Romanais Blog

New Years Eve xx

31/12/2016

Happy New Years Eve!

We had a nice time at RAF Cosford today. We walked round the planes and Anais and Roman did the trail.

Afterwards we had a walk around a few shops in Wolverhampton.

This evening Jenny came round. We had a tea of "picky" things -
wedges
onion rings
garlic mushrooms
spring rolls
onion bhajis
dough balls
pate
crackers
cheese
potato salad
hummus
cheese nibbles
salad
tiramisu
biscuits
rum balls

We had a box of fireworks to use (it was BOGOF on Bonfire Night).

Happy New Year!!!!!!

Friday xx

30/12/2016

We poppped out shopping today. Anais bought herself a Doh Vinci arty set and a top from New Look.

This afternoon we stopped in.

Roman coloured in a car from his new colouring set.

Anais has been doing a 500 piece jigsaw.

My project so far.

Marks model so far.

Anais' Doh Vinci.

Almost forgot, I bought this for 99p from W H Smiths. Not a fan of cross stitch (too fiddly and time consuming) but it was worth it for the aida, skeins of thread and needles.

Thursday xx

29/12/2016

Thank you Jenny for a lovely day and lunch xx

When we got home we moved the furniture back around. We still have a lot of Christmas presents all over the lounge floor though.

This evening we watched a Spider man film and I started to join my crochet shapes (and had to undo them again after I put the wrong shape in which resulted in me having to pull 8 shapes out).

Wednesday xx

28/12/2016

This morning we cleaned the house from top to bottom (Christmas presents STILL all over the lounge floor though).

This afternoon we went shopping.

Four nice rolls of brown paper bought for next Christmas.

Roman bought two more Lego Dimensions sets (they were BOGOF)

Anais bought a watch..............

.....................a hair scarf..............

.................and some shoes.

We didn't mean to be out so long (out approx 1.30 and back after 6pm). We had tea and did little else.

Holiday Tuesday xx

27/12/2016

We have de-Christmassed. Everything is away and back in the loft. New Year, new start with a nice and clean house (apart from all of the Christmas presents still all over the lounge floor!) No bin collection today so Mark took all the rubbish to the tip.

Anais has been getting on with her blanket.

Roman built the Lego set from grandma and grandad.............

......................and the set from nanny.

More card making for me.

I also started a new project as Anais has pinched my favourite 4mm hook I started this project which uses a 2.5mm hook. (Fingers crossed her new set of hooks are delivered soon so I can have my 4mm back and start on my blanket pack)

Boxing Day xx

26/12/2016

A lazy day at home today, we all stayed in our pyjamas and watched films.

Mark started his model.

I did some card making.

Anais wan't happy with her crochet so she undid it and started it again.

Roman has been playing with his Lego Dimensions.

Films watched today -
Zootroplois
Two Star wars Films
Captain Phillips

Oh and we heard a bang, the candle wick had moved to the side of the candle and cracked the jar. Very scary.

Christmas Day 2016 xx

22/12/2016

Roman woke up 6.45am, 7am, 7.15am, we eventually ventured downstairs at 7.30am.

Father Christmas came! And the reindeer food on the patio had been eaten but there was a half chewed carrot left!

Beer and mince pie drunk and eaten!

We had a starter/snack of rocket, olives, cherry tomatoes, gherkins, ciabatta with pate and/or cream cheese approx 12.30pm.

We had Christmas dinner approx 3.00pm. We had -
roast pork
chicken joint
pork and chestnut stuffing
yorkshire puddings
roast butternut squash
roast parsnips
brocolli cheese bake
sprouts
red cabbage
carrot and sweede mash
gravy

Pudding was approx 6pm -
gingerbread house
giant jaffa cake
mince pies
Anais' mints

Our festive Christmas table....................

Pictures from our house......................

Romans lovely card from school...............

....................and the candle he dipped he when he went to Blists Hill.

The gingerbread house( which refused to stand up yesterday and was being held up with lego scaffolding) refused to fall dawn today!

How the gingerbread house was being held up as well as the lego scaffolding!

Anais started a crochet blanket........................

.........................and had a go at calligraphy.

Roman has been building lego.

Anais and Roman made this for Mark.

Two trees.

'Twas the night before Christmas....

22/12/2016

Anais and Roman had puzzles in the last day of their advent calendars.

One giant jaffa cake completed.

Anais' mints

Sneak peek of our Christmas table.

Assembling the gingerbread house................

When your gingerbread house collapses and has to be held up with Lego scaffolding and Roman puts his demolition set next to it!

Mark and I, 18 years together today!

We have been tracking Santa.

The blankets are ready!

We watched "Despicable Me" and then went for a walk to sprinkle some reindeer food.

We had a McDonalds tea and then went carol singing. Lots of people and a great atmosphere!

This evening we sprinkled more reindeer food in the back garden.

Mark read us our favourite book "Twas the night before Christmas"

A mince pie and beer have been left for Father Christmas and a carrot for Rudolph.

Thank you Jenny for my chocolate explosion!

And finally......................

Friday xx

22/12/2016

We had a nice morning at Charlecote Park. Lots of reindeer and Christmas trees.

It was windy but dry so we stopped off at Stratford for a walk around the town and by the river.

Look who followed us home, Father Christmas, with his personalised number plate "S CLAUS"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We have been busy since we got home. We have..........

...................made reindeer food........................

made mint sweets.........................

......................a gingerbread house and decorated it too (to be assembled tomorrow).

..................a jelly (for a giant jaffa cake)...................

.....................mulled wine........................

..................a bar of Baileys chocolate for me..................

..........................and a bar of Jack Daniels chocolate for Mark.

We watched two films, "Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back" and "The Hobbit, The Desolation of Smaug" where Roman brought Smaug down to watch Smaug!

Hot chocolate.

Thursday xx

22/12/2016

Today was Marks last day until 3rd January 2017!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anais and Roman are still counting down too. Why does this remind me of the film Madagascar?

Today Anais and Roman made more chocolate slabs.....................

We made a big ball of gingerbread dough (recipe here) so we can cut the shapes out and bake a gingerbread house tomorrow (and assemble it on Christmas Eve).

We made another half of the dough (as it makes loads) to make some gingerbread today too. There are gingerbread men, stars, hearts, Santa shapes, bells and...................... rockets (as per Romans request, as he said a "Spaceman went travelling"!)

Oh, and we accidentally set the greaseproof paper on fire while cooking on the hob, oooops!