I'm off to re-sort all my craft stuff and make a wish list for the birthday money I got.

Hang on a sec, re-sort my craft stuff ?  But why, dear Sarah, but why? Well this is why:

the before:

the during:

and the after:

What more could a crafty girl ask for - than a few stamps and storage!!!

Oh and while I'm here, I've made a decision.  I feel really bad that I'm hardly getting round anyone's blogs and I've got 60 odd comments waiting in my inbox for me to go and comment back on people's blogs.   Some of those comments have been waiting for weeks.

My solution to this position: not blog much at all during the holidays. That way I don't get comments on my blog that I then get behind with in replying to.

I'll not disappear altogether - I'll be here with my DT cards and I'll clear the comments that I've got waiting for a reply but not post anything for me after that.  If I get a little time I'll make a card for no reason occasionally, but you will only see me minimally until September - I feel terrible not answering all you lovely bloggy people so I'm going to do what I think is right and not get myself in the uncomfortable position I find myself in now.

I don't know quite why Emily being off on holiday impacts quite so much on my time - I mean it's not like I've got 3 or 4 children - but it does. Maybe it's something to do with not having any family at all that can look after her for me, it's either me or hubby and that's it.  So the holiday can be very hectic!!

Anyway it'll be nice for you all to have a break from the waffle and hope to see much more of you all in September.

Cheerio for now,
Sarah

Get me!

You really will have to excuse me this post - it's very indulgent and me centred but I promise it won't be long!  It's my birthday today!  Not telling how old, but suffice it to say I'm going to start counting backwards now.

I got a laptop as my main present from the hubby today and here I am sitting in the living room typing away on it!  I had no idea that's what he brought me.  He said that he was getting fed up with me trotting from the dining room (where my craft stuff is) to the extension to use the computer.  So here I am with the laptop - swish or what - eh!

Here is a pic of my pressies:

Apart from the laptop I got loads of Promarkers, a mini sewing machine, recipe book, bracelet and chocs!  Ah, I also got a copy of a new Octonauts book - that was Emily's present to me!

So I'm going to log off now, hopefully will be back soon with a card or two, but for now it's been a long day and I'm off to bed now!

Cheerio all,
Sarah

Birthday bash

Hello blogland

Well the birthday bash is over for another year - wonder what we will do to top it next year!

I think we must be the luckiest people in the world, after worrying for the last week or so that it was going to carry on raining for Emily's birthday party, we woke to brilliant sunshine which only got brillianter!  Maybe it got a leeetl hot at the peak of the afternoon, but we really couldn't complain it was a smashing day.  I hope our quota of rain was used the year she was born, if you don't remember June 2007 was the beginning of the heavy rain that which then lead to floods in parts of Hull and Louth.

After a lot of hard work behind the scenes from hubby this was the garden bit of our land at 11am:

View from one end of drive:

View from one of the bedroom windows:

We had our full number of party goers by 12.30 and then they partied hard until 4pm - when they all went home very tired but very happy by all reports.

I promised picture of cake and here we go:

Sorry about all the mess in the background, it was a very quick pic in my kitchen before it was taken out to be demolished.  You can see where we had a dry run with the candles!  I also made loads of fairy cakes, but didn't get a proper pic of those.

Here is the party girl with her cakes:

No party dresses for us - I managed to get her to wear a pretty dress for all of 5 mins, then she stripped!  I finally got her into her swim stuff and she wouldn't come out of it!

Here she is with her best friend (I'm sure forever - they are inseparable!):

We have a lovely picture of all the children lined up on the walk-way to her tower, but I'm not sure of the etiquette of putting up pictures of children when I haven't asked their parents if it's OK, so that's one for the family album. 

Hopefully normal card making will resume this week - we only opened the last of the presents this evening and put Grandad onto the train back to Essex this afternoon.

Next big event on the horizon is my birthday at the end of July (not that keen on telling you how old I am, but they do say that life begins then - I'm not so sure!).

I just can't get over how much my life has changed since having Emily, 8 years ago we were going to Drs as things weren't working then there was 3 years of treatment - which culminated in two goes at IVF and then Emily. 

Blooming hard work (sometimes), blooming rewarding (most of the time) and complete life change (always).

Sarah

Emily, if you ever read your mummys' boring blog - 

Happy Birthday sweetheart - hope you had a lovely birthday/holiday and party - I'll always be thankful for you and love you to pieces, Mummy.