I am your constant companion,
I am your greatest helper or your heaviest burden.
I will push you onward or drag you down to failure.
I am at your command.
Half of the tasks that you do you might just as well
Turn over to me and I will do them quickly and correctly.
I am easily managed; you must merely be firm with me.
Show me exactly how you want something done.
After a few lessons, I will do it automatically.
I am the servant of all great people
And the regret of all failures as well.
Those who are great, I have made great.
Those who are failures, I have made failures.
I am not a machine but I will work with all its precision
Plus the intelligence of a person.
Now you may run me for profit or you may run me for ruin.
It makes no difference to me.
Take me, train me, be firm with me and
I will lay the world at your feet.
Be easy with me and I will destroy you.
I am called Habit!

Author Unknown

Prickles has left us.

Got home yesterday to find the lid of his box was knocked off and he was gone. Should have called him Houdini because I know that lid was on properly and he used to try and escape whenever you tried to clean him! There is a hole in the shed where we had put him to acclimatise and to get him ready for winter.

He was the correct weight for hibernating, so hopefully he has found somewhere to go and make his nest.

I am worried though.

We will keep putting food out in the meantime in the hope that he knows where to come if he can't find somewhere and made his bed in the shed just in case!

The world's first vegetable concert ended in chaos as the contestants made soup of the ingredients.

the mind boggles lol

Forget my earlier posting of a few days ago, because today i have reached panic mode!

Why?

running out of time rapidly and still have a fair amount of stitching to do on this dragon for eldest son and I really, really need to get it into the framers by the end of next week.

BTW the framers have moved, they are no longer based in town so I have to go all the way to Hitchin to get it framed now.

A nightmare

So If I disappear then you know I am buried under fabric, threads and hoops!!

In other news, well there is no other news really, apart from it is dark, I really didn't want to get up this morning, I stink of Tea Tree oil which is covering up another patch of bites and I have nothing to wear.

Well I do, but it means I have to think about it rather than just grab a pair of trousers (looks at ironing pile and wonders if I can get away with not ironing a pair this morning)

Right enough of this dilly dallying, should really be getting ready for work!!

Have a good day

Hugs xx

WHICH WOULD U CHOOSE?

CAKE OR BED?????

A HUSBAND IS AT HOME WATCHING A FOOTBALL GAME

WHEN HIS WIFE INTERRUPTS,

HONEY, COULD YOU FIX THE LIGHT IN THE HALLWAY?

IT'S BEEN FLICKERING FOR WEEKS NOW.

HE LOOKS AT HER AND SAYS ANGRILY;

FIX THE LIGHT, NOW?

DOES IT LOOK LIKE I HAVE A G.E. LOGO PRINTED ON MY FOREHEAD?

I DON'T THINK SO!

THE WIFE ASKS, WELL THEN, COULD YOU FIX THE FRIDGE DOOR?

IT WON'T CLOSE RIGHT.

TO WHICH HE REPLIED, FIX THE FRIDGE DOOR?

DOES IT LOOK LIKE I HAVE ZANUSSI WRITTEN ON MY FOREHEAD?

I DON'T THINK SO.

FINE, SHE SAYS THEN YOU COULD AT LEAST FIX THE STEPS TO THE FRONT DOOR?

THEY'RE ABOUT TO BREAK.

I'M NOT A DAMN CARPENTER AND I DON'T WANT TO FIX STEPS, HE SAYS.

DOES IT LOOK LIKE I HAVE ACE JOINERY SERVICES WRITTEN ON MY FOREHEAD?

I DON'T THINK SO.

I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU.

I'M GOING TO THE BAR!!!

SO HE GOES TO THE BAR AND DRINKS FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. HE STARTS TO FEEL GUILTY ABOUT HOW HE TREATED HIS WIFE, AND DECIDES TO GO HOME AND HELP OUT.

AS HE WALKS INTO THE HOUSE HE NOTICES THE STEPS ARE ALREADY FIXED.

AS HE ENTERS THE HOUSE, HE SEES THE HALL LIGHT IS WORKING.

AS HE GOES TO GET A BEER, HE NOTICES THE FRIDGE DOOR IS FIXED.

HONEY, HE ASKS, HOW'D ALL THIS GET FIXED?

