Take heed and please don't say you weren't warned though I am sure it has given one or two of you men an idea or two lol!!

Hope you are having a wonderful day hun, you deserve it.

Happy birthday

Russian mother has 'giant' baby

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A Russian woman has given birth to a baby weighing 7.75kg (17.5lbs), more than twice the average newborn weight.

The "little" girl, Nadia, was delivered by Caesarean section at a hospital in the Altai region of Siberia, joining eight sisters and three brothers.

"We were all simply in shock," reports quoted Nadia's mother, Tatyana Khalina, 43, as saying.

"What did the father say? He couldn't say a thing - he just stood there blinking," she said.

Record weights

All her previous babies had weighed more than 5kg (11lb), a local reporter was quoted by the Reuters news agency as saying.

"I ate everything, we don't have the money for special foods so I just ate potatoes, noodles and tomatoes," added Mrs Khalina, who had the child on 17 September.

In January 2005, a woman in Brazil gave birth to a baby weighing 17lb (7.73kg), the heaviest boy yet born in Brazil, according to the Brazilian Gynaecological Association.

Among the heaviest babies recorded are a 10.2kg (22.5lb) boy born in Italy in 1955, and a 10.8kg (23.8lb) boy born in the US in 1879 but who died 11 hours later.

Not much entertainment in that part of the world is there lol

Why Do people go out of their way to make life difficult for others?

Why can't I get a straight answer from the stupid woman on the other end of the phone?

Why can't my order be processed and here on time like I asked and paid for?

Why have the catalogue company mucked up my other order?

Why hasn't the heatpad come yet

Why why why why why

*screams*

Well we came second again in the quiz last night and that was on a tie breaker for first and second place. We would have come first without the tie breaker as we could have had all the answers correct but we didn't answer one of the questions.

Question was: Osteoporosis is a disease of the bones, spell osteoporosis.

So we wrote it down, but you know when you write a word down and it doesn't look right? Well we had that problem yesterday. We tried to re write it, then decided as it was one of the questions in the elimination round that we wouldn't risk it and would leave it out. How we kicked ourselves when we realised we were correct afterall! Still we won £15.00 towards our Christmas meal kitty which is building up nicely so can't complain.

Doing another quiz on Saturday which is for charity, I really am getting hooked on this

Listening to Radio 5 and they are talking to the parents of Rosemary Edwards. My heart goes out to them, it must be so hard having to deal with her death, but they want to put their story if it will help others to avoid what happened to Rosemary.

According to Mind Suicide accounts for 20 per cent of all deaths amongst young people aged 15-24 and is the second most common cause of death amongst young people after accidental death. Around 19,000 young people attempt suicide every year and about 700 of these die as a result.

These statistics I find quite scary. I know there are lots of children out there that feel they cannot talk to their parents or other adults because they just will not understand. we were all young once and we probably all thought that about our own parents.

I really feel for this family because after listening to them, they dealt with a situation with their child in the same way that I probably would have dealt with it if it had been one of mine, and the thought that they lost a child as a result makes me grieve with them.

right enough of this depressing post have housework to do

Have a good day!

I have a headache

I have to do the Swim run with the kids

Then the pub quiz tonight.

To be honest I want to just crawl into bed, but I know that nothing will get done if I do that and I am needed tonight anyway so no hope there.

Busy day at work. Supply teacher in today who for once was very good and conscientious (quick make her sign along the dotted line), and an influx of TAs in the class meant that I was able to work with the More abled children this morning which made a really nice change. This afternoon, my teacher had left instructions that I was to have my planning hour and then to take the next lesson and do some work that I needed to catch up on i.e. get displays done! So nice and easy it was really if only I didn't end up with a splitting headache at the end of it all!

Right now making spaghetti bolognaise though it is with fusili rather than spaghetti otherwise Nigel won't eat it! I keep telling him pasta is pasta but he doesn't seem to believe me!

As for the title? Well it is the end of the week for me, no work tomorrow lol

Hope everyone had a good day

Just thought I would pop in and say hello.

Sorry not caught up with the posts so do apologise if I haven't passed by your blog today but I have been busy since I got home and my eldest child was hogging the computer - serious conversations going on MSN between him and the friends he sees at school all day lol!!!

Anyway managed to finish my cross stitch sampler for my cousin's baby, just needs a wash and an iron before I take it in to be framed. Now I can concentrate on the dragon I was doing!

