Spread your wings and fly away

It is gorgeous out there today.

I managed to get up early enough to greet the sun this morning, did all my jobs, dropped Richard off at school, went shopping, walked to work, did what I had to do and just walked home again.

Have to pick Richard up at 4.30 as he is in the choir, cook dinner then I will sit and enjoy what remains of the evening sunshine.

Have had a cup of tea and sat out there, soaking up the rays for a little while, but couldn't settle as I have a few bits and pieces to do first

Not much happened today that is worth reporting apart from the fact that we are all running around like mad as we have an inspection tomorrow from the RE inspectors. Think everyone is looking forward to having the day off next week lol!

Right enough nattering, must go and get dinner underway

Hope you are all having a good day.

Right tiredness has struck so I am going to have an early night.

Before I go, I know a number of my blog friends have had a bad week in one way or another, so I am wishing you all a happy and productive week as from tomorrow.

Keep your tempers, keep smiling and keep looking on the bright side of life no matter how much it tries to pull you down.

Hugs to you all

Vice Presidents and personnel directors of the one hundred largest corporations were asked to describe their most unusual experience interviewing prospective employees.

* A job applicant challenged the interviewer to an arm wrestle.
* Interviewee wore a Walkman, explaining that she could listen to the interviewer and the music at the same time.
* Candidate fell and broke arm during interview.
* Candidate announced she hadn't had lunch and proceeded to eat a hamburger and french fies in the interviewers office.
* Candidate explained that her long-term goals was to replace the interviewer.
* Candidate said he never finished high school because he was kidnapped and kept in a closet in Mexico.
* Balding Candidate excused himself and returned to the office a few minutes later wearing a headpiece.
* Applicant said if he was hired he would demonstrate his loyalty by having the corporate logo tattooed on his forearm.
* Applicant interrupted interview to phone her therapist for advice on how to answer specific interview questions.
* Candidate brought large dog to interview.
* Applicant refused to sit down and insisted on being interviewed standing up.
* Candidate dozed off during interview.

The employers were also asked to list the "most unusual" questions that have been asked by job candidates.

* "What is it that you people do at this company?"
* "What is the company motto?"
* "Why aren't you in a more interesting business?"
* "What are the zodiac signs of all the board members?"
* "Why do you want references?"
* "Do I have to dress for the next interview?"
* "I know this is off the subject, but will you marry me?"
* "Will the company move my rock collection from California to Maryland?"
* "Does your health insurance cover pets?"
* "Would it be a problem if I'm angry most of the time?"
* "Does your company have a policy regarding concealed weapons?"
* "Do you think the company would be willing to lower my pay?"
* "Why am I here?"

Also included are a number of unusual statement made by candidates during the interview process.

* I have no difficulty in starting or holding my bowel movement.
* At times I have the strong urge to do something harmful or shocking.
* I feel uneasy indoors.
* Sometimes I feel like smashing things.
* Women should not be allowed to drink in cocktail bars.
* I think that Lincoln was greater than Washington.
* I get excited very easily.
* Once a week, I usually feel hot all over.
* I am fascinated by fire.
* I like tall women.
* Whenever a man is with a woman he is usually thinking about sex.
* People are always watching me.
* If I get too much change in a store, I always give it back.
* Almost everyone is guilty of bad sexual conduct.
* I must admit that I am a pretty fair talker.
* I never get hungry.
* I know who is responsible for most of my troubles
* If the pay was right, I'd travel with the carnival.
* I would have been more successful if nobody would have snitched on me.
* My legs are really hairy.
* I think I'm going to throw-up.

1. Smash forehead on keyboard to continue.
2. Enter any 11-digit prime number to continue.
3. Press any key to continue or any other key to quit.
4. Press any key... no, no, no, NOT THAT ONE!
5. Press Ctrl-Alt-Del now for IQ test.
6. Close your eyes and press escape three times.
7. Bad command or file name! Go stand in the corner.
8. This will end your Windows session. Do you want to play another game?
9. Windows message: 'You have just made a type mismatch! Shall I format your brain?'
10. This is a message from God: "Rebooting the universe, please log out"
11. Keyboard not attached. Press F1 to continue.
12. BREAKFAST.SYS halted... Cereal port not responding.
13. COFFEE.SYS missing... Insert cup and press any key.
14. CONGRESS.SYS corrupted... Re-boot Washington D.C? Y/N)
15. File not found. Should I fake it? (Y/N)
16. Bad or missing mouse driver. Spank the cat? (Y/N)
17. Runtime Error 6D at 417A:32CF: Incompetent User.
18. Error reading FAT record: Try the SKINNY one? (Y/N)
19. WinErr 547: LPT1 not found... Use backup... PENCIL & PAPER.
20. User Error: Replace user.
21. Windows VirusScan 1.0 - "OS/2 found: Remove it? (Y/Y)"
22. Backup not found: (A)bort (R)etry (P)anic

1) Why do they sterilize the needles they use for lethal injections?
2) How do you KNOW it's new & improved dog food?
3) Why do they put locks on the doors of 24-hour stores?
4) What do they use to ship styrofoam?
5) Why do they call it rush hour when everything moves so slow?
6) Why is abreviation such a long word?
7) If sour milk is used to make yogurt, how do you know when yogurt has gone bad?
8) Why do they put an expiry date on sour cream?
9) Why do we PARK on DRIVEways and DRIVE on PARKways?
10) Why do kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
11) How do you know when your bagpipe needs tuning?
12) Is it true that cannibals don't eat clowns 'cause they taste funny?
13) If the front of your vehicle says DODGE, do you really need a horn?
14) what do sheep count when they can't sleep at night?
15) If you choke a smurf, what colour does he turn?
16) Does fuzzy logic tickle when you think about it?
17) Do blind eskimos have seeing-eye sled dogs?
18) What would we have called the colour orange if it wasn't a fruit?
19) Do they have reserved spots near the entrances for non-handicap cars at the Special Olymipcs?
20) Why do they call it a TV set when you only get one?

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Is blogland being funny again?

I just ask because I have logged on ok, everything seems to be fine until i try and catch up with friends postings.

First one I check out is Paddy - hmm can see side bars, but can't see any posts. So I look up friends postings and yes he has posted something according to that, so why can't I see it?

This has happened with a couple of others as well.

hmmmmm.

then check out a couple of other posts which I can't reply to.

Obviously yesterdays shananigans are continuing.

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Lovely evening last night around a friends house, lots to talk about, lots to drink and eat and fun had by everyone. Been out and about today looking for various plants and pots to go into the garden. Came home to find that my friends daughter has tried contacting me, but I don't have her phone number to ring her back and my son didn't ask her for it when she phoned either! Hope it is nothing serious.

And now i am trying to get some gardening done, but not a lot of it is happening at all. It is colder today than it was yesterday as well, hope the sun returns!

Have a good afternoon everyone.

Hugs x

Mildred, 93, was despondent over the

recent death of her husband Earl,

so she decided to just kill herself

and join him in death.

Thinking it would be best to get it

over with quickly, she took out Earl's old

Army pistol and made the decision to

shoot herself in the heart since it was

so badly broken in the first place.

Not wanting to miss the vital organ and become a vegetable and a burden to someone, she called her doctor's office to learn her heart's exact location.

"Since you're a woman,"

the doctor said, "your heart is just below your left breast. Why do you ask?"

She hung up without answering.

Later that night,

Mildred was admitted to the hospital

with a gunshot wound to her knee.

Hubby dared me to post this email I got earlier so I am

I went to Galveston yesterday and engaged in a nice conversation with this lady. What prompted my speaking with her were the great sunglasses she was wearing. I wanted to get a pair of them for my wife.

See attached photo of the glasses.

I think all y'all will agree, they really are nice. But, in retrospect, I think they might attract too much attention - they sure seemed to with this lady anyway. It seems like EVERYONE who saw her sure did stare at the glasses!

Hubby that is. the mobile phone saga continues on and not helped by me deciding that I now want a new one as my trusty nokia is having problems keeping a charge and as I have had it for what seems like a zillion years, think it is now time to retire it.

So there we are in town, having swooned over Debenhams hunk who's name is Paul btw, (managed to get past eyes to look at nametag today) we then searched round the shops to have a look at the latest in mobile phone technology with a budget of "no more than £70 because that is all I can afford".

So I was very good and pointed out phones to hubby that cost no more than the requisite £70, though one was slightly dearer than that, and he has it down to two phones that he cannot make up his mind about.

The one on the left is the W610i, right one is W510i,not much difference between the two except the W610i has a 2 mp camera and 3G technology whereas the W510i has a 1.3mp camera. Apart from that the features are about the same and perfectly adequate for what we use them for.

BUT the debate goes on. We spent the best part of 2 hours going in and out of shops looking at these phones as well as some others, but I am taking sons advice here who is desperately trying to get us into the 21st century as far as phones go and I want a Sony Ericsson one, though I do like my Nokia!

In other news, now have a dress for my friends daughters wedding in June, so the search goes on for shoes and whether to wear a hat or now. Oh and a bra that will give a little uplift and a hint of a cleavage without having to stuff existing bras with silicone enhancers - there are times when I hate small boobs! Dress is Empire line with a scoop neck so I definately need an uplift a bit lol!

Did manage to buy myself two skirts though, one in a cerise colour and one in white, fit lovely and thin me down a little as well. Balked at the price a bit but then again I have just got paid and needed to spend my 10p and hour pay rise on something lol!!!

Right enough rambling, sun is out and I should do some stitching before we go out tonight. Off to a friends house to celebrate her engagement, a few friends, plenty of food and drink

Hope you are all having a good day

said the pilates teacher as we were trying to position ourselves into various positions.

Great, nice relaxing class, but really hard work and after a while you beging to feel those muscles hurting, muscles I had no idea I had.

Then to add insult to injury she comes along and sticks a ball between our legs as we are laying on our back, legs bent.

"Squeeze" she shouts at us counting to ten while telling us to zip and hollow, to keep breathing in and out and relax upper bodies.

Normally not a problem but today my co-ordination skills are severly lacking and could only concentrate on squeezing this bloody ball.

"You will crack nuts with those thighs" at which point my friend and I started having a fit of gigglesop:

Then there was the spread legs and bring them to lay on the right as you twist your head to the left - don't think that will be one I will practice tonight some how - remember to still zip and hollow!

It was hard, I was tired, and now I ache.

Tomorrow undoubtedly I will suffer, but if it helps me to tone and stops my back from hurting I will keep going.

Actually despite all this, I do feel better for doing Pilates, I love doing it,and find it very relaxing.

Logged on

got message that blogs are down for 5 minutes for routine maintenance.

Look carefully 5 MINUTES

They were down for a total of twenty according to the clock on my computer.

What have they done in the rountine maintenance I ask?

I only ask this because it took 5 minutes to load this page so I could type this message.

Yes 5 minutes!

Blogland is even slower now than it was earlier today!!!

This week has gone by so fast I never seem to have time to log on and blog at the moment.

Not that there is much to say at the moment, life is a little on the boring side lol!

Anyway just thought i would let you know I am still here, still alive and still around.

Hugs xx

In all it really has.

Work was good, didn't have to do too much apart from prepare all the lettering and pictures for a display board, most of which I did on the computer in the library so very rarely in class.

All are now double backed and waiting to go through the laminator tomorrow, ready to be cut out (again) and put up on the board.

Received quite a few cards from varous people.

Been taken out by hubby for a meal at the local Beefeater, and it was only us two, the kids decided they didn't want to go and in the words of eldest son "you two should go for a romantic meal together" or in other words "then i can do what I like and play on the playstation without you nagging"

One glass of White wine spritzer (got to be good need to go to work tomorrow without a hangover) and now sitting here listening to Chemical romance and sipping a cup of tea made by eldest son.

Lovely

Thank you for your birthday wishes, it has been a very good day.

Now going to try and catch up with what has been happening in blogland.

Hugs to you all

Yes another year dawns. Another birthday.

People tend to not place importance on birthdays, the older you get the need to stop celebrating, the feeling of just another year older so what?

Here we celebrate. We celebrate getting through another year, looking forward to a year ahead. We have a tradition, no cards are allowed to be opened until the actual day and everyone sits round the table while you open the presents and cards. Yes they get less each year, but it is nice to open together to ohh and ahh together, to discuss, to read. Then off to do our own thing - in todays case work or school, then have a family meal together this evening. Of course at the weekend it is usually the meal out to celebrate - well it will be if hubby has remembered to book - maybe a slice of cake or two.

