Little man came to see Grandad when he got home from hospital and was full of fun. Daddy is supposed to be holding the door shut but little monkey decided to turn it into a game!

On the pennypinching front have been very busy with my new dehydrator and am planning the garden ready for spring - if we get one.

Crochet coming on in leaps and bounds, bags full of finished projects and WIPs. Just had a delivery from Kemps, 600 gms dk and 2 balls of mini pompom wool all for £12 including postage. Very pleased with it all. Shound keep me busy for a couple of weeks, though I have used up about 500gms this week.

This is what I have been doing whilst sitting in hospital waiting rooms while john was having his recent op - kept me sane! Am planning on making 50 of the balls for Christmas craft fair and the snake is for Annabel.

Keeping up a notebook of projects on the go and plans for the rest of the year but then it is only 10 days into the year!

My hardest creation to date - a tea cosy, looks simple but you really have to concentrate.

So far the year is going ok, am making lots of things and getting sorted!Had to add a little pic of Michael - he is a big boy now .

Im a ditz...

I could not for the life of me log in and post....cos I used the wrong e mail addy !!! This is what I have been upto, most of these have been dispatched to some very good people who deserved a hug this Christmas

Its December in 13 minutes!

Well to date I have made many many presents and bought a few bargain ones too. We have had the garage cleared out and got rid of all the stuff the kids had stashed there - mainly furniture donated to friends and John found our Christmas tree all 10'' of it!

Think we may have to go tree shopping very soon.

Also need bulk buy of rabbit food

Sack of spuds

and something for Christmas dinner

Got my first gift - my secret santa from the Nonnys. NOT TO BE OPENED TILL XMAS DAY! on pain of being de nonnified!

Things have been up and down here at Egan towers of late, one day total peace, the next chaos just hoping for some good times this month and a break from all the stress.

Its nearly Christmas....

Am busily preparing for the best Christmas ever as Little man will be more aware this year. Got him a pirate ship that you can pull along reduced at Asda or tesco ( cannot remember which as I was shopping with Jenni and it got a little crazy!

need to dig out the DVD player for him to watch Pingu on - 1p from Amazon - bargain or what.

Lots of things in process, knitting, crochet and sewing - I actually took a pic.

1 parcel ready for Bonnie Babies - its for the Maybole fair full of Christmas stockings and gift tags - forgot to take pics - DUH !! And one bag of cards for Rozs friend to sell at hospice. lets hope they all help raise funds as charities are really struggling in this economic climate.

made myself a Cath Kidstonesque bag and...

bought a handbag to go with it! Also turned out a couple of cushion covers and a tea cosy in similar colours.