An Award and Under The Weather Again!

First I want to thank Sandi http://sandimcbride.blogspot.com/for this 'Blessings' award. I feel honored to receive it I would never have guessed that I would meet such kind and caring people when I started this Blog. The Internet has taken so many boundries away and let us explore so much further than we ever dreamed.

Anyone who had not met Sandi should go over and have a read, she is full of fun and wisdom.

Thank You Blogger.Com!

I need to think this evening who I would like to pass this award onto.

Well, so much for getting the heart pumping!

This afternoon I started to feel a little odd, Johanna rang me from work and asked if I was ok as she was feeling awfal. By 6pm I knew I had been struck by some horrid bug again!!!!

It feels like a Flu type virus.........but then most seem too.

I am in the study in my new flannette pj's, just fed Guy who is sitting close to me in my wicker arm chair.

I have taken more tablets and I am off to bed now with a mug of hot milk and brown suger....to soothe ' me' aching bones.

Just a quickie, did anyone see Jamie At Home this evening?

Did you see his vintage kitchenwares, they look so much better than the new ones......well used and loved all over again.

Some vintage containers

Part of my collection of vintage cutlery

See you all in the morning.

Carol

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Father's & Son's

After 27 years of marriage, I can say that we are still devoted to each other. The thought of him not being there with me is horrible. I know I could not ever be happy with out him.

A long time together and the weird thing is, he feels like part of me - literally. I touch him and I can hardly feel him....do you understand? we have become one...almost anyway!

I am lucky, this is the man who swept me off my feet. Promised to look after me in sickness and in health and he has done this without fault. Always there, quiet but strong. A good father to our three children.

James my son, my little soldier, my handsome boy.

He was the perfect baby....this is all too good to be true, you may be thinking, I lie not. James was born 18 months after my first daughter Katie. I felt great after he was born it was an easy birth after the awful time I had delivering Katie. I was up and in the shower, while the midwife went off to put her notes on the computer. She told me off when she came back and saw me sitting in the armchair all smiles and feeling refreshed making my phone calls. I was on a high and nobody could spoil it for me.

James fed well, strong suck! and slept well, thankfully!

He was an easy baby to look after, always contented.

The teenage years were tough though! but we got through them without too many scar's.

He has flown the nest, a good thing. He has his own little family to look after, Francesca and the boys. It is lovely to see him and I have a great friend in Francesca. They have given me two adorable grandchildren.

My Son a Father now. Where do the year's go!

3 cuddly boys on Boxing Day in their Christmas jumpers!

I aways said to him 'you wait till you have son's, then you will know what worries are........

Guy 4 weeks and 2 days

Superdog!

Thank you fellow bloggers for all your kind words of support for Guy. He is a strong little pup now and I am sure that all the warm wishes from you all have helped, they have certainly helped me a great deal. I would not have known how many wonderful, kind people there are out there had I not taken the plunge and started this Blog!

Well I have done quite a bit of sentimental posts lately and now I am going to be up-beat, change the music and get lively - spring is almost here. I am going to get out in the fresh air and get that heart pumping.

Watch this space!

Love & Hugs

X Carol X

An Award. Mothers & Daughters. Puppies

Thank you Regina http://mycountryrosegarden.blogspot.com/ for my Award I am flattered that you thought of me to pass it onto.

I would also like to pass it on to a group of lovely bloggers that I know!
You all make my day.
( It was hard to only pick six) Michele at Cowboys and Custard
Sabrina at mai senza una rosaMarja
A Home from the Heart
Kristina at Shabbily Ever After
Louise from Home is the Hear is
Rhondi at Rose Coloured Glasses


Mothers & Daughters
Some of you have beautiful little daughters that you often blog about and you show us some lovely pictures as well.
I love to read about all the fun you are having, even if they are feeling a little poorly.
You Mum's have so much to look forward to.

