......sorry :(

.....I know I've been horrendously slack in blogging the past few weeks, in fact it's been almost a month since I last posted. Believe me, I have been busy creating and have "done lots", but I must admit that a) since my camera broke I have been a bit off blogging, b) I haven't felt I've had much to say, and c) I've been busy. We're all busy, I know that, and none more than us mums, but we're all working and we've all got lives and things to do, so there's no excuse really. So, sorry.

Anyway, since I last blogged these things have happened:

1. I made 40 christmas cards, 6 teachers gifts, 3 friends gifts, various birthday cards, 4 LOs, a mini-book and I'm sure there's something else.....

2. I've very nearly finished my christmas shopping, written my cards - including 75 for the kids! - started to wrap my gifts.

3. Had a lovely weekend for Jon's birthday which included a girly night (while he was playing poker) and a great Raclette meal with some really lovely, genuine friends.

4. I assembled the dolls house, nearly killed myself trying to get it into my wardrobe, measured it up, realised I most probably can't be bothered to decorate it and then hid it.

5. Spent a huge amount of time and worry over the December crop!

6. I got sucked into I'm a celebrity on top of The Apprentice, X Factor, Misfits and Desperate Housewives, meaning my eyes are almost square.

7. I got Jon a Kindle, which has to be the first present he's actually truly liked.

8. Began the Wednesday night gymnastics run. Birmingham, rush hour, rain/snow/dark, 3 and half hour round trip. Now that's dedication to your kids. This week we took homework with us and realised how we could really nail that during an otherwise waste of time.

9. Had a few fireworks. That was fun!

10. Did a bit of cooking and wished I had more time to do so.

11. Had a rather large leak downstairs causing the wooden floor to squish and squelch. Not nice. Floor = ruined.

12. Went Up North to visit Our Friends In The North. Jeez it's grim up there and I swiftly made a mental note Never To Relocate Up North. Lovely to see them though and the kids cried all the way home.

13. I went back to work, which I love, and continue to gain weight all down to their amazing school meals!!!

14. Oh and I made 3 christmas baubles!

So now I'm back in the land of blog, I hope to be able to keep on top of posting. Here are a few pics of my recent crafty achievements!

My layouts - 2 using my lovely Sassafras Indie Girl which I luuurrrrrve. I can't remember now if I used a sketch, so please accept my apologies if I haven't given credit. The third., with me as a baby....only those alphas would do but I just couldn't find a title I liked with the letters I had. So it had to be Libby which is a name I like for other people, but it doesn't sit right for me (although I know mum loves my Libby name). So, it's not my fave LO. But the papers are lush!

BTW, if you're coming to the crop on saturday, please bring something warm to wear and, if you have one, a portable heater. There is heating, but not much :)