Life is precious. I think back to a friend I had at school who died at the age of 17 while trying to save a child from drowning. The child was saved, but my friend was swept away in the current and was later found dead on the bank. A sad time and such a waste of a life for someone so young and full of promise. I have lost family members over the years and each life has been celebrated. I am thankful that I am here, I have reached the age I am, and look forward many more years if fate will allow.

More celebrations to come

So this morning I opened my cards and presents, money from Mum, a necklace from my loving husband, a necklace and earrings from my best friend, a chemical Romance cd from my two sons. Not sure about the last one, I remember hearing a song of theirs and saying I like that one, and now I have their CD, so I will listen to that later when I am at home

The sun is trying to break through the clouds and though it is dark and gloomy outside I sense that it will turn out to be a fine day - well I can live in hopes - So I take in some cakes, biscuits and goodies to the staff at school do my work then enjoy the rest of the day with my family.

Have a good day

It has been an incredibly long day. Lots going on at work, then two meetings this evening and I am feeling tired and sore.

Back is still hurting, it has been twinging all day and my leg aches as well.

Seems like the work politics are kicking off again, trying to stay out of it all but I know that at some point I will be dragged in somewhere. There are times when I just want to hide, runaway anything other than give an opinion, advise, or seek answers. There have been times when I have denied all knowledge, but I still end up sorting out somehow!

Life I suppose.

Last day of being 40. The past year has gone so incredibly quickly, looking back I wonder where it has gone or what I have done. Yes most of my friends have turned 40 and we have had fun celebrating, in fact I have probably had more fun this last year than I have ever done in the last 40 altogether!

Right dinner is ready enough rambling, better go and eat otherwise I will go to bed hungrey and that is not good!

Have a good evening

Firstly let me apologise for not replying to comments to posts over the last few days. I have tried, but the gods, seasons whatever have conspired against me lol!

Anyway yesterday I didn't get anywhere near the computer to post and it was a long day in more ways than one!

Picture this

There was I yesterday, running around like a mad thing in the morning trying to get a picnic ready to go to Wrest park to the St George's day festival. As I was packing the picnic basket up, I dashed into the kitchen to collect something I had forgotten when WHALLOP, I was laying on my back on the floor.

Despite calling I realised Nigel and Richard had gone out to get petrol and Simon was under the shower - the cause of my fall as water was coming through the kitchen ceiling and I hadn't noticed it until I had slipped on the puddle congregating on the tiled floor and went over.

Manage to get up, gingerly, took some painkillers straight away, an anti inflammatory pill and crawled upstairs to yell at Simon, by which time Nigel had come home and started the clean up!

After sealing the bath (yet again) and doing whatever he had to do to stop the water coming through, I managed to get myself ready put a smile on my face and off we went to join in the festivities.

It was good, there was a lot of walking and very little sitting, there from 10 - 4 and boy was I in agony by the time I got home!

But we had fun, the sun shone and I got slightly burnt despite having factor 50 on and it was a nice relaxing day.

This morning I did manage to walk youngest to school and then came home and am now sitting here trying to catch up before I dash out of the door to head for work. Only for two hours today bt hopefully will manage to get through with a combination of painkillers and anti inflammatories - yes back is really hurting today, I don't want to take any more time off, I have a job application form to fill in which asks for how much time you have had off in 2 years!!!

Anyway here are some photos of the festivities yesterday:

This man was lying on a bed of nails with two paving slabs on his stomach which his jester friend broke with a sledgehammer!

The Saracen laughing at us booing him

St George, who is a lot nicer than this picture suggests:

And St George slaying the dragon lol!

Right better hobble off to work before I am late lol!

Have a good day

Eldest son is at a friends house.

He texted me earlier asking if he can stay, so I text him back asking him till when.

Tomorrow he replies.

So I phone him.

Me: We are going out tomorrow, annual outing to Wrest park for St Geourges day.

Him: Yes I know.

Me: So what are you going to do.

Him: come home at 6.

Me: No it is a family outing!

Him: I know that is why I will be home at 6.

Then it dawned on me he is talking about 6am, not pm.

Me: I don't think so, your dad will pick you up at 8 this evening.

Him: Oh, can't I stay.

Me: no, you are coming home.

He then spends 5 minutes talking to his friend and trying to find information about it all on the internet. When I finally get his attention I manage to tell him that he hasn't got a change of clothes so can't stay (I can't stand smelly children).

Just had a thought though bet he has a sulky evening now lol!

Or so says the sign held up by someone in the crowd at the game.

Not that i went of course, I wouldn't be so silly. I heard about it all on the radio so that I could show some interest when hubby comes home to tell me what crap or how good the game was.

Of course he had to go to the match - what miss spurs an arsenal play? Couldn't possibly miss that one.

Course as we near the end of the football season I will have to deal with a husband who will suffer from withdrawal symptons and throw himself into work. Then come August it will be going back to consulting the oracle fixtures list to arrange my life around it in case it clashes with him seeing the love of his life his beloved team.

Personally I think the statement above is wrong.

Real women, if they have any sense at all, don't date football supporters! Please don't do it unless you are seriously into football!

On the positive side he can't criticise me for spending money when he spends a fortune on a season ticket can he lol!!!

Drained.

Exhausted.

that is how I am feeling at the moment.

I am also very tired.

Piltes tonight and not sure if I will go or not, but no doubt I will, I need to do something lol!

Still I can have a nice lay in tomorrow. Nigel is off to football, Simon is going round a friends house so only youngest and me in tomorrow.

Lovely

Richard enjoyed his first week at school in fact loved it. Says he can't wait till next week

Right off to catch up

Trying to drag myself out of bed this morning was hard, I really didn't want to get up. On top of it all the room felt cold, the bathroom colder, so getting under the hot shower wasn't so appealing as it has been, but I did and am now wide awake.

I Have decided there are definately not enough hours in the day. Dressed, made my breakfast, had my cup of tea, put one lot of washing on, another out on the line, filled up lunchboxes (evicting crisps and chocolate, replaced with cherry tomatoes and chopped carrots with their sandwiches) made my salad for lunch and now have to go and dry hair.

Then off to work, all day today. I have a lot of display boards to do at work today as well, and mass to celebrate the beginning of term, so a full and busy day.

Sun is shining, though there is a chill in the air. Forcast for the weekend not too good, typical one weekend where we have plans and the weather decides to turn!

Right better get off and sort myself out and shout at a kid or two to get them to get a move on!

Have a good day

Been helping youngest with his homework - describe the Easter story in words and pictures - great when your child has problems with writing a sentence/spelling/ and cannot draw!!!

So lots of scribing till he decided that he was going to do it on the computer which has taken him most of the evening with cries of "mum how do you spell............." every few minutes lol!

Managed to do it though, all he needs to do now is stick a few bits and pieces into his book, but after a very late dinner and his shower I herded him off to bed, it can be done tomorrow

My legs are aching, my back hurts as well and I am feeling very tired today. Think all that walking in fresh air is taking its toll, only hope that I can manage to lose weight at some point with all this exercise! I did manage to have a mini tantrum when I got home though, besides having to listen to youngest read and help with his homework, had to cook dinner as well while everyone else sat down and enjoyed the sunshine - not impressed but they now know how much I am annoyed with them lol

Right going to have a quick mooch at todays posts before I settle with a glass of wine and a good book before bed

It takes 10 minutes to drive from home to work.

To walk it takes 40 minutes to and 40 minutes back again.

So today I have done my 1hour and 20 minute walk to take youngest to school and come home again.

I don't start work until ten, and true I could have stayed there, drinking a well earned cup of tea in the staff room, but decided to come home, hang some washing out, give the living room a quick hoover and catch up here if there is time!

Of course I will take the car back, to start work, will finish at 3.30 and youngest was very tired yesterday, he dragged his feet on the way home so the car will be the easiest option. He will walk both ways tomorrow though if it doesn't rain!

It is gloriously sunny here today though, so much better walking in the sun than the rain and wind that I was doing a few weeks ago. The foxes have been frolicking in the field and winding the dogs up again and it is lovely to see the birds in the trees looking at us from above and waiting for the feeder to be filled.

Right better get moving and do something before I dash out of the door!

Have a good day

Today went well. Youngest up and dressed ready to go to his new school, walked to school (40mins) chatting away then the nerves kicked in when he got there

However his teacher took him and showed him to the class and sat and chatted until the other children arrived, then he went into assemble and seemed quite happy to be there. Only crisis was when he couldn't find his trainers for games, but that was because despite telling him to put them in his bag yesterday he didn't lol

Anyway all is well, he made 3 friends and is quite happy this evening, did his reading and Toe by toe without complaint and even insisted that I go through the newsletter informing us what he will be doing for RE and teaching him the prayer on it lol!

I think I was more worried throughout the day how he was getting on than he was and I am glad he is settled.

Walked home where he complained of stomach pains but that was because he had a stitch and yes he is tired as well. Good excuse for him to get showered and to bed early then

Made Quorn style chicken curry for tea and just eaten some Strawberries and cream for dessert. Going to do tomorrows lunches now (salad for me, sandwiches for the kids) and then put my feet up for the evening. Kids usually make their own sandwiches I have to admit but I am trying to be more organised and do it in the evening so that there is not so much of a mad rush in the morning. If we walk to school we have to leave here at 8 to get there on time lol

Have a good evening

Friend of mine has just got engaged!!

Yes it was that time of year again.

There we were heading off for the annual chat with Simons form tutor about how he is progressing, which as usual is 'he is good, great, wonderful'

I must admit he is good with his studies and he knows what he wants to do so that helps

He did tell his teacher about the problems with his English teacher, who has marked down all his grades, and it turns out he wasn't the only one that had complained so that is good.

Was given a booklet about his college choices so that is obviously the next fun thing we will have to do!

Oh and she is recommending him as a senior prefect for next year as well as she is pleased at how well he has coped with the peer mentoring.

I am so pleased that he is doing so well.

been neglectful today and try as I might I cannot seem to get onto friends posts to comment so sorry if I haven't passed by or posted a comment, having problems this end.

Hopefully normal service will resume soon

Hugs
xx

Well hubby has come home and examined. Moved it slightly so we could get out of kitchen door and said "yes we will leave it here"

Good idea except it now interferes with the washing line.

The problem is the door to the kitchen opens outwards into the garden and there is a step, therefore when you open the kitchen door you hit the Gazebo which is lower.

So now he is rummaging in the garage for bits and pieces (it is amazing what elelctricians keep because it might just come in handy) for something that he can fix the gazebo to the wall with, above the kitchen door!

Oh what fun!!!

It was a simple idea.

Put up a gazebo.

Nothing fancy, just a cheap aluminium pole one with a plastic cover, £19.99 from Homebase, a bargain.

Son has put it up for me and it covers the patio nicely.

Problem, can't get out of the kitchen door, gazebo in the way!

Right so now have to think of a way of raising the gazebo so that we can have a functional kitchen door once more!

1. Name a movie you have seen more than 10 times
Waterworld (hubby loves that film for some reason)

2. Name a movie you’ve seen multiple times in the theater
None only see them once at the theatre

3. Name an actor who would make you more inclined to see a movie
Colin Firth

4. Name an actor who would make you less likely to see a movie
Adam Sadler

5. Name a movie you can and do quote from
Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get - (Forrest Gump)

6. Name a movie musical in which you know all of the lyrics to all of the songs
Mary Poppins

7. Name a movie you have been known to sing along with.
Mary Poppins

8. Name a movie you would recommend everyone see
Equilibrium

9. Name a movie you own
Far too many lol! First Knight

10. Name an actor who launched his/her entertainment career in another medium but who has surprised you with his/her acting chops.
Can't think of any

11. Have you ever seen a movie in a drive-in?
No

12. Ever made out in a movie?
Yes

13. Name a movie you keep meaning to see but you just haven’t gotten around to yet.
The Covenant

14. Ever walked out of a movie?
No

15. Name a movie that made you cry in the theater.
Armageddon

16. Popcorn?
No

17. How often do you go to the movies
Not often enough

18. What’s the last movie you saw in the theater?
Over the Hedge (well I have children)

19. What’s your favorite/preferred genre of movie?
Romance, comedies, family

20. What’s the first movie you remember seeing in the theatre?
Jungle book

21.. What movie do you wish you had never seen?
Nine and a half weeks (yawn fest)

22. What is the weirdest movie you enjoyed?
Sliding Doors

23. What is the scariest movie you’ve seen?
Don't really get scared by films.

24. What is the funniest film you have ever seen?
Toy story (well it makes me laugh)

I can't even explain how I feel at the moment. Needless to say despite the sun shining brightly all I can feel is a black cloud, above and around me.

