Spread your wings and fly away

Bright and sunny for a change - yes don't all hurry out there to soak up the rays, you never know we may, just may, get to see some sun at another point this year - no guarantees, but surely we have had enough rain.

Oh ok then, run out there and bask in its goodness, afterall, it will rain again tomorrow - just for a change wouldn't want you to get too used to the sun would we after all, you may get used to it

The moon last night was very round and bright. She appeared looking down at me as I was closing the curtains before retiring to my bed. I wished her goodnight and told her of my fears and how my day went. A couple of stars appeared beside her, and I slept well. Strangely today I feel quite upbeat so thank you Lunar

I have to pack at some point today when I have been to work. I am off to Brighton tomorrow morning for the weekend, so of course it will be cold and wet. We have had an argument over suitcases, I only need a small one as it is only me going, yet he wouldn't let me buy one saying it was a waste of money when we have suitcases in the loft. I tried to explain that the small ones were falling apart but he knew better. So into the dark recesses of the loft he goes, huffing and puffing and making a big noise. He appears with a large suitcase.

"I am not taking that," says I.

"Why?" he asks

"Because I am only going for a couple of nights and I have to go by train, it is not suitable."

"Well all the others are damaged."

"es I know I told you that!"

so this morning before work I have to pop to the shops to get

things for the buffet at lunchtime
a suitcase - small in size
deodrant
milk

Then when I get home this evening

Cook dinner
run the iron over a few clothes
clean bathroom
run Si to swimming pool as he starts training for competitive swimming today
go and visit a friend

and not enough hours to do it all in!

Right enough of boring you to tears on this fine morning, but before I go I will just say my heart goes out to those families of those three soldiers that were killed in Basra earlier.

right see you all after the weekend

hugs xx

Son is only allowing me on here for a little while so that he can then get back on and browse throught he pokemon website, chat on msn and check out the Nintendo forum do his homework.

Has no consideration at all for my needs, in fact he had the check to tell me that while I was waiting I could do some ironing!

Remind me why I had children again lol

Yesterday turned out to be very hectic indeed. Managed to get a science display board finished (at last) and RE board and marked some books as the teacher is behind with her marking due to having to be taken out of class to attend meetings.

I will be glad to see the end of this year.

We are hoping to find out where we will be next academic year as regards classes etc, and who we will be working with. I am hoping to stay with the teacher I am currently with though that may mean going into year 6 which I am hoping I won't have.

Everyone is feeling tired and run down. I have come out with a cold, others have that stomach bug that is doing the rounds and one is now on longterm sick leave with something or other.

I also had to sit on a very long Governors meeting yesterday as well - why is it people argue about the little things yet, when there is something more important on the agenda, they just give it a brief mention? I really did feel like screaming yesterday.

Today I am back to sit on another committee at 8.30 then head off to work afterwards. There seems to be no let up.

Still 3 weeks to go and counting

In other news, it looks like rain again - tell me was that really sun we saw yesterday? I was beginning to forget what it looked like

Have a good day xx

The sun is trying to appear through very dark clouds. It rained here last night, but thankfully nothing like as serious as some parts of the country are getting it.

People are being airlifted from their houses in case a dam holding back the Ulley reservoir threatened to break. Three people have lost their lives in the floods, people on the radio telling how they have lost their homes - as we sat and watched it on the news yesterday hubby commented on it being like something you see overseas, not on our little isle.

Scary.

There are flood warnings in most areas. Though not here yet, I know that the River Lea burst its banks near the town centre yesterday and as that is a stream most of the time, it makes you realise just how much rain we have had, though in all honesty nothing like the people in Yorkshire who had a Month's worth in one day.

The radio has issued a list of roads in England and Wales that are closed today due to them being under water. Lots in Shropshire, Yourkshire obviously.

My heart goes out to all those affected.

Eldest Son had a spelling test in school today.

"how well do you think you did?" I asked him with interest.

"ok, except they asked us words that you will never find in a dictionary, and never use"

"like what?" I enquired.

"Psychoanalysis and mastication" he replied.

"err they are in the dictionary" I said.

"no they aren't I looked them up, and they are not there"

So to prove a point I looked them up and showed him.

"Oh well that is two I got wrong then", he says.

I have decided he needs to learn some new words to expand his vocabulary - perhaps I will direct him to Juzzy's word of the day

Yes Monday has arrived again, another week has started. A lot going on this week and in between I have to find time to catch up with all I have to do still as well as pack for next weekend.

Dressed in black this morning to suit my mood, which is slightly better than it was yesterday, but it may have something to do with the only clothes I could find were black - must do some ironing at some point

I don't start work until 11 today but I have to scoot round the shops for a few bits and pieces before I start. I also have to visit the bank and transfer some money over so that I can pay a couple of bills that have come in as well. Too much to do and so little time

Right enough waffling on, will have to put the hoover round before I leave this morning so better go and get a move on!

Edit: In other news, hayfever has kicked in again, yet it is raining!!!!

Have a good day

ANGELS

Seek an angel with an open heart
and you will find one.
The way you know an angel
is by your feeling.
Angels may not always come when you call them,
but they always come when you need them.
An angel is someone who helps you believe
in miracles again.
Sometimes you know angels only by the miracles
they have blossoming in their paths
after they have gone.
An angel is someone you're always happy
to bump into.
An angel is someone who
raises your spirits.
An angel is someone you feel you've known
forever even though you've just met.
An angel is someone who helps you grow.
Angels make you feel welcome in this world.
Angels encourage your best qualities
and hidden talents.
Angels give you those gentle pats on the back
when you sometimes need to keep going.
Angels give you direction.
Angels gently push you out of your little self
and into the broad arena of love.
Angels remind you that you are enough.
Angels help you see your life in a better light.
An angel is someone who brings out the best in you.

~Author Unknown~

It has been a weird Sunday. I slept late catching up on sleep that I had missed over the last couple of nights so far.

I had every intention of doing some ironing, but instead read my book.

I had a child in tears because he was trying to get out of doing his homework that I made him do as it has to be in tomorrow.

Nigel and Simon went to work.

I am beginning to hate Sundays as much as Mondays.

Nigel always working - I know it is a good thing and we need the money to pay for essential repairs etc, but we hardly get to see each other or spend time as a family.

I am fed up spending my time trying to catch up on housework, washing nad ironing, of not being able to get washing dry because of the lousy weather.

I hate having to ask for help, why doesn't it just happen?

I hate being the only one to help with the kids homework.

I hate................

there it is self pity. Sundays are spent again trying to catch up on things except today I laid on the sofa and read my book, refusing to move. I didn't do a thing, everything can rot, I have had enough.

Its unfair to complain, but I did and yet their best efforts to please me will not last long and it will be back to me to get on top of things again.

I feel alone. I am surrounded by really good friends and a loving family, yet I feel alone.

That isn't right either.

I am a mess, a self pitying one at that, but a mess anyway.

Ah well a few more hours and work beckons

Oh joy!

Right that is enough for tonight.

Off to bed to read now, and catch up on some much needed sleep.

See you all sometime tomorrow

Hugs xx

So the kids are watching this:

And I wasn't taking much notice of it until I saw this yummy, rugged looking man:

Who also happens to be one of my favourite actors.