Nigel is at football tonight, not sure what time he will be home but I am sure he won't be long now.

Not much else has happened apart from trying to find some photos but that is another story!

Have a good evening

hugs xxx

I really didn't want to get out of bed this morning.

Not because it was cold, though it is outside, it isn't indoors.

I was snuggled up under the duvet, had a lovely dream and didn't want to face the world.

Too much going on at work and I know that at some point we will get caught up in the cross fire!

Ah well there isn't much I can do about that. Might as well get ready to go and face the day ahead!

Have a good day

hugs xx

Although that is not what I said when I found out more along the lines of "talk about falling in xxxxx and ending up smelling of roses"!

So son has spent the last 2 hours after school, going through his coursework with his teacher and getting some guidance. She has now told him that he doesn't need to hand it all in until December, though if he wishes to email her 'each draft as he does it' then she will get an idea on how much he has done and what still needs to be do.

A bit of a difference to it being needed by Friday!!!!

I have told him though he will do a bit each night, which he has agreed to, lets see if he sticks to it.

In other news he has presented me with a list of study guides that he wants to help him study for his exams total cost £36.00.

Guess who will be spending the next few months grovelling to me on his hands and knees!

Cruel aren't I lol

As some of you have commented on my stitching and asked to see some of my work, here is just a few of the projects I have done over the years. (Click on images to enlarge)

Myeldest son used to love watching Blue Peter on telly and fascinated by steam trains (both of which he has now outgrown), so when I saw this kit in the shop I just knew I had to stitch it for him

I love Celtic designs, I have so many to do, but I managed to complete this one for our new home and probably one of the few designs I have stitched that I have kept.

Hubby is a Royalist though even he admits there could be improvements made! So I stitched this for him for Jubilee year, however it is still waiting to be framed

This is from the 'All Our Yesterdays' range of cross stitch. I love stitching these and again I have several that need to be done that I will get round to one day This one is called Raggety Anne and was stitched for my friend's daughter as a 21st Birthday Present.

A couple of Wedding Samplers I have done for friends

And a birth Sampler done for one of the teachers that I worked for.

And this is what started it all when I was 13. So it took me the best part of 5 years to complete it, but it had me hooked
and it led me to complete this:

There are a lot more, but I hae realised that I didn't take pictures of them or they are in an album somewhere from days before I had a digital camera.

4 Wedding Samplers
2 Anniversary samplers (silver weddings)
Too many cards to count
4 birth samplers
2 angels
and many more!!

Got three on the go at the moment so perhaps one day if I finish any of them I will post them as well

oh and for those that remember it, I still haven't finished that dragon yet lol

The moon wasn't her usual bright self yesterday. Though high up in the sky when I let the dogs out, she was a little blurred round the edges as though she was trying to hide behind a very thin cloud - she may have been of course, but I like to think she was reflecting my mood, happy in the middle but falling apart round the edges

Happy mood continuing though no idea why. Perhaps it is because the sun is trying to shine outside. Wish I could feel positive but no matter how much I try something stands in the way or someone does something to upset it.

No matter how many times I asked my son what coursework he had to do in the summer holidays, he told me he didn't have any. Yesterday he spent all evening, apart from when he went diving, doing Geography coursework which had been given to him to do before the holidays!!! He will learn, but I am not happy with him, it has to be handed in on Friday thereby reducing my time on the internet

Kids they always do the opposite of what you tell them to do. The other one is just as bad telling me that he didn't have his book, that he had left it at school, when I knew that it was in his bag! If this goes on there will be massive arguments brewing here soon.

Only working 2 hours today, quite a nice day really. Don't plan on doing a lot and when i come home I plan on sitting down and stitching. My cold is gradually getting better, actually had a night where I could breath!

Right better go and get dressed and make sure the kids are doing what they are supposed to be doing, namely getting ready for school

Have a good day xx

Just for a change, I woke up early, while it was still dark, happy in my mind and happy it was Monday.

Felt fine when I got up, still bunged up but a shot of beconase up the nose cleared that, came downstairs, put kettle on and went into the conservatory, where Prickles in currently residing.

Stuck my gloves on and looked in his cage, he was up as it was still dark, and has managed to eat all of his food and tip all his water over everywhere! We had a little 'chat' as I cleaned it all up and changed his bedding, then he settled down for the day ahead and for a good sleep.