I know I blew things out of proportion yesterday but for heavens sake is it really too much to ask that for once, just once, we spend the day, a nice day at that, as a family? Is it my fault he forgot to book some days off work so that we spent some time together over Easter? The kids have gone no where this year because he was working. He worked all weekend and said yesterday it will only be for a couple of hours. 7 hours later I am sitting there still waiting for him to come home, yet when I have a go at him he tells me there was a 'problem with the lights!' and cannot see what I am so angry about!

Ok so next weekend we get Sunday together, but if it wasn't for St Georges day Festival then it would mean that he would be working instead. I am fed up with it all.

As for today well preparations for going back to work tomorrow needs to be done. I have to sort out Richards school uniform and name it all, change the beds, get to the shops and try and buy a Gazebo and then make sure I have everything I need. I really don't wnat to go back though it will give me something to do and less to worry about

Right off to get dressed and ready to face the day ahead

I cannot tell you how many times I have been there, but yes they do come to an end eventually.

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Yes dear reader, Salsa is fun!

Unfortunately there were far too many women and not enough men to go round, in fact the instructor, when he worked it out, decided that each man would have to dance 7 times with a different woman before he ended up back with his partner so there fore it was easier to teache us the moves and then do it to music. So there we all are in lines strutting our stuff, doing the suzi Q, the bowtie, the rumba and other steps I have forgotten the names of, at a steady pace and finally getting the hang of the steps without tripping over our own feet, skirts, trousers etc etc. Then he puts on the music and all we have learnt is unlearnt as we try to do these steps double quick time, remembering to wriggle our hips and move our arms as we went!

Hubby was nigh on hysterical to watch, serious face and trying to keep up

And to make matters worse it was held at a gym in town, on springy mats ( you know the ones that gymnasts do floorwork on) without shoes on!

Food was nice, make your own tortilla wrap with creme fraiche, salsa, lettuce and chicken, doritos and mini cakes for dessert.

And all this for a ticket price of £5 per person - a cheap night out!!!

I don't ache as much as I thought I would this morning, though my back is twinging and so I know I will have to be careful what I do today. Need to pop to the shops in a bit, and then I am going to enjoy the sunshine. Only one more day left before I have to go back to work and not looking forward to it lol!

Have a good day

Well it is a glorious day outside today.

Been to town and seen one of my fantasy men, he pointed out that he hadn't seen me for a while, completely ignoring hubby who was amused by it all! Only popped over to see him as I knew that he had a copy of Final Fantasy XII on hold for me for Simon to say thank you for looking after his brother and helping me when my back was bad. Have now ordered Final Fantasy III for him as well which comes out on May 4th and I know Simon will want to add it to his collection.

Nigel engaged him in talk about Spurs (apparently he is a spurs fan as well and remembered that Nig was) and then they discussed all the games on the shelves and what to buy - Nig came home with one that he wants me to install on computer so that will limit my time on here and I can tell you I am unimpressed with that

Simon and Nig have now gone off to work, a private job and Nig is hoping to bring the client back here because it turns out he is in the building trade so he wants to discuss this extension that he is planning. All I wanted was a downstairs toilet/cloakroom and a small room as a utility, but Nig as usual is talking about a 4th bedroom/study area - he even has it drawn out on paper lol! Haven't decided how to pay for it yet if it ever gets past the planning stage and who knows perhaps it is just a pipedream of Nigels anyway lol

Well better go and hang some washing out and tidy up a bit. Off out tonight to do some Salsa dancing - should be fun lol!

Well here is my 1000th post!

To celebrate and following a post by trifledreamz I decided to take him up on his challenge and create a list called of my own dream men. You know those ones that you fantasise over, we all do at some point lol! So here it is in Alphabetical order to make it easier to folow lol

Faffajane's Dream guys

Aragorn (aka Viggo Mortensen)
Christian Bale (so yummy in Equilibrium)
Eric Bana (Hector in Troy)
John Barrowman (doesn't need explaining he can sing to me anyday )
Sean Bean (mmmmmmmmmmmmm)
Orlando Bloom (Lovely smile, great eyes and not a bad arse either)
David Borenaz (Love him as Angel)
Patrick Dempsey (yet someone else with a lovely smile, his face just lights up)
Johnny Depp (no need to explain this one)
Colin Firth (Oh Mr Darcy mmmmmmmmmmm)
Dave Grohl (Not sure why but always have had a crush on him)
Hugh Jackman (Van Helsing I love, but Wolverine mmmmmmm)
Jon Bon Jovi (OMG He is so cute)
Heath Ledger (Again the smile and body to boot)
Adam Levine (mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm)
Matthew Macfayden (Again the Mr Darcy thing but the last bit as he walks through the field in the mist was just such a turn on)
Matthew McConaughey (Smile again and not a bad body)
Julian McMahon ( Body, looks, smile yummmmmy)
James Martin (A man who cooks and looks good while he does it - he can cook for me anytime)
Brad Pitt (now until he played Achilles in Troy I never really noticed him much but phoar!)
Dominic Purcell (There is just something about him)
James Purefoy (Classic actor, great smile)
Rufus Sewell (Jut something aobut him, his lopsided look, his smile makes me want to mother him)
Christian Slater (Cute, just love his smile)
Jason Statham (Body, manly, gorgeous)
David Wenham (Just something about the rugged look when he played Faramir)

Finally the man in Debenhams that hubby teases me about - God he has such lovely hair and a cute smile

Of course I have to state I met and married my dream man, the one who has seen me throught the hardest of times, the one who has always believed in me and for that I love him dearly on the plus side he has a wicked sense of humour, a great personality and is fun to be with all the time.

So there it is, my fantasy list if you will but I couldn't leave it there without posting this for Smichen

Enjoy!

Been for my torture session (haircut) and have booked for 7 weeks time instead of 6 this time round! Going to have some low lights put in as well, instead of highlights for a change, getting fed up being blonde now and want to go dark and mysterious lol!

Still in a weepy mood, but a friend has just phoned and we are off for our pilates session later on today so that at least will cheer me up a little. On the way home I suddenly realised that tomorrow we are all of for a Salsa night as well, should be fun I hope though how Nigel will cope with no coordination should be interesting! He says he will go and oggle but I know the girls will drag him out to dance lol! Well it is exercise of sorts

The sun is now shining outside and I have finally got the washing out. Still haven't tackled the ironing but the thought was there May do some later though, it needs doing and I have to sort out Richards school uniform and lable it all up. He is looking forward to starting a new school though understandably nervous, I know I am doing the right thing by moving him but you can't help but worry can you? I expect there will either be comments of "how sweet he is but,......" Or "he is a total pain in the backside does he ever shut up!" Should be interesting working in the same school as him anyway lol!

Ohhh delivery man is here better go and see what he is delivering lol!

As I was replying to a post, my internet connection went down. It has been down ever since and the telly as well.

Apparently Virgin media are currently doing maintenance and 'sorry for the inconvenience'

Glad it is up and running again but don't know how long for.

Not a good start to the day.

Hubby has been like a bear with a sore head, demanded Simon get out of bed and help with a job he has on today.

Weather overcast and cloudy yet the bloody forecasters keep telling me that it is fine and sunny and at least 19 degrees out - where!

Torture session this afternoon in the form of getting hair cut.

And I have already had a crying session - bloody hormones!

All because I am having a 'fat' day.

How bloody stupid is that!!!

Right time for yet another cup of tea.

Right as I am not allowed to watch House because he is watching the flipping football and I can't get channel 5 on the telly upstairs, I am going to take myself off and claim the bed as my own, spread out and read my book.

So I bid you farewell until tomorrow.

Nite nite xx

HE is watching the football

So far HE has managed to shout at the telly 3 times in 11 minutes

Can see it is going to be a long game!!

Some interesting ones there on my profile, and they make me smile.

Especially the
"Goes shoe shopping with PMT"

I hazard a guess who wrote that lol:

Popped out this afternoon to Bedford Retail park to buy youngest some new school shoes. Tried Barantanos but nothing there that was remotely suitable, so left eldest to browse round the shop while I popped to Clarks.

Big mistake, it was packed.

So waited 20 minutes to be served. My number got called and I bellowed "here".

"three times I called your number" said the assistant.

"Really?" Says I " Is it any wonder that I could hear you when there are a load of screaming kids in here running around because their parents are too lazy to keep control of them" I said gaining a dirty look from the mother sitting opposite me who was letting her child jump from one seat to another and throw the trainers around.

So she set about measuring youngest's feet and found three shoes of his size and brought them out.

"These are the most expensive pair" she announces "they are waterproof and scratchproof as well"

" oh great" says I " any chance of trying one of the cheaper pairs on please"

She scowls at me and then gets Richard to put on one of the cheaper pairs. He does the walking up and down bit and she checks and confirms that they are ok.

"Do you like them?" she asks Richard.

"Yes" he says "but can I try those other ones please?" he asked her pointing to the other cheaper pair.

"I have a lot of customers to serve today and if you try on the other pair and decide you like these better then that is just a waste of my time isn't it" she says.

So I made Richard try on both the other cheaper pair and the expensive ones, made him walk up and down the shop a couple of times in each pair, then got him to try on the original ones by which time Simon made an appearance, so asked Richard to try on all three pairs again and walk up and down and see what Simon thought who by this time thought I was seriously losing it and just agreed with everything I said!

We bought the original cheap pair in the end much to the assistant's consternation lol!!

I couldn't resist, if she had let tell Richard in the first place that they were the pair he was getting instead of telling him that she was busy, then I wouldn't have done this would I especially as he had sat quietly throughout, didn't murmur or throw a tantrum or muck about in the shop.

Yes I can be awkward, just don't mess with me when I have PMT!!

..............................................................

Came out of shop, head towards matalan as Richard is very low on shorts and thought I had better stock up. Simon breaks the news to me that he has found a pair of trainers because his ones are too small. Not surprised as he is now a size 8 shoe and the ones he is wearing are a size 7. Great think I more money, so we head back into Barantano and get him his trainers.

Then matalan where we end up buying two pair of shorts for Richard, socks and a T shirt for Simon!

Spend a small fortune and I still can't find anything for myself lol!!

http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&item=170096789923

These have just been emailed to me enjoy!

Two fish swim into a concrete wall.
One turns to the other and says "dam"

**

Two peanuts walk into a bar
One was a salted.

**
A jump-lead walks into a bar.
The barman says "I'll serve you, but don't start anything."

**

A sandwich walks into a bar.
The barman says, "Sorry we don't serve food in here."

**

A dyslexic man walks into a bra.

**

A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says:"A beer please, and one for the road."

**

Two aerials meet on a roof, fall in love get married. The ceremony wasn't much but the reception was brilliant.

**

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: "Does this taste funny to you?"

**
"Doc, I can't stop singing 'The green, green grass of home'. "That sounds like Tom Jones syndrome."
"Is it common?"
"It's not unusual."

**

Two cows standing next to each other in a field, Daisy says to Dolly "I was artificially inseminated this morning."
"I don't believe you," said Dolly.
"It's true, no bull!"

**

A guy walks into the psychiatrist wearing only Glad Wrap shorts.
The shrink says, "Well, I can clearly see you're nuts."

**

Two hydrogen atoms walk into a bar.
One says, "I've lost my electron."
The other says, "Are you sure?"
The first replies, "Yes, I'm positive..."

**

Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bullsh#t before

**

A man takes his Rottweiler to the vet and says, "My dog's cross-eyed, is there anything you can do for him? "
"Well," says the vet, "let's have a look at him" So he picks the dog up and examines his eyes, then checks his teeth. Finally, he says "I'm going to have to put him down."
"What? Because he's cross-eyed?"
"No, because he's really heavy"

**
I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn't find any.

**
I went to the butchers the other day and I bet him 50 quid that he couldn't reach the meat off the top shelf. And he said, "No, the steaks are too high."

**

My friend drowned in a bowl of muesli.
He was pulled in by a strong currant.

*****

A man walks into doctor's office.
"What seems to be the problem?" asks the doc.
"It's... um... well... I have five penises." replies the man.
"Blimey!" says the doctor, "How do your trousers fit?"
"Like a glove."

