Swimming...

Master T came back from the childminder this evening so excited he said "Mum, mum you won't believe what happened at swimming today." He didn't even give me to a chance to ask "What?" He just blurted out the news. He told me that he had swam 10metres without any arm bands and without stopping and he swam to the deep end of the pool. I am not so sure about the deep end part but i am still proud.

He is in Y4 and he started going for swimming lessons with his school for a term when he was in Y3 as part of their curriculum. Between the end of September this year and now he has gone from having 4 arm bands to swimming 10metres without any. I know it doesn't that much of exciting news but i can't swim and i wish i could and this is one of those moments/ activities that i am trying to live through my child hence the excitement.

I really wish i could swim hopefully one day i will join a swimming class AGAIN.

It was Master T's birthday on the 3rd and i booked a 2 day coach trip to...

He was so excited about the trip and he enjoyed himself. We got there in the afternoon so we didn't have enough time to go on the popular rides. There were long queues on some rides so we decided not to waste time and went for the rides with no queues. We also managed to watch a 4D movie, we were just passing by looking for somewhere to go when they started letting people in. The 4D movie was amazing and the characters really leapt out of the screen and it fel real. Some of the effects were real which i think was an added bonus. 

We could feel the wind blowing, water splashing, fire burning and there was a snowy scene where they had bubbles falling, it all looked so real.

He bought himself some Lego with his birthday money and he has been constantly playing with them. I think i already know what he wants for Christmas.

We watched a pirate show which was very funny and everyone seemed to enjoy it including me.

As it was born fire night there was a...

display.

Our experience of Legoland gets 10/10 and Master T is already planning a return trip with my grandbabies which i hope is not in the next 15 years or so. Grandbabies i mean.

On Sunday we had a tour around London....

....and had time to wonder around the capital city. I have never been thanked as much as i was this weekend there is no doubt that i am the best mum in the whole wide world for the next few days.

When i booked the holiday i wasn't so sure about the accomodation we would be staying in as i am a bit fussy when it comes to clean beds, carpets, toilets, bathrooms and everything in between.

We stayed at the

Which was very nice and very clean.

Dinner wasn't so great but the food was edible i enjoyed breakfast as i love a full English breakfast and i am just plain greedy. Master T barely aet anything on Saturday and Sunday beacuse of all the excitement.

 If i had decided to make my own way to Legoland by coach, bought the entrance tickets, book a room for the two of us including dinner and breakfast which is what i got i can tell you now i wouldn't have gone. I still feel as if i robbed the coach company because what i paid them would only have covered our travel expenses and half an entrance ticket nothing more. The service from the coach provider was brilliant and i am definately travelling with them again come spring and summer and would highly recommend them to anyone.

The only downside is that i would have prefered to have a full day at Legoland and half a day wondering around London but we still enjoyed ourselves.

Who did i travel with you might ask, National Holidays will be my answer.

P.S. This is not a sponsored post just a happy customer.

Happy Birthday....

Master T is 9 today. The years have flown by i cannot believe it. I remember the day he was born like it was yesterday. I loved him the moment the midwife placed him in my arms. Can't believe how a tiny little baby can steal your heart so unexpectedly.

I wanted his first name to start with the letter T and i had toyed around with different names but could not think or find a name that i thought would suit him. By the time i was about 7 months i had narrowed down his middle name to Gabriel or Alexander. Gabriel after the Angel Gabriel who brought the good news to Mary that she was going to be the mother of God and Alexander because i loved the way you can shorten it. The choices being Alex, Xander or Lex.

When i held him for the first time i just new what his name was going to be and it wasn't a name i had thought about before and so i named him Master T. Middle name wise i settled for Gabriel because of the reason mention above and because it is 2 letters shorter than Alexander. His first name is eight lettered and as it is not an English name and can be difficult to pronounce i wasn't going to lump him with Alexander. Odd reason i am sure but that's what happens when you have nothing to do in a martenity ward.

