Congratulations to all of the winners of last night's Bloscars. Everyone of you deserved your awards, particularly Rundon'twalk. Who else would be a jetsetter just so they could meet all their friends in blogland lol

Thanks also goes to Landers for all his hard work and enthusiasm in organising the Bloscars and as well as to his partner, Brad, who puts up with it all.

Most of all, it has to be said, the blogging community is fantastic to support it, to vote and take part in any shape way or form. Even if you didn't win or get nominated, that is not what counts, taking part does.

So I will lift my cup of tea in congratulations to those who won, were nominated, to those who took part in voting and nominating and making the Bloscars they success they are.

Here to next years success!

Things are a bit hectic here which is why I am not going to be around much. I have a few things to prepare and one or two things to sort out as well. On top of this I have to play catch up with housework and ironing. Once I am on top of it all again I will be boring you with my posts lol!

to all those that have commented and I havent' replied to youet, so sorry am trying to keep on top of it all. It is great to read your comments and it does cheer me up.

To the one person on here that sent me that lovely email, thank you, it helped to put things in perspective again.

To you all, if I haven't commented, be sure that I have passed by and read what you have written. i can't concentrate much at the moment, too much going on in my head - hopefully by Friday it will all be resolved and i will be back on form

Hugs to you all

xxxx

have a great day!

hugs

xxxxxxx

I am not one for gambling. In fact the nearest i come to gambling anything is that odd lottery ticket i buy when there is a huge jackpot - £1 that will get me nowhere in reality but as they say you have to be in it to win it, so once in a blue moon I do just that, buy a £1 lottery ticket.

Hubby is the same, though I know he has a sweepstake going on when he goes to watch spurs play with a few of his mates, but as he says that is just a fun thing really, nothing serious and he isn't one, like me, for making a habit of just throwing money away.

So you will be amazed to hear, or not at your will, that yesterday evening was spent in a casino in the company of a few good friends.

Now hubby has been a member of the casino before the new one was built in town. Purely because one of his friends, and at the time business partner, used to come up occasionally and take us out for a meal at a restaurant. But his hobby is gambling, not a big time gambler, but his way of entertaining wealthy clients is to take them to a casino. So on one such visit up here, he and Nig joined the local casino where Nigel and I watched his partner gamble away most of the money that he had in his pocket that evening.

His philosophy is Don't go to a casino unless you are prepared to lose, and watching him go about this is like watching a colonel plan a military operation. He sets himself an amount that he is going to spend there. He surveys the table and what is happening, he then decides which tables he will play at, and he isn't happy until he has lost everything he has on him at that time, all the money he has won plus the money that was in his pocket. He can afford to do it, otherwise, as he says, he wouldn't go and Nig and I watch on bemusedly, holding on to our hard earned cash and marvelling at how easily people do lose what they have on them.

it is a great place to people watch as well.

Anyway I digress. Yesterday was my friend's 41st birthday and she decided that we were going to spend it at the new Casino in town. She booked a meal, found out the entertainment was going to me a motown/soul singer, and there would be dancing as well, so off we went. the meal was ok, not great but reasonable for the price. The wine list was pathetic. A lot of it, myself and another friend had never heard off. We went for a Rose, but it wasn't very nice, and was amazed to find that none of the more popular californian, australian, French and German wines found in other restuarants were not listed.

The waiters/ress were ridiculous. One that took the drinks order. One to take the food order. One to serve it. One to clear away. One to serve the desert. Ask one of them for the bill and panic showed on her face. "The bill?" she said.
"Yes" said my friend, "you know the piece of paper that lists what we have had with the total cost on the bottom? Can we have that please?"

Off she goes, and we watched her while she spoke to the main manager who kept looking over at us as though we were trouble makers.

He then comes over with the bill, we smile at him in thanks, pay and walk away from the table.

