mmm…

WELL ,I am not sure about this at all …..

how do I find my friends on here ?

I have   just realised my photos are still on windows somewhere

It could be a while before I get this sorted !

here we go again !

Thanks to Gavin  my windows space is now safely migrated .Not sure how things work on here , but ,I am hoping to have some time tomorrow to have a look at everything and see who else is still hanging around

I nearly published a blog!

mmmm..I just spent ages writing on here & then lost it all !
While my computer is in for repair I am using Jeff’s laptop & I caught the front control panel with my wrist.grrrr
I will get back soon & make an effort to update .
love and blessings ,sandra

Another beautiful grandson !

Murphy Joseph Stanley Barker was born last night ,the 4th december ,weighing in at 7lbs 3ozs .
    Baby Murphy looks a lot like Fergus when he was new born ,but with fairer hair .
Fergus is very pleased to have a baby brother, but a bit sad as he realised they will not be going shopping to York on tuesday
I love the innocence of our little ones and how they just speak out their thoughts ,The trip was for Fergus to buy a special teddy bear for his baby brother and I know he always enjoys the play area at the shopping centre …much nicer for a 4 year old than traipsing around shops!.

How long is it since I blogged !!!!

I can’t believe it is so long since I updated this site !
   Isaac , our’new baby’.is now an active 6 month old with a smile that would melt any heart .He is very mobile and loves being on his feet he also  spends a lot of time chattering away to himself.Isaac is a real thumb sucker now and settles himself to sleep cuddling to his face a muslin along with his thumb. As they live only a few minutes walk away we see him often …which makes me realise how much we miss out on Williams’progress…..
   William , 17 month old ,is a very handsome toddler  who seems to grow taller by the week ,he is always happy to stay and play  at our house when they visit and never fusses when left for a few hours in our care .They do visit a lot but being a couple of hours journey away is certainly not local
  Fergus .who will be 4 in September , enjoys life to the full ! After starting pre school at Easter he has grown up into a well balanced little man who loves learning new things .We are often surprised at the questions he asks in his  conversations ,usually at mealtimes when he has a captive audience .An example of a Fergus question :- one teatime between fork fulls of pasta  Fergus  asks  "Grandma is collaborate a real word " surprised at the correct pronunciation I stall for thinking time and ask where he heard the word.He answers ,"it was on c beebies ,what does it mean ?"so I told him it meant planning and working together ( and then went in search of a dictionary to make sure I had explained it correctly ... I
now keep said dictionary handy …you may laugh but you try explaining word meanings to a not quite 4 year old .Anyway ,Fergus obviously understood my explanation as a few days later  when I asked what he had been doing at  school he said"I was a good boy grandma,  at hometime I helped  pack all the toys away  and when my teacher asked who had done such a good job I told her that Thomas and James and me had collaborated "…of course I asked what the teacher had said …his reply "nothing  really ,but she smiled and laughed ".
"Why did she laugh grandma,was it funny  ?" now tell me honestly ,could  you keep a straight face …lol
It reminded me of the funny things children said to me when I was working in school and playgroup years ago …I have the  note books somewhere that I kept ,maybe I will get them out for a read next time I need cheering up .
anyway,that’s about it …not a lot after all this time but I will add some photos to the albums …just in case anyone still comes around here .
love and blessings to all who do ,sandra

our new baby grandson

  I am pleased and proud to announce the safe arrival of our 3rd grandchild …….born 2 weeks early !

 

Isaac James Maxwell Barker

was born at 9.49 am

on 30th December 2008

weighing 7lbs 11.05 ozs .

 

 

baby Isaac & new parents Gavin and Sonia are all doing well .

A busy Fergus and my mistake !

 

Well ,it seems my venture back on here has backfired already … due to the changes I have deleted a lot of my contacts by mistake ! so sorry about that folks

I have no idea how to get back the deleted names ,so if you read this please invite me back onto your contacts &I hope  all will be well.

Maybe it was bad timing for me to start blogging just after  ‘improvements ‘ had been made ,what with one thing and another I never seem to have time get online …and I still need a new PC .

Procrastination and sewing seem to be my hobbies just now ..lol

We have another grandchild due in a few weeks so I have been busy sewing for the nursery & I made William  more new bibs and he needed a larger playmat as he outgrew the smaller ones a while back etc etc …all good excuses

Fergus is growing up very fast ,he  informed me today that  ,& I quote , "the Father Christmas (at the playgroup party )was probably like the Mickey mouse that came last time  ..just someone dressed up ,because Father Christmas is far too busy just now." but he did believe that he left the sleigh on a rooftop !

Fergus is certainly the brightest button around here He has an amazing vocabulary and knows all the letter sounds and most of the names too .As I read to him he follows the words and knows if I miss any …can’t get away with skipping a word ,never mind a page .As Fergus’ was born in  september he will be five years old when he starts school.

By then he will probably be reading and writing quite well .His drawings are improving every week & he loves painting….especially with a small bucket of water and a real paint brush .I let him ‘paint’ the glass on the patio doors ,he spends ages doing each pane & spreads a towel out before he starts to catch any drips .

As you can see ,he is the light in my life and a real grandma’s treasure .