And for those of you that are Patrick Swayze fans he is in this as well with long hair.

Funny how all of a sudden the film seems quite appealing

I am so sorry the council tax is late this month.

I take full responsibility.

I decided to go shopping for some food for my hungry kids and hubby.

The bill came to the exact amount that you charge me for the services you are supposed to supply but neglect to do so.

I hope that this is acceptable and so sorry for the inconvenience caused to your computer systems, and the bimbo you employed to answer the phones when I recently complained about the fact that you had not collected the bin despite it being in the designated spot.

I hope you understand that my kids are my first priority and you will be paid just as soon as you manage to provide the service you are charging me for.

regards

xxx

So hubby has just made a delicious indian meal, Chicken korma, Chicken Tikka, Bombay potato, Butter chicken and some sort of lamb dish, with pilau rice and Naan bread - all microwaveable courtesy of Tesco

Well you didn't really think he could cook did you?

It isn't funny to come up quietly behind your wife/girlfriend/partner and try and undo her bra and make a silly noise while she is trying to type!

Name 15 people in your family (still alive)
Hubby, son 1, son2, mother, sister, nan, aunt, uncle, 2 cousins, cousins wife, MIL, FIL, BIL, SIL, nephew,

Name 14 movies you like

Armageddon, Tristian and Isolande, Casanova, Pride and Prejudice, Mr and Mrs Smith, Lucky 7, POC I, II and III, Knight's tale, Transporter , Transporter 2, The importance of being Earnest, Troy

Name 13 things you like to do

Cross stitching, reading, swimming, spending time with hubby and kids, walking the dogs, chilling in front of telly, pilates, catching up with friends, listening to music, eating out, going to cinema, eating out, working with children

Name 12 artist/bands you like
Metallica, Nirvana, Foo fighters, Evanessence, Meatloaf, Savage Garden, The Eagles, Feeder, Bon Jovi, Megadeth, Van Halen, Bryan Adams ( there are so many I like)

Name 11 friends
Sue, Michael, Andy, Alison, Jackie, Cathy, Sam, Julie, Simon, Siobhan, Garry,

Name 10 songs you like
Bed of roses, Nothing else matters, Truly madly deeply, Oblivion, Trust, Unforgiven, Poison, Heaven, unstoppable, November Rain

Name 9 animals you like
Dogs, tigers, elephants, pandas, lions, dolphins, manatees, otters, badgers

Name 8 things you've done this month
blogged, ridden a bike, chaired a meeting, sat on an exclusion committee, worked, cooked, washing and ironing.

Name 7 shows you like
Don't watch much telly, so can only name one : How to look good naked

Name 6 ice-cream flavors you like
Only like vanilla or Raspberry ripple

Name 5 names you like
Simon, Richard, Rhiannon, Louise, Stephen

Name 4 foods you like
Four are you sure? Italian, Chinese, mexican, Vegetarian

Name 3 of your favorite colors
black, red, lilac

Name your 2 best friends
Sue, Jackie

Name your ..1 lover/crush/boyfriend/husband
My hubby

Copy and paste, then delete my answers and put your own.

It has been a bit of a bleurgh day so far.

Rain all day, trip to town (treated myself to a few tops and a skirt) and then home again.

MIL has just gone and taken her bird with her, not impressed that I am 'gallivanting' off next week - well it isn't like the kids and hubby are really going to go to pieces without me here for a couple of nights is it?

While in town we had a brainwave, and decided to update the photos of the kids that we have as the last time they were done was about 6 years ago. So found a bloke in the market that takes portrait photos and showed us some of the ones he has done recently - and he is good. So after convincing hubby that we needed to have a family portrait done, we booked in with him on the 14th July. Haven't broken the news to the kids yet though, and I really should find something decent to wear, don't want too formal or too casual, just natural - hmmmm difficult one

The rest of the day I have sat in front of Kerrang and cut out all the letters and pictures that I need for the Science display - and just found out that I have forgotten to do some titles for some of the pictures! Never mind I will sort that out on Monday.

That's all for now need to change the CD think hubby is getting fed up with this one playing:

I have something to tell you before I announce it to my family........................

Another spur of the moment decision I have made, I have decided it is time for me to change direction with my life and become a Red Cross volunteer.

In mid July, I will head off on a training course and will be stationed just off the coast of Iraq. Britain needs my help and I'm here to give it.

Attached is a picture of the rest of my group. I know it's a bit unexpected but I'll keep in touch xx

An award should go to the Virgin Airlines gate attendant in Sydney some months ago for being smart and funny, while making her point, when confronted with a passenger who probably deserved to fly as cargo.

A crowded Virgin flight was cancelled after Virgin's 767s had been withdrawn from service. A single attendant was re-booking a long line of inconvenienced travellers. Suddenly an angry passenger pushed his way to the desk. He slapped his ticket down on the counter and said, "I HAVE to be on this flight and it HAS to be FIRST CLASS".

The attendant replied, "I'm sorry, sir. I'll be happy to try to help you, but I've got to help these people first, and I'm sure we'll be able to work something out." The passenger was unimpressed. He asked loudly, so that the passengers behind him could hear, "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO I AM?"

Without hesitating, the attendant smiled and grabbed her public address microphone:

"May I have your attention please, may I have your attention please," she began - her voice heard clearly throughout the terminal. "We have a passenger here at Gate 14 WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS. If anyone can help him find his identity, please come to Gate 14."

With the folks behind him in line laughing hysterically, the man glared at the Virgin attendant, gritted his teeth and said, "F... You!" Without flinching, she smiled and said, .................

"I'm sorry sir, but you'll have to get in line for that too."

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The origlinal and better version than the rubbish Cascadia sings

Hubby did go to work eventually after he managed to sabotage my efforts to read blogs this morning by leaning over my shoulder and having a lok.

Two hours later he is back home.

Why? I ask him.

My beautiful wife is at home and thought I would spend some time with her, he says.

Oh great!!!

So having done the dutiful wife bit, he is now dusting and re doing the hoovering for me.

Right I am off now to collect youngest from school.

For reminding me on your blog how great this song is

Nicked from Gilraen

map showing some of the counties in this small isle of ours that I have visited/stayed/ or lived at. Hmm must persuade hubby to holiday up north in future

I've visited the counties in yellow. Which counties have you visited? made by marnanel map reproduced from Ordnance Survey map data by permission of the Ordnance Survey. © Crown copyright 2001.

Can be found here

The end of the week has arrived, I have the day away from that hell hole they call work, and all is right with the world.

Well it would be if it would only stop raining - twice so far I have got wet and not happy with this weeks wi either!!

10001 things to do and not enough time to get them done in, plus a ton of ironing, washing and tidying up - though I am rather tempted to pick things up and just bin them!

Right enough of this spent too much time on here catching up better get myself into gear and start the dreaded housework!

Have a good day x

It had to be this:

Things are just desperate

and on that note I am heading off to my bed to scream into a pillow or two

Sweet dreams xx

The Ugly Frog

An older lady was somewhat lonely and decided she needed a pet to keep her company. So, off to the pet shop she went. She searched and searched. None of the pets seemed to catch her interest, except this ugly frog. As she walked by the jar he was in, she looked and he winked at her.