Big School!!
Exam Results!
First Boyfriend!
First Ball!
Passing the Driving Test!
First Job Offer!
Engagement
Looking For a New Home.......sob!
Wedding Plans
Wedding Day.....Phew!
New House
Helping to choose Interior Designs!!!!
Mum, I have something to tell you!
Yes I know - you are pregnant!
How Did You Guess!!!!!!!?!!!!!!!!!!

And much much more.......
I have really enjoyed bringing up my two daughters.
Every year brought a new challenges for us.
Before I go on, Boys are gorgeous too!
So loving and affectionate.
But for today it is Mothers and Daughters I want to talk about.
As some of you know, Katie is having a baby in April.
I think we get to that age when we would not want another baby of our own, but boy do we want to become a grand parent.
Something just kicks in!
We went to Bluewater yesterday- just looking at baby things and a little lunch. We talked about nothing but 'babies'
We are excited as Katie is going to have a Three D Scan done next Monday - I will post the image - we are going to try and NOT to spot the sex of the baby - looking forward to the surprise on the day it is born.

And daughter number two.....
Johanna has been a little upset lately...boyfriends....girlfriends, job and the like.
Today Johanna is happy.......a new job offer and
much needed it was to..........a little distraction is what she needs at the moment.
We are lucky if we have a good relationship with our girls and is not always that easy.

As they become young women they can be influenced by others and that is out of our control, we can only try and steer them gently away and in another direction.

I am arranging a Mother & Daughter evening for myself and a girlfriend who also has 2 girls.

Well the boys have their Rugby and Football and we deserve a little treat, don't we?
Puppies

Guy is growing......slowly and not as fast as his brother and sister, but he has taken to solids very well and no longer has his bottle. He can lap his warm milk from a tiny dish, in fact it is one of those dishes that you put dipping sauce in!

Everything seems to in the correct place, eyes are beginning to see a little, not sure if he can hear, his ear canals are not fully open.

His tail now stands up, sometimes.

He can walk, a bit wobbly still.

The funny thing is watching him try to have a pee, he falls over if it carries on too long!

He sometimes growls! if someone other than me picks him up and he is hungry! as soon as I take him he sucks frantically at my hands. The little soft toy that I bought, he seems to like, I wore in inside my jumper for hours to get my smell onto it. As soon as I put it near him he was sniffing away and now will move towards it if it is in his bed and snuggle up to it, sweet.

Families and Hobbies

When we decide to start a family we have no idea what is to come do we?

I was so pleased with my three babies and can honestly say that I enjoyed it all, even washing the nappies! Never complained about the sleepless nights or lugging around babies, bags and prams everywhere I went. Every trip out was a marathon, I had a three under 4 years old.

Like most of us, I just got on with and made the most, having very little spare money did not stop us having lots of fun and laughter.

As they grow into adults, so do the worries grow!

At least when they are small children we can fix or replace something broken.

We cannot fix their broken hearts.......

When they loose a toy they treasure, we can always buy them a new one....

When they fight with their little friends, we can get usually sort things out and get them to make up.....

When they are put to bed we know exactly where they are.......

and can then rest soundly ourselves.

Once they become adults we cannot fix everything for them or be with them everywhere they go.

This is when you really know what worries are.

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Hobbies comes in useful.........take you mind off things even for a short while, clear the mind, sort things out and into perspective as we while away an hour or two.

I just wanted to try and finish some the of the many crafts that I have started..........

Below are a few nice bits......to take my mind of things just for while.

This book was such a bargain.

I just could not believe the price, it had been marked down to 35p............yes 35p!

It has some lovely projects to follow.

This is a table cloth that my Mother started, but since her illness has not had the concentration needed to finish it.....so I will.

These two small shades have been waiting forever for their new loose lampshade covers!

My latest additions to my 'stash'.......almost too good to use, as they look so nice on the reels.

I have finished the embroidery on this piece of linen.It will be the front of small cushion.........one day!

A scarf I am crocheting. I have used cotton yarn.I love the bright colours.
I am not great at this sort of thing, but I have a go.
As they say practice makes perfect.

