Spread your wings and fly away

I haven't disappeared, I have tried to catch up with what has been happening with you all and sorry if I haven't managed to post or reply to comments.

Had a hectic day shopping and bought 5 tops in the end, no dresses as there wasn't much around!

Hubby true to his work did spend his hard earned cash on me so he is free for footie tomorrow.

Back is killing me now so am going to lay down and do some exercises to ease it a little and maybe, just maybe some bedroom games

Right going off now.

Hugs xx

Kizlode sent me this earlier and as it is quite poignant thought I would post it here. If you can pass it on.

I Got Flowers Today

We had our first argument last night, and he said a lot of cruel things that really hurt me. I know he is sorry and didn't mean the things he said, because he sent me flowers today. I got flowers today.
It wasn't our anniversary or any other special day.

Last night he threw me into a wall and started to choke me. It seemed like a nightmare, I couldn't believe it was real.
I woke up this morning sore and bruised all over. I know he must be sorry cause he sent me flowers today.

I got flowers today, and it wasn't mother's day or any other special day.

Last night, he beat me up again, it was much worse than all the other times. If I leave him, what will I do? How will I take care of my kids? What about money?
I'm afraid of him and scared to leave. But I know he must be sorry because he sent me flowers today.

I got flowers today. Today was a very special day. It was the day of my funeral!
Last night, he finally killed me. He beat me to death. If only I had gathered enough courage to leave him, I would not have gotten flowers today.......

If you are against domestic abuse, please pass this along to everyone,
NOT just women.

It is taking ages to load pages or I get a message telling me servers are busy.

So I am giving up for tonight, I really cannot be bothered with this lol!

Have a good evening folks

Last day of term has arrived at last!

Of course I will still have to get up early to get my two to school still but I have finished yipeeeee!

It has felt like a very long term, yet it wasn't that long really. We are all tired and exhausted and today was very long.

Mass in church and having to deal with a couple of children who didn't behave at all well

But now I can relax, I can get a grip on the dieting lark and start to focus again. I have been out of control lately. The house is a tip and there is so much that needs to be done.

I have most of youngest child's new school uniform now, just need to get his pe kit, a new pair of shoes and a new bag - amazing what he manages to talk me into getting.

Imagine an eight year old with hands on hips "but mum you really don't want me to start a new school with a bag that is falling apart and scruffy shoes, you don't want me to let you down now do you?"

Right have to go and get a few bills paid. Got paid yesterday and realised what I still have to pay - pity it will not last for long lol!

Children did a maths assessment at school last week when I was off.

Supply teacher marked them..............................................................................................................incorrectly!!!!

Consequently I spent today remarking so that I could put them on the assessment grid to work out who needs to move up/down groups.

And for that she gets paid a huge amount a day!!!!

Ok posted this yesterday and it seems to have foxed a lot of you because I didn't have many takers lol

so decided to tell you which ones are true or false

1. My father went to see a Frank Sinatra concert on the day that I got married - True Ok he did turn up for the ceremony then went to the concert as everyone else left the church to go to the reception.

2. I am a member of the Cross Stitch Guild.False I am not a member though I have thought about joining - maybe one day

3. I stood next to Sean Connery and Michael Caine at a bar in a pub - True I had no idea at the time I admit. I was more concerned about ordering my drinks and thinking that the bloke next to me had a lovely scottish accent. When I joined my friend and sat down she was open mouthed and shouted "Do you know who you were standing next to?" and yes it was Sean Connery who was deep in conversation with Michael Caine!

4. I have two God children - False I have no God Children.

5. I appeared in Women's own magazine when I was younger - True I was about 5 at the time and my mother was being interviewed about the Tenants association she co ran. There are photos of us shopping int he local supermarket!

6. I have every record ever released by Metallica - False unfortunately not though no doubt that will be corrected by my son who is a Metallica fan.

7. I once won £100 on the lottery - False I wish.

8. I have played and sung at the Royal Albert Hall with Roy Castle - True Concert when I was younger and Roy Castle was the comprere (sp). I was in an orchestra as well as the choir and he played/sang with us.

9. I got married in black - False I wanted to I really did but mum wouldn't let me

10. I nearly died after I was given the wrong type blood during a blood transfusion - True I was severly anemic after the birth of my first child and needed a transfusion except that they gave me the wrong blood. My MIL alerted the nurses after watching me get redder and redder and coming out in hives and as I struggled for breath they came running and stopped the transfusion. They had the blood tested and discovered that it had the wrong label on it!

It feels like it has been a hectic day yet I haven't done an awful lot! Couldn't get onto blogland this morning and I so wanted to wish CJ good luck with the interview today, hope all went well, you were in my thoughts hun.

The day was foggy to begin with, but did put out some washing and I am happy to say the sun shone this afternoon and it is lovely outside nw. So much so that I managed to walk home carrying my coat instead of wearing it - yes I walked to and from work again today

Hubby has discovered a fish in our pond outside today which has caused some excitement. Our fish got poisoned a couple of years ago and so the pond has laid dormant for a while with the odd frog/toad visiting at springtime. So he was quite excited until he saw that a toad was trying to have sex with the stupid thing - yes it looked like he was strangling it at first but then the fish was where no fish should be in a toads anatomy and hubby had to go in a rescue. Personally leave wildlife alone but he is quite adamant that that is not natural and it needed to be done

Not having seen it myself I cannot say if the toad was having sex or strangling the fish, perhaps the toad was just a tad confused! Hubby is now sorting out the pond or rather attempting to clear it of leaves with the boys in the front garden.

Right have to go and see if the potatoes are ready to mash so that we can have dinner before they all head off for their Wing Chun lesson

Hubby came home from work and announced that the match on Saturday has now been moved to Sunday instead.

"So you have me here all day Saturday" he says with a glint in his eye.

"correction" says I, "All day Saturday AND Sunday"

"I thought we could negotiate that one" he replies "How about I take you clothes shopping on Saturday and you let me go footie on Sunday?"

So thought about it, told him to change the bed as well tonight and yes he can go to footie on Sunday if he spends his hard earned cash on me Saturday.

Life is good

Here are 10 things about me - 5 true, 5 false

*someone play, go on, you know you want to*

1. My father went to see a Frank Sinatra concert on the day that I got married
2. I am a member of the Cross Stitch Guild.
3. I stood next to Sean Connery and Michael Caine at a bar in a pub
4. I have two God children
5. I appeared in Women's own magazine when I was younger
6. I have every record ever released by Metallica
7. I once won £100 on the lottery
8. I have played and sung at the Royal Albert Hall with Roy Castle
9. I got married in black
10. I nearly died after I was given the wrong type blood during a blood transfusion

I was tagged by Menomama so here it is:

I can't be arsed to sort out my bedroom

I tag

aj
smichen
antlady
funky and
Idontknowwhy

The walk was lovely though cold this morning.

Downside of walking to work is that afterwards you have to walk home again via childs school to pick him up and I had layered up this morning but the sun is shining now and it is warm outside

Eldest has just made me a much earned cup of tea and I have just eaten a lovely granny smith to keep me on the go!

Came home to a note from the local Labour Action Team to say that they had called and were sorry that they had missed me. Well so am I in a way because 19 years of living in this town and this is the first time anyone has ever called upon me from any party and I really have a few things that I would like to say - unfortunately none of them are what you want to hear really but as it will not make any difference at all then they will remain unsaid for now. Must be council elections coming up soon, none of the parties here are worth anything or will do anything to make this town any better.

Right better go and see if I can find anything appetising to feed my children!

Following on from my discussion about being beautiful yesterday,

a friend sent me this by email which is lovely and thought I would share it. Enjoy!

There were four country churches in a small TEXAS town:

The Presbyterian Church , the Baptist Church, the Methodist Church and the Catholic Church . Each church was overrun with pesky squirrels .

One day, the Presbyterian Church called a meeting to decide what to do about the squirrels. After much prayer and consideration they Determined that the squirrels were predestined to be there and they shouldn't interfere with God's divine will.

In the BAPTIST CHURCH the squirrels had taken up habitation in the baptistery. The deacons met and decided to put a cover on the ba ptistery and drown the squirrels in it. The squirrels escaped somehow and there were twice as many there the next week.

The Methodist Church got together and decided that they were not in a position to harm any of God's creation. So, they humanely trapped the Squirrels and set them free a few miles outside of town. Three days later, the squirrels were back.

But -- The Catholic CHURCH came up with the best and most effective solution. They baptized the squirrels and registered them as members of the church. Now they only see them on Christmas and Easter

It is thick fog here for a change. Forecasters tell me on the radio that it will be sunny this afternoon, but foggy all morning!

I am planning on walking to work today, just dropped little one off at his school and had breakfast, done my Core workout and now am getting ready to leave the house for work. Well I will at 10 anyway, if I walk it will take about 40 mins to get there, better make sure the MP3 player is charged up and ready to go!

Still feeling sick, well have that sicky feeling you get in the stomach and have a loss of appetite. According to sneak preview of the scales I haven't lost anything yet. I have however, lost about a pint of blood as I managed to get to the hospital by 8 this morning and was one of the first in the queue to have my fasting blood test done. Apparently the doctor will check for Aneamia, thyroid and other things as well, there was quite a list apparently lol!

Only 4 days to go till I am on holiday yeah!!! counting down the hours now as most of this week is taken up with penitential masses and church in school - fun fun fun lol!

Right better get my butt into gear and go and get ready for work. Leaving you with this word file that has some beautiful pictures on it - couldn't convert them to jpeg files, no idea why!

Couldn't get it to paste but apparantly I am 0% sociopath which makes me
empathetic, loyal, and introspective.
In other words, there's no way you're a sociopath... but you can spot one pretty easily!

so why did I not spot that fact that one of my boyfriends was one then

A forty something, having split from his latest girlfriend, decided to take a vacation. He booked himself on a Caribbean cruise and proceeded to have the time of his life, that is, until the ship sank. He found himself on an island with no other people, no supplies, nothing, only bananas and coconuts.

After about four months, he is lying on the beach one day when the most gorgeous woman he has ever seen rows up to the shore. In disbelief, he asks, "Where did you come from? How did you get here?"

She replies, "I rowed from the other side of the island. I landed here when my cruise ship sank."

