Frazzled and it's only day 1

 Back to school.

As feared I turned into my mother this morning again!  Now I am the youngest of 7 !!!! Yes I. Know 7 !!! so I think my mum was allowed to rant at us all . When I went to school half of my siblings were going to work so mornings were so hectic for mum , 4 going to school and 3 older ones, going to work , only one bathroom, one loo...how did she cope ? bless her.  Dad had the right idea he left for work at 5am.!!!Me , I only have two children and this morning Little Man almost came to standstill!!!  As is his way he did EVERYTHING at a snails pace.  I was shattered  before the day had even started!!!! DH and I  had hoped to both take Little Miss to her first day at school, but when Little man's taxi still wasn't here by 8.40am !!! I had to take her by myself.  I got stuck behind the slowest lorry ever and she arrived 10 minutes late, not a ideal start to a new school was it?   Thankfully from today onwards they both are going to and from school by taxi, the schools here are so far apart, hers is 12 miles away and his 19 miles!  Without taxis me and DH would spend hours a day just doing the school run alone!!!  I hope you don't think I'm moaning because I really am not , we would of course drive if we had too but I could use those hours to much better crafting use!!!

Now back to those suitcases again.  Well when we moved I couldn't do much packing because I was in so much pain in my shoulder and neck and was on zombie painkillers.  It was a old injury that I had somehow aggravated and boy it was so bad I did not know what to do with myself.  Poor DH just  couldn't do the packing up and everything else so we had the removal men pack.  Now the suitcase were in my old craft room and yet when I went through them I found all sorts of things from various rooms.  My ink pens had been in the bookcase in the hallway and as you know I found them in the suitcase???? A rag rug  from Little Miss' bedroom ???? Other things too..I am at a loss as to how so many different things ended up in the suitcases, but it was fun finding them again.  I have found a
book that has a lovely pattern for one of my swaps.  Again that was in a suitcase.


 My dear friend Diane (her blog The Cheshire Quilter is on my sidebar) has already finished her Seasons Swap!!!!! I couldn't believe it when I just read her post...... I think I need to make a plan as I have 2 swaps to finish by the 30th .  Diane you have put me to shame ...lol !!!!!



So here are here are some of the things I've been reunited with!!!

Halloween panel

(2013ish)

Christmas bunting above

And the main panel below

I have hand quilted this 

And there is such a tiny bit to finish..

And I only have 3 months to go

So probably a possible

2015 finish!!!

This I know I did when I was 

About 15, yes 15

So this needs framing

After waiting all these years!!! 

and wash day bunny

I think this will look peachey

In my utility room 

And well this is a surprise

It was knitted by me 

In the winter of 2010

When we got Dextie

The clue is the spots of course

And yesterday we had a lovely 

Bright day

And I couldn't resist

Sharing the 

Sunset..

See you soon

 Xxxxxx