*looks around, takes in familiar sights, smells and feelings* YEPS, Im home again :)

Love to you all

The girls have been brilliant. They have all broken up for easter hols, and so I thought getting a chance to to paint would be difficult, but they have actually been little angels, amusing themselves most of the time :)

The house is, even more than usual, in a terrible state! but for the first time ever, I can with clear consience leave it, as I have more important priorities! I actually have four more paintings to do...and am getting slightly obsessied with it all. I couldnt even sleep last night because of it all...and got up again at 3am to finish off a watercolour I started yesterday.

I am SO scared I wont get in to this course now. Ive told everyone Im going for it...so can you imagine the humiliation if I dont get in???? Just promise me that at least you wont laugh at me!!!

love n hugs

friends wedding yesterday, and we stayed overnight in the hotel...SUPERB day was had by all :)

Letter in post...EEEP...HEEEELP...aaaaarrrggghhh!!! From the university...they want me in on the 16th of April for interview and to present portfolio!!!! thats only 2weeks!!!! and Im nowhere NEAR finished with it!!!

Lisas birthday party tomorrow! shes gonna be 9 on the 13th April, but we got tickets for her and 7friends to go to this interactive musical of 'a little princess' for tomorrow, so shes having her party early.

My mum and dad coming to stay in a couple of days...and my house is disgusting, and my mum will probably clean it all and do her back in if I dont do it before she comes.....so yes, just a teeny bit hectic.

I will definately be writing more about all of the things above soon(ish) but right now, I need to go and enjoy my beautiful husband ;)

Love and kisses

I LOVE banana and caviar sandwiches

Ive got a phobia agains pencils(ordinary wooden charcoal ones)...uuurrrghh, just the thought of them gives me goosepimples

Ive had 14 greay hairs appear on my head so far(NOOOOO!!!)...no nothing anywhere else ;) but then im pretty much hairless everywhere else, so I wouldnt know!

I love rain

Im allergic to raw mushrooms, but not cooked ones.

After going through 2 pregnancies and carrying twins having a tummy the size of a space hopper, i havent got a single stretchmark.(not that Im complaining...but HOW weird is that)

I had Jon Bon Jovi sniff/kiss my knickers (yes, its true)

Ok...cant think of any others now...maybe more later :)

So what will I do with myself now? hmm...nuffin on telly, could get plastered on my own again in front of puter, but thats probably a bad idea...quite fancy a nice long hot bath, a book and an early night. We'll see if I can get my arse off this chair.

We went to see 'cat in a hat' at the cinema earlier...it was very funny. I was worried it would be too old for the twins, but it was fine. Alec Baldwin was v good in it....and Im a big Mike Myers fan anyway. Not sure who played the leading lady role, but she was hot, if I may say so myself lol...

OOOk...got nothing very interesting to say anyway, so will stop there.

later darlings :)

Last night we got fish and chips in for supper...the twins went to bed early, Lisa and her friend watched 'home alone on vid', and I had a bottle of chablis to myself...hence that terrible entry last night. I spent all night being drunk, stupid and glued to the pc. I even turned the cam on, which has been yonks since the last time! Didnt get any pervs this time tho, I must be losing my touch...lol

Today, Ive been cleaning the house and after lunch we'll go out somewhere. I really wanted to take them to the polka theatre to see 'the gruffalo' great childrens book, so figured the play would be good too. Unfortunately it was sold out tho, so we'll probably end up going to the cinema instead.

We're meeting up with friends this evening for a pizza, and then later tonight my friend Kirsten is coming over. She is having a really bad time at the moment, and needs cheering up...she is 4months preggers, and have been throwing up four times a day every day since she got pregnant, and now she has lost a loads of weight and feeling thoroughly miserable :( normally I'd get in some wine, choccies and a girlie film, but tonight I think will be more about talks, hugs and encouragement.

