An award from Alison... thank you hun x

I recieved this award from Alison now what I have to do is answer these questions

Here goes......
1 Where is you cell phone - next to me on the sofa
2 Hair - dyed dark reddish brown
3 Mother - alive
4 Father - alive
5 What is you favourite food - roast dinner
6 Dream last night - embarassin!
7 Favourite drink - brandy and diet coke
8 Your dream goal - healthier
9 What room are you in? - living room
10 Your hobby - card making
11 Your fear - never walking properly again
12 Where do you want to live in 6 years time? - right here
13 Where were you last night? - home
14 Something that you aren't - rich
15 Muffins - yuck
16 Wishlist item - new joints!
17 Where did you grow up? South Coast of UK
18 Last thing you did - had an Omega 3 capsule!
19 What are you wearing - Jeans, boots and big wooly jumper!
20 Your TV - living room
21 Your pets - Welsh Collie called Rolo and fish tank
22 Your friends - Awesome
23 Your life - happy
24 Your mood - good
25 Missing someone - no
26 Vehicle - Mobility scooter (Portaloo!)
27 Something you're not wearing - earrings
28 Your favourite store - Dotty P's
29 Your favourite colour - yellow
30 Last time you laughed - about 5 mins ago
31 Last time you cried - last night watching Holby
32 Your best friend - My hubby
33 One place you go to over and over - school run!
34 One person who emails you regularly - Dale
35 Favourite place to eat - carvery
36 Facebook - yes

Please pass on to five more bloggers, my five are as follows:

Shell's Shed

Crafty Cuttlebug

Lace Ribbon's Buttons & Bows

Wellnifty

Maureen P

A card for Rory ..... and others......

This card was made for a special little lad who has recently undergone some pretty major surgery...... Rory is just 3 months old and is a Down Syndrome baby.... and an appeal went

out to make some cards of support for Rory and his parents as they are having a very

tough time...... I mean.... who could refuse? Really hope his mum and dad gain strength from

all the love and best wishes that reach them in the cards that friends of Shell make for them x

Thanks to Shell for letting me know of something I could do to help support them x

This card was made for a friends son Stephen who has had a really tough time lately too....

Stephen suffers from frequent fits and recently a bad one made him fall and he fractured his

collar bone. He loves Mickey Mouse so just wanted to send him some love and hope

he feels better soon x The next card below is for Norma, Stephens mum..... a wonderful woman

who, with her lovely hubby, care for Stephen tirelessly and fight his corner ever step

of the way. I have nothing but admiration for people like them x Wishing them all well x

This was Normas one..... I put the motto inside.....

'Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass.....

it's about learning to dance in the rain'

This card was made for the November swap on the Crafty Cow... my swap partner was

Lexie... when Lexie joined and introduced herself she let slip she likes shoes and handbags

so I thought I would tailor the card to suit her... seeing as we were given a

free reign on design this month! I know she has received it so can put it on

here now! She liked it, thats the main thing LOL x

3 side stepper christmas cards

All made from side stepped sheets from http://www.cardmakersheaven.com/index.php?p=1_114_Christmas-Side-Steppers

Hello lovely peeps..... more cards to show!

Morning all,

Had a couple of 'off days' so got stuck into my usual distraction!!! Here are the fruits of my labour!

Also had a busy week last week as we had Shell and her troupe down, although bot Shell and I were not feeling in tip top condition we made the best of it and did as much as we could. Even poor Emily was really sick...... one day we went to Butlins and I felt like a really nasty mummy coz I wouldn't let her go in the pool... Shell and I sat upstairs with her whilst the others went in with Ady and Nige and these little silent tears were rolling down her face, I was so sad..... still I will make it up to her. It is her birthday on Sunday x

Still no news on my DLA Appeal, they are certainly dragging their heels..... it has been 13 weeks now since I sent in my letter.... they wrote back after 10 wks and said they were writing to my consultant.... he never received the letter, so I have chased the DLA peeps to send it again, hopefully they have, I will leave it one more week and then chase again! I need the money soon as I am due to start my hydrotherapy sessions next week, and I cannot really afford for the expense to come out of the household budget!

Have come to a decision about the surgery after thinking long and hard ..... I am gonna go for it .... I cannot keep going on like this.... time to do something radical!!! It is a scary thought but less scary than this carrying on... I have too much to deal with with the Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Diabetes, so at least if one problem is cured (hopefully) then life can start to improve as I hate the way this is starting to affect my family. Something just seems fundamentally wrong with my parent and hubby pushing me in a wheelchair when I have to go further than 100 yards or so!