**

Two fish are in a tank
One says to the other "I'll man the guns, you drive"

These have just been emailed to me enjoy!

Two fish swim into a concrete wall.
One turns to the other and says "dam"

**

Two peanuts walk into a bar
One was a salted.

**
A jump-lead walks into a bar.
The barman says "I'll serve you, but don't start anything."

**

A sandwich walks into a bar.
The barman says, "Sorry we don't serve food in here."

**

A dyslexic man walks into a bra.

**

A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says:"A beer please, and one for the road."

**

Two aerials meet on a roof, fall in love get married. The ceremony wasn't much but the reception was brilliant.

**

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: "Does this taste funny to you?"

**
"Doc, I can't stop singing 'The green, green grass of home'. "That sounds like Tom Jones syndrome."
"Is it common?"
"It's not unusual."

**

Two cows standing next to each other in a field, Daisy says to Dolly "I was artificially inseminated this morning."
"I don't believe you," said Dolly.
"It's true, no bull!"

**

A guy walks into the psychiatrist wearing only Glad Wrap shorts.
The shrink says, "Well, I can clearly see you're nuts."

**

Two hydrogen atoms walk into a bar.
One says, "I've lost my electron."
The other says, "Are you sure?"
The first replies, "Yes, I'm positive..."

**

Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bullsh#t before

**

A man takes his Rottweiler to the vet and says, "My dog's cross-eyed, is there anything you can do for him? "
"Well," says the vet, "let's have a look at him" So he picks the dog up and examines his eyes, then checks his teeth. Finally, he says "I'm going to have to put him down."
"What? Because he's cross-eyed?"
"No, because he's really heavy"

**
I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn't find any.

**
I went to the butchers the other day and I bet him 50 quid that he couldn't reach the meat off the top shelf. And he said, "No, the steaks are too high."

**

My friend drowned in a bowl of muesli.
He was pulled in by a strong currant.

*****

A man walks into doctor's office.
"What seems to be the problem?" asks the doc.
"It's... um... well... I have five penises." replies the man.
"Blimey!" says the doctor, "How do your trousers fit?"
"Like a glove."

**

Two fish are in a tank
One says to the other "I'll man the guns, you drive"

Shopping today to restock the cupboards that two teenagers and 8 year old emptied yesterday.

Standing in Queue waiting to be served and pay for my goods.

Woman in front of me has a child, about same age as Richard.

Conveyor belt is moving along nicely, woman starts to pack her bags when the boy presses the button at the far end to stop the belt.

Ok but then he starts it again, then stops it, starts it, stops it so on and so forth and nothing is said to him by the mother who carries on shopping.

The cashier is getting a bit peed off you can tell by her expression she is not amused so she switches the belt off which means that neither belts will work now.

So the mother says "oh dear I have to stretch"

"Oh" says the cashier "did your son break the belt? I will have to get maintenance down later to check it"

Mother pays and goes away.

As I start loading up, the belt starts to move.

"sorry" says the cashier "but he was really getting on my nerves.

I had to laugh.

Beautiful day out there again, get some washing out on the line in a minute and give the living room a quick dust I think!

Back a lot easier this morning though I have a slight pain in my neck probably caused by sleeping awkwardly to take the pressure off my back lol!

Will have to do some ironing later as well so that I can enjoy the weekend

Hope it is nice and doesn't decide to rain lol!

Right enough rambling, not a lot to say really, will think of something more riveting later lol!

Have a good day

The Smiths were unable to conceive children and decided to use a
surrogate father to start their family.

On the day the proxy father was to arrive, Mr. Smith kissed his wife
goodbye
and said, "Well, I'm off now; the man should be here soon."

Half an hour later, just by chance, a door-to-door baby photographer
happened to ring the doorbell, hoping to make a sale.

Good morning, Ma'am", he said, "I've come to...''

Oh, no need to explain," Mrs. Smith cut in, embarrassed, "I've been
expecting you."

"Have you really?" said the photographer. "Well, that's good. Did you
know babies are my specialty?"

"Well that's what my husband and I had hoped. Please come in and have a
seat"

After a moment she asked, blushing, "Well, where do we start?"

"Leave everything to me. I usually try two in the bathtub, one on the
couch,
and perhaps a couple on the bed. And sometimes the living room floor is
fun.
You can really spread out there."

"Bathtub, living room floor? No wonder it didn't work out for Harry and
me!"

"Well, Ma'am, none of us can guarantee a good one every time. But if we
try several different positions and I shoot from six or seven angles,
I'm sure you'll be pleased with the results."

"My, that's a lot!" gasped Mrs. Smith.

"Ma'am, in my line of work a man has to take his time. I'd love to be
in
and
out in five minutes, but I'm sure you'd be disappointed with that."

"Don't I know it," said Mrs. Smith quietly.

The photographer opened his briefcase and pulled out a portfolio of his
baby
pictures.

"This was done on the top of a bus," he said.

"Oh my God!" Mrs. Smith exclaimed, grasping at her throat.

"And these twins turned out exceptionally well - when you consider
their mother was so difficult to work with."

"She was difficult?" asked Mrs. Smith.

"Yes, I'm afraid so I finally had to take her to the park to get the
job done right. People were crowding around four and five deep to get a
good look."

"Four and five deep?" said Mrs. Smith, her eyes wide with amazement.

"Yes", the photographer replied. "And for more than three hours, too.

The mother was constantly squealing and yelling - I could hardly
concentrate, and when darkness approached I had to rush my shots.

Finally, when the squirrels began nibbling on my equipment, I just had
to pack it all in."

Mrs. Smith leaned forward. "Do you mean they actually chewed on your,
uh...equipment?"

"It's true, Ma'am, yes.. Well, if you're ready, I'll set-up my tripod
and
we
can get to work right a way."

"Tripod?"

"Oh yes, Ma'am. I need to use a tripod to rest my Canon on. It's much
too big to be held in the hand very long."

Mrs. Smith fainted.........

For now

Hubby is home and I am going to have a lay down. He can look after the kids now, I need more pills and to lay in a quiet room!

See you later!

Hugs x

From BBC website:

Women civil servants in India have expressed shock at new appraisal rules which require them to reveal details of their menstrual cycles.

Under the new nationwide requirements, female officials also have to say when they last sought maternity leave.

Women civil servants say the questions are a gross invasion of privacy. One told the BBC she was "gobsmacked".

Annual appraisals and health checks are mandatory in India's civil service. The ministry was unavailable for comment.

But one of its most senior bureaucrats was quoted in the press as saying the new questions had been based on advice from health officials.

'No words'

The questions at the root of the controversy are on page 58 of the new appraisal forms for the current year issued by the federal Ministry for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.

Women officers must write down their "detailed menstrual history and history of LMP [last menstrual period] including date of last confinement [maternity leave]," the form says.

Women working in the civil service told the BBC the government had no need for this kind of personal information.

"I am completely shocked!" said Sharwari Gokhale, environment secretary in western Maharashtra state.

"I have absolutely no words to describe how I feel and I have no intention of telling them anything about my personal life.

"It's gob smacking."

Ms Gokhale said she had also served in the personnel department at the ministry which drafted the new forms and, while the health of officials was always a concern, asking such questions never crossed their minds.

'Natural phenomenon'

Maharashtra's joint secretary for general administration, Seema Vyas, agreed that the new questions were uncalled for. "Menstrual cycles are a natural phenomenon, they are not an aberration. One does not object to questions related to fitness levels - they are important as they can affect work.

"But there is no need for these details as this does not have any bearing on our work," she told the BBC.

"When we apply for maternity leave, we put in the appropriate application and the government already has those records so why ask again?"
She said she and her colleagues were thinking of writing a letter to the authorities protesting at the questions.

Despite repeated attempts, the BBC was unable to speak to the head of the personnel department, Satyanand Mishra.

The Hindustan Times newspaper quoted him as saying the questions were based on advice from the Ministry of Health.

"We sought the ministry's help to draw up a health-history format. I assume this will help evaluate the officer's fitness," he told the paper.

Goes beyond belief, what has this got to do with women who work? What do they hope to gain from this information apart from o use it against women who already struggle to keep jobs in India?

Unbelievable!

Posted this on Steve P's site as a response to one of his posts and thought it was worthwile posting it here as it was quite funny!

Stood behind a woman at the till today who was shouting at the assistant about the milk that she had bought but had gone of and how stupid it was that the shop had sold it to her and doesn't she think that she should check all the sell by dates in future so that she doesn't have to stop and check everything and what was she going to do about this milk that was of!

Nothing, the assistant replied, because this is Sainsburys and that milk came from Asda!

I had to smile as the woman stormed off lol!

I am so fed up

I can't go out, driving into town this morning felt like torture - every bump or hole in the road jarred my back.

I lay down.

I have to get up again.

Sitting is painful as is standing.

And the best bit is, Simon has a friend round and they are making more noise than a herd of elephants.

Oh did I mention that I feel as huge as an elephant as well?

Great!!

Everything is swollen, TOTM must be due - wonderful, can't wait I don't think *insert scream here*

OUCH!

Day has not got off to a good start.

Going to have to try and see if I can get to the Oesteopath later, back is in spasms and I am finding it difficult to move.

Have to keep going, if I sit still for too long I cannot move!

Glad the sun is still shining though lol

10am we get to Milton Keynes.

We walk the length and breadth of it.

We go into every clothes shop.

In every shop we try on a variety of outfits.

They are either too big on the bust or too small on the hips.

One outfit looked lovely on the hanger, but looked like a nightdress when I tried it on.

Another, a lovely purple colour, skirt and jacket, looked lovely till I tried it on and my hips and stomach made it look hideous.

Mother of the Bride, petite, skinny, managed to find a lovely dress and jacket, so all she needs is the shoes and the bag (and maybe a hat).

5pm she got that.

The rest of us came home at 6 with nothing!

Disapointment reigns

8 weeks to go and counting.

Glad the mother of the groom had the same problems, she is the same size and shape as me so we were in sympathy with each other. At one point we both tried on similar dresses saying if we didn't eat for the next 8 weeks we might just get into them and be able to breathe!!!!

Yes it was that bad!!!

Back aching, legs hurting, feet crying in pain!

Hubby is now booked on shpping expeditions lol

Bright and sunny here, hope it stays this way.

Busy day ahead as I have to go out shopping for an outfit for a wedding and help a friend find something suitable for Mother of the Bride! She says she wants me with her as I will be honest lol!!!

Can see an argument brewing!

Four of us going, including the bride, so it should be fun.

Woke up to this news this morning:

The NSPCC is launching a campaign asking retailers to adopt a zero-tolerance approach to parents smacking their children.

The children's charity is calling on shops to do more to prevent parents from losing control of their children and then hitting them.

Suggestions include handing out leaflets on how to deal with tantrums.

Chris Cloke, head of child protection awareness at the NSPCC, said the charity's aim was to support parents.

He told the BBC: "We know that shopping, like parenting in general, can be very, very stressful and therefore if the shop assistant can say can we support you in some way, can we help you with your shopping, can we look after your child, that would be helpful towards the parents.

"And we believe that parents will benefit from this, that children will benefit from that and we also believe it makes good economic sense for the shops too."

Parental support

Other suggestions made by the NSPCC are for shops to display leaflets on how to deal with difficult behaviour, training staff to support those who are struggling, and providing play areas for children.

A survey conducted for the NSPCC found 40% of the adults questioned would rather visit a shop where smacking was banned.

Results from the ICM poll, of more than 1,000 adults, also found that 77% consider that smacking is becoming less acceptable.

And 93% of those who took part in the survey said they wanted to see shops taking action to help parents avoid losing their temper with children.

Now I am not for being physically violent towards children. I do however believe that you should set boundaries, that children should know how to behave in public and that the odd smack on the hand is not going to give children a complex. Both of my children have been bought up to know how to behave, they are not allowed to run round the supermarket, they have to stay at my side or with a stationary trolley at all times and they are not allowed to touch anything. I will not say that they haven't touched or wondered off on occasions, but the word sorry comes easily to them if they get in someones way.

I am not perfect, it is respect for fellow shoppers, and I have taught them to have respect for others around them.

