Spread your wings and fly away

This is worth reading, I found it quite amusing!

Driving eldest to summer school this morning when he suddenly asks

"Mum, what are we doing on the 9th?"

Now that is a really stupid question as anyone who knows me really well will tell you that I never know what I am doing from one minute to the next let alone what I am doing that far ahead unless it is written down in a diary which I do not have to hand.

"Don't know son," I reply "When is the 9th?"

"Next Wednesday."

"Errr nothing as far as I am aware, why?"

"One of the girls' at Summer school is having a birthday party and she has invited a load of us to go. Thought as tomorrow was my last day it would be good to stay in touch"

Hmm I think, sounds reasonable

"That's ok" says I " you know the drill"

"Yeah, name address, telephone number times"

"that's the one son, do you want me to pick you up a gift voucher"

"please and some money so I can get a card perhaps?"

Later this evening......

"Did you get me the details?" I ask

"Er no"

"Well that really isn't good is it"

"Well mum it is like this, she said it isn't at her house we are meeting at the cinema, going to watch a film and perhaps have a pizza"

"Oh"

"Is that ok?"

"What time?"

"Don't know yet" by which time I feel like strangling him.

"Well I need to know so that I can drop you off and pick you up"

"Er I will phone when I want you to pick me up."

"I don't like you walking round town by yourself"

He tuts, "I will be with friends mum and we won't be late"

I mutter I know you won't.

Hubby is no help, he points out eldest will be 15 in three months time. He is a sensible lad, all of which I know, and as much as I have always wanted him to go out more with his friends, this is really the first time he has been further than the local shops. I know it is silly and being a bit paranoid and overprotective, and I know he is sensible, I know he is nearly 15, but he is still my little boy, I sometimes cannot believe that he will be 15 soon. As hubby pointed out if we had got our act together when we first met instead of wasting 4 years, he could be nearly 19, a frightening thought!!

So I will let him go, I will wait until he phones to pick him up as long as it is before a certain time - he is not being in town after 6 I don't care! and no doubt I will not be allowed to acknowledge him as I pick him up in case I embarrass him in front of his new friends! No doubt I will also have to fund this excursion as he doesn't get pocket money as I make sure he has credit on his phone.

It is good that he wants to go out, but I am a mother I am allowed to worry!

and thinking what the hell is up with this site today?

Tried logging on earlier and it kept coming up as page cannot be displayed. Then managed to get that far and reply to a post of old-nigs blog - again page cannot be displayed. Tried getting onto the page again, no page still cannot be displayed. Tried to get on my own page, just a blank space with the word done on the bottom of my screen!

Managed to get onto Old-nig site to find my reply got posted 3 times instead of once

Not only that but everything on this site seems to be on a go slow at the moment as well. Browsing through and it is taking ages to load a page. Now it could be my computer, but been on other sites and they have loaded without any problems at all, including the one that always gives me grief! So can only assume it is this one!

Hey ho.

Going to go now and calm down with a nice cup of tea!

How to Tell the Sex of a Fly

A woman walked into the kitchen to find her
husband stalking around with a fly swatter.
"What are you doing?"
She asked.
"Hunting Flies"
He responded.
"Oh. ! Killing any?"
She asked.
"Yep, 3 males, 2 Females," he replied.

Intrigued, she asked.
"How can you tell them apart?"

He responded,
"3 were on a beer can,
2 were on the phone.

Thought I would do a Good morning post for a change, though at the moment you cannot describe the weather as being anywhere near good as it is pouring with rain! The garden patio is under water, and hubby has just gone to work in a pair of shorts in the hope of seeing some sunshine!

Anyway for all of you out there that have to work today and those that don't, thought I would post a little joke to cheer you up on this dull Thursday.

Jesus and Moses

Down in the Deep South, a burglar broke into a house one night. He shined his flashlight around, looking for valuables, and when he picked
up a CD player to place in his sack, a strange voice echoed from the
dark saying,

"Jesus is watching you."

He nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flashlight off, and froze. When he heard nothing more after a bit, he shook his head,
promised himself a vacation after the next big score, then clicked the light on and began searching for more valuables. Just as he pulled the stereo out so he could disconnect the wires, clear as a bell he heard,

"Jesus is watching you."

Freaked out, he shined his light around frantically, looking for the source of the voice. Finally, in the corner of the room, his flashlight
beam came to rest on a parrot.

Did you say that?" he hissed at the parrot.
"Yep," the parrot confessed, then squawked, "I'm just trying to warn you!"

The burglar relaxed.
"Warn me, huh? Who in the world are you?"

"Moses ," replied the bird.
"Moses?" the burglar laughed."What kind of people would name a bird Moses?"

"The kind of people who would name a Rottweiler "Jesus"

Have a good day everyone