Christmas Dinner With The Family

This will be the last year we are all together.

Many people have been questioning 'how' I can have my ex-husband

here for Christmas. 

The answer is very simple. My precious son.

Oscar is only 5 years old, and as far as he knows, his Daddy works away

all week and returns at the weekend.

I know this can't go on much longer, but Christmas was not

the time to tell him.

Being Christ-like is very important to me, and when ever I am struggling,

I ask myself

'what would our Savior do?'

It gives me a quiet strength I never knew was possible.

Anyway, here is Christmas dinner in pictures.

Look how Christ is at the head of our table. 

This made me so happy.

Oscar & Aimee

Oscar, Aimee & Christopher

Duncan, Oscar & Aimee

Christopher & Me

Christopher & Me

Oscar

Oscar

Aimee

Duncan

Christopher

lunch

Time with the Savior when the house fell quiet.

Merry Christmas

May you feel the Spirit of The Lord with you.

xxx

Christmas Eve And Christmas Morning

Sorry for a photo heavy post, but they were mostly too cute to leave any out.

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and that you remembered Christ in amongst the celebrations of His birth.

We Have Our Class Timetable Finalised

CLASSES

Beginners Patchwork (8 Week Blocks)

Tuesday 9.45am to 11.45am
Wednesday 9.45am to 11.45am

Beginners Sewing (8 Week Blocks)

Tuesdays 12pm to 2.pm
Thursdays 12pm to 2pm
Fridays 12pm to 2pm

Sewing For All

Mondays 12pm to 2pm
Tuesdays 7pm to 9pm
Wednesdays 7pm to 9pm

Watercolour Painting (8 Week Blocks)

Mondays 9.45am to 11.45am
Wednesdays 12pm to 2pm

Beginners Crochet And Knitting

Fridays 9.45am to 11.45am (every 2 weeks)

Our New Studio Is situated at 77 Meadowside, Dundee
(just behind the Wellgate Centre)
To Book A Class Please Message

We Have A Tree

For Family Home Evening we put up our Christmas tree, ate mince pies, listened to Christmas music and learned about the angels role in the nativity story. It was all great fun.

Especially the pies ;-)

A Quick Catch Up Of This Week

I have been incredibly busy this week,

as I prepare to go self empolyed in January (more on that later), 

so I have not had much time to blog. I did manage some phone photo's though, so here 

is a mini catch up.

On Monday we had Family Home Evening, and this weeks theme

was Joseph.

We read a story about an act of kindness to a stranger,

and we thought about Joseph as he brought Mary into Bethlehem

labouring with her child. We presumed that Joseph was relying on an act of kindness 

from a stranger for his wife, so she would have a place to give birth to the baby Jesus.

We decided to do a small act of kindness for some strangers.

We don't know our neighbours yet have just moved in, so this is what we did.

Joseph joins Mary in the stable

Wednesday was my birthday, and I had some Sister Missionaries here for a 

sleep over. (I had a trip to Ikea in the day time).

I finally got my glasses from Here, the glasses are excellent and so is the price but it did take almost 3 weeks for them to arrive.

And finally, I have spent most of the week working in our new studio. A friend and I are opening a 

workshop / studio and we will be running classes in sewing, dressmaking, patchwork, knitting, crochet, watercolour painting and fabric printing.

For locals,

The studio will be open in January 2015 at

77 Meadowside Dundee.

We are taking bookings now, so please email for a list of times, dates and prices.

Today I am off to buy threads, buy some Christmas presents, 

do a 2nd coat of paint on the studio floor,

and then go to church at 6pm for a Special meeting.

I am enjoying being busy, its good for the soul.

Hope you had a great week?

xxx

And So It Begins

The last few days have been all very festive,

with the lights switch on, the Relief Society Christmas party,

and the first of the carols being sung in Church today.

I guess this is it, the Christmas Season 2014.

I have to confess, I am finding it a struggle.

Facing such a social time as a single parent, fills me with absolute dread.

I guess I need to pray harder and put my focus back where it belongs,

even if I have to consciously do that several times a day.