Gok, Gifts and Red Noses!!!

This morning we had to be up extra early as Dan was being collected by his friends Mum and they were going off to a local sports centre ~ where Dan and some of his school friends would be racing a motorised go cart that they have designed and built!! Dan has been very excited about the race and I hope that he has done well!! I haven't seen him since this morning, as after the race he is going to the cinema with his friend and is then staying there on a sleep over!!

Lauren was at a party for 2 hours today .........SO that meant that I was child free~ alone ~ just me......something that doesn't happen ........EVER!!!! I made a mad dash for the shopping centre and headed to the book shop to see if I could get the book that Dani mentioned over at her blog ~ it is called The Shack and I thought I might give it a read. Typically they did not have it ~ so I had a wander round and saw this book.........

I totally love Goks TV shows ~ love his advice and how he gets people to see that they can look great ~ just by changing what they wear and how they wear it!! I have been having a slight crisis since I have lost weight.........before I started dieting, I basically just wore baggy shapeless tops, so that I could cover up and not look bigger (this did not work ha ha !!). Now that I am almost 6 sizes smaller ~ I just do not know what to wear ~ do not know what suits me ~ I am in clothes hell (tee hee!!). I have however,been trying on lots of different styles ~ buying things that I would never have dreamed of buying before and actually really loving it!

I am hoping that Gok ~ well more precisely his book ~ will be able to further help my dilema, and will be making a note of all his tips ~ I will let you know how it goes!!!!

I mentioned in a previous blog post that I had received a Pay It Forward gift from Amanda over at Penny and Pounds ~ it is a cute Teddy keyring and at last I have got my camera working ~ so here is the keyring!! I have actually put it onto my keys now and it look great!

I was also lucky enough to win another Pay it Forward (I am not greedy ~ I promise ~ I just entered and won!!!!)

This wonderful gift arrived today from Shannon over at Tales of a misguided mommy ~
The bag is going to be used to take my lunch in each day ~ when we venture out on visits with the Childminded children.......the chocolate lasted about 10 seconds ~ I am assured that it was very tasty ~ although none passed my lips ~ and the Sunflower seeds are going to be planted as part of our "growing" project ...........after our rather disasterous carrot growing last year LOL!!

Thank you so much to Shannon and Amanda for their great gifts ~ I enjoyed paying it forward on my blog too!!



Yesterday was Red Nose Day here in the UK. For those of you lucky enough NOT to live here ha ha ~ click HERE to find out what this great charity event is all about. This year my 2 little stars were allowed to wear their pyjamas to school as long as they donated £1, they also wore their red noses to school!

My friend and I made these yummy Red Nose cripy cakes with the children ~ decorated with sultana eyes and a cherry red nose!

The children had such fun making them ~ and even more fun eating them.........

We watched the televised show on TV for Red Nose day last night and I cannot deny that I was brought to tears by some of the stories ~ I know that a fantastic amount of money was raised this year ~ and I am sure that it will change so many peoples lives for the better ~ both here in the UK and in Africa.

Sorry that this post is rather long (and painful ha ha ) ~ I promise that the next post will be shorter.....and sweeter tee hee!!! XXXX