thrifty finds

oh this is my perfect type of thrifting haul. things to wear and items for the house :)

i don't know what the charity shops are like where you live but the ones here in edinburgh are very savvy now. they know their stuff and it's usually reflected in the price, but not all the time. after all, one person's trash is another person's treasure, and that is why i will always adore a good ole hunt in a charity shop. you never know what you're going to find...


i love everything about these plates, the pattern, the colour and the fact they were only £2 each (and i got four :)


i'm a bit jar crazy at the moment, and loved these two beauties. hmmmm now what to do with them...


the beading on this top is beautiful and very great gatsby. now all i need is my leo ;)


i love it when you go to a charity shop and literally walk away with a full outfit for less than a tenner. this is a great (slighty grannytastic) midi dress. i will look forward to donning this number when the weather gets a bit colder, which in scotland could be like tomorrow.



Thursday, 13 June 2013 Comments: 11
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teething, i want a word with you

 

oh it's that wonderful time again (heavy on the sarcasm here)...teething.

lets just put it out there teething, i hate you. hate you.

you make my boy miserable and you test my patience to the point where i need to have a word with myself before i turn into a crying mess too. we've had two straight days of caleb whining. whining because he's confused and in pain, but my god is that whining like nails against a chalkboard. and breathe. 

as teething took its toll this afternoon and we'd exhausted every teething medicine and trick going, it was time for a team cuddle on the couch. i think we both needed that cuddle. just like when he was a tiny baby he fell asleep on my chest. my baby. 

so come on teething lets be having you. cut the teeth and get the hell out of here. i want my boy back. feel free to leave his cuddlier side here though.

oh and a little teething helper that's been a hit with caleb (and his mama), frozen blueberries.
Wednesday, 12 June 2013 Comments: 6
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this little family having fun


everyone say 'CHEEEEEEESE!', well except caleb you keep chomping on that finger of yours.

after my nana's funeral i was so pleased to travel back up with my mum, sister and the two tinkers and have some much needed family time.

the one thing i miss most about not having my family near is the every day things. the little moments. the moments you wouldn't think to necessarily talk about on the phone, but to me this makes them no less important. it's the beauty and  at times the mundane of everyday life. that is what i miss the most.

so we were in our element having a full house, especially caleb who took on the role of nathan's shadow. seriously nobody really gets a look in when another little one is around, especially if it's one of his cousins.

it was a lovely few days, of fun, sunshine, laughter, perfecting the art of sharing (the kids not the adults ;) and of course the zoo. i didn't realise with our pass it gets our family and friends 25% off their ticket which was a total bonus.



yes it would appear there are more than two kids in this family ;)
plus i found out it doesn't matter how many times you spin nathan around he doesn't get dizzy, me on the other hand...different story!



i won't continually bore you with zoo pictures but had to include this stunning lady...


my little explorer...


fan of a slide, me? noooooo!

this little walker (not fully) gaining confidence...


thank you for a wonderful time my dear, mad family ;) caleb chops certainly missed you when you went and so did his mama :)
Tuesday, 11 June 2013 Comments: 4
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this little day. these little moments.

 

oh yes the sun is shining in scotland. let's just say we're more than a little bit excited about this, and it's meant to last the week. the week!! surely that deserves some sort of sun dance and chanting to the gods in thanks, or you can do what we did, which was whip out our pasty legs, slap on the factor 50 and get the tesco £2 paddling pool out. i know, i know. no expense spared in this little house ;)


in true british style, after complaining of the lack of good weather the next thing to fall from our lips is...'it's too hot, it's too hot.' so it was time for a cool down inside. 



we've never been opposed to caleb watching tv (not to the square-eyed degree of course!) but he has never took an interest. until lately. the whole sitting down in front of the tv cracks me up, but it never lasts long and he'll move away and play.
note to self...remember to turn the tv off, if my child is not watching the mickey mouse clubhouse then why the hell am i?!

cool down done. it was time for more paddling action. for a boy who refuses to keep his hat on he has got a strange idea of what constitutes as head gear...



oh and i feel the need to point out in the above pictures caleb's face looks a bit red, you can rest assure that's not sunburn. the crazy boy kept bending and dipping his whole face in the water. once an underwater baby, always a underwater baby!

an added bonus to our day was michael getting home early from work :) while i got dinner ready the boys went outside to play football. only one and already football daft. all part of daddy's master plan ;)

then we had our second al fresco meal of the day, seriously scotland this is crazy good.
let the sun continue, we've got a bucket load of sun cream in sweet anticipation :)


Tuesday, 4 June 2013 Comments: 17
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