I get increasingly annoyed when children run round shops without supervision, in one case allowed to play football in the shop and get in everyones way. I am fed up with being pushed ans shoved by children who should know better how to behave, while the parents whine and swear or ignore their children. I get annoyed when shop staff never ever have the right to say to the children go and find your parent or say to the parent can you control your child please before they cause harm to themselves or others without being sworn at or verbally abused. So how the hell are shopworkers expected to stand in if they see you smack your child which when intereviewed this morning an spokesperson from the NSPCC said that should happen? Who is going to take notice of a bunch of leaflets on how to deal with your children?
And where were the creches when we were dragged shopping by our parents?

There weren't any because we knew how to behave for crying out loud.

Nanny state yes. The only way around this is to make all parents expecting children to go to parenting classes OR to use basic common sense and have respect (which is dwindling fast in this society/world of ours) for other people and their property!!!

And on that note I will sign off and get ready for my shopping trip.

Have a good day

He has set the table to continue with the Dungeons and Dragons game tomorrow!

Help me someone please!!!

I can't take anymore dice throwing!!!!!!!!

That I am signing off now, so you can recouperate your stomach muscles and relax your smiling faces for a while lol!

I am off to bed to get myself energised for tomorrows shopping trip - yes tomorrow the girls are going shopping for outfits for best friends daughter's wedding!

Problem is will I find anything suitable to wear?

hmmmm

so wish me luck and in case I don't make an appearance I am wandering around Milton Keynes muttering madly lol!!

Have a good evening

A man walking along a California beach was deep in prayer.
All of a sudden, he said out loud, "Lord, grant me one wish."

Suddenly the sky clouded above his head and in a booming voice the Lord said, "Because you have TRIED to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish."

The man said, "Build a bridge to Hawaii so I can drive over anytime I want to."
The Lord said, "Your request is very materialistic. Besides, think of the logistics of that kind of undertaking. The supports required to reach the bottom of the Pacific! The concrete and steel it would take! I can do it, but it is hard for me to justify your desire for worldly things. Take a little more time and think of another wish, a wish you think would honor and glorify me."

The man thought about it for a long time. Finally he said, "Lord, I wish that I could understand women. I want to know how they feel inside, what they are thinking when they give me the silent treatment, why they cry, what they mean when they say 'nothing', and how I can make a woman truly happy."

After a few minutes God said, "You want two lanes or four on that bridge?"

The Technical Rehearsal.

It looks as though there'll be time for a third dress rehearsal.

Take your time getting back.

We've been ready for hours.

There's plenty of room for more instruments over here.

The headsets are working perfectly.

The cue lights are working perfectly.

The orchestra has no complaints.

The whole company is standing by whenever you want them.

Well that didn't last long.

That went SO well!

We've finished early so why don't the crew get off home?

We've finished early.

The Actor.

Don't. Let's not talk about me.

I've got a bit of free time; do you want a hand to unload the set?

I really think my big scene should be cut.

This costume is SO comfortable!

I love my shoes.

No problem, I can do that for myself.

No problem.

I have a fantastic agent, here, I'll give you his number; mention me.

I have a fantastic agent.

Let me stand right upstage with my back to the audience.

No, leave the light where it is, I'll walk into it.

Shall I take these cups back?

No, honestly, it's my round.

The Stage Crew

Not at all, that instrument isn't in the way.

We'll get in early and do it tomorrow.

No, no, I'm sure that's our job.

Anything I can do to help?

All the tools are carefully locked away.

Can we do that scene change again, please?

It's a marvellous show!

I don't need this many on the crew.

You're all far too busy; I'll get it onstage on my own.

That was easy.

I'll do it straight after I mop the stage.

Another props table? Certainly.

No, honestly, it's my round.

Thanks, but I don't drink.

The Sound/Electrics Crew

I must fix the light in the publicity office.

This equipment is far more complicated than we need.

Of course I can operate sound from here.

Be sure to keep that instrument away from the flying pieces.

Move all the lights on the FOH bar a foot to the right? No problem.

No problem.

I'll do that right away.

All the equipment is working perfectly.

That had nothing to do with the computer, it was my fault.

I have all the equipment I need, thanks.

No, honestly, it's my round.

Thanks, but I don't drink.

The Director

That's fine, I've got my own torch.

Leave it where it is, we'll re-block it.

We'll bring the crew onstage just before the author.

We'll bring the crew onstage.

This chair's fine, thank you.

Thank You.

We'll use it as it is.

Let the crew have that day.

That's perfect!

My round, are all the crew here?

The Choreographer

This floor's fine.

Plenty warm enough, thank you.

The lights are spot on, thank you.

Thank you.

Leave it as it is; we'll fit in somehow.

One dressing room's fine.

The costumes are perfect.

The boom positions are fine.

The wing space is ample, really.

Nightmare No.1

After a long night of making love, the young guy rolled over, pulled
out a cigarette from his jeans & searched for his lighter. Unable to find it, he asked the girl if she had one at hand.
"There might be some matches in the top drawer," she replied.
He opened the drawer of the bedside table & found a box of matches
sitting neatly on top of a framed picture of another man.
Naturally, the guy began to worry.
"Is this your husband?" he inquired nervously.
"No, silly," she replied, snuggling up to him.
"Your boyfriend then?" he asked.
"No, not at all," she said, nibbling away at his ear.
"Well, who is he then?" demanded the bewildered guy.
Calmly, the girl replied, "That's me before the operation."

Nightmare No. 2

The spark had been lost in this guy's marriage, so he was trying to
think of ways to rekindle it.
One night he came from work, & found his wife asleep in
bed. He thought to himself, "what should I do? Oh I know."
He proceeded to get under the covers & go down on his wife.
Soon she began to gently squirm & moan in pleasure. After a few minutes, her body spasmed with ecstasy as she climaxed.

Afterwards, the man went straight to the bathroom to brush his teeth. When he got there, the light was on & he saw his wife there shaving her legs.
He exclaimed, "What are you doing in here!?"
She said, "Shhhh!," pointing at the bed, You'll wake your mother"

Nightmare No.3

One night a guy takes his girlfriend home. They are about to kiss each other goodnight at the front door, when the guy starts feeling a little
horny.
With an air of confidence, he leans with his hand against the wall &
smiling, he says to her, "Honey, would you give me a blow job?" !
Horrified, she replies, "Are you mad? My parents will see us!"
"Oh come on! Who's gonna see us at this hour?" He asks grinning at
her.
"No, please. Can you imagine if we get caught?"
"Oh come on! There's nobody around, they're all sleeping!"
"No way. It's just too risky!"
"Oh please, please, I love you so much!?"
"No, no, & no. I love you too, but I just can't!"
"Oh yes you can. Please?"
"No, no.I just can't"
"I'm begging you ... "

Out of the blue, the light on the stairs goes on, & the girl's sister
shows up in her pajamas, hair disheveled, & in a sleepy voice she says:
"Dad says to go ahead & give him a blow job, or I can do it. Or if need be, mom says she can come down herself and do it.
But for God's sake tell him to take his hand off the intercom"

1. Why does your gynaecologist leave the room when you get undressed?

2. If a person owns a piece of land do they own it all the way down to the core of the earth?

3 . Why can't women put on mascara with their mouth closed?

4. Is it possible to brush your teeth without wiggling your arse?

5. Why is it called Alcoholics Anonymous when the first thing you do is stand up and say, 'My name is Bob and I am an alcoholic'?

6. If you mated a bulldog and a shitsu, would it be called a bullshit?

7. Why are they called stairs inside but steps outside?

8. Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer?

9. Why does mineral water that 'has trickled through mountains for centuries' have a 'use by' date?

10. Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible crisp no one would eat?

11. Is French kissing in France just called kissing?

12. Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, 'I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here and drink whatever comes out'?

13. What do people in China call their good plates?

14. If the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out of a coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat?

15. Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time, but don't point to their crotch when they ask where the bathroom is?

16. Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're both dogs!

17. What do you call male ballerinas?

18. Can blind people see in their dreams? Do they dream??

19. If Wile E.Coyote had enough money to buy all that Acme crap, why couldn't he just buy dinner?

20. Why is a person that handles your money called a 'Broker'?

21. If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?

22. If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, then what is baby oil made from?

23. If a man is talking in the forest, and no woman is there to hear him, is he still wrong?

24. Why is it that when someone tells you that there are over a billion stars in the universe, you believe them, but if they tell you there is wet paint somewhere, you have to touch it to make sure?

25. Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup?

26. Why do they call it an asteroid when it's outside the hemisphere, but call it a haemorrhoid when it's in your ass?

27. Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?

On a flight to Chicago, a gentleman had made several attempts to get
into the men's restroom, but it had always been occupied. The flight
attendant noticed his predicament. Sir, she said, "You may use the ladies room if you promise not to touch any of the buttons on the wall." He did what he needed to and as he sat there he noticed the buttons he had promised not to touch.

Each button was identified by letters: WW, WA, PP,and a red
one labeled ATR. Who would know if he touched them? He couldn't resist. He pushed WW. Warm water was sprayed gently upon his bottom. What a nice feeling, he thought. Men's restrooms don't have nice things like this. Anticipating greater pleasure, he pushed the WA button. Warm air replaced the warm water, gently drying his underside. When this stopped, he pushed the PP button. A large powder puff caressed his rear adding a fragile scent of spring flowers to this unbelievable pleasure.

The ladies restroom was more than a restroom, it is tender loving
pleasure. When the powder puff completed its pleasure, he couldn't wait to push the ATR button which he knew would be supreme ecstasy.

Next thing he knew he was in a hospital as soon as he opened his eyes. A nurse was staring down at him with a smirk on her face. "What happened?" he exclaimed. "You pushed one too many buttons," replied the nurse. "The last button marked ATR was an Automatic Tampon Remover. Your willy is under your pillow."

The British Military writes OFR's (officer fitness reports). The form used
for Royal Navy and Marines fitness reports is the S206. The following are
actual excerpts taken from people's "206's"....

- His men would follow him anywhere, but only out of curiosity.

- I would not breed from this Officer.

- This Officer is really not so much of a has-been,
but more of a definitely won't-be.

- When she opens her mouth, it seems that this is only to change
whichever foot was previously in there.

- He has carried out each and every one of his duties to his entire
satisfaction.

- He would be out of his depth in a car park puddle.

- Technically sound, but socially impossible.

- This Officer reminds me very much of a gyroscope - always spinning around
at a frantic pace, but not really going anywhere.

- This young lady has delusions of adequacy.

- When he joined my ship, this Officer was something of a granny; since then
he has aged considerably.

- This Medical Officer has used my ship to carry his genitals from port to
port, and my officers to carry him from bar to bar.

- Since my last report he has reached rock bottom, and has started to dig.

- She sets low personal standards and then consistently fails to achieve
them.

- He has the wisdom of youth, and the energy of old age.

- This Officer should go far - and the sooner he starts, the better.

- In my opinion this pilot should not be authorized to fly below 250 feet.

- The only ship I would recommend this man for is citizenship.

- Works well when under constant supervision and cornered like a rat in a
trap

- This man is depriving a village somewhere of an idiot.

- Only occasionally wets himself under pressure

I was playing this while we played a game:

I think this video is great, cheers me up everytime but don't recommend you doing it under the influence of alcolhol lol!

Well we didn't manage to go out for that walk afterall.

Nigel draged me to town to see if we could pick up his new phone. He was told that it was now in stock, but when we got there the only ones that had arrived were contract phones and not PAYG. Disappointment reigned and we tried Carphone Warehouse where they wanted to charge £10 more, so no phone.

He says he will try a shop in Hemel on his way home from work tomorrow though I think it will be best to wait until next weekend when the girl who said would put one aside will be there.

So came home and sat down while he watched a movie and I read a book that I started yesterday and finished today - Alison Pearson I don't know how she does it. Quite good, took you from reality for a while and realised that juggling work, children and homelife can be difficult at times.

We are now playing Dungeons and Dragons with the kids that is taken ages to do and I have to admit the most boring game ever, but in the true spirit of being a Mum with a child who loves the game I have to smile sweetly and play along with the rest of the family.

So see you later when I get 'killed' or fall asleep through boredom lol!!

Three men were standing in line to get into heaven one day. Apparently
it
had been a pretty busy day, though, so St. Peter had to tell the first one,
"Heaven's getting pretty close to full today, and I've been asked to admit
only people who have had particularly horrible deaths. So what's your
story?"