"Amazing," he said. "You were really lucky to have a row boat wash up with you."

"Oh, this thing?" explains the woman. "I made the boat out of raw material I found on the island. The oars were whittled from gum tree branches, I wove the bottom from palm branches and the sides and stern came from a Eucalyptus tree."

"But, where did you get the tools?"

"Oh, that was no problem," replied the woman. "On the south side of the island, a very unusual stratum of alluvial rock is exposed. I found if I fired it to a certain temperature in my kiln, it melted into ductile iron. I used that for tools and used the tools to make the hardware."

The guy is stunned.

"Let's row over to my place," she says.

After a few minutes of rowing, she docks the boat at a small wharf. As the man looks to shore, he nearly falls off the boat. Before him is a stone walk leading to an exquisite bungalow painted in blue and white.

While the woman ties up the rowboat with an expertly woven hemp rope, the man can only stare ahead, dumb struck. As they walk into the house, she says casually, "It's not much but I call it home. Sit down, please. Would you like a drink?"

"No! No thank you," he blurts out, still dazed. "I can't take another drop of coconut juice."

"It's not coconut juice," winks the woman. "I have a still. How would you like a Pina Colada?"

Trying to hide his continued amazement, the man accepts and they sit down on her couch to talk. After they have exchanged their stories, the woman announces, "I'm going to slip into something more comfortable. Would you like to take a shower and shave? There is a razor in the bathroom cabinet."

No longer questioning anything, the man goes into the bathroom. There, in the cabinet, a razor made from a piece of tortoise bone. Two shells honed to a hollow ground edge are fastened on to its end inside a swivel mechanism.

"This woman is amazing," he muses. "What next?"

When he returns, she greets him wearing nothing but vines, strategically positioned, and smelling faintly of gardenias. She beckons for him to sit down next to her.

"Tell me," she begins suggestively, slithering closer to him, "We've been out here for many months. You've been lonely. There's something I'm sure you really feel like doing right now, something you've been longing for?"

She stares into his eyes. He can't believe what he's hearing.

"You mean...", and he swallows excitedly and tears start to form in his eyes.........

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"Don't tell me you've got Sky Sports"

We all have days when we don't feel pretty enough, our hair doesn't look right, our bum looks too big in that dress, my nose is too big and I have got to that time of life when the moles start to appear in the same places my mum and nan have them - Great!

It is difficult to remember sometimes that inner beauty is what counts not what comes in the wrapping of our skin, what we see on the outside, and I think that the picture from here says it all really.

OMG

Yesterday just went by.

I feel like I have lost 24 hours not 1 today!

I went out on Friday Night. A Friend hits 40 in a few weeks and decided to have a meal and dance at the local Chinese. Now as I have been ill, it wasn't until last minute that I decided to go as Nigel had been invited as well and has been looking forward to it for weeks.

This, I stress, is unusual for my husband as he can be quite shy when meeting people for the first time and although he had met this particular group of friends before he hadn't met their partners, and usually his sense of humour can irritate some people.

So off we headed, got to the restaurant in time, ordered and sat down for what turned out to be a fantastic night, with everyone getting along and having a good laugh.

There was even a quiz the DJ put on as well where you had to guess the name of the song, the person or group who sang it and the name of the film it was featured in - you can imagine lots of "yeah you know the bloke who sang this one long hair - and It was by Europe, no survivor, no Europe! For some reason when the DJ handed the quiz sheets out he seemed to think I was the most sensible one of the group and handed me the pen and paper

Anyway Got home in the early hours of the morning and I felt like death, I was so ill.. An yesterday it got worse! I couldn't stand without the room spinning and feeling sick all day, even sitting up hurt. Thing is I didn't have that much to drink compared to what I normally drink when I go out on the town and don't need to drive. I know I annoyed the waitress at one point because I asked her for the umpteenth time to refill the water jug and she had not long done so, mainly because I was drinking so much of it - even Nigel commented on that fact. I didn't eat a lot, but then again I haven't eaten a lot over the last few days either, so obviously it is not a good idea to drink wine when you haven't had a lot to drink - well gone are the days when I used to be able to do that with no effect on my head anyway!

Obviously as I get older the harder it is to keep up

Happy to say today I am back to normal, still feel sick but as I haven't been then that bodes well. I am currently stocking up on Vitamin C and Iron in the hope that will help a little.

It was a great night though, the type when you get a flashback that makes you smile and chuckle to yourself. And by the texts I got from friends the next day, they have been suffering as well so at least I am not the only one lol!!!

Have you ever felt like the odd one out?

Went to the interviews today, sat with the teaching staff, met the one candidate that turned up, other two sent their apologies and had a sandwich or two which I didn't feel like.

Originally I was to be there to show candidates round school and to observe.

This didn't happen. In fact with only one candidate and an internal one at that, there wasn't much point in showing around.

Other Governors that turned up were men. The chair of Governors is a woman, who quite farankly is a yes person and tends to suck up to the men on the governing body.

So no prizes for guessing who was told that she wasn't wanted for the rest of the day?

So what was the point on sending me on a recruitment course and making me recruitment governor if you have no intention of using me?

Makes no difference to me, I am bemused by the whole thing and in fact it makes it a lot easier for me to resign.

Just wondering how to word it, want to hand it in at tonights meeting and ruffle a few feathers lol

Ok been tagged by Marvo I noticed as I was looking through the posts I missed yesterday

Why? Seemed like a good idea at the time

Who? Hubby while we were courting

When? May 1988

Where? At home

What? Roast Dinner

First time I cooked a meal for my husband

Not tagging as most of my friends have already been tagged

First of all I want to say thank you to you allf or sending me get well wishes and for those of you who told me off for ironing when I should be resting. You were right I feel worse today than I did yesterday, but it is funny how all of you told me off for not resting, yet hubby never mentioned a thing, in fact he let me carry on, didn't even ask how I was feeling!

Men!!

However no time to be ill today, Deputy head interviews are going ahead and as a governor on the interviewing panel I need to be there, so stocking up on Ibuprofen and diclofenac for my back, which due to lack of exercise is killing me today, and water and echinacea I will boldly head off and hope that I get through the day without feeling sick or wanting the loo.

We have to have dinner with the prospective (sorry spelling is crap this morning) candidates as well, hoping not too much rich food will not be able to eat it. I also have a meal out tonight with a few friends at a chinese restaurant in town. Friend is 40 in a few weeks but because she is off to Ireland she is having an early birthday party. The restaurant is having a theme night as well - think it may be Elvis tonight or Abba can't remember which, but it sounds like fun and I shall be determined to go even if I don't eat and only drink lemonade!

Right have to go and shower and get ready for today.

Have a good one

Ironing

In between watching total crap on the telly.

I am bored.

And yes it took me all day to do the ironing because

a) there were 3 huge baskets full of clothes which no one bothered to fold when they took it out of the dryer

b) I kept stopping and watching films on the telly - thank God for TCM!

c) I stopped to eat from time to time

d) I got bored!

So a day well spent, pity I have such a lot of washing to do but that can wait till the weekend

Your mission in life is to make others feel comfortable in their surroundings. It's a shame these good intentions mask your toxic core. You are pure poison, shrouded in pleasantries.

Quiz by TheQuizzery.com

Well I got to see the minor illness nurse. Fortunately she is someone I know quite well so took me seriously when I said I didn't know what was wrong just feel ill.

After checking me out a bit and doing a variety of tests and asking 1001 questions, general diagnosis is:

inner ear infection (knew about that one)
stomach virus (hey knew that one as well)

She has given me some tablets for the ear which is what she thinks may be causing me to feel so rough in general though she has booked me in for a fasting blood test just in case - suspects that due to a bad period I may be slightly anemic as well.

So that is the diagnosis, have told work, they don't seem to be impressed

No sun this morning, instead we have a fine sprinkling of snow, which is covering the cars and the garden furniture but not settling on the roads or pavements. Snow is very fine and not at all heavy and it is cold, so very cold. I have switched the heating over to stay on, I don't do cold

And I feel no better this morning. I slept well, wnet to bed, just after my last post yesterday and slept through till 5 this morning when I woke to pain in my ear again. My throat is still sore and I feel rough. I really wish I could say 'I have flu', 'I have a cold' or even 'I have that stomach virus' for yes food is going right through me, but to be honest with you I don't seem to have any of these things just symptons of them all really. Perhaps I am run down. I am going to try and see if I can get to see the doctor today or at least the minor illness nurse. Getting past that bloody receptionist is bad enough but I will harangue and argue till I get what I want

I feel guilty though about the situation at work. It isn't often I take time off, but see no alternative. Not helped by hubby looking forward to going out tomorrow evening, to a do that we are both required to attend for one of my friends birthdays, he has been looking forward to it a lot and yet I know that he will not go alone.

Right better get off, have a good day.

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/piratesofthecaribbeanatworldsend.html

Looks really good can't wait

Tower : "Delta 351, you have traffic at 10 o'clock, 6 miles!"
Delta 351: "Give us another hint! We have digital watches!"

********** ************
Tower: "TWA 2341, for noise abatement turn right 45 Degrees."
TWA 2341: "Centre, we are at 35,000 feet. How much noise can we make up here?"
Tower: "Sir, have you ever heard the noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727?"

********** **********
From an unknown aircraft waiting in a very long takeoff queue: "I'm f...ing bored!"
Ground Traffic Control: "Last aircraft transmitting, identify yourself immediately!"
Unknown aircraft: "I said I was f...ing bored, not f...ing stupid!"

********** ************
O'Hare Approach Control to a 747: "United 329 heavy, your traffic is a Fokker, one o'clock, three miles, Eastbound."
United 329: "Approach, I've always wanted to say this..I've got the little Fokker in sight."

********** **********

A student became lost during a solo cross-country flight. While attempting to locate the aircraft on radar, ATC asked, "What was your last known position?"
Student: "When I was number one for takeoff."

********** *************

A DC-10 had come in a little hot and thus had an exceedingly long roll out after touching down.
San Jose Tower noted: "American 751, make a hard right turn at the end of the runway, if you are able. If you are not able, take the Guadeloupe exit off Highway 101, make a right at the lights and return to the airport."