Anyways peeps, I managed to get up straight on the blogs the day before yesterday, so am up to date on my commenting! At last!!

Hope you are all keeping well x

A selection of new cards I made....

Made with my prize from Magical Crafts Forum!

Made using stamps from my mate Jan (Cubbie) at the Crafty Cow x Thanks Jan x

Made using and layering my Ladies in Waiting new

medallion stamp and watercoloured in metallic paints

Made with the same stamps from Jan x

Not a brill appointment.......

Right, so I know I have not put much on about my health recently as I have been trying to concentrate on cards to distract myself, but I needed to get this off my chest as I am pretty scared now......

Left hand has flared right up and hence I cannot hold my walking stick, have been using the other stick in my right hand for a while but this is aggravating my back and making the sciatica worse still. All arthritic joints in my body have decided to flare at once, making life.... to be brutally honest..... bloody miserable! Have a walking stick handle shaped bruise from where I fell again the other week right on the fleshy part of my stomach, any higher it could have broken a rib LOL.

I went to the hospital today as I asked to have a steroid injection in my hand to try and ease the swelling and be able to use it again, but my Rheumatologist caught me off guard.... the first thing he asked was how the sciatica was....and then after I told him that there was little improvement since the summer and that the Arthritis was flaring up again too.... that he wanted to see me and hubby in 3 months time with a view to discussing SURGERY to remove the disc. He seems certain the disc is sequestrated fully still and stands not a hope in hell's chance of going back in naturally... and he thinks I have too many things to try and deal with so he thinks surgery is the best option for me.. scared the hell outta me to tell the truth, but when I ask myself if I want to go on like I am at the moment, I cannot lie and tell you I could.... cause I definitely can't.

He has put me on Prednisilone, a steroid, which may make me put on weight... or rather WILL make me put on weight unless I am extremely careful, which with my limited mobility is gonna be a blooming nightmare. He has also upped my dose of Methotrexate...and also put me on an anti-malarial drug called something like Hydroxychloraquine which apparently reacts with the Methotrexate and can help. This drug can have side effects on your vision though, so I have to be very careful!

But all in all, the main conversation today seems to be pushing me towards surgery, which I was not expecting at all today as I had only been there because the Arthritis was acting up.

So peeps, now I have some very serious thinking and homework to do.... I am trying not to listen to horror stories, so please do not reply with one LOL!!!!!

That's all for now folks, take care of yourselves, speak soon x I am sorry to put this on here but needed to get it off my chest!

Blimey!!!!! I Won!!!!! Magical Crafts Forum Candy!!!!

Oh what a lubbly start to my day..... the weather is all wet and cold and I am aching madly, but what a lovely surprise I got when I logged into one of the forums I belong to this morning.

Angel over at Magical Crafts http://magicalcrafts.freeforums.org/index.php has been running a candy haul for new members of her fab forum. Basically the first fifty members names were put in a hat and then her gorgeous kiddies pulled MY NAME out of the hat!!!!!!

This is what I have won..... aren't I lucky? LOL

Many thanks to Angel, not only for the candy but for running such a lovely forum that made me feel at home as soon as I joined... this is just the icing on the cake xxx

Why don't you pop on over on the above link and have a look round the forum if you have not already joined, the lovely ladies are from all walks of life and have lots of different aspects of crafting that they cover. Great place to get a bit of inspiration and have a good chat at the same time x Hope to see you there soon xv

New hat, 15 christmas cards and a partridge in a pear tree

Well maybe not a partridge, more a pair of snuggly kitty kats on a card I made for a friend to send to a friend in need...... my mate loved it so lets hope her mate does too.... this one will be winging its way all the way to Oz! The christmas cards are just quick ones, at least two of them will hit the bin coz I don't like em now LOL....

Went out today down the town and bought meself some cold weather stuff... got a new pair of Thinsulate gloves to keep my mitts toasty... a new pair of boots for the cold... and this lovely fetching hat.... dunno what my hubby's problem is but he says he aint going out with me in public if I am wearing it LOL!!!!!! He paid for it LOL!!!!

Liverpool FC card......

Quite simply what the title says ....... a card for a Liverpool FC fan who is 8..... my youngest daughters best boy mate! He loved it x

Card for a friend........

My friend Kara is having a rough time...... so I think she needs a boost....

She has a lovely black Labrador so I chose that as my theme.... ribbon out of my stash... insert background from Picaboo free backgrounds... and hey presto.... !!