Pink Candy by Caroline

Larf?! I nearly peed myself........

Oooh, I have been a busy bee this week and haven't even had time to spit - not that I do spit but you know what I mean.....

Anyway, Tuesday night was an absolute hoot !!  I haven't laughed so much in ages.  My face was aching from laughing so much.

They are two gorgeous Austrialian guys - one one was spesh a dish with long floppy hair and a lovely grin, yummo - and they were really funny.  Once you got over the shock of them being naked, except for a pair of socks and shoes, lol, then you could actually see the art in what they were doing.

Who am I kidding?!  They were naked men.  Naked, naked, naked.  No, truly, they were lovely, naked men contorting their willy's into unimaginable shapes........made my eyes water some of them.  But sooooo funny!  If you get the chance then you really, really must go.  A great night out.

I am trying to remember what shapes they made but here are some of them:

Hotdog, burger, snail, possum, bracelet, wind surfing sail, haemmerroids (sp? - eek, use your imagination), Eiffel Tower, boomerang, female bits (ahem)..........ooh and so much more......lol.........

I went with my bezzie fwend Wendy.  Her daughter is in the same class as my son Jake.  Now Jake got to talking about my evening out and what I had gone to see.  Wendy hadn't told her daughter, but she soon got to find out from Jake and she was not impressed.  A twelve year old girl finds the whole thing quite disgusting I'm afraid and I think she is quite embarrassed and shocked with her mammy.  lol.....

I am hoping to get on top of workie things by the end of the week and then I have the weekend to craft.  Now that sounds fine and dandy doesn't it.  But in truth I am panicing about a CJ and Recipe Card Swap that need to be done.  So much for having plenty of time to do it in........

Puppetry...........

This week has whizzed by and not even had time to update my bloggie *opens mouth wide in shock*.

Its been a busy week made more so by being offered the chance to do a kit for the cyber crop on UKS.  It was my turn in October to do the homepage sponsor kit but as its the Cyber Crop month I was given the chance to do a class and kit for that instead.

A bit short notice though as the kits are supposed to be available as of last night, but mine will be available as of later on today.  My class will be on 20 October and for those of you who don't frequent UKS then I hope to be able to show the class on BF later in the year. 

Hoping to go out next week to see these guys who are playing in the local Swan Theatre.  Sounds a hoot - this is the write up about it:

WARNING: This is a non-sexual show featuring full frontal male nudity.Written, devised and performed by David Friend and Simon Morley, Puppetry of the Penis is a mind-blowing show featuring two handsome, strapping Australians who manipulate their manhood into various shapes, objects and landmarks. This Ancient Australian Art of Genital Origami has made over one and half million happy people all over the world shriek with laughter and hoot with amazement. A video camera projects intimate detail of the phenomena onto a large screen ensuring nothing can be missed.
‘Does exactly what it says on the packet…Unbelievable!’ The Financial Times
“Bursting with laughter from start to end’ The Evening Standard

I know its not to everyones taste but its certainly to mine and hoping to have a fun time with my mate Wendy who luckily has the same taste in humour as me.  hehe - will let you know what its like!

Anyways, I have to get back to sorting this Class and Kit out and have some lovely new stock arrived too so need to get on with that.  Not enough hours in the day is there.........

Lucky, lucky, lucky............

I've been feeling a bit rough these past few days and just about been able to sort out shoppie things and this months Kit.  An evening tot of Brandy has helped me sleep, I have been that bunged up I couldn't breath.  Must be run down and working too hard.......

Anyways, had to get a new washing machine last night as our old one gave up the ghost last Friday and despite Darren trying his very best, he just couldn't repair it so off we trotted to get a new one.  It lights up and all sorts, lol!!  Eight years it lasted, which is good going considering the amount of washing I do every single day.  Had a funny thought though, if this one last eight years also, Abi will be 22 years old.  Hows that for scary!!

This is what I was all excited about on Tuesday............

Its a pressie from Darren to me - just two seats, so its not a family car it is literally just mine.  Something for me........and I love it.  Its a Mazda MX Eunos Roadster, a real dream to drive, luxury leather interior, pop up headlights (I was in hysterics when I first made them pop up), the roof comes off and you have the choice of a tan soft top or nothing at all.  Fabaflippinroony.  Total extravagance but wonderful.

I am lucky........

Pressie!!

OMG !! OMG !!

Darren has come home with the most wonderfully fabbo early birthday pressie for me.  I wanted to do a jig in the street but the neighbours would think I had completely lost it.

I will put a piccie on as soon as I can get one........speak laterz........vroooooomm......xx

Create in Colour

I have just spent all weekend preparing a CJ for the Retailers CJ on UKS.  I have know about this for months and still leave it to the very last minute.  What is the matter with me?!

I am doing 'Create in Colour', so its really an open CJ to do whatever you like provided its colourful.  I do love doing CJ's and if it wasn't for my committment to these and ATC's I don't think I would get chance to craft!  I need a committment to make me do it.

Here we go then, cover, intro, layout and sign in at the back.  I am loving orange at the mo, and combined with pink I think its scrummylicious..........

I am truly loving my sewing machine at the mo too. 

I think I blogged this little cupcake pot last week. I am into cupcake anything at the moment and thought it a good opportunity to stick it in a CJ, seeing as the colours are so fab.

Good excuse to use my new cupcake chipboard too.....

I love chipboard I does.  Combined with a scuffer to round the edges off and I am in chippy heaven.

