Spread your wings and fly away

It is hot and sticky already. Not that I am complaining but I would rather that I wasn't going to work and being in a hot classroom all day with hyper kids. I would rather be at home, reading my book sitting under the shade of my umbrella and enjoying the sun.

Ah well bills have to be paid!

Just worked out how much we still need to get in order to enjoy our holiday. Dogs kennel fees need to be paid, hotel at Gatwick that we are staying in overnight - thought I was organised and had it all, but alas seems that I am not! Will have to jiggle around the housekeeping money again. In other news I have lots of spending money when I am over there lol Our shopping trip vouchers have come through as well so very pleased with that!

Right enough warbling on, better get a move on and make sure everyone is ready to leave on time!

Have a good day

Hugs xxxxx

Yesterday, a friend and I went to the cinema to see The chronicles of Narnia: Prinnce Caspian.

It was a good film, deviating from the book a little but then again most of these films do, and in all honesty thinking back they probably would of had to in order to make it as entertaining as it was.

It was a very enjoyable film, very well done, the fight scenes left me and my friend on the edge of our seats cringing and cheering silently the good guys on and of course we just had to admire the English Hottie who plays Prince Caspian, Ben Barnes, even if he is younger then ourselves, there is nothing stopping one from admiring talent now is there lol

Oh and he is in the next film as well, so will have to go and see that won't we

go and watch this movie, you will not be disappointed

1. Who's the black sheep in your family?
Sometimes I think it is me though I think it is probably one of my mothers relations

2. Do you take your coffee black?
No it is vile

3. Do you own a Blackberry?
No

4. Which black forest would you rather eat - cake or ham?
Cake

5. Have you ever had a black eye?
Yes when I put black makeup on

You may ask me three questions and I shall try to answer them. Things that you would like to know about me or my life, my past my future, what makes me tick, what makes me sick. From the mundane to the serious - fire away and I will endeavour to answer for you... but I make no promises!

I have nothing to say and nothing to ask, so leaving it to you to do instead, that is of course if you are in the least bit interested, which you may not be lol

1. What is in the back seat of your car right now?

My coat

2. When was the last time you threw up?

Last year sometime

3. Whats your favorite curse word?

Haven't got a favourite really

4. Name 3 people who made you smile today?

No one yet

5. What were you doing at 8 am this morning?

de whether to get up or go back to sleep

6. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?

Sorting through paperwork

7. Have you ever been to a strip club?

No

8. What is the last thing you said aloud?

Put the washing out please

9. When is your birthday?

Next year

10. What is the best ice cream flavor?

Raspberry Ripple or Magnums

11. What was the last thing you had to drink?

Tea this morning

12. What are you wearing right now?

Skirt, underwear and top

13. What is the last thing you ate?

Weetabix this morning

14. Have you bought any new clothing items this week?

Yes a top in Debenhams

15. When was the last time you ran?

I don't run

16. What's the last sporting event you watched?

Don't watch sport

17. What's the last sport you played?

If I don't watch it what made you think I would play it lol

18. Who is the last person you sent a comment/message on myspace?

No one

19. Ever go camping?

No

20.Do you have a tan?

No

21.Have you ever lost anything down a toilet?

No

22.What is your guilty pleasure?

A Magnum

23.Do you use smiley faces on the computer a lot?

yes

24. Do you drink your soda from a straw?

No

27. What are you doing tomorrow?

Work

28. Where is your mom right now?

Where she lives

29. Look to your left, what do you see?

dining room table

30. What color is your watch?

Black strap, white face,

31. What do you think of when you think of Australia?

Warmth

32. Ever ridden on a roller coaster?

Yes and didn't like it

33. What is your birthstone?

Cubic zirconia or diamond depending on which site you go on

34. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive through?

Don't like fast food prefer to eat slowly

35. What is your favorite number?

7 or 25 depending on my mood

36. Do you have a dog?

yes 2

37. Last person you talked to on the phone?

My mother this morning

38. Have you met anyone famous?

Yes

39. Any plans today?

No

40. How many provinces have you lived in?

Substitute provinces for counties and that will be 2

41. Ever go to college?

Yes

42. Where are you right now?

In front of my computer (silly question)

43. Biggest annoyance in your life right now?

Arrogant and self centred people

44. Last song listened to?

Can;t remember what it was called just something on the radio a girl was trying to sing

46. Are you allergic to anything?

yes arrogant people

47. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time?

flip flops

48. Taste in your mouth right now?

Nothing

49. Are you jealous of anyone?
no

50. Is anyone jealous of you?

don't think so can't think why they would be

51. Do you love anyone?
Yes

52. Do any of your friends have children?

yes

53. Do you eat healthy?

depends on the day

54. What do you usually do during the day?

Depends what day

55. Do you hate anyone right now?

no

58. Do you own any big sunglasses?

yes

59. Have you ever been to Six Flags?

What's that?