********** ** ********

A Pan Am 727 flight, waiting for start clearance in Munich, overheard the following:
Lufthansa (in German): “Ground, what is our start clearance time?"
Ground (in English): "If you want an answer you must speak in English."
Lufthansa (in English): "I am a German, flying a German airplane, in Germany. Why must I speak English?"
Unknown voice from another plane (in a beautiful British accent): "Because you lost the bloody war!"

********** **********

Tower: "Eastern 702, cleared for takeoff, contact Departure on frequency 124.7"
Eastern 702: "Tower, Eastern 702 switching to Departure. By the way, after we lifted off we saw some kind of dead animal on the far end of the runway."
Tower: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoff behind Eastern 702, contact Departure on frequency 124.7. Did you copy that report from Eastern 702?"
BR Continental 635: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoff, roger; and yes, we copied Eastern... we've already notified our caterers."

********** ********** *

One day the pilot of a Cherokee 180 was told by the tower to hold short of the active runway while a DC-8 landed. The DC-8 landed, rolled out, turned around, and taxied back past the Cherokee. Some quick-witted comedian in the DC-8 crew got on the radio and said, "What a cute little plane. Did you make it all by yourself?"
The Cherokee pilot, not about to let the insult go by, came back with a real zinger: "I made it out of DC-8 parts. Another landing like yours and I'll have enough parts for another one."

********** **********

The German air controllers at Frankfurt Airport are renowned as a short-tempered lot. They not only expect one to know one's gate parking location, but how to get there without any assistance from them. So it was with some amusement that we (a Pan Am 747) listened to the following exchange between Frankfurt ground control and British Airways 747, call sign Speedbird 206.
Speedbird 206: "Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear of active runway."
Ground: "Speedbird 206. Taxi to gate Alpha One-Seven."
The BA 747 pulled on to the main taxiway and slowed to a stop.

Ground: "Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?"
Speedbird 206: "Stand by, Ground, I'm looking up our gate location now."
Ground round (with quite arrogant impatience): "Speedbird 206, have you not been to Frankfurt before?"
Speedbird 206 (coolly): "Yes, twice in 1944, but it was dark, -- And I didn't land."

********** ***********

While taxiing at London's Gatwick Airport, the crew of a US Air flight departing for Ft. Lauderdale made a wrong turn and came nose to nose with a United 727. An irate female ground controller lashed out at the US Air crew, screaming: "US Air 2771, where the hell are you going? I told you to turn right onto Charlie taxiway! You turned right on Delta! Stop right there. I know it's difficult for you to tell the difference between C and D, but get it right!"

Continuing her rage to the embarrassed crew, she was now shouting hysterically: "God! Now you've screwed everything up! It'll take forever to sort this out! You stay right there and don't move till I tell you to! You can expect progressive taxi instructions in about half an hour, and I want you to go exactly where I tell you, when I tell you, and how I tell you! You got that, US Air 2771?"

"Yes, ma'am," the humbled crew responded.

Naturally, the ground control communications frequency fell terribly silent after the verbal bashing of US Air 2771. Nobody wanted to chance engaging the irate ground controller in her current state of mind. Tension in every cockpit out around Gatwick was definitely running high. Just then an unknown pilot broke the silence and keyed his microphone, asking: "Wasn't I married to you once?"

Tower : "Delta 351, you have traffic at 10 o'clock, 6 miles!"
Delta 351: "Give us another hint! We have digital watches!"

********** ************
Tower: "TWA 2341, for noise abatement turn right 45 Degrees."
TWA 2341: "Centre, we are at 35,000 feet. How much noise can we make up here?"
Tower: "Sir, have you ever heard the noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727?"

********** **********
From an unknown aircraft waiting in a very long takeoff queue: "I'm f...ing bored!"
Ground Traffic Control: "Last aircraft transmitting, identify yourself immediately!"
Unknown aircraft: "I said I was f...ing bored, not f...ing stupid!"

********** ************
O'Hare Approach Control to a 747: "United 329 heavy, your traffic is a Fokker, one o'clock, three miles, Eastbound."
United 329: "Approach, I've always wanted to say this..I've got the little Fokker in sight."

********** **********

A student became lost during a solo cross-country flight. While attempting to locate the aircraft on radar, ATC asked, "What was your last known position?"
Student: "When I was number one for takeoff."

********** *************

A DC-10 had come in a little hot and thus had an exceedingly long roll out after touching down.
San Jose Tower noted: "American 751, make a hard right turn at the end of the runway, if you are able. If you are not able, take the Guadeloupe exit off Highway 101, make a right at the lights and return to the airport."

********** ** ********

A Pan Am 727 flight, waiting for start clearance in Munich, overheard the following:
Lufthansa (in German): “Ground, what is our start clearance time?"
Ground (in English): "If you want an answer you must speak in English."
Lufthansa (in English): "I am a German, flying a German airplane, in Germany. Why must I speak English?"
Unknown voice from another plane (in a beautiful British accent): "Because you lost the bloody war!"

********** **********

Tower: "Eastern 702, cleared for takeoff, contact Departure on frequency 124.7"
Eastern 702: "Tower, Eastern 702 switching to Departure. By the way, after we lifted off we saw some kind of dead animal on the far end of the runway."
Tower: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoff behind Eastern 702, contact Departure on frequency 124.7. Did you copy that report from Eastern 702?"
BR Continental 635: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoff, roger; and yes, we copied Eastern... we've already notified our caterers."

********** ********** *

One day the pilot of a Cherokee 180 was told by the tower to hold short of the active runway while a DC-8 landed. The DC-8 landed, rolled out, turned around, and taxied back past the Cherokee. Some quick-witted comedian in the DC-8 crew got on the radio and said, "What a cute little plane. Did you make it all by yourself?"
The Cherokee pilot, not about to let the insult go by, came back with a real zinger: "I made it out of DC-8 parts. Another landing like yours and I'll have enough parts for another one."

********** **********

The German air controllers at Frankfurt Airport are renowned as a short-tempered lot. They not only expect one to know one's gate parking location, but how to get there without any assistance from them. So it was with some amusement that we (a Pan Am 747) listened to the following exchange between Frankfurt ground control and British Airways 747, call sign Speedbird 206.
Speedbird 206: "Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear of active runway."
Ground: "Speedbird 206. Taxi to gate Alpha One-Seven."
The BA 747 pulled on to the main taxiway and slowed to a stop.

Ground: "Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?"
Speedbird 206: "Stand by, Ground, I'm looking up our gate location now."
Ground round (with quite arrogant impatience): "Speedbird 206, have you not been to Frankfurt before?"
Speedbird 206 (coolly): "Yes, twice in 1944, but it was dark, -- And I didn't land."

********** ***********

While taxiing at London's Gatwick Airport, the crew of a US Air flight departing for Ft. Lauderdale made a wrong turn and came nose to nose with a United 727. An irate female ground controller lashed out at the US Air crew, screaming: "US Air 2771, where the hell are you going? I told you to turn right onto Charlie taxiway! You turned right on Delta! Stop right there. I know it's difficult for you to tell the difference between C and D, but get it right!"

Continuing her rage to the embarrassed crew, she was now shouting hysterically: "God! Now you've screwed everything up! It'll take forever to sort this out! You stay right there and don't move till I tell you to! You can expect progressive taxi instructions in about half an hour, and I want you to go exactly where I tell you, when I tell you, and how I tell you! You got that, US Air 2771?"

"Yes, ma'am," the humbled crew responded.

Naturally, the ground control communications frequency fell terribly silent after the verbal bashing of US Air 2771. Nobody wanted to chance engaging the irate ground controller in her current state of mind. Tension in every cockpit out around Gatwick was definitely running high. Just then an unknown pilot broke the silence and keyed his microphone, asking: "Wasn't I married to you once?"

Spring Equinox celebrates the renewed life of the Earth that comes with the Spring. It is a solar festival, celebrated when the length of the day and the night are equal (this happens twice a year, at Spring and Autumn Equinox).

This turn in the seasons has been celebrated by cultures throughout history who held festivals for their gods and goddesses at this time of year. Aphrodite from Cyprus, Hathor from Egypt and Ostara of Scandinavia. The Celts continued the tradition with festivities at this time of year.

Today, Pagans continue to celebrate the coming of Spring. They attribute the changes that are going on in the world to an increase in the powers of their God and Goddess (the personifications of the great force that is at work in the world). At the time of Spring Equinox the God and the Goddess are ofter portrayed as The Green Man and Mother Earth. The Green Man is said to be born of Mother Earth in the depths of winter and to live through the rest of the year until he dies at Samhain.

To celebrate Spring Equinox some Pagans carry out particular rituals. For instance a woman and a man are chosen to act out the roles of Spring God and Goddess, playing out courtship and symbolically planting seeds. Egg races, egg hunts, egg eating and egg painting are also traditional activities at this time of year.

Spring has officially arrived. The sun is shining out there but it is very very cold. There is ice on the car outside and on the ground. but the Daffodils are appearing in the garden and the birds are busy getting the materials ready for their nests so warmer weather is not far away.

Was up early and had a shower. Not helped by a phonecall at 6.45 this morning telling me that I should be in school at normal time. Ok I feel a little better, I have some hearing back, but still have that sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. Managed to get 12 hours sleep as well, so might just manage to get into work! If all else fails I will throw up in class then perhaps they will believe I shouldn't be there. I know we are short staffed at the moment but do I really need all this hassle!

Right better get off and put the chicken in the slow cooker so at least we will have some food for tonight, think hubby and kids will start complaining if they have to have another takeaway!

Have a good day

EDIT: I felt sure I put a title on this post originally lol!

A foster mother who punished three young children in her care by ramming sticks down their throats has been convicted of abuse spanning 20 years.

Eunice Spry, 62, from Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, was convicted of 26 charges and cleared of 12 charges.

The prosecution said Spry's treatment was "horrifying" and "sadistic."

Detective Constable Victoria Martell said: "When the defendant was arrested, she was completely calm...her lack of emotion was very chilling."

The offences took place in two of Spry's homes in Gloucestershire between 1986 and 2005.

She was found guilty at Bristol Crown Court of a range of charges from unlawful wounding, cruelty to a person under 16, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, perverting the course of justice and witness intimidation.

The jury heard that the children were forced to drink bleach and eat their own vomit.

Constant punishment

One of the foster children told a news conference: "She'd always punish me for the slightest thing. These punishments would be anything from being forced to stay awake all night and constantly being beaten with sticks and poles all over my body.

