tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349847602024-03-13T19:55:20.375+00:00The Nanny DiariesThe Blog ramblings of a busy nannyBechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-2241757482323818982009-03-07T18:50:00.004+00:002009-03-07T19:15:55.389+00:00I'm offI'm finding it increasingly difficult to upload my blogs the way i want to so am giving wordpress a go to see how that fairs. So you can now catch me at<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">http://becgoldsmith.wordpress.com</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:24px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Come visit me. </span></div>Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-9644115946945993742009-03-04T21:49:00.003+00:002009-03-04T21:51:04.812+00:00New purchases<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/Sa73vc50B-I/AAAAAAAAASg/OHv7KKFVwK8/s1600-h/Photo+Diary+008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/Sa73vc50B-I/AAAAAAAAASg/OHv7KKFVwK8/s400/Photo+Diary+008.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309453405300983778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/Sa73hPt3pVI/AAAAAAAAASY/LJA1jlScn-I/s1600-h/Photo+Diary+019.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/Sa73hPt3pVI/AAAAAAAAASY/LJA1jlScn-I/s400/Photo+Diary+019.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309453161243059538" /></a>Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-88405575853954968312009-03-04T21:23:00.008+00:002009-03-04T21:33:24.837+00:00Monday and Tuesdays pic - as seen on twitter lolOn Saturday the family I work for threw a 70th Birthday party for My bosses mum so that means -<div>mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm LEFTOVERS!</div><div>I enjoyed leftovers of all sorts for lunch and it was gooooooood.</div><div>But of course Birthday Party = BIRTHDAY CAKE!</div><div>Not just any cake costco soft icing cake so I devoured it on Monday and Tuesday (hence allowing myself monday and tuesdays pic allowance :@)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/Sa7zSF_LPLI/AAAAAAAAASQ/QykvF6Z1fdQ/s400/Photo+Diary+001.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309448502886743218" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>MMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmm C A K E ! ! ! ! </div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/Sa7zBteRH1I/AAAAAAAAASI/8TWz8cZyevU/s400/Photo+Diary+002.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309448221428358994" /><div style="text-align: center;"> The size the cake was to start with!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-24685000073221489182009-03-02T10:36:00.008+00:002009-03-02T10:48:49.609+00:00Last 3 days photo's<div>This weekend I've been to Luton Salvation Army with Saswe (Salvation Amy Symphonic Wind Ensemble) and to X Factor Live at Wembley, so here's few pics from the weekend to make up last weeks average.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>More pics of our gorgeous God children.</div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/Sau5I6q_xVI/AAAAAAAAARw/3V7PToNlFfk/s320/Saswe+and+X+factor+001_edited.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 268px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308540148625950034" /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/Sau47idm99I/AAAAAAAAARo/PaG-EdxwBcQ/s320/Saswe+and+X+factor+003_edited.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308539918789048274" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/Sau4NXkgJGI/AAAAAAAAARY/UbPi9ilDAEE/s400/Saswe+and+X+factor+052.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308539125591188578" /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/Sau31FlL-II/AAAAAAAAARQ/HTaRjpQe64c/s400/Saswe+and+X+factor+044.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308538708445362306" /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/Sau3l7FdS4I/AAAAAAAAARI/fdPCjDIamnE/s400/Saswe+and+X+factor+007.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308538447929887618" /></div><div>Yes Mark has a funny look on his face but I still quite like this pic. So there you have it another week over.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-43849832777236214022009-02-26T12:26:00.005+00:002009-02-26T12:55:03.264+00:00A proper blog!This morning I went on a walk round a local country park, which is quite unusual for me. But i've been trying to be a bit more active - not go mad but be more active rather than dragging my sorry backside to gym. So have been go on wii fit, my fitness coach and this week we cheer. I also bought a pedometer and "My health coach" for my DS. It was one of the challenges from my health coach that was the reason for my walk. So I picked up my ipod set it to shuffle and off I went.<div>Ended up thinking about a lot of things hence this blog.</div><div>Firstly my ipod</div><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SaaQiazA6vI/AAAAAAAAARA/UAGaqVxgk0s/s400/Photo+Diary+037.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307088131885951730" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok so its an older ipod and slightly bigger the one of the same gb that you get now but its just me and its got all my stuff on it. Like you have a cd collection there's stuff on here that never made it into a physical cd collection. As Mark now has an iphone I can have his ipod (which incidentally I bought for him) but its just not me and it would take me hours and hours to "pimp" his pod to get ths stuff I want on there, so I stick with my faithful ipod.