60. How did you get one of your scars?

chicken pox

Today I am not running around like a headless chicken.

today I am not shouting at the youngest child to get a move one, making sure he has his homework packed, his sandwiches, his reading book, homework diary and Toe by toe book.

Today i feel relaxed

Today so far it has been good.

Today youngest has Teacher Training day so he is off school.

I, however, do not have that luxury, I have to go in, our school have already had their inset day. Not to worry though because it should be an easy day, I am not down to do too much I just hope I am not down to have to go on the walk today (better pack trainers just in case)

Today looks as if it will be good, as long as some bastard doesn't decide to spoil it for me.

Oh and welcome back to my newest friend you had me worried there for a minute hun

Hugs xxxxxxx

Please go here and vote for your favourite photos in this competition. go on you know you want to

Our rescue pigeon Nig found in the road and couldn't leave. He is only young and hasn't got all his flight feathers yet. Hubby this week has been letting him lose to try and get him to practice flying, he is doing well

Who's in there then?

Posing for the camera

Throw an empty plastic bottle on the floor andsit back as he:

Attacks it:

Chases it round the room growling at it:

Feeling sorry for your other dog who is feeling left out, you rescue the bottle and give it to him:

Who pushes it a little, gives it a little squeeze

And then collapses in a heap from exhaustion

Well it had been a very busy two minutes for him and it had been at least that long since his last sleep lol

What Do You Do All Day?

A man came home from work and found his three children outside, still in their pyjamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard.

The door of his wife's car was open, as was the front door to the house and there was no sign of the dog. Proceeding into the entry, he found an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against one wall. In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a cartoon channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing.

In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by
the back door.

He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened.

He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door. As he peered inside he found wet towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over the floor. Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls.

As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pyjamas, reading a novel. She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went.

He looked at her bewildered and asked, 'What happened here today?'

She again smiled and answered, 'You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world I do all day?'

'Yes,' was his incredulous reply.

She answered, 'Well, today I didn't do it.'

Priceless.

I woke up yesterday morning with a slighly itchy eye, and it felt like it had something in it. Deciding that I must have a tiny speck of mascara in it from the night before, when I took my make up off, I hunted for the optrex and swirled it round my eye in the hope it would cleanse it.

By the time I got to work though, there wasn't one person who hadn't asked if I had seen my eye - well I didn't need to look in a mirror to see what it looked like I could feel it - itchy, sticky, swollen, and very very sore.

I managed to see the doctor (amazingly they actually had an appointment free) and he has diagnosed conjunctivitis. Great.

So I came home clutching my medication, phoned work to tell them I wouldn't be back in and lay on the sofa feeling sorry for myself.

This morning I woke to find I couldn't open one eye without bathing it first. All the area surrounding the eye is very swollen, I have a bag under it that you could fit a book in (ok slight exaggeration but work with me here) that makes my face look lopsided. the eye is still very red, the eye lid is puffy and swollen and angled in such a way that makes it look as though I am permanently winking! Not a pretty sight at all.

Said to hubby about it and then burst into tears. I admit I was completely irrational in that I decided I would probably look like this for life - hideous! Needless to say I have decided that I really am not up to working, think I would just burst into tears.

On antoher note, my day off has been made easier in that when I volunteered to do the school run as my friend (who usually does it as I am working) has her youngest child off with chickenpox. So I load up the car ( no one was going to see the state I am in) and head them off to school to find it has been closed due to a burst watermain. This is handy it means I don't have to pick them up from school later, Simon has finished his exams so he isn't at school anymore so the three of us can spend some time together. I may, just may, make them play a game or two with me

Have a good day
Hugs xxx

There is an advert for a well known breakfast cereal on at the moment. Weetabix.

The family in this advert discuss how they like their weetabix. The Mother tells us that she likes to eat it after exercise and we see her locking herself out of the house. The children add a variety of fruit to their weetabix with the son telling us it fills him up for lunch. the father says that he has three weetabix, the mother then says "So that is where it all goes no wonder we go through 48 in a week!"

Cue me spilling tea.

Only 48?

I should be so lucky because in this house we will go through at least 72 if not more in a week.

Youngest has 5 and will on occasion eat some for tea (he is my fussy eater and usually survives on weetabix and apples, not always together) I will have three, hubby will have three and on the rare occasion eldest eats weetabix ( usually when his crunchy nut cornflakes have been eaten) he will have three as well.

count the times hubby eats it as a snck as well as breakfast, we go through quite a lot!