The first man replies: "Well, for a while I've suspected my wife has
been
cheating on me, so today I came home early to try to catch her red-handed.
As I came into my 25th floor apartment, I could tell something was wrong,
but all my searching around didn't reveal where this other guy could have
been hiding. Finally, I went out to the balcony, and sure enough, there was
this man hanging off the railing, 25 floors above ground! By now I was
really mad, so I
started beating on him and kicking him, but wouldn't you know it, he
wouldn't fall off. So finally I went back into my apartment and got a
hammer and starting hammering on his fingers. Of course, he couldn't stand
that for long, so he let go and fell-but even after 25 stories, he fell
into the bushes, stunned but okay. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I ran
into the kitchen, grabbed the fridge, and threw it over the edge where it
landed on him, killing him instantly. But all the stress and anger got to
me, and I had a heart attack and died there on the balchoy."

"That sounds like a pretty bad day to me," said Peter, and let the man
in.

The second man comes up and Peter explains to him about heaven being
full,
and again asks for his story.

"It's been a very strange day. You see, I live on the 26th floor of my
apartment building, and every morning I do my exercises
out on my balcony. Well, this morning I must have slipped or something,
because I fell over the edge. But I got lucky, and caught the railing of
the balcony on the floor below me. I knew I couldn't hang on for very long,
when suddenly this man burst out onto the balcony. I thought for sure I was
saved, when he started beating on me and kicking me. I held on the best I
could until he ran into the apartment and grabbed a hammer and started
pounding on my hands. Finally I just let go, but again I got lucky and fell
into the bushes below, stunned but all right. Just when I was thinking I
was going to be okay, this refrigerator comes falling out of the sky and
crushes me instantly, and now I'm here."

Once again, Peter had to concede that that sounded like a pretty
horrible
death.

The third man came to the front of the line, and St. Peter asked for
his
story.

"Picture
this," says the third man, "I'm hiding naked inside a refrigerator..."

A great note for all to read it will take just 37 seconds to read this
and
change your thinking

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.

One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to
help
drain the fluid from his lungs.
His bed was next to the room's only window.

The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.

The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and
families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military
service, where they had been on vacation.

Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he
would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could
see outside the window.

The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where
his
world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the
world outside.

The window overlooked a park with a lovely
lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their
model
boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a
fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.

As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, the
man on
the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque
scene.

One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by.

Although the other
man couldn't hear the band - he could see it. In his mind's eye as the
gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.

Days and weeks passed.

One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only
to
find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully
in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take
the body away.

As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be
moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and
after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first
look at the real world outside. He strained to slowly turn to look out the
window beside the
bed.

It faced a blank wall.

The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate
who
had described such wonderful things outside this window.

The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the
wall.

She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you."

Epilogue:

There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own
situations.

Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.

If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money
can't buy.

"Today is a gift, that's why it is called the present."

I am going to drag everyone out of bed and insist that we go somewhere nice today with the dogs

I feel like a walk in the sunshine.

Another gloriously sunny day today. Shame I didn't get to enjoy yesterdays sunshine but hoping to today instead.

Yesterday was a frenzy of cleaning activity. When I got up I just chucked on a pair of tracksuit bottoms and a top as I knew that the kitchen needed a good clean. So after catching up on everything that had happened here overnight, answered a couple of emails and had that first cup of tea, I set to on emptying cupboards, hoovering them with the hose attachment, and cleaning the insides with some Mr Muscle and hot water. That done and the necessary rearranging of cupboards completed set to on sorting out the items that we used to store on top of the cupboards that were residing in the dining room, and making sure that I didn't put back anything that I could do without.

Quick job?

No unfortunately as I didn't really want anything on top of the cupboards so the trick was trying to find new homes for them. The only thing I was allowing was the wine rack and the dog paraphanalia - e.g. the basket that contains the tablets, chew sticks etc. So I filled a basket with all the bits and pieces that I would need to be handy but wouldn't need until necessary (things like hoover filters, hoover belt) and asked hubby to put them in the cupboard under the stairs, which is when all hell broke loose.

Silly me, of course putting a basket of items in the cupboard under the stairs would obviously mean that the cupboard would need a good sorting out as well wouldn't it?

So we spent the next 4 hours, yes 4 hours, doing just that. Everything was taken out, checked whether we still needed it or not, what could go to the rubbish tip, what could be kept aside for a car boot sale, what we really needed and what we could be stored in the garage! I have to say at this point I was made £25 better of, as I went through the mountain of handbags that had accumulated in there and found some money that had obviously been put in there for some reason rather than in my purse I even managed to throw 3 bags away!

Once all that was done and home found for the basket, I set to on the rest of the kitchen, scrubbing front of cupboards, worktops, kitchen appliances, the floor - which I did on my hands and knees, no mop was available - and finally the sink. I went through 3 dishcloths and 4 sponges in the process. The only thing that remained untouched was the inside of the oven purely because I have to build up to that one, it needs doing but I have put aside a day this week for it to be done!

I would like to say I was environmentally friendly, but alas having run out and not replenished the white vinegar or the bicarbonate of soda, I relied on Mr. Muscle instead, but there is a pleasing smell in the kitchen this morning and the kids have been warned not to mess it up and to clear up after them!

The living room got a quick flick of the duster and a quick hoover then I relaxed in a nice warm bath to ease the pain in my back.

So where was kids and hubby while all this was going on?

After the clear out of the cupboard, they put the music channel on the telly and played a game of Dungeons and Dragons while I slaved away lol!

Typical!!

Far too many eggs in this house. Too much chocolate, I wonder if it is worth cooking dinner or shall I be a terrible mother and let them gorge themselves silly on the chocolate so it gets it out of my way so that I am not tempted?

mmmmm

House is a mess. In the process of cleaning the kitchen cupboards so everything has been emptied out and is left all over the place. Decided to spring clean the kitchen, such a shame it is a lovely day out there I really want to be there instead!

Here is a picture of the kitchen and the red walls lol! Excuse the mess! I have to say I am getting used to it now

I do plan at some point to take the kids, hubby and dogs out for a walk. The day is too nice to be spent indoors. The sun is shining through the conservatory and heating up the dining room nicely!

Right better get cracking on this kitchen the cleaning won't do itself unfortunately lol

Terracottait says 0on the tin.

Great thinks I, it will go with the floor tiles.

However it is red.

I have red walls now in my kitchen. Nothing like the colour of the floor tiles!

Daren't moan. It has taken two years to get paint on the walls in the first place lol

Hung out three lots of washing

Popped into town

Now on here for a little while before I tackle some more ironing.

Treated ourselves to flushed away while we were out as we all love that film.

Nigel has been busy looking at new phones for himself and quite fancies this one:

Nigel and Simon are now decorating the kitchen from which I have been banned for now lol!

Right try and get some ironing done

WORRY

Is there a magic cutoff period when
Offspring become accountable for their own
Actions? Is there a wonderful moment when
Parents can become detached spectators in
The lives of their children and shrug, "It's
Their life," and feel nothing?

When I was in my twenties, I stood in a hospital
Corridor waiting for doctors to put a few
Stitches in my son's head. I asked, "When do
You stop worrying?" The nurse said,
"When they get out of the accident stage." My
Mother just smiled faintly and said nothing.

When I was in my thirties, I sat on a little
Chair in a classroom and heard how one of my
Children talked incessantly, disrupted the class,
And was headed for a career making
License plates. As if to read my mind, a teacher
Said, "Don't worry, they all go through
This stage and then you can sit back, relax and
Enjoy them." My mother just smiled
Faintly and said nothing.

When I was in my forties, I spent a lifetime
Waiting for the phone to ring, the cars to come
Home, the front door to open A friend said,
"They're trying to find themselves. Don't
Worry, in a few years, you can stop worrying.
They'll be adults." My mother just smiled
Faintly and said nothing.

By the time I was 50, I was sick & tired of being
Vulnerable. I was still worrying over my
Children, but there was a new wrinkle. There
Was nothing I could do about it. My
Mother just smiled faintly and said nothing.

I Continued to anguish over their failures, be
Tormented by their frustrations and absorbed in
Their disappointments.
My friends said that when my kids got married I
Could stop worrying and lead my own
Life. I wanted to believe that, but I was
Haunted by my mother's warm smile and her
Occasional, "You look pale. Are you all right?
Call me the minute you get home. Are
You depressed about something?"

Can it be that parents are sentenced to a
Lifetime of worry? Is concern for one another
Handed down like a torch to blaze the trail of
Human frailties and the fears of the
Unknown? Is concern a curse or is it a virtue
That elevates us to the highest form of life?

One of my children became quite irritable
Recently, saying to me, "Where were you? I've

Been calling for 3 days now and

no one answered, I was worried."
I smiled a warm smile.
The torch has been passed!

PASS IT ON TO OTHER PARENTS
(And also to your children. That's the fun part)

Won't be around much today as I have a mountain of jobs to get through, not helped by the fact I have the Street's kids in my house wrecking one of the bedrooms as we speak!

At least I know where Richard is lol!

So busy bee is coming and going and trying to get some sense of order into this pigsty of a house

Have a good day and enjoy the sunshine

The FBI had an opening for an assassin.

After all the background checks,

interviews and testing were done there were 3 finalists.

Two men and a woman. For the final test, the FBI agents took one of the

men to a large metal door and handed him a gun.

"We must know that you will follow your instructions no matter what the

circumstances. Inside the room you will find your wife sitting in a

chair. Kill Her!!!"

The man said, "You can't be serious, I could never shoot my wife" The

agent said, "Then you're not the right man for this job. Take your wife

and go home."

The second man was given the same instructions.

He took the gun and went into the room.

All was quiet for about 5 minutes.

The man came out with tears in his eyes, "I tried, but I can't kill my

wife." The agent said, "You don't have what it takes. Take your wife and

go home."

Finally, it was the woman's turn.

She was given the same instructions, to kill her husband.

She took the gun and went into the room.

Shots were heard, one after another.

They heard screaming, crashing, banging on the walls.

After a few minutes, all was quiet.

The door opened slowly and there stood the woman, She wiped the sweat

from her brow. "This gun is loaded with blanks" she said. "I had to beat

him to death with the chair."

MORAL:

Women are evil.

Don't mess with them

A man boarded a plane at Sydney airport and,

taking his seat as he settled in, he noticed a

very beautiful woman boarding the aircraft. He

realised she was heading straight towards his

seat, and bingo! She took the seat right beside

him. Eager to strike up a conversation, he

blurted out:

"Business trip or holiday?" She turned, smiled

enchantingly and said, "Business. I'm

going to the Annual Nymphomaniac Convention in

the United States."

The man swallowed hard. Here was the most

gorgeous woman he had ever seen sitting next to

him, and she was going to a meeting for

nymphomaniacs!

Struggling to maintain his composure, he calmly

asked, "What's your business role at this

convention?" "Lecturer", she responded. "I use

my experience to debunk some of the popular

myths about sexuality."

Really?" he smiled, "What myths are those?"

"Well", she explained, "one popular myth is

that African-American men are the most

well-endowed when, in fact, it's the Native

American Indian who is most likely to possess

that trait. Another popular myth is that French

men are the best lovers, when actually it is

the men of Greek descent. We have also found

that the best potential lovers in all

categories are the Irish."

Suddenly the woman became uncomfortable and

blushed. "I'm sorry", she said. I really

shouldn't be discussing this with you, I don't

even know your name!"

"Tonto", the man said. "Tonto Papadopoulos but

all my friends call me Paddy."

Mrs. Donovan was walking down O'Connell Street in Dublin one day when she fell in with Father Flaherty.

The Father said, "Top O' the morning to ye!. Aren't ye Mrs. Donovan and didn't I marry ye and yer husband two years ago?".

She replied, Aye, that ye did Father."

The Father asked. "And be there any wee little ones yet?."

She replied, "No, not yet Father, but we are working on it."

The Father said, "Well now, I'm going to Rome next week to see the Pope and while I'm there I'll light a prayer candle for ye and yer hoosband."

She replied, "Oh, thank ye Father, maybe we need a prayer." Then they parted ways.

Some years later they met up again and the Father asked, "well now, Mrs. Donovan, how are ye these days?."

She replied, "Oh, as well as can be expected Father!."

The Father then inquired, "and tell me, have ye any wee ones yet?."

She replied, "Oh yes Father!. Three sets of twins and four singles, ten in all!."

The Father said, "That's wonderful!, and how is your loving hoosband doing?."

She replied, "E's gone off to Rome to blow out yer fookin' candle!."

The Easter Bunny is usually considered to be a benevolent, vaguely supernatural creature that brings gifts to good boys and girls. Today these gifts are usually in the form of chocolate Easter eggs.

