text: Procrastinator General says...: April 2014
  My week looked a bit like this...
  1. Madam the teacher
  2. I only ate one blue sweet!
  3. Time for ice cream
  4. "Mum, the cat wee'd on the floor!"
  5. Madam the chimney sweep
  6. Sweets from the Easter bunny :-)
  7. Beryl Cook exhibition
  Somehow I have managed to jumble the order oof the photos up, but I figured it didn't particularly matter! It is still the Easter holidays here, hence all the silly ones of madam. She's back at school on Tuesday, so hopefully, normal service will resume...
  Labels: drawing, family, fun, holidays, ice cream, madam, photos
  Happy Easter! Hope you're all having a lovely day and haven't eaten too much chocolate. Madam and I did have some choc for breakfast, but mostly we've been good!
  I decided, as madam was so excited about the Easter bunny coming, we should make a big deal about it. After all, she put whisky and biscuits out for Santa... I'd seen a recipe on Pinterest that I thought it might be fun to do. It's called Bunny Bait and is basically melted chocolate with extra bits added in and then set.
  For this we used a 100g bar of milk choc and melted it down. I then poured it into one of the little disposable traybake tins I have. We sprinkled chopped up mini eggs and gummy bunnies (no, didn't think that one through, madam was aghast!) as well as a crushed biscuit over the surface. Pressed it down slightly so it would definitely stick and put it in the fridge to cool.
  We took it out and put some in a glass for the bunny and ate the rest as an after dinner treat. It was yum! After madam was in bed and somewhere around supper time I put madam's present next to the glass and took most of the bait to chomp on whilst I read my book.
  As I went to bed I laid a trail of mini eggs down the stairs for her to find in the morning. I don't care if it was completely over the top, this morning was so worth it!
  The best part was that she was so excited about the trail and the bait being gone she didn't even notice her present at first. I had to send her back to look for it. And then again to pick up the mini eggs so she could eat them! She was really happy with her gift, which was good.
  We then had bacon and pancakes for breakfast and headed to church where madam learned about the Easter story and ate more chocolate. Life is good when you're 5.5!
  So how about you? Did you have fun this Easter? And if you don't celebrate it, then I hope you enjoyed the beautiful Spring day that's out there :-)
  Labels: eating, faith, family, food, fun, madam, recipe, religion
  I have come to the conclusion that the laptop has had it! It needed a new screen and also a complete overhaul to get it back up to speed, it had been a bit dodgy for a while.
  Basically I decided that it probably wasn't worth the hassle. I have instead replaced it with a Hudl. Which is a tesco own brand tablet malarkey...
  So this is an experimental post, written from the Blogger app. I used it on my phone and didn't like it much so I shall leave this as short and sweet and see what I think!
  (I have decided I still don't like the blogger app! I have now edited this on the website...)
  This week featured my parents Ruby Wedding and my birthday. There were a lot of food photos! :)
  1. Madam in her cape.
  2. Madam gave her uncle a pretty new hairdo.
  3. Waiting for my Parents Evening appointment.
  4. Pretty rainbow.
  5. Glittery nails.
  6. Big girls pouting faces.
  7. Pudding from birthday lunch with friends.
  What did you get up to this week? Hope it was as fun as mine!
  Labels: anniversary, birthday, dessert, madam, photos, pudding, self
  Yesterday I told you that my birthday is coming up and I have decided to make a list of things to aim for before the big 4-0 coming up in 4 years. I shared half my list yesterday so today I best tell you the other half!
  40 before 40 - part the second.
  21. Visit Paris for a day.
  Basically, I want to go somewhere on the Eurostar and this seems the best place to pick as I've never been to Paris!
  22. Take madam to Disneyland.
  I have wanted to visit Disney with madam for a couple of years. She is such a fan and if we make it there before she turns 8 it'll be sooooo much cheaper!
  23. Write the first draft of a novel.
  Because I have started so many books that I have never quite finished...
  24. Have a full body massage.
  I have never had one. I think I need to remedy this. Possibly whilst also being at some form of spa...
  25. Dye my hair a bright colour.
  I have wanted blue hair since I was about 14. I have several friends who have blue hair at the moment and I am hideously jealous of them. I've just never quite been brave enough to take the plunge and I know my parents would hate it...
  26. Own a diamond!
  I'm an April baby which means diamond is actually my birthstone. I think it's about time I owned one in some way.
  27. Give away one thing each month.
  Because I think it would be good for me to try and be less selfish.
  28. Always have a notebook with me and keep them when full.
  I've usually got a notebook on me somewhere, but I want to underline how important that has started to become for me. I think keeping my notebooks to look back on will help me to see my growth as well.
  Finally finished my clouds notebook and moved on to my new one the other week...
  29. Keep a folder for madam's schoolwork.
  I want to remember all those rubbish pictures that she's done. Because she's getting better all the time and I sort of miss them!
  30. Get a good photo of madam and I together :)
  I don't have one! So many pictures of madam, none of us together :(
  31. Learn to make a selection of cocktails.
  Everyone should be able to make a few cocktails, surely!
  32. Walk along the whole of Hadrian's wall.
  This has been a dream of mine since I was quite young. I've always fancied a walking holiday and this seems a good place to start.
  33. Teach madam to knit or crochet.
  These skills have come to mean so much to me and I think part of the joy I have in them is that I share them with most of the females in my family. They unite generations and they have a wonderful community around them. Plus they're both such great ways to help find inner peace.
  some of my latest crochet projects...
  34. Learn to use a camera properly.
  Rather than my "point and shoot and hope for the best" technique!
  35. Visit the Natural History Museum.
  Another place I've always wanted to visit. Really want a major museum binge in London at some point the Natural History museum is just top of that list.
  36. Have breakfast in bed!
  That someone else has made for me. Just once would be nice...
  37. Grow my own food.
  Um, because things taste better when you grow them yourself.
  38. Sort out the DVD collection.
  As we have no TV we watch endless DVDs. They have a habit of migrating from where they are supposed to be and getting into the wrong boxes. It drives me insane. Must sort them out properly!
  39. Make a Christmas tradition just for madam and I.
  Because every family needs a Christmas tradition.
  40. Create a work of art that I'm proud of and display it in my home.
  I've had a plan to make a canvas for a few years and never got around to it as I'm worried it won't be good enough. I need to take the plunge and have some fun. And displaying it will help with my "everything must be perfect" issues!
  So that's it! All 40 things I want to aim for in the next 4 years. Do you think I've missed anything?
  This weeks Instagram round-up looks a bit like this...
  1. Went to the garden centre, looked at yarn.
  2. Mother's Day is tiring.
  3. Presentable Pearl reporting for duty.
  4. My pretty flowers (with franken-flower in the middle)
  5. New dress for madam.
  6. Easter present all ready for madam!
  7. Breaking out my lovely new notebook and pen.
  I haven't photographed any food this week (unless you count the sweeties), must be some sort of record for me. Though I did make the peanut butter and salted caramel treats again on Wednesday... The caramel even set properly this time! So good, so, so good...