"It was agonising but we had to get used to it. I was deprived of mixing with other children my age. My foster mother never showed me any love or encouragement, only negativity or abuse.

"She locked me up in the bedroom once with my sister for about a month. I can't even remember what I had supposedly done wrong."

In a statement Jo Grills, chair of Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Board (GSC, said: "Eunice Spry is someone who other parents trusted with their children. She deliberately set out to deceive those parents and all of the agencies involved over a 20-year period.

Shared information

"Although these children were seen by many different professionals, few were a consistent presence. Information was not shared so that it was impossible for anyone to have a clear picture.

"As a result of the Victoria Climbie enquiry, one of the significant safeguards now in place is the requirement for agencies to work far more closely together and for information to be shared."

Spry, who denied all the charges, told the court: "I sweated buckets for these children. I've worked non-stop. I love them. I still love them.

"Anyone who met these three children would say they've grown up to be fine respectable adults. That's what I aimed to do and that's what I think I did to them."

Judge Simon Darwall-Smith adjourned the case to allow pre-sentence reports to be prepared.

Spry was remanded in custody until the sentencing hearing at Bristol Crown Court at a date to be fixed.

It was reported on the radio that this woman was hailed as a model for all Foster carers! TBH it shames a system that obviously didn't check on her properly and brings shame on foster parents everywhere. This is just so sick.

thought I would join in

*My User name and why I choose it?* - It is my nickname as I couldn't say my real name when I was younger, I used to say I was called Faffajane and it stuck.

*My Real name* – Samantha Jane

*My Location* – Home

*Number of candles that appeared on my last birthday cake* - 40

*Date that I regularly blow them out* – 25th April

*My Place of Birth* – Central Middlesex Hospital, Park Royal, London

*My favourite food* – Italian

*My Favourite movies* – Loads - some of them are Armageddon, 5th Element, Dogma, Knights tale, Breakfast at Tiffanys to name a few.

*My Favourite holiday* – Somewhere relaxing, preferably by a beach, where you can go sightseeing and soak up the local history.

*My Favourite day of the week* – Friday

*My Favourite restaurant* – Chinese

*My Favourite flower* – Fuschia or Lily

*My Favourite drink* – Lemon and lime

*My Favourite colour* – Black

*My Favourite TV Shows* – ER, House.

*The shop I would choose to max out my credit cards?* - None really not that keen on shopping and would have to pay the cards off afterwards lol!.

*The 5 things I would take with me if I was going to be stranded on a desert island* – MP3 player and 4 good books

*If I could build a house anywhere it would be* – Anywhere near the sea

*My favourite article of clothing?* - No don't have one though at home I live in jeans

*My favourite song of all time?* - And nothing else matters by Metallica

*The last CD I bought?* - Kaiser Chiefs

*My favourite song playing on the radio right now?* Radio 5 is on, there is no music on there

*My favourite decade or era* - Not particular

*My favourite place to be?* - By the sea

*The Hollywood star that would play me in a movie about my life?* Kate Hudson

*My Favourite season* - Summer, warmth and sunshine

Woke to snow this morning. Nothing serious a few flurries that disappeared as quickly as they arrived.

It is cold and I felt cold all night. Ear has now lost hearing and feels twice it size inside, so now know I have an infection, still cracking when I talk or eat - not that I will be eating as I am feeling sick this morning to add to my symptons! I will be going into work though just to show willing and because we are doing a Celebrate me day with the group of children we counsel. I will struggle on I have to.

Throat still sore.

I woke up feeling tired again, yet I had a good night, didn't even wake up when Nigel got home and came to bed, and he usually wakes me because the dogs bark and demand to be let out and you can guarantee he will fall over something

The smell of lynx has just hit my nostrils and made my stomach churn!

A friend of mine had her car broken into at school yesterday. We cannot park in the car park as there are a limited amount of spaces which are usually taken by the time we get there, so we park on the road outside. Two Asian lads - yes they were seen by a parent - at about three o'clock, smashed my friend's car window and stole her old car radio! She is not impressed as you can imagine and she has the hassle of getting it all sorted out today as well. Total bastards to do that. The parent who saw them was coming to pick her child up to take to the dentist, she gave her name and phone number to friend so but couldn't hang around as she had to dash off.

Makes you a bit worried to leave the car parked at work now!

Ah well better get a move on and see if the kids have showered and got dressed yet!

Have a good day everyone

My ear is hurting like mad

My eyes are sore

My throat feels as though someone has scrapped it with sandpaper

The back of my neck aches

I am feeling very sleepy.

So I am going to bed with a good book and some paracetamol and a hot drink.

Have a fun evening blogland and good night

Have fun tonight doing this

I have earache.

It is in the ear I have problems with anyway.

I noticed tonight how it kept feeling as though something inside was cracking when I was chewing dinner, and it is painful.

Fluid and wax no doubt which means I will go completely deaf in that ear sometime over the next couple of days for at least 48 hours then I will wake up with wax on the pillow, my ear being really painful for 24 hours until it clears up again - oh then no doubt I will have the constant itching in the inner ear.

I go round in circles with it.

If I go to the doctor I know it will be painkillers, getting it syringed and ear drops - none of which work.

Might try and make an appointment though!

The start of another week - only two to go until the holidays yippeeee!

Outside it looks as though someone has been busy with a giant bag of Icing sugar, a fine sprinkling of snow lays on the ground, here and there, not enough to bring the country to a standstill and as I watched the sun rise this morning I just knew that what is there will disappear by the time I head out of the door to work.

The sky is a greyish colour tinged with red and yellow as the sun tries to breakthrough the clouds.

The news this morning was cheery (not). Lots of talk about the stabbings - 7 teenagers in six weeks, makes you wonder what the world is coming to, Freddie Flintock and his antics at the weekend, and the fact that GB may put up car tax on 'gas guzzlers' to save the environment - or rather line the pockets of the labour party.

I have to go shopping before work today and collect my friends birthday present. I am not sure what to get yet, but it needs to be bought today - she will be 50 tomorrow!

Radio 5 is asking people to text in what they are having for tea tonight. Apparently there have been studies that say that we as a nation, eat the same thing and don't really cook that much - may do a spag bol as there are only me and the kids here this evening for dinner, Nigel is going to football

They are also doing a blog day tomorrow as well. They are doing 'A moment in time' and encouraging people to write about their day or what they are doing at 12 o'clock tomorrow here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/fivelivebreakfast/2007/03/a_moment_in_time_1.html

Right enough waffling, better go and have some brekkie!

Have a good day everyone

Right need a little help and advice here.

everytime I start up my computer it tells me there is no disk in it.

Well duh, I know that, because I don't need a disk, so why are you telling me that now? I am on windows XP professional.

I keep hitting cance and eventually the message goes. It has only appeared in the last day or two.

Any ideas?

A bloke sitting at a bar at Heathrow Terminal 3 noticed a really beautiful
woman sitting next to him.

He thought to himself: "Wow, she's so gorgeous she must be an off duty
flight attendant. But which airline does she work for?"

Hoping to pick her up, he leaned towards her and uttered the Delta slogan:
"Love to fly and it shows?"

She gave him a blank, confused stare and he immediately thought to
himself:
"Damn, she doesn't work for Delta."

A moment later, another slogan popped into his head. He leaned towards her
again, "Something special in the air?"

She gave him the same confused look. He mentally kicked himself, and
scratched Singapore Airlines off the list.

Next he tried the Thai Airways slogan: "Smooth as Silk."

This time the woman turned on him "What the hell do you want?"

The man smiled, then slumped back in his chair, and said "Ahhhhh,
Ryanair!!!

To everyone everywhere.

The sun is shining, outside, though there is a bit of a wind blowing quite hard!

I am quickly writing this while hubby is out - what I should be doing is getting showered and dressed so that I am ready before he gets back! We have to go out today, put petrol in the car, go shopping, visit the fish place at Henlow so that Simon can stock his fish tank - he now has one as well in his room, go for a meal at the Crown and pick up my friends birthday present!

Should be fun!

Nigel in a great mood when he came home from football - well it isn't everyday you see a goal being scored by your own goalie! So he was on a high!

Cards of the kids for Mothers day, had to make my own breakfast though! got two keyrings, one with mother on, the other has Taurus on it - I have too many keyrings already so they buy me two more! Oh and a Razorlight cd as well that I have been asking for since Christmas lol!

Right better get myself ready before he gets home

Have a good day everyone!

You may have read recently about the person whose
kidneys were stolen while he passed out. Well, read
on. Something like this happened to me. My thighs were
stolen from me during the night a few years ago. It
was just that quick I went to sleep in my body and
woke up with someone else's thighs.

The new ones were the texture of lumpy porridge. Who
would have done such a cruel thing to legs that had
been mine for years? Whose thighs were these and what
had happened to mine? I spent the entire summer
looking for my thighs.

Finally, hurt and angry I resigned myself to living
out my life in jeans and those tights that pull
everything in.

Then, just when my guard was down the thieves struck
again. My bum was next! I knew it was the same gang,
because they took the pain to match my new rear end to
the thighs they had lumbered me with earlier. I
couldn't believe it my new bum was attached at least
three inches lower than my original. Now, my rear
complemented my thighs lump for lump. Frantically I
prayed that long skirts would stay in fashion.

Last year I realised my arms had been switched. One
morning I was brushing my hair when I watched
horrified but fascinated as the flesh of my upper arms
swung to and fro with the motion of the hairbrush.
This was getting really scary. My body was being
replaced one section at a time. How clever and
fiendish.

AGE? Age had nothing to with it. Age is supposed to
creep up, unnoticed, something like maturity. NO, I
was being attacked repeatedly and without warning. In
despair I have given up short sleeved t-shirts. Last
month my neck disappeared faster than the Christmas
turkey, which it now resembled. That's why I have
decided to tell my story. I can't take on the medical profession by myself.

WOMEN OF THE WORLD WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE

That really isn't plastic those surgeons are using.
You KNOW where they are getting those replacement
parts, don't you? The next time you suspect someone
has had a face 'lifted' look again. Was it 'lifted'
from you. I think I finally found my thighs and I hope
Cindy Crawford paid a really good price for them!!