Love to you all

now I love you so...but

when we first met, I was not impressed

soggy, greasy, bland and hyped

is how I saw you....nope not impressed.

but now my love I feel differently

it has been a slow process...but hey,

one has to explore and get to know

before one can appreciate ones

conquests,

because salty, crispy...then soft and melt in the mouth

that flavour is definatly a lasting love

and now I fear repercussions, as my love for you

is clear...

my middle is now growing and

my butt is getting large

but HOW will I live without thy comforting and satisfying give

*sniff* I cannot give thy up...I'd rather not live!

hehehe..ok so thats crap, but I guess you can all tell, I luuurve F&C :D

I know its pathetic...but we have big plans to travel more. Hopefully in a couple of years there will be bits of africa covered as well as florida and italy on that map :)

A friend takes Lisa to school for me on a tuesday morning, so i dont have to rush around as usual organising everyone. Of course that now means I am still in my pj's at 9.30 in the morning...feeling extreemely lazy, as I look at the piles of un-ironed clothes, toast crumbs and jam on the floor, the dishwasher that needs unloading and refilling, the overflowing laundry basket, the grubby toilet in the cloakroom, two sticky little monster girls that needs cleaning up and dressed...

aaarrrggghhhhh!!!! someone take me awaaaaaaay!!!!

So we went to this pub, where his dad, brother and aunt were waiting...and we had a great family dinner together :) I usually cook for us all on sundays, so this was a really lovely treat for me! I had a warm chicken and bacon salad and for pudd I had ice cream pie mmm...washed down with a lovely large glass of chardonnay(yes, only one glass!)

So we got home about 8pm, put kids to bed, and collapset on sofa to watch a period drama on the telly...

PERFECT sunday if you ask me! :D

So, because Lisa was off school with some sort of bug, Ive not had to take time out of the house for school runs, and so got tons of other stuff done aswell...and now sitting here with a nice enormous mug of coffee and some maltesers...feeling rather good about myself.

Roll on summer....

I went to the 80's henweekend this weekend, and it was just hilarious...we all dressed up for saturday night...me in cerise pink leggings, a ra ra skirt, a wham t-shirt, legwarmers, madonna style lacy bit tied in my BIG hair, electric blue mascara and eyeliner and whity/pinky lipstick...oh yeah...I was a babe!

Angie the bride-to-be was laden down with pressies(mainly of the willy shaped variety) I bought her a tank top saying 'pussy power', a kama sutra book with photographs, a pot of fanny rub, and some chocolate willies. Lucky girl LOL She had also been given a load of champagne at work, so we had a whole bottle each with a willie shaped straw in it...and that was before going out for the night...as you can prolly imagine we were pretty pished by the end of the night.

The entertainment was really really good. There was a madonna tribute group, chesney hawkes was there and a couple of other one hit wonders from the past. I was chatting to this guy there, and he told me he was gay, and he also looked gay to me...we had a really good laugh...and were dancing away. Then guess what? He started groping me(!!!)...and then told me I'd converted him...TWAT! He got lost pretty quick after that tho...hehehe.

Sooo what else? err...i dunno..just busy being mum, with all the stuff that comes with that job(parents evenings/kids round to play/swimming lessons/coffeemornings/shopping/cleaning...the usual. Have also been painting a lot. I think Ive finished doing oilpaintings now for the portfolio as I now have 5 Im happy with, so I'll get on to watercolours now. Have done a couple of drawings and pastels as well...so getting there :)

Today Ive been into town shopping. Got some bits for lisa in Millets, for her school trip in a couple of weeks time. She needed a new proper waterproof jacket, and I also got her some gloves and a hat. I was also looking for an outfit for myself for the wedding, but didnt really see anything I really wanted. Well, apart from the £170 outfit in karen Millen(and thats without the handbag and shoes) which I know ali will have a fit about if I get. Ah well...maybe I can work on him...;)

We are having a busy weekend again. Lisa is going for a sleepover at the Science museum tonight with Brownies(girlscouts) which should be a fantastic experience for her :) I did it a few years ago with some girlfriends, and it was superb! There was a lecture about brand new research they had done on pregnant womens brains -aparently they shrink in pregnancy, and then 'swells' back up again when baby is 3months old...hehehe, well so they say, I swear mine never got back to normal size again! I also remember a awsome performance on Marie Curie's life... Anyway, Im sure she'll come home totally full of it, and also really ratty because she wont have had any sleep :)