He whispered, "I'M SO LONELY, TOO. BUY ME AND TAKE ME HOME . YOU WON'T EVER BE SORRY."

The old lady figured, what the heck! She hadn't found anything else. So, she bought the frog. She placed him in the car, on the front seat beside her.

As she was slowly driving down the road, the frog whispered to her "KISS ME AND YOU WON'T BE SORRY."

So the old lady figured, WHAT THE HECK, and kissed the frog.

IMMEDIATELY
the frog turned into an absolutely gorgeous, sexy, young, handsome prince.

THE PRINCE THEN RETURNED THE OL D LADY'S KISS .

SUDDENLY THE OLD LADY FELT HERSELF TRANSFORMING FROM HIS KISS.

THE OLD LADY.......CAN YOU GUESS WHAT SHE TURNED INTO?

COME ON GUESS !

OOOOOOOHHHHHHH COME ON -- DON'T BE A POOP!
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THE FIRST HOLIDAY INN SHE COULD FIND!!!

She's old.......NOT DEAD!!!!!

A couple had been married for 50 years. They were sitting at the

breakfast table one morning when the wife says, "Just think, fifty years

ago we were sitting here at this breakfast table together."

"I know," the old man said. "We were probably sitting here naked as a

jaybird fifty years ago."

"Well," Granny snickered. "Let's relive some old times."

Where upon, the two stripped to the buff and sat down at the table.

"You know, honey, " the little old lady told the husband, "My nipples

are as hot for you today as they were fifty years ago."

"I'm not surprised," replied Gramps. "One's in your coffee and the

other is in your oatmeal."

I fear it's too late.... I Said, "I fear it's too late"!!

An elderly Essex Lady called 999 to report that her car has been broken

into. She is hysterical as she explains her situation to the Operator:

"They've stolen the stereo, the steering wheel, the brake pedal and even

the accelerator!" she cried. The Operator said, "Stay calm. A Police

car is on the way." A few minutes later, the officer radios in.

"Disregard." He says."She got in the back-seat by mistake."

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FAMILY

Three sisters ages 92, 94 and 96 live in a house together. One night

the 96 year old draws a bath. She puts her foot in and pauses.

She yells to the other sisters, "Was I getting in or out of the bath?"

The 94-year old yells back, "I don't know. I'll come up and see."

She starts up the stairs and pauses "Was I going up the stairs or

down?" The 92 year old is sitting at the kitchen table having tea

listening to her sisters. She shakes her head and says, "I sure hope I

never get that forgetful, knock on wood." She then yells, "I'll come up

and help both of you as soon as I see who's at the door."

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"I CAN HEAR JUST FINE!"

Three pensioners, each with a hearing loss, were playing golf one fine

March day. One remarked to the other, "Windy, isn't it?"

"No," the second man replied, "it's Thursday." and the third man chimed

in. "So am I. Let's have a beer."

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SUPERSEX

A little old lady was running up and down the halls in a nursing home.

As she walked, she would flip up the hem of her nightgown and say

"Supersex.." She walked up to an elderly man in a wheelchair. Flipping

her gown at him, she said, "Supersex." He sat silently for a moment or

two and finally answered, "I'll take the soup.

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ROMANCE

An older couple were lying in bed one night. The husband was falling

asleep but the wife was in a romantic mood and wanted to talk. She said:

"You used to hold my hand when we were courting." Wearily he reached

across, held her hand for a second and tried to get back to sleep. A

few moments later she said: "Then you used to kiss me." Mildly

irritated, he reached across, gave her a peck on the cheek and settled

down to sleep. Thirty seconds later she said: "Then you used to bite my

neck." Angrily, he threw back the bedclothes and got out of bed. "Where

are you going?" she asked. "To get my teeth!"

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DOWN AT THE RETIREMENT CENTER

80-year old Bessie bursts into the rec room at the retirement home.

She holds her clenched fist in the air and announces, "Anyone who can

guess what's in my hand can have sex with me tonight!!" An elderly

gentleman in the rear shouts out, "An elephant". Bessie thinks a minute

and says, "Close enough."

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OLD FRIENDS

Two elderly ladies had been friends for many decades. Over the years,

they had shared all kinds of activities and adventures. Lately, their

activities had been limited to meeting a few times a week to play cards.

One day, they were playing cards when one looked at the other and said,

"Now don't get mad at me. I know we've been friends for a long time but

I just can't think of your name! I've thought and thought, but I can't

remember it. Please tell me what your name is." Her friend glared at

her. For at least three minutes she just stared and glared at her.

Finally she said, "How soon do you need to know?"

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SENIOR DRIVING

As a senior citizen was driving down the Motorway, his car phone rang.

Answering, he heard his wife's voice urgently warning him, "Geoffrey, I

just heard on the news that there's a car going the wrong way on the M1,

please be careful!" "Hell," said Geoffrey "It's not just one car. It's

hundreds of them!"

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DRIVING

Two elderly women were out driving in a large car - both could barely

see over the dashboard. As they were cruising along, they came to an

intersection. The lights were red, but they just went on through. The

woman in the passenger seat thought to herself "I must be losing it. I

could have sworn we just went through a red light." After a few more

minutes they came to another intersection and the light was red again.

Again, they went right through. The woman in the passenger seat was

almost sure that the light had been red but was really concerned that

she was losing it. She was getting nervous. At the next intersection,

sure enough, the light was red and they went on through. So, she turned

to the other woman and said, "Mildred, did you know that we just ran

through three red lights in a row? You could have killed us both!"

Mildred turned to her and said, "Oh! Am I driving?"

I needed this to cheer me up - Enjoy!!

Weather: Dull

Sun: trying to shine through the dark clouds but it really looks like it will rain.

So after a night full of dreams again about nothing in particular, I wake up tired, with a sore throat, itchy eyes and nose that is running away. Oh the joys of hayfever.

Taken my medicine like a good girl and now need to get my act together to get to work. Am working all day today, though I don't need to really, but I have a lot to do and the extra hours I will keep for nearer to the end of term so that I can wind down by taken my hours back then.

And yes the countdown has begun it feels like it has been a long term.

In the meantime I am feeling a little like this though the dogs are the ones that get the shock - we don't have any cats!

Right better be off to work now

Have a good day

Hugs x

Today at the drugstore, the clerk was a gent.
From my purchase this chap took off ten percent.
I asked for the cause of a lesser amount;
And he answered, Because of the Seniors Discount.

I went to McDonald's for a burger and fries;
And there, once again, got quite a surprise.
The clerk poured some coffee which he handed to me.
He said, For you, Seniors, the coffee is free.

Understand---I'm not old---I'm merely mature;
But some things are changing, temporarily, I'm sure.
The newspaper print gets smaller each day,
And people speak softer---can't hear what they say.

My teeth are my own (I have the receipt.),
and my glasses identify people I meet.
Oh, I've slowed down a bit...not a lot, I am sure.
You see, I'm not old...I'm only mature.

The gold in my hair has been bleached by the sun.
You should see all the damage that chlorine has done.
Washing my hair has turned it all white,
But don't call it gray...saying blond is just right.

My car is all paid for...not a nickel is owed.
Yet a kid yells, Old duffer...get off of the road!
My car has no scratches...not even a dent.
Still I get all that guff from a punk who's Hell bent.