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As I mentionned i'm trying to be a bit more active cos I can find it a real chore to go to the gym so if I can be a little more active everyday then I think I could exchange that for visits to the gym, cos I don't necessarily want to lose weight just stay healthy. Now I am currently very lucky to have free membership to esporta through my job but the gym in general just doesn't inspire me and its an effort most of the time to drag my sorry backside there and I get very very bored. So getting outside and walking or cycling is a much better option. I drive past various woodlands and country parks on my way to and from work that I've never explored so this morning that exactly what I did and it was really quite nice, It wasn't overly sunny, but it wasn't overcast and it was a moderate temperature so it made for a pleasant walk.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I spend most of the day every week day by myself, which i've evaluated recently can actually get quite lonely. I'm in a unique position in that the girls are at school during the day and so I have most of my day free, but am "on call" as it were should they be taken ill, have a teacher training day and such like, so I have to be flexible. When I have kids of my own by the time they are the girls age I imagine I will be working so I won't be in this situation but even if I am then I'll be in my local area with people I know and jobs to do and people to meet, but due to me working and living in 2 different areas it leads to either usuing extra diesel or spending a lot of time on my own. Recently I've refound my love of msn simply because its that little bit of adult communication that I crave. So instead of going shopping and constantly spending money, I'm trying to use my time constructively and usefully (doesn't always work but at tleast at</div><div style="text-align: left;"> the moment the intention is there.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Whilst walking I'm aware of something in my shoe which actually sadly as it may seem led me to think about my trainers - now although I wouldn't like to I could do without my heels, but I couldn't do without my trainers. I very seldom have run of the mill white sports trainers. They're usually trainers come walking shoes which are suitable for most terrain, so unlike a lot of girls most days I don't/ don't have to plan my footwear, I just put them on and off I go.</div><div style="text-align: left;">My current pair;</div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SaaP_SYo0qI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/3K9JJe4DM-Y/s400/Photo+Diary+039.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307087528332415650" /><div style="text-align: left;">So there you have it a proper blog for once. Did take a couple of pics to put on her for my 1 photo a day challenge but have put these on instead.<br /></div>Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-1263386761220170512009-02-23T09:54:00.003+00:002009-02-23T09:57:07.240+00:00Sunday's pic - can't just choose 1!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SaJy3t6gzZI/AAAAAAAAAQg/yFhW6lEsZhY/s1600-h/Beth+and+mark+feb+09+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SaJy3t6gzZI/AAAAAAAAAQg/yFhW6lEsZhY/s400/Beth+and+mark+feb+09+004.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305929612539252114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SaJytD506bI/AAAAAAAAAQY/10ncz9kz6Wo/s1600-h/Beth+and+mark+feb+09+015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SaJytD506bI/AAAAAAAAAQY/10ncz9kz6Wo/s400/Beth+and+mark+feb+09+015.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305929429463394738" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">No words necessary - PRICELESS!<br /></div>Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-22450994434480325562009-02-21T22:48:00.002+00:002009-02-21T22:51:05.411+00:00My current fave pic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SaCFUqFd9-I/AAAAAAAAAQI/6-aj9aVpOs4/s1600-h/Beth+and+mark+feb+09+034.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SaCFUqFd9-I/AAAAAAAAAQI/6-aj9aVpOs4/s400/Beth+and+mark+feb+09+034.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305386950983546850" /></a>Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-16405335809363454602009-02-20T20:55:00.002+00:002009-02-20T21:00:19.144+00:00Spot the difference :@)<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SZ8ZtimohbI/AAAAAAAAAQA/2Ewx6V00iME/s1600-h/Beth+and+mark+feb+09+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304987156239386034" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SZ8ZtimohbI/AAAAAAAAAQA/2Ewx6V00iME/s400/Beth+and+mark+feb+09+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SZ8ZAA6CqsI/AAAAAAAAAP4/3hjb9UCdRVA/s1600-h/Bec-0147.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304986374099872450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 333px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 346px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SZ8ZAA6CqsI/AAAAAAAAAP4/3hjb9UCdRVA/s400/Bec-0147.