SHE SAID, WELL, WHEN YOU LEFT I SAT OUTSIDE AND CRIED. JUST THEN A NICE

YOUNG MAN ASKED ME WHAT WAS WRONG, AND I TOLD HIM. HE OFFERED TO DO ALL THE

REPAIRS, AND ALL I HAD TO DO WAS EITHER GO TO BED WITH HIM OR BAKE A CAKE.

HE SAID, SO WHAT KIND OF CAKE DID YOU BAKE HIM?

SHE REPLIED,

HELLOOOOO....DO YOU SEE DELIA SMITH WRITTEN ON MY FOREHEAD?
I DON'T THINK SO!

In my not so humble opinion, these are a total waste of time.

Don't get me wrong, some children they do benefit. You get some lovely work that fits in with whatever the learning objective was for that week, by some children.

others just copy, paste and print from the internet.

Some produce beautiful work, but you know they have learnt absolutely nothing because their parents did it all for them.

I personally hate Wednesdays because that is when my sons learning log homework is set.

Now he isn't creative at all. He has problems with drawing so that is out, his writing skills are weak, and he lacks concentration. As he may have dyslexia finding information for him to read is hard. So he struggles. So Wednesdays become a battleground for him to get his work done.

Now he has until Monday to complete the work, but he is out on Thursdays and Fridays in activities which I think are more beneficial and I like my weekends to be free of homework so that we can all do things together, afterall they spend enough time in school working why make them do it over the weekend as well?

So back to Wednesdays where it is fraught, trying to help him while cooking dinner and trying ever so hard not to lose my temper, which quite honestly today is very difficult!

But today I found a way round it. He decided that a spidergram was the order of the day for his homework this week so we knocked one up on the computer, filled it out, printed it, cut it out and stuck it in.

Voila homework done.

If only every week was this easy

Now all I have to do is convince him to learn his spellings, and read to me

A fella goes for a job in the Quality Assurance department at Durex. The foreman takes him 'round the plant and shows him all the machinery and offers him the job. "What will the role entail exactly?" Asks the interviewee. "Well", says the foreman, "you have to check 1 in a hundred", and proceeds to remove one of the rubbers from the production line, stretches it, holds it up to the lights, then places it over his penis and calls the secretary over. She proceeds to hitch her skirt up, pull her knickers down and bends over. The foreman gives her a good rogering. After he's finished he removes the prophylactic, stretches it, holds it up to the light again to confirm no holes. "Easy as that", he says. "When do I start?" Asks the fella, unable to believe his luck." Monday, 8:00 sharp." Naturally, our hero hardly sleeps a wink all Sunday night, and is outside the Durex factory waiting to get in at 6:30. Anyway, the production line starts up and the fella faithfully counts as 100 ribbed black mambo's, (lubricated with sensodol for extra comfort). He picks up the 101st, stretches it, holds it up to the light to check for holes then pulls it over his old man and calls the secretary over. Over she comes, grabs hold of his manhood, and proceeds to rigorously masturbate him. Rather startled and confused, the fella just looks at the secretary who says... "Sorry, company policy. You've got to work a week in hand"

You have to take the first letter of your name, and use it to answer the questions.

1. Famous Singer: Suzi Quatro
2. Four Letter Word: shoe
3. Street that you have been down: Shakespeare Avenue, Willesden
4. Colour that expresses your mental state: Silver
5. Gift/Present you would like to recieve: Special weekend away
6. Type of Vehicle: sport car
7. Things In A Souvenir Shop: spades
8. Boy Name: Simon
9. Girl Name:Susan
10. Favourite Movie Title: sixth sense
11. Alchoholic Drink: shandy
12. Occupation: secretary
13. Famous Celebrity: Sharon Stone
14. Magazine: sports illustrated
15. U.K. City: Salisbury
16. U.S. City: San Francisco
17. Fruit: Strawberry
18. Reason For Being Late For Work: sleeping through alarm
19. Something You Throw Away: scraps
20. Something You Shout: stupid idiot!!!!!!

Dark still outside

Don't like it when there are dark mornings

Trying to decide what to wear this morning in doing my head in. I have run out of trousers, they are waiting patiently to be ironed but I can't be bothered.

Shall I wear a skirt or a dress.

.

Will it be too cold for my legs?

Don't like tights

Mind you I could wear my new boots, but will they kill my feet?

hmm decisions decisions.

Mind you my legs are covered in bites I am sure there are fleas at work. I have checked our dogs and no one at home has been bitten so I am blaming work, after all it is bad for you.

