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Last month I got my first 'invitation' to have the cervical cancer screening, or smear test as it is commonly known. I was a little surprised as I am on 24 but phoned up straight away to book an appointment.  To me this is so inportant as it could potentially save your life. The test takes about 5 minutes, and even though it's unpleasent, in my eyes it's necessary. I am now in tge waiting period for my letrer to say weather or not I am clear of abnormal cells. It can take up to 21 days for the letter after your appointment and you will hear either way.  The nurse that I had was so calming she showed the equipment and explained exactly what she was going to do. She could tell I was nervous but she kept re-assuring me and just telling me to breath and relax. I am so relieved that it is done and hope that everything is ok. But I just wanted to write this for everyone who has had the invite. Come on ladies Take it! Book an appointment and have th...

The 10th of January, my Mum's birthday. I had felt kind of bad not being home for it but she was happy that I was getting such an amazing opportunity. We arrived in Malta today to a beautiful view so we decided to sit in the buffet area to watch us pull into port and enjoy our breakfast. Every door was a different colour ans most actually turned out to be little shops selling nic nacs. When we got off the ship we have a little walk to get to the buses for a tojr of the island. Whilst waitong we saw an old style bus which is actually quite common in Malta. The whole island is like stepping back in time. Our bus driver was crazy, he was going so fast at points and we got so cold sitting on top of a tour bus but had a beautiful view. We got off in a few places. One of these places is famous for coloured glass, we only looked in the shop there but me and Liam picked up a beautiful little candle holder which whas purple, red and white and in the shape of a heart. ...

I am so sorry for the absence. But I have not had it in me to blog or vlog. So Lilly turned 21 months old on Saturday just gone, which means it is now less than three months till her 2nd birthday. She still eats everything and anything but seems to be more hungry, like constantly hungry lol. Fruit and veg are her favourite even before chocolate now. She has started sleeping through about once a week so I get a brilliant nights sleep, just hope that but winter she sleeps through properly which would be amazing. She is still in 12-18 month clothing and a few larger 9-12 t-shirts. She again is in 3.5 shoes almost size 4 but she is definitely growing. So basically she is doing brilliantly in my eyes with everything including speech, playing, singing and just generally being a toddler. Thanks for reading Viki X

This week I decided to make some salt dough for Lilly to do a handprint in. So simple with ingredients from the cupboard. You will need: 2 cups of plain flour 1 cup of salt 1 cup of water Method: Mix all ingredients together well to form dough then play Model into shapes or roll out as we did and do prints. After you have done you need to cook on a low heat for a few hours. such a quick and simple idea, and can be very good to make momentos. Thanks for reading Viki x

Food Friday this week I thought that I would share one of our ususals in out household, macaroni cheese. You will need: 225g Pasta  500ml milk 50g plain or corn flour 50g margarine 140g cheese. Garlic bread if wanted Method: - Cook pasta - Melt margarine in a saucepan and add flour slowly, - Add milk and mix until hot, - Add cheese and stir until thick - add pasta and serve So quick and simple. Viki  X

I cannot believe that my little girl is 20 months tomorrow. She makes us proud every day and brings tears to my eyes at least once a week for being so amazing. Don't get me wrong, she winds us up to buggery sometimes but what toddler doesn't. So first to her speech, she says new words every single day. I am truly amazed at how much and how easily she picks up words. For us, from the telly, songs, other people. She knows most of her body parts now and a he'll of a lot of animal and vehicle noises too. Unreal really. Food is a love for Lilly. She will eat pretty much everything that we put in front of her. She is so cheeky though as she always answers chocolate when we ask what she wants to eat, definitely my girl. Lilly is still in size 12-18 month clothing and size 3.5 in snows although she can for into a couple of her size 4 shoes. But on a high note she can finally have a mini ponytail....finally. That's pretty much it for this month, T...

So I thought I would do a few weekly blogs for you. This one is toddler Tuesday. Here are mine and Lilly's favourite books to read together. Firstly is a rhyming book from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. This is a book of searching thought furniture (flaps) for Mr fox's missing socks. Lilly loves lifting the flaps and it's such an easy read, especially with its rhymes.  Secondly I am going to mention a classic book, The very hungry caterpillar. This was a favourite of mine when I was young and just had to get it for Lilly. It teaches about how butterfly's are made too which I like. Lilly loves the pictures and pointing out the food she knows. Next is an Osborne touchy-feely book. That's not my monkey. Lilly loves monkeys anyway so this is always a winner, she likes to feel the different textures and point out body parts. One let down for me is the last monkey looks like he has a beard rather than a fluffy belly. lol L...

