Friday, 2 May 2008

PIF winners and Bake your cares away!

The names have been pulled out of the hat! (You can thank a towel clad L who said, 'can you bring the hat over too me, I'm too tired to come to the table and pick out winners!') The winners are.. in no particular order

Please can you email me your address. (* amended* my email is now on my profile page, forgot to put it there!!)

Also... As I have won two PIFS, can the rest of you who left a comment and wanted to be included in the PIF (I think there are six of you, Josie, driftwood, Alison, M.kate, April, and Pam but correct me if I'm wrong) please email me your address as well. I shall send you a mini PIF for you to pass on as/if you wish. and then hopefully I can use those to even up one of my PIFs.
As I have just won another one over at Aprils blog!! Luckily this time it is only a one PIF to pass on.
It may take a couple of weeks to get these prizes out as I still have to put things together....


It has been a hideous week here at the Rabbit warren. L is having real difficulty with one of her friends, I use the word 'friend' lightly. We have always had a bit of trouble in the friend making department with L and I hoped it would change as she got older. She loves secondary school and at her parents evening yesterday her teachers had only good things to say about her, (she is in a lot of the top groups). But the parents evening had followed a very bad day when I had to rush up to school (I usually meet her half way) as she phoned me in floods of tears because her friend had told her she wasn't to be in their talent show group,
(they've been practicing for weeks) and had asked another friend instead, and then told the teacher L didn't want to be in it and they had also been a bit nasty to her all day and L was feeling very pushed out. It was an evening of 'Why does nobody like me' which you can imagine breaks my heart. (Have now spoken to the 'other parents' so hopefully it is sorted out a bit, but this is an ongoing problem from two weeks ago with this particular friend who is having problems at home and is very sensitive which is all well and good if my child isn't bearing the brunt of it really).
Today L was feeling under the weather so I let her stay off. She's worn out. I decided that we would
So she spent time sewing a small purse for her cousin, whilst I ironed. We watched and episode of the 1900's house. (We have the 1940's house on video which we love and also 'The Edwardian Country house' I never got the 1900's house on dvd because I couldn't stand the woman whining all the time in it).
Then we did some baking.
Tomorrow we are going to visit my ex brother in law and his family. They have a cousin who is a bit younger than L but they get on fabulously so that should boost her a bit.
I hope this hasn't come across as another whiney post, I only wish to show you why I am a bit distracted of late and not on target with my prizes!! Hopefully next week will be fabulous.
On Monday, in the woods here, there is this *secret wood event* and we try to go every year. If we decide to go this year, I am going to try to remember to take my camera and take lots of pictures!!! (And I am not queuing up in the face painting queue for nine hours for anyone this year!)

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

I love your cute Attwell pics. Hope your weekend is a good one!
Sal;-)

Twiggy said...

Bless your daughter and no you're not whining so there! I hope she manages to sort things out. Wow you are PIF tastic at the moment missus. Have a fabby weekend
Twiggy x

No one is you ...& that's your power said...

Hi jennie,
I hope L will be ok, its the worst thing in the world for them friend problems. I remember being at school some certain moments that I would have rather forgot as I was picked on as my hair was a bit wild!. Its normal now but i was a bit wild with my hair at school! . But even so it used to really upset me. As mums it is upsetting when yiur child doesnt want to go to school and seeing them upset too. You just want to protect them
take care x Dom

April said...

So sorry to hear about L's problems - C has been having friendship issues too. It's not whining - it's gettin your head striaght so you can help L without wanting to strangle other people's children! (that how I look at it anyway!!!)

Will email my address to you - you are very sweet and throughtful

April xx

Mrs Moog said...

It's awful when things aren't going well with friends and those 'friends' can be so nasty too. I hope you have some lovely time together this weekend.

L is very lucky to have such a loving and supportive mum.

xxx

driftwood said...

a day at home sewing and baking is a lovely way to recoever from friendship problems, I hope next weeek is easier. x

Summer by the sea said...

Sorry your daughter is having trouble at school - girls can be so mean can't they? but it sounds like you had a lovely day together to make up for it - Natalie x

Just Original said...

Are'nt children horrible. I hope L is feeling better about herself soon!

The buns look lovely!

A home far away said...

I just found your blog it´s lovely! Thank you for the inspiration:_)
/Gunilla

Unknown said...

Darling Jennie! I am so behind in my blog reading! I am very sorry and I see now that I missed it when you awarded me the Arte y Pico award. I'm so sorry and I am a very bad blog friend. But I do enjoy your blog so much and I always read all the way back to my last visit! I am sending L many good thoughts and please tell her that her little doll house mini's are adorable. There is a website she would enjoy- google "jim's printable minis". All free and very fun!
Hugs!

Lucy Bloom said...

Hi Jennie, ooh my first PIF, I can't seem to find your email anywhere, could you mail me, address on my Profile page and I'll mail you my postal address. Hope you had a nice weekend so far and that L is feeling better about herself.
Lucy x

Ragged Roses said...

Thank you Jennie! What a lovely surprise to find your comment on my blog - I'm very excited!
Hope things are a bit better with L for you. My youngest has been having a tough time at school and it's so hard not being able to sort it out for her.
It sounds like you spent the perfect day with L and I'm sure it made her feel so much better
Kimx

Mrs. Fox said...

Children can be so cruel to one another. I always try to remind young friends that this is all just a blip in time and things do get better. And then I offer cookies or whatever dessert I have handy. Not a time in my life I would care to repeat.

Vandoren Academy said...

Poor sweet L! Seriously, being a little one can be so rough! Girls can be so so cruel. A dear friend of mines little girl is going through the same kind of drama. What a sweet Mom and compassionate Mom you are!

Louise said...

This happened to me at school too, but in a way it helped me to move on and make lots of different friends. I wonder if this could be something L could do? At least she has a lovely mum who understands and who has lovely Mabel Lucie Attwell postcards. I can't remember what those little girls on your other postcard, with the onion-shaped heads were called, but they certainly take me back to the 1970s! x

the mother of this lot said...

Hope L is feeling better and that your week is turning out to be fabulous!

do you mind if i knit said...

Children can be very cruel.......... and it can make us feel at a loss as to what to do. I don't have children, but I can still imagine how painful it is for you............. the things life throws at us.............
Take care x

Ally Jay said...

It is hard to watch your little ones (even when they are big) struggle with this. Girls can be cruel, boys tend to have a fight and then forget it. Hopefully things will sort themselves out. As the mum of three girls two of them teens I totally empathise.