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Our Valentines Cookies

Baking Valentines heart cookies with Emily Monday is a mummy and Milly day and we like to bake, so today Emily choose to make love heart cookies for Valentines Day. I don’t have long left with…

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The Knight Tribes- Valentines Gift Guide 2018

Valentines 

February 14th, 2018

First of all, I cannot believe we are in February already and secondly even though you should show your love 365days of the year, everyone deserves a little gift on this special day of lurve.

I have some lovely gift Idea’s to help you along your way and first up we have:

Pink Rhubarb Gin

 

Pink Gin in a love heart glass for Valentine's Day Gift Guide

For a pink gin with a difference, IL GUSTO Rhubarb Gin is a blend of rhubarb juice extracted using a traditional fruit press and blended with IL GUSTO Dry Gin to produce an alluring gin with a sweet and tangy palate. Present in a heart-shaped decanter to really create a message of love. £31, 500ml 

Valentines Chocolate Pizza from The Gourmet Chocolate Pizza Company

 

 

This would be the perfect gift for both him and her, made with a Belgium milk chocolate base topped with white chocolate curls, milk and white crispy balls and red rainbow drops and are finished with milk or chocolate hearts according to size. It is the best chocolate I have ever tasted.  Make sure to check out their website to check out other delicious products they have to offer. This chocolate pizza starts from £11.75

Gillette Fusion Proshield Chill Flexball Razor

Gillette fusion proshield razor valentines gift guide

 

Gillette Fusion ProShield Men’s Razor shields while you shave. ProShield Lubrication before and after the blades lays down a protective layer to shield from irritation. Plus, FlexBall Technology makes maximum contact over contours and gets virtually every hair. Gillette Fusion ProShield is Gillette’s most advanced razor. Just look for the yellow blade and handle. David said its the best razor his used, there is hardly any pull after the shave there was no rash at all and it was a nice clean shave. This costs £12 but is on offer for £8 

 

 

Prevasore Everyday Lip Therapy

Prevasore lip therapy valentines gift guide

Pukka up butter cup.

Prevasore’s unique formulation is designed to encourage healthy lips. This blend of protective ingredients rebalances the moisture levels within the skin, restoring softness, suppleness and encouraging healing when lips are chapped and sore, Prevasore costs £6.95

Curaprox Black is White Charcoal toothpaste

Black and white charcoal toothpaste valentines gift guide

 

Tough Charcoal Whitening toothpaste in fresh Lime and mint. NEW with activated carbon & Hydroxylapatite. Black Is White whitening toothpaste removes discolouration using activated carbon without abrading or bleaching. 950 ppm fluoride. Strengthens oral health: enzymes protect against tooth decay and support the salivary functions.

Castelli Notebook  £13.95

Castelli Notebook valentines gift guide

This stylish Castelli notebook is from the Honeycomb range, featuring a stylish embossed cover and luxury gold touches to complement this Italian design.The dotted ruled notebook is manufactured using FSC paper from sustainable forests and is bound in a soft touch Tucson cover, accompanied by a black and gold pencil accessory to finish of this superior notebook.

Rock and Ruddle Heart Hairbrush

Rock and Ruddle Hairbrush valentines gift guide

 

Why choose natural bristle hairbrush? Natural bristles have microscopic scales that release and spread the natural oil produced in the scalp (sebum) down each hair shaft making it shiny, supple and healthy. The bristles also keep the hair clean as the scales pick up dirt and excess oils as they go through the hair. Our rubber cushion pad minimises pulling on the hair. A Rock & Ruddle hairbrush both cares for your hair and feels comfortable to use. This Hairbrush is officially our favourite with me and my girls, It doesn’t pull and glides through your hair. Well done Rock and Ruddle a perfect gift for any women in your life and not just for Valentines day.

ProFusion Trendsetter Collection

 

The Trendsetter Collection is ideal for those wanting a professional quality kit in their makeup repertoire. The collection consists of everything you could possibly need to create the perfect makeup look every day. Strong quality pigmentation means your look will last all day so all. There are 3 palettes here which you can buy separately on their website. I love the Quality and how affordable they are to buy. I tell everyone I know about ProFusion Cosmetics.

