Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Marching out with a smile

Well, it would seem this month is going to end on as nice a note as it started .....'cos today is my birthday :-)

I've been completely and utterly spoiled with lovely gifts from family and friends.

Moogsdad went technical and bought me a shiny new phone, that I can use as a mirror to put my lippy on!


He also bought me a book to read to the children :-) While Minx made me a lovely flower corsage....with a little/lot of help from her mother (ie me!). The children also bought me a couple of new cardigans that they chose themselves.



Postie was kept busy too, with a bundle of fabricky, booky goodness from my lovely friend Mrs Locket .



Some essential nutrients and more gorgeous fabric from another lovely bloggy friend, Rachel :-)


....and a package of very scrummy fabric from the delightful Miss Kitty :-)



As if that wasn't enough, the very lovely Julie sent me a bundle of rather pretty fabrics to cheer me up - and they really really do! All wrapped up in some of Julie's gorgeous snow dyed fabric.







Thank you all so very much. All of your gifts were such a wonderful surprise and made my birthday very special.
I can't wait to get started on using those fabrics!

I bought myself a birthday present too and it arrived today. With the bedroom revamp project temporarily stalled at the 'waiting to be painted' stage I felt it needed prettifying. I had been looking everywhere for some bedding that I liked, and that Moogsdad agreed with.

I spotted this the other night - at Tesco Direct of all places....Moogsdad said it was 'ok'.... and it was quite unbelievably cheap....so I bought two sets!

Tomorrow promises to be almost as exciting, as this new toy is on its way.

I'm now looking forward to fragrant nights and days filled with the smell of freshly baked bread :-)

Love xxxx

36 comments:

wonderwoman said...

ooooh - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!wish i'd known earlier! hope you are having a lovely day, you deserve to. what lovely presents and gorgeous fabrics! you will love the breadmaker - i have that one and its great - gorgeous smells and bread within 2 hours!! and it taste scrummy!xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Daisie said...

Happy Birthday! Glad you have been having fun and have received some lovely presents (very jealous)!!!

And as for the bedding? It seems everyone in blogland has bought some of it this week (not me :-() it seems to have been dubbed the Kath Kidsonesque bedding from Tesco! Think it sets off the fresh plaster beautifully!

xxx

Thimbleanna said...

Oooh, yummy! Fresh bread at your house! Looks like you have admirers (with exquisite fabric taste) near and far. Happy, Happy Birthday!!!

Guzzisue said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!repeat as necessary for feel good factor :-) looks like you are having agreat day!

trash said...

Aaak! You and WMK keep too many secrets. Bah! you should let people know before you have a birthday, don't you know that is the done thing??!?!

Glad the postie has brought such lovely loveliness and he may yet bring more ;-) (I promise it will be safe to open as there will be no turquoise leopard/kitties)

Jo said...

happy birthday! the bedding looks great and a great price as well. All the birthday goodies look great.
Josie

silverpebble said...

Lovely pressies, happy day Mrs M
xxx

Tacha said...

Happy Birthday!

Enjoy all your fabric goodies. Glad March is ending on a good note.

Locket Pocket said...

Happy Birthday Old Fruit! Glad you've had a lovely day! Locket xxx

Gina said...

Happy Birthday Lesley. Hope you have had a fabulous day.

Kaz said...

Oh Happy Birthday to you Mrs M, if I'd been on the ball, I'd have sent you a card, sorry.

I hope that today will make up for a crappy month.

Kaz xxx

Kitty said...

Hippo Birdie 2 Ewes! Hope you had a fantabulous day and that the year ahead brings you everything you wish for ... and then a bit more.

So glad everyone spoiled you a bit.

x

Michaela said...

Happy happy birthday Mrs Moog! Lovely pressies you have there!

French Knots said...

Happy Birthday Missus!
My newborn niece shares her birthday with you! I love my breadmaker, makes feel such a good housewife to rustle up a loaf:)!x

Rachel said...

Glad you've had a lovely day. Love your new bedlinen, so pretty! :)

Julie said...

Happy Birthday Lesley! Fancy that! I didn't realise or I'd have put a birthday card in. Lots of lovely post and the bedding is super. I think I may just have to go and have a look myself. (at Tesco Direct not at your house ;o) ) Have fun with the breadmaker and I hope you're being spoiled tonight. xx

Lisa said...

Happy birthday!

Calidore said...

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you dear Lesley
Happy Birthday to you

It's a good thing you can't hear me singing as it's really scary....vbg.

Have a wonderful day and be spoilt rotton.

Hugs

Catherine

JuliaB said...

Happy Happy Birthday!!! Some lovely pressies there! x

marit said...

Hurra for deg som fyller ditt år, ja deg vil vi gratulere! Alle i ring omkring deg vi står, og se, nå vil vi marsjere! Bukke, nikke, neie, snu oss i ring, danse så for deg med hopp og sprett og spring! Ønske deg av hjertet alle gode ting! Og si meg så: Hva vil du mere? GRATULERE!!!

Happy Birthday, Lesley<3

monda-loves said...

Happy birthday Mrs Moog. It looks like you've had a lovely day filled with lovely gifts. Your new bedding is fab - well done on convincing Mr Moog - Mr Monda, would have said an absolute 'no!' if I'd have suggested buying this.

Monda
x

Blossom said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
so many lovely goodies and you deserve them all!!!

Quinn said...

What a nice way to put a shine on the End of the Month of March!

Happiest birthday to you, Moogsmum :)

. said...

Happy Birthday!!!

Glad you have a nice day to cheer you up after recent events. Lovin' the new shiny phone.

xMx

Gone to Earth said...

Happy birthday. Lovely fabric and I'm sure you're going to endlessly pleased with a breadmaker.

Suzie Sews At DOTTY RED said...

Happy Happy Birthday. Fab goodies.... ah and you can not beat the smell of fresh bread.....

Jennie said...

Happy birthday for yesterday. Damn late again! Glad you had a nice time and things are looking up. *hugs*

Jane said...

Happy Birthday MM Hope you love your bread maker as much as I do mine. Gorgeous phone. Jane x

Sew Create It - Jane said...

Happy Birthday. Sounds like you are having a great time celebrating :o)

Enjoy all your your prezzies :o)

Twiggy said...

Happy happy birthday to you, what lovely birthday goodies. Funny I was eyeing up that very same duvet yesterday :)
Twiggy x

dottycookie said...

Happy Birthday, Mrs Moogsmum!

Will you be bringing fresh bread to the picnic then?!

LiEr said...

Happy birthday, Lesley (2 days late)! What wonderful presents! What clever friends to send you such scrumptious stuff instead of, say, floor cleaner - equally lifesaving and hands-on but not as exciting. Looks like things at home are settling down at last - hurrah. Have a great year ahead!

syko kajsa said...

Happy birthday to you!!! Hope you have a lovely day! Love the phone, I need one too, maybe I should start to wear lipstick first..

est said...

happy belated birthday to you!! sorry i was so late!! :) you totally deserved to be spoilt with all those goodies! ;)

Anonymous said...

Sorry - belated Happy Birthday, not doing very well as a big sister!

Hope you are now making gorgeous smalling homemade bread with you new machine - I love mine and rarely buy loaves of bread now.

Anyway looking forward to catching up next week.

Ally x

Jodie said...

A thousand million squillion belated birthday wishes Moogs.
Will be eagerly awaiting the photos of the new toy -and the result.