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Post by amberle on Jun 1, 2014 10:48:27 GMT
We are now in June.. So subject to MP going well, my cultural heritage meeting (?) going well we start intros this month too..OMG how excited are we....yes that's right very ... CH meeting this week ..so 5 sleeps, MP next week ...so 9 sleeps Intros end of month...will have to let you know... xx
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Post by knight on Jun 1, 2014 11:54:08 GMT
OOOHHHH, that IS exciting, not long at all, wow x
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Post by ladybug on Jun 1, 2014 16:45:18 GMT
Exciting stuff happening for you!! X x x
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Post by frankieswife on Jun 3, 2014 14:33:28 GMT
....Intro book..so this has become a bit of an obsession, which as I have said earlier is bizarre as I have not ever been creative, or craft minded..infact have always been a tad jealous of people I know who "just rustle up" a new cushion, painting, dress but nope now I am in with the big guns.. I have felt tails for my cats, I have peek a boo curtains to look behind and the list goes on..I have cotton wall for my baa baa sheep..lol. I have gone all out on a touch and feel intro book..it's not gonna win any awards but I am quite proud of it, and whilst we still have the brought " just add photos" book, I am proud that we have done both, and I may even finish it by matching panel..lol. Ps..all in baby friendly materials, colours etc just incase anyone was worried.. Oh my word, your book sounds amazing! I wish I'd read this post before we decided what to do for our book - there are some fab ideas which I would love to have pinched (with your permission, of course) I wish my mind was that creative. (Sorry if I'm a bit behind. I'm still catching-up on all of the threads I've missed since the last time I was on here *hangs head in shame*)
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Post by amberle on Jun 3, 2014 20:04:55 GMT
The more the merrier please join my crazy world. X
So today is all about row row and incy., yes you have guessed it its nursery rhyme time..lol. So only a couple more pages and we are done.
So my next project is, after MP but before intros, mainly to use up time that I won't have after..got sort of the idea off here. But we have family all over and to be honest whilst they know we are in the process have kind of kept it very overview type responses, many reasons which I won't try and explain,they are all excited kind of know where we are in the process, but until we get through MP we have tried to keep the excitement to ourselves and on here..obviously. So we have decided that we are going to send out little cards to each of the close family, auntie, uncle, granny etc..you get the idea but its going to be from LO..saying something like guess who has joined the family..then inside a picture of LO and then a message with 3 little facts in like..hi auntie x, I'm x I like dancing, making noise and smiling. See you soon. Xxx the plan is to post them the night before intros start so everyone feels involved as they get their post. That's my plan but def after intro book completed.
Anyway off to find a good incy picture I can copy speak soon xxx
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Post by moo on Jun 4, 2014 5:33:19 GMT
Book sounding absolutely brilliant.... Think we need an 'interactive ' thread so we can all see it too.... So photos please ....
Sounds so fab you really can't be cruel & keep it to yourself..... Go girl pleeeese lets all get a peek....
Xx. moo. Xx
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Post by amberle on Jun 4, 2014 15:11:22 GMT
Maybe a few pages, but please remember I am no artist and you may look at it and it is carp.. so book is called X' s book. Page 1 welcome to x' s house then the first attachment. You turn over a page and there is a picture of our house. Along with the..can you count how many windows there .. May do some more later..x Attachments:
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Post by moo on Jun 4, 2014 17:30:17 GMT
Looks really great ( when I stood on my head to look it looked even better )..... Very excited for you.... Love the felt trees very clever idea all touchy feelie?!?
More please you are officially the 'whiz' for intro booksxx
xx. moo. Xx
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Post by amberle on Jun 4, 2014 18:46:59 GMT
Not really sure about this.. But please be gentle with me if you think it's rubbish.. As I said I am rubbish at craft, and I also know within about 2 seconds of receipt it will be ruined, but it keeps me sane at the moment...lol so it then turns to..lets see who else lives at x' s house.. Then there is a coloured in question mark oh looks its daddy.. Photo of daddy to follow, next page same idea q for question this time.. Then picture of me.., then not sure why images are upside down sorry, but then pictures of cats follow..
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Post by amberle on Jun 4, 2014 18:48:28 GMT
Then the fish, with a cm you count how many there are...blah blah..
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Post by scaredycats on Jun 4, 2014 19:47:45 GMT
It is the cutest thing I have ever seen!!!!! You are really good - I am hopeless at craft stuff (better not say that at Panel tomorrow!)
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Post by knight on Jun 4, 2014 19:56:24 GMT
It's excellent (and the cat is VERY cute !!!) I draw houses to illustrate a particular point in my job ~ always feel the need to apologise for my lack of artistic talent (seriously: it's that bad) x
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Post by ladybug on Jun 4, 2014 20:30:54 GMT
Amberle the book looks fab!! I am sure your LO will love it.
X x x Ladybug x x X
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Post by amberle on Jun 4, 2014 20:57:39 GMT
Here's my last and final one I will show you, it's Incy Wincy and sponge flowers..lol. Hopefully you all get the idea. and thanks for lovely comments. Xx
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Post by moo on Jun 5, 2014 5:11:59 GMT
Oh wow Amberle.... Absolutely Fabulous!?! Panel will hail you the next blue peter presenter & then start panicking that you will have a full time job at placement!?!?, ,?