So on to this morning, as I eat my three weetabix with cold milk, I am thinking about the day ahead and what it holds for me. A busy day lays ahead and I will not get anything done is I sit here discussing weetabix! So I bid you adieu and wish you all a good day. Hugs xxxxx

Go on you know you want to lol

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• Type in what the questions ask you into google search and use the first thing that comes up as your answer.

1. Type in "[your name] needs" in the Google search:
faffajane needs to take a leak pretty bad (wonder why )

2. Type in "[your name] looks like" in Google search:
faffajane looks like an angel in a warm velveteen coat with faux-fur trim ()

3. Type in "[your name] likes" in Google search:
Faffajane likes to do it after a full body rub (well anything goes )

4. Type in "[your name] says" in Google search:
Faffajane says she sees shooting stars (I am in heaven afterall )

5. Type in "[your name] wants" in Google search:
Faffajane wants you! (After that full body rub of course)

6. Type in "[your name] does" in Google search:
Faffajane does diy hair removal (One has to look good you know )

7. Type in "[your name] hates" in Google search
Faffajane hates health food (Google knows me well then)

8. Type in "[your name] goes" in Google search:
Faffajane Goes South For a Spell (sometimes one just has to have a spell you know)

9. Type in "[your name] loves" in Google search:
Faffajane loves free product samples (You never know when one will come in handy)

10. Type in "[your name] has" in Google search:
Faffajane has to nip out again to see an elderly lord who regularly complains (It should be me complaining if that is all I can get for that body rub!)

11. Type in "[your name] gets" in the Google search:
Faffajane gets to grips with an unexpected warm front (OMG that is what happens when you see elderly lords obviously)

”12. Type in "[your name] eats" in the Google search:
faffajane eats kimchi soup powder!!()

13. Type in "[your name] can" in the Google search:
Faffajane can give women the courage to ask somebody out or to say sexually, “This is who I am”.(really?? hmm always knew I was good at something)

14. Type in "[your name] drinks" in the Google search:
Faffajane drinks four cups of instant coffee per day (well that explains why I desperately need to take a leak

15. Type in "[your name] makes" in the Google search:
Faffajane makes a point of taking a treat of a biscuit or two (I have to have something with all that coffee )

It is one of those days when you don't know what to wear.

The weather people tell me it will be a 'fine' day, lots of sunshine and a slight breeze. Looking outside, indeed the sun is shining but there are huge black clouds out there and it isn't breezy, in fact by the way the tree at the bottom of the garden is swaying, it is slightly more than a slight breeze.

So there was my dilemma. Do I wear a skirt or trousers? Opted for the skirt, thought it will probably be caught by the slight breeze at some point and I will be battling to save my dignity by trying to keep it down.

Maybe I should wear trousers instead?

Eyes are clearing up at last which I am thankful for. I wish I could start wearing make up again but until it clears up for good I am not going to risk it particularly as I still have to put eye drops in. I hate going out without make up, not me at all!!

Tight better get going have a lot to do today and work will not wait!

Have a good day

hugs xx

Do any of you wonderful bloggers know of any good sites that sell Hippie clothing?

I just want a few ideas so that I can create an outfit for a 'do' I am going to. I have plenty of long skirts and tunics, but need accessories etc.

Any ideas?

In other news, eyes still itching but are getting better, now have some eye drops to put in regularly which seem to help, mind you it has been a lot milder here than previous days and threatened to rain a couple of times as well.

right better get back to my search lol!

Peace

This isn't going to be the usual dribble of a post.

It isn't very cheerful

It is sunny and I am in work all day

Probably just as well as my eyes are itching like mad and one is still slightly swollen!

So have a good day, it is morning again and just a little piccie to try and make everyone smile

I look, as the saying goes, as if I have done three rounds with Mike Tyson and lost miserably.

One eye is red, swollen and looks bruised.

And no, hubby hasn't been knocking me around, it is hayfever again. My eye was itchy and watery this morning when I woke and as the day has gone on is very watery, the eye lid, looking bruised and swollen as I keep checking that there is nothing in the eye - for surely there must be it hurts like hell! but alas no.

My nose is like a tap and that flipping cough is doing my head in, my throat itches so badly, it is like having a leg in plaster and wanting to itch it with a knitting needle, as well as itching ears.

I have taken so many tablets today, had my beconase and really want to cry myself to sleep, I feel like crying just wish it didn't hurt so much!

Hubby heated up a curry for tea tonight, a mixture of Chicken Korma, Chicken Tikka masala, lamb jalfrezi, bombay potatoes, rice and naan bread. I feel I deserve the calories, haven't eaten all day.

I did blitz downstairs, pulled out furniture and dusted and hoovered well getting rid of the cobwebs that seem to gather in the corner of the room. There is stilla mountain of ironing to do but that can wait another day. Hubby, bless him, cleaned all the windows, inside and out, and cut back a few branches of the trees that border our house and the field - you can see daylight in the garden again.

