Theme-A-Day - Day 9 - My Wedding

My wedding . . . . ? Errrrmmmmmm, yeah that didn't quite go according to plan.We had arranged to get married and 3 weeks before the date the whole thing got cancelled. The reasons why aren't important right now. Eventually we sorted ourselves out and planned another wedding, that was 8 months later. Because of the circumstances surrounding the first time, we did not have the BIG dream wedding...

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Theme-A-Day - Day 8 - romance

The challenge for day 8 is: What does romance mean to me?hmmm, romance means MAKING AN EFFORT!We try and have a weekly date night, even if it means just going for a walk or having a thermos of soup in the park. But since I have had very little energy due to the sleep apnoea and so on, I got badly into the habit of letting hubby do all the arranging, put in all the effort to make sure it happens.Last...

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Theme-A-Day - Day 7 - SENSES

The challenge for day 7 is: Write about what each of your senses are sensing right now: taste, feel, what you can see, hear and smell.And THAT gave me the perfect excuse to walk into the kitchen and grab one of the chocolate cornflake cakes I made this morning so that I would have something to taste. sooooo.....I can TASTE wonderful deep cholatyness since I made this batch with dark chocolate. I...

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1000 Gifts

Here is my entry for this week's Thankfulness journey, in no particular order . . . .164. friends who know I do things a bit differently than they do and love me just the same, without trying to change me into versions of them. (wish I could say that for everyone I know.)165. friends who have the courage to say the hard things that need to be said, RACHEL you are awesome!166. Opportunity to meet...

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Theme-A-Day - Day 6 - Favourite Recipe

Write about your favourite restaurant/ foods or favourite recipeJamie Oliver Chicken KormaYou could use whatever poultry you have on hand for this dish, I usually use turkey thigh but this time I had chicken thigh fillets.800g skinless and boneless chicken thighs or breasts, preferably free-range or organic2 medium onions1 fresh green chilli, optionalA thumb-sized piece of fresh root ginger1...

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Theme-A-Day - Day 5 - 10 songs everyone should hear

The day 5 theme was 10 songs everyone should hear . . . How he Loves Us - but the David Crowder band version and I can't embed that, only link to it.Jesus Blood Never Fails Me - Delirious?Freedom by Fat and Frantic Sorry folks, you might not like it but it's TRUE. And BTW you NEED to listen to all the words, not just the ones you like! Oh this could lose me some friends!Outrageous Grace by Godfrey...

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Frankie Sandford Front and Back

Wow! Frankie Sandford's asymmetrical bob haircut is looking better by the day. Here's a couple of pictures of Frankie from in front and an excellent shot from behind showing the full splendor of that hairstyl...

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Theme-A-Day - Day 4 - Favourite holiday

The challenge for day 4 of the the Theme-A-Day Blog Journal Project is:"Write about your favourite holiday/ vacation and include photos if you wish"hmmmmmmm, holiday to me, vacation to my American friends. My favourite? it has to be my trip to America last year to meet online friends and stay in the home of one of them.There wasn't much site seeing, there wasn't a lot of eating out, there was...

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Theme-A-Day - Day 3 - What I am proud of

The challenge for day 3 of the the Theme-A-Day Blog Journal Project is:"What are you most proud of?"Two things:Firstly I did THISI climbed a local hill called The Wrekin. This was October last year. And was the result of breaking through certain barriers that had held me back and prevented me tackling anything like that before. I chose this part way up photo rather than the one at the top because...

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Simple Woman's Daybook

FOR TODAY, Tuesday 18th May...Outside my window...it is dry but overcast and a little cool. The weather is supposed to significantly warm up as we head towards the end of the week. Thankfully youngest's exam on Friday is in the morning so the exam room should not have time to get too warm.I am thinking...about some other blog posts I need to get written and my plans for date night this week.I am...

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Theme-A-Day - Day 2 - Timeline of my Day

The challenge for day 2 of the the Theme-A-Day Blog Journal Project is:"What does a day in your life look like - write a timeline of your day."A lot depends on what day of the week it is, but the rough outline of my day is very loose and as follows:7:00am alarm goes off and wake up7:15am dressed and downstairs, and straight onto the computer, check emails (I have two main email accounts), facebook,...

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Theme-A-Day Blog Journal

I know, I know, I'm way behind, but that's life around here, so get used to it. Heeheee, truth is I only discovered this project this afternoon. I aim to get caught up to everyone else over the next few days.The project is being hosted over at Toddler Awesome and you can get there by clicking on the banner at the top of this post.Here is her description of what the project is all about. . . .I...

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1000 Gifts

Here is my entry for this week's Thankfulness journey, in no particular order . . . .149. Fabric bargains on Ebay150. All the other accessories for this project also on Ebay. I am making a curtain to go across the archway between our kitchen and dining room. Sadly the supplies won't arrive in time to improve the look of that space for this week's date night, but hopefully for the week after.151....

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Date Nights

Hubby and I went on date night last night. We just went for a walk then supposedly to McDonalds for a hot chocolate before we had to go fetch eldest from somewhere. The queue in McDonalds was moving so slow that after waiting 15 minutes and still only being half way through we decided to nip to the nearby supermarket and grab a drink and a snack and go sit and wait for our eldest.I realised something though as we were walking at the start of the evening. For a long time I have been allowing,...

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Rescuing? Or Experiencing Life Together?

If you have known me for a while You may well be aware that I often have moments where God speaks to me through TV shows or movies and so on.Well this week I finally got to watch the episodes of Torchwood we had recorded on our V+ box from earlier in the year. The series of 5 episodes that were shown nightly for a week. I watched all 5 episodes over just 2 days and BOY was that an intense experience.It was intense all along but I wasn't particularly crying or aware of God moments until the final...

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The Simple Woman's Daybook

FOR TODAY, Tuesday 11th May ......Outside my window...The sun is shining but there is quite a breeze that brings the temperature down if I open the door. Shame because it really is a beautiful day.I am thinking...about how tired I am and what I can do to remedy that.I am thankful for...An evening off small group tonight. Yes I know it's important and we need to meet together to encourage each other...

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1000 Gifts

Here is my entry for this week's Thankfulness journey, in no particular order . . . .136. Hubby's longer days on the road for work (at least once a week) means he gets to use the company car those days thereby reducing our fuel bill and the wear and tear on his car.137. CD I needed for this week's Sunday's Cool was easily found and didn't hide from me.138. I have been being consistent enough with...

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Sexy And Trendy With Emo Girl Hairstyles Specially Emo Short Girl Hair Cuts Images

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