Today Im hoping to go and do some painting, as I really need to get on now...only 8 weeks till the application for the art degree have to be in, and portfolio done!!!! aaarrgghhh!!! Tonight we're having friends over, they are getting married in just under a month and having hen/stag weekends(batchelor parties) in the next couple of weeks. We are going to Butlins which is cheesy as hell, but cheap and good for a laugh :) Its going to be a 80's weekend when the girls are going, and a rock weekend when the boys are. I cant WAIT to get my pink plastic hoop earrings, legwarmers, blue mascara, big hair, waistcoat, lacy body and leggings on... Yeah...duran duran here I come :D Ali's dressing up as his teenage hero rockband metallica(well, actually they still is his fave band) but thats another story...gotta shoot now, will post more later :)

love and hugs

oh yeah

well...not totally eeeha, cos its already under offer, but Im hoping, well actually PRAYING, the people that is selling will take another offer from us!!!!(HOOOOOW????...I hear you shouting...dont ask! the property laws/selling ethos in this country are diabolical, and for once its working to our favour)

Sooo...we are kinda celebrating...ali the cheque, because he doesnt know we might be moving(lol), me cos we might be moving...

...and if you are thinking eeeevil bitch...think again. I have to have it all planned out first, then he will love me for it :P a gal gets to know pretty quickly how to get round her hubby...

In Boots;

1 antiwrinkle/multimineralvitamin/skintightening/ sunprotecting/instantradiance pot of moisturiser(gawd, im a sucker for adverts)

1 juicy tube lipgloss in rose pink...I am convinced this shall revolusionize my life. (did i mention Im a sucker for ad's?)

1 packet of babywipes

1 box of nurofen

In Borders;

1 Marie Claire magazine

1 Birthday card for friend(paperchase)

1 large moccachino (in Starbucks)

1 reduced fat blueberry muffin (in Starbucks)

In Next;

3 girls party dresses for friends wedding in a months time

1 pack of 5 black socks with multicoloured toes and heels

In Marks & Spencers;

1 packet of white chocolate covered raisins(as they are twins favourite)

1 bottle of cabernet sauvignon

3 black thongs

soo...all in all a successful day :)

firstly...because its been too long since last time (starbucks and marks lingerie department have been in particular felt neglected)

secondly...because i deserve it (being mummy, laila, friend, hussy, rainbow guider and artist is VERY demanding indeed)

thirdly...because its a nice sunny cold morning, and going out will give me fresh air, excercise and a good mood :)

soooo seeee yaaaaa byeeeeeee xxxxxx

this morning tho...I had a very strange email from someone I had never met in my life before...telling me i had sent her a virus...and giving me aload of grief about it...telling me to delete her from my address book immidiately!!! well...after a bit of investigation it turns out ive been spoofed, and someone whos infected with a virus, has got me in their addressbook and used my addy and so on...so anyway, I have not sent any virus emails, but if you do get an email 'from me' dont open the attachement!

tonight we are having friends around for a meal. I'm cooking crevettes with lemon and garlic mayonnaise dip for starter, pepper steaks and chips for mains and cherry cheesecake(bought) for pudd...mmm have tried to be good today to save up for all the calories, but a friend turned up at my father inlaws this morning, whilst i was painting, with some carrot cake :)...so couldnt excactly turn it down...that would have been rude wouldnt it?

We had about three snowflakes here today...and then it stopped. :( WHEN are we going to get this snow we've been promised??? I DONT like broken promises!

Oh YEAH! and Chaotic WON this weeks challenge in the blog brother competition...wooo hoooooo!

When i grew up, my grandparents house was just next to this most magical woods...we had some fabulous games in there and in the autumn the ground wourd be covered with masses of wild blueberries. My grandma used to give us each a jar to go and pick them in...my sister would have the one with a blue lid, my brother had a green lid and mine had flowers on it.

