Two Very Big Thankyou's

Hi to all you lovely ladies, I haven't blogged in ages but I've been dipping in and out of your blogs to leave comments but thought it was about time I got my self back on track. I have lots to tell so todays blog will be about my wonderful blog candy and pay it forward goodies I've recieved and tomorrow I will tell all about how the house is coming along and what has been happening here.
The above piccie is my wonderful blog candy that I recieved from the fab Natalie (Summer By The Sea), it was beautifully wrapped in dotty cellophane and contained a gorgeous fabric heart(Natalie if you do sell these I bet you sell soooo many), 3 very edibile looking decorative strawberries, a lovely fabric covered tissue holder, a little crochet set, postcard and some devine yummy chocolates which I believe are made locally where Natalie lives, so a huuuuge big thankyou to her for being so generous.

The above piccie is from my second award from equally fab Dominique ( Shabby Chic) for the Pay It Forward Challenge, again it was beautifull wrapped and contained a perfect pressie for my new house, a retro style 'home sweet home' plaque which I love, Green and Black's dark choccie with orange and spices and the most beautiful card of a fairy with a material skirt on, Dominique makes these cards and they are definatly worth a purchase!! Again thankyou soooo much.

Thankyou sooo much ladies for the perfect goodies you were both so very generous, by the way I suppose you have all noticed that the chocs I metioned in both pics are not to be seen...yes you guessed it, both didn't last long enough before the pics were taken, both so very yummy!!

So now it is my turn, so ladies for the blog candy award which ever three ladies leave me a comment first will be chosen for that award and for the pay it forward challenge I will randomly pick three ladies from the rest of you, all of you chosen can than if you decide to follow it on to three other lovely bloggers.......sooo good luck!!! I will pick the winners on Wed 28th May.

Tomorrow I will tell you all about the house and show you some piccies, not that you will be ooooing and arrring as it's still in building site mode........Claire xxx

Thankyou Summer by the Sea

This a quick post to say a big thankyou to the lovely Natalie at Summer by the Sea for a blog candy award, as I'm really busy with the new house I'm just letting you all know I will be posting all about the award and who will be recieving it from me very soon when my brain is in blog mode and not wallpaper stripping, kitchen and bathroom planning and colour scheme mode. Take care you lovley bloggers, back soon...claire x

Proud House Owner

At 8.30......yes 8.30 ( can you believe the time) our soliciter phoned to say the money had been transfered and we could collect the keys!!!! We collected them just after ten when we were all fully awake and dressed!! Dashed over to the house, the boys ran around whilst we went from room to room not knowing where to start first........we are going to decorate some of the rooms before we move in which will hopefully be around June!! My older two went to friends for the afternoon so we pottered around the house, I picked them up, popped to my dads then back to the house to pick hubby up and got a huge suprise as in that time I had gone, all the carpets had been ripped up downstairs to uncover beautiful wood block flooring in very good condition, two of the bedrooms had old fitted wardrobes in them and he had pulled them out....in the space of an hour and a half he had done all that bless him!!! Took lots of pics and will post them soon.
Now in a mad panic as have to think of how to decorate every room......excited but bewildred!!!
Thanks everyone for your lovely comment.....Claire xx

HOUSE UPDATE

We exchanged yesterday and pick keys up tomorrow......YIPPPPPEEEEE