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To all those I think I tagged... The picture is or was on Jeannie's blog... And haven't checked back for a while because spent last weekend and  the beginning of the week in bed with the flu!!  Still feel rough but much better than I was... Trying to catchup with my Christmas card list... 

I got this award from Jeannie... Absolutely no idea what to do with it but am thrilled..... Thank you Jeannie...


This award states that:
This blog invests and believes the PROXIMITY- nearness in space, time and relationships.These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends, they are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers.

I have to pass it on so watch this space..

Birthday

Had a birthday last week.... Some of the cards that came my way.... Love the creativity of my cardscrapping friends....

Have finally got my craft space back... spent all day yesterday moving things around.... Still finding homes for everything.. will get there in the end....

Where has the time gone..

I am ashamed.. Have neglected my blog but have been run ragged in work.... 

I teach nursery children in a school that has piloted something called the foundation phase... Basically it is a different way of teaching but turned out not so different to how we were taught 30 + years ago.  Play is now considered to be vitally important for the child to develop all skills necessary for their adult life... 

Anyway to cut a long story short our school was chosen to pilot the new foundation phase 4 years ago and is now coming in to all nursery classes in Wales. 

We were inspected last February and came out with flying colours in our foundation phase so we have become a bit of a show school for those schools just starting it... It means lots of visitors coming around and asking questions etc.... Looking to see how we do things. 

This week we were visited by the welsh assembly for Wales... The director of education in Wales and a delegation of educationalists from Germany... 

It is nice in a way but a lot of pressure on us teachers... Don't really like being on show... 

So hence no time to blog, craft, or anything else for that matter... 

Another busy week next week and then we are into our lovely Christmas activities and concert practices... Looking forward to that... And somewhere along the line I want to get all my christmas cards done.... Help!!!!

yeh!

A whole week off... Got so much to do but at least I don't have to get up so early.. phew!!

A whole week gone by... Another saturday.. lol.. They come around too fast these days.. and they don't last long either.. Will be back in work before I know it... Macarthur glen was great.. loved the demonstration at the paper mill shop.. was there ready and waiting for it to be set up.  Bought a lovely new stamp for christmas.. A penny Black.. And have been painting and colouring like mad (time allowing) ever since.. 

Bought some cuttlebug embossing folders too... on the web not at paper mill shop.  

Now I am well stocked with card and everything else I need just need a couple of months off work to play.. lol.. 

Week off soon so going to play with all my stamping and painting stuff.. Just got to get the house to myself for a couple of days.....

See ya..xxxxx

All work and no play..

I don't seem to have time for anything these days... Love my job but miss my crafting so much.. Just 2 weeks and it will be half term for me... A week off... Got loads planned though.  Oh! Going to Macarthur Glen Bridgend tomorrow.  The paper mill shop have some christmas card demonstrations with some new stamps... Might pick up a few ideas... Been messing about with water colour pencils when I have had a spare 5 mins.. Quite liking the effect so maybe do some painting this year... That will be a first for me.. lol...

Hoping I can pick up a few goodies tomorrow too and I want to look for a new school bag.... So for once going to ignore the full washing basket and carpets  that need a good hoovering and enjoy the day.....