I stink of tea tree oil where I have applied it to the bites on my legs.

Panic attack last night, first one for quite some time, woke up choking and scared the life out of my hubby, all good fun.

Feel tired and sore today though, my throat hurts where I was gagging.

Ah well

better go and empty the wardrobe in the quest to find something to wear

Have a good day xx

Simon has lost his rubber!

Golfing for beginners

How to save a life

Female Compassion

Barry returned from a doctor's visit one day and told his wife Carolyn
that the doctor said he only had 24 hours to live.

Wiping away her tears, he asked her to make love with him.

Of course she agreed and they made passionate love.

Six hours later, Barry went to her again, and said, "Honey, now I only
have
18 hours left to live. Maybe we could make love again ?"

Carolyn agreed and again they made love.

Later, Barry was getting into bed when he realised he now had only eight
hours of life left.

He touched Carolyn's shoulder and said, Honey ? Please ? Just one more
time before I die."

She agreed, then afterward she rolled over and fell asleep.

Barry, however, heard the clock ticking in his head, and he tossed and
turned until he was down to only four more hours.

He tapped his wife on the shoulder to wake her up. Honey, I only have
four hours left ! Could we...?"

His wife sat up abruptly, turned to him and said, "Listen Barry, I'm not
being funny ...but I have to get up in the morning and you don't."

Question is though who the hell would want to buy it?

An American tourist goes on a trip to China.

While in China, he is very sexually promiscuous and
does not use a condom all the time. A week after
arriving back home in the States, he wakes one
morning to find his "tool" covered with bright green
and purple freckles. Horrified, he immediately goes to
see a doctor. The doctor, never having seen anything
like it, orders some tests and tells the man to
return in two days. The man returns a couple of days
and the doctor says "I've got bad news for you.
You've contracted Mongolian VD. It's very rare and
almost unheard of here. We know very little about it".
The man looks a little perplexed and says "Well, give
me a shot or something and fix me up doc". The
doctor answers "I'm sorry, there's no known cure.
We're going to have to amputate your "tool". The man
screams in horror "Absolutely not! I want a second
opinion". The doctor replies "Well, it's your choice.
Go ahead if you want but surgery is your only
choice".

The next day, the man seeks out a Chinese doctor,
figuring that he'll know more about the disease. The
Chinese doctor examines his tool and proclaims "Aah
yes, Mongolian VD. Vely lare disease". The guy says to
the doctor "Yeah yeah, I already know that but what
we can do? My American doctor wants to operate and
amputate my tool?" The Chinese doctor shakes his head
and laughs "Stupid Amelican docta, always want to
opelate. They make more money that way. No need to
opelate!" "Oh Thank God!" the man replies. "Yes" says
the Chinese doctor "You no worry! Wait two weeks. Dick
fall off by itself! You save money"

An atheist was walking through the woods.
'What majestic trees'!
'What powerful rivers'!
'What beautiful animals'!
He said to himself.
As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards him.

He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder & saw that the bear was closing in on him.

He looked over his shoulder again, & the bear was even closer. He tripped & fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw & raising his right paw to strike him.

At that instant the Atheist cried out, 'Oh my God!'

Time Stopped.
The bear froze.
The forest was silent.

As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky. 'You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist and even credit creation to cosmic accident.' 'Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer'?

The atheist looked directly into the light, 'It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you could make the BEAR a Christian?'

'Very Well,' said the voice.

The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head & spoke:

'Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty through Christ our Lord, Amen.'

I nicked this from here

1. What time is it? 13.26

2. What's your full name? Faffajane of course!

3. What are you most afraid of? Losing my loved ones

4. What is the most recent movie that you have seen on Bootleg? boot leg? Is that a new channel? (small)3:10 to utah(/small)

5. Place of birth? Central Middlesex hospital

6. Favorite food? Lasagne or stew

7. What's your natural hair color? Boring brown

8. Ever been to Freak Nick? Not as far as I am aware of - hold on will ring round and ask shall I?

9. Ever been skinny dipping? No far too cold

10. Love someone so much it made you cry? Yes

11. Been in a car accident? yes

12. Croutons or bacon bits? Croutons

13. Favorite day of the week? Thursday last day of work for the week

14. Favorite restaurant? Italian

15. Favorite Flower? Fuschia or lily

16. Favorite sport to watch? Don't like watching sport unless it is the mens swimming or diving in the olympics

17. Favorite drink? tea

18. Favorite ice cream? Vanilla with raspberry ripple

19. Warner Brothers/Disney? Not fond of either really Disney at a push I suppose

20. Ever been on a ship? yes it was in dock

21. What color is your bedroom carpet? Pink previous occupants had it all through the house and haven't got round to changing the bedroom carpet yet

