Now 18!

Well Ben had a lovely birthday, liked all of his presents (eventually!!) and we all had a very enjoyable family meal in the evening.
Bit of an anti-climax now, nothing to shop for!! Am looking forward to my holiday in 2 weeks time. Just a week off, but can't wait for the rest and relaxation! Don't suppose I'll get much of that but at least I won't be at work.
Have got a class booked that week, at imagine-that in Upminster, it's to make a mini book with tiny black and white photos. I'm really into mini books at the moment, a page gets done so quickly!!
Did a bit of gardening at the weekend, can't say I enjoy gardening but it looks very nice now. Wish I did enjoy it more, other peoples gardens always look so nice when they spend time on them.
Ian, Laura and James have all entered the draw for next years' London Marathon, Ian's started training already, even though you don't know if you've got a place till September! I've been out running ( oh all right, jogging then..) a couple of times with him. At least he'll get fitter even if he doesn't get a place.
Well I may do a bit of scapbooking at the weekend, to finish the mini book I've started. Must remember to get the photos for my class printed...

Nearly 18!

Well only a few days till Ben's 18th, got everything now - I think!! Just got to wrap and write and then we're done. Ian and Ben have gone to London on a male bonding day (!), so it's just us girls here, watching Tonight's the night with John Barrowman. What a waste that man is to the straight community!
Laura has finished her second year uni exams, and is just waiting for her 3rd year placement to start in June. Ben's got more exams after the holidays, and then he's done with school for ever!! Seems odd that both of them will no longer be school kids!
I found this LO of Laura when she was 18. And she really is.....!

Just had an exhausting day trotting round Bluewater looking for stuff for Ben's birthday. Quite successful, although not completely, which means I'll have to go out again tomorrow, maybe up to London. Why is buying presents for blokes sooo difficult? If it was Laura I'd know exactly what to get and where to get it! Hope I get what I want tomorrow or I'll be rushing round in Romford in my dinner hour next week! (nothing new there then!)

Just found the LO I did for Ben when he was 16, in my early scrap days. Bit plain, still love the picture tho!

2 weeks to go!

Well it's 2 weeks today to Ben's 18th birthday! Can't believe my little baby boy will be old enough to vote, drink and drive a tractor soon! He's busy revising at the mo for his A levels, so he's got plenty to occupy him till then!

A few days off!

Looking forward to a couple of days of, nothing planned as yet. Hoping to do another couple of pages of my my mini book, am enjoying doing the smaller pages, not so much space to fill! Hopefully will post the results here soon!

This card is made by the ladies at my favourite shop, imagine that, in Upminster, where I've just been to sign up to a class, and spent MORE money on stash!! Ho hum! ;-)