We'd come back COVERED in bluey/purpely stains...especially round our mouths :) and she would then demand we go and wash, before dressing us all in a big apron...mine was brown with orange flowers...lol. Then we were given a bowl, fork and a bit of sugar to mash them up with to make them into 'jam'... Then my grandma would make her amazing, most delicious pancakes...about fifty I should think...and we'd spread our 'jam' on, have a big glass of cold milk each..and just eat till we couldnt move.

Fantastic times!

So, anyway...this jar of blueberry conserve had to be bought. I was *SO* excited about it...Ali were laughing at me. So I spead it on my not so amazingly delicious pancake(compared to the ones my grandma makes) and...it was...veeeeery dissapointing :(

I need to go visit my grandma in the autumn with my own kids...so they can get to taste REAL blueberries :)

love and kisses

have been doing all my household chores this morning, and now I am off to start a new painting which I have already drawn up. It is a copy of Edward Hopper's chop suey...and Im really excited about doing it :) I love the way it still look really contemporary and cool, but was actually painted in the late twenties. Hopper is a brilliant artist...his paintings are just classics! Im going to my art class this evening(evening class) and hopefully the lovely Tim(art teacher) will give me a few pointers in the right direction...he was the one who introduced me to Hopper in the first place, and my first ever 'proper' oil painting(not just messing about, but actally trying to reproduce a realist painting) was 'house by the railroad'...he loved the finished result so much, he put it in a student exhibiton he had put together. I actually had a offer from this lady to buy it, but I didnt want to sell. One reason is that it is was my first ever proper painting and I want to keep it for sentimental reasons, another because I love it myself and the most important reason, I need it for my portfolio.

what else? Ive had a nasty cold for a few days, which im just getting over thank gawd...but im still left with a really husky raspy sexy voice...lol...ali likes it anyway hehehe.

oh yeah...and its pancake day here today(shrove tuesday) and Ive gotta make tons of pancakes...as the kids, including ali, just LOVE pancakes :) so no doubt we'll be all stuffed tonight! Ive only had a bowl of soup for my lunch tho, so I should be ok to pig out a bit. mmm...banana, icecream and toffee sauce in hot pancake...mmmmmmmmm

love'n kisses

ali is annoyed with me, cos ive turned into useless Laila, and hes putting kids to bed on his own etc...whilst Im here chatting...hehehe one of the convos that came up during dinner, was how Tracy and I would cope without internet...well...the two of us would be fecked! its as simple as that... its very sad to admit that...but I think Ive actually become ADDICTED to the internet!

ah well...i think hes just jealous cos i spend so much time socializing on here, whilst hes watching telly. that sounds like im neglecting him...but actually he admits he feels lucky, as he gets to watch what HE want most of the time!

Valentines was lovely :) I made some heart shaped waffles and heartshaped french toast for breakfast...and then Jo and grandad turned up at 10 to have the kids. We went into town and wandered about a bit. Ali spent some vouchers he'd got for his birthday, and he bought me some gorgeous pink roses from the market. We then went to lunch at a lovely french restaurant by the river...lots of yummy food, wine and chats about where we both want to travel for hols once the kids are older...then we went to cinema to see 'lost in translation'. Nice film we though, but not fantastic or anything. (shame they didnt have those double seats that chaotic was talking about ;) then we went home...I went to bed for a snooze, and Ali woke me up at six with a lovely coffee and some choccies :) For dinner i cooked king prawn and vegetable tempura with sweet chilli dipping sauce and satay sauce...mmm one of my faves, dead easy to cook plus its very light, so it was fine after the three course lunch. We shared a lovely rose wine with that...and then went to bed...at 9.30 ;)

for those of you that have been reading my blog from the start, will know this is quite an amazing improvement in mine and alis relationship...so please excuse me if it sounds like im bragging about our fab date.

hope you all had a lovely valentines day too...with or without love :)

kisses