Between posts!
It's been a bit of a stressful couple of months so please be patient with my lack of writing!
Due to circumstances beyond everyone's control the pantomime was cancelled. I wont go into details here but it boiled down to many minor, and one major, problems with the cast and illness and it was decided that it was better to cancel than pour money into lighting and staging and have to cancel anyway. The mantra for the group was that there are many more things important than pantomime performances and on this occasion they had to be put first.
It was a very sad day when me and Auntie Em trundled all the completed costumes out to the caravan. But then we sat and had a good ol' giggle on how many hours we had sat pondering which way to do things when we may as well have just stuck bin bags together with cellotape!
On the plus side, if they decide to put it on again next year there is no work for the costume department!
Just as this news had sunk in, my youngest daughter suddenly lost the sight in one of her eyes. Panicky visits to hospital revealed nothing. They have no idea what has caused it and, apart from regular visits to hospital for them to check on it, she has been told to just get on with it as it should go eventually. The good news is that all the horrible reasons for this has been eliminated so we are no longer worrying about all the worse things and waiting for it to go away (apparently she has a swollen optic nerve which is probably caused by a virus of some description).
Just as we get this news (and I have spent many days at the hospital with her), I get a phone call at half three in the morning. Yes, eldest daughter went into labour three weeks early! So back up the hospital I trot and am lucky enough to see my grandson born just four hours later.
Because he was early they kept them in for a week (yet more hospital visits) but they were both home just in time for Christmas, when I decided I wasnt getting any attention and got ill.
I finally went back to work last week although I still appear to be deaf in one ear due to my glands swelling up!
So, that's my excuses and I am more than happy to settle down to normal and be able to post again.
On a positive note, the cancellation of the panto meant I was able to start on my sewing room earlier than anticipated. Until now I had no dedicated space, but with only one daughter still at home there is now a room available for me.
The move was going to take place after the panto so that all the costumes were put away, hence why it was put forward. This is due to the wedding in August and a desire not to have bridesmaids and wedding dresses hanging on dummies in the living room for all and sundry to see.
So now things are returning to normality we are on the road to the worlds cheapest wedding.
First step is next week when we are having a wedding invitation bee. Me and daughters and mother are all gathering at my house to make invitations with an assortment of ribbons and bows and lace etc. The invitations are a basic bit of card which will be printed on and individually decorated with bits gathered from my stash and liberal use of a glue gun. That's the general idea anyway, and if it all goes horribly wrong we will be rushing out to buy some made properly!
With everything that was going on I have done hardly any sewing, but things are back on track now so watch this space for a new project I have in hand as well as the beginnings of the wedding plans.
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