My friends all get older...much faster than me.
They seem much more wrinkled, from what I can see.
I've got character lines, not wrinkles...for sure,
But don't call me old...just call me mature.

The steps in the houses they're building today
Are so high that they take...your breath all away;
And the streets are much steeper than ten years ago.
That should explain why my walking is slow.

But I'm keeping up on what's hip and what's new,
And I think I can still dance a mean boogaloo.
I'm still in the running...in this I'm secure,
I'm not really old...I'm only mature

A man starts his new job at the zoo and is given three tasks.
First is to clear the exotic fish pool of weeds. As he does this, a huge fish jumps out and bites him. To show the others who's boss, he beats it to death with a spade.
Realising his employer won't be best pleased, he disposes of the fish by feeding it to the lions, as lions will eat anything.

Moving on to the second job of clearing out the chimp house, he is attacked by the chimps who pelt him with coconuts. He swipes at two chimps with a spade, killing them both. What can he do? Feed them to the lions, he says to himself, because lions eat anything. He hurls the corpses into the lion enclosure.

He moved on to the last job, which is to collect honey from the South American bees. As soon as he starts, he is attacked by the bees. He grabs the spade and smashes the bees to a pulp. By now he knows what to do and throws them into the lion's cage - because lions eat anything.

Read on if you have to but you may regret this.....................

Later that day a new lion arrives at the zoo.
He wanders up to another lion and says "What's the food like here??
The lion says "Absolutely brilliant. Today we had fish and chimps with mushy bees."

HOLY SOAP

Two priests are off to the showers late one night. They undress and step
into the showers before they realize there is no soap .. Father John says he
has soap in his room and goes to get it, not bothering to dress. He grabs
two bars of soap, one in each hand, and heads back to the showers.

He is halfway down the hall when he sees three nuns heading his way. Having
no place to hide, he stands against the wall and freezes like he's a statue.

The nuns stop and comment on how life-like he looks. The first nun suddenly
reaches out and pulls on his manhood.

Startled, he drops a bar of soap. " Oh look" says the first nun, "it's a
soap dispenser". To test her theory the second nun also pulls on his
manhood. Sure enough, he drops the second bar of soap. Now the third nun
decides to have a go. She pulls once, Then twice and three times but nothing
happens. So she gives several more! tugs,then yells. "Holy Mary, Mother of
God, hand lotion too!"

NOTE: This is from a Catholic Deacon who sent this to me

Caught up with friends posts, if I haven't replied to your post, I did read but what I have to say has already been said.

Read a couple of posts asking how people keep up with their friends.

Here is my solution.

Log onto email and read all replies to own post, make a comment even if it is only a Hug or a , read all private posts and leave a quick comment if one is required or a hug and a .

Then look up friends posts on blog.co.uk and comment or hug or

Go through to where you left off last time to make sure that you have read them all.

Yes it takes time, but that way you have read and you keep up with what is going on and it works for me.

There are times though when just sometimes I have to skip through as I don't have time, but I always try and hug if I can.

Righ How to look good Naked will be on in a mo, must get some more fashion tips

Hugs xx

We have MIL's bird staying with us again and it is noisy, so very noisy! Not content with just the odd song or chat to the other birds through his cage, he is now tearing up the paper on the bottom of his cage and throwing seeds out over my floor.

It is doing my head in!!!!

In other news, weather dull. Forecasters have promised that it will be sunny but looking out the window I do not think so somehow. Oh well perhaps it will brighten up later.

Last night was full of dreams, weird ones at that and some that do not make any sense at all. Post this morning brings me a planning consultation for my neighbour who wishes to build a single storey extension at the side of their house, so Nig has been through the paper and got a few phone numbers for people to come down and discuss ours - yeah like that will ever happen!

All I want is a porch and a utility room, he is talking about extra rooms - i can't keep tidy what I have!!!!

Oh well better go and see if the kids are read;y for school yet and get ready myself for work. Better put some washing on as well!

Have a good day

Hugs xx

young monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to helping the other monks in copying the old canons and laws of the church by hand.

He notices, however, that all of the monks are copying from copies, not from the original manuscript. So, the new monk goes to the head abbot to question this, pointing out that if someone made even a small error in the first copy, it would never be picked up! In fact, that error would be continued in all of the subsequent copies.

The head monk, says, "We have been copying from the copies for centuries, but you make a good point, my son."
He goes down into the dark caves underneath the monastery
where the original manuscripts are held as archives in a locked
vault that hasn't been opened for hundreds of years. Hours go
by and nobody sees the old abbot.

So, the young monk gets worried and goes down to look for him. He sees him banging his head against the wall and wailing,
"We missed the "R" ! , we missed the "R" !"

His forehead is all bloody and bruised and he is crying
uncontrollably. The young monk asks the old abbot, "What's wrong, father?"

With A choking voice, the old abbot replies, "The word was...

CELEBRATE!!!"

GUARANTEED TO MAKE YOU SMILE. ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S A TRUE STORY. (supposedly)

ON JULY 20, 1969, AS COMMANDER OF THE APOLLO 11 LUNAR MODULE, NEIL
ARMSTRONG WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO SET FOOT ON THE MOON.

HIS FIRST WORDS AFTER STEPPING ON THE MOON, "THAT'S ONE SMALL STEP FOR
MAN, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND," WERE TELEVISED TO EARTH AND HEARD BY MILLIONS.

BUT JUST BEFORE HE REENTERED THE LANDER, HE MADE THE ENIGMATIC REMARK "GOOD LUCK, MR. GORSKY."

MANY PEOPLE AT NASA THOUGH IT WAS A CASUAL REMARK CONCERNING SOME RIVAL SOVIET COSMONAUT.

HOWEVER, UPON CHECKING, THERE WAS NO GORSKY IN EITHER THE RUSSIAN OR AMERICAN SPACE PROGRAMS.

OVER THE YEARS MANY PEOPLE QUESTIONED ARMSTRONG AS TO WHAT THE "GOOD LUCK, MR. GORSKY... STATEMENT MEANT, BUT ARMSTRONG ALWAYS JUST SMILED.

ON JULY 5, 1995, IN TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA, WHILE ANSWERING QUESTIONS
FOLLOWING A SPEECH, A REPORTER BROUGHT UP THE 26-YEAR-OLD QUESTION TO ARMSTRONG. THIS TIME HE FINALLY RESPONDED.

MR. GORSKY HAD DIED, SO NEIL ARMSTRONG FELT HE COULD ANSWER THE QUESTION.

IN 1938 WHEN HE WAS A KID IN A SMALL MIDWEST TOWN, HE WAS PLAYING
BASEBALL WITH A FRIEND IN THE BACKYARD. HIS FRIEND HIT THE BALL, WHICH LANDED IN HIS NEIGHBOR'S YARD BY THE BEDROOM WINDOWS. HIS NEIGHBORS WERE MR. AND MRS. GORSKY. AS HE LEANED DOWN TO PICK UP THE BALL, YOUNG ARMSTRONG HEARD MRS. GORSKY SHOUTING AT MR. GORSKY. "SEX! YOU WANT SEX?! YOU'LL GET SEX WHEN THE KID NEXT DOOR WALKS ON THE MOON!"