22. How many times did you fail your driver's test? none

23. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail? figleaves

24. What do you do when you are bored?? eat

26. Who will respond to this e-mail the quickest? no idea

27. Who will least likely respond? why would anyone want to respond unless they are as bored as I am

28. Who is the person that you are most curious to see their responses? George Clooney (yeah like that will happen!)

29. Favorite TV shows – Law and Order, House

30. Who was the last person you went to dinner with? Blogging friends on Sunday

31. Park or Zoo? Park

32. What are your favorite colors? Black or red depending on mood or how fat I feel

33. How many tattoos do you have? None

34. How many pets do you have? 2 dogs, 3 birds, several fish, kids, hubby - oops

35. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? The chicken

36. What do you want to do before you die? Visit Australia or New Zealand

37. Have you ever been to Hawaii ? No

37. Have you been to countries outside the U.S. ? Yes of course I live in one outside the US, what a silly question

So on this fine, drizzly Tuesday morning, I am sitting here wondering what the hell am I going to do today.

I have to cover a maths class later, can you see the panic setting in already? I have thought about my warm up, I know roughly what the teacher wants me to do with her class, but the thought of doing it is filling me with dread.

It will go ok, I know it will, but I still can't help having a little self doubt in my abilities!

I am sad at the loss of a friend. SteveP has left us. I know he has a few problems and I hope that he will get through them successfully. Take care hun.

Dawn is finally appearing outside which reminds me I should get ready for work and do this maths lesson. Easy day today at least I finish at 12 so can't complain too much

Right have a good day folks

Hugs xxxx

I was reading somewhere, though I can't remember for the life of me where, about people who are married but are still virgins. They don't see the need to consumate their marriage with sex,they know they love each other and have other ways of showing it. In fact one couple have a three bedroom house where they have their own room and one for spare in case they have visitor, though the spare room is for now a study area where her husband works from when he is at home. In fact if she wants a cuddle all she has to to is invite him to her bedroom but he has to lay on top of the bed and not under the sheets

Ok we are all different and it is that in the end is makes the world go round.

And on that note I shall go to bed while my other half watches a film on DVD for the remainder of the eveing

Sleep tight

Hope you had a wonderful day hun

Ok thought a lot about this title.

had numerous on my mind, but this one comes closest I think to explaining our mini blog meet yesterday.

Going back to the town that holds so many memories for me was interesting. I got there early to meet CJ at the station, so thought I would have a wander around. My first thought was how busy it was, for a Sunday, certainly busier than in my childhood and even though I have visited occasionally when taking mum shopping, I have never really stopped and looked around me.

Most of the pubs I frequented have now disappeared.

The restaurant that the owner would close down on a regular basis so that his famous singer son could do a grand re-opening for no longer exists (though I have my suspicions as to where it was situated but I may have to defer to hubby's memory and admit I may be wrong).

The cinema where I was taken on my first ever date to see Ghostbusters, yet still I haven't seen the whole film from beginning to end no longer exists.

The Pizza hut where a certain actor (if you can call him that) from a well known soap threw a strop because the waitress told him that he would have to wait 15 mins for a table, was still there, but strangely not very busy at all.

Then the station where I was to meet CJ.
That has changed very little. It has been a few years, almost 23, since I last stood waiting to meet someone of the train. However back then I knew who I was meeting. As I left home, leaving hubby details of where, when and who I was meeting, he had asked me if I knew who I was looking for at the station.
"No" I replied, "I will just know when I see him"
As I stood there, lots of thoughts going through head. Am I late? Have I missed him? Why didn't I check out his blog to see if he had photos of himself still on there? The only thing I was certain of was he has dark hair and his profile pic is of a certain doctor who dressed as a teacher.

However as the crowd of commuters came towards me I spotted him, I knew who he was and as the smiles spread over both of our faces (me trying hard not to burst into a fit of giggles) it was like meeting an old friend.