The rain was pounding on the conservatory roof and the food we had put out for the pigeon had been blown over - oh forgot to tell you, pigeon was released on Saturday but he keeps coming back and sitting on the conservatory roof. The pigeon was nowhere to be seen though this morning so hoping he has found some shelter somewhere.

Anyway sat in the conservatory for a little while, hubby brought in my tea and I watched as the day brightened up even though it was raining. The squirrels fought over the food on the bird table, a couple of birds came down to see if any worms were about, other than that it was still outside apart from the wind rustling through the trees.

Very peaceful, very surreal.

Of course now I am showered and dressed, ready for work, but first I must pay a visit to the bank and set up a standing order for my son's swimming lessons. Youngest is already at school, my friend is doing the school run today and she needs to be at school early so she took him for me, I will be there at 11 and collect hers from school at 3.30 as she will have gone home. A busy day lies ahead but I feel prepared for it and positive today.

All I have to do is shift this cold, but hoping to pass a few germs on along the way

Have a good day everyone xx

here

........... and a nine year old that wouldn't stop talking, I managed to get to Sainsburys in one piece, without upsetting any four wheeled drivers and casually strolled round the shop trying to match items on my shopping list to those in my trolley.

Dear reader, when you are not in the best of health DO NOT attempt to go shopping.

I hung onto that trolley for dear life as I went round, loving being in the freezer section where the cold blast of icy air was cooling me down nicely, if not attracting odd looks from customers as I kept opening and shutting the freezer door.

I queued at the till, feeling faint and weak as I loaded my gear up onto the conveyor belt to me handled by the sales girl as she chatted away about inconsequentials or rather her day so far. I paid for my goods after packing them in a rough order of heavy items first, meat, fridge items, odds and sods and then bread. pushed the trolley to the car, unloaded, chatted to a friend that I saw then came home, unloaded the car and then I collapsed on the sofa letting my 9 year old, who was still talking and I swear hadn't taken a breath in all that time, to pack everything away for me.

I now sit here in front of a screen with a bad head, sore throat and feeling generally like crap, yet first thing this morning I did feel a lot better than I have been since I first came down with this.

bizarre!

Right, in other news, no there is no other news, so I am going to head off and do some stitching now, once I have made myself another cup of tea and taken some echinacea!

So far this morning the sun is shining. I have some towels to wash which I will do in a moment and a hedgehog to clean out, which seems to have become my job on a daily basis now!

I am still bunged up and feeling fluey, my bones ache and I have no energy, but alas things need to be done, so done they shall be, though how I will manage to shop I don't know - as those of you that know sending Nig out with a shopping list will mean he will come home without half of it!!!

Had a strange dream last night. My aunt was on the telephone to me, could see her clearly - it was like a tv programme where they split the picture so you can see who people are talking to. Anyway, I digress, there I am on the telephone to my aunt who is telling me all about Natalie and the trouble she is in and i am getting really panicky about it all and saying I will come down and see her and try to find out what happened etc etc.

My Aunt I obviously know but who the hell is Natalie and why should I be getting panicky about the trouble she is in namely that someone tried to drug her in a nightclub or she got beaten up or something!!!!

Have no idea who she is as all!

Ah well, don't know the outcome because i did wake up at this point but it has left me bemused to say the least.

Right Prickles needs cleaning and towels need to be washed so better go and do it!

have a good day everyone!

As far as I am aware, bonfire night is on 5th November.

Now I know that we usually get fireworks going off a few days, if not a week or two beforehand, and usually for a few months afterwards, well at least until the new year anyway, but there is some idiot out there who has lit a bonfire, the smell of it is wafting around the house as the windows were open, and letting off fireworks!!! i really wish I could be bothered to hunt the culprit down and report them but it is dark and late and I have a feeling that it is from one of the housing estates that is behind us.

Talking of which, in the local paper was an article about how that estate and another estate in our town, which got completely harangued by a well known spreadsheet earlier in the year, states that gangs of youths from the two estates are in a turf war, fighting over which one is better and there being no go areas if you are from one or the other estates.

This in turns makes me ponder, what the hell was my son doing walking home from town when he was given explicit and clear instructions to tell me when he wanted me to pick him up? It is a 45 minute walk from town to our house!

hubby says I shouldn't have a go at him, he is 15, he should be allowed some freedom and he was sensible as he did have someone to walk home with so it wasn't as though he was alone.

