Today was the second day of Anais' "Theory of Music" Course.  It was a half day today though and we were back in time for lunch.

​Roman did two lots of homework.

Mark put up a new CCTV camera with Roman's help.

Here is my finished blanket!

​I love that big chunky border done in moss stitch.

Page for "Last Dance in the Rain" is here.

Buds on the tree I cut back last year!

New project - a bunny for this months "Simply Crochet" magazine.

Second book of the year finished - Jo Nesbo "Cockroaches".

Text from Anais - 7.05AM (our time) -

Good morning.  They went on a snow walk last night and had a snowball fight.  It was great.

Phone call from Anais 4.50PM (our time) -

* they are going to another disco tonight

* they had pizza for tea last night

* she is going for tea tonight at 6.30PM but doesn't know what she is having yet

* she had a cheese sandwich for lunch

* she hasn't opened her Marmite, she has been having toast and cereal for breakfast

* she has bought a pretzel snack mix to eat on the coach going home tomorrow

* last night they went on a snow walk and got back late.  They had a snowball fight.

* Today was their last full day skiing.  They went to another mountain in France.

*It was a lot warmer today

* the coach leaves at 6.30PM (their time) tomorrow evening (Friday evening) (so check the webcams from approx 5.30pm our time to see if you can see them leaving!)

* They are going skiing again tomorrow before they leave

* she has taken lots of photos of the mountains covered in snow

* yesterday they skied down a mountain in France, through the town and caught the bus back

Text from Anais 9.55PM (our time) -

she had fun at the disco, was going to bed, goodnight xx

The final two squares were finished today.  Now to crochet them all together!  (A lot of ends to sew in first though).

​02.01.17 - size gauge square made - 4mm hook
03.01.17 - 2 Star Sttich squares made (week 2 squares) - 5 mm hook
04.01.17 - 2 Star Stitch squares made​ (week 2 squares) - 5mm hook
                   1 popcorn square made (week 1 square) - 4mm hook
05.01.17 - 3 popcorn squares (week 1) - 4mm hook
06.01.17 - 1 bobble stitch square (week 3) - 4mm hook
                   1 corner to corner square (week 6) - 4mm hook
​07.01.17 - 1 corner to corner square (week 6) - 4mm hook
08.01.17 - 2 corner to corner squares (week 6) - 4mm hook
09.01.17 - 3 bobble stitch squares (week 3) - 4mm hook
10.01.17 - 3 wave squares (week 4) - 4mm hook
11.01.17 - 1 wave square (week 4) - 4mm hook
12.01.17 - 2 seagull stitch squares (week 5) - 3.5mm hook
13.01.17 - 2 seagull stitch squares (week 5) 3.5mm hook
                  1 heart bobble square - (week 7) - 4mm hook
14.01.17 - 1 heart bobble square - (week 7) - 4mm hook
15.01.17 - 2 heart bobbles squares (week 7) - 4mm hook
16.01.17  4 waffle stitch squares (week 8) - 4.5mm hook
                 2 cable stitch squares (week 9) - 3.5mm hook
17.01.17 - 2 cable stitch squares (week 9) - 3.5mm hook
18.01.17 - 2 week 10 squares - 4mm hook
19.01.17 - 2 week 10 squares - 4 mm hook
20.01.17 - 1 week 12 square - 4.5mm hook
23.01.17 - 2 week 12 squares done (4.5mm hook)
24.01.17 - 1 week 12 square done (4.5 mm hook)
                - 1 week 10 square done (4mm hook)
25.01.17 - 1 week 10 square done (4mm hook)
26.01.17 - 2 week 10 squares done (4mm hook)
                  20 squares crocheted together - 5mm hook

48 squares done - 0 squares still to do - 48 squares in total

Sixteen squares crocheted together tonight.

Light box fun!

I like this........................

Roman brought a letter home and he will be going on a two night/three day residential trip with school in March.  he is looking forward to it.

Anais phoned 3.40pm (our time) -

​* she was in pain!