TRUE STORY

Three women and three men are traveling by train to the football.
At

the station, the three men each buy a ticket and watch as the three

women buy just one ticket.

"How are the three of you going to travel on only one ticket?" asks

one of the men.

"Watch and learn," answers one of the women.

They all board the train. The three men take their respective seats

but all three women cram into a toilet together and close the door.

Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around

collecting tickets.

He knocks on the toilet door and says, "Ticket, please."

The door opens just a crack, and a single arm emerges with a ticket
in

hand.

The conductor takes it and moves on. The men see this happen and
agree

it was quite a clever idea; so, after the game, they decide to do
the

same thing on the return trip and save some money.

When they get to the station they buy a single ticket for the return

trip but see, to their astonishment, that the three women don't buy

any ticket at all!!

"How are you going to travel without a ticket?" says one perplexed

man.

"Watch and learn," answer the women.

When they board the train, the three men cram themselves into a

toilet, and the three women cram into another toilet just down the

way.

Shortly after the train is on its way, one of the women leaves her

toilet and walks over to the toilet in which the men are hiding.

The woman knocks on their door and says, "Ticket, please."

I'm still trying to figure out why men ever think they are smarter

than women.

Two farmers, Tam and Shuie, are sitting in the Farmers bar, drinking
beer. Tam turns to Shuie and says, "You know, I'm tired of goin'
through life withoot an education. Tomorrow I think I'll go to the
community college and sign up for some classes."

Shuie thinks it's a good idea, and the two leave.

The next day Tam goes down to the college and meets the Lecturer, who
signs him up for the four basic classes: math, English, history, and
logic.

"Logic?" Tam says. "Fit's that?"

The Lecturer says, "I'll show you. Do you own a Strimmer?"

"Aye"

"Then logically because you own a Strimmer, I think that you have a
Garden."

"That's true, I dae huv a Garden."

"I'm not done," the Lecturer says. "Because you have a Garden, I think
logically that you would have a house."

"Aye, I do have a hoose."

"And because you have a house, I think that you might logically have a
family."

"I have a femily."
"I'm not done yet. Because you have a family, then logically you must
have
a
wife."

"Aye, I dae have a wife."

"And because you have a wife, then logically you must be a
heterosexual."

"I am a heterosexual. That's amazing; you were able to find out all of
that because I have a strimmer." Excited to take the class now, Tam
shakes the Lecturers's hand and leaves to meet Shuie at the pub.

He tells Shuie about his classes, how he is signed up for math,
English, history and logic.

"Logic?" Shuie says, "Fit's that?"

Tam says, "I'll show you. Do you have a strimmer?"

"No."

"Then you're a poof!"

Anyone live near or in Brighton?

I need some recommendations for a restaurant for at least 20 women to eat in, for a Friday at the end of this month. Think Saturday is sorted but any suggestions will be greatfully received

Thanking you in advance.

..... and lots of juvenile joviality ensued as I announced this statement last night as I bit into a cherry scone and one of the cherries fell out.

*well what were you thinking?*

In other news, it is a dull and wet Monday morning here, not a good start to the week, and I think I may be coming down with a cold, as my throat is feeling a little sore this morning and my nose is running away again.

Oh well the week can only get better can't it?

Anyone live near or in Brighton?

I need some recommendations for a restaurant for at least 20 women to eat in, for a Friday. Think Saturday is sorted but any suggestions will be greatfully received

Thanking you in advance

have a good day

hugs xx

With everything I have missed over the last couple of days, I will now have to bid you adieu and go and spend some time with the family, while counting down the hours till I can get into bed and catch up with some sleep!

Oh and yes, i also fancy a scone with jam

Have a good evening

When I saw this I had to smile

Here

My hubby and I often when stressed, sometimes shout to one of the boys and find that one of the dogs names have come out instead, so this is quite appropriate.

Today, Father's day. We didn't do anything special as we have been recovering from last night, but the boys got him a card each and a joint present of a dressing gown that he said he liked in Matalan last week.

Nigel is a great father. He has taught them so many things. He is patient, he is kind and he spoils them both rotten. His sense of humour is wonderful even when he is angry with either of the boys, that wins him over everytime.

Each night before he goes to bed he has to check on each boy, picking up their bits and pieces and putting them away as he goes.

His one wish, when we got together, was to become a dad before he was 30 and 2 months before he turned 30 that wish was fulfilled. I know both children love him as much as I do.

Nigel hun, have a happy Father's day because you deserve it

The wedding went well despite the continual rain that we had yesterday, and yes it kept stopping and starting and coming down very very hard at times.

However the bride was beautiful in an off white dress, the Bridesmaids in lovely gold dresses and even the little bridesmaid was very sweet.

The service was lovely and very personal. Believe me I have been to a few weddings where it has been rushed, or the vicar hasn't known anything about the couple he is to marry to he has just stuck to the format required, gone through the ritual and dismissed everyone afterwards. This on though, obviously went out of his way to find out things about the couple in front of him and talked about them to the congregation as he went through the service. The sister of the bride, and the brother of the groom, read through the Bible passage in clear voices, bringing a tear to the eye.

Unfortunately at the end, the heavens opened and the rain poured down so the Bride and groom had their photos taken indoors in front of a magnificent stained glass window which is dedicated to those parishoners who lost their lives int he first and 2nd world wars.

Then out to the car where they got their farewells from the congregation and we all headed off to the Rugby Club for the reception.

Now I have to say this was also superb. When the Bride and Groom arrived and were cheered, greeted and mingled, we had a lovely meal of roast beef, chicken, yourkshire puddings, pigs in blankets, bread, roaste potatoes, new potatoes, roast veg, cauliflower and carrots (steamed), and for dessert - fruit salad and vanilla cheesecake. We were quite frankly stuffed.

Speeches followed, the father of the bride was choked, the groom nervous, the best man very sedate. The first dance, and yes they make a lovely couple.

The photographer deserves a mention here. Expensive by all accounts, but by God he was worth every penny they were paying him. There he was throughout, not only doing the official photographs ( and apparently this included him laying on wet grass in the rain to take photos as well) he also mingled with the crowd taking photos of the children having fun, the quests at the tables, the first dance and some of the disco, which is nice as you don't very often see the side of people enjoying themselves unless someone uses those cameras that are put on the tables or your own!

Very tired and worn out at 1 this morning we managed to crawl into our beds. I really wish the happy couple years of happiness ahead of them as they embark on the new era of their life

All hell has broken loose here at the moment, we are all running round like headless chickens!

Busy busy busy, just popped by to say hi but will have to dash before he catches me!

Pray the weather stays nice for the wedding!!!

List of things as long as my arm to do yet before I get ready!!!

Byeeeeee

Friday at last.

It has felt like a long week, yet like all the other weeks so far, it has flown by.

Where is the time going?

Won't be around much over the weekend, or today for that matter. Wedding tomorrow and there are a few things that I still need to get, plus housework to do and there doesn't seem to be that many hours to get things done!

Just reading a few posts and a comment I left on a 'friends' post about worrying about them. It is true. Even though we haven't met in person (well with the exception of a couple of you that know who you are) I do worry about each and every one of you. It is like an extended family on here and I thank you for letting me be part of it.

