We have had a busy few days. Both my boys had Christmas themed cakes to make for a school baking competition. You can see what they made below.

Christmas Tree Sponge

Baking competition entry by my eldest.

Gingerbread Man Sponge

Baking competition entry by my youngest.

It’s back to remote learning in secondary schools in Wales next week. So I will have a bit more to juggle next week now. Although perhaps I can train the boys to do the workmen coffees! There might be a silver lining after all…

Oh, So Cold!

It’s also been a VERY cold week in our house. I don’t like to turn on the heating in case it makes the pipes too hot for the plumber to handle. So, it is nice to snuggle in bed with a blanket when the workmen go home. I think my dog feels exactly the same. She really loves her home comforts and is a bit of a pampered pooch, as you can see in my feature picture and below.

The bathroom should be finished this week, so hopefully I will have a photo to share in the next weekly update. It’s taken a bit longer as I keep getting them to do lots of other jobs whilst they are here, like putting in a new kitchen tap. Although I am not sure if its my wisest move planning renovation work in winter. After this week finishes, we move on to plastering the landing and I can’t risk the house being too hot then either. Otherwise, the new plaster might dry too fast and crack. Fortunately the Shinesty pyjamas we were sent are very warm and cosy, so I will make sure I put them on as soon as the workmen leave.

Nordic Gnomes

We finished decorating the Nordic Gnomes this week. We completed the base by adding some cardboard trees and natural dried moss. I used the Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff I mentioned in week 49 dabbed onto my trees. I loved the coated in snow effect. Although my boys used pens instead and they looked great too.

The gnomes look fab fully completed and out on display!

Blogging

This week another competition went live, this time it was for Jurassic World Evolution. I also have posts about hand sanitizer, tips on how to de-stress and Christmas post-divorce live if you fancy checking out any of those. I still need to get a board game competition written up. But it might be an evening job now the boys are off next week!

Christmas Tyres

When I was out and about, I noticed this fab tyre snowman. I had to make sure I took a picture to share on here. This year there isn’t any Christmas events locally. Sadly no late-night shopping with mulled wine and roasting chestnuts. So, it’s nice to see more people making an extra effort with their own decorations. I would love to buy a few more for outside our house. But with the renovation work the budget is quite tight this year. I received a lovely picture of the lights Sim has been putting up at home.

Tasty Meal

I had a lovely meal out to celebrate my birthday. The food was very tasty and a huge portion. Perhaps I was a bit ambitious having three courses.