* she was tired and covered in bruises

* she had been skiing for 5 hours

* she had snow burn

* she had cereal and toast for breakfast

* she had a cheese sandwich for lunch

* they were going to a spa tomorrow (she was excited about this)

* she couldn't use the hair drier or hair straighteners as she couldn't get the plugs in the room to work

* her phone was about to go flat as it hasn't been charged since Friday (she was going to ask a teacher about the plugs in the room so she could charge her phone)

* she said it was REALLY warm, so warm she had left her ski jacket behind!  She had been told by us to wear her base layers, two pairs of leggings, her specialized ski top, a jumper and her ski jacket.  She had been wearing her base layer set, her specialized ski top, one pair of leggings and the sallopettes and was still too warm!

* she STILL hadn't bought anything but might go to the shop for a look after she had a shower

* she might phone back later to speak to Roman but then again she might not as she was so tired!

Text - 4.00PM (our time) - she had borrowed a plug adapter from next door and was charging her phone!

Anais phoned 5.15AM (our time) -

* she got up 7.30AM

* she goes to bed 10.30PM

* tea is at 6.30PM

* this evening they are going to use the climbing wall

* they are free to walk around the resort on their own time

​* after her shower and before tea she went to the shop.

* it is very hot when skiing, she does not need her ski jacket

* the sky first thing on a morning is purple

* it is very foggy first thing of a morning and they cannot see the town below as they are in the clouds

* the only thing she has bought so far is a big bag of crisps

* the snow is a lot thicker, slippier and faster than the dry ski slope

* she is tired and bruised and has blisters on her feet!

​* tomorrow they are going to catch the bus to a different mountain to go skiing down

* we packed too many socks for her, she cannot wear the "knitted thermal socks" so good job she has four pairs of proper ski socks!

​* yes she is drying her towel after using it and yes she is keeping dirty things away from the clean things!

​* the food was OK, she said there was Soup or Salad starter

Anais phoned again 9PM (our time) -

* she had her tea, tomato soup, her favourite

* she had fun at the climbing wall though she ran out of time to go on it as she spent too long trying to sort climbing shoes out

* they are going on a bus tomorrow to a different mountain in the resort

​* they take a packed lunch out with them

​* she was tired and was going to bed

Two week 12 squares done today.

02.01.17 - size gauge square made - 4mm hook
03.01.17 - 2 Star Sttich squares made (week 2 squares) - 5 mm hook
04.01.17 - 2 Star Stitch squares made​ (week 2 squares) - 5mm hook
                   1 popcorn square made (week 1 square) - 4mm hook
05.01.17 - 3 popcorn squares (week 1) - 4mm hook
06.01.17 - 1 bobble stitch square (week 3) - 4mm hook
                   1 corner to corner square (week 6) - 4mm hook
​07.01.17 - 1 corner to corner square (week 6) - 4mm hook
08.01.17 - 2 corner to corner squares (week 6) - 4mm hook
09.01.17 - 3 bobble stitch squares (week 3) - 4mm hook
10.01.17 - 3 wave squares (week 4) - 4mm hook
11.01.17 - 1 wave square (week 4) - 4mm hook
12.01.17 - 2 seagull stitch squares (week 5) - 3.5mm hook
13.01.17 - 2 seagull stitch squares (week 5) 3.5mm hook
                  1 heart bobble square - (week 7) - 4mm hook
14.01.17 - 1 heart bobble square - (week 7) - 4mm hook
15.01.17 - 2 heart bobbles squares (week 7) - 4mm hook
16.01.17  4 waffle stitch squares (week 8) - 4.5mm hook
                 2 cable stitch squares (week 9) - 3.5mm hook
17.01.17 - 2 cable stitch squares (week 9) - 3.5mm hook
18.01.17 - 2 week 10 squares - 4mm hook
19.01.17 - 2 week 10 squares - 4 mm hook
20.01.17 - 1 week 12 square - 4.5mm hook
23.01.17 - 2 week 12 squares done (4.5mm hook

43 squares done - 5 squares still to do - 48 squares in total

Roman started to paint his 3D planet.

