Today

This time last year

And Today

16inch of snow on the table

The pond

Christmas

Its that time of year again,i think we are about as ready as we can be.Lots of changes have been taking place as we have two new little people in residence.and our gorgeous baby girl has moved on to pastures new. Its a heart breaking way to earn a living.
Here at the madhouse We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy new year.Here's hoping for snow.
Sarah x

keeping up

Its been a while.I'm still managing to keep up with every ones blogs,but only just. Life looking after someone Else's 16 month old is ongoing and a joy.I am also starting a degree course on the 5th November so that should be interesting.I am going to take it a year at a time and hopefully steadily plod along.
 Summer seems long gone and autumn is beginning in the garden.Although i  may have to cut the grass maybe once or twice more before the mower goes away for hibernation.
 There are still some flowers out but not many the rain seems to have helped with the loss of the petals.
  Thoughts of winter excite me and I'm looking forward to cosy nights in front of the fire.One weather forecaster i watched said we were going to skip autumn and just go straight to winter in November,snow,freezing temperatures the lot!
My mind has jumped from summer days sat in the garden with a good book to how much should i stock the freezer and should i buy a electric blanket? And of course Christmas presents and is it too early to buy cards?Ah well so it begins the madness. keep warm.
Sarah x

Grandchildren

Happy Easter

Father Christmas and driving tests

Last Wednesday was my daughters 15th birthday,We sat in the garden,we had the paddling pool out for the little ones and ate outside.
 This morning just six days later we have woke up to a good 4inch of snow.My little grandson aged 3 announced to his little sister this morning that Farther Christmas was coming!
 I love snow,but tomorrow i have a driving test.I passed over 20 years ago.This a re test for work,which to me seems stupid to me.If you have a clean licence and never had points then surely you are a good driver.Its a full test booked for 8.10 in the morning.I have been so stressed about it and just want to get it over with.Aaah well fingers crossed.

Open wide

I helped my daughter out this morning by taking her cat to the vet for some stitches out.
 As i got me,handbag,cat carrier etc out of the car i somehow banged my front tooth on the corner of the door.By the time id got into the vets i realised id chipped my tooth  and by the time we got called in it was hurting.I explained to the vet what id done (mainly because i now look like a hillbilly!) and because i couldn't speak very well.
 When the vet had finished with the cat he said "lets have a look at your tooth then" I was a bit shocked but obliged.He then proceded to get a small pot of gel and rub some on my tooth."There you go" he said "That will take that pain off until you can get to the dentist.It lasts a good couple of hours.Its what we give dogs when they've a broken a tooth"
 Well i have to say its worked.I'm now pain free and going to the dentist in the morning (although i should imagine the pain will have returned by then)
 It wasn't until i got back to my daughters and was telling her what happened i realised he didn't change his gloves from examining the cat.Aah well I've probably had worse in my mouth although i don't want to know.