Visit from Granny

 So this week Granny has been over from Guernsey. Here are just a few snaps of our adventures. I have forgotten to take lots of photos again, I am really out of practise aren't I?

We went on the train to Matlock park one day, followed by a pub lunch.

Then the next day we went to Chatsworth farm and then went for ice cream at Matlock ice cream parlour.

Mum and I had a shopping day in Derby on Thursday while the kids had a day at holiday club. It was rather relaxing having lunch out and a mocktail! YUM!

Today we had Rebecca's 4th birthday party and tomorrow we are heading into Derby as Rosie has another birthday party. She has a better social life than me nowadays!!

 The kids are mad, it was freezing yet they still got soaked at Matlock park!

 These piglets were so cute and tiny...

 Finley spent ages watching them feed

 Both kids got to cuddle a guinea pig

 Then we enjoyed a play and some ice cream too! A lovely relaxing week.

Diet sucks. Oops, too much ice cream and pizza hut yesterday too, then lots of birthday cake today!! But Mum has inspired me to start riding my exercise bike more. I am going to try to do at least ten minutes every day and build it up as the weeks go by.

This week I am going to have absoltely no ice cream!!!!!!!!!

Gemma x

weight: SAME!!!! ARGH!!!

1 week down and 0lbs lost... why is it so hard to diet?

So I had a brilliant diet day last Tuesday, ok day on Wednesday then it was the last day of term on Friday and the staff room was filled with scones, jam and cream and chocolate cakes!!! I gave in... badly... Then had a pizza take away for tea... Then Finley was ill all night Friday night so I spent yesterday in a haze of tiredness so snacked all day... no excuses I know but I really need my jaw wired or something!! I do struggle to stop myself from eating...

Ok so Mum arrives today, infact we are going to collect her in about twenty minutes!

She is going to help me be good and make healthy choices. Then maybe she can kick start me into doing some exercise too... fingers crossed!!!

Tim off to USA tomorrow too, hope he has a good trip, we will miss him but at least I have my mummy coming to help out and keep us company.

Off to the airport now!!! chat soon.

Gemma x

I have just spent the past half an hour reading through all my hen party and wedding day posts, I love my blog is so full of things to look back on. I am excited to start reading all my pregnancy and baby posts too! Great memories.

I must write more to be able to look back on. It is so much fun to read! 

I am also having fun playing with the szie, font type and colour too! Here's too a brighter, more colourful and slimmer blogger!!!! 

It is only 10.05am and I am craving something to eat.... got to hold off till lunch time then I am taking Finley swimming. Rosie is at school and Finley is currently playing octonauts and transformers in the playroom. Cute! He plays so well. 

I really should be writing reports or doing some planning for school but I cannot be bothered! I am enjoying playing with my blog too much!!!

See you soon!!!! xxx

A few photos from 2015 so far!

 Seeing I haven't updated my blog since 2014 I thought I would add just a few photos taken since January. Lots of my gorgeous children and a bonus one of my two naughty cats! Einstein is now massive and Oscar is small. They are such funny cats, the kids love them!

 Finley is into 'Ocotnauts' at the moment and has just discovered transformers...

 Finley is pulling a silly face, I can't remember why!

 We had a pyjama party for Rosie's 6th birthday, we set up the lounge like a giant bed!! madness! It was a bit crazy and I needed a few days to recover...

 Here is the cake I made! I was actually really impressed with myself!!

Gem's Diet Diary Take 2!

Ok, so I know that there may be no-one out there who reads this anymore but I am going to be writing each week from now until the summer as I need to desperately loose some of this baby weight (I have put on 2 stone since I lost all that weight when I started this diet back in 2006!). 

I don't even feel brave enough to post my weight (which I used to do... so you do the maths from my first post!)

I am going to try to write as often as possible as it used to help me stay on track. 
So far today I have eaten a 0% liberte yoghurt with mango and melon. 

Wish me luck!!!

The kids are wonderful and keeping us busy! I will start taking some photos ready to put on this blog. Rosie just turned 6!!!! And Finley is turning 4 in July, starting school in September...!! Where did my babies go. I am so incredibly pleased with myself that I kept this blog. One day when I am rich I would love to have my blog made into a book. (There are loads of companies that do it but it will be a lot of money I think...!)

DIET HERE I GO!!!!!!! COME ON GEMMA!!!!