Questions to be answered.......
Have you ever wondered....if all electrical items have a "die on this date" switch built into them somwhere?
Well thats the question we have been asking ourselves repeatedly over the past few weeks as, not so slowely, we have lost several of our "white" goods, including our washing machine, fridge-freezer & tumble dryer....all within a matter of days! It seems like a conspiracy, but then I could be biased! :)
Anyway, having struggled for a few months without the washing machine (which was the first to go, actually before Christmas) hand washing everything in the bath & then tumble drying it all, we had been just about managing, although running up HUGE electricity costs!!!! And losing the fridge-freezer wasn't TOO much of a problem at first, as it was sooo cold here that we could actually put our items in a chiller box outside our back door & they stayed lovely and chilled...silly eh? However, the loss of the tumble dryer was a different animal altogether! It effectively ended our ability to wash clothes at home at all, meaning rather than just the odd visit to the lauderette with very bulky items or when the washing got out of hand, we are now having to go at least twice a week, and more if Lizzie's & AJ's Cadet Kits need cleaning when they have been doing PT on the Kings field.... If it wasn't for the fact that our launderette is actually quite a nice place to be, this would be a real pain. The only bonus to have come out of this situation is that our electiricty consumption has dropped dramatically..
We have at least now been able to replace the fridge-freezer, thanks to the eagle-eyes of our friends and one of the most useful websites around, www.freecycle.org , so we can now do more than one day's shopping at a time, which is nice....
You can still see our snowy pictures on our page link above although there are a few on the slideshow below also...
Winter Photos.....As promised.
You can always take a look at our church website at www.stmaryshemel.org.uk for up to date info. Here you will find pdf copies of our weekly bulletin as well as contact details for members of clergy (in case of questions about services etc) service times and details of when the Choir & Bell ringing team practice are, but of course, if you have any questions you cannot find answers to, please send me a quick email through the "contact us" page on this website & I will try to help!.....
Here are a couple of photographs (taken by a friend of ours) taken at our special day. Celebrating 15 years of marriage by renewing our wedding vows.
Andy & I, with two of our children & our original witnesses.
Andy & I with Brother, sister-in-law & nieces and nephews. Andy & I with our parents.......minus one :(
NEWSFLASH
http://www.bedsarmycadets.co.uk/ Lizzie & AJ's cadet website....come and take a look
Come and check this out............www.photoboxgallery.com/cturton Buy unique photo gifts at great prices (or just chose a copy of the pictures which take you fancy and blow it up!)
Come and see our NEW random photo selection on the Galleries Page here too! ............
ALSO NEW: MY BlOG. Go to http://flirtygirty.blogspot.com . I will aim to put interesting stuff up there too! Promise! Come and be a "Follower".....
Our photo galleries have a selection of family photos for you to see and there are also other photos on the "seasonal" pages - for example Snow 2009 & Spring 2009.
Please enjoy looking around our website, feel free to drop us an email or us the form on the "Contact us" page... and let us know where you are in the world....we would really love to know!
Thanks for coming!
The Turton Family
Background & header elements with thanks to Jen Allyson - Winter Wonderland collection 
With thanks to Scrapbookflair.com ( Flower Element & Backgrounds from standard collection and Mask element from designer collection - Mardi Gras)