Roman did his homework, learn about planets, so we baked!  Yesterday in The Works we picked up this giant poster for 10p (as it was a bit bashed).  Mark got some cardboard out of the recycling and we covered the cardboard with the poster.

Roman baked some cupcakes (which would be planets) and a giant muffin (which would be the sun).  He used icing and tried to colour match the colours as closely to the planets as he could giving a marble effect.

EARTH

JUPITER

MARS

MERCURY

NEPTUNE

SATURN

SUN

URANUS

VENUS

Ta Dah!

Anais also did her homework.

Mark finished his model car.

Roman finished his other homework to design a rocket, of course he had to do it out of Lego!  Pictures taken and printed and to be sent to school tomorrow.

Anais and Roman decorated the leftover cupcakes.

Two bobble heart squares (week 7) done today.

​02.01.17 - size gauge square made - 4mm hook
03.01.17 - 2 Star Sttich squares made (week 2 squares) - 5 mm hook
04.01.17 - 2 Star Stitch squares made​ (week 2 squares) - 5mm hook
                   1 popcorn square made (week 1 square) - 4mm hook
05.01.17 - 3 popcorn squares (week 1) - 4mm hook
06.01.17 - 1 bobble stitch square (week 3) - 4mm hook
                   1 corner to corner square (week 6) - 4mm hook
​07.01.17 - 1 corner to corner square (week 6) - 4mm hook
08.01.17 - 2 corner to corner squares (week 6) - 4mm hook
09.01.17 - 3 bobble stitch squares (week 3) - 4mm hook
10.01.17 - 3 wave squares (week 4) - 4mm hook
11.01.17 - 1 wave square (week 4) - 4mm hook
12.01.17 - 2 seagull stitch squares (week 5) - 3.5mm hook
13.01.17 - 2 seagull stitch squares (week 5) 3.5mm hook
                  1 heart bobble square - (week 7) - 4mm hook
14.01.17 - 1 heart bobble square - (week 7) - 4mm hook
15.01.17 - 2 heart bobbles squares (week 7) - 4mm hook

28 squares done - 20 squares still to do - 48 squares in total

Anais went to orchestra followed by a trip to the hairdressers.

We went shopping to get the last of the things for her to go skiing.

I picked up these four balls of wool, 50g each from The Works, reduced to 10p each!

New kettle bought.  No more boiling water in a saucepan on the stove!

Light box fun today.

One bobble heart square (week 7) done today.

​02.01.17 - size gauge square made - 4mm hook
03.01.17 - 2 Star Sttich squares made (week 2 squares) - 5 mm hook
04.01.17 - 2 Star Stitch squares made​ (week 2 squares) - 5mm hook
                   1 popcorn square made (week 1 square) - 4mm hook
05.01.17 - 3 popcorn squares (week 1) - 4mm hook
06.01.17 - 1 bobble stitch square (week 3) - 4mm hook
                   1 corner to corner square (week 6) - 4mm hook
​07.01.17 - 1 corner to corner square (week 6) - 4mm hook
08.01.17 - 2 corner to corner squares (week 6) - 4mm hook
09.01.17 - 3 bobble stitch squares (week 3) - 4mm hook
10.01.17 - 3 wave squares (week 4) - 4mm hook
11.01.17 - 1 wave square (week 4) - 4mm hook
12.01.17 - 2 seagull stitch squares (week 5) - 3.5mm hook
13.01.17 - 2 seagull stitch squares (week 5) 3.5mm hook
                  1 heart bobble square - (week 7) - 4mm hook
14.01.17 - 1 heart bobble square - (week 7) - 4mm hook

26 squares done - 22 squares still to do - 48 squares in total.

The snow didn't amount to much.

The pretty kettle broke.

Boiling water on the hob until we get a new kettle.

Light box fun today.

Three squares done today -
two week 5 squares (all week 5 squares done)................