The origin of the Easter Bunny probably goes back to the festival's connection with the pagan goddess Eostre. Eostre (sometimes spelt Oestre) was a fertility goddess from whom we derive the word "oestrogen" and she is closely associated with fertility symbols such as eggs. The rabbit is known as a highly fertile creature and hence an obvious choice for Easter symbolism.

In fact the use of a rabbit is probably a mistake - the Easter "bunny" is more likely to be a hare, since it is the hare that is usually considered the sacred creature of Eostre. Hares have been considered sacred by many cultures inclusing the ancient Egyptians who believed them to watch the moon during the night. Although hares and rabbits are related they are most definitely different creatures, as a certain Bugs keeps reminding us!

The earliest known reference to our modern Easter Bunny tradition appears to be from 16th century Germany. In the 18th century, German settlers to America brought the tradition with them. The Bunny was known by them as Oschter Haws (or Osterhase) and brought gifts of chocolate, candy and Easter Eggs to good children. Often children would make up nests for Oschter Haws, sometimes using their Easter bonnets, and the Bunny would leave his treats there.

Fewer children today have bonnets or build nests, however it is common in some places for the Easter Bunny to scatter and/ or hide its treats for the children to find on an Easter egg hunt. A Bunny costume is a also popular suit for the festivities.

The idea of a giant supernatural rabbit that lays millions of chocolate eggs in one night is, of course, incongruous and ridiculous. Fortunately that is no problem for the imaginations of young children.

Lucky them.

Shopping done - check
Children had hair cut - check

So far so good, two things on my list of things to do completed.

Now to start the ironing and get some done before I am picked up for lunch at 2.

hmmm think I will have a cup of tea first lol

Sun shining brightly this morning and it promises to be a good day again.

Great as I am still in the throes of washing and have some ironing to do, need to get the kids hairs cut, buy a birthday card and have a 'Ladies who lunch' session with the girls.

Maundy Thursday today, the day when traditionally the Queen gives out money to the poor, a tradition that started in the 13th century. Today is the day many Christians celebrate as the day that the last supper took place, where Jesus washed the feet of his disciples and in some areas of the country this still takes place every year in churches where the priest/vicar/minister will wash the feet of members of the congregation. I remember it being done when I was little, but as I hate having my feet touched it would be difficult to do it to me now lol!

Just for interest sake, because I am full of useless information, the Queen will be at Manchester Cathedral today where she will hand out Maundy Money to the pensioners of that parish in white and red leather purses. The money is specially minted the the occasion, they are legal tender and because they are so limited they are much sought after by collectors. Maundy Money consists of a groat (4p), a Threepence (3p), a halfgroat (2p) and a penny (1p), totalling 10p altogether so don't spend it all at once lol

Everyone in church will carry a nosegay (posies) of flowers, a traditional protection against the Great Plague, and the amount of Maundy money handed out is equal to the age of the monarch so this year 81 men and 81 women will each receive 81 pence in two special purses - 1 red and 1 white.

So there you have it a quick rundown of Maundy Thursday, just to give me something to write about because I am a bit lost for words at the moment lol!

Local churches are holding an all night vigil to represent Christs time in the Garden of Gethsemene, I won't be going have too much to do today lol

Have a good day

Bedroom that is

Can now see the floor and the bed.

Two bags of rubbish thrown out, including some shoes that I have decided I will never wear again and really are not good enough to go into the charity bag.

A bag of clothes, tied up ready to go to charity.

In my defence the wardrobes that are fitted are very tiny. They were installed by a single parent who used one as somewhere to put her dresses the other to hang blouses and skirts. In between there is a dressing table of sorts, which is no use to me as I cannot see anything without glasses or contacts so putting make up on I have to be nose against the mirror to see what I am doing

So dressing table is piled high with books waiting to be read.

As there is little room in the wardrobe (my wardrobe hubby has the other one) everything is squashed in or gets hung on the back of the chair till there is danger of the chair falling over. One day I will have floor to wall doors that go all the way across therefore I will have lots of room to hang my clothes

I still have to hoover and dust up there, but for now it will do, at least we have somewhere to sleep tonight - hubby was worried at one point that he may be sleeping on the sofa lol!

Oh and I need somewhere to store my shoes. I have quite a few, though I always end up wearing the same ones

Never mind one day it will all happen

So now I am going to watch the Mummy, one of my favorte films, and have a lovely cup of tea.

Started on the bedroom.

Thought I would do an area at a time.

Now there are piles of stuff all over the floor, the bed and the landing.

Really wished I hadn't started it now

We did venture out with the dogs, them getting excited and tangled up as we tried to get them in the car and drive to the park in town.

We arrived, fortunately younger dog was not sick as is customary for him to be, park full of screaming kids and police obviously making their presence felt.

"Let's not go here" said Simon and looked towards the meadow opposite "Quieter there," he says pointing so off we headed to the meadow.

Why oh why call it a meadow though when in actual fact it is a very steep hill! Laddie the grey started off well but by the time we got halfway up he was lagging behind on his extending lead and puffing and panting like a goodun! How he ever won races I will never know the least exertion makes him breathless.

We struggle on and on the other side is another park which we walk around. Now both my dogs are on extending leads. Baron is ok to be let off but he gets excitable and despite extensive training thinks everyone is his friend so will jump up at them in greeting, consequently unless we are somewhere where we are unlikely to come across another human being he stays on his lead. Laddie is totally unpredictable. He can seem as though he has taken no notice of the squirrel in the distance, but if he gets it into his head to chase it we have no chance of getting him back - o-40 mph yes definately - I cannot run that fast - so he stays on extending leads.

So tell me why oh why if you see two dogs both being controlled by their owners do you let your 5 dogs run up and down and around them in a little pack and think it is sweet! It isn't! It is annoying! I was standing still for a reason. Both dogs were held close to me ( I have the grey , Simon has the Whippet), both being held tightly so they wouldn't attack and you let your dogs come and sniff and make silly noises while you sit with your nine children and play games - yes I am going to get annoyed, you were lucky the one that sniffed me didn't get kicked!

It makes me mad when ppl don't control their dogs, sorry, but it spoils it for the rest of us that do!

So there we are walking round the park, one dog having a mad fit and acting like a puppy picking up bits of trees and attacking them, the other huffing and puffing and getting slower and slower by the minute. Climb another hill to get to the top of the meadow, dogs do their business, Simon (bless him) clears it up and puts it in the bin muttering about how smelly it all is and why can the not do it in the same place so he doesn't have to walk around! Richard is being a pain in the backside - "oh look its a bench I need to sit down" (he is younger than any of us for gods sake) and laughing at Laddie getting tangled around Baron.

Came down the hill heading towards the car when they both spot a flock of birds. However I have seen them and Simon and I real the dogs in so that they don't get any ideas about chasing them!

Get in the car eventually and head back home where both dogs are now lounging on the floor fast asleep with a smile on their faces

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The above link, courtesy of Paddy, has had me thinking over a few things in the last 24 hours.

Now I am not normally a political person. I have my views, I rarely share as they might offend. Like religion I tend to steer away from discussing politics. We all have views, we all have opinions and sometimes trying to have a discussion about them tends to cause upset or makes someone angry along the way.

Today I am going to express some of my thoughts and feelings. You may not agree, that is fine, it is only my point of view.

1) Carers - As some of you know my mother gave up work to look after her mother. She took early retirement. Her house is small and Nan lives/sleeps/eat/drinks in mum's living room. There is a small kitchen where mum spends most of her day washing the clothes and bedsheets that nan has messed or wet. A careworker comes in 3 times a day to help change nan. Nan gets attendance allowance (which by the way is under threat of being taken away)but not the full whack because of a pension she gets from my grandfathers firm as well as the state pension. Mum gets her own pension and that is all. Out of that she has to pay for the careworker, pay her mortgage and insurances, council tax, shopping, bills. There is never enough money.
Mum is a proud person, so is nan. Mum reluctantly applied for benefits that carers should be able to get and got turned down. She hasn't reapplied, she is too proud to do so, her theory being if she was entitled then she would get. We have since found out that if she did reapply she probably would get because almost 90% of people that apply the first time are turned down and have to appeal.
Why?
If they are entitled to it in the first place why not give it to them, why make people jump through hoops for it?
why make the forms so difficult to fill out?
We are talking about two people here who have paid NI contributions and taxes all their working lives. Two people who never, ever have claimed from society. Like thousands of other people out there, good honest working citizens, they have never ever asked for help from anyone yet when they need it the most, they have to fill out forms which are difficult to understand and if not filled out correctly could be classed as a given misleading information - basically they are shafted. Yet if mum had put Nan in a home it would have cost the state thousands of pounds to look after her (Nan has no assets), a cost which mum is saving them by looking after her herself.

And don't get me started on people who have to sell their homes to pay for their care or the fact that people who have been happily married for years are separated because there is only room for one loved one not both!

2) Education Over the years successive Governments have made changes to the national curriculum that just defies belief. I am all for children getting a variable education so they don't get bored but there are better ways of doing it. Children are taught several ways of adding up, subtracting, multiplying, dividing (though to do long division nowadsys you need to do all of the others to get the answer trust me). Not enough time in primary school is spent on learning times tables. Some schools I admit still try and do it parrot fashion, but others find there isjust not enough time to go over it. Lots of methods of doing basic sums, but not enough time is given to allowing children to learn one method till they can do it automatically before moving onto another method. Confusion often reigns in maths classes in primary school. We have a lot of Polish children arriving in our school. Most of them start school in their own country at the age of 7. Remember in some parts of our country children can start full time education at the age of three. Some of the Polish children that come to us may have only been in school for a year yet their mental maths ability is far superior to the ability of our children. A maths test I did with the class a few days ago, 40 multiplication sums to be completed in two minutes. 3 members of the class managed to do 20 in them 2 mins, majority only did 15, a few only 10. The polish children though did all 40 and got them all correct in that 2 minutes!

English - again they don't get to spend enough time on the basics before they move on to more complex work. You teach a child to read using one method when the Education department comes along and says it isn't working now teach this method. A lot of children leave school, not being able to understand what they read, that is if they can read at all. How to construct a sentence, the amount of children that cannot do something as simple as put a capital letter and punctuation in the correct place yet we expect them to know how to right a jounalistic report, a myth, a legend, a non fiction report by the time they leave primary school. The confusion between the words are and our - this is are house instead of this is our house. Confusion between the spellings stationery and stationary. Basic things like this are rarely taught and if they are, then they are not reinforced.

Children do not have fun at schools nowadays, they are not allowed to be children. They cannot play. Running around in some school playgrounds is banned because someone might get hurt and we might be sued as a result. Children are always having to meet targets. As teachers we are always target setting children and filling out paperwork or crying into our teas because only half the class managed to meet their target this year!

It has got worse, it will get worse. If you managed to read this far then thank you for taking the time to do so. I could go on about other things that really irritate but for now this will do.

Yes I survived town.

To be fair considering there were vearious activities going on in town, including air brushing tattoos (whatever they are but my Pilates teacher is doing them) town was surprisingly empty.

The local radio station were there as well organising an easter egg hunt, though I didn't see many children taking part, only adults.

Standing in HMV trying to find a CD Hubby was waffling on about yesterday I overheard the following conversation:

Girl 1: But I don't understand

Girl 2: What don't you understand

G1: He wants me to go down on him which I don't have a problem with but why call it a blow job when you suck. There is no blowing involved.

The poor guy trying to put some Cds onto the racks nearly wet himself I swear as he walked away, shoulders shuddering, and I tried my best not to smirk though eye contact was made with girl one as she was trying to shut her friend up with embarrassment!
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Managed to buy some salad goods in Marks and Sparks so hopefully I can try and stay on the straight and narrow. There is left over lasagne for tea tonight as only Nig and I eat it, which means having to find something to cook for the kids tea. Dogs are harrassing Simon to take them out to explore the street, but he is hanging the washing out for me first. Once I have sorted out my bedroom which really needs to be done, I may take the dogs and the kids for a walk around the park in town.

Right better get a move on

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The moon was shining brightly yesterday, i caught her trying to hide behind some trees, but she was bright and the sky was cloudless so you couldn't fail to see her.

I told her my problems and this morning I notice she is still there, still hiding behind the trees but as I look out of the window from where I sit I can see her, almost as if she is watching!

OF course the sun is trying to catch my attention now, but really isn't succeeding. A few dark clouds are looming so the sun has some way to
go!