Right enough soppiness, better get a move on, have to go to weigh in as well and that doesn't promise to be good.

Hugs to you all

xx

I am feeling so tired this morning, probably not helped by popping out for a few minutes (ok a few hours) to a friends house armed with my make up bag and getting some help with my make up for Saturday!

It was good fun and a chance to catch up with a couple of friends and put the world to rights as she tried to sort out my face for me.

I usually where makeup. Work days usually just face powder and mascara but when going out then I will put on some eyeshadow as well and maybe a little eyeliner, but I always have a fear that I am not putting it on properly. I tend to stick to quite neutral colours, browns, pinks - that sort of thing, anything more I tend to look like Coco the clown otherwise

Tonight I will be doing the quiz, the last time we can get together for a while as the pub is closing for refurbishment - it needs it, it is a total dive really but we have fun there.

Right enough of this waffling, better get myself out of that door and off to work!

Have a good day

This is me aged about 6 months eating my favourite spaghetti

Me aged about 2 weeks old

And finally me at 3 years old

It is Wednesday, yes but I woke up this morning thinking it was Friday and was rather disappointed to discover it wasn't.

So much I want to say but cannot, even as a friends only post it would be a bad thing to do at the moment, but I have a bad feeling and that isn't a good way to start the day.

Sun shining at the moment, hoping it will last but they say it won't. Ah well as I have to be indoors all day, I will not notice will I?

Right better go and make sure the kids are ready to be off.

Have a good day everyone!

hugs

xx

Go back a few years, I am working part time in my current role and youngest child has just started school.

I have left work and have just about enough time to quickly go round the supermarket and buy something for tonight's tea before I pick youngest up from school.

I park the car and head off into the supermarket.

when I come out I walk to the car but it is not there. I know I parked it here, afterall I always park it in the same area of the car park otherwise I will forget where I parked it, but it definately not there.

Check watch, no need to panic, have 10 mins before I have to be at the school, so I start to walk up and down the car park looking for my car.

However I do not find it.

Cnvinced it has been stolen, I find my mobile to phone Nig

Phone battery is dead.

By now I begin to panic 5 minutes and counting before I need to pick up youngest child and the car is nowhere to be seen.

So I stand there, looking out over the sea of cars trying to spot the one car that is mine and getting more and more panicy by the second, when the nice young man, with body odour that collects the trolleys, comes over to relieve me of mine.

He looks at me. "are you alright?" he asks

I am almost hyperventilating by now. "No I have lost my car, I think it has been stolen" I reply.

"Ok love" he says, "Give me a description and I will see if I can find it for you."

"Its a Vauxhall Vectra" says I.

"What colour?"

"gold"

He looks at me quizzically, i wonder if there is something on my teeth or something and now I know I have a child who is probably crying because mum hasn't arrived to pick him up, hubby isn't there to help me, I can't get in contact with him and ............

"Ok, Ok," says the trolley man trying his best to calm down a nigh on hysterical woman. "It's ok love, we will find it. whats the Reg number?"

As I begin to tell him, he starts to laugh.

As I turn towards him to start shouting at him, he points to a car and says "Did you not notice you were standing by your car all this time?"

To this day I cannot look the poor man in the eye.

Today will be a long one.

Work all day then I am going to a meeting about the HLTA (Higher Level Teaching Assistant) course that is going to be run to see if I really want to do it or not - if other TA courses are anything to go by it will take up my evenings which will be stressful trying to meet criteria and cross referencing and will probably mean that I won't get what I want next year!

Then after that I have to head off to a Governors meeting which promises to be long as we have a presentation to sit through by one of the senior management team.

So probably will not find my weary way home until about 9 tonight where I will smile at my family and head off to bed!

Sometimes, just sometimes I wonder why I do all this lol!

Conversation with teacher I work with yesterday:

Her: Did you put down that you wanted to work with me next year on your form?

Me: Yes

H: Can't believe you want to after the year you have had

M: You made it easier and I think we work well together - anyway it would be nice to work with someone for another year rather than get used to yet another teacher - done that for the past 7 years!

H: Well I am pleased because I have asked to keep you. It has been stressful and you have been very supportive so I think for consistency we should be allowed to work together next year, and I agree we do work well.

M: Thanks. Anyway if I do the HLTA I need a mentor and tag your it!
If I don't get you then I am not doing it.

She just smiled.

I think the chances of us working together is slim in reality but we shall see.

Right bathroom is free, better go and get myself feady for another fun packed day at work lol!

Have a good day

I have changed my fabric conditioner.

The washing has dried and is waiting in the basket to see what an Iron looks like

It smells divine!

In other news, another ride on the bike, don't feel as sore as I did before, I am obviously getting used to it, now I only wish someone would tell me how to use the gears when I am going downhill to stop the bike from going too fast!

oh and the brakes squeak badly - must get hubby to oil them

Right off to do something constructive like watch tv or something lol!

So after a hectic day where youngest child told me he had no gym this morning, only to find out when we got to school that gym was on, where I sat for three hours on a very sore bum listening to some woman telling us how to do maths, where I have found out I should have been taking a class, but got double booked and didn't need to be there, where the bimbo in Sainsburys tried to double charge me for some goods she had already put through the cash till scanner, where...............

You get my drift a day full of 'incidents' and I am now waiting for a lasagne to cook, some wine to chill and hopefully, if I am kind enough to hubby that is, will be able to get out on the bike this evening - well one has to keep these things up don't they lol

Ok it is the start of yet another week.

Ok it is Monday and surprisingly I am feeling upbeat about it - no doubt once I get to work that will change

Still feeling sore again today. My bum really hurts this morning. We went out on the bike yesterday in an effort to teach Richard how to ride his which ended up with Simon and Nig losing their temper with each other. Nigel has little patience, Simon was trying to help, Richard was in tears, you can imagine the scene and it wasn't going to get any better - I even shouted at Nig at one point. Richard has got the hang of it, it is confidence he lacks but that will come.

As for me, well we decided to go through the woods and along the path that separates one of the 'private' estates from the woods. It is a long path that takes roughly about 15 mins to walk along when you are with the dogs, so a good three or four times riding along there and back as well as riding in the woods was good fun, despite a sore bum and shoulders that hurt from the previous days efforts. My only problem is learning to free wheel instead of panicing when going downhill and learning about how to use gears when going up hill! Gears on bikes - where did that come from? Only one accident, I tried to avoid something that was on the path and lost balance a little bit so scrapped my ankle on the pedal in an attempt to stop myself from falling as I began to topple over. But I enjoyed it and really wish I could go out again today but unfortunately work intervenes - it will be a long day and don't think that I will be able to go out this evening

Oh well enough rambling on better go and get ready for another fun packed day at work!

have a good day!!

I have a slight imbalance.

I have a slight hearing problem in one ear. My hips and pelvis are out of alignment (something which wasn't discovered until I had my children) and the base of my spine often comes out of alignment as well.

I favour one side more than the other, something which is quite common and doesn't really cause any problems, unless you need to do something and find that you cannot balance properly, like when riding a bike.

