Friday 26 November 2021

Friday's Fave Five - 26/11/21


Sleet is forecast for tomorrow so this snowy picture seemed appropriate today.

Joining in with Susanne at "Living to tell the Story" to list five things I'm grateful for today.  At the time of writing, Susanne's post with the link to others taking part wasn't up but the link above will take you to her site and hopefully you'll be able to find her Friday Five and linky for this week.

1.  Well firstly I'm thankful to be here.  Actually that's a bit over dramatic.  I'm currently getting over a sinus infection and before that I probably had tonsillitis but yes once again I've definitely not been feeling great.  I'm on a course of antibiotics now and I've been taking things very easy.  It seems to have been one thing after another and I was probably a bit run down after a spell of visitors here and providing childcare for some of the grandchildren.  I also wasn't great after my Covid booster last weekend.  But since starting the antibiotics I am feeling better and even a bit more motivated.

2.  Catching up on blogs.  I have been so down in the dumps I wasn't even bothering to read any blogs.  Well I rectified that today.  I have read loads!  I've still missed loads and I didn't stop to leave comments but hopefully I haven't missed any earth shattering news.  You are such a mixture of people that I follow and I will be back to leaving comments soon.  For starters there are those of you that join in with this meme on Fridays - a great bunch of people and thankful to Susanne for keeping it going.  Most of you are far more upbeat than me and definitely more mindful.

Then there are those people that are down to earth and tell it like it is.  No punches pulled there but that's refreshing too, even if I don't always agree with an opinion.

Some bloggers are following a challenge and their blogs are so informative and interesting - it feels like you're with them on their travels.  Others are very creative, either in things like crafting or just in the way they write.

And then there are those of you that always leave me a comment which is another thing I'm grateful for.

3.  Well this happened a couple of weeks ago now but it was such a wonderful day I have to post about it.

We finally managed to have a family gathering of my husband's family.  Nearly everyone was there including all 18 great grandchildren.  5 of those (including our 3 youngest grandchildren) were lockdown babies so hardly anyone had met them.

Trying to get group photos was EXTREMELY challenging lol

Our 3 little ones: Miles, Ella & Vinny.
The older 3: Nathan, Noah and Rory.
Me with daughter Rebecca and sons Matthew & Michael.
And it was just before Ella's 1st birthday so of course there had to be a birthday cake!


We got all the great grandchildren sat down but only realised afterwards Miles was missing - sleeping!

And then we added in the parents and cousins


You had to be quick before the littles started to escape!
  

Sadly hubby's parents are no longer alive but they would have been so proud to see this gathering.

4)  Progress on a crafting project:

This will be a blanket for the newest great grandchild which my daughter, 2 of my DILs and myself have contributed to.  We've all crocheted granny squares and I was tasked with sewing it together.  Except I haven't got all the squares yet!  I might be making a few more than my allocation.

5)  We had a visit yesterday from Nick's eldest sister and her husband which was nice.  We're gradually getting people over to see our new house that we've been in for 14 months now!  We had a nice catch up and they also brought over a chair they no longer wanted having recently downsized.  I'm hoping it will make it easier to rock my grandchildren to sleep when needed or maybe just rock myself to sleep!


Have a good weekend all.

22 comments:

  1. What a beautiful—and big!—family! Such joy to be together with everyone, I imagine. Like you, I follow a diverse group of bloggers and love taking time to catch up with all of them when I can. Happy Friday!

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  2. Wendy! I am so happy to see a post from you today! I love the photos of all the family and can't believe how big your grands ae getting! WOW! Glad you are on the mend! The granny square blanket is such a great idea! Have a good weekend! xo

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    1. Thanks Terri. Yes the little ones are growing fast. Vinny is walking, Miles is almost there and I'm sure Ella won't be long behind them!

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  3. Hi Wendy! So glad to see you back in blogland! I hope you are feeling better soon. I felt horrible for about 36 hours after my Covid booster, but I am sure grateful to have gotten it. I love the pictures of your family. So glad you are able to get back together again. I hope you have a good weekend and I hope to see you again soon!

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    1. Thanks Deb. Determined to try and be here more often.

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  4. I hope you're feeling better soon. I'm opting out of the booster I think but I've had a couple of friends who have received it and they said they felt so sick afterwards!

    What a BIG Family!! All the babies...so cute!!

    HAPPY WEEKEND!!

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    1. Thanks Faith. Covid numbers here are on the rise again so it seemed sensible to have the booster despite the possible side effects.

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  5. Wendy, I popped over to check your blog and see if you had posted anything BEFORE I saw you had added your link to FFF. I'm so glad to see you posting again. I hope you feel better soon (aren't antibiotics a miracle?).
    I loved the photos of all those littles together and also all your husband's family.

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    1. Thanks. I'm always wary of taking antibiotics as I'm allergic to 2 main groups of them but I just didn't seem to be shaking off the infection.

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  6. What a treat to have all of the grandchildren there. It must have been quite the houseful!!

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    1. It was actually held in a social club that lots of us are members of - there is a bar area with lots of seating and a big garden for the kids so it's ideal for family gatherings especially as it means no mess at home lol

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  7. Such great photos. I hope you get to feeling 100% soon...I haven't been visiting much, thanks to working now. And YES, I am having a hard delegating...and I am afraid, my bullyness and bossiness is starting to show. sigh

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  8. I'm sorry to hear you have been so unwell. I did wonder what had happened to you. Can't believe it's 14 months since you moved, seemscas though it was a couple of months ago. I have no idea how you managed to get all the family together so well done to whoever coordinates that gathering. Good to hear from you again.

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    1. Thanks Marie. We do have the advantage of having access to a social club which has a large garden - ideal for the kids. We're also very linked up on whatsapp as a family. Someone suggested the date well enough in advance that it was free for almost everyone and I think because we hadn't seen each other for so long we were all determined t attend.

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  9. Hi Wendy, I hope you are feeling better soon.
    It was great to see all the photos! Enjoy your family time.
    Love, Carla

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    1. Thanks Carla. Definitely feeling better.

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  10. Sorry you weren't feeling well. What a wonderful family gathering! Reminds me of when I was younger and everyone congregated at our house. Miss those times.
    Janet’s Smiles

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  11. It's nice to see you back, Wendy, and I'm glad you're feeling better. I can't believe your three little grandchildren are turning one! The pictures are all so nice to see, and the one of the whole crew is wonderful!

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  12. I'm glad you're feeling better! Wow, what a wonderful reunion! How nice to have everyone together. I love the colors in that baby blanket.

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