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-44668897474074047482009-02-20T20:43:00.004+00:002009-02-20T20:45:09.237+00:00Guess who's staying this weekend!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SZ8WFmQ__NI/AAAAAAAAAPw/MLRzGCDaD3g/s1600-h/Beth+and+mark+feb+09+012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SZ8WFmQ__NI/AAAAAAAAAPw/MLRzGCDaD3g/s400/Beth+and+mark+feb+09+012.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304983171492740306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I couldn't resist taking this one earlier this afternoon<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SZ8V_bm4mhI/AAAAAAAAAPo/PH74bvyaePc/s1600-h/Beth+and+mark+feb+09+014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SZ8V_bm4mhI/AAAAAAAAAPo/PH74bvyaePc/s400/Beth+and+mark+feb+09+014.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304983065552525842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mark took this one about an hours ago, fast asleep while his sister was screaming<br /></div>Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-76331131847838342822009-02-19T17:11:00.004+00:002009-02-19T17:16:36.157+00:00Cookie time!The girls wanted to bake today see here they are measuring and the end result. May I say i didn't have a hand in any of this (well until they had finished them , they needed taste testing of course!) I was there simply to stop them from killing each other when the novelty of being nice to each other wore off - which it did about 20 mins into the exercise - which actually is quite good going.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304558006519184514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SZ2TZvUHvII/AAAAAAAAAOw/xq3P-7uVjLQ/s400/Photo+Diary+025.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304558437461628434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SZ2Ty0szlhI/AAAAAAAAAO4/mfjKAQoB1Y4/s400/Photo+Diary+029.jpg" border="0" />Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-12162664801917937582009-02-18T21:56:00.001+00:002009-02-18T22:00:03.648+00:00Wednesday - the kids are coming :@)We've got our godchildren coming to stay this weekend and are out tomorrow night so have cleared flat up and got all the baby and child stuff out. Here's kiddicorner.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304260431644540162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SZyEwmhVPQI/AAAAAAAAAOo/5tHqNET6P5M/s400/Photo+Diary+021.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-57354016835227316272009-02-17T14:02:00.004+00:002009-02-17T14:04:35.207+00:00Tuesday - Bridesmaid dress shopping day<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SZrDvnN9PVI/AAAAAAAAAOg/cP7uWwU8LTA/s1600-h/Photo+Diary+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303766733930970450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SZrDvnN9PVI/AAAAAAAAAOg/cP7uWwU8LTA/s400/Photo+Diary+018.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">2 very happy chilled out babes after a hard morning shopping.</div>Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-11112964664759810432009-02-17T13:59:00.001+00:002009-02-17T14:01:55.631+00:00Monday's pic<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SZrDKtr_BNI/AAAAAAAAAOY/qtDxq8ArGws/s1600-h/Photo+Diary+013_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303766100012369106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 284px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SZrDKtr_BNI/AAAAAAAAAOY/qtDxq8ArGws/s400/Photo+Diary+013_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">Me at 7.15am about to embark on 4 days of madness - otherwise known as half term lol -x-</div>Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-30882659324235063662009-02-15T14:01:00.001+00:002009-02-15T14:07:16.756+00:00"Leftovers"<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SZgguYUHWpI/AAAAAAAAAOI/HG4OPHRInQg/s1600-h/Photo+Diary+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303024542401649298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SZgguYUHWpI/AAAAAAAAAOI/HG4OPHRInQg/s400/Photo+Diary+005.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mark warming up the leftovers from last night for lunch - this is what was left after we pigged out last night - how much food was there to start with then?<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303025270945082370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SZghYyWZ7AI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/uT2racV8WfE/s400/Photo+Diary+004.jpg" border="0" /><br /></div><p align="center">LOTS!</p>Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-90635408107006370542009-02-14T18:48:00.004+00:002009-02-14T18:53:43.810+00:001st Photo<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SZcSbulunoI/AAAAAAAAANU/hAX5AVv2-KQ/s1600-h/Valentines+Mansion+Feb+09+068.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302727353824091778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SZcSbulunoI/AAAAAAAAANU/hAX5AVv2-KQ/s400/Valentines+Mansion+Feb+09+068.jpg" border="0" /></a> Valentine's Mansion just renovated with £2 million heritage lottery money.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">It was a good day to start my new project. Walked from Mark's mum through Valentines park to valentines mansion for the open day. WOW what an impressive restoration! </div><div align="left">Lovely day, lovely scenary, lovely restored 17th century house.