Bump 26 weeks

Moving house

We have decided to move house. Or rather, I have decided to move house and the rest of the family are going along with it.
The New House is still a 3 bed with enclosed front and back gardens...but on a much smaller scale. The gardens are both concrete and pebble affirs, so very low maintenance. I ma already perusnig the seed catalogs and planning my container veg plot - peas, tomatos, beetroot, aubergines, garlic and potatos wil be planted in due course - and I am sure the list will grow!

August Bank Holiday washout

Had a nice bank holiday morning out in Larne - despite the torrential rain!! We had a nice lie in because Grace had stayed in mums, then picked her up and went to pick up a wee sofa bed for Corey's bedroom. We got it in the charity shop for £30. Then Grace and I went to our favourite exotic pet shop next door so she could see the snakes. I like going in there mid week because it's always nice and quiet, so the animals are much more chilled out. There were no mammals this time, but we did see a small rattlesnake that rattled his tail a lot at us. Grace liked him a lot, and was not too impressed when I told her he was not coming home with us! We also saw some nice lizards, including a very cute baby bosc monitor and some funny little bearded dragons who ran up to the glass and did better "Let me out!" puppy dog eyes than most dogs could! We bought some wax worms as a treat for our own geckos, and then treated ourselves to brunch in a little cafe across the street. Sadly, it was home time all too soon because I had to go to work.

Seeing as it was a bank holiday, I decided to take a half day and surprise the family. I arrived home at 6.30pm - just in time to share in a yummy steak pie with spicy wedges for tea :)

After that I got into my jammies and had fun playing with my new toy. I bought myself a heat gun and some embossing powders from Ebay. I got a good bargain - the heat gun, an embossing ink pad, 3 tubs of powder and 9 farmyard stamps for £9 including postage. A similar lot I was outbid on a week earlier went for a whopping £35!!!!! I had loads of fun experimenting with the different powders and I think it is going to be a very worthwhile investment, especially for my Christmas cards. I got them all out and had a look at them last night. They look good, I have decorated each envelope to match the card, and packaged them in cellophane bags. I am waiting on some little stickers with my name and email address on them, I'm going to seal each bag with one just to give them a nice professional finish.
Wish I could go home early tonight too, but I am working on the reception desk so I am stuck until closing time :(

Live at the Castle

What a weekend!!

Friday night we packed up our raincoats and folding chairs and headed into Carrick on the train. We arrived just just in time to see Imelda May's set. It was well worth seeing, she was really good.

Next on stage was Paul Carrick, of Mike and the Mechanics fame. His set was good too, but soon it was time for the main event of the night - Jools Holland and his Rythm and Blues Orchestra!

They were absolutely brilliant, despite the fact that it was utterly freezing! He has a few special guests with him, but it was Ruby Turner who really stole the show - even Aaron was very impressed.

Saturday night was far less refined!! It kicked off with an excellent set by Tin Lizzy - a brilliant Thin Lizzy tribute band who are even endorsed by Philomena, Phil Lynott's mother. They were the hilight of the weekend for Aaron, but I decided it was time to relax with a pint of cider.

I had good reason to conserve mysef. The long-awaited moment was fast approaching - Hayseed Dixie were due on next. Aaron and I managed to muscle ourselves into the third row from the front of the stage, so we had a perfect view.

They did all my favourtie songs, including Walk This Way, Fat Bottomed girls and I'm Keeping Your Poop In A Jar - I think I was the only one who knew the words and sang along to that one!!

After that, the cider started to kick in. Except for me, I only had the one hahahaha. And looking back at the pics from when Status Quo finally hit the stage, I'm glad!!