Time and Thankfully it's the holidays.

Wednesday Evening
After a fantastic four week stint at a school in Surrey, I can say I am ready for my break.  I have thoroughly enjoyed the work, the children and being with the staff... (who have thoughtfully, invited me to their end of term/year get together).  It has been great fun as we have worked on a topic base for these last few weeks and although their is a wide variety in outcome, I think they did quite well to build models and produced ICT and written contributions.  I have now brought it all home to mark and will give it to staff tomorrow to give back.  Nothing like pushing time as I have to take MIL to the hospital again for another check-up before she actually goes in for hip op in September, and then get ready to go to the staff-do!  DH is going to his company's evening at the local bowling alley where he works and so there was an issue with our one and only car but hey... these things have a way of resolving themselves..... I'm having it!  I wasn't but he's decided to stay at work and go on from there then catch the train home. YAY!

Thursday
I have at last completed the baby quilts... given one and one to go.  Hopefully I will see my friend next week to do this.  I have great plans to quilt till I drop over the holiday, but these things have a habit of not materialsing...   We have been invited to a wedding in November, so am considering using one of my UFO's for a wedding present.  The trouble is, it is probably too flowery for the gentleman in question, but perfect for his bride to be (who is dainty, petite and feminine). I will have to see what DH says (who promoted the idea of a quilt as a present.  At least he can appreciate what I do now... he has never really liked/enjoyed any of my other 'hobbies'.

I spent last night wakeful and in pain, due to a migraine.  I was over-tired, had eaten a rich and heavy curry (I have been on a diet for the last month and already lost 9.5lb's, which I am totally chuffed about as it has taken 18 months to get my head around doing it) so am really tired as a result and unusually, my tablets have not really cleared it - I am down to my last four and NOT for the love of money can I find anywhere that has them...guess they're not being made anymore. 

I am picking MIL about 11.30 so we have plenty of time to get to the hospital which means I have to leave no later than 11.15... maybe I can get an hour's sleep if I go now... so until later... adieu dear reader!

Photos of quilts to follow!

Yet again, I wonder where time has gone!

I am appalled at how swiftly time has gone by since I last posted. It is now early July -the 6th actually!!!!!!!!!!! 

I have been running around like the proverbial headless chicken... Both work and family commitments are taking up a lot of time and yet I still feel I am not doing justice to either, particularly with family.  My dad is poorly again, yet I know he isn't seeing the doctor - his excuse being he can't get an appointment.  I just hope he isn't heading for another bout of pneumonia!

Work is, gratifyingly, coming my way with a frequency which keeps me very busy.  I have had many good days lately which has left me feeling almost like going back full time.  Luckily, I do remember the reasons why I stopped full time!

Something I have not mentioned before is that as a result of stresses from work, I developed a small case of psoriasis, on my elbows of all places!  It is not pretty to look at, is basically very itchy and can be quite red, but that is all it's done.  Over the last month, suddenly I have it several very sore patches on  my left hand/wrist... with  small patches on  my right hand third finger and wrist.  I have no idea why 'it' has done this either as surely I feel less stressed than before.  I am enjoying my job, hubby is about to get a contract (we hope) and apart from the fact I am still an untidy creature, life is good. As my American friend might say...'Go figure!' Any ideas on  best treatments gratefully received; (I am using a steroid cream and various moisturisers to help keep it in check but the fingers are the worst).  NO advertising though, thanks!

I have been working hard on two baby quilts for my  friends who are expecting very soon.  One knows what sheis having but wont say and the other doesn't want to know.  I have kept to light pa  stel colours for both so there should be no problems about gender issues.  All I have to do is complete them. I was inspired to copy the design of a quilt I had seen hanging in the window of my local fabric store, Needle and Thread, (almost all my fabric came and indeed comes from there).  I just love going in to browse through the very neatly aranged fat quarters... to look at the quilts my friend has made to showcase the classes on offer and yes the very large arrangement of bolts so effectively displayed.  It is all so............. 'strokeable'!  Now all I need to do is not get distracted and complete my UFO's.  That is Un-Finished Objects - of which I have a few.  My friends laugh and say I am now, officially, a quilter as a result!

I am tardy in publishing this as I had the last part to complete.  So from then until now several weeks have passed.... apologies dear reader!
Until next time...
Bye for now.