THIS IS NOT A HOAX. THIS IS HAPPENING TO WOMEN IN YOUR
TOWN EVERY NIGHT. WARN YOUR FRIENDS!

P.S. Last night I thought someone had stolen my
breasts. I was lying in bed and they were gone! As I
jumped out of bed I was relieved to find that they had
just been hiding in my armpits as I slept. Now I am
keeping them safely hidden in my waistband. . ......

The comic relief on that is absolutely awful! Who the hell told these people they could sing?

And for you youngsters who seem to think that was good, here is the one by Aerosmith and Run DMC. Only just slightly better, but can you spot the similarities?

The last few days have been a turmoil of emotions. I have felt restless, I have been having bad dreams, or I sleep well and wake up exhausted. This combined with a headache that has made me feel sick and an upset stomach if I take anything for the headache hasn't made me the most pleasentess of people to be around.

Hence very little in the way of posting.

I now know why I was like this and female hormones have a lot to answer for. On top of it all I have lost a repeat prescription to get some more tablets to help me through this, though I think I may have enough tablets to see me through, not that they are helping much at all

Still I will bravely soilder on and try to get back to my usual self as soon as possible

Today town was packed. The kids came with us and went their own separate way to get cards for tomorrow. Nigel and I did the usual transferring of funds etc and deposited a cheque into the savings account - we now have enough money to pay for our holiday to Florida next year which I am getting excited about now So I am waiting for the 10% that will be on the Virgin website over the next few weeks and I will book up. However we are in the process of negotiating when to go. I was thinking about going mid August so that Simon will be back in time to get his GCSE results but he wants to go end of August like we did last time so we don't have much queueing to do as the American kids will be back at school. Apparently he isn't too bothered about going with his friends to collect his results and would much rather they delivered them so that they were here when we get back. I would prefer to go at Easter, but Simon will be studying his GCSE then and due to work commitments it wouldn't be that easy to go then. So I shall price up and see what happens.

As I said earlier Town was packed due to it being St Patrick's day. There were stalls everywhere about town, banners up, pubs advertising entertainment for tonight, a big parade going throughout town, displays etc etc. We needed to get in and out quickly really, hubby was getting a little tetchy and if one more person had said "Happy St Patricks day" to him I think he would have been just on the nasty side with his reply.

Don't get me wrong celebrate by all means, it is great the Irish do. But every year our local council make a big issue out of it, put on all these displays and everything. Every year there is a big celebration of Asian dance and music as well. They make a big deal out of Diwali as well.

But what do they do for ST. George's day?

Nothing
Zilch

And that really pisses hubby off big time.

And yet neither of us mind the Irish celebrating St Patricks day, they should, just as the Welsh should celebrate St David's day, the Scottish should celebrate St. Andrews day, just as the English should be celebrating St George's day. The fact that St. Patricks day is made a big deal here in our town yet St George's day isn't is the problem here, and each year we see more and more England flags go up in our area as more and more people take a stand.

One day perhaps it will change, but for now, town will be avoided, for today at least

Happy St Patrick's day to those of you who do celebrate

Have a good day

I know Funky will appreciate this one

Found this on another site - not sure how much of it is true but it is very funny!

George Farthing, an expatriate British man living in America, was recently diagnosed as clinically depressed, tanked up on anti- depressants and scheduled for controversial Shock Therapy when doctors realised he wasn't depressed at all - only British.

Mr Farthing, whose characteristic pessimism and gloomy perspective were interpreted as serious clinical depression, was led on a nightmare journey through the American psychiatric system. Doctors described Farthing as suffering with Pervasive Negative Anticipation - a belief that everything will turn out for the worst, whether it's trains arriving late, England's chances at winning any international sports event or even his own prospects to get ahead in life and achieve his dreams.

"The satisfaction Mr Farthing seemed to get from his pessimism seemed particularly pathological," reported the doctors.

"They put me on everything - Lithium, Prozac, St John's Wort," said Mr Farthing. "They even told me to sit in front of a big light for an hour a day or I'd become suicidal. I kept telling them this was all pointless and they said that it was exactly that sort of attitude that got me here in the first place."

Running out of ideas, his doctors finally resorted to a course of "weapons grade amphetamine", the only noticeable effect of which was six hours of speedy repetitions of the phrases "mustn't grumble" and "not too bad, really".

It was then that Mr Farthing was referred to a psychotherapist.

Dr Isaac Horney explored Mr Farthing's family history and couldn't believe his ears.

"His story of a childhood growing up in a grey little town where it rained every day, treeless streets of identical houses and passionately backing a football team who never won, seemed to be typical depressive ideation or false memory. Mr Farthing had six months of therapy but seemed to mainly want to talk about the weather - how miserable and cold it was in winter and later how difficult and hot it was in summer. I felt he wasn't responding to therapy at all and so I recommended drastic action - namely ECT or shock treatment".

"I was all strapped down on the table and they were about to put the rubber bit in my mouth when the psychiatric nurse picked up on my accent," said Mr Farthing. "I remember her saying 'Oh my God, I think we're making a terrible mistake'." Nurse Alice Sheen was a big fan of British comedy, giving her an understanding of the British psyche.

"Classic comedy characters like Tony Hancock, Albert Steptoe and Frank Spencer are all hopeless cases with no chance of ever doing well or escaping their circumstances," she explained to the baffled US medics. "That's funny in Britain and is not seen as pathological at all."

Identifying Mr Farthing as British changed his diagnosis from 'clinical depression' to 'rather quaint and charming' and he was immediately discharged from hospital, with a selection of brightly coloured leaflets and an "I love New York" T-shirt.

I love the sunshine, it makes you feel so warm inside, you want to do things that over the winter you cannot be bothered to do.

The sun shines on my garden this morning and I look at it as the first daffodils appear through the soil. It really needs a good tidy up but I do not have time at the moment to do it - so much indoors needs to be done and with work as well there is not enough hours in the day to do it. Any hope of doing it at the weekend, seems to have been dashed as the weather forecast predicts that the nice weather will turn nasty again, the weekend will be cold and next week will be worse.

Typical British weather, never the same for too long!

Spurs won yesterday apparently. I went to bed. Himself shouting at the screen was not one that was worth listening to. Anyway when he eventually came to bed all happy and pleased that his team has got through I just turned over and went back to sleep - he sulked but hey tough, I know where priorities lay and Spurs obviously comes before me so SUFFER!!!!

He is quite cheerful this morning and has gone off to work in a happy mood.

right bathroom is free so the kids must be up and about, better get ready for work!

Have a good day

So I have sat here listening to him issue instructions to the players, listened to him issue instructions to the Referee, Listened to him shout at the manager and the dirty bastard - whoever he may be- and now he tells me that not only is he going to football on Saturday instead of working, he is going Monday night as well!

But I am taking Friday off he says.

Great thinks I, planning lunch out perhaps even dragging him to the shops for a while.

No not going to happen because it isn't to spend time with me, but to do a private job in town.

I am supposed to be happy with this apparently.

A few weeks ago he promised to spend time helping Richard with his schoolwork.

has he done so? no.

Every weekend over the past few weeks he has worked. Every day of the week he has worked.

Any extra money?

No.

And I am supposed to be pleased he is buggering off to football?

Well at least I won't have to put up with the shouting!!

I am off to sulk in bed

He may have to sleep with the dogs

26 minutes into the game.

Yes Spurs are on the telly and 26 minutes in, Hubby is already shouting and swearing at the telly.

A distant memory surfaces in my mind as I read Molt's last post about him not wearing his hearing aid, therefore work has become peaceful.

Many years ago, a friend and I went for a drink at a local pub.

The pub was noisy. It was heaving with people and there was music playing with the video being shown on a huge TV screen in the corner that no-one could possibly not see.

Another friend joins us (lets call him C) and brings his colleague (D) from work, an attractive man who was a little boring, but making the most of things, friend and I decide that they can join us for the rest of the evening, we find a table and drink begins to flow nicely.

Now I have to explain here my friend wears a hearing aid, but when we are out she tends to leave it at home and lip read as she used to have a bit of trouble with the aid in noisy places. So as long as you had her attention and didn't speak too fast she was very good at following a conversation and because of this very few people realised that she had hearing problems.

So there we are, having a good time, chatting away. Friend jumps taps her foot occasionally to the beat of the music, occasionally breaking out into song (badly) but she is having fun. She doesn't take part in much of the conversation, her eyes are focused on the screen and D, who has taken a shine to her, is struggling with conversation as he is getting very little response from him. He decides to buy a round of drinks, takes our orders, and asks my friend what she would like.

No response.

He asks again.

No response.

Again he asks her.

Nothing.

He looks at me. Tap her on the shoulder I say.

He does so, she turns and he says "Are you deaf or summat"

"Yes" she replies "how did you guess?"

He was stunned and muttering apologies, while me and C fell about laughing.

Very cruel, but very funny at the time.

On the rare occasion that I see them we have a good laugh at that one. They are both very happily married with 3 children now

Homework given to our class last week in their learning log, was to describe a favourite memory.

One of the girls in the class worte about the time that she went to the Arsenal Stadium to watch them play as they are her favourite team. A well thought out piece of work with pictures and few words, complete with the stub of the ticket she had as well. All the children admired it and passed comments on whatshe had done.

When I went over to her table to hand out this weeks homework, I told her how much I liked it, adding (jokingly)that she had gone down in my estimation, supporting Arsenal particualrly as my hubby is a Spurs supporter.

"That's alright miss" she said "You've gone down in my estimation as well being married to a Spurs Supporter"

Kids. Don't you just love them lol!

Laying in bed this morning, having woken at some stupidly early hour, I heard the start of the dawn chorus. It was lovely listening to the birds start the day off, calling to each other, all the different sounds.

Of course it meant that sleep eluded me for the rest of the morning so decided I needed to get up. Not that I have done anything, neither did I see the sunrise which was my first intention because I got engrossed in application forms for the job that I am shortlisting for on Friday!

These Deputy Head applications are going on forever

Just sipping at my first cuppa of the day, which you still cannot beat and thingking about what to have for lunch at work. Not much in the house that I fancy to be honest. I don't really want a school dinner, stodge does not appeal lol!

This morning it is bright. The sun is shining in the sky, the washing is on (again) and I aim to hoover the living room before I dash out of the door on the way to work. Hoping it will be an easy day but think that it will not be!