But that is besides the point. I am his mother, I am allowed to worry about these things. I know hubby is right, but I can't help but worry can I?

Not in the mood for posting at the moment.

not in the ood for anything really.

Sorry if I haven't caught up with posts or comments yet, had a shitty day yesterday where a four wheeled driver tried to run me of the road where we ended up having a row.

He wasn't impressed, but as far as I am concerned he was in the wrong, the traffic jam was on his side of the road and he pulled out into oncoming traffic and no I wasn't going to give way to him, there was no need for me to, everyone else was patiently waiting for the traffic to clear just because he had a big car, to make up for (no doubt) the small size of his prick, didn't me he owned the bloody road.

short end of story is he ended up calling me a fucking bitch, and me agreeing with him that I am more of a fucking bitch than normal because as well as suffering from PMT I am also full of a cold so get over it!!!

Well you can guess the argument from this can't you? Did think about reporting him, I memorised his number plate, but can't be bothered.

Anyway, cold has got worse, though beconase has done the job of clearing my sinuses, but I have a headache and am still bunged up with a sore throat as well. Walked up some stairs when i went into town earlier and was so breathless, it was ages before I could catch my breath, very worrying as I go up these stairs without any problem usually!

Ah well enough moans and groans, think I will go and lie down in a mo.

Hugs xx
So today I am

good news:

We came 2nd in the pub quiz last night, so our pot of funds which will go towards our Christmas meal, if it ever gets booked, is getting bigger

However before getting as far as the pub for the quiz, which I really felt too ill to go to but dragged myself along to anyway, I had the Governors meeting to attend which went on for far too long, due to the couple of Governors who have to nit pick over everything!!!

Slept badly last night due to not being able to breathe. The worst thing about me getting a cold is my sinuses get blocked up and I cannot drain away so end up all nasally and I hate it. Richard is a pain giving me this. My throat is sore, eating cereal this morning was like swallowing sawdust!

Not going to do much today just go and sit and wallow in self pity instead and do some stitching lol!

Have a good day

Have a great Birthday hun, hope you get all you wish for

Hugs xxxx

Today I have been rushed off my feet, sorting out problems, attending meetings and a course on the disability act and SEN code of practice.

What we actually need is all staff trained to deal with all matters that arise through having SEN or disabled children in school and we get a course about the disability act

On top of which I have just got home and hubby has cooked and I have to head out to a governors meeting tonight before heading to the pub for Quiz night!

Oh and I have a stinking cold, so bad I have walked around with a box of tissues, half of which I have used for my dripping nose which is looking like Rudolph's red nose now.

My sinuses are blocked, I have a headache and bed looks enticing.

But there is too much to do, people to see and spread my germs on.

To think at the first sign of a cold sends the menfolk in my house to bed with manflu lol

right have to dash out of that front door now, sorry if I haven't had time to respond to posts etc, will try and catch up at the weekend I promise

Hugs xx

Hope you had a wonderful day, sorry this is late but only just got in to post!

Hugs

xxxx

..........talking about things in general as you do when suddenly hubby shouts STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"WTF" says I to him.

"there is a pigeon on the road under the bridge, it may be hurt!"

"And?" says I

"TUrn round so I can check on it".

So I do as I am told and now we have a baby pigeon in the shed.

Tally so far:

Two dogs
Canary
2 finches
several tropical fish
a hedgehog
a baby pigeon

And they tried to convince me at work today that St. francis is really dead.

I don't think so

If you are tempted to purchase the new Weight watchers quiches, that look so appetising by their picture ont he front (not), Don't bother. Buy a proper quiche instead.

The Weight watchers ones are vile, tasteless, disgusting like most WW products.

Here ends my public service announcement.

Despite the sun being in the sky it is quite cold outside and chilly. There is a fine layer of frost on some of my plants, a sure sign that Summer (what summer?) is over and winter is on its way.

I am sure I suffer from SAD. Winter is my worst time, I hate it. The cold, the rain, sometimes snow. I find it hard to stay on track, I just want to hibernate. There are times when I think I should be in a warm country somewhere.