Big screens all around showing a variety of sports, mainly football or the England V France Rugby game, so we prop up the bar and watch, cheer when England win and celebrate with a glass or two - though by this time I was drinking diet coke which was being handed to me without charge - think they thought I was a designated driver or something which I wasn't but who am I to tell them that lol

Then after putting the world to rights, we walked around the tables watching the people around us lose or win according to what their luck was like. A great chance to people watch, to marvel at how they were dressed and to listen into conversations on their lives - one of my favourite past times

Midnight arrived and I am tired. I have now lost my voice though I I haven't been shouting, it wasn't that noisy, and so Nig and I decided to start saying our goodbyes, wished the birthday girl a good birthday, and made our way out to find a taxi home.

Oh the Entertainer was trying his hardest to look and sound like Errol Brown, from Hot Chocolate, and failing miserably. The people on the dance floor provided more entertainment though, so many short skirts that left nothing to the imagination, but certainly got many a male to admire

Glad to say the only money spent was on the drinks and meal, nothing on the tables, we just watched others spend their hard earned cash instead, I wasn't prepared to lose any of mine

1. What was the last thing you cooked?
Beef casserole with mashed potato, peas and runner beans

2. What was the last thing you tried on?
A pair of trousers

3. What was the last thing you purchased on credit?
A pair of trousers lol

4. What was the last thing you put a postage stamp on?
An application form

5. What was the last thing you took a photo of?
The sky at dawn

In other news, spent the last couple of days laying on my back with my legs raised (and no not for sex) but because my back is bad again. Have managed to hobble into work, but came home and laid on floor again. Bit easier today, loaded up with tablets, painkillers, heat pad and tens machine. Have a birthday meal to go to tonight for a friend so will have to be better for that lol

Hope you are all having a good day

The moon last night was beautiful. I didn't see the eclipse though,I went to bed and for once slept the sleep of the dead. So much so that my head is fuzzy this morning and i just know that at some point today the headache will emerge *hunts for tablets now before I forget to put them in my bag*.

Still I got up, had a lukewarm shower - it seems to be on the blink - and tonight's dinner is cooking in the slow cooker. Beef casserole today yummy

I am hoping that we are not as short staffed as we have been this last week. I have been running around ragged. thankfully I am off tomorrow so technically this is my last day at work

Right enough rambling, better get a move on and have some brekkie

have a good day

Thanks Subville for tagging me hun lol

I. You have to look up page 123 in the nearest book around you.
II. Look for the fifth sentence.
III. Then post the three sentences that follow that fifth sentence on page 123.
IV. And then tag five people, just like you were tagged!

Ok here goes:

book is: Mina Ford, two of a kind

"I'm sorry." Lizzy obediently slipped her feet into the mocha satin sandals.
"I'm being thoughtless. This is your big moment and I'm making you late."