So yesterday, after the usual shopping trip extended because I had a Governors meeting to go to first thing in the morning, we headed off to Bedford to try and get my son some shoes to go with his suit for the wedding next week (OMG he is now in a size 8 shoe!!!). Afterwards, and after a lot of discussion, we popped into Toys r us that demon shop for children, the worst shop in the entire world, to see is we could buy some tennis balls for the dogs to chase, when hubby decided to try out some of the bikes there and measure Richard on one or two as he has outgrown his one. Now bless him like his mother, bike riding is one thing that is still eluding him. Yes I admit, I am 41 years of age and I have fallen off more bikes than I have ever ridden, and in fact I don't remember ever riding a bike that didn't have stabilisers on it! Balancing was definately a problem and so I never rode a bike. But Richard has been begging to be taught and he has outgrown his bike (with stabilisers), and the other one of Simons that we had kept is just slightly two big. However I know that if we get the size in between, then that will only last him this year so it will be a waste of money.

Anyway Simon then mentions about going here which is a great place to cycle round as a family, until Nig pointed out to him that as a family it wouldn't be a good idea as I couldn't ride a bike.

He was undeterred by this. When we got home he got out his bike (now too small for him) and started to instruct me to ride it, making sure he was with me all the time in case I should fall - no problem about that afterall I can only find one pedal, couldn't find the other one when I pushed off!

So we took the bike down to the green at the bottom of our road (I really hope the neighbours didn't see this) and started over again with him telling me to remember how I have to do pilates to get balanced and trying to get me to pedal in a straight line (hey I can't pedal yet!!)

An hour later I mastered the art of riding a bike and like a pro I was riding up and down that pathway with Simon running behind me in case I should topple and fall! It was great!

Of course then he had to rescue his father from teaching Richard how to ride his bike which is slightly too big for him, as Nig was getting bad tempered and not helping matters, Richard was in tears as he had fallen off a couple of times (bless him) and Simon then had to try and help his brother now that he knew I would be ok.

Finally came back home at around 10 last night, stretched out all those aching muscles that I didn't know existed and feeling rather pleased with myself, went to bed with a smile on my face.

But oh, this morning I can barely move! There is not a muscle that doesn't hurt, even my shoulders and arms are hurting and my legs ouch!!!!!!!!!!!

Can't wait till they come home from work though so I can go out again - just hope the rain holds off!

41 years of age and Faffajane learns how to ride a bike - there is hope for me yet lol!!!!1

A man is suing the maker of a vitamin-enriched health drink, claiming it gave him an erection that would not subside.

Christopher Woods said he had to be hospitalised because the erection would not go down, reports Metro.

His lawsuit said he bought the health drink Boost Plus made by the Swiss-based Novartis pharmaceutical company, at a US drugstore in June, 2004.

Novartis' Boost Plus Web site describes the drink as "a great tasting, high calorie, nutritionally complete oral supplement for people who require extra energy and protein in a limited volume," in vanilla, chocolate and strawberry.

Woods' court papers say he woke up the next morning "with an erection that would not subside" and sought treatment of the condition, called severe priapism.

They say Woods, 29, from New York underwent surgery that day for implantation of a Winter shunt, which moves blood from one area to another.

The lawsuit says Woods had problems that days later required a hospital visit and penile artery embolisation, a way of closing blood vessels.

Closing off some blood flow prevents engorgement of the penis with blood and lessens the likelihood of an erection.

Woods' lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages, names Novartis Consumer Health Inc. as a defendant.

A spokeswoman for the company, Brandi Robinson, said the company was aware of the lawsuit but did not comment on pending litigation.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/6733445.stm

Pity it is out of my price range

Sorry this is a day late, but I did remember

Hope you had a good day hun

Lots of hugs

xxx

Last day of the week at last!

Pile of housework to do and where am I? Sitting here in front of a computer screen lol!

I have an excuse thought I am trying to catch up and I am feeling a little sick this morning. Not too sure if it is due to

a) smoky atmosphere in pub yesterday evening for Quiz night
b) Drinking too many J2O's (I was driving to no drinking allowed)
c) late night

Or combination of all three who knows

So today I am glad it is Friday, despite there being so much to do and I really should catch up on some sleep, but that won't get the housework done and yes that is desperate!

We had a form round yesterday - end of term bash at the French Restaurant that Nigel took me to for my birthday. Have signed up for it and really looking forward to it as well. In fact counting down the days to end of term now, it has been an exhausting school year!

Ok enough waffling, better get busy!

Have a good day

Waking up this morning from a night that was restless in the least, my first thought is "heck I can't move" (or words to that effect )

Anyway gingerly I managed to ease myself out of bed and hobbled to the bathroom for my shower where I stood to let the water massage the little knot in the base of my spine to help me straighten out a bit.

Did find that I walked a little better afterwards and managed to get dressed without help so hopefully it is improving.

The painkillers make me feel spaced out so I am cutting back on them now that the pain has got to 'bearable' level rather than the swearing I can't move stage

Work have been excellent I have to say - yes I am going in but only because moving around is the best thing for me rather than laying on the sofa and seizing up altogether - and they often find me laying on a floor or kneeling against a chair, but they are understanding and provided a cushion for my back for when I sit down on a chair

I am just so annoyed that it has happened now when I am needing to exercise to get ready for this wedding next week!

Dull today, no sun to be seen in fact it looks like rain in November outside. Not like June at all which is quite depressing, hope things brighten up soon.

Hope you all have a good day

Please forgive me for not replying to posts etc, twisted my back at work yesterday (my fault) and came home in a lot of pain and spent the evening laying on my back (much to amusement of husband though he couldn't take advantage of situation )

Tablets are kicking in and pain a lot easier, and I can move a bit more, but can't sit or stand for long periods so visit here will be fleeting.

Hope you all have a good day

Slept well last night for the first time in ages, and fortunately no silly dreams to make me ponder on, in fact for once they were quite pleasant and made sense!

Today overcast and dull but apparently is supposed to brighten up later - I do hope so, but we shall see.

I have to do dinner duty today at work as we are short staffed at lunchtime this week - yesterday when I did it I managed to upset one dinner lady who complained about me - couldn't help it I offered to help put out the skipping ropes and hoops but she told me that herself and M were in charge in that you are just interfering voice, so I left it. Later on I told a child off for hurting another child with a skipping rope when she came over and said "the skipping ropes shouldn't be in this are, they should be over there". Now i wouldn't have minded if she had addressed this to the child, but she addressed it to me and as I consider myself to have a modicum of common sense I had already worked this out, but that was not what I was dealing with at that time!

So I calmly turned to her and said "Not my responsibility, you are in charge of the toys" and walked off.

For this she reported me to the Dinner lady in charge who happens to be a friend so when I told her what I thought of the woman, she just laughed she knew we wouldn't get on

I cannot stand jobsworths - just get on with the job you are being paid for and let the rest of us get on with ours!

Right better head off and see what today holds in store for me

Walking to work today - Joy joy joy!!

Bed is calling, and I need my beauty sleep before he comes upstairs and starts his coughing fest!

Have a good night.

xx

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be.

Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.

What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real, but only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.

It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant. Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.