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SZcSN1M5FEI/AAAAAAAAANM/WOo2NVHfqa0/s1600-h/Valentines+Mansion+Feb+09+068.jpg"></a></div>Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-30134634069860440662009-02-13T22:06:00.002+00:002009-02-13T22:12:41.412+00:00Doing a new thingWell i've been sat thinking today and I used to always have my camera practically surgically attached to me (to the annoyance of many of my friends in my teenage years) but I seem to be taking less and less pictures. So I am going to endeavour to take a new photo everyday well at least average it out and take 7 new photo's a week (gotta give myself a fighting chance once the novelty wears off a bit as it always does with new projects)<br />Some days may not seem particularly interesting but I shall post everyday's photo on here. (again I doubt I will post it everyday but will do it periodically). <br />So as from tomorrow I should be blogging a lot more frequently at even if its just a picture on some occasions.Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-47442643538472390832009-02-09T10:49:00.002+00:002009-02-09T10:53:21.377+00:0025 Random FactsThought I would also post this on here as I went to the effort of doing this exercise in the first place!<br /><br />Mainly put it on here for those not on/no longer on facebook - Ed you are a pain! Lol!<br /><br />Firstly explanation of how I came to do it-<br />Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.<br /><br />25 Random Facts<br /><br />I am a nanny.The girls I look after are 9 and 11!<br /><br />I do really enjoy the girls being off for the school holidays, but only 1 week at a time.<br /><br />During the school holidays I usually only eat and sleep when I get home cos I’m knackered.<br /><br />I’ve never wanted to do anything else career wise other than look after children.<br /><br />I don’t work on a Friday.<br /><br />I do have PROPER job despite what other people may refer to it as :@)<br /><br />I got engaged 2 days before my birthday.<br /><br />Getting married 22nd May 2010.<br /><br />Really looking forward to my honeymoon – Holiday of a lifetime!<br /><br />I’m not particularly looking forward to the long flight – I get too Fidegety<br /><br />I really do believe my fiancé is my soulmate.<br /><br />I never believed in Soulmates till I was with my Mark. (Yes I know it sounds slushy)<br /><br />Me and Mark ideally want 2 kids.<br /><br />We have a fair idea of what we’d call our children. Although it won’t stop us having fun with the baby names book.<br /><br />I have played the tenor horn since I was 8.<br /><br />I really do love playing my tenor horn (although I don’t get much opportunity to play it)<br /><br />I am currently (technically) a percussionist in Thundersley Brass Band (much to my dad’s amusement)<br /><br />I have 2 gorgeous Godchildren<br /><br />They are the Children of 2 of our 3 best mates.<br /><br />I hate washing up – with a vengeance.<br /><br />I have a blog.<br /><br />I would blog more often but don’t really have that much to say that often (in a blog that is)<br /><br />My current favourite car is a Ford S-max, which I think makes me very strange. But I just like it and its practical, what can I say I’m very odd.<br /><br />I’m very much looking forward to living in a house, having lived in a flat for the last 3 and a half years – need more space!<br /><br />This exercise has really made me think, which I’ve liked.Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-80057687308544079862009-02-02T09:07:00.011+00:002009-02-02T09:47:35.292+00:00Where I'm up to - Yes I know its been ages!Well hi-de-hi here I am, yes Ed finally.<br />Day off due to snow so ideal time to update my blog.<br />So whats happened/ been going on since August?<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SYa49SaRJnI/AAAAAAAAAMM/WhFlAv-e5Tw/s1600-h/P240109_12.59%5B01%5D_edited.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298125374701512306" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SYa49SaRJnI/AAAAAAAAAMM/WhFlAv-e5Tw/s200/P240109_12.59%5B01%5D_edited.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Well I suppose I should start with the obvious - Yes I am engaged to my lovely man Mark yay :@)<br />January 24th top of the London Eye he got down on 1 knee and asked me to marry him woop woop yay :@)!!!!!!!<br />So on Saturday 22nd May 2010 I will become Mrs Hambleton.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SYbAPOhff6I/AAAAAAAAAM0/14hgFIlx33U/s1600-h/IMG_2078.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298133379477110690" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SYbAPOhff6I/AAAAAAAAAM0/14hgFIlx33U/s200/IMG_2078.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(Pic taken 2 mins after he proposed)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">On a slightly less impressive note I've rearranged my lounge so I now have floor space and everything has a home and nothing lives on the floor woo hoo! </div><br />Oh yes, I now have a new Godson who is the cutest little boy, his name is Mark :@)<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298129465678880786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SYa8rafR4BI/AAAAAAAAAMk/qaAEZcJ5Eic/s200/Portugal+Oct+08+132.jpg" border="0" />Brother of my God daughter Bethany<br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298131414454497186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SYa-c2Pl76I/AAAAAAAAAMs/SnWK4dviO4E/s200/Portugal+Oct+08+107_edited.jpg" border="0" />Well thats about it really am happy with life, but not a lot else to report.