Have a good day everyone!

Yes the basket is too small and the Greyhound is trying to sleep in it! Sometimes wonder where his brain is

Hugs to all my friends and all those who pass by.

A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that works.
- John Gaule

The best day: Friday
The easiest thing to do: Smile
The most useless asset: Staff manual
The greatest handicap: My stomach
The greatest mistake: Believing I couldn't be what I wanted to be
The biggest stumbling block: Choosing Godparents
The most disagreeable person: My sisters partner
The worst bankruptcy: No idea
The greatest need: to pay off the mortgage
The meanest feeling: Alone
The best gift:My children.
The greatest moment: July 7th 1990
The greatest knowledge: How to deal with childhood tantrums
The greatest thing in the world: My husband.

"Quick mum, come here" Whispered son loudly from the landing.

Climbing the stairs to see what he is gawping at, my gaze follows the pointed finger to watch the fox walk around the field looking for something to eat. He plays amongst the scrub near the fence for a while, then rolls over on his back kicking his legs in the air and gets up to chase his tail.

Suddenly he stops and stares.

He crouches down low, he has spotted something and watches it eagerly.

Son points into the distance where I notice a young deer cautiously entering the field from the woods. She looks around and proceeds forward sniffing the ground, not having spotted the fox, or at least if she has she is ignoring it.

She moves closer towards the fence and the fox crouches lower, watching closely.

"Will he hurt her?" son asks.

I shake my head hoping I am right that he will not pounce - do foxes attact deer?

We watch them closly following the deers progress forward, nose to the ground, when suddenly she spots the fox and freezes, staring at him, he at her.

The fox slowly moves forward, none of us realise we are holding our breath, all of us wanting to bang on the window and shout, disturbing the ambience of the moment, but we are frozen to the spot, glued to the scene before us.

The fox moves towards the deer, sniffs her and the deer bends her head and licks the fox, almost like someone greeting a long lost friend. They walk around the field together for a few minutes, both lost in a world of their own, heading back towards the woods, and we sigh in relief and ahhh over the kindness of nature.

Later on, spot a woodpecker in a tree, just sitting there watching the field as though it was expecting something to happen soon.

Spring is arriving and all is right with the world

LOVE IN A MENTAL HOSPITAL

Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have. Jim and Edna were both patients in a mental hospital. One day while they were walking past the hospital swimming pool, Jim suddenly jumped into the deep end. He sank to the bottom of the pool and stayed there. Edna promptly jumped in to save him. She swam to the bottom and pulled Jim out.

When the Head Nurse Director became aware of Edna's heroic act, she immediately ordered her to be discharged from the hospital as she now considered her to be mentally stable. When she went to tell Edna the news she said, "Edna, I have good news and bad news. The good news is you're being discharged. Since you were able to rationally respond to a crisis by jumping in and saving the life of another patient, I have concluded that your act displays that you have a sound mind. The bad news is that Jim, the patient you saved, hung himself in the bathroom with his bathrobe belt right after you saved him. I am so sorry, but
he's dead."

Edna replied, "He didn't hang himself, I put him there to dry. How soon can I go home?"

I have been to work and all day I have had a smile on my face, which is unusual for me on a Monday.

youngest child is moving schools yippeeee!

He starts his new school after Easter, so I sat and composed a letter, telling the Headteacher that he was leaving and when I went to pick him up handed it to her personally. She took it better then I expected, no tears, no tantrums - not that I really expected that. Instead she told me all about Autism and Aspergers and gave me some paperwork that I might find interesting though what that has to do with my child leaving (who has neither traits) is beyond me.

Now I have a few weeks to teach son how to do a tie - should be fun practising that one!

Got home to be greeted by eldest son with a cup of tea in his hand for me. Says it is for nothing in particular just wanted to make me a cuppa so I wouldn't have to do it myself.

I ordered a dress from the catalogue a while ago. When it arrived I tried it on and wehn Son saw it his words were 'wow'. Felt really pleased with myself though I have to admit I was a bit self conscious in it as I thought I was showing more bust than I should do Decided it could be the sizing so ordered the next size down, thinking I will not get into it anyway, and it arrived today.

It fits perfectly! I am sooooo happy. It is a size 14 as well!

So going to wear it on our night out in a couple of weeks, hubby hasn't seen it yet but I know he will be bowled over!

Right time to feed these kids I suppose!

isn't it lovely to see the sun shining, it really warms the heart and makes you feel good.

Pity I didn't get a lot of sleep last night due to hubby coughing his heart up, getting up and down out of bed to get a drink, letting dogs out because he had disturbed them, banging doors etc etc.

Told him if it keeps on it will be the divorce courts lol!

Found out as well that he had checked the message that came through on my phone last night as well. Said he only did it because it was very late, I had gone to bed and he knew that if someone was texting at that time of night it had to be urgent. However he didn't tell me this until 8am this morning, and yes it was very urgent and I should have phoned the person who texted me yesterday!

Hopefully no harm is done, have sent her an email as she wasn't available this morning, news is not good with her at all and she needs support right now.

Ah well, better get some more washing on the line and head off to work!

Have a good day!

1. Can you cook?
Yes I love cooking when I get time to do it without being rushed

2. What was your dream growing up?
I wanted to be a teacher

3. What talent do you wish you had?
I am talented in my dreams lol

4. Favorite place?
A beach

5. Favorite vegetable?
Carrot

6. What was the last book you read
Kate Mosse, Labyrinth

7. What zodiac sign are you?
Taurus

8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?
Just each ear is pierced once

9. Worst Habit?
picking at the skin round my nails

10. Do you personally know anybody on Blog?
Yes

11. What is your favorite sport?
What is that? lol

12. Negative or Optimistic attitude?
Optimistic

13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator lift with someone of the opposite sex?
Just talk

14. Worst thing to ever happen to you?
having a cesarian then having a blood transfusion afterwards which nearly killed me

15. Tell me one weird fact about you:
My stomach measures bigger than my breasts

16. Do you have any pets?
Yes, two dogs, canary, two finces and several fish

17. Do you know how to do the macarena?
yes

18. Is the sun shining where you are now?
Yes

19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
scary

20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
Flatter tummy, smaller thighs (ok that is two but they merge)

21. Would you be my good angel or bad angel?
good I am always good

22. What color eyes do you have?
Blue

23. Ever been arrested?
No, I am a good girl!

24. Bottle or Draft?
Neither don't like beer

25. If you won £10,000 today, what would you do with it?
Pay for my holiday next year

26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew?
Yuck- don't like bubble gum

27. What's your favorite bar to hang at?
Like I have time to hang out, I have kids!

28. Do you believe in ghosts?
Yes

29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
spend it with my family

30. Do you swear a lot?
No

31. Biggest pet peeve?
Ignorant and rude people

32. In one word, how would you describe yourself?
Patient

Checked post secrets which made me want to cry.

Checked blogland to see what you are all up to.

Answered posts

Answered emails

Tried to download a song onto hubby's phone as a ringtone - it is not working still.

Defragmented my C drive - which means that the computer will now play silly buggers, lose files that I need and tell me that I am denied access to something which is what usually happens when I defragment my C drive.

Oh and I have put 3 lots of washing on the line outside in the lovely sunshine.

What I haven't done and should have is

Housework

Clean Kitchen and bathroom

Hoover and dust

Do the ironing

And cook dinner

Or showered yet

First things first, close computer before I get distracted again and shower, then get the housework done lol!!!

A Russian woman married an English gentleman and they lived happily ever after in London .

However, the poor lady was not very proficient in English, but did manage to communicate with her Husband.

The real problem arose whenever she had to shop for groceries.

One day, she went to the butcher and wanted to buy Chicken legs.

She didn't know how to put forward her request, and in desperation, clucked like a chicken And lifted up her skirt to show her thighs.

The butcher got the message, and gave her the Chicken legs.

The next day, she needed to get ! chicken breasts.

Again, she didn't know how to say it, and so she clucked like a chicken and unbuttoned her blouse to show the butcher her breasts!

The butcher understood again, and gave her some chicken breasts.

The 3rd day, the poor lady needed to buy sausages.

Unable to find a way to communicate this,

she brought her husband to the store...

(Please scroll down)

What were you thinking?

Hellooooooo, her husband speaks English!

Now get back to work...

7.30am - woken up by dog trying to get one of us out of bed so that he can be let out to do his constitutionals. Climb out of bed, wrap dressing gown round skimpy nightie and put feet into a pair of trainers - not a good sight first thing in the morning admittedly, but as the sun was shining through the crack in the curtains and I had to get up, though may as well hang some washing out.

Drag fingers through bed hair and ventured forth down the stairs trying to avoid being tripped up by now excitable dogs (other one has joined us by this point) who stand in my way as I try to unlock the back door to let them out.

Outside in the garden, sun feels lovely on my face and there is a gentle wind blowing. Clouds moving slowly in the breeze, the trees blowing gently, the washing blowing gently as I am hanging it out, all feels right with the world.

Once dogs have relieved themselves and eaten their breakfast, I make us a cup of tea and take it back to bed with me where husband laughs at my attire - no fun and games for him then - and I climb into bed with my book and mp3 player playing lovely music in my ears. That first cup of tea in the morning cannot be beaten, there is nothing like it, as I sip gently, marvelling at the taste and planning the day ahead.

Hubby is not a happy man at the moment. There are no crisps in the house. I told him it was because it is lent so they are banned, but in reality it is because I am dieting and I know if they are there I will eat them So temptation has been put out of harms way for now.

10.10 am - second lot of washing is now on the line, the third lot is in the machine. I am still not dressed, having decided to clean the house today, I prefer not to get dressed until it is done then I can have a nice long hot shower afterwards. Today I will be cooking a pork joint. I hate pork, but it was a last minute decision and it is stuffed with apple and cranberry so thought I will give it a try. It has been a while since we have ahd a proper roast on a Sunday so I should make the effort, though the thought of cooking on what is a glorious day, does not excite me much at all.

Oh well better get on with the housework!

I love this song

After complaining to hubby that the MP3 player he bought me for Christmas, wasn't the one I wanted because I couldn't shuffle the playlist, I have just found how to shuffle the music on it while trying to load some songs onto it.

