Snuggly and Buggly

Snuggly and Buggly...yep that would describe yesterday very well. My older one was off school poorly with the illness that is 'general fatigue of the season'. He is a very creative little chap and is part of lots of different groups. So this week alone he has had so many Christmas performances which generally means late nights. From Drama, Nativity, choir and playing the violin...bless him...he is a joy to watch. His lastest performance started half an hour before his bedtime and half way through I watched him go ever so pale and by the time I got him home and snuggled up in a warm bed with a hottie he was feeling very sorry for himself. So the next day I took the decision to not fill him with calpoll and send him in to school BUT, to have a day at home resting and recovering. So whilst he slept in I had a little treat for breakfast, did a little blogging and caught up with some Christmas sewing. I also had a little bit of time to spend on my quilting projects, remember the origami flowers, well here is the next stage...sewn into a block with my favourite fabrics of the moment
(Thanks Sal:-), the petals just need to be sewn down now to open up the flowers and a little bead or button to finish of each one...
When my wee man eventually made it down the stairs with his quilt following him, we got the fire going, made a pot of Hot Chocolate and a bowl of pop corn, drew the curtains closed and put on a Christmas movie...
Now I know why I adore making my quilts, when your feeling cold and miserable they really do help to warm and cheer one up. So there we are all snuggly and buggly under our quilts...all four of them, with toasty toes and faces from the warmth of the fire, watching a cool Christmas movie...a little hand sewing and a touch of knitting thrown in...could it get any more cosy in here?
Eventually it was time to collect the wee-ist one so we both pulled on our winter woollies and warm boots and hit the cold for the school run. Once we got home it was on with the PJ's for our first night 'in' all week...we did a little baking, a little playing (see the rug picture) and eventually a big deep hot bath with lots of bubbles and splashing and then we all curled up for a sleep...Oh yes including me...I eventually staggered out of bed at eleven to make their pack lunches for the next day... Ahhh! a snuggly and buggly day indeed.

Have a super weekend, all being well...we will be finally writing our Christmas cards, making a ginger bread house (very inspired by Melly and Me) a girly night out and Christmas carols around the local bandstand...hopefully with yet more mulled wine for the Mommies as 'Baby its cold outside'...Take care and good health.