454 posts this year. 41,268 page views in the life of this blog. 119 followers, plus a handful of others who regularly comment but don't actively follow me. This blog had its ups and downs, but overall, it wasn't a bad blogging year at all. Successfully completed were: Yesterday & Today by Ali Edwards for … Continue reading Blog Review: 2011
The week with holiday homework. The week with a haircut. The week with a 50 miles round trip to collect Grandad. The week we tracked Santa.The week with a visit to church on Christmas Eve. The week with Christmas Day. The week with a hearing test. There had been a suspicion that DS may have … Continue reading Project Life: Week 38
A whopping 11 photos to get on to a double page spread this month and the perfect solution for Elvis the Elf on the Shelf. I use small page protectors a lot in Project Life, but I never seem to think about using them with a double layout. Maybe I should.
The week DH and I managed to have lunch out together. The week DS's favourite bendy-bus was withdrawn from service. The week we went to the school's Christmas Quiz. The week DS perfected the art of becoming a lounge lizard.The week the trees in our road were pollarded (and our garden wall damaged, a story … Continue reading Project Life: Week 37
The week with Happy Mail from Carrie in Arizona (she has beautiful handwriting). The week it was dark at school pick-up time. The week DS helped to post our Christmas cards. The week DS's teacher had a nasty fall and broke her shoulder in 2 places.The week we met Santa. The week we went to the … Continue reading Project Life: Week 36
The day when Elvis entered the building ... "Elvis, the Elf on the Shelf came to live with us today. He will stay until Christmas Eve. Elvis is a Scout Elf sent by Santa to report back nightly on the behaviour of those living under this roof. He cannot be touched because his magical abilities … Continue reading December Daily: The 7th
The week DS's class and the year above gave the assembly at school. Their theme was The World We Live In. The week DS thought it was funny to try on my boots and stomp up and down the stairs in them. The week both DH and I caught nasty colds; I'd go so far as … Continue reading Project Life: Week 35
The week where we had a flying visit from a lovely friend who lives a fair distance away from us. The week when we were able to climb the church tower for amazing views. The week with stark contrasts in the weather in a 24-hour period.The week where I made a quick visit up to town … Continue reading Project Life: Week 34
Week 32: The week with Happy Mail for me and The Boy Child, a look at the menu for school lunches and a gift of hooky magic. The week where I made a card about my Great Uncle for The Boy Child's Remembrance Assembly (and is about to star in the next school news letter, … Continue reading Project Life: Weeks 32 & 33
Week 30 ~ half term with Granny. The week I ordered our turkey for Christmas (um, sorry about that), the week with daily adventures, the week with a cheesy grin and news from Libya.The week with cousins, the week with container gardening, the week with Happy Mail and the week my SiL's amazing photo was turned in a … Continue reading Project Life: Weeks 30 & 31
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