ROMEO & JULIET (PROSECCO & ROSE SPUMANTE) – £13.99, DUO WILL BE £24.99

il gusto romeo and Juliet prosecco valentines gift guide

 

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‘Romeo’ Prosecco Spumante DOC is 100% Prosecco. The Italian
aperitif! Intense and fruity with a rich scent of apple and grapefruit
and just the right amount of sweetness. ‘Juliet’ Rose Spumante DOC
is a fully sparkling wine the colour of peach blossom and roses.
Intense and fruity with aromas of ripe passion fruit and an eas
drinking style.

 

The Jewellery Box

 

 

Beautiful Jewellery for any occasion and especially for Valentines. Treat the one you love or treat yourself or your friends. It is Quality, affordable and looks really amazing. Quick delivery and beautifully presented, I always get lovely comments about my Jewellery.

Sterling Silver Hoop earrings £18 

Sterling Silver Star Anklet £8.35

Sterling Silver Pearl Earrings £7.15

Moosehead Styling Gritty Clay 100g

Moosehead styling clay valentines gift guide

Moose in its prime has little to fear from its predators. Go on the prowl with Moosehead Gritty Styling Clay. Add texture and definition to shorter hairstyles. Real pumice gives this clay a grainy texture. With beeswax for stronghold and a matte finish. 

Gold Aftershave

Gold aftershave valentines gift guide

Gold was originally launched in 1976 as a fresh masculine fragrance for the man who ‘goes for gold’. Relaunched in its current gold livery in 1997, the brand now represents the epitome of contemporary elegance and style.

 

***I Received these Items in return for inclusion in my Valentines Gift Guide***

 

 

Slimming World-Snacks

Snacks on Slimming world

It’s all well and good making lunches and dinners which you can check out mine here  but what about snacks?

I have put together some yummy snacks including the Synnidge values (syn) with the help of my friend Jess, Thanks Jess 🙂

So first up we have

Egg wrap with spinach mushrooms beef and beans- All Free

 

Oat pancakes with 2 Syn Maple syrup and Fruit

 

Quark with Options 1 5, meringue 2.5, rainbow drops 2

  

 

Sliced banana with 1 syn cream, 2 syn choc shot, half a tub of Quark mixed with Options 1.5 syn, 3 mikado sticks 1.5 syn. And satsumas

Fibre One brownies 4 Syns each ( I love the Salted Caramel as well )

Muller Light with Strawberries to add that bit of speed food in

Apple (Speed food) and Hi-fi Bar 

Berries also Speed food 

Muller Light again with strawberries, however this time I have added Spray cream mmm 1 Syn for 12g

Blue Riband 5syns each

 

Choc Shot 0.5 syn per level teaspoon                                                                         Freddo 5 syns

Cadburys cream egg 9syns        Halo top ice cream 12syns per tub                           Snacksize Maltesers 4.5 syn

                                     

Mikado 0.5 syn each                               Mini Eggs 6syns per 25g                                           Mini Marsh mellows 1 syn for 20

        

Mini meringue’s 1.5 syns for 2                Meringue nest 2.5 syns each                Quavers 4.5 syns                          Teddy Faces 4.5 syns 

 

 

7 Month old Puppy Update

Rosie Knight

Malting

I never knew an animal could malt so much and I hate it, it gets everywhere. I really should have done some research. I have no Idea how often I should be grooming her either. If I didn’t have my trusty vacuum cleaner I think she would be spending most the time in the garden. I was advised to get a Furminater so I went to our local pet shop to try it out for myself before buying one as they are quite pricey. I couldn’t believe how much hair I got from her it was enough to coat another dog no wonder it gets everywhere, I decided to buy one but now I struggle brushing her because she tries to eat the comb as I am combing her, I cant win 🙁

Food

my garden is covered in shit smears from her runny poo because we can’t pick it up in one go because of it being like slush. We have taken her to the vets twice now regarding her poo’s and the number of poops she has in a day and we were advised to change her food. After lots of research, we decided to go for Millies Wolfheart, It turns out the food we were giving to her originally has a few ingredients she could be intolerant too like grain and chicken etc. With this new food, it is 70% Lamb, Duck with Rabbit and 30% Vegetables/Fruits/Herbs/Botanicals so now she is having high meat and high protein quality nutritional diet. Fingers crossed for solid poo soon.

Walking

I really dislike walking her because she nearly detaches my arm out of the socket with all the pulling she does and when she see’s another dog or person she just wants to play and jump up and say hello. We currently use a 5metre flexi lead or a short lead with resistance to filter the pull. We are looking into a Halti to see if we can gain control more. Please, any advice is welcome please leave a comment.

