Week Forty One

Week forty one was a good one, here are the highlights:

The weather has been amazing so it's been lovely walking round the park in my lunch break :)

I did a 51 length swim after work and came out just as the sun had almost disappeared.

I saw this little pickle before work :)

My sister Jess went to get pic 'n' mix for the office and as she came back in the door I just knew she'd got me my favourite! She didn't want me to be left out but she didn't want to spoil my diet so she got me one piece of fudge and not only did I savour it I really appreciated what she'd done :)

I had a really great but hard session of Zumba :)

I managed to sneak in the last cut of grass for the year :)

While this cutie played with his ball :)

And then I went for a 4 mile walk!

I had a large delivery of wool, I still haven't had time to open the box yet!

Another weight loss, another step closer to my target :)

Dirty pudding was lush :)

I got in to work really early on Friday so had a little treat :)

Then I joined the gym, due to a computer problem their end it actually took me 9 hours to join!

Saturday was crop day where I managed to get 2 layouts done :)

Then I went to bingo with the girls, no winnings though :(

On Sunday I was up bright and early and on a train with Sarah for the Diabetes UK London Bridge Walk.

The Chelsea mascot saw us off on our epic journey :)

After 9 and a half miles and 12 bridges here I am just about to cross the final bridge!

To collect my medal :)

Maddie modelled the hat I was given :)

And then I had a very long soak in a lovely bubble bath :)

Before snuggling on the sofa with this nutty boy!

And finally getting the foundation row on my ripple blanket right!

This week has already had a great start because I've had the day off work!

Have a great week and thanks for stopping by
Jo xx

Week Forty

I'm sure that seven days didn't pass this quickly when I was younger but, here we are, another week over!  This is what happened in week forty:

I enjoyed my favourite coffee in my favourite cup after swimming 51 lengths :)

I was delighted that Alfie seemed to enjoy my favourite film, Jaws, as much as I do.  However, just after the scene where the dog didn't come out of the water Alfie decided to retire to his bed :)

Although I felt ill I still went to Zumba and I'm glad I did. We had a different teacher and she worked us even harder!

I had the day off work on Wednesday so started off with a walk in the park in the sunshine!

Then a group of us headed up to London.

To see Wicked :) It was the tenth anniversary and our favourite Elphaba, Rachel Tucker, was appearing.

We haven't seen the show since 2006 and we both thought it was still amazing.

After getting back from London I managed to squeeze in a 3.5 mile walk!

And all of the hard work paid off again when I lost 3.5lbs and was Slimmer of the Month :)

Of course I still enjoyed dirty pudding :)

On Friday I packed up the car and went down to see Pippy and Paul :)

We had some lovely evening walks

And a really amazing walk along the beach on Sunday morning!

We supported everyone taking part in the Bournemouth marathon

And before I knew it is was time to say goodbye to the beach and head home

Where I had to nurse a very poorly Maddie :(

This week is going to be a lot quieter. On Sunday I will be heading in to London again but this time to take part in the London Bridge Walk to raise money for Diabetes UK, if you would like to make a donation then please visit my fund raising page here.

Have a great week and thanks for stopping by
Jo xx

Five Favourites Finished!

I have hardly scrapped at all this summer which means I've got a bit behind on my Five Favourites project!  That doesn't mean that I've stopped altogether though and here, finally, are the layouts I created with May's photos:

Alfie got a new bed and he loved it.  I find it hard to get a bed for him and I don't know what a lot of the shops class a large dog as but most of their beds are just too small for him!

I went our for a drink with my friend Lauren, we don't get to see each other often but when we do it's like we've never been apart.  On the day we met up we both got Facebook notifications letting us know that we'd met up for drinks exactly four years ago to the day!

Maddie just being plain daft at work, the wall that she's peering round is the wall that divides her part of the office from mine.

After a lovely morning at the boot sale, in the hot sun, it was nice to have a sit down with an ice cold slush :)

And last but not least a layout with two stories.  It was going to be all about Paul carrying a watermelon but then it turned in to the story of how I accidentally poured a bottle of ink over it while adding the finishing touches!

I really enjoyed having some scrappy time and I'm looking forward to scrapping my July photos soon.

Thanks for stopping by
Jo xx

Week Thirty Nine

Week thirty nine was another lovely one, here are the highlights:

On Monday I had a cluster headache all day but I wasn't going to let that stop me going swimming!  After 55 lengths my headache was gone so I'll definitely be doing that the next time I get one.

Somebody, Maddie, raided the Ginger Nuts at work!

I had a brilliant time at Zumba :)

I got one of the new five pound notes :)

We went to a quiz night, we came second from the bottom!

But we cleared the table with the raffle prizes :)

I only lost half a pound this week but it was enough to get me this shiny sticker :)

And I really did enjoy dirty pudding :)

This was my Friday and ready for the weekend face :)

On Friday night I was babysitting for 3 of my nephews and my niece.  I arrived with Halloween masks to colour in, pens to colour with....

DVDs, popcorn to have while watching DVDs and hot chocolate to have before bed.

All of the kids were good as gold, there were no rows, no bickering and no fighting! They went to bed when they were told and made me feel like a champion babysitter :)

Saturday was a day for walking and shopping, it was time to get some smaller clothes!

And then I went to bingo in the evening where I was the only one not to have a win :(

On Sunday I went on a bit of a hike with Sarah and Bingo, her dog, and I absolutely loved it.

The views were amazing and the weather was great.

And then I had a lovely afternoon scrapping :)

Alfie really enjoyed watching the sheepdog trials on Countryfile, it must be the collie in him :)

Now it's another week, a week where we're doing something very exciting!

Enjoy the next seven days and thanks for stopping by
Jo xx