He has grown into an independent, loving and caring young man. He is a little chatter box and very friendly he will talk to anyone who will talk to him which is a big worry and he is very ,very impressionable. He is happier around people and is creative. I know he will go on to do great things. I am biased i know but i am his mother so i have to have faith in him.

...oh did i mention that i love him to the moon and back....

Happy Birthday my dearest son.xx

My Weekend

Those who know me very well will tell you that i am a Master Procrastinator. For some reason i keep putting things off and telling myself that are will do them but never get round to it. This weekend was the weekend i decided to put a full stop to my procrastinating habit (i hope). It has been a very productive weekend in my books. I managed to sort out clothes that i took out of the shed four weeks ago and just dumped on my bedroom floor in bags and boxes. I have been struggling to open my wardrobe because of this.

I took all the clothes that i didn't need to the charity shop and kept what i thought i could sell on ebay. I had loads of Master T's books that he had outgrown and i found them a good home. I did the same with some DVD's i didn't need. Among all this stuff was a lot of rubbish that just ended up in the bin.

I also baked bread, gave myself a mini manicure and pedicure, washed my hair, spent two hours with a good friend and four more with another friend, sorted out chidcare for Master T, did a bit of paper work as well as tidying up the house, washed and ironed all dirty clothes.

Now that i have done all this i hope this helps my mood this coming week and i won't feel too stressed. I need to keep my head down and get on with a mini assignment for university that i haven't started but is due this Friday. I did say i am a Master Procastinator.

Brrr...

Is it just me or is it Winter already, i know it's Autumn but to me these two seasons just blend into one. I am more of a Spring and Summer person. I have had to put my heating on today and i think it's time i get those electric blankets on the bed and start wearing scarves, gloves hats and snuggle to my hot water bottles.

MSE did help with my winter preparations all i have to do now is to try and keep warm. Master T has no problem with the cold, he does not put on a jumper even if the heating is off. He does start complaining when he goes upstairs. For some reason that part of the house is always freezing even with the heating on.

I also seem to have a slight cold hope it doesn't get worse.

Get well soon to me.

My Treasures

Went to the car boot sale today hopefully it's my last this season. There weren't many sellers and i wasn't expecting to see anything at all that i fancied. Surprisingly i think it was the best one.

 These are my gorgeous finds

Master T spotted these Roald Dahl books. A collection of 10 books and an extra one.

He is so into Roald Dahl at the moment thanks to his current teacher. All 11 books cost me 250pence

I also found these, a glass thingamajig which i havent decided what to put in it. It might end up in the bathroom filled with cotton buds or cotton wool balls and a cup and saucer to add to my mismatched collection.

Flower pot/ fruit bowl. A few years ago i bought my aunt a plant from Next as her birthday present.

When i went to visit her a few months later i saw this exact pot/bowl on her table filled with fruit and comment how beautiful it looked and how i wanted one. She then told me that it was the flower pot that came with the plant that i had bought her. I did'nt know that as i had ordered the plant over the phone so you can imagine how excited i was when i laid eyes on this little beauty. I am going to use it as a fruit bowl.

Cake stand

Wonderful recipe book

Spode teapot and my IKEA Orchid that i bought last year i am surprised it has survived this long.

Another look at my Spode teapot. It has the most beautiful blue lid i have ever seen.

Each item apart from the books and Teapot cost 50p. The teapot was a pound.

I bought these novels from a charity shop. The Alchemist Daughter, The Time Travellers Wife and Roald Dahl's 2 in 1 book Boy and Going Solo for Master T. I did say he loves Roald Dahl.

The books were 99p each

The complete cupcake kit and the breadmaker are from a previous bootsale both brand new and boxed.

What have you found on your treasure hunt? Hope it was all good stuff. 

Do Something Amazing Give Blood

This week is the Daniel De Gale Blood Donation Week (3-8 October 2011). As a recipient of blood i know how important blood donation is. It saved my life before and i know one day i might need it again. If you are between the ages of 17- 65 please think about it and donate. It's such an amazing gift to those who need it.
http://www.blood.co.uk/index.asp