One week 7 square done too.

More than halfway through now!

​02.01.17 - size gauge square made - 4mm hook
03.01.17 - 2 Star Sttich squares made (week 2 squares) - 5 mm hook
04.01.17 - 2 Star Stitch squares made​ (week 2 squares) - 5mm hook
                   1 popcorn square made (week 1 square) - 4mm hook
05.01.17 - 3 popcorn squares (week 1) - 4mm hook
06.01.17 - 1 bobble stitch square (week 3) - 4mm hook
                   1 corner to corner square (week 6) - 4mm hook
​07.01.17 - 1 corner to corner square (week 6) - 4mm hook
08.01.17 - 2 corner to corner squares (week 6) - 4mm hook
09.01.17 - 3 bobble stitch squares (week 3) - 4mm hook
10.01.17 - 3 wave squares (week 4) - 4mm hook
11.01.17 - 1 wave square (week 4) - 4mm hook
12.01.17 - 2 seagull stitch squares (week 5) - 3.5mm hook
13.01.17 - 2 seagull stitch squares (week 5) 3.5mm hook
                  1 heart bobble square - (week 7) - 4mm hook

25 squares done - 23 squares still to do - 48 squares in total

A marzipan cake made with Romans homemade jam.

This evening we watched a film and ate cake.

Roman made a Lego rocket.

Todays light box fun.

Today was crafts.  We made fox brooches, only i didn't get very far with mine so brought it home to finish.

This evening was swimming lesons.

One week 4 (wave square) done today.

02.01.17 - size gauge square made - 4mm hook
03.01.17 - 2 Star Sttich squares made (week 2 squares) - 5 mm hook
04.01.17 - 2 Star Stitch squares made​ (week 2 squares) - 5mm hook
                   1 popcorn square made (week 1 square) - 4mm hook
05.01.17 - 3 popcorn squares (week 1) - 4mm hook
06.01.17 - 1 bobble stitch square (week 3) - 4mm hook
                   1 corner to corner square (week 6) - 4mm hook
​07.01.17 - 1 corner to corner square (week 6) - 4mm hook
08.01.17 - 2 corner to corner squares (week 6) - 4mm hook
09.01.17 - 3 bobble stitch squares (week 3) - 4mm hook
10.01.17 - 3 wave squares (week 4) - 4mm hook
11.01.17 - 1 wave square (week 4) - 4mm hook

20 squares done - 28 squares still to do - 48 squares in total

Also, a purse of hearts made (for Anais to take to Switzerland).

Todays light box fun.

This evening orchestra started back.

Roman built this to enter a Lego competition.

Three week 4 (wave squares) done today.

Todays light box fun!

We went to collect the bag Anais ordered from Boots.  Roman spent the rest of his Christmas money and bought two sets of Lego Dimensions.

Three bobble squares (week 3) made today.   Did not like doing these squares, very time consuming.  At least all four squares are done now.

The wall now the TV has gone.  Mark did a good job of filling, sanding and painting over the 5 holes (4 bolt holes and one huge hole where the wires came out of).  It looks much brighter now.

Light box fun!

I bought a cute little wicker hanging heart.

Two corner to corner (week 6) squares done today.

02.01.17 - size gauge square made - 4mm hook
03.01.17 - 2 Star Sttich squares made (week 2 squares) - 5 mm hook
04.01.17 - 2 Star Stitch squares made​ (week 2 squares) - 5mm hook
                   1 popcorn square made (week 1 square) - 4mm hook
05.01.17 - 3 popcorn squares (week 1) - 4mm hook
06.01.17 - 1 bobble stitch square (week 3) - 4mm hook
                   1 corner to corner square (week 6) - 4mm hook
​07.01.17 - 1 corner to corner square (week 6) - 4mm hook
08.01.17 - 2 corner to corner squares (week 6) - 4mm hook

13 squares done - 35 squares still to do - 48 squares in total

I forgot to add this picture yesterday, Smaug came shopping with us!