</p><br /><p>If I think of anything else I will blog again<br /><br /></p><br /><div align="left"></div>Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-16520781390820764692008-08-28T17:01:00.008+01:002008-08-28T17:29:12.331+01:00August 08Well here I am at the end of my 2 weeks holiday from work.<br />Thought it was about time I updated.<br />Over my 2 weeks off I have done next to nothing and its been absolutely great!<br /><br />Yesterday I ordered a new sofa, and although its pretty sad i'm well excited. I've been living in my flat 3 and a half years and have never bought my own let alone a brand new sofa.<br />Here is my new sofa, it won't be cream it'll be "camel" which is a browny cream. Well happy.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239599919801625746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SLbMXdDw7JI/AAAAAAAAAIA/H3gRXvpQUos/s320/Sofa+DFS+%C2%A316.64+a+month.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p>Anyway update on the girls. Every year they go to a holiday club in the 2nd week of the summer holidays, its run by churches together in Hornchurch and I have to say its fab, anyway i digress. This year one of the new songs they learnt really stuck and Jess asked if they could get it on Cd I of course obliged and so they sang it all the more actions and all of course :@) That weekend Mark and I babysat and low and behold of course he has to endure/enjoy a performance of said song, but it was well worth it. Following the song Jess asked if we would read the bible with her :@) :@) :@) so we sat down and went over one of the passages they learnt at holiday club (about walking on water) and Jess had a real grasp of it and completely understood it and had remembered it perfectly. I then asked Jess if she knew what the words of the song meant, she had a vague grasp and Mark and I filled in the blanks and associated it with a paasage in the bible as well as an illustration using a candle that sits on the table everyday.</p><p> </p><p>The words of the song are;</p><p>Shine, from the inside out, That the world will see you live in me,</p><p>You know me, and you love me, you fill me, so send me.</p><p>Shine from the inside out, so that the world will see you live in me</p><p>Know me, love me, fill me, send me.</p><br /><p></p><p>I think the song is awesome, so simple yet profound and gave us a great talking point. I was grinning from ear to ear for the rest of the evening. God really gave us a fantastic opportunity and we used it to the best of our ability. Not only was I able to share that amazing opportunity of sharing the bible and God with Jess mark and I did it together and it was a great experience.</p><p>Later that week completely out of the blue, jess once again asked if i'd read the bible with her. We must have sat there for over an hour reading and chatting and sharing I was in complete awe of the opportunity God had given not once but twice in one week.</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239605542617887810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SLbRevroNEI/AAAAAAAAAII/1XnHPwX-EGE/s320/P090808_19.44.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p>More update to follow at a later date........</p>Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-12839620185367657932008-05-28T14:18:00.005+01:002008-05-28T14:23:30.682+01:00-------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Just completed the spiritual gifts questionnaire (last one I did was 3 years ago)<br />Sitting thinking and evaluating in my head, just wanted to get down my thoughts.<br /><br />In a period of limbo.<br />Of waiting.<br />Of sitting and waiting God's time.<br />Learning in a period of rest and stillness.<br />Not able to DO.<br />Just having to BE.<br /><br /><br />Could say a lot about the situation at the Corps, but i'm not going to.<br /><br />Just the above thoughts.<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-63109374577921266332008-05-14T13:50:00.004+01:002008-12-09T18:10:16.842+00:00Encouragement and Opportunites Update 1 WOW!<div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SCrgg-aR5QI/AAAAAAAAAG4/poTpdW1R3TU/s1600-h/P070508_16.42%5B03%5D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200215576866317570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SCrgg-aR5QI/AAAAAAAAAG4/poTpdW1R3TU/s320/P070508_16.42%5B03%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a> Well what a week! I've been so encouraged and thankful for the opportunities that have been put in front of me.</div><br /><div>Following my blog last week Jessie's bible arrived the next day and I gave it to her. She wanted to start from the beginning, so we went out in the sunshine last Wednesday afternoon and I sat with Jessie reading her bible - WOW!