Boys on vacation

Well it's been very quiet here over the last 2 weeks all 3 of my little guys have been at their nanny's in Wales. I have spent most of my time with Lee which has been lovely but boy have I missed my babies and am really looking forward to them coming home tomorow. It was mine and Lee's anniversary last Tuesday 4 months as an official couple (although we were seeing each other for a  while before that). We decided to celebrate with a meal out and we watched Ted at the cinema. A very funny film and well worth a watch if your not easily offended. We then decided to visit the roman baths at night all lit up with torch fire it was really very romantic and I loved every second of our evening. Here are some pictures

 

 

 

We also have a new addition to the family meet baby. She is a real daddy's girl and is only intrested in mummy when Lee is not here. She knows her name already and if you say to her "wheres daddy go find him" she goes looking for Lee till she finds him. The boys dont know we have her yet we decided to suprise them when they get home I cant wait to see their faces. Here are some pictures of Baby

 

 

On Monday I met Lee's dad, brother, and brothers girlfriend for the first time. We went out for dinner and I have to say I was very nervous. Its always nerve wracking meeting a partners family for the first time but I also have the worry of "what if I have an attack"..... "what if they get annoyed with the fact I am partialy deaf and I ask for things to be repeated a lot of the time". I need not have worried they were lovely people who made me feel very welcome and at ease. They were great with my lack of hearing they spoke a little louder and always looked at me so I could read their lips. I must have made a good impression as Lee's brother has invited us to dinner at his house in a few weeks time. Im looking forward to it Lee's brother is a very good cook apparently so im hoping he will give Lee a few pointers (hehe). Anyway I best get to bed as my little monsters will be home tomorow and Lee is at work so I intend to get lots done before every one gets home in the evening. Normal service is soon to be resumed. Its nice to have a little break but I do love it when I have my little family all together.

Till next time
Much Love
Claire xxx

No communication weekend part 2

Ok so I have to confess I have had communication with the outside world today but it has been minimal. I have sent one text which was an importent one and we have been out. We went to Morrisons to get a few bits and stopped at the park for the boys to play on the way home. It has still been a nice day though with very little outside influences entering my little family bubble. We went to Morrisons about half an hour before it closed when they reduce all the items to very very little. Below is a picture and a list of the items we got.

In this picture you can see the following
7 Pieces of southern fried chicken 99p
2 Long ribs 99p
A cumberland sausage 29p
2 Tubs of sage and onion stuffing 69p
A ham, chesse, and pickle sandwich 25p
3 Tubs of strawberry jelly and custard 15p
6 Mini pork pies 15p
3 Tubs of spagetti bolognaise 27p
Total cost £3.78

I spoke to a member of staff in Morrisons who told me the best times of day to go in and get items reduced to such low prices and the locations that these foods are normaly displayed. He was very helpfull and im sure if you ask in your local supermarket they will happily furnish you with the same information.


Here are some pictures from the park

And finaly with the family problems I have been having recently I have been feeling a bit down so my lovely man thought he would cheer me up with these lovely roses. What a lucky girl I am.

Much Love
Claire xxx

No communication weekend

A lot of things have been happening here recently and not all of them are good. I wont go into detail as it is a private family matter but that combined with the awfull day I had yesterday left me wanting to run away from the world (aside from Lee and the children of course). So I decided I would have a no communication weekend facebook is banned and I have switched my phone off so no one can get hold of me. Today has been the first day and I have to say it has been bliss. Just me and the ones I love, the ones who make me happy and smile. It has been great weather here today so we put the pool up for the boys to play in they had great fun and Lee joined in too getting a little splashed in the process. Here are some pictures

Whilst Lee and the boys were playing outside I made some yummy homemade cookies using my basic cookie recipie which can be found in a previous blog post.

Lee and Ben also broke out the board game The Simpsons. It made me smile watching them both being so competitive with each other and Ben changing the rules as he went along.

I cooked a lovely spagetti carbonara which everyone agreed tasted delicous. Now Brandon is in the bath, Lee and Ben are playing a game on the laptop, and after I finish this post I will be putting some washing away, doing the dinner dishes, and running the hoover round before getting the boys to bed and setteling down to a film with Lee.

Last week we went to do some shopping in the next town (there are a lot more shops than in our village high street). To celebrate the olympics they had a climbing wall the children were allowed to use for free. Ben of course had a go which impressed me a great deal as he has a fear of hights. Here are some pictures.

Last weekend we went to visit family in London it was the first time Lee had met some of them so he was a little nervous. He had no reason to be nervous at all my family welcomed him with open arms and made him feel very welcome. It was nice to be able to show Lee where I grew up I was brought up in a rather rough area so it was nice to show him how well I have done for myself in moving away from that lifestyle and creating a simple life for me and my boys in the country. Here are some of the pictures taken while we was away.

Brad and Ben two of my three sons

Brad, Ben, and Brandon my three boys together

My brother Craig with his partner Chrissy and her son Adam

My mum with all her children together

Me with my brothers and sisters

My mum with my three boys and her grandsons

And finaly me and Lee with the boys

I have decided to open an etsy shop selling the craft items I make. I will have a good range of products at affordable prices. I will have items such as Jewellery, Teddy bears, Cards, Headbands, Scarfs as well as other items. I have just about finished the technical side of things so am now concentrating on making some stock for the shop which I hope to have on sale within the next few weeks. I will blog about this nearer the time and there will be an ad for the shop in my sidebar if you wish to have a look at my items.

Much Love
Claire xxx