It is a bright day despite the clouds looming in the sky. Looks like it will rain later though I hope not, I think we have seen enough of that lately.

It is peaceful here for now. Dogs have been fed so have taken themselves back to bed, Nigel has headed off to work, the kids are still in bed. My plans for today are to head into town and get some money out for the shopping trip next week for our outfits and to pay a couple of cheques in. Will see what else I will do when I get back depends on how busy it is in town!

Right better get myself sorted and ready to face the day ahead. Have a good one!

There are days when getting out of bed was the wrong choice.

There are days when getting out of bed is a good choice.

Not sure about today, apart from the fact I have been irritable, happy, annoyed etc etc etc.

Today is a 'fat' day so consoled myself by eating a huge portion of homemade lasagne. Hubby pleased, he loves my lasagne, but I really shouldn't of had so much of it, now I feel huge. i can't get back into dieting mode, not helped by the fact that I haven't done any exercise either!

As they say tomorrow is another day, no point in getting stressed out now.

10 weeks to go to my friends daughters wedding, i need to get a move on. We are supposed to be going out and getting outfits next week, so I should at least try and make an effort to lose something!

Stress takes its till and it is funny how it affects us. It isn't that I have overeaten, it is portion sizes that is to blame, I eat too much. Three meals a day is good, not the quantity that I eat, and it is that I need to get a handle on once more.

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On a lighter note, hubby is his usual annoying self deciding to put a cold bottle of milk on the piece of bare flesh between the bottom of my top and the top of my jeans as I bent down to get the lasagne out of the oven. He nearly, very nearly , got the whole lot over him! He has been in one of those annoying moods, the type that makes him a windup merchant and he has done a good job of winding up the kids this evening. Thankfully they have headed off to bed now, him included so peace reigns again!

Right I am going to have a glass of milk and head of to read my book before I retire!

Have a good evening!

Local leisure centre has just been refurbished.

It now hosts an all purpose fitness suite, swimming pool (which in my opinion still needs some TLC), basketball courts, tennis courts, running track. There are halls where children can roller blade, learn all types of martial arts from kickboxing to karate and Kung fu. Adults can take part in squash, badminton, aerobics and circuit training.

This refurbishment has cost millions of pounds, of local taxpayers money.

It is on an estate which needs a lot of attention run by a bunch of pricks who couldn't organise a P*ss up in a brewery who receive an extortinate amount of money each year and do nothing with it.

The leisure centre is a haven for children, and adults in the area with their reduced prices. Somewhere for people to go something for them to do with a huge amount of activities to keep the kids amused during the holidays.

So what do the council do?

Cut its opening hours.

Yes you read right, cut the opening hours because it is too expensive to run.

The facilities are not used by us normally because the things I am interested in doing are usually not available when I can use them due to work, but they are there for others, and the centre is well used, it is busy whatever time of the day or evening you go there.

They have also cut the opening hours of the local library another much needed resource in what is a deprived area.

And for this they have put our council tax up!

Just pretend he is a bit older lol!

I think this is so funny!

Morning has gone so quickly - where did it go, and I haven't done anything that I said that I will do so far! Yes I mananged to brave the shower, and got dressed, but that is all. I have sat here with Kerrang playing as Simon is addicted to it, I have argued with Richard who is now out playing though with his attitude he will be grounded for the rest of the holidays if he doesn't change it!!!

We live in a fairly quiet cul de sac of sorts. Well it is a dead end road with other dead end roads off it, and it is very quiet. Opposite us lives a set of twins, the same age as Richard, and they all play nicely together. Reluctant as I am to let him play in the street, they usually either play on my front lawn or on theirs so he can be seen and I know he is fairly safe. Today he wanted to go and knock on their door at 10 this morning - far too early says I but he wouldn't have it. As I already banned him from playing with his DS I caught him in his bedroom playing with it earlier so have confiscated it thereby I am a nasty mum (nothing changes) and I don't care about him (if only he knew). He is 8, I never ever had all this with Simon who stood behind me repeating everything I said in his mother knows best voice which annoys the hell out of me! Simon means well I know but honestly at times................

2nd argument was because I made him come in and stay indoors while I popped to the shops. Simon was at home so it wasn't a problem and I wasnt' going to be long, but Richard thought I was being unfair by making him come in instead of letting him play with his friend. I say argument though it was more of a 'you will do as you are told I am the adult' stubborn me frame of mind really, I don't do arguments especially with children, I am in charge.

So he sulked and came in I popped to the shops for some bits and pieces for tonights tea and came home to find the twins on my doorstep waiting for Richard to come out!!

So he is playing happily with his friends and Simon and I have a little peace and quiet!

Poor Simon today got a rude awakening by one of our dogs this morning. Now I only ever wanted one dog and we ended up with two on the explicit understanding that he will take them for their morning walk and feed them which bless him Simon does. So I was downstairs and the dogs obviously got fed up waiting to be fed so the Grey went upstairs and poked his nose down Simons ear. I heard him yell in surprise and shout at the dog until he really woke up and realised what the dog wanted. He came downstairs and fed them then went for his shower.

Coming downstairs again he was greeted by the grey with wagging tail and excitement demanding his morning walk!

Both dogs have spent the day looking at the front door almost as if they are telling us we shouldn't be here we are disturbing their peace lol

My head hit the pillow last night and I don't remember a thing, until I was woken up with a cup of tea at 7 this morning.

No dreams, panic attacks, or waking up to tunes rattling through my brain.

Probable slept too heavy though as I woke up with a thumping headache and feeling sick. Ear is hurting again as well which does not bode well.

Weather today is wet. Though it isn't raining at the moment it is quite cloudy and dull outside. It feels fairly warm inside but upon opening the door to let out the nutters dogs, I felt a draft of cold air. Good job I have decided to stay in and clear my bedroom then isn't it lol!

I have so many clothes that need sorting out, not all of them fit in my wardrobe anymore, and anyway I could always put my winter gear away and hang up my spring/summer wardrobe that may make me feel better. Whatever I do I need to have a good sort out and take some of it down to the charity shop, there is far too much for one person and I do tend to hoard clothes!

Right enough rambling, better go and get dressed and face up to the day ahead!

Its been a strange day.

I did get some housework done, thanks to some skilfull negotiations and delegations , making sure the kids had plenty to do. The only trouble I got was from eldest child who wasn't too keen on cleaning the toilet until I pointed out that he uses it as well and makes more of a mess that he was cleaning it or else, giving him the rubber gloves and cleaning equipment that I keep for it and telling him to give it a good scrub!

Bless him he managed to hoover as well though I will have to redo the bits he missed tomorrow - I want to pull all the furniture and hoover under them anyway so that should keep me busy for a while.

Youngest was in charge of cleaning his bedroom, sweeping the dining room floor and the floor of the conservatory. He attempted to clean the bathroom floor but got more disinfectant on himself and the floor took on the appearance of a swimming pool that it was easier to do it myself in the end.

i have three bags of shredded paper and dusted in the dining room before heading out to my friends house to pop the card in for her sons birthday. I intended only staying an hours, four hours later after several cups of tea and good natter, I make it home to find Nigel had come home and done some gardening in my absence - good one job less for me

He also cooked dinner, chicken and chips nothing special, which has given me an upset stomach again

I have a mark on my left hand that is itching like mad. It is a lump with what looks like 4 pinpricks in it and as I said it is itching like crazy. I have no idea where I got it from either!

The weather has been glorious here. 3 loads of washing on the line now waiting to be ironed at some point this week. Hoping for a good day tomorrow got another couple of loads to do that I would like to get dry before I start on the boil wash, my poor washing machine will think that I am overworking it lol!

For now I am heading off to bed after catching up on what I have missed today.

Have a good evening and see you tomorrow

GORDON AND THE DONKEY

A young man named Gordon bought a donkey from an old farmer for £100.00.

The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day, but when the farmer
drove up he said, "Sorry son, but I have some bad news... the donkey is on
my truck, but unfortunately he's dead. Gordon replied, "Well then, just give
me my money back."

The farmer said, "I can't do that, because I've spent it already. Gordon
said, "OK then, well just unload the donkey anyway. The farmer asked, "What
are you going to do with him?" Gordon answered, "I'm going to raffle him
off."

To which the farmer exclaimed, "Surely you can't raffle off a dead donkey!"

But Gordon, with a wicked smile on his face said, "Of course I can, you
watch me. I just won't bother to tell anybody that he's dead." A month later
the farmer met up with Gordon and asked, "What happened with that dead
donkey?"

Gordon said, "I raffled him off, sold 500 tickets at two pounds a piece, and
made a huge, fat profit!!"

Totally amazed, the farmer asked, "Didn't anyone complain that you had
stolen their money because you lied about the donkey being dead?"
To which Gordon replied, "The only guy who found out about the donkey being
dead was the raffle winner when he came to claim his prize.
So I gave him his £2 raffle ticket money back plus an extra £200, which as
you know is double the going rate for a donkey, so he thought I was great
guy!!

Gordon grew up and eventually became the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and no
matter how many times he lied, or how much money he stole from the British
voters, as long as he gave them back some of the stolen money, most of them,
unfortunately, still thought he was a great guy.

The moral of this story is that, if you think Gordon is about to play fair
and do something for the everyday people of the country for once in his
miserable, lying life, think again my friend, because you'll be better off
flogging a dead donkey.

Ok so we aren't a newsgroup but considering what has been going on here lately thought it was appropriate anyway lol!!!

Have a good day

Well I have just managed to prise myself from my lovely comfortable bed to greet the morning lol!

It is beautiful out there today, sun shining and making my canary sing loudly along to the music that is coming from the computer speakers!

I plan on doing a lot this morning, and I have to pay my friend a visit as well as it is her son's birthday today. I slept well for once, Nigel was on a high after coming home from football and said that a good time was had by all. He was disappointed that we ordered pizza and hadn't saved any for him, well kids and I were having a pizza party while watching Friends on the telly and some crap film that was so bad I really can't remember what it was called lol!

So today, washing needs to be done and hung out, rooms need to be dusted and hoovered, my bedroom needs to be sorted and paperwork needs to be sorted through and shredded. Conservatory needs a good clean as well, but think about that after I have dealt with the paperwork I think.

Right better make a start on it all, no good sitting here all morning lol!

I have been playing this:

And this:

Hubby has headed off to watch his team play. think he said something about them playing Reading, but I amnot sure, not that interested lol!

so just me and the kids here to while away the day. Not going to do much in fact think it will be a lazy day today, which is probably why I am still in my nightclothes and haven't headed for the shower yet lol! Will do soon though.

Family discussion and it was agreed that Simon and I should go and see the Lostprophets and as it was just before my birthday hubby agreed to buy the tickets - great until I got on line and now all the tickets are sold So looks like it will the St Georges pagent afterall! Ah will there is always next time!

Consoled myself with a purchase or two from Amazon which hopefully should arrive by Tuesday.

We are definately heading to Florida next year. I have priced it all up and so now know how much money we need to save for - good job we are not out at concerts then lol! Hoping Virgin do their 10% off over Easter so it will be that bit cheaper when we book.

Right enough rambling, shower is calling!

What a lovely sunny day we have out there, so nice to see.

I have been left with a predicament this morning. Eldest son wants to see the Lostprophets at Wembley, and I can get a couple of tickets for the performance on 22nd April. However, on the 21st we always celebrate St Georges day by going to the Pageant at Wrest Park (it is always held the weekend closest to the 23rd), it is a family tradition now and we have been going for years. This year though Spurs are playing Arsenal so hubby wants to see them on the 21st and we go to Wrest Park on the 22nd which will mean that we can't go to the concert (and at this point there is a bit of swearing and tantrums). Now I would like to go and see them, Siomn wants to go because it will be one up on his friend who has been making his life a nightmare recently (long story) But we both want to go to the St George's pageant as well so obviously that will win.

If they move the game to Sunday now I will be really peed off!!!

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I see blogland is being hit by spammers again. I have had a couple of them reply to posts so far and to be honest I have ignored them - so if you are a spammer right now and you read this GET A LIFE WE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY !!!!!!!!!!

Please if you get spammed over the next few days and they say something unsavoury, don't get upset, ignore them, they don't know you they just are out to cause offence don't give them any satisfaction at all.

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Right I have to get the washing on and get it on the line as soon as possible. Eldest son did some washing for me yesterday while I was out and knowing him he didn't sort it into piles so better take a sneak peak at what he has washed to make sure my whites are still white lol!

Have a good day.