Easter list - revisited......................

As it's Good Friday I thought it would be a good idea to revisit my list - how have I done...............


Easter List

1. Clean house - finished

2. Laundry - washed, dried and folded

3. Ironing. - all ironed and put away

4. Food shopping - cupboards and fridge are full

5. Bake for afternoon tea - about half way

cup cakes baked and ready to freeze - I will defrost them and ice on Sunday morning.............

lemon sponges baked and ready to be popped in the freezer until Sunday then they will be defrosted and sandwiched together with lemon curd and butter cream  - yummy

I made this cake with Zachy and he called it a rainbow cake - it looks scary but it tastes nice

on with the rest of the list.................

6.Organise Easter egg hunt - write clues, hide eggs etc - not yet!

7.Check I have enough Easter eggs for everyone - all checked I have a plentiful supply

8.Buy flowers - bought and they look perfect in my decorated jam jars 

9. Turn up and hem lounge curtains  - they have been turned up and are hanging at the windows - I have to confess I didn't hem them myself but they look lovely and the lady who did them for me has done a wonderful job.

10. Hairdressers - hair trimmed and coloured to perfection.

I have also decorated my little white tree and it looks lovely and the crochet bunnies are well on the way. I have made two so far but I haven't assembled the pieces yet. Hopefully if I have an hour to spare later I can crochet them together.

Just had a call from Kate and she is coming home today rather than tomorrow  - which is great I can't wait to give Jake a big hug but I better get on with my jobs before she arrives..................

I think I have done really well with my list - I did have some help along the way but I've added a number of extra things during the week.

Hope you all have lots of fun and a wonderful Easter weekend.

talk soon xxx

lists ................

As planned I started my outstanding Christmas jobs list and as expected it was very long, I decided that it was a bit overwhelming so I decided to write a list for today instead - not in any order of priority.

                                                            
1. Meet Barbara for usual Monday morning at the gym
2. Wrap parcels for two new lovely baby boys - all my friends are having new grandsons.
3 Post Christmas cards and post wrapped parcels ( see item 2)
4. Visit mum and dad (dad is recuperating from having a hip replacement)
5. Grocery shopping for mum and dad.
6. Bake cupcakes for hubbies meeting tomorrow ( last one before Christmas)
7.Continue with Christmas present wrapping - need a quick stock take as not sure if I have everything yet.
8. Ironing.
9. Finish knitting Kate's snood.
10. Finish decorating the house for Christmas.
11. Laundry (see item 8, new rule is to clear ironing & laundry on Mondays)
12. Write blog post.
13.General tidy, dust, vacuum etc

Why when you have a lovely list and the day ahead of you is clear, do things always happen?

After breakfast I started to wrap my two parcels and then unexpectedly my sister arrived for a cup of tea, not a problem I would still be on track to take parcels to the post office before meeting Barbara. Then we received a phone call - my sister's daughter had gone into labour and was now the proud mum of a lovely baby boy  (wow so many little boys where have all the baby girls gone)

First change of plan, cancel gym (Barbara was very understanding). Then it was off to the hospital as my sister can't drive I am the designated driver. I did manage to drop my parcels and Christmas cards off at the post office on the way to the hospital, so a few ticks off my list.

Back from the hospital, my niece and great nephew are both doing very well, and my sister is very proud of her new arrival. Next I needed to drive over to see my parents and check everything was OK and then pop to the shops for a few groceries (next hospital appointment for dad is Wednesday morning)

Then back home to start my baking, I managed to make two dozen cupcakes for the meeting and two dozen for the family as I have got Alex, Finn and Daisy for tea after school tomorrow and Zach and Noah for the day on Thursday. The cupcakes are cooling and just need icing and decorating.

So far I have managed to tick a few things off my list but doubt if ironing will be on my new prioritised list, and I definitely won't get round to knitting, or Christmas present wrapping  (I have managed my blog post though - I am doing well with my advent posts - 17th day of December and 17th post)

Time to make my butter cream , and tomorrow is a new day with a new list.

 talk soon x

I've crossed a few things off my list .....................

I've had a lovely day and very productive .............. I can cross quite a few things off my list.

Laura collected me this morning and we went to a small independent nursery to look for plants - we want to use lots of potted plants to decorate the wedding venue - to add bursts of natural colour.

We have already sourced some lovely papers and raffia for wrapping the pots. Today we had to choose plants that would have open flowers for next week -  this was quite tricky as its hard to know how long it takes for buds to fully open so we just had to make our best guess.

My dining table is full of plants at the moment and as we still have a risk of ground frost I am going to have to keep them indoors until the wedding. After the wedding we are going to plant up some of the flowers into a wooden crate which I bought for Laura as a pre-wedding gift -  the rest will go into her garden.

After doing a few chores this afternoon and sorting out dinner for this evening - I then had time to sit and crochet the edging of my granny square - its all finished .................

all ready to take to the craft fair ..................

I have just rewarded myself and spent the last half hour reading some of my favourite blogs - if you have time visit  Kates blog - it is wonderful I am so proud of her - she has just come back to it after concentrating on some special mummy time with her adorable new baby son (my adorable grandson).

ready for bed now  - wish me luck for the craft fair tomorrow

night night talk soon x

lists ................

I feel in need of a list ...............its the best way to unclutter your head!

Daughters wedding two weeks tomorrow :-






Jobs list


seamstress for final dress fitting
wear shoes in house - still a bit tight
buy tights
buy shrug ( not enough time to knit one)
book manicure
finish decorating vases
finish table plan
go to hobby craft for cardboard
visit nursery for plants - wrap plants in paper/fabric and raffia
finish decorating present bags
have hair done (roots prior to big day hair do)
drop 2 stone ( far to late)




buy shoes for husband - check suit and tie
chase husband re speech!
keep calm in front of daughter at all times ( do not allow daughter to read blog)
chase chair covers
talk to florist
check cake delivery
final run through of menu ...................................

Oh my goodness - this isn't working - head may be uncluttered but major panic setting in - no I will take a deep breathe and yes I am calm ( trying to be)



Good advice .....................




I don't seem to be forgetting to eat  - my advice should say - stay hydrated and stop eating!

Well I am going to have an early night as I will be busy with other things tomorrow  as its my youngest daughters birthday - so birthday tea party for 13................ but at least I have my list!

night night talk soon x