</div><br /><div>She read the first 7 Chapters of the bible in her first sitting. She stopped occasionally and passed the occasional comment like "I understand that now" or "that makes a bit more sense now" I was just beaming from ear to ear and thanking God for the inquisitive little lady I had the priviledge of introducing to the bible and to God - WOW! </div><br /><div>There was one question she asked (I think it was about the intricasies of Cain and Abel, and I was just honest with her and said to be honest Jess I don't know the answer to that, but I can find out if you'd like.</div><br /><div>When Jess and I went inside I had the chance to have a chat with Becky who asked if she could have a bible like Jess's. So Ipromptly ordered her one and got it delivered to her house as I would be awasy at the weekend. I went to work yesterday and it had arrived and she'd read about creation and Noah already and then went on to read up to genesis 7 yesterday. Wow!</div><div> </div><div>I had a brief chat with Julie (their mum) and said I hoped it was alright that i'd bought Jess a bible and explained the conversation i'd had with Jess. She then went on to tell me that Jess had also asked mummy and daddy if she could have a bible and they were going to get her one, so she thanked me for getting one for her! Thank you God for willing parents.</div><br /><div>I really do feel honoured, excited and nervous about this new doorway God is presenting to me. I spend 4 days a week with these girls and love them to pieces and am really excited about them genuinely wanting to know and find out more. It's all coming from them and i'm taking it slowly - baby steps, prompted by them and where this may lead I am not sure, I am just so happy and pleased that we're going down this road at all. I'm trusting God step by step after all tiny mustard seeds and all that!</div><br /><div>Please continue to pray for me and Becky and Jessie and their mum and dad and I'll keep you updated :@)</div><br /><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200218798091789586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/SCrjceaR5RI/AAAAAAAAAHA/nate7gAZo9Q/s320/P070508_16.31%5B01%5D.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div>Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-33503235595943652332008-05-06T14:46:00.002+01:002008-05-06T15:02:27.921+01:00Encouragement and OpportunitesWhilst I could blog about roots, i'm still processing all that stuff but the current thing occupying my thoughts is to do with a conversation last week.<br />I was taking the girls (Jessie age 8, Becky age 11) out bowling last Thursday as it was polling day and as they climbed into the back of my car noticed my bible on the back seat, they've seen it a fair few times before and so didn't think anything of it - or so I thought. Until we'd got a little way down the road and Jessie asked me "Do you have to have to take a bible to church" I replied no you don't and whilst thinking about what I was going to say next Jessie chirps in with "you just like to take it" so I said yes I did. Now the girls know I go to church every Sunday and also go to 1 or 2 church related things during the week. So little conversations about choir practice, band practice and bible study occasionally crop up. But this was a new one on me and I was and still am challenged and encouraged by what Jess said next. She told me she didn't have a bible which I queried so she explained that she did have one but it was a small one that she got at her Christening. (Becky then chirped in that she only got ornaments at her Christening - which is a whole other blog altogether) Jessie said that she could read the bible she had because the writing was so small. Then she went on to say that she'd really like a bible so she could read some of it and read about Jesus.<br />Well, there's a whole load of directions I could have taken the conversation. Knowing the girls as I do I kept it simple and relaxed and simply asked if she would like me to buy her a bible. She said yes please i'd like that. So having thought about which one to buy her I have now ordered Jessie a bible. I am now praying that God will give me the right words in conversations with the girls and the right approach for this situation. I want to be a positive encouragemnt to the girls without coming across to the parents as trying to "convert" the girls. Both parents attended church when they were younger and the girls go to church for church parade, so I'm sure it won't but I am wanting to tread carefully, yet effectively. <br />So I had what you could call a WOW moment last Thursday, and am looking forward to seeing where God wants to take this. Please pray for me and Becky, Jessie and their parents as it seems God has opened a doorway for me and I thank him for that.Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-78314130123594906402008-02-04T14:04:00.000+00:002008-02-04T14:10:43.291+00:00Where I'm at.Have just been preparing the material for small groups this week and wanted to note down a few things I have drawn from it.<br />So although these verses may not make sense to anyone else reading them. Wanted to share them and also get them down somewhere I could easily refer to them.<br /><br />Selected verses from Matthew 5, 6 and 7.<br /><br /><strong>God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.<br /><br />Pray for those who persecute you. In that way you will be acting as a true child of God</strong><br />By loving and praying for our enemies we can overcome evil with good.