So today marks the end of my Entrecard giveaway and with the help of DD7, we drawn some winners!
First we wrote the names on strips of paper…

Then DD7 folded each piece up and put them in a hat…

Then DD7 drew the first winner…

and that winner is….

and then picking the second winner….

and that winner is (apologies [...]

I’ve struggled with my weight for many years. I have started too many diets to count. I start off full of motivation and determination but then something happens. I either get stressed out, or depressed or angry and I end up turning to food for comfort and sabotaging my diet.
I was interested to read today [...]

I was tagged for the book meme by Connie from Brain Foggles.
The Rules:
1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people.
I’ve just started reading “The Bad Mother’s Handbook” by Kate Long.
Pg 123, from line 5:
“That’s [...]

I was tagged by Geek Mom, Jenn and Jules so I thought I’d better get it done! LOL
Things I’m Passionate About

my husband
my children
blogging
my friendships
my extended family
cleanliness
life
peace

Things I Want to Do Before I Die

travel overseas
become a great grandmother
get a tattoo
see my dad and my sister make peace with each other
get skinny!
hold a snake
buy my dream car
experience [...]

I usually give my grandparents a framed portrait of DH, myself and the babes as their Christmas gift. They don’t want anything else and as a request from my grandmother, I have done this for a couple years now.
However, this year I think I might get custom printed calendars made for them and for my [...]

Wow! You should have seen the storm that just passed through here!
It started getting really dark and cloudy at around 4.30pm and then the thunder and lightening started.

Ha! It almost looks as though it’s snowing in the picture…ok, maybe that’s wishful thinking….LOL
DH got home from the grocery store just when the hail started to [...]

Here I go being a brand name snob again!
When our first child was weaned off the breast, I tried to make it as painless as possible for me and the baby by purchasing teats that would imitate breastfeeding. I tried a few different brands but we had the most success with the Tommee Tippee baby [...]