I am sympathetic

I am kind

I am patient

BUT

My patience is wearing very thin at this precise moment

He is playing with his phone (new phone had 4 weeks).

so far we have gone through every tune on it

So far he has changed ringtone 4 times

IF he tells me one more time how to do something that I already know about becuase I got it sussed within the first half ohour of having phone (yes I have the same make and model, brought at the same time) I will scream

And then there is that annoying little cough that he will not see the doctor about

that one where you cough as though you are trying to get someones attention -acough, acough, acough

And the comment he makes every time - I have a cough

I KNOW YOU HAVE A BLOOODY COUGH I CAN HEAR IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Deep breaths, keep smiling GRGGGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRR

Great website Smichen thank you

The bees that visit our garden obviously like the wildness so much that they have decided to set up home under our shed.

Our youngest dog (whippet cross called Baron) has very little brain, therefore even less common sense.

He sees the bees coming and going under the shed, so he decides to try and catch them.

When that fails he decides to keep going round there to do his 'business' - perhaps this is his way of trying to suffocate them from the smell.

This hasn't work though because we always clean up after our dogs.

So what is he doing now?

His nose is under the shed and he is making snorting noises. Every, so often he yelps and jumps back, rubs his nose then sticks it back under the shed.

Did I tell you he has very little common sense?

He is in now and sulking that he can't continue his new game - this is going to drive him mad all summer now lol

ROCK legend Sir Elton John is being lined up to front a global pop concert, to carry the message of missing Madeleine McCann’s plight to every corner of the earth.

It is hoped the singer will headline a huge series of worldwide events to mark a special Madeleine Day that her
distraught parents are planning in the effort to find the vanished four-year-old.

Sir Elton’s popular appeal is guaranteed to attract a swarm of other film and music superstars keen to offer support to parents Gerry and Kate McCann.

The couple, having promised not to return home until they are reunited with Madeleine, are now planning a series of visits to European and North African cities, to distribute posters and widen the appeal for information.

Sir Elton has played an emotional DVD of Madeline at his concerts,but now believes a larger effort would do more to raise awareness of her predicament.

Gerry McCann, 38, said: “One of the ideas is maybe getting all the people who have publicly supported us to come together. I don’t just mean from the UK but from different parts of the world. We want a big event to raise awareness that she is still missing.

“We would look at high-profile people who have already pledged support. It will be some sort of focus around an anniversary, to tell people that Madeleine’s still missing. I think it would be later this year, once media attention has dropped, to bring it back up, hopefully, for a short period.

It wouldn’t be a one-year anniversary, it will be sooner than that. What we’re doing at the minute has its role but doing that down the line in a few months won’t have anything like the same impact. We might have a sporting event, something arts, something music.

"We’ve had backing from sporting people up to now. We have had backing from certain musical celebrities as well. We’ve got some other musical contacts that we are exploring, who are happy to offer support.

“We’re not saying it would necessarily be one big concert, it might be that on a certain day they are playing her DVD.

“What we want at the current time is maximum message out there now, about her disappearance but then just events to bring it back up occasionally just to remind people, if she’s not found.”

A month after the sleeping Madeleine was snatched from her bed, Gerry and Kate McCann have betrayed the first signs that their hopes of finding her alive are starting to fade.

The couple confessed that they are haunted by the harrowing thought of her being held captive by a pervert. Still desperately clinging to Madeleine’s pink Cuddle Cat, 38-year-old Kate said: “We don’t know where she is. We’d like to think she’s still in Portugal, she might still be in Portugal.

“But we know there’s a possibility she’s gone over the border – or several borders. We know there are bad people out there, but we know there are also a lot of sad people. We hope it’s the latter.”

Gerry added: “Of course we believe Madeleine is still alive but you would be incredible if you hadn’t considered the worst scenario, that she’s dead.

“Kate and I discuss it – not a lot, but we talk about hope, and that while there’s some we will not give up. At the minute, there’s loads of hope.”

Get to work early, notice on the board telling anyone who cares to read it that the maths course has been moved to next Monday!

So come home as I am not officially at work until 11 today!

Another week starts, another day, and back to work after having a week off. Where do the weeks go they are flying by!

Today it is dull yet humid. Apparently we are due rain but it may be sunny instead, and this was the weather forecaster on the radio - if he doesn't know how are we supposed to?

Have to attend a course today on how to do maths - great can't wait not, after all these years you would think I would know what I am doing wouldn't you?

Oh well better get going, Richard has to be in school in 15 minutes for his Gym lesson!

Have a good day

hugs xx

here

Just to say hi

Not stopping, too much to do in the garden, want to make the most of the nice weather we are having so just had a bite to eat before I head back out there to sort through the pile of Cross stitch magazines to save what patterns I want before I give the rest away.

Oh and POTC at worlds End is brilliant!

See you later

Only two of us at Pilates tonight so the instructor got the balls out (no not them balls CJ) and we did some moves on them that stretched the spine and leg muscles, very nice!

I now ache in various places and know that tomorrow I will be hurting in places a girl shouldn't hurt!

But it was fun and we all had a giggle or two (all three of us lol)

So now the footie is on, hubby is watching it and refereeing from his armchair (oh joy) while the rest of us find something to do that will take our minds from what is going on or having to listen to him.

Right off to see what everyone is up to - those that haven't disappeared to Birmingham that is lol

Have a great time this weekend hun and may all your wished come true!

Hugs xx

Edit: Tried posting this earlier but it got lost in cyberspace

So I found you this

And a nice cake made especially to celebrate your hobby

Hope you have a fantastic day hun!

The sun shines

Washing machine will be doing overtime today, there is a lot to get through and I am going to make the most of the weather

Weigh in later though I am not looking forward to that, and afterwards I will be getting my hair done - some dark low lights put through it instead of highlights - fed up with being blonde now lol!

Having it trimmed as well so hopefully it will look reasonably nice for the wedding in a couple of weeks.

So last night - quiz was cancelled and didn't take CJ up on his suggestion, despite it being a really good idea, but hubby did take me out for a meal at a local steak house which was quite nice. We picked up his van first (was in the garage having break pads replaced) then we both drove to the steakhouse which is where the problems started. There wasn't much in the way of parking. Two parking spaces both in very tight areas, both on ends where there wasn't much room to move. Now I am a driver who has to reverse into a parking space, I do not like driving into spaces to reverse out of them, I also reverse in and I have a long car - a Vectra Estate. I always rely on my mirrors as I can't always see or judge distances in the back window, but because to reverse into this space was so tight to turn I did look out of the back window, requiring me to turn to do so, which is when I felt a disc move in my back and a sharp pain up my spine!

Gritting teeth I managed to park the car, got out was congratulated by hubby for perfect parking (sarcastic ***) and hobbled into the restaurant.

"You alright?" he asked as we sat down and I started wiggling on the chair trying to get comfortable and to move my back.

"Yes" replied I, "Its just my back hurting"

So an enjoyable meal, came home and laid on the sofa, flexing feet, hips and stretching the way I had been told by physio to stop back from seizing up. Went to bed, managed to get comfortable, hubby climbs into bed starts talking and went to put his arm round me which is when the spasms in my back started!

So that put a stop to any ideas he may have had lol!

Fortunately the spasms seemed to have stopped for now, and I am hoping to make Pilates tonight as that usually sorts it out for me, but there is an ache and my hip is hurting but nothing I can't cope with for now

Right better go an hang this washing out!

Only I do it a lot better