And then this is the sign-in bit.  The pockets were made from my fabbo Bigz pocket die and the little Fancy Pants journalling cards inside fit perfectly.

Ooooh and the Crafters Workshop templates are divine.  I loved doing the circles - made my hand ache mind, having to keep it so still although I could have used masking tape I suppose......

Can't wait to get this back.........lol...

Thanks for everyones concern over Cam's toe.  He is fine and its all healing OK.  My Dad amazed Cam with stories of his youth and how he was stung a gazillion times when smoking out wasps so they could get the grubs for fishing.  Oh how cruel I said.  Thats what we did then, he said.  We all did it, he said, they were the best things for fishing.

Ooookay, I'll take your word for it Pappy........

Stingin'.........

Last night my baby boy Cam was stung by one of these blighters .......on the side of his big toe.  I was in the kitchen tidying up and heard hysterical screaming coming from the dining room.  I rushed in, as did Darren, to find Cam doing an Irish jig and frantically trying to get his sock off.

I have never seen Cam like that.  He was hysterical and his skin was clammy, he was crying , oh it was a shame.

Don't know where the wasp went, but Darren got the sting out, I put cream on it and he was cossetted by us both for the rest of the evening.  We were also keeping a beady eye on him in case of any allergic reation - you just don't know do you?!

Anyway, this morning he hobbled downstairs ready for school and it was with much grimacing and a few tears that he managed to get his shoes on.  Its very sore but the redness and swelling has gone down, thankfully. 

Am I mean, should I have let him have the day off school?  Hell no!!  He'll be fine, although I suspect he will be very wary of wasps from now on. 

Right, I am going to buzzzzzz off and get on with work........hehe........

Last minute........

Had to go into town today to get the last few things for the children for school.  Yup - nothing like last minute is there.  Last Minute dot com......thats me.

Three pairs of school shoes, pencil cases, stationery and school bags were bought and now I am about £200 lighter......YIKES, that much spent in just two hours.  Too easy.

Whats scary too is the fact that both Abi and Jake are a size 8 shoes.  Size 8!!  They both have bigger feet than me!!  Now thats an odd feeling I can tell you.

We had two hours to get these few things and I was determined to do it in that time.  Certainly didn't want to traipse back to the car to put more money on the ticket.  So I was like a whirlwind and the three kids were trailing behind me in my wake.  Caught up in my whirlwind breeze they were.  Their feet hardly touched the ground.

I didn't have chance to mooch and buy anything exciting for me, but this is something I bought a couple of weeks ago and it sits on my desk.  I am loving anything Cupcakey at the moment, so this just fits the bill.........isn't it scrummy!!  The lid comes off for you put keep things inside.  Mines empty at the mo but I might keep a little stash of......oooooh, something scrummy and chocolatey to eat me thinks, so I can just lift the lid, pop it in my mouth and no-one knows......hehe.....

Yawn......

Oh my, look at the time.........tick tock.

I am yawning but in my aim to be a better bloggie writer I am putting in a post before bed. 

I finished my ATC's - YAY says Rosie.......

'In the Pink' was the theme and needless to say, I liked doing these.  Cos I like Pink.

I also like doodling and have taken to adding doodley bits into quite a bit of my work lately.  Its a bit of fun.  Had to do a bit of sewing too.  Love sewing onto paper and my sewing machine is left permanently under my desk now for convenience.

Anyway its another thing off my massive crafty 'to do' list although I have put my name down for this months ATC's too, so having done this one but adding another to my list really negates the other doesn't it.  Oh well.  I have to get a bit of crafting in and other than these committments then I really wouldn't get to do any.

Realised today that we missed Abi's hair appointment on the 25th August.  Yikes.  Its no good ya know.  What is the point of writing things in my diary if I am then am too busy or forget to look in it to check.  So I have to phone tomorrow to grovel, apologise or just lie and then make another appointment. 

Now Big Brother has finished I am missing it already *sob*, although I am intrigued with the Channel 4 'Dumped' programme that started this evening.  That might just be a short-term substitute for a daily fix of a reality show.  As if real life ain't real enough.........lol *yawn* aaaaand sleep.

Rockin'

I have been awarded this Rockin Girl Blogger thingie (thanks Karen) and I would like to nominate a further five people.

So Rosie, Di O, Di W, Kathy and Kaz - you are it...........

Just copy the image and put on your bloggie - if you want to that is.......;-)

Beginning of the month is busy for me.  Well, busier than the normal busy - lol !  Kit Subscriptions have to go on the shop and I have to sort out the new Guest Designer's work.  Another fab month ladies - you will not be disappointed.  Thanks for the August design projects Kathy - you're a star.......

I have Rosie breathing down my neck about the ATC's, which should have been with her yesterday.  Sorry Rosie - I have the design in my head, just gotta put it onto card now.  I've not forgotten the card swap stuff too.  I need to sort out Inspiration {R} for Alphabet Funk for tomorrow aswell.  More stock to go on the shop too............etc., etc.  I need a holidaaaaay......

Darren went back to work yesterday, so I do feel as though I can get on with things, at least for a couple of days.  He distracts me too much when he is home.  This summer has been an odd one for us this year with Cam being poorly, but he is fine now so thats a relief - just in time for school....haha.  Shame......

Abi and Jake go back to school Wednesday and Cam on Thursday, so its a trip into town on Tuesday to get school shoes.  Yes I know, thats right at the last minute - but hey........thats me !