Soooooo impressed your l/o will love it.... Your s/w worker will get all smug & claim it was all her idea!!?!?! ( sorry but mine would >:DHave done )... Soo cool & yep you deffo are crafty & need to patent it.....
Ooooohhhh getting very excited for you.... Thanx so much for sharing.....
xx. moo. Xx
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Post by amberle on Jun 5, 2014 5:58:33 GMT
Thanks Moo, hopefully tonight will be just the finishing touches, making a peek a boo page clearly for games that we can play...with pictures of all of us together, so a bit more cutting and sticking and we are done. Then after MP next stop intro cards..have not quite had my lightbulb moment on design yet, but will post one on here once it's done..then your favourite time diary time.
Xx
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Post by amberle on Jun 5, 2014 12:34:19 GMT
Ha thanks Madrid, but would not know where to start..although if it means I don't ever have to return to work then. Am in. Xx
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Post by amberle on Jun 6, 2014 11:10:16 GMT
So CH meeting completed. Nothing really to report about, just more a tick in a box type of meeting really. Now have timings for next weeks MP..but feeling a little blah today, as showed SW intro book, and in a nutshell said, too many pages, and not really suitable. So we will stick with " brought one" just add photos. Then tried to backtrack bit by saying its a nice book, bring it along but panel will probably think not suitable..too many pages, easily chewed etc.. So guess I won't be taking over the world with patent..lol.
Need to shake feeling off..next stop MP x
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Post by moo on Jun 6, 2014 11:43:25 GMT
Well I think she is well wrong....
Good Luck for next weekxxx
xx. moo. Xx
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Post by chotimonkey on Jun 6, 2014 13:20:07 GMT
Ignore sw and keep your book for lo... Have it as their special coming home book then you can read it with them, and keep it with their special things and show then how excited you were that they were coming and tell them how you loved making it just for them. Our middly was too little for the stuff we did for her and kind of orrelevant as we were seeing here at contact anyway, but if she hadn't had the sw as her older sister later on in life it wouldn't have been right, and she loves her talking books now and her DVD
It's a beautiful book made with love, that is never 'not appropriate'
Hugs
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Post by chotimonkey on Jun 6, 2014 13:24:05 GMT
With reading to lo the point isn't to read every page in sequence, it's to let them touch and feel and turn pages and find favourite pages, so your book would be lovely... You could always coat pages with contact paper with holes cut out for touchy bits to make it more durable
I feel so cross on your behalf... Again... It's a beautiful book!!!
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Post by amberle on Jun 6, 2014 13:30:38 GMT
Thanks as you know I put my heart and soul in it, and in the space of a few seconds..feel like we have it all wrong.. BUT I will finish it and as you have suggested keep it as a memory for LO..as every page I finished I was getting more and more excited for we would be a step nearer to MP.thank you. I was just not expecting quite the response I got..lol. As well..prepares me for the rest of our lives I suppose..lol.
Anyway moving onto more important things, MP is next week..and we should start intros this month too ( all being well). Planning meeting is going to be on day 1 of intros, after we have met LO for the first time...now need to just "dust"myself off and get EXCITED... Xxxx
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Post by flutterby on Jun 6, 2014 14:02:33 GMT
Hey, Amberle, don't let them put you off! It is a lovely book, a lot of thought has gone into it. Would you be able to laminate each page? Then no-one can say it is not child-friendly because they would not be able to chew the pages any longer and it would be wipe clean too! xx
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Post by chotimonkey on Jun 6, 2014 14:18:40 GMT
Hi amberle maybe your comment about it being good prep is true.. Maybe sw are actually there to prepare us the for the odd demands/ unreasonable requests/ selective deafness/ strange obsessions/ unfathomable logic of the toddlers that we may parent It's all so clear now... Finally I understand
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Post by ladybug on Jun 9, 2014 18:22:46 GMT
Good luck!!! Got everything crossed, I am sure I don't to have though
Will be thinking of you tomorrow. What time is MP? I am sure you and DH will be fine. x x x ladybug x x
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Post by lilka on Jun 9, 2014 18:26:05 GMT
Those drawings are fabulous GOOD LUCK at MP, although I'm sure you won't need it!
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Post by amberle on Jun 9, 2014 21:27:07 GMT
Hey peeps, so exactly 12 hrs and 10 mins until MP..clearly not that i am counting..lol. DH still working, be back in about an hour, think he did it on purpose, a I had a complete meltdown the night before panel. But today I am still very nervous, but feel more in control. Lets hope it stays that way in the morning.
So intro book done ( shop one).. Still a bit gutted that my one was no good, but hey needs must and all that. Bunny sitting beside it. And we are good to go.
So how am I feeling..lets sum this up in a few different words, nervous, scared, determined excited, emotional yes think about sums me up at this moment in time.
Night x
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Post by imp on Jun 9, 2014 21:58:35 GMT
Will be thinking about you tomorrow morning, relax and Breeeathe, all will be well (and your book is a triumph, some SWs are just blinkered) xx
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Post by amberle on Jun 10, 2014 7:21:16 GMT
Thanks Imp. X and so strangely calm this morning, sat here with the morning coffee the sun is shining, and a few close friends that know about today have text in to wish us luck. Just re read the MP paperwork we have done. Probably a good idea to get showered and dressed in a bit, probably won't do our chances much good turning up in my PJ' s..lol.
See you on the other side xx
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Post by lovelybee on Jun 10, 2014 9:10:54 GMT
Good luck! Thinking of you! B x
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