That will teach me to read instructions carefully

The postman delivered the post as usual today with a note to say that they couldn't deliver a letter as "The sender has failed to pay £1.08 postage". Apparently I am supposed to go all the way into town to pay the £1.08 postage and collect it.

I have no idea who sent it to me.

I am curious but can I be bothered to pay the £1.08 to see what it is?

I haven't ordered anything lately.

Last time I had to do that it turned out to be junk mail. I am tempted to pretend i didn't get the note from the post office and not colldect it

Yes the sun is shinning and showing up those fingerprints on my window!

I didn't manage to hang the washing out though I should have done, but had a few matters to sort out in town earlier - namely buying a few new tops for work and spending hubby's hard earned cash before it burns a hole in his pocket lol!

Treated myself to the Kaiser Chiefs new album as well, found the other one that I had and am now Ripping them onto the computer ready to download to my MP3 player.

Treated Nigel to Fall out Boy as he is glued to watching them on the telly at the moment on Box or on Scuzz! He was looking for something else as well but we couldn't find it as unlike me he didn't write them down when he saw them on the telly. As for me I have a list as long as my arm!!

Trying to decide whether or not to do some housework, it is too nice to stay indoors but it really needs to be done

Right first things first finishing ripping then get on with it I think lol

Just one question.

How long should the post of Deputy Headteacher be advertised for in the TES?

Is one week sufficient ( I think not but have been told otherwise)

Anyone know of any sites that can help me? Been on the DFES one, NCSL, Governornet and teachernet but none of them state how long.

Ok so it was more than one question lol

It is a beautiful day out there today. The sun is shining brightly and showing me how badly my windows need cleaning. It brings a smile to the face to see the sun shine, if only I had time to experience being out in it, but alas there is a pile of paperwork to get through before I pick my youngest up from school

I haven't been around for a few days or online much as the week turned out to be very hectic indeed. Work was very busy and there were meetings to attend as well, not enough hours in the day really but managed to get through it in the end!

I have a house that looks as though a bomb has hit it and a pile of washing nad ironing that is desperate for attention, unfortunately I am due to go to see a friend later so know that I will not have time to catch up with it but I haven't seen her for a while so know that I should make some effor to catch up with the gossip!

Right better go and make a cup of tea and a sandwich and get on with the day.

Good morning everyone.

The sun is shining and life is fine!

Couldn't get onto the site yesterday at all and I tried three different computers but alas no. As it was I was incredibly busy yesterday form filling, work and on a course about exclusions from schools in the evening , which is a total minefield and about to get worse as from September. Honestly I brought a tree worth full of paperwork yesterday which has to be read, highlighted and presented to the next Governors meeting AAAAGGGHHH!

Why do I do this lol

The Tudor day was fun, once I get the photos of the computer at work I will post the ones of me I promise. The children had fun playing games, dancing and playing various Tudor instruments and learning about Tudor life. I thought about the differences and the amout that we do to interest the children at this school compared to the one my son is at, and we do far more.

Which leads me to the paperwork. I took the decision, not lightly I add, to move my son from his current school to the one I work at. It has been a difficult few months and to be honest I thought I wouldn't have a chance of getting him in. However the Head is keen to take him in though I did express that I didn't want preferential treatment, even she agreed that things couldn't go on much longer with him. As most of you know, he is failing in English and has had several changes of teachers over the last few years. Teachers move on I know, but I know for a fact that in this case the teachers are moving on and not staying because of the Head. I have since found out that despite having two teachers so far this year, he is about to have another one as his current one is leaving after only 3 months in the post. Three teachers in one year is unacceptable, but it has been like this since he started, and I have had enough.

We talked about it with him last night and even by his behavour at home we know he is unhappy. He is upset that he may have to leave his friends behind and that caused one major tatrum, but in his 8 year old way he came downstairs, gave me a hug and said that he wants to move really.

I feel like the worst mother in the world but I can't let him go on much longer like this and I know that where I am he will get support. My only hope now is that he is accepted!

Right enough rambling on and boring you all to tears! Off to get ready for work now, no fun today, just work, work, work lol!!!

1) it has taken 5 mins and 22secs to load this page.

On average it has taken 2-3mins to get pages to load so that I can reply to posts/comments etc.

Not a happy bunny.

2) Teacher 10 is leaving, Easter roll on teacher 11, and they wonder why I am not happy with my sons education - 11 teachers in 4 years is not good enough!

On a happier note, tomorrow is Tudor day so have to dress up in my 'outfit' so be prepared for some funny pictures of yours truly!

Right before I get annoyed with this computer going to disappear again - sorry if I haven't got to your posts and replied yet but can't sit here waiting forever for pages to load it does my head in lol

Had a supply teacher in at work today who droned on and on and confused the children no end. Thankfully I was only in for two lessons any more of it and I would have gone seriously mad!

Youngest child seems to have had a good day in school today, thankfully, though there are still a few issues that need to be resolved. Hopefully I will be in for a quiet evening, too tired to deal with anything else right now or to think straight due to hubby keeping me awake half the night coughing his heart up and worrying about his impending NICEIC inspection. The inspector, quite honestly, is a bit of a pratt, to the point that he managed to wind me up and I wasn't even in the same room with them!

Still it has to be done so that he keeps his registration though for how much longer he will go on for is anyones guess. Work has dropped off dramatically and if it wasn't for the contract he has with a heating firm then we would definately be in the poor house.

Right enough whingeing on here, going to have a lovely cuppa and do some sewing.

See you later!

Forwarded from a group I belong to:-

""My one year old daughter Connie was born with a condition called
Albinism, which means she is legally blind, although Connie does have
a little vision, when she reaches school age they will expect her to
learn print only, no matter how much she may struggle and Braille will
not be option, as is the same for many children with a visual
impairment. No consideration will been made for when she gets older
and her, and many others, sight may deteriorate.
My main point is that among the visually impaired community there is
a 70% unemployment rate, and of those employed, 90% use Braille, these
statistic speak for themselves, and I feel it important that Connie
has as many tools for life under her belt as is possible, so please
would you consider signing this petition and give Visually impaired
children the opportunity reach there full potential and to have
access to learn Braille.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/SaveBraille/

feel free to post this around to all of your contacts, forums etc.""

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Copied and pasted from Paddy!

Just read the "offence" and if you've done it, you owe that fine.

Keep going until you've read each" offence" and added up your total fine.
When you are done, put your fine on your blog and copy and paste the rules.
You don't have to confess your answers, just the amount of your fine.

Smoked Weed - £10
Did Acid - £5
Ever had sex at church - £25
Woke up in the morning and did not know the person who was next to you-£40
Had sex with someone you met on Internet - £25
Had sex for money - £100
Vandalised something - £20
Had sex on your parents' bed - £10
Beat up someone - £20
Been jumped - £10
Crossed dressed - £10
Given money to stripper - £25
Been in love with a stripper - £20
Kissed some one who's name you didn't know - £0.10
Hit on someone of the same sex while at work - £15
Ever drive drunk - £20
Ever got drunk at work, or went to work while still drunk - £50
Used toys while having sex - £30
Got drunk, passed out and don't remember the night before - £20
Went skinny dipping - £5
Had sex in a pool - £20
Kissed someone of the same sex - £10
Had sex with someone of the same sex - £20
Cheated on your significant other - £10
Masturbated- £10
Cheated on your significant other with their relative or close friend -£20
Done oral- £5
Got oral- £5
Done/got oral in a car while it was moving - £25
Stole something - £10
Made a dirty home video - £15
Had a threesome - £50
Had sex outdoors - £20
Been in the same room while someone was having sex - £25
Had sex with someone over 10 years older - £20
Had sex with someone under 10 years younger - £25
Been in love with two people or more at the same time - £50
Said you love someone but didn't mean it - £25
Went streaking - £5
Went streaking in broad daylight - £15
Been arrested - £5
Spent time in jail - £15
Peed in the pool - £0.50
Played spin the bottle - £5
Done something you regret - £20
Had sex with your best friend - £20
Had sex with someone you work with at work - £25
Had anal sex - £80
Lied to your significant other - £5
Lied to your significant about the sex being good - £25

Tally it up your fine, and post the total!

I owe £70.

Is here again, the start of another week.

Today it is lovely outside. The sun is shining, but it is very windy outside. I was up at 6.15, I did my exercises (core workout) and walked youngest child to school. It is so much easier getting out of bed early when you see dawn peeking its weary head through the curtains - a sign spring is on the way, brighter mornings and longer evenings

Feeling pleased and positive with myself.

I have to pay a few bills before I head of to work. So glad that I am not on until 11 today, finish at 2.30 which is nice. An easy day to make up for the chaos of the rest of the week lol!

Have managed to upset youngest child again, hoping he will have a better day at school today because quite honestly he is wearing my patience very thinly indeed. Hopefully, his attitude is just a phase he is going through and that it will not last much longer, but we shall see.

Right better get a move on and pay these bills lol

Will this rain ever end!

It is almost torrential outside and the wind is howling. It has been like this all day and quite frankly it is getting on my nerves now.

Hubby has made a reappearance downstairs and is watching Survivor on the telly, so I had better go and pretend to be sociable even if I just sit and sew for an hour or so.

My sewing has been neglected of late, so really ought to get going on it again

It has been a fun day really, for the most part I have been on here blogging or looking up information about the situation we face at school. If anything it has kept me away from the fridge so feeling good about that lol!

Right I am going off now to snuggle up to hubby.

Nite nite xx

I was listening to a conversation yesterday, between two women, on the subject of blogging while eating my breakfast in Debenhams.

A: People must be so sad to blog, honestly cannot see the point in it. You think people would have better things to do.

B: Ah but people that sad don't have lives or friendships so the only reason they do it is to meet people

A: Suppose you are right there. I keep telling my daughter that only weirdos go into these places, but will she listen?

B: Ah the youth of today, always a problem.

I can tell you I very nearly choked on my breakfast!

I am not sad (well perhaps I am). I do have a life. I blog because it is a way of expressing feelings and it is a fun way of learning about what goes on in other peoples lifes, you realise that no matter how bad your problem is, there is always someone else that has gone through it that you learn from.

And I enjoy it.

But I also go out regularly, have a lot of 'real' friends as well as blog friends.

