Oh My Giddy Aunt! What a Mess.

Well we have started upon a mega task of rising damp in the kitchen.

I took some of these pictures just before I left for work this morning.

We only have a very small kitchen but the walls were crumbling around us.

You can see the mould down by Chris’s legs on the tile grouting, this is Chris yesterday afternoon removing everything out of the kitchen ready for the workmen in the morning.

Thankfully Chris is very good with DIY and made a framework screen to stop all of the dust getting into the rest of the house. This was took just before I left for work.

And this one through the backroom window peeking through the back door.

So this is the view when I returned home from work.

All of the plaster removed and the walls have been treat with a barrier, bless then for adding the kitchen sink back so I could wash up and the oven back so we could cook dinner.

The floor tiles will also come up but the walls need another waterproof barrier painting on them first.

This is the workers stacking the boards that will eventually line the walls

It was so hot and humid today, I think they worked well.

Tomorrow the sparkies come in to do a rewiring job and then a frame up ready for the boards and then the plumber on Wednesday and then hopefully the boards on the wall after that. lastly will be the plasters skimming the walls.

I’ll keep you updated of the progress.

Amazing Weight Loss

I’m back on track and over the last 3 weeks I’ve lost 11lb in weight, I’m being so good that I’m even surprising myself.

However I thought you might like to see my husband’s (Chris) amazing transformation.

This was took around when we were at the proms in the park.

and this was took today.

It was so funny as he went to put on some old clothes to work in the shed and he came downstairs with these on, they used to fasten under his belly as he was so big they wouldn’t fasten on his waist. Hasn’t he done amazing, I can’t put into words how proud I am of him.

Yesterday was our 27th Wedding Anniversary and we had a wonderful day. Here is a picture of us on our wedding day.

Blog Hop of the Month–Pink

Its blog hop time again and your chance to win one of two $5 credits for Mo's Digital Pencil too...so don't forget your comments on our DT's blogs along the way...our wonderful host this month is our fabulous Pops and our theme is PINK

I’ve used Summer Girl from Mo’s Digital Pencil for my image this month.

Coloured with Copic markers and chalk pencils and teamed it with pink patterned papers, pink flowers, pink ribbon and pink pearl

Next up is Gretha and she has something amazing to show you.

Don't forget to leave comments along the way as there is a couple of spot prizes on comments left

The Birthday Boy

So as you know it was Jack's 4th Birthday on Tuesday and that his Auntie Natalie had bought him a paddling pool, well the weather as it is meant that he could get a chance to use it.

 

Isn't he adorable.

He als made two videos to thank people for his Birthday gifts and they are so sweet, I thought you might like to see them.

 

Love this little guy.

 

 

Breast Screening Day

It’s official, you get to a certain age in life and it happens.

I have been called for breast screening, I don’t mind going today really in fact I think it is a good thing that our hospital has lowered the age for it.

However, I have had this done before a good few years ago when I had a bit of a scare, now what worries me is back then my skin still had its elasticity and today I’m wondering if my boobs will bounce back as they did then?

So I’m sat here in the waiting room wondering if chicken fillets will be the answer for my bra’s to give me the desired lift to keep me of the feminine nature.

Oh to be young and perky again ha ha!

So you could say this gave me the inspiration for my card today.

Image is Dotted Bikini from A Day for Daisies 

Coloured with Copic markers and Chalk pencils. some ink splashes and a bit of pondering.

 

After the screening I rang Chris to be greeted with, “now then saggy boobs” (except he didn't say boobs (go figure)), isn’t he a sweetheart ha ha!

It’s a strange thing went you sit and think of back in the day isn’t it, whites were whiter during the twin tub and coal mining years, days were carefree and less rushed, a family holiday was a picnic by a river or in a field.