NEW YEAR, A BIT OF DISNEY AND A NEW BERNARD...

...happy new year to you all....hope you had a lovely christmas....

It's been very cold here in the UK and still is...hopefully things will warm up a bit soon.

I have so many plans for this year....last year went by in a whiz, so I hope things slow down a bit, or perhaps I need to use my time better....Mmmmmm.

So...on to Disney Paris (a real bargain as bookings must have been down). We tend to do things on a whim...when we can...and when we feel like it. A couple of weeks before Christmas, we thought how lovely it would be for Caitlin to be in her favourite place at such a magical time of year.....so we went.....on the day that Eurostar got stuck in the tunnel.....Oh yes....we wondered if would ever get there....the motorways were shut, cars and lorries were parked up everywhere as we neared Kent, but we were going via the Tunnel and had luckily booked a slot. So, the next morning after our wonderful Premier Inn breakfast, and only 2 hours later than planned, we were on our way...

Brrr....it was cold in France....so much snow, but at the same time, it felt so Christmasy and beautiful....luckily I'd invested in thermals and snow boots....and luckily, my tendency to be prepared and sometimes annoying with it, paid off.

This photo was when we first arrived....the main paths had been cleared, but more snow and ice formed whilst we were there.....oh yes....and it was minus something most of the time.

As it was the Christmas holiday, the parks were open til 10pm....Luckily Caitlin can go with the flow, and as everyone was leaving due to the cold evening, we went in and had the most magical time. I don't think we queued for one ride, which is so unheard of...

Even queuing for autographs this time seemed less hassle and almost enjoyable....



...and this is the view of the castle at night....snow in the air and all of minus 5 or less.....
Brrrrrr....it was a very cold holiday, but one of the best and we had the most fabulous time....we got back in the very early hours of Christmas Eve....and yes, we are quite mad.

So on to this year....we still have the snow, so things on the doodling front have slowed a little as the school has been closed most of this week....


But, I did manage to finish a new little valentine range using some of the popular characters on the website.....here's one....

...and I've made this card for the Allsorts Challenge Blog which we are sponsoring this week...the DT have made some fab creations....so pop over and join us....

(I used SU papers and ribbon - thanks Kimmie.. and coloured him with PM's and Copics)


Bye for now.....Sally-Ann...xx