February 2012
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Poppy!
Poppy the rescued cat, looking much healthier just a few weeks after we bought her home!
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Sweet Dreams... - Weeks 13-17
I haven’t blogged week-by-week recently partly because the past few weeks have whizzed by, and partly because there’s not been that much change since the last scan, apart from my ever expanding waistline! I can’t believe it’s been 17 weeks already - and we’re near the end of February! I keep thinking that August 3rd is a long way off, but actually time seems to be...
Three cats eating together for the first time!
Friends at last! Or just hungry?!
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January:
Took Christmas tree down, house bare, announced pregnancy, got bigger, bought new clothes, got bigger, borrowed clothes, got bigger, first baby scan - baby danced!, bladder too full for scan: crushed baby, emptied bladder: got pictures of baby, gave one to mum, mum cried, got bigger, rescued abandoned kitten, kitten settled in, called her Poppy, Poppy peed on the bed, litter trained Poppy, got...
SNOW DAY!
It had to happen on a Sunday :-/ *humph*
January 2012
7 posts
The Big Garden Birdwatch!
It’s that time again, for the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch! I’ve been really looking forward to this - it’s nice to take an hour out of your day to look at nature - unfortunately, nature is pretty unpredictable and whilst last year was a beautiful spring day this year has brought with it fog and drizzle! Even the chickens won’t come out! If you missed this year but fancy...
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Skipping a Week! - Week 10, 11 & 12
I put week 10 and 11 together because they’ve been pretty unspectacular on the pregnancy front. The dizziness has gone, the sleepless nights are now peaceful, (apart from the bizarre dreams every night!), and I’ve felt… well… normal! Or at least, as normal as I can do with an ever expanding waistline and breasts that feel like they could explode at any moment. Oh, and the...
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When Two Became Three...
Thursday was not a good day. Paul had a Peacocks voucher which he needed to spend sharpish because they’d gone into administration, but they wouldn’t accept it nor give us the £20, plus I hadn’t been feeling myself so wasn’t really in the mood to go to work. Not that I usually am, but this day I REALLY didn’t want to be there - there’s so much to do in the...
A crisp frosty morning
Spring is in the air..!
Not the best name for a translator app...
How They Should Have Ended Doctor Who Xmas...
Paul and I have been ‘Pond’ering (*tumbleweed…*) how Doctor Who should have ended, because I don’t think he should have gone to see Amy and Rory, since he rarely revisited assistants and, let’s face it, he was in love with Rose, so if he was going to visit anyone surely it would have been her? Right? Anyhoo, picture the scene… lots of past assistants and people...
December 2011
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Happy New Year!
My phone is already failing to send messages, which in this day and age is an issue you’d have thought the phone companies really would have sorted out by now, so I will take this opportunity to wish you an EXTREMELY prosperous 2012, f**k the recession and the government, be nice to your friends and ignore your enemies (they’re just jealous), love your family even when you hate them,...
Zombie Apostles...
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It’s finally up! Feeling the festive spirit a little bit more now. It’s been a while since I did a post on here :-( Will remedy that from now on!
October 2011
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Finally finished carving the pumpkins!
Meet Witchy, Frankenstein’s Monster, and Halloween! See the full gallery on Posterous
Two of Three! Pumpkin Pics...
Here are the two pumpkins I carved today - one more to do tomorrow! See the full gallery on Posterous
Pumpkins are Scary on their Own... Goop!
4 Days To Go...
Well, this is the week I climb Ben Nevis! This is also the week I start to panic - not because of the climb, I might add, but because I’ll have to go without a toilet for almost 9 hours. If that’s not enough incentive to get up and back as quickly as possible, I don’t know what is. I’ve bought enough chocolate to feed an army, and my BFF’s mum and dad very kindly...
September 2011
5 posts
Second Thoughts About Dukan...
So I went back to Amazon just now and before I purchased I checked out some of the reviews. I always have a quick look at the good ones, but take my time looking at the worst ones… I don’t think the Dukan diet is for me - lots of people saying that fruit and veg are restricted. I can’t live without fruit and veg, so this is a huge thing for me! Also a couple of doctors have...
Dukan Do It?!