I tag:
Smichen
Rundon'twalk
Adamantixx
Esspee
Ethelred

Started by Landers, copied by many

1. My second name is Jane (go figure)
2. A priest refused to Christian me saying I was named after a Witch
3. as a result mum threatened to have me named Jezebel
4. Thankfully he relented and Christened me by my chosen name
5. My Ancestry is Welsh, though I was born in England
6. I was born in Central Middlesex Hospital
7. When I moved to Edgware, I was 7 and wouldn't walk on the grass
8. To get me to walk on the beach Mum and Dad had to lay newspaper on the sand
9. My Dad's name is John
10. Mum is called Maureen
11. I went to an all Girl's secondary school
12. I sang in the choir
13. I play the Clarinet (though not as much now as I used to)
14. I have played and sung at the Royal Albert Hall and Alexandra Palace
15. I used to teach the recorder
16. I sang in the church choir until I had my first child
17. I don't think I can actually sing, I just hide it well
18. I once took piano lessons but gave it up after the teacher hit my fingers with a ruler
19. I never run
20. I like cross stitching, but don't do embroidery
21. I like reading historical novels and chick lit
22. I can see ghosts
23. I have odd dreams that sometimes come true
24. I dreamt about the Bali bombings two days before they happened
25. At the time i put it down to a bad dream until I saw what I had dreamt on the television
26. Both my children were born by caesarian section, my first ever operation
27. I broke my nose when I was 14, by tripping on a paving slab
28. At the time hospital denied it was broken and refused to take xrays
29. 12 years later it was discovered it had been broken and the bone had reset wonky that was causing my trouble with breathing
30. I have refused to have it rebroken
31. My first job was in a DIY store
32. I met my first boyfriend there who I didn't start going out with until I had changed jobs
33. My second boyfriend, and very good friend, I worked with.
34. I met my husband in a library
35. I had chicken pox in 1976 during a very hot summer
36. I was off school for 3 weeks and spent it sunbathing in the garden
37. When I went back to school I was browner than my Asian teacher
38. I was a member of the Girls Brigade
39. I have one sister, no brothers.
40. I have 6 cousins, only 2 I keep in contact with
41. I once dressed as a witch for a Halloween party
42. The green dye I used in my hair that was supposed to wash out, didn't, so for 3 weeks I had green hair
43. My Maiden name is a derivation of an Anglo-saxon name, and the name of a village in Southern England.
44. I have a copy of my family coat of arms
45. I never sew on buttons or mend clothing - I have a husband for that
46. I walked out of my A levels after an argument with a teacher
47. I later found out he was having an affair with a student
48. I want to live by the sea
49. I feel closest to nature and spirits by the sea
50. My sister sees ghosts
51. I hate marmite
52. I never eat fish
53. I never eat liver or kidneys
54. I love eating raw vegetables
55. I love cooking, just don't do enough of it
56. My house is currently a mess
57. I hate ironing
58. I am not very good at Maths
59. I wanted to be a teacher
60. I am glad I changed my mind
61. I am thinking of doing a degree, just can't make up my mind what to study
62. I feel at home in Wales
63. Nigel won't move there
64. We have settled on moving to Devon where hubby wants to go
65. I have just got to get enough money together so we can move
66. The year I was born
67. I was close to my grandfather
68. He and my uncle tried to outdo each other with who can buy the biggest present when i was born
69. My uncle bought me a huge teddy bear
70. He still sits in my bedroom (the bear not my uncle)and hubby hates it
71. I used to have one of those sit in and ride cars
72. It was a police car
73. My Dad bought me a train set
74. He had to sell it when we moved
75. I loved my tiny tears
76. I still have it somewhere at my mums
77. I am really quite shy
78. I have problems with one of my ears
79. Occasionally I lose my hearing in it
80. I write lists when I pack to go on holiday
81. I write shopping lists then leave them at home
82. I once tried to write a novel then gave up as I thought it was no good
83. I might try again to write that novel
84. I am running out of things to say
85. I met Roy Castle during a concert I was taking part in
86. One of my god mothers, used to be my mother's teacher
87. My uncle gave me away at my wedding
88. My father went to a Frank Sinatra concert instead
89. I wanted to get married in Black - my mother wouldn't let me
90. I always wore black.
91. I wear other colours now, though I still tend to have a lot of black in my wardrobe
92. I have a set of playing cards that are of naked men
93. Hubby bought them for me
94. He has a set with naked women on them
95. I flew in an aeroplane for the first time in 2005
96. I was flying to Shannon In Ireland for the weekend
97. A few weeks later I was on the plane heading to Florida, my first holiday abroad
98. I didn't pass my driving teat until 9 months after the birth of my first child
99. I passed 1st time but I had been taking driving lessons on and off since I was 18.
100. I am glad I have got to the end at last

I am so not in the mood for anything right now.

Just chaired a meeting that shouldn't have gone on as long as it did, but I misheard what someone said and lol and behold he went on about something that wasn't even on the agenda! I wasn't impressed and once he started he wouldn't bloody shut up. In the end I had to be firm and tell him to shut up though I was a bit more politer than that but it does annoy me when people only turn up to meetings to serve their own cause and not for the reason we are there as Governors!

Anyway managed to get home and eldest is kindly making me a cup of tea.

i need to relax after the disaster that occurred earlier - the splash back on my cooker collapsed and knocked the glass lid off my saucepan so it smashed on the floor in tiny pieces. So lucky it wasn't the vegetables that were cooking away in the pan!

So a new saucepan is needed now - a good excuse to buy one lol

Oh where is the tea he promised me?

Hubby not home yet, he will be working late today - kids watching George and the Dragon, so it is peaceful for now.

