Well the old saying of March comes in like a Lamb and goes out like a Lion is coming true here in the UK.  It was very mild and calm at the beginning of the month and after a quite warm weekend too, today has been very windy even though it is only the 10th day of the month.  After the warm weekend today has been a shock to the system as it is cold again and we are due for freezing temperatures at night all week too!

I am still without my vehicle as Eldest has repaired his but decided that now was the right time to sell it and get a different vehicle.  He no longer needs the truck as his work does not really require it and ovbviously with the growing family it would be better to get a bigger vehicle so he is going for a VW 4×4. It will mean that the children will have more room in the back with all three car seats in.  He and DH are going to look at one on Saturday so he is keeping mine until then.

The weekend changed from what was planned of course and Saturday DH was helping Eldest. We saw Youngest & Fiancé Friday night and Eldest, Partner & Little Man on Saturday night and then DH was out all day yesterday at swimming.  I did spend yesterday quilting and I will show you it when it is done.  My Engaement ring is back and they have made a wonderful job of it.  Please ignore my hand, this picture makes it look dreadful!!!  My wedding ring is my Mom’s, my engagement ring is in the middle and the top one is my Eternity ring which DH gave me on our Fifth wedding anniversary which has five stones in it; two rubbies and three diamonds.  We have taken two other rings in to them to get them cleaned and sorted; one was given to my Mom on her 21st Birthday and the other is my Grandmother’s ring.  I have plans for those later in the year.

This week work wise it another quiet one fortunately and on Thursday DH and I are going to visit a customer in North Wales.  We have known him for a lot of years and when he used to visit us when the Boys were small he used to help them with their homework whilst we were sorting out paperwork!!!  I am hoping that the weather is nice. 

I am having a new washing machine delivered on Friday when DH is at home.  Our old one is not that old, six years, but it has been heavily used by us all and I have found that on the white wash there are black oil marks appearing and it has now ruined one of DH’s shirts!  Obviously these marks could be appearing on the dark clothing but we can’t see it!!  DH thinks that a bearing is going and it is throwing oil into the machine when it is washing.  We looked at getting it repaired but with the call out fee, the possible price of the part, if they can fix it, and then another visit it could almost amount to the price of a new machine which of course has a three year guarantee on.  SO we decided to buy a new one.

Saturday night we have the final round of the swimming league that our Club is in at the local pool which I will be helping with.  Sunday DH is out all day again at the big pool for another event so I will be quilting again.  This week and next Eldest is doing some more blue light training so we are keeping an eye at the garage then the following weekend I am hoping to get some home jobs done on the Saturday and then Sunday DH has another swimming event so I will get another quilting day in.

My sewing things before Eldest came home!  I will have to get some pictures of the room now but it needs a good Spring Clean and does need painting too.  But the set up is more or less the same.

DH did suggest that I move all my sewing things into Youngest’s room now they have gone and then set this room up as the guest room.  Youngest’s room is bigger but that means more furniture needed, but I do like the smaller room as it is very cosy.  We could get a double bed in here as Eldest had a king size bed but then it does not leave much room for any other furniture.  So I think we will leave it as Youngest’s will be the guest room and I will have this for my sewing room.  However we know that as soon as the guest room is all sorted it will actually be Coco’s room!!!

Little Miss Floof likes the chair in here anyway!!  Speaking of Floof she needs a spa day but it has been and is going to be so cold I am putting it off, hoping that it will get a little warmer soon. Easter is usually when we start sorting the garden out after Winter but we are going to paint Youngest’s room so we can get that sorted.  We really need to paint Eldest’s room and ours as well so perhaps we can get that all done during the Bank Holidays this year.  If all goes well we may be able to get some gardening done during the Easter long weekend too.

Two pictures of Little Man.  Above in Grandad’s Truck.  Little Man loves buttons so he had all of Grandad’s emergency lights going!!!

If that is not a cheaky little face I don’t know what is!!!!  Waiting for food at their treat dinner of McDonalds.

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and a great week to come. 

Hugs & Love, Susie & Coco xx