Arghhh, I'm usually so good at avoiding being tagged but it seems that Natty has got me, so here goes:-

1. If you could build a house anywhere where would it be?
Easy answer this one, it would most definetly be in the highlands or somewhere similar, I love Scotland, my dad was born in Leith and whenever I'm in Scotland I feel like it's where I'm supposed to be.

2. What's your favourite article of clothing?
I don't actually have 1 set article but I would probably say my shoe collection, I love shoes, especially ones with high heels, I'm a girly when it comes to shoe choices!!

3. What's the last CD you bought?
So here's the thing, I don't actually buy many CD's these days, I like to download tracks rather than whole albums, so the last CD I bought was a couple of years ago and was the Wicked original broadway soundtrack. The last track I downloaded was probably The Dixie Chicks "The Long Way Round" it's catchy and I kind of like it.

4. Favourite physical feature of the opposite sex?
I love sporty men, I like slightly muscular with a flat stomach and a nice round pert bottome, luckily hubby has all of the above as does Ewan Mcgregor, David Tennant is a little weedier but still a little scrummy!

5. Where's your favourite place to be?
Right here at home with my hubby and a bottle of red wine, note the children would be away ruling the world or something!!

6. Where's the least favourite place to be?
Anywhere busy or crowded.

7. What's your favourite place to be massaged?
Neck.

8. Strong in mind or strong in body?
I would have to say Mind because I am never going to be strong in body, I have my sporty hubby for that!!

9. What time do you wake up in the mornings?
Oh I'm a lazy person, I hate mornings so i get up at 7.45 when my hubby brings me my meds and coffee!

10. What is your favoutite kitchen appliance?
Without a doubt my breadmaker.

11. What makes you really angry?
My Mother, usually every time I speak to her!

12. What instrument would you like to play?
Well I can play the piano quite badly and I can sing so I suppose I would just love to be better at those. I can often see myself on the west end stage and i have a myriad of Wicked dreams, ala Ms Menzel can't go on can you step in??

13. favourite colour?
Orange

14. Sports car or SUV?
Hmmm, something little and sporty though I can't drive so I guess it doesn't matter, I'm not a status symbol type of a gal.

15. Do you believe in an afterlife?
Oh yes absolutely!!

16. Favourite Childrens book?
Hmm, I like Each, Peach, Pear, Plum, also We're going on a Bear hunt and of course I want my potty. Classic childrens reads from my youth included What Katy did and Little women.

17. Favourite Season?
Ooh hard one, I love them all for different reasons, as long as I can get out and take photos I'm happy.

18. What is your least favourite household chore?
Ironing.

19. If you have a tattoo what is it?
I leave that to my hubby, i don't like pain, even for arts sake!!

20. Can you juggle?
A little and enough to amuse the childeranos!!

21. If you could have a super power what would it be?
The ability to eat what I want and stay healthy and silph like!!

22. The one person you wish you could go back and talk to?
My grand-dad, I was only 7 when he died and didn't know him well enough.

23. Whats in the boot of your car?
In my hubbies car, probably things belonging to the children.

24. What do you prefer sushi or hamburger?
I loves Sushi!!


Phew that took ages and i think i have gone crossed eyes, beware blogger friend readers for you may be next! Mwahahahahaha

Ok if you're wondering why it's all in red, don't ask but basically blogger beta did it!!

Explore and Dalek cake

Ah dalek cake, just what every 10 year old boy wants for his birthday and I have to say it was taysteeeee!

No one got exterminated, although many calories may have gone to my hips!!

Needless to say that 24 hours later and there's not even a crumb remaining!!

Oh and this is my latest layout, lovely scrummy SEI petals an paisley papers go perfectly with my pretty little daughter deep in exploration of the woods.

Happy Birthday to you!

Yes Happy Birthday to my dear son Iain, 10 years old and making me feel like a dinosaur.

It's also Abigails first day at school today, another reason for me to feel old.

So with that in mind a list of 10 reasons that I am still young.

1. It's going to be up to 33 years before I can retire.

2. I still enjoy occasional drunkeness, old people just get tiddly!

3. I still have full control of my bowels

4. My hot flushes are due to a hysterctomy not the menaupause

5. I haven't grown up and had a career yet

6. I can still sing, old people just warble

7. I like Mcfly ( thats a teen pop group, just in case you're old and don't know)

8. I don't have grey hair. (I never will, i shall dye it until I am 90)

9. I hate the supermarket (old people love it and regularly go for day trips, ask my granny!!)

10. I'm still called Mandy (when I am old I shall become Myfanwy or betty, Hubby will become Bert or stan, although Paul has a middle name which will suit him fine when he's old!!)

Take 2 children, add some cheap face paints....

this is what you get, lots of fun and lots of colour, I have to admit that I may be many many things but I'm not a face painter, this top one was actually Looby herself and I filled in the bits she left and the other 2 were done by Mr Scrapping through Life

What could have been a tense last day of the summer holidays certainly became entertaining. After this we went on to decorating Gingerbread men and this of course descended into making icing mess and eating it out of the tube (the children, not me) I'm so glad they had fun!!

sharing my day in photos

I thought it might be nice to share these from today, firstly the Prima melody box which I finished altering, it's such a sweet little box with a melody thingy inside, just like those old fashioned ones from when I was little, funny how my daughters are just as enchanted watching the needle go round.

As you may notice only 1 daughter in todays photos, poor Abigail is ill in bed with a huge headache, we'll be off to the doctors I think as this is the second day this week she has been struck down by them.

So I give you Looby in all her glory and Elphaba who I have to say is the most patient kitten since the beginning of time!!


No animals were hurt in the making of this photoblog!!

Adore

My two girls walking hand and hand, what could be more adoreable.

You know the funny thing about this photo is that for the hour preceding it Abigail had the biggest tantrum all through the woodland walk because she only wanted to hold daddys hand and monopolise him to death, finally after over an hour of wailing in the woods she decided to walk with Looby who was her normal happy cheery self. I'm thinking of blowing this photograph up and having it on my wall, for now though it does make for a great scrapbook page.

Colours

Todays UKS blog prompt was about colours and the effects they have on us etc.

Well don't tell anyone I told you this but I see people in colours, it's kind of like an aura thing, I always have done and when I meet people I can instantly tell whether we'll get along and what type of person they really are by the colour that I see above them. It's quite spooky and of course it's been proven to be right lots of times. My hubby is green, sort of a bluey green and if you know his personality you would know thats so true.

Me, well I'm Orange, always have been always will be, it's actually one of my favourite colours, you see orange is bright, mostly happy but not as in your face as red, it's keen, it's passionate but sometimes due to it not being red it needs a kick as it can be lazy!!

Thanks to Jane for todays blog prompt, you made me admit something only a teensy few people know about me!!