Hello, hello, and welcome one and all/or anyone still reading blogs.
Rather than make this one huge, long post, I think I will break it up into several different ones.
So! What has been going on since last time?
Well...last September, I thought it would be a good idea to start another university degree. I mulled over whether to go down the maths route or the science one. Eventually, I decided to go for Natural Sciences with an Environmental Science specialism. However, I have since discovered that the biology bits (that I thought I would love), I hated and the chemistry (that I thought was scary), was absolutely amazing! Anyway, still waiting for the results of the first module which might make my mind up for me.
In March, I turned 50. I had a brilliant birthday and Rachael was a sneaky little madam and asked some of my favourite floss tubers to make me a birthday video, which all but one obliged with. It was a brilliant surprise and just proves that Luke takes far more notice of who I watch than he admits to. Although, even he admits to enjoying The Addicted Sisters and Stitching Jules.
Kids...well I don't have any anymore apparently. They are both now fully fledged and legal adults. Luke turned 18 at the start of this month, has finished his A levels (and is also awaiting results) and has left college. He plans to go to uni if he gets the results he wanted but he was ill for the middle week of exams and so we are on tenterhooks. He did sit the exams but had a bucket next to him for 3 days.
Rachael finished for the year - 2nd year of uni, I can't believe it! She has saved loads of her student loan and is off to Dubai and Malaysia for a few weeks. Whilst she is there she is doing a research project which will make up part of her year 3 work. She has been with her young man for 14 months now and seems happy with him. He has been to stay with us twice (when she has been home or it would be a bit weird) and he is a lovely lad. He looks after her and treats her well - what more can I ask for from him?
Cats are still as doolally as ever. Biskey, despite being 12 is as kittenish as ever and can be relied on to wake me at 6 every morning. Maybe one day he will realise that weekends don't count - but I doubt it. Smudge is still allergic to life and needs a steroid injection every 6 weeks or so but other than that he is rocking along nicely.
In stitching, I have had a few finishes, a few starts and a few FFOs. I will do a separate post to show you all that though. I have been trying not start anything new and have definitely not been buying anything new - oh other than collecting the Letters from Mum series. I did get a Lowery stand for a combined Christmas, birthday and Mother's Day present. How on earth have I survived without it for all these years? It is amazing!
Well...I think that will do for now. Stitching stuff to follow in the next couple of days.
Rather than make this one huge, long post, I think I will break it up into several different ones.
So! What has been going on since last time?
Well...last September, I thought it would be a good idea to start another university degree. I mulled over whether to go down the maths route or the science one. Eventually, I decided to go for Natural Sciences with an Environmental Science specialism. However, I have since discovered that the biology bits (that I thought I would love), I hated and the chemistry (that I thought was scary), was absolutely amazing! Anyway, still waiting for the results of the first module which might make my mind up for me.
In March, I turned 50. I had a brilliant birthday and Rachael was a sneaky little madam and asked some of my favourite floss tubers to make me a birthday video, which all but one obliged with. It was a brilliant surprise and just proves that Luke takes far more notice of who I watch than he admits to. Although, even he admits to enjoying The Addicted Sisters and Stitching Jules.
Kids...well I don't have any anymore apparently. They are both now fully fledged and legal adults. Luke turned 18 at the start of this month, has finished his A levels (and is also awaiting results) and has left college. He plans to go to uni if he gets the results he wanted but he was ill for the middle week of exams and so we are on tenterhooks. He did sit the exams but had a bucket next to him for 3 days.
Rachael finished for the year - 2nd year of uni, I can't believe it! She has saved loads of her student loan and is off to Dubai and Malaysia for a few weeks. Whilst she is there she is doing a research project which will make up part of her year 3 work. She has been with her young man for 14 months now and seems happy with him. He has been to stay with us twice (when she has been home or it would be a bit weird) and he is a lovely lad. He looks after her and treats her well - what more can I ask for from him?
Cats are still as doolally as ever. Biskey, despite being 12 is as kittenish as ever and can be relied on to wake me at 6 every morning. Maybe one day he will realise that weekends don't count - but I doubt it. Smudge is still allergic to life and needs a steroid injection every 6 weeks or so but other than that he is rocking along nicely.
In stitching, I have had a few finishes, a few starts and a few FFOs. I will do a separate post to show you all that though. I have been trying not start anything new and have definitely not been buying anything new - oh other than collecting the Letters from Mum series. I did get a Lowery stand for a combined Christmas, birthday and Mother's Day present. How on earth have I survived without it for all these years? It is amazing!
Well...I think that will do for now. Stitching stuff to follow in the next couple of days.