Anyway better go and relax on the sofa with a good book.

have a good evening

Isn't it nice when you catch up with people you haven't seen for a while? I came home from work had some lunch and thought I would pop into see a neighbour who's children are the same age as my youngest, and as I haven't seen her in a while due to moving schools I would pop by and say hi. It was a lovely afternoon spent catching up on the gossip

I hate the word trash. it really annoys me at the bottom of private posts. It is just a horrible word. Why can't we have delete put there instead!

Blame it on the hormones

It is not very pleasant out there, neither is it very warm. I lay there in the early hours listening to the dawn chorus try and out sound the noise of hubby snoring. No matter what I did, I could not get back to sleep - the result of having to get up to visit the bathroom due to the amount of water drunk the day before.

I know too much info.

but honestly being healthy is not that good for you, if it was more of us would do it wouldn't we lol

Joking aside I really do not want to go into work today. It is such an effort to drag myself out of bed. I can't decide what to have for breakfast this morning, think I may do some scrambled eggs for a change.

Anyone else fed up with hearing about the Diana inquest?

Right better get a move on

Have a good day

I so didn't want to get out of bed this morning. I argued with the radio when it came on. I hid under the duvet. I begged and pleaded with hubby to let me stay in the warm cocoon of my bed. But alas, nature called and so I had to get up and pay a visit to the bathroom, stand under the shower and get ready to face the day.

It is cold outside. There is a frost lying on the ground, the roofs of the houses and on the trees. Even the birds seem to be tucked up in bed still, there has been no sound of them singing this morning and the dogs were rather reluctant to make their way into the garden on their little paws, which by the way the youngest dog came running into the house as fast as he could to crawl under the radiator to warm up, it was cold for them.

Back to work today. I amnot keen on Mondays. The week stretches ahead of me and I have no idea what is in store. There are unsettling times ahead, I only hope there is some good news in the post when I get home.

Right enough of this rambling, better go and try and sort everything out for work!

Have a good day

Why men don't write advice columns

Dear Walter: I hope you can help me here. The other day I set off
for work leaving my husband in the house watching the TV as usual. I
hadn't gone more than a mile down the road when my engine conked out
and the car shuddered to a halt. I walked back home to get my
husband's help. When I got home I couldn't believe my eyes. He was
in the bedroom with a neighbour lady making mad passionate love to
her. I am 32, my husband is 34 and we have been married for twelve
years. When I confronted him, he tried to make out that he went into
the back yard and heard a lady scream, had come to her rescue but
found her unconscious He'd carried the woman back to our house, laid
her in bed, and began CPR. When she awoke she immediately began
thanking him and kissing him, and he was attempting to break free
when I came back. But when I asked him why neither of them had any
clothes on, he broke down and admitted that he'd been having an
affair for the past six months. I told him to stop or I would leave
him. He was let go from his job six months ago and he says he has
been feeling increasingly depressed and worthless. I love him very
much, but ever since I gave him the ultimatum he has become
increasingly distant. I don't feel I can get through to him anymore.
Can you please help me with my problem?
Sincerely, Mrs. Sheila Usk

Dear Sheila:
A car stalling after being driven a short distance can be caused by a
variety of faults with the engine. Start by checking that there is
no debris in the fuel line. If it is clear, check the jubilee clips
holding the vacuum pipes onto the inlet manifold. If none of these
approaches solves the problem, it could be that the fuel pump itself
is faulty, causing low delivery pressure to the carburettor float
chamber. I hope this helps. Walter

The Government are going to put fluoride in our water. This is very bad news for people with hypothyroidism because fluoride makes it worse.

However, it will not just concern the thyroid. Fluoride is a poison and it can cause a great deal of problems to the population, including birth defects.

It has not even been proved that it helps children's teeth, in fact some dentists think it is the exact opposite. Many countries round the world and in Europe have banned fluoridation of their water.
Fluoride is one of the basic ingredients in both PROZAC (FLUoxetene Hydrochloride) and Sarin Nerve Gas (Isopropyl-Methyl-Phosphoryl FLUORIDE) - (the same Sarin Nerve Gas that terrorists released on a crowded Japanese subway train!). Sodium Fluoride is nothing more (or less) than a hazardous waste by-product of the nuclear and aluminium industries. In addition to being the primary ingredient in rat and cockroach poisons, it is also a main ingredient in anaesthetic, hypnotic, and psychiatric drugs as well as military NERVE GAS! Yet the Government want to have it added to our drinking water!

