Hello all. Here we are at the last post before Christmas Day, tomorrow. If you're not ready now then don't worry about it.
I've had no sewing to do this week but I have played a support act for these....
My darling hubby played the part of Santa at the school our daughter Michelle teaches at. He was supported by our grandson,Sam and his friend Aled who dressed as elves and our granddaughter Lexi who stepped in as photographer for anyone wanting photos. I greeted each family who came and took in the money :-)
We made a great team :-)....and a lovely time was had by all.
That just leave me to wish each and every one of you a very Happy Christmas and a Wonderful 2026
Here we are at another weekly catch up of the things that has made us smile from the last week. I've had a stinker of a head cold but I've still had lots to smile about and thankfully my cold is drying up now although I am still coughing.
Saturday night we celebrated Shell's 40th birthday.....how did my first born reach 40!! It only seems 5 mins since I was 40 and two mins since she was born.
It's been a lot colder here this week so Milly has been glad of her fleece jumper.
It looks like this flock of birds has seen my hubby filling up the bird feeders...it made me chuckle.
We had a fun day with the boys on Tuesday. I taught Theo how to make paper aeroplanes and boats then I made them a couple of hankie mice....my dad used to make one for me as a child so it brought me back many happy memories watching the boys play with them. They built a maze and a house out of the duplo for their mice to play in....happy memories.
Finally here's a few funnies to make you smile. I hope you will leave me a little message before linking up to your own smiles at the bottom of the page.
Here we are at another round up of the smiles of my week...and there's been many.
Lexi has now completed her 36 shows of Jack in the Beanstalk at Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury. It was a wonderful show and she made us very proud of her.
I'm hoping the video below works for you. This was the final dance of the show....she's come a long way since she started her ballet classes aged 3.
We looked after Theo and Louie on Saturday afternoon and we had a visit from Amy, Phoebe, Lulu and Stephen. It was so lovely to see them all playing together...you're never too old to play with playdough :-)
We had little Louie for a play day yesterday....just look at that concentration :-)
Milly had her hair cut this week and is so proud of herself. :-)
Of course I have to finish off with some funnies....I hope something makes you smile. Please leave me a little message so I know you've called in and if you can then please link up to your smiles at the bottom.
Here we are at the last round up of smiles for 2023.....and there's been lots to smile about.
Friday evening we went round to Shells for an evening of fun and nibbles....and swapped parcels.
Christmas Day we had dinner with Mark and Gina....and it was really yummy. Afterwards we swapped parcels and played games.
Boxing Day we went to Amy's for lunch and afterwards we swapped parcels and played games.
So what a wonderful few days we had, all filled with wonderful memories and laughter and we have been spoiled rotten.
Gina and Mark shared a wonderful collage from over the years and I really love seeing how the boys have grown.
Another collage, this time of Amy's three [and their dogs].
In the bottom left photo they are standing by the grave of Scrouge left behind when they filmed 'A Christmas Carol' in Shrewsbury.
Another collage from when the twins spent quality time together whith their cousins.
This year's photo of the twins in their Christmas stockings....taken to add to the collage they keep of them each year since they were born [back then they almost fitted right inside their stockings lol ].
Of course it wouldn't be Friday without a few funnies [excuse the language on the one]. I hope you found something that made you smile and will leave me a little comment before linking to your own smiles.
That just leaves me to wish you a very Happy New Year and here's hoping we can share lots more smiles in 2024.
Here we are at the last round up of smiles before Christmas day. I had planned a much quieter week having thought that I had no work this week but fate had other ideas....Wednesday morning I had a customer who wanted 7 memory bears making.....yes 7!!! and if possible before Christmas. So, my quiet week just got busy....but thankfully I have finished them all now [I put my knickers on the outside and Wonder Woman struck again :-) ].
We have had plenty to make us smile this week and I have a couple of photos I can share with you...
Amy sent me this photo of her three all dressed up ready to go out....they have grown up far too quickly and this photo really made me smile.
Wednesday night we went to a singing concert that Sam was performing in. He sang a duet with a little girl of 'When I saw mummy kissing Santa Claus'. It really was lovely....such proud Nanny moments. He has such a lovely voice and it was the first time any one had heard him sing [even his Mummy cos he refuses to sing at home].
Of course it wouldnt be Friday without a few funnies....I hope something makes you smile.