It is funny what people think about blogging when they don't do it themselves.

http://www.postsecret.blogspot.com/

Hope you have a fantastic day.

Hugs xx

In the beginning God covered the earth with broccoli, cauliflower and
spinach, with green, yellow and red vegetables of all kinds so Man and
Woman would live long and healthy lives.

Then using God's bountiful gifts, Satan created Dairy Ice Cream and
Magnums. And Satan said "You want hot fudge with that? and Man said
"Yes!" And Woman said "I'll have one too with chocolate chips". And lo
they gained 10 pounds.

And God created the healthy yoghurt that woman might keep the figure
that man found so fair.

And Satan brought forth white flour from the wheat and sugar from the
cane and combined them. And Woman went from size 12 to size 14.

So God said "Try my fresh green salad". And Satan presented Blue Cheese
dressing and garlic croutons on the side. And Man and Woman unfastened
their belts following the repast.

God then said "I have sent you healthy vegetables and olive oil in which to cook them".
And Satan brought forth deep fried coconut king prawns, butter-dipped
lobster chunks and chicken fried steak, so big it needed its own
platter, and Man's cholesterol went through the roof.

Then God brought forth the potato, naturally low in fat and brimming
with potassium and good nutrition.

Then Satan peeled off the healthy skin and sliced the starchy centre
into chips and deep fried them in animal fats adding copious quantities
of salt. And Man put on more pounds. God then brought forth running shoes
so that his Children might lose those extra pounds.

And Satan came forth with a cable TV with remote control so Man would
not have to toil changing the channels. And Man and Woman laughed and
cried before the flickering light and started wearing stretch jogging
suits.

Then God gave lean beef so that Man might consume fewer calories and
still satisfy his appetite.

And Satan created McDonalds and the 99p double cheeseburger. Then
Satan said "You want fries with that?" and Man replied "Yes, And super
size 'em". And Satan said "It is good." And Man and Woman went into
cardiac arrest.

God sighed ......... and created quadruple by-pass surgery.
And then ............ Satan chuckled and created the National Health Service.

THE FINAL WORD ON NUTRITION

After an exhaustive review of the research literature, here's the final
word on nutrition and health.:

1. Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
2. Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
3. Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
4. Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
5. Germans drink beer and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.

CONCLUSION: Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you.

Couldn't get on the computer yesterday, had a few problems here with one child and another one that needed the computer to do some research for some coursework. He has a computer in his room but because I like to monitor what sites they are on his computer isn't internet accessible. I keep saying I will network the computers up, but after the problems I have had trying to network the laptop to the computer and it still not working properly I have decided against it.

Of course there is always wireless networking as an option, but due to the problems my mum and sister have had with that since they have had it installed, I think I will avoid that route as well for now

So logged on this morning and it has taken half an hour to go trough 102 emails! I was only away from the computer for one day! I have tried to reply to as many people that answered my previous posts, forgive me if I missed anyone out, it wasn't intentional, I just got lost Will try and catch up with friends posts if I get time later.

Oh and a huge thanks to those of you that replied to my first post on my other blog, it was very sweet of you to take the time to do so, it wasn't expected, I just need a kick up the bum to get my act together.

Right plans for today, get washed and dressed and decide whether to go out or not, though as it is raining I feel the Not idea the better choice.

I long for warm sunny days

Welcome Mrs F and thanks for joining me.

It has been a lovely day. The sun has shone and it was quite warm outside.

As I get ready for my Pilates class, I hear the pitter patter of raindrops on the conservatory roof. Great time to get wet while waiting for friend to pick me up lol

Well hair has been trimmed, shopping has been done, weekly torture (aka weigh in) has been done.

Now all I have to do is find space to put all the food I have bought - AAGGHHHH!!!

I hate food shopping. Old ladies with shopping trollies that they cannot control, stop in the middle of the shop and stare into space vacantly. Once in a while as they pass you the manage to catch your ankles with their trollies as well. Then they turn allt he fruit and veg over trying to find the correct size carrot they want, the bag that has exactly 5 apples in it, the meat that is the correct size for sunday dinner, monday's lunch, tuesdays sandwiches and Wednesdays tea!

There was one lady who decided she just needed that broom for £1.95 because it was a bargain. She had one of them small trollies, you know the ones that you take when you don't want to buy much but too much for a basket. It balanced precariously on top of her shopping and she struggled to push the trolley round the shop while holding the broom with her other hand and muttering. People were trying to get out of her way for fear of being hit by the broom handle, something that is increasingly difficult to do as the shelf fillers decide to leave those huge crates full of goodies in the middle of the aisle while they fill the shelves - or as was happening today, discuss their sex life, what they are going to do this weekend, with their colleague, ignoring the shoppers that are struggling to get past.

Then you need to negotiate the car park. The people that walk to their car at a snails pace and take up all the room so you cannot get past. The woman who drives her car up the aisle the wrong way because she has to have that parking space that is nearer the shop so she doesn't have to walk too far.

Honestly if I had local shops where I could get all that I wanted nearby I would frequent them. Alas the big supermarket arrives and does them out of business so I am stuck.

Now all I have to do is find room in my cupboards for everything that I got, hoping that it will last a good couple of weeks before I have to go again

Sitting here, catching up on posts I am hit with smell of Lynx.

No one is downstairs yet, but know eldest son has emerged from the bathroom.

So if he is upstairs why can I smell lynx?

Possible answers:

1) he might not have showered so he has smothered himself in the stuff
in the hope to disguise the fact from me that he smells

2) He has showered and has smothered himself in the stuff to attract one of the many girls who flashes her eyelashes at him.

My money is on number one personally

The day has dawned bright, hint of sun in the sky, and the mornings are getting lighter - a sign that spring is around the corner and all is right with the world.............Just!

Yesterday couldn't comment or post, took ages for the pages to load so sat and vegetated in front of the telly, catching up on ER which was nice. Bonus of no longer having sky one, I don't miss ER so that Nig can watch Bones lol!

Sat and watched Orlando Bloom on Graham Norton afterwards, very funny and mmmm OB is just gorgeous!

This morning, no work, though i have to wi, see the doctor and get hair cut. Can't believe we are in March already where have the days gone, it doesn't feel so long since we were all planning for Christmas!

Right better go and see if the children have emerged from their beds and getting ready for school - hm better go and put some clothes on myself, the streets are not ready to see me in my night attire!

Have a good day

This is great, please take a look.

http://bettsgarden.com/CruiseShipHome.html

Saint David, or Dewi Sant, as he is known in the Welsh language, is the patron saint of Wales. He was a Celtic monk, abbot and bishop, who lived in the sixth century. During his life, he was the archbishop of Wales, and he was one of many early saints who helped to spread Christianity among the pagan Celtic tribes of western Britain.

There are many stories regarding Dewi's life. It is said that he once rose a youth from death, and milestones during his life were marked by the appearance of springs of water. These events are arguably more apocryphal than factual, but are so well known to Welsh-speaking schoolchildren that it is worth mentioning them here.

Perhaps the most well-known story regarding Dewi's life is said to have taken place at the Synod of Llanddewi Brefi. They were to decide whether Dewi was to be Archbishop. A great crowd gathered at the synod, and when Dewi stood up to speak, one of the congregation shouted, 'We won't be able to see or hear him'. At that instant the ground rose till everyone could see and hear Dewi. Unsurprisingly, it was decided, very shortly afterwards, that Dewi would be the Archbishop...

It is claimed that Dewi lived for over 100 years, and it is generally accepted that he died in 589. His last words to his followers were in a sermon on the previous Sunday. Rhigyfarch transcribes these as 'Be joyful, and keep your faith and your creed. Do the little things that you have seen me do and heard about. I will walk the path that our fathers have trod before us.' 'Do the little things' ('Gwnewch y pethau bychain') is today a very well-known phrase in Welsh, and has proved an inspiration to many. On a Tuesday, the first of March, in the year 589, the monastery is said to have been 'filled with angels as Christ received his soul'.

Dewi's body was buried in the grounds of his own monastery, where the Cathedral of St. David now stands. After his death, his influence spread far and wide - first through Britain, along what was left of the Roman roads, and by sea to Cornwall and Brittany.

St David's Day, as celebrated today, dates back to 1120, when Dewi was canonised by Pope Callactus the Second, and March 1st was included in the Church calendar. After Dewi's canonisation, many pilgrimages were made to St. David's, and it was reported that two pilgrimages there equalled one to Rome, and three pilgrimages one to Jerusalem. March 1st was celebrated until the Reformation as a holy day. Many churches are dedicated to Dewi, and some to his mother Non.

It is not certain how much of the history of St. David is fact and how much is mere speculation. At the end of 1996, bones were found in St. David's Cathedral which, it was claimed, could be those of Dewi himself. Unfortunately, these were later found to be medieval remains.

Hubby depressed.

Sky sports news is no longer on our telly as we are with Virgin Media (formerly known as NTLWORLD).

I am secretly pleased, he is not.

He is not happy that he will miss Bones tonight on sky one as well.

Ho hum!

Haven't thought about all this fuss between sky and virgin through yet, so not sure if we will keep our package or go over to free view, which seems like the best bet. My only reluctance with this is that I enjoy watching the movie channels, but can do without, just add to my DVD library instead lol!

We shall see.

The end of the week is nigh.

Woke up this morning to rain, which thankfully has died down now, and there is a hint of a blue sky in the clouds, so hoping for a reasonable day weatherwise.

Had to log on this morning to see who had won the bloscars. Can I say everyone that won their individual nominations truly deserved it and no one could have won the Moira award apart from Moira herself, though no longer with us, she truly did deserve that. To Juzzy for being the winner - well done!!!

I just want to say thanks to Paddy for all the organisation of it, for keeping sane when no doubt at times he was screaming the house down. To AJ for the graphics, you did a wonderful job and made me wish I was half as talented as you are hun. To everyone that took part in nominating and voting you did a wonderful job. I was so happy to be part of it all, and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Remember though to all us that were nominated and didn't win, and to those that weren't nominated, it isn't about winning and losing, it is all about taking part, because taking part is what matters, so don't moan it was fun. It was fun as well, because without it I probably wouldn't have read as many blogs as I have done over these last few weeks, or added to my friends list if I hadn't of read all those blogs, it certainly opened up another world to me.

Anyway Well done to everyone!

Have a good day!!!