In the past several posts I have been saying that I really must get on with the Beetle and I did intend to get down to some serious stitching this morning, but as the saying goes "Life is what happens when you are making other plans".
Last night I had just sat down to eat my tea when there was a hammering on my front door. It was my little nieces who had come out with their parents to see the Christmas lights being switched on in our main shopping street. They were dropping in on their way home because my oldest niece had a request to make - she wanted to have a sleepover with me then and there! I couldn't say no; surely it means that I am doing something right if she wants to spend time with me, so she stayed over. We read some books together and then it was time for bed. She cleaned her teeth with toothpaste on her finger and I popped her into one of my t-shirts before tucking her up in my bed. She slept like a log - I didn't.
This morning she ate enough breakfast to sink a battleship, we read some more books, she did a lovely drawing of a house and then played on my computer until Daddy came to fetch her. I managed to get dressed and get the laundry done! So no Beetle this week.
I have made some progress on the Angel, although this had to be shoved under the sofa last night when my visitors came. I would hope to get it finished this week.
The elephant on the Ark is now complete, and I have moved onto the zebra. The zebra's mane is a bit fiddly, but I would hope to get him finished this week as well. Time has just become a bit tighter on this one. My mum spoke to my aunt today - my cousin is huge, the baby is expected to weigh in around 9lb and the head is already engaged! I'm sorry, baby, this will be one occasion on which an early bird will definitely have to wait for the worm so I would stay snuggly warm inside a bit longer if I were you.
On the Marie Curie front, we had our first event as a team on Saturday. We set up a stall on one of our local shopping streets and sold cakes, Christmas cards, cookery books, chilli jam and chutney. The first shift arrived at about 8.30am to set up, and the second shift (including me) came on about 10.30am. I'm hoping to get an email tomorrow to say how much we made, but by the time we shut up shop at about 12.45pm, all the cakes and chutney were gone, we'd sold quite a few cookery books and Christmas cards and some of the chilli jam (good with cheese, ham etc apparently), so I think that we've done quite well.
On the job front, I have nothing to report. Having purchased a new interview suit after much stress, I went to the interview on Tuesday morning. I thought that it went reasonably well and they said that they would let me know either way. I have heard nothing! I have a form to fill in for another job which needs to be done this week - c'est la vie!
Last night I had just sat down to eat my tea when there was a hammering on my front door. It was my little nieces who had come out with their parents to see the Christmas lights being switched on in our main shopping street. They were dropping in on their way home because my oldest niece had a request to make - she wanted to have a sleepover with me then and there! I couldn't say no; surely it means that I am doing something right if she wants to spend time with me, so she stayed over. We read some books together and then it was time for bed. She cleaned her teeth with toothpaste on her finger and I popped her into one of my t-shirts before tucking her up in my bed. She slept like a log - I didn't.
This morning she ate enough breakfast to sink a battleship, we read some more books, she did a lovely drawing of a house and then played on my computer until Daddy came to fetch her. I managed to get dressed and get the laundry done! So no Beetle this week.
On the Marie Curie front, we had our first event as a team on Saturday. We set up a stall on one of our local shopping streets and sold cakes, Christmas cards, cookery books, chilli jam and chutney. The first shift arrived at about 8.30am to set up, and the second shift (including me) came on about 10.30am. I'm hoping to get an email tomorrow to say how much we made, but by the time we shut up shop at about 12.45pm, all the cakes and chutney were gone, we'd sold quite a few cookery books and Christmas cards and some of the chilli jam (good with cheese, ham etc apparently), so I think that we've done quite well.
On the job front, I have nothing to report. Having purchased a new interview suit after much stress, I went to the interview on Tuesday morning. I thought that it went reasonably well and they said that they would let me know either way. I have heard nothing! I have a form to fill in for another job which needs to be done this week - c'est la vie!
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