Some of the gorgeous things that I have seen on your blogs, ripple blankets, bed socks, gloves, all so well made. I would love to be able to make these things. I am a bit impatient, that is my problem.

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And for those of you who are following the progress of little Guy.......
he is fine, we have been to see the vet again and have antibiotics as there is a little inflammation in his nasal passages.....he has the sniffles and sneezes a little.
He is small for his age, but I was praised by the vet for getting him this far, the prognosis had not been good at all!


Freddie has been brought up around dogs, big dogs, little dogs he loves them all.
He is so gentle with them.
Fred is now 17 months old and a gorgeous little chap he is!

We Are Still Here

We are still here....just about.........!

Guy has opened his eye's which are blue and will change over the next few day's becoming much darker. He cannot focus yet.

He is sill waking me to feed during the night.

I remember those middle of the night trips to the kitchen all those years ago.....to make a much needed cup of tea.....when I was feeding my babies.

It reminded me of the night feeds in the hospital and taking a cup of tea in a plastic cup from the tea ern on the ward!

All bleary eyed and walking on air, but were they not the best cuppa's ever!

I really think that Guy thinks he is human!

You can see in this picture that he is growing - not as fast as his brother and sister who are still with Mum.
I went to see them today....gosh they are fat and so gorgeous.
Guy is trying to walk and they are not as yet.....that's my boy, he is very advanced you know!



Feed time with his special little bottle.


Thank you all for your kind comments.
I will be visiting tomorrow and looking forward to reading about what you have all been up to!
Big Hugs
xX Carol & Guy Xx
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A Fragile Life

Thank you to the Girls that have have emailed to see how the puppies are doing.

I am very sad to have to tell you that sadly little Maddy passed away just over a week ago.

Maddy had managed to climb from her basket during the night and I found her in the morning. I was so upset and felt responsible, I had not heard her cries. I was unable to put little Guy in his bed all day.......I cried so much and needed to hold him close as it helped to ease the pain I was feeling. That night little Guy slept in his basket in the middle of our bed !

and has been there every night since.

One week on and I am now a little more confident that little Guy is going to be a survivor!

We did have one bad night and need the assistance of the Vet, but I am sure that he is over the worst and will grow into a gorgeous little man. I have a feeling that Guy will be moving in permanently as Hub and I have fallen in love with him..........

Guy in his basket bed which has since been replaced with a carry box which has a wire door that I can lock.........he is on the move now and I want to keep him exactly where I want him!

As you can see, Guy loves his cosy bed and hot water bottle, bless him.

He has a white flash on his chest, neither his mother Morag or his Father Burt have this mark.

Morag is a Tan and Burt is Back and Tan.

Night night sleep tight Little Guy........

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I have not able to visit any your Blogs this last week and the pressure has been full on in all other areas of my life.

I will be trying to catch-up with you all soon.

What good and supportive friends you have all been and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

X Carol X

Happy New Year All & New Puppies Born On New Years Eve!

A Very Happy New Year To All.

I am really sorry I have not popped in to see many of you the last week or so and going away has not helped. I will try and get back on course by the end of next week.

If things are not hectic enough.........

I have two adorable Lakeland Puppies to hand rear!

Born on New Year Eve to my sons dog Morag.

They are on top of the Aga as they were so cold.

Morag had 7 puppies, much to our surprise, we were not expecting that many........too many for her to cope with.

I have brought two home to rear by hand, as sadly two died on the 1st Jan and we were worried that we many loose more.

I have called them Guy & Madonna - Maddy for short. They weighed in at 180gms and 190gms and have both put on 10 gms since birth........... they are doing well so far.

I feed them every 3 hours......they cry on time would you believe! I also have to stimulate their bottoms with cotton wool to get them to poo and wee! it works well........

So everything is fine at the moment.....fingers crossed.

Guy is the one with the milk around his mouth!

I will keep you all up to date on their progress.

I will 'hopefully' get to visit you all this evening after Johanna's

21st Birthday Celebrations..............!

XXX Carol XXX