Ok in fairness we have definate seasons here. The spring where plants start to come to life, the daffodils and snowdrops pushing their heads throught he ground and leaving a burst of colour. The summer full of its variety of plants and unpredictable weather. Sometimes, yes sometimes, it is warm, very warm, sun shining all day long, the sound of children playing outside. Autumn, the leaves on the trees turn from green to brown, then drop their leaves to the ground,the frost settling on the pavements in the morning, the chilly mornings, the chilly evenings, the nights drawning in, dawn arriving later as each day passes.

Winter, everything has died apart from few plants that can survive winter, but don't look as good as they did in summer. Occasionally snow, though more likely sludge, the short hours of daylight, the long hours of darkness. Everything looks drab and grey.

WEll moaning about it isn't going to get me anywhere is it? I should be grateful really that I am alive, that I have a loving family and two good children instead of moaning about something I have no control over. I intend to remain positive about the approaching winter this year, how long that will last for though is anyones guess

Have a good day and a safe journey wherever you are.

Man goes into a cocktail lounge and approaches Maxine sitting by herself

Man: 'May I buy you a cocktail?'

Maxine: 'No thank you, alcohol is bad for my legs.'

Man: 'Sorry to hear that. Do they swell?'

Maxine: 'No, they spread.

Well it isn't so happy but trying to be positive

So far I have managed to

Clean Prickles cage (he is doing well btw)
Hoover and polish the living room
done some exercise
waiting for washing machine to finish

Now I have to
Eat some breakfast
have a shower
get some lunch
head off out to work.

Working 11-3.30 today so not too bad really.

Sun has disappeared behind some clouds and the weather has a chill in the air

Hope everyone has a good day

Hugs xx

A minister decided to do something a little different one Sunday morning.

He said "Today, in church, I am going to say a single word and you are going to help me preach.

Whatever single word I say, I want you to sing whatever hymn that comes to your mind."

The pastor shouted out "CROSS."

Immediately the congregation started singing in unison,

"THE OLD RUGGED CROSS."!

The pastor hollered out "GRACE." The congregation began to sing

"AMAZING GRACE, how sweet the sound."

The pastor said "POWER." The congregation sang

"THERE IS POWER IN THE BLOOD."

The Pastor said "SEX"...

The congregation fell into total silence.

Everyone was in shock. They all nervously began to look around at each other afraid to say anything.

Then all of a sudden, way from in the back of the church,

a little old 87 year old grandmother stood up

and began to sing "PRECIOUS MEMORIES."

Pass this along and make someone smile today

(I just did).

Gotta Love Little Old Ladies.

This is a story about a popular young Rabbi, who on Sabbath Eve announces to his congregation that he will not renew his contract. He explains that he must move on to a larger congregation that will pay him more.
There is a hush. No one wants him to leave.
Sol Epstein, who owns several car dealerships in the City stands up and proclaims :
"If the Rabbi stays, I will provide him with a new Cadillac every year and his wife with a Honda mini-van to transport their children!"
The congregation sighs in appreciation, and applauds.
Sam Goldstein, a successful entrepreneur and investor, stands and says:
"If the Rabbi will stay on here, I'll personally double his salary, and also establish a foundation to guarantee the college education's of all his children!!"
More sighs and loud applause.
Sadie Goldfarb, age 88, stands and announces with a smile, "If the Rabbi stays, I vill give him sex!"
There is total silence.
The Rabbi, blushing, asks her: "Mrs. Goldfarb, whatever possessed you to say that?"
Sadie's replies:
"Vell, I just asked mein husband how ve could help, and he said, "F... the Rabbi."

A distinguished young woman on a flight from Switzerland asked the Priest beside her, "Father, may I ask a favor?"

"Of course. What may I do for you?"

"Well, I bought an expensive electronic hairdryer that is well over the Customs limits and I'm afraid they'll confisticate it. Is there anyway you could carry it through Customs for me? Under your robes perhaps?"

"I would love to help you, dear, but I must warn you: I will not lie."

"With your honest face, Father, no one will question you."

When they got to Customs, she let the priest go ahead of her. The official asked, "Father, do you have anything to declare?"

"From the top of my head down to my waist, I have nothing to declare."
The official thought this answer strange, so asked, "And what do you have to declare from your waist to the floor?"

"I have a marvelous instrument designed to be used on a woman, but which is, to date, unused."

Roaring with laughter, the official said, "Go ahead, Father. Next please."

Living will

She's Such A Bitch.....