Greetings over, we headed to the restaurant and as we walked in there was no mistaking the table we would be seated at. The poor waiter looking bemused as I just headed straight over. Meno, Znethru, MJFunky, Marvo and family, and of course TobsTv who shouted "I know you" and gave me a huge hug.

Food was delicious. MKFunky not impressed with the raw meat CJ and Tobs ordered and kept shouting out Raw Meat, and looking quite queasy when CJ speared his squid in his seafood risotto. Tobs taking photos of his food which will no doubt be on his blog later for all to see. Conversation varied, sometimes twisted because CJ bought out the worst in me though think when Tobs was talking about students getting it out under the table and demonstrating with his hands under the table, we both were on the same lines of thinking - trust me when I say he was talking about mobile phones lol

Meno - You are fantastic hun. How you are going to keep going this week I don't know but I haven't laughed so much in ages, and really hope you have a great time in Liverpool later this week, really wish I could be there, but perhaps next year? Thank you for the lovely present, wearing it today with my outfit

CJ - funny, funny man, Smichen you will love him hun and I did give him that hug. Looks nothing like a maths teacher, and dressed in a very tasteful suit and tie, he is gorgeous.

Znethru - Now this man is quiet. He sat there watching us all and only commented when he had to but you could see he was enjoying himself and bemused by all that was happening around him. He makes a lovely cup of coffee Thank you hun for setting this up. You are a lovely person.

Marvo and family - now you build a picture in your mind of who someone is and he is so different to what I expected to see. He is nothing like his profile picture, in fact he is the opposite. Kind, quiet and gentleman. Wish we had more time to chat but next time perhaps? Oh and his wife and daughter are just beautiful!

MKFUnky - a very very funny woman who had me in stitches. For someone who claims to have had only 45 mins to get ready believe me when I say she is beautiful and really didn't need that time to get herself ready at all!

And last but not least Toby - Long haired biker, a true gentleman who walked me back to my car, a lovely man who is very funny and intelligent as well. Thank you.

There are photos but may do a friends only post for them if all involved are happy for me to do so to protect anonymity

Yes yesterday was meeting with friends. Great food, fun, laughter and good company, what more could you want?

No I am not.

The fact that I overslept when I had so much to do this morning in inmaterial.

The fact that I spent more in the supermarket than I intended to doesn't come into it

The fact that it cost more to fill the car up than I anticipated is ridiculous.

Then I missed that important phone call to pick up son from school, so he has been sitting there waiting for me.

And now I have the task of preening myself, and trying to decide what to wear for the mini blog meet.

Oh and meet the delectable CJ at the station - hope he know what I look like because I haven't got a clue I will be looking for a Dr. Who lookalike lol

Ohhhh the countdown begins, this is exciting, 3 hours and counting to meet Memo

An enforced abscence has kept me away from you all.

Hopefully it will all be sorted out now and I will be able to get on here sometime this weekend!

If not have a good one and hopefully I will catch up at some point in the week ahead!

Ohhh and the mini meet tomorrow - can't wait!!!

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Your percentage score for the left brain is 51%.
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Old but goodies....
It's time again for the annual 'Stella Awards'!
For those unfamiliar with these awards, they are named after 81-year-old
Stella Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued
the McDonald's in New Mexico where she purchased the coffee. You
remember, she took the lid off the coffee and put it between her knees
while she was driving. Who would ever think one could get burned doing
that, right?

Here are the Stella's for the past year:

7TH PLACE:
Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas was awarded $80,000 by a jury of her
peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running
inside a furniture store. The store owners were understandably surprised
by the verdict, considering the running toddler was her own son.

6TH PLACE:
Carl Truman, 19, of Los Angeles, California won $74,000 plus medical
expenses when his neighbour ran over his hand with a Honda Accord.
Truman apparently didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the
car when he was trying to steal his neighbour's hubcaps.

5TH PLACE:
Terrence Dickson, of Bristol, Pennsylvania, who was leaving a house he
had just burgled by way of the garage. Unfortunately for Dickson, the
automatic garage door opener malfunctioned and he could not get the
garage door to open. Worse, he couldn't re-enter the house because the
door connecting the garage to the house locked when Dickson pulled it
shut Forced to sit for eight, count 'em, EIGHT, days on a case of Pepsi
and a large bag of dry dog food, he sued the homeowner's insurance
company claiming undue mental Anguish. Amazingly the jury said the
insurance company must pay Dickson $500,000 for his anguish.
We should all have this kind of anguish.