Apart from all the negatives above she is my gorgeous furbaby and as much as she pisses me off chewing the heads of Emily’s Moana dolls and everything else in sight and eating her £35 Skechers shoes we do all love her so much, She is very affectionate, I love her cuddles when I fall asleep on the sofa. She is a big softy.

Also, we are on the hunt for a dog kennel for the garden and a good dog bed and toys.  Please leave recommendations below in comments 

 

Caudwell children to the rescue

Caudwell Children Charity

                                                                                    (Leo with his buddy Ben Sutcliffe)

Receiving the email advising us that Leo was an ideal candidate for SDR was amazingly good news but terribly frightening. Frightening because the operation was only available in the U.S and we had to pay for it. We as a family had not really done any fundraising except maybe school sponsor events. Initially, we spoke to the few other parents that had either already raised the money or were in the process of raising it. However, they seemed to have a lot of people helping them and we just didn’t have that support at first. We followed their advice and got in touch with the local radio and newspapers even did an appeal on the local television news and we did manage to get a start on the incredible task of raising the money. It was a slow process because we had no experience of raising money.

A couple of months into the fundraising we discovered Caudwell Children a charity based in Stoke that offered grants to disabled children and fired off an email asking for their advice and help. We really didn’t expect a reply so was surprised when we got a telephone call from a man called Ben. Ben asked if he could visit and meet Leo and see for himself the issues that Leo has every day. He drove down to meet us and spent most of the day with us. I remember that day because he was such an approachable person and Leo liked him a lot. When Ben left that day he said he would contact us once he had been back to the office and had worked out how Caudwell could support Leo.

We received an email from Ben shortly afterwards advising us we would have to complete some paperwork to confirm that we fell into their criteria for help. We completed the forms as soon as they arrived and returned them by first class post. Ben then came to visit again and explained all the ways they could help us. Caudwell offered to help us in so many ways from writing press releases to covering the cost of printing posters for events that we were now in the process of organising. Every step of the way they were there at the end of the phone. We certainly made the most of that. Leos nursery teacher and her friend organised a fundraising ball for Leo and Caudwell even provided some items for the auction. We had agreed that any money that was raised by the fundraising would be paid over to Caudwell and that they would take responsibility for it.

Time was running out as the operation had been booked for November 16th, 2010 and the hospital had to receive payment for it 30 days before and we had nowhere near enough money. We were seriously panicking and it had got to the point where we were considering cancelling the appointment. We were sat around the table when Joannes phone rang she answered and promptly burst into tears. After she passed the phone over l heard Ben say that they had had an anonymous donation of 10k which was exactly how much we needed to pay for the operation. There were a lot of tears that day !!

After that everything went into fast forward Caudwell booked the flights the accommodation sent the payment for the operation and even arranged a prepayment card to cover any other expenses we had. Ben came to visit us once more before we left for America. He made sure we had contact details for him for us to use while we were there.

Once we arrived in America we were able to relax (as much as we could) knowing that Ben was there for us at the end of the phone. We took Leo to meet the doctor that was going to carry out the operation and he advised Leo would need a KWalker (a type of walking frame) after the operation. We contacted Ben who contacted Lisa who looks after our account and ordered one that was delivered to the hotel a few days later. Leos operation went well at first but about a week later he was readmitted to the hospital due to the scar on his back splitting and leaking. Being very aware of the U.S medical system this terrified us but again a quick call to Caudwell settled our nerves as Ben advised us not to worry that they would deal with it.

We arrived back in the UK just before Christmas and a few days later Leo the little boy that was unable to stand alone took his first steps. Ben was one of the first people we told.

Ben asked Leo and his mum if they would be prepared to talk about their experience and over the next few years had the chance to attend some really nice events on behalf of Cauldwell Children. Leo really loves this sort of thing because he is definitely not shy and retiring and loves to talk about how much he loves being able to walk run (and go to the loo on his own).

I can say without a shadow of a doubt that without the help of Ben at Caudwell Children getting Leo to America within the time frame we needed too would have been impossible. So if you’re on the fundraising rollercoaster for either the U.S and now in the UK do not hesitate to contact Caudwell Children. And if anyone reading wants to help a charity please consider doing that marathon or fun run for Caudwell Children. Any money raised will be used in the best way possible.

Thank you to everyone at Caudwell Children we love you all.

Please take a look at their website here.