There is a good article here by a husband and wife team who have looked into this

Independent scientific evidence over the past 50 plus years has shown that sodium fluoride shortens our life span, promotes various cancers and mental disturbances, and most importantly, makes humans stupid, docile, and subservient, all in one neat little package. There is increasing evidence that aluminium in the brain is a causative factor in Alzheimer's Disease, and evidence points towards sodium fluoride's strong affinity to 'bond' with this dangerous aluminium (remember it is a by-product of aluminium manufacturing) and also it has the ability to 'trick' the blood-brain barrier by imitating the hydrogen ion thus allowing this chemical access to brain tissue.

There is a petition that can be signed, not that I think it will help afterall when has the government ever listened to the voice of the people! However if you want to sign it can be found here

EDIT Fluoride naturally occurs in water in many areas, the Government wants to add even more fluoride drinking water, which in greater quantities could prove to be harmful. Some water companies do add fluoride to the water others don't. It depends on where you live as to whether you currently have fluoride in your water or not. Check with your water company website to find out if you have fluoride added to your water or not.

Happy

Of course this will not last long as I have to go back to work tomorrow but I have at least done some of the things on my list today.

I have:

booked the dogs into the kennels for when we go away in August. Mind you nearly had a heart attack when told how much it will cost as it is almost double what we usually pay, but on the up side, they are being housed in the new block which will give them more room, their own piece of land outside to play on, they can have a telly if they so wish (do you think I am that silly really), though they can have their radio playing (ok I am that silly). They also have underfloor heating as well though doubt if they will need it in August!

Next finally managed to get the travel insurance sorted. Yes I know I should have done this ages ago, but we were quoted an astronomical price for very little by the travel company and also by my building society I have to add, so did a bit of hunting around and for what we want I have managed to get a good price with Insure and go, the firm that we had last time. Bonus to this is I phoned them up and managed to get another 5% off the internet price as well as I had been with them before

Then managed to book airport hotel and parking booked as well. Looked up the price on the internet for the hotel we wanted (premier inn) and then phoned them up and got a good price with them as well - they are even allowing Simon to be in the same room though technically that will be three adults and 1 child, but as I said I wasn't happy with him having another room.

So now all Ihave to do is upgrade some tickets, pay off the holiday and get some more spending money *eekk* not as easy as it sounds lol

Getting excited now

Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a neighbouring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him but was moved by Arthur's youth and ideals. So, the monarch offered him his freedom, as long as he could answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer and, if after a year, he still had no answer, he would be put to death.

The question?....What do women really want? Such a question would perplex even the most knowledgeable man, and to young Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. But, since it was better than death, he accepted the monarch's proposition to have an answer by year's end.

He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everyone: the princesses, the priests, the wise men and even the court jester. He spoke with everyone, but no one could give him a satisfactory answer.

Many people advised him to consult the old witch, for only she would have the answer.

But the price would be high; as the witch was famous throughout the kingdom for the exorbitant prices she charged.

The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no choice but to talk to the witch. She agreed to answer the question, but he would have to agree to her price first.

The old witch wanted to marry Sir Lancelot, the most noble of the Knights of the Round Table and Arthur's closest friend!

Young Arthur was horrified. She was hunchbacked and hideous, had only one tooth, smelled like sewage, made obscene noises, etc. He had never encountered such a repugnant creature in all his life.

He refused to force his friend to marry her and endure such a terrible burden; but Lancelot, learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur.

He said nothing was too big of a sacrifice compared to Arthur's life and the preservation of the Round Table.

Hence, a wedding was proclaimed and the witch answered Arthur's question thus:

What a woman really wants, she answered....is to be in charge of her own life.

Everyone in the kingdom instantly knew that the witch had uttered a great truth and that Arthur's life would be spared.

