To want to get to know you (follow on from wimples thread)

[Pheebe]

Found it so fascinating thought it might be fun to ask what are your most precious possessions:

In the kitchen

In the bedroom

In the bathroom

In the shed

Of your kids

Jewellery-wise (excluding wedding rings)

Mine:

In the kitchen - my kenwood mixer, I am a gadget gal and try to cook/bake something every day. It is always out as is my breadmaker

In the bedroom - our superkingsize leather sleigh bed. Saved hard for this, a real treat, looooove it

In the bathroom - my razor

In the shed - my lovely big american fridge. too big for the new kitchen so DH bought a shed for it I love him

Of your kids - the paintings my mum has done for their bedrooms and their in-car dvd's...nuff said

Jewellery-wise - two bits of costume jewellery. a broach from my lovely nanny and a string of pearls from my dads mum who died when I was 2 (my earliest memory is of her face looking down at me ). Strictly speaking they are my sisters but I wore them on my wedding day and they 'lodge' with us for now

In the kitchen - my recipe books.

In the bedroom - my lovely, lovely new king size bed :)

In the bathroom - Whatever Lush goodie is in there at the time.

In the shed - the lawnmower!

Of your kids - DD's time capsule which we put together just after she was born.

Jewellery-wise (excluding wedding rings) - a bracelet from my auntie and one my sister bought me for my wedding day

In the kitchen - my dishwasher

In the bedroom - my silk duvet set

In the bathroom - my Molten Brown handwash

In the shed - my garden vac

Of you kids - DD porcelain baby doll bought for her by my much loved late grandmother.

I don't have any jewellery other than wedding and engagement rings

In the kitchen my knives

In the bedroom my memory foam pillow and bed

In the bathroom my power shower

In the shed my mountain bike that one day I will ride!

Of your kids in my case my dog.. his first collar..

Jewellery-wise antique amber ring that my husband bought me

In the kitchen - my nicer dicer, dont laugh, I know its a stupid name but I love it for chopping onions etc.

In the bedroom - my radio alarm, had it since I was a teenager and its really old, got it as a present from my Mum and Dad who are now both no longer here. It still works lol.

In the bathroom - my lee stafford hair straighteners.

In the shed - the 8 foot swimming pool, roll on the 2 or 3 days I will get in the summer to use it!

Of your kids - the baby books with all those precious memories in them.

Jewellery-wise (excluding wedding rings) - well its a wedding ring, but its not mine, its my Mums. Im not a big jewellary person.

In the kitchen - knives

In the bedroom - large portrait of DD

In the bathroom - my huge box of lush products

In the shed - don't own a shed

Of your kids - my hamper filled with all her 'moments' and milestones

Jewellery-wise (excluding wedding rings) - don't own any jewellery

In the kitchen: My wonderful pie/lasagne (etc) glassware

In the bedroom: My handbag collection (over 35k worth)

In the bathroom: My make up

In the shed: I don't ever go in the shed to know what my dh stores in there.

Of your kids: Memory box with everything in from the first year (well 11mo and counting!)

Jewellery-wise (excluding wedding rings): My vast collection of pearls (different cuts, colours from different origins!)

In the kitchen - the cat.

In the bedroom - all my clothes.

In the bathroom - err...the bath.

In the shed - My shed is full of my ex's rubbish, none of it is precious!

Of your kids - Medium Bungly Horse.

Jewellery-wise - Hmm, I like my jewellery but I wouldn't call any 'precious'. I like my White Stuff necklaces though!

In the kitchen: hmm not sure, new microwave??

In the bedroom - king sized waterbed, its the only thing that fits in there

In the bathroom -- nothing

In the shed - nothing

Of your kids - the various craft things they have made for me

Jewellery-wise (excluding wedding rings) - gold necklace and eternity ring that no longer fits on my fat fingers :(

In the kitchen - My american fridge

In the bedroom - My vibrator king sized bed

In the bathroom - nothing

In the shed - DH

Of your kids - Picture of DS & DH on the beach

Jewellery-wise - dimond & saphire ring from my Nan.

notquitenormal - I was wondering who would dare

Kitchen - my steamer
Bedroom - my Adjustamatic bed
Bathroom - my new one!
Shed - not my domain so who knows what's in there?
Kids - picture of my son in Canada
Jewellery - none

Kitchen - wine

Bedroom - Funky Monkey (this is not a sex-toy - it is a soft toy bought for me by dcs when I was poorly in 2000)

Bathroom - huge walk-in shower.

Shed - cat - she won't come out - don't ask - mentally deranged creature.

Kids - Their treasure boxes. Full of memories, baby teeth, cards, baby clothes, school reports, swimming badges, sports awards, photos etc.

Jewellery - I have none. Only cheap costume jewellery, small stud earrings that I've worn for over 20 years and a cheap watch. Nothing sentimental or precious or inherited. Just not my thing.

Nice!

In the kitchen: My DDs art work and a sketch of DD2 as a baby

In the Bedroom: A rare photo of DH and I in our youth!

In the bathroom: Some semi precious stones from my Dad

In the Shed: Erm...my staple gun?

Of kids: A collection of their old dresses.

In the kitchen - toss up between the recipe book my mum wrote for me and my Kenwood

In the bedroom - my bed - mine all mine - kingsized heaven

In the bathroom - Redken shampoo and Clarins shower gel and my shower

In the shed - the guinea pigs

Of your kids - photos and pictures they have drawn oh and for some odd reason I have dd1's cord stump

Kitchen - Evil Fish (fish who murdered eleven others he shared a tank with but who I've come to love, even though he's evil - that's the unconditional love people talk about).

Bedroom - my clothes, and a box of my son's baby stuff (belly button clip, scan pictures, first bit of seaweed, etc).

Bathroom - freaking cool soapdish shaped like a fish skeleton.

Shed - electric fans (save my arse in summer months).

My son's - Lego (makes him sooooooo happy),

Other stuff - my six (beautiful) cats and my photo albums.

ooooo congratulations filibear. He is wonderful? I love love love them when they are at the little grub stage Enjoy!

Kitchen-drawings by dgs on fridge door
bedroom-memory foam topper on bed
bathroom-bidet
shed-my sunlounger
of my kids-their photographs
jewllery-my ring with stones that spell out my real nickname[a gift from dh on my 50th birthday]
other stuff-my Kindle and all my photographs

kitchen - nothing at all-would cheerfully let it all go up in flames. I quite like my new fridge-freezer, but it's not at all precious

Bedroom - my memory foam mattress and the original rustybear

Bathroom - a small blue & white glass dolphin DD gave me

Shed -don't have one, lots of stuff in the garage but none of it precious, or it wouldn't be out there

Kids - photos

jewellery - my mum's engagement ring, which she left me, but it's still with my dad in his house, as I didn't want to take it away

Most of my precious stuff is in the sitting room (which oddly you didn't ask about) - especially the patchwork picture of a cockerel which my mum made before she died, and of course my iPad

Oooooo, forgot jewellery - a purple rabbit cake topper that my son gave me as a ring. Wore it until it broke but have still kept it!

:)