Now all I have to do is to wish you all a very happy Christmas and I will 'see' you all when it's all over. Hoping you all have a wonderful time.
It's been a manic week here at sewing by Annie's. I've had more customers this week than I had during all of July and August put together and every one that came wanted more doing than originally planned....I'm buzzing and have even managed to fit in 2 days of Nanny Annie duties.
I have lots of photos to share with you so I promise I will be quick....
It's back to school week for our Grandchildren this week.
Theo is now in year 2 and is looking so grown up don't you think?
Stephen has started at the same secondary school as his two big sisters.....and he's enjoying it so far.
The twins have also started secondary school this week.
I thing all 6 look really smart in their uniforms....so proud of them all.
I love these photos....Louie was so pleased to see his big brother when he came back from school. He wouldn't leave his side and they both enjoy rough and tumble play together. Theo is so loving and patient with his little brother....it makes my heart sing.
We have really enjoyed our play days with Louie....every time he comes to play he's changed so much and is such a happy boy....we are blessed.
Yesterday was Theo's 7th birthday and I really love the collage Gina shared with us.....so many precious photos.
Of course I have found a few funnies to share with you all.
I hope you will all leave me a message so I know you've called in and will then link up your own smiles at the bottom.
Milly has been for a trim and is very pleased to be summer ready now....all we need is some sunshine !!
We've spent time with all 7 of our grandchildren...and that always makes me smile...
We joined these gorgeous 3 at a party on the Sabrina boat on the River Severn to celebrate their daddy's birthday on Saturday night...and a wonderful time was had by all.
We spent time with the our gorgeous twins while their mummy sorted out a health problem on Tuesday night...we had a lovely time together making pom poms.
We spent some time with these gorgeous boys Wednesday evening and here they are all ready for their summer holidays in France....I hope they have a wonderful time.
Our clematis is blooming to it's heart's content this week and I just had to share it with you.
I made 4 Memory bears for a returning customer this week and that always makes me smile but when they came to collect the 7 year old little girl greeted me with these beautiful flowers and a big hug...and that really made me smile.
I'm hoping this video works for you. Louie discovered his shadow this week and it made us all giggle.
Of course I had to find you a few funnies too. I hope they make you smile and you have lots of smiles you can share with us by linking up at the bottom of the page.
Another week and I have plenty to smile about. My biggest smile was that I finished the latest bag full of factory sewing....it was a lot of hard work but they have been collected now. :-) :-) ;-)
I'm sure you my orchids will make you smile but if you look a little closer you might notice a special visitor on the bird feeder outside .... I took the photo from my chair in the sitting room and the woodpecker came back to feed several times :-) :-)
Three of my grandchildren are moving up to secondary school in September and have all been for taster days this week....and thankfully all have really enjoyed it.
Here's the twins wearing their leavers hoodies.
This is Stephen wearing his hoodie and his sisters have lined up in their hoodies for a photo shoot....they are such lovely keepsakes of their times at primary school.
They are all growing up far too quickly that's for sure.
Of course it wouldn't be a Friday without a few funnies and I hope I've found something to make you smile here.
Please leave me a message so I know you've called in and, if you can, please link up to your own smiles below.
It was our 41st Wedding Anniversary on Monday so we have enjoyed celebrating it together....it seems like only yesterday!!
It's been a quieter week with sewing this week with everyone being on Easter holidays so I've been using my time crocheting worms :-)
I wanted something to do while watching the telly so searched out the worry worm pattern and poem on Pinterest and have been having fun crocheting one in every colour of wool I could find in my box...they are now all packaged up ready to go on the craft stall to sell for the Harry Johnson trust.
For Lulu's 13th birthday Mark and Gina bought Lulu this gorgeous crochet kit hoping the lesson I had given her would have taught her enough to use it.
Of course she loved it and since then, whilst on her Easter holidays, Lulu has sent me a daily update as to what she was crocheting....her granny square has now grown into quite a blanket....I'm soooo proud of her that she has been able to tackle it alone.
I sent Phoebe the link of how to make a worry worm and she's been having lots of fun making some....they are tricky to do but each one she makes gets a little better from the previous one....I love how creative both girls are.
That's all from me for today. I hope you've had a creative week too. If you leave me a little message I will pop over to see what you've been up to this week.
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