Good morning! Right, I don’t like diets with names. I never have. I don’t really like diets. I lost 3 stone just by eating better and more healthy, but I still have a stone and a half to lose before I get down to a weight that I’m happy with. I’m currently 9st 8lb but want to get down to 8. A couple of years ago I was down to 8st 4lb but couldn’t keep the weight off...
Today's Jack Daniels freebie!
Thanks, Jack! Sent using BlackBerry® from Orange
Live Hatching Update:
Good morning! I finally got my Tumblr blog transferred over to Posterous, but I do need to go through and delete some of the old RSS posts from The Krafty Lady. I don’t want to be a spammer..! Just a quick update on the chicken situation: the chicks (6 Rhode Island Reds, 2 Buff Orpingtons), are due to hatch today! Last time they were a whole week late (nearly 28 days instead of the normal...
Hello Posterous!
Well, I’ve bitten the bullet and transferred to Posterous… I hope this works. I’m trying to import my Tumblr blog but so far unsuccessful. I’ll give it another go later. I’ve committed social suicide by linking the two but, frankly, I don’t care. If the Tumblr app worked properly on my phone I’d stick with it but the fact is they haven’t updated it...
August 2011
3 posts
100 Useless Facts About Viki...
1) I have my nose and chin pierced, and I’d like to get the top of my ear done.
2) I had three kidneys but now I only have one and a bit.
3) One of my all time favourite movies is Ghostbusters and I want to go to New York to see the Ghostbusters firehouse!
4) I have fallen flat on my face twice, both before I was 11 - the 2nd time I lost my front tooth and now have a cap.
5) I only...
July 2011
2 posts
Weight Tracker
So, I’m trying to lose my “marriage weight” (that’s what I like to call it, anyway….), and I’m going to post it on here to try to give myself a bit more incentive…. So. Here goes. Don’t judge me. I only have a stone and a half to lose otherwise I’ll look like Skeletor.
Starting Weight: 133lb (9st 7lb)
June 2011
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A Brief(ish!) Catch Up
Well, I haven’t been blogging much lately due to the tumblr app on my phone giving up completely. It really needs some updates - get to it tumblr!
Anyway, I think the last time I blogged properly was when the chicks were hatching! We now have two beautiful (rather ridiculous looking) chicks which are about 4 weeks old now. We should be able to sex them very soon but we think they’re...
May 2011
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April 2011
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March 2011
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A Quick Plug for my Ben Nevis Climb for Kidney... →
In October I’ll be trekking up Ben Nevis, Britain’s tallest mountain, on behalf of Kidney Research UK. Please help to get me to my first target of £500; we’re doing really well so far, and I’m hoping to make it to £1000 by October! They really need your help and it’s such a worthy cause which has benefit my own life.
Thanks to everyone who has donated and pledged so...
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Ben Nevis Training - Day 1
It’s a glorious day for walking so I set off early this morning! Only did a two mile walk to ease myself into it - a mile uphill and one mile down! There’s not much to report so far… I think I could have probably gone a lot further, (it only took me 30 minutes), but I’m getting stuck into some gardening later so that’ll help strengthen the old leg muscles! I took my...
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Ben Nevis Charity Climb! →
On 15th October 2011 I will be climbing Britain’s Tallest Mountain, Ben Nevis himself, for Kidney Research UK!
For those of you who don’t know me, it’s a charity I hold close to my heart as I was born undiagnosed with three kidneys and suffered from kidney failure a few years ago because of this.
Kidney Research UK often gets forgotten about in the sea of Good Causes so...
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The Krafty Lady is Closed!
So, I’ve done it, I’ve closed The Krafty Lady. There’s still loads of job lots on our eBay account up for grabs if you fancy a gander, but by 31st March we will be no more!
It’s been an epic 4 years - from eBay to our own website, then back to eBay again, and all the time we’ve had so much support from you guys and girls, thank you so much!
We’ve learned...
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A Summary of the Week
What a strange week in our history. The biggest Earthquake Japan has ever recorded, tsunami’s, aftershocks and utter devastation. It makes everything we’ve done this week seem so insignificant, however life in this part of the world must go on whilst we spare thoughts for those who are less fortunate than ourselves.
Aside from what’s been going on in the news, we are...