And so it was, the neighbouring monarch granted Arthur his freedom and Lancelot and the witch had a wonderful wedding.

The honeymoon hour approached and Lancelot, steeling himself for a horrific experience, entered the bedroom. But, what a sight awaited him. The most beautiful woman he had ever seen lay before him on the bed. The astounded Lancelot asked what had happened

The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her when she appeared as a witch, she would henceforth, be her horrible deformed self only half the time and the beautiful maiden the other half.

Which would he prefer? Beautiful during the day....or night?

Lancelot pondered the predicament. During the day, a beautiful woman to show off to his friends, but at night, in the privacy of his castle, an old witch? Or, would he prefer having a hideous witch during the day, but by night, a beautiful woman for him to enjoy wondrous intimate moments?

What would YOU do?

What Lancelot chose is below. BUT...make YOUR choice before you scroll down below. OKAY?

"Noble Lancelot said that he would allow HER to make the choice herself".

"Upon hearing this, she announced that she would be beautiful all the time because he had respected her enough to let her be in charge of her own life.

"Now....what is the moral to this story?
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The moral is.....
If you don't let a woman have her own way....

Things are going to get ugly

The Stranger
A few years after I was born, my dad met a stranger who was new to our small town.
From the beginning, Dad was fascinated with this enchanting newcomer and soon invited him to live with our family. The stranger was quickly accepted and was around from then on.
As I grew up, I never questioned his place in my family. In my young mind, he had a special niche. My parents were complementary instructors: Mum taught me good from evil, and Dad taught me to obey. But the stranger ... he was our storyteller. He would keep us spellbound for hours on end with adventures, mysteries, and comedies. If I wanted to know anything about politics, history or science, he always knew the answers about the past, understood the present and even seemed able to predict the future!
He took my family to the football and cricket. He made me laugh, and he made me cry. The stranger never stopped talking, but Dad didn't seem to mind.
Sometimes, Mum would get up quietly while the rest of us were shushing each other to listen to what he had to say, and she would go to the kitchen for peace and quiet. (I wonder now if she ever prayed for the stranger to leave.)
Dad ruled our household with certain moral convictions, but the stranger never felt obligated to honor them. Profanity, for example, was not allowed in our home ... not from us, our friends or any visitors. Our longtime visitor, however, got away with four-letter words that burned my ears and made my dad squirm and my mother blush.
My dad didn't permit the liberal use of alcohol. But the stranger encouraged us to try it on a regular basis. He made cigarettes look cool, cigars manly, and pipes distinguished. He talked freely (much too freely) about sex. His comments were sometimes blatant, sometimes suggestive, and generally embarrassing.
I now know that my early concepts about relationships were influenced strongly by the stranger. Time after time, he opposed the values of my parents, yet he was seldom rebuked ... And NEVER asked to leave.
More than fifty years have passed since the stranger moved in with our family. He has blended right in and is not nearly as fascinating as he was at first. If you could walk into my parents' den today, you would still find him sitting over in his corner, waiting for someone to listen to him talk and watch him draw his pictures.
His name?
We just call him 'TV.'
* *Note: This should be required reading for every household!
He has a wife now ... We call her 'Computer'.

Three little ducks go into a Bar.............................

"Say, what's your name?" the bartender asked the first duck.

"Huey," was the reply.

"How's your day been, Huey?"

"Great. Lovely day. Had a ball. Been in and out of puddles all day. What else could a duck want?" said Huey.

"Oh. That's nice," said the bartender. He turned to the second duck, "Hi, and what's your name?"

"Dewey," came the answer from duck number two.

"So how's your day been, Dewey! ?" he asked.

"Great. Lovely day. I've had a ball too. ?Been in and out of puddles all day myself. What else could a duck want?"

The bartender turned to the third duck and said, "So, you must be Louie?"

"No," she said, batting her eyelashes.

"My name is Puddles."

here

No I haven't dropped of the face of the earth again, I did my back in instead, so my absence from blogland was an enforced as sitting down became incredibly agonising!

However I am a lot better today even managed to do some stretching exercises which is a lot better than I was on Friday where any sort of movement caused my back to go into spams!