HAPPY EASTER I hope you all had a brilliant Easter and got lots of chocolate. As you can see we have all been very spoilt with chocolate, and other bits. we all have a lot of treats to work though. I have also got a few bargains for next year, I know way ahead of myself lol. We started the day off with Lilly looking though her Easter basket, she loved getting all the items out and having a look at them all separately, especially her egg lol, chocolate on the brain.  To finish the day we made some chocolate nests with mini eggs. Lilly loved putting the eggs in, nicking a couple in the process hehe. All in all a lovely day with family, gifts and chocolate. Thanks for reading and a very Happy Easter  Viki x

I deiced to make a healthier option of quiche and thought I'd share the recipe with you. Recipe : Pastry 145g Plain flour Pinch of salt 55g of cubed margarin 3 tbs of cold water Filling 1 egg 30g cheese 150ml milk 1 onion Any other ingredients you want to add. Method: 1. Preheat oven at gas mark 5 or 190oc 2. place flour and salt into bowl and mix in margarine in so that the mixture resembles breadcrumbs 3. Add water to mixture to bind the pastry together.  4. Roll out and line a 7 inch pastry tin with pastry. 5. Prepare filling, mix the eggs with the cheese and milk and season if required. 6. Fry off onions and other ingredients you wish to add then place on top of the pastry, top with the liquid mixture and season. 7. Bake in the over for 30-35 mins until golden brown.  Thanks for reading Viki x

I can't believe Lolly has just turned 19 months old. Unbelievable. She says so much now and pretty much copies every single word she hears. The good ones and the bad ones :(. She is still in 12-18 month clothing and size 3.5 shoes so still very diddy bless her. She knows so many animal noises now and many of her body parts. She also tells us if she has hurt herself and shows us where, so adorable. She suprises me everyday, and makes me proud every day, even if we have our moments lol Thanks for reading Viki X

It's Sunday again, and time for style Sunday, again I'm in a relaxed, comfy outfit. Today I am wearing a long white top from Sassy, this top is so comfy and love the length. The top also had writing on the back which I cannot remember. I am also wearing F&F jeans in Navy as usual lol. Lilly's outfit today was a Jasper Conran navy blue dress, I put these with a pair of navy blue tights. She also had some purple shoes which are adorable. Sorry the picture isn't great but she wasn't in a picture mood. Thanks for reading. Viki x

It's almost Easter and saw this beautiful idea from  ohsoamelia  of an Easter basket and changed it to fit with our ideas. So firstly the basket is from poundland, I thought the colours were bright and pretty, and her Easter egg this year is a kinder surprise one, with a free Polly pocket.  This is a beautiful handmade item from  beebiesbabystore . I am so happy that I ordered this and love the way that you can personalize you item. You can choose from a range of colours of which I went for lilac to match Lilly's basket. These gorgeous finger puppets were made by a family friend, I love the detailing on these and the quality is outstanding. These also have mini eggs in them too just to add to the Easter present idea.  Lastly is a little bunny which Lilly's nanny got her last Easter, if you press its tummy it makes a bouncy noise which is so cute, and I believe just finishes off the basket perf...

Don't ever take motherhood for granted. Don't let any memory pass you by. Take every opportunity to smile with your child. Play, make mess, take photos, laugh!  I will always miss the struggle of opening your eyes, or the stretching of those tiny fingers. I will miss the sleepy smiles and the first chuckles of play. I will miss your speedy walker and your commando crawl. I will remember your grasp on my finger. I will remember your first taste of food. I will remember your first step alone. I will always remember the 4am feed, the TV programs that melt into one. From casino to house doctor to animal SOS.  Where did my baby go?  Where has this little girl come from?  Cherish  your child. Never take for granted. Enjoy there childhood, they only get one. Love beyond words, and share it with them. Viki X

I know it's been a few weeks since my last/first one but here we go again.  So my outfit of the day was a salmon pink top from Dorothy Perkins. This top is so comfy to wear and has a nice design on but one drawback is the sleeves, my jeans were from F&F Tesco.  For my accessories I have on my me2you locket which Liam got my a few years back and I also have some Pearl stud earings in.  Lilly was wearing a cute pink jumper from Primark, such a cute jumper with it's doggy detail. Her strip leggings are from TU Sainsburys.  Thanks for reading and hope you enjoyed  Viki x

I know Lilly's birthday is almost 5 months away but I have started looking for presents for her. I like to plan ahead. I would like to share a few items that I have looked at for Lilly.   So first is fabric food, I found this on a shop through Facebook and totally fell in love with this. I think it is completely unique and different to what most of the shops sell. I love these as they are so cute, and there is such a wide array of food that you get buy in this style such as cakes, burgers, fruit, veg and it just looks adorable. Next is the wooden kitchen, I've always loved the kitchen sets and prefer the wooden style. In my opinion they are prettier and more durable for children to play with. There are so many different styles ranging from prices low to high.  Next are wooden instruments, again wood I know but I just love wooden toys as they are so traditional and believe have more character. I love the idea of Lilly being musical and instruments ...

Today me and Lilly took a trip to a working farm in Pett. It was a nice day for it and we really enjoyed ourselves.  There were 4 types of animals that we saw which were Cows, sheep, chickens and ducks.  We started off by walking over some on the fields and saw the sheep waiting to give birth, and collected such things as feathers and wool. We then headed back to the main bit so got to walk through a field of sheep and head along the trail with chickens everywhere. We made it to the cow shed where there were so many cows and they just k ept appearing, there was a cow just given birth so very protective. Lilly was so nervous at first but got over that in the end and tried to feed a couple herself. After we saw some ducks and then we had to come home, So we washed our hands and off home we came.  Hope you enjoyed our little adventure as much as we did. Viki x