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.
4 comments:
Welcome back! Happy Belated Birthday also! I still blog and read blogs but I also join the FB stitching groups and am addicted to Flosstube! The best of both worlds. Welcome to the empty nester world. Sounds like you've done a fine job raising your kids and will be successful. Congrats on going to school, I would like to but my head is not in the right place right now. Wish you well in the endeavor. Looking forward to seeing what you're stitching!
Welcome back! Happy Belated Birthday, I'd love to see the video if you could send me a link. I watch quite a few FlossTubers too but haven't seen that one!
Poor Luke, my son did the same thing in his Biology GCSE, had to be escorted from the room. Luckily they will grant him a medical consideration and base the grade on the first paper he did. Just waiting for the results this August and then he's off to Sixth Form.
Hopefully there will be another post soon with some stitching!
Welcome Back! I just can't get into flosstube. I get bored about 10 minutes in haha. I love blogging.
Nice to have you back, and welcome to the 50's club!
Nathan said he was an only child when his brothers went away to school, they weren't too happy about that!
I'm looking forward to seeing your stitchy updates, glad to hear you've been busy.
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