10 photos from Summer 2010

Hello

Hi, I know that I have not updated in a while, but we have been busy. I can't say exactly what with because I am not sure, but I do know we went camping somewhere in that not too sure what we were doing busy-ness. And guess what we discovered? James is allergic to the carpet in our house. His eczema disappeared completely while we were gone. We did start a new cortizone cream called Betnovate RD (Brillant stuff) and a new shower gel emollient called Dermol 200, and from the Thursday from when we left to the Sunday when we returned his eczema disappeared before our eyes, it was like watching a magic trick. Then Monday all was fine, Tuesday he got red angry patches on his feet and since then it has just spread upwards. We know that cleaning the carpets won't make any difference as we recently cleaned them and that made no difference to his eczema then, so the only conclusion must be that there is wool in the carpet that is irritating his skin. The solution is that we need to move to a house that is not carpeted. Unfortunately we won't be able to move for at least the next 4 months, but I thinking probably not until January. I have spoken to the estate agents and they will bear us in mind if something comes up that fits our needs, but for now I am just keeping him out of the house as much as possible. We can't keep socks on him as they make him hot, especially on the summers days, and heat makes eczema more itchy, and while we do try and encourage him to wear his slippers, he is 2 years old...

Pay It Forward

I visited Alanah's blog and found an idea on there that I quite liked. Its called Pay It Forward.

Here is what happens:

- I will make a handmade gift for the first 3 people who comment on this post.

- I have 365 days to do it in.

- What it will be and when it will arrive will be a total surprise.

The catch is that you must participate as well:

- You must have a blog

- And before you leave a comment here, write up a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going.

Now I must warn you that I am not that crafty, but I figure that I have 365 days and I can learn. It could be a fun challenge.

So, who is going to comment?