<br /><br /><strong>Watch out, don’t do your good deeds publicly to be admired by others. Give your gifts in private, and your father, who sees everything will reward you.<br /></strong>Do things because they are right and you mean and believe in them, God knows your heart and will reward actions that come from your heart.<br /><br /><strong>Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for.<br />Keep on seeking and you will find.<br />Keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you</strong>.<br /><br />Please pray for me that I'll not just be able to tolerate those who are "enemies" but that I will be able to love them and treat them in the way I would wish to be treated and not in the way they are treating me.<br /><br />Sorry heavy blog but just "where i'm at" as the title says.<br />I'm generally happy, just would appreciate your prayers for this one area.<br />Love to all who read this -x-Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-3400686848282711452008-01-14T11:32:00.000+00:002008-01-14T11:53:00.133+00:00New Year, New Experiences?Well yes and no.<br />The start of 2008 has been how shall I say hmmm INTERESTING.<br /><br />Well I entered 2008 in a new relationship, which of course is a good thing - at least for me. However to some people it is a controversial relationship for many different reasons.<br /><br />I realise people will and do have some concerns and issues with the situation and if you are one of them reading this then please feel free to talk to me about it and we can chat it over. I'd much rather that than have people stew on it, or worse still react in a negative way about it. I don't bite.<br /><br />So the start of 2008 has had its ups and downs. Its been very much a mixed bag both experiences and emotions and also reactions.<br /><br />The good thing to come out of this (other than my relationship with Mark, who I click with more than anybody i've ever come into contact with before) is that due to some peoples behaviour its pushed me even closer in my relationship with God, both as me but also as part of a couple. I've never had the experience of praying with my other half before and yes it was strange at first but its a great thing and can only help to bring as closer as a couple as time goes on.<br />The thing that is strange yet comforting is that however people react good or bad when they find out whatever happens this just feels right. Its hard to explain but it just does, with all the issues that go with it it just feels right and with all the turbulance going on around me at times inside i feel at peace. God's pretty amazing sometimes. I've always said God has a sense of humour and I believe that now more than ever. I just know God must have something pretty amazing planned and is using this situation to mould, train and equip us for whatever lies ahead. Which in itself is pretty scary. But my life is in his hands and thats where its staying so hey lets see what happens next.Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34984760.post-35209637269190784212007-12-11T11:53:00.000+00:002008-12-09T18:10:17.087+00:00Time<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/R156kQpiA6I/AAAAAAAAAGY/w0lCYdtaswQ/s1600-h/clock.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142682587866727330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ClOvlFuoGmw/R156kQpiA6I/AAAAAAAAAGY/w0lCYdtaswQ/s320/clock.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>Ok so here I am again 2 months on - ah that'd be whoops then!</p><p>Truth is I suppose i haven't really had anything interesting to say so just haven't said anything.</p><p>Well, its now the 11th December (14 sleeps to go by the way) and my main thought at the moment is (other than the hundreds of little ones) Where does the time go?</p><p>I'm half way through the Christmas programme. 2 carolling stints done, 2 to go. 2 Sundays in advent gone, 2 to go. Less than 2 working weeks till Christmas and I suppose more importantly 2 weeks today till Christmas Day.</p><p>I was chatting with some of my friends on Sunday about the "headless chicken race" and where we were at. At th moment in the grand scheme of things yeah its nice to think we're half way through, but at the same time we're still climbing to the peak of the mountain. Work and preparation wise we haven't yet completed the big tasks, we're half way through at the army time wise but not work wise. We will have reached the peak of our "mountain" and be sliding leisurely back down the other side from Sunday.</p><p>Saturday is the big one. Me and Alan and Mark put the stable up (that is after 2 hours of carolling and once we have counted the money) So long day Saturday but once its done we can then relax and enjoy the winding down before Chrismas.</p><p>The start of the Christmas season also got me thinking I will have been doing the band for 2 years in January! I was astounded by that <strong>2 YEARS. </strong>It's certainly been an interesting 2 years and in some respects its been a long 2 years but really its whizzed by.</p><p>Some the question i'm still asking and continue to ask is</p><p align="center">Where does the time go?</p><p align="center"> </p><p align="left">(Hope this was ok for you Liz :@)</p>Bechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193104398175261415noreply@blogger.com0