4TH PLACE:
Jerry Williams, of Little Rock , Arkansas , garnered 4th Place in the
Stella's when he was awarded $14,500 plus medical expenses after being
bitten on the butt by his next door neighbour's beagle - even though the
beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced yard. Williams did not get
as much as he asked for because the jury believed the beagle might have
been provoked at the time of the butt bite because Williams had climbed
over the fence into the yard and repeatedly shot the dog with a pellet gun.

3RD PLACE:
Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania because a jury ordered a
Philadelphia restaurant to pay her $113,500 after she slipped on a
spilled soft drink and broke her tailbone. The reason the soft drink was
on the floor: Ms. Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds
earlier during an argument. What ever happened to people being
responsible for their own actions?

2ND PLACE:
Kara Walton, of Claymont, Delaware sued the owner of a night club in a
nearby city because she fell from the bathroom window to the floor,
knocking out her two front teeth. Even though Ms. Walton was trying to
sneak through the ladies room window to avoid paying the $3.50 cover
charge, the jury said the night club had to pay her $12,000....oh, yeah,
plus dental expenses.

1ST PLACE: This year's runaway First Place Stella Award winner was Mrs.
Merv Grazinski, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, who purchased a new 32-foot
Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home, from an OU football game,
having driven on to the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph
and calmly left the driver's seat to go to the back of the Winnebago to
make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the motor home left the
freeway, crashed and overturned. Also not surprisingly , Mrs Grazinski
sued Winnebago for not putting in the owner's manual that she couldn't
actually leave the driver's seat while the cruise control was set The
Oklahoma jury awarded her, are you sitting down, $1,750,000 PLUS a new
motor home. Winnebago actually changed their manuals as a result of this
suit, just in case Mrs. Grazinski has any relatives who might also buy a
motor home .

I don't think it has stopped raining.

it started raining hard about 6 yesterday evening. As we sat and watched the telly, in this case Mission Impossible III, we could here it pounding hard on the roof of the conservatory.

This morning, the first sound I heard upon waking, was the rain, pounding hard on the roof of the conservatory.

The garden is looking very, very wet

Only working half a day today and one of my easiest days as well which is nice. Doesn't stop me from counting the days till pay day though!

I have a lamb stew bubbling away in the slow cooker for tea tonight. Only problem is I will have to feed the kids, dash out of the door to go to a meeting, then come back and feed myself and Nig if he hasn't worked out how to do it himself. Sometimes if you are not here to tell him that dinner is ready I am sure he would just eat junk!

right not much more I can bore you with so better go and get ready for work!

have a good day everyone!

hasn't gone well so far due to two children who can't see past their elbows and haven't worked out yet that uniforms are washed on a Friday to dry over the weekend so no good shouting at me if you can't find them.

Yes WWIII broke out again because their uniforms were in their bedroom but neither or them saw them so of course it is my fault!!

This morning I have decided to make a Butternut squash soup, and a vegetable soup for my lunches this week. Really I should have done them yesterday but wasn't that organised in the end. Still I don't have to be in work until 11 today so that helps a little.

Today I will have the remainder of the stew I had yesterday, plenty left over despite everyone (apart from me of course) having seconds

So here are some recipes here
and here

It arrived here with a vengence.

It came down hard

It settled on the car, plants and grass

didn't settle on roads or pavement as they are very wet from the heavy rain we had earlier.

Only hope it hasn't caught the council gritters unawares, there is always an idiot that tries to overtake you on the main road where it is slippery.

Just thought I would share!

MISSING!

Has anyone seen this man?

Answers to the name of Usksider (aka Rusty Usky).

Last seen blogging at 11.25am on Friday 16th November.

At an unearthly time on a Sunday morning, my eldest son bounds into the room with a cup of tea for me and hubby and tells us that he wishes to attend the 8am training session at the pool because he has arranged to meet someone there.

After a lot of cursing and discussion hubby kindly volunteers to take son while I wipe the sleep from my weary eyes and wish it wasn't so early in the morning.

So I have put together the ingredients for a big stew which is now simmering away in a slow cooker, ready to be devoured at 6 this evening.

Yummy.

Not much else planned for today yet I can feel it will be a long one!

Update The someone he arranged to meet, didn't turn up!!! Can you tell how impressed hubby is?