Valentines day went well. We headed off to the British museum to see the Terracotta army. Hubby decided that we should walk to the local rail station to get the train - you know the one where it is only 35mins into London? Well don't believe it. The 10.15 train started of well, then just outside Luton it came to a stop where we sat for about 20 mins twiddling our thumbs and making small talk. Then the sorry speech from the driver. There was a 'fatality' at West Hampstead, so the fast train we were on, was now backed right up behind several other trains and waiting to be allowed to continue on its journey - which when it did meant that the fast train was now the slow train hence us not getting into St Pancreas International until 11.45!

Now this is the first time I have been to St.Pancreas and my first thought was how cold it was there. In fact it was warmer outside than it was in the station. As we had to queue to get tickets (we couldn't purchase them from the office at our station as the computer had gone down) we were all shivering despite us all being layered up. Walking through St Pancreas one of the first things I noticed was the amount of coffee/food bars there were. There was also a Hamleys as well and something else which I can't remember the name of, but it looked quite nice though I wasn't allowed to even window shop there. However something did catch all our eyes, in hubby's case causing them to pop out of his sockets - this woman walked past us with the hugest breasts you have ever seen - in fact they would have made Jordan's look like tennis balls in comparison. they were unnaturally large on her thin body that almost everyone she passed turned and stared. we decided, or rather hubby did, that they had to be false mainly because they didn't move as she walked and were tucked under her chin, but I can't imagine anyone wanting to make them that big - even her t shirt struggled to sit over them! Eldest son, in the way that 16 year olds do, tried very hard not to look mainly as he was embarrased that mum and dad were there, but even he looked round a couple of times to have a sneaky look

Anyway started to walk down the road when hubby says "Righto we will go into the Engineer for dinner before we make our way to the British Museum"

I pointed out that the pub we entered was actually called the Euston Flyer and not the Engineer, but silly me of course the football crowd would rename it! THe food is delicious there though and worthwhile a visit. Hubby had Gammon steak, I had Chilli with rice and tortilla chips which was delicious, Simon had homemade chicken and bacon pie with mustard mash, brocoli and carrots which he thoroughly enjoyed. Youngest, well he never eats anything worthwhile but he did manage a few chips and some garlic bread

We walked to the British Museum, which was my first visit I have to admit, since I was a child. I don't remember much of it, but I can say it was impressive as were the exhibits. Simon was engrossed at reading everything while I tried to keep Richard amused by finding exhibits he would like. However he was fascinated by the statues and their missing "percy's" ( his words not mine) in fact so fascinated that he had to shout at the top of his voice "This one is missing his percy as well mum!" You can always guarantee that he will embarrass you somewhere.

Then there we are standing in the clock room, and exhibition of clocks, when hubby asks me what the time is. What do I do? Yes I look at the watch on my wrist - cue much laughter from the other three.

We had a worthwhile cup of tea, very expensive must make up for the fact that it is free entry somehow, before we made our way to the reason for our visit - to see the Terracotta army. Very impressive, well thought out and though i would have liked to have seen more I learnt more about it than I did before.

Walking back to the station then having to walk home the other side, I was totally exhausted and in a lot of pain, but we all had a good time and at least the kids can say they have been somewhere during this holiday.

Best bit for me was seeing the oriental exhibition and the Egyptian exhibition, loved both of them. Hubby loved seeing the Rossetta stone and the Elgin Marbles so at least he was happy

Have a good day!

must dash have a train to catch

A Woman's Prayer:
Dear Lord , I pray for:
Wisdom, To understand a man.
Love, To forgive him and;
Patience, For his moods.
Because, Lord, if I pray for Strength, I'll just beat him to death.

Are your palms sweaty, is your heart racing, And your voice caught within your chest?

Now, if Love is painful, and tortures us so,
why do we Love?
Why is it all we search for in life?
This pain, this agony?
Why is it all we long for?
This torture, this powerful death of self?
Why?
Because it's...
Love

So the weather is warm, the sun is shining

Peoples washing hang on the line

Some are out mowing their lawns

others are washing their cars

One or two are cleaning their windows

Then along comes Mr. W