Right off to make a cuppa hope you are all having a good day

Hugs xx

I am seriously considering joining a gym.

There is a new one opening and I really do like the look of it!

It has a swimming pool as well

Now I have to go and lay down to recover from the shock

Eldest son not happy

According to his exam timetable, he had a history exam at 1.30 today. At 9.00 he was phoned by the school and asked to go in as the history exam had been 'moved' Someone had got the times wrong. School is blaming exam board, though I suspect it was the school. They had to call all the History students in to do their exam, leave them in a room, supervised, until all the students had arrived because some didn't actually get there till 10.

Afterall they were supposedly studying at home for that afternoon's exam!

So frantic phonecalls to exam board to get the time delayed, a lot of very upset and frustrated students - open the paper to find half of it didn't cover what they had studied, so you can imagine the near riot! some students questioned if their other exams times were correct. They have been assured they are, but none of them are happy.

Simon didn't finish his paper, in a panic he ran out of time, looks like he won't get that A in this exam, one of the ones he wanted to do for A level, without that A or B he will not be able to do and he isn't impressed!

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Hubby comes home with a bird of the feathered variety for those of you that have minds int he gutter. He found it in a clients house, they have no idea where it came from and have even less idea what it is, needless to say it is now in our house being fed, or trying to be fed by hubby and son. It will be interesting to see what it develops into, but our finches are in a sulk about the new member! Hopefully it will be released in a few days once we are sure it isn't hurt.

Eyes still bad, hayfever not good, off to bed now for an early night

Hugs xxx

My eldest son had to walk the dogs yesterday. By the time I got home one eye was swollen and very red the other one was itchy and watering. Despite this I still managed to get to my meeting and chair it, though I have to say by the end the rest of the committee were glad to get out of the room as I sat there, eyes streaming, nose blowing and coughing!!

This morning at 4am I woke up, itchy eyes again, one is red already, both watering, itchy mouth and throat, nose runny. I have hay fever so bad this year, last time it was like this I was 16!, yet this year, hubby is having it easy - the odd sniffle that is it whereas usually he is the one with the runny itchy eyes, nose etc!!

Taken some more antihistimines, shoved some beconase up nose, put some eye drops in now lets see if I manage to get through a working day without looking like coco the clown with my mascara running down my face lol - even the waterproof type

Ah well enough of this whingeing, still have to go to work lol

Have a good day

Hugs xxxx

Despite what felt like a very long day yesterday, I managed to struggle through, coughing, sneezing, eyes watering - don't you just love the hay fever season!!

The elderflower shrub(or is it bush?), that borders the edge of the garden by the field, is in full flower and has made my hayfever worse this year. Usually it isn't a problem, but for some reason it has set it off quite badly. This morning I could smell itIt's scent invades the house and you go round trying to find where the dogs have wee'd because, quite honestly, that is what it smells like. It is all around the house.

If I liked elderflower, I may have harvested some of its flowers and made a few refreshing drinks, but I don't so I won't. however I have a couple of recipes that I will share here in case anyone fancies to make their own

ELDERFLOWER CORDIAL: Ingredients: 20 elderflower heads; 1 lemon (sliced); 2tsp citric acid; 3 1/2lb sugar; 2 1/2 pints boiling water. Put all the dry ingredients into a clean pan. Pour boiling water over. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Skim. Cover with a cloth or lid. Stir twice daily for five days. Strain through muslin and bottle. The cordial can be frozen in plastic bottles (leave space for expansion). Fresh cordial can be refrigerated for up to two weeks. Dilute with water, sparkling mineral water or lemonade and serve with slices of lemon and sprigs of mint. Diluted, this can be made into a refreshing sorbet.

ELDERFLOWER 'CHAMPAGNE'(non-alcoholic): Ingredients: 6 heads of elderflowers; 1 1/2lb caster sugar; 2tbsp of white wine vinegar; 1 lemon (rind and juice); 1 gallon of boiling water. Place the elder blossoms in a large container. Sprinkle over the sugar, wine vinegar and lemon juice and rind. Add a gallon of boiling water, stir gently, then leave for 24 hours, covered with a clean cloth. Strain the infusion into sterilised bottles and seal. Plastic corks are best. Leave the "champagne" to settle for two weeks before drinking, storing the bottles in a cool place. By then, it should be clear and sparkling.

Elderflower Wine

3 pints elder flowers (stems removed),3 gallons water,10 pounds sugar,
2 pounds raisins,Juice of 3 oranges,Juice of 1 lemon,1 pkg wine yeast

Wash and drain elder flowers and put in primary fermentor.
Make a syrup of water and sugar, pour it hot over elderflowers, cover and allow to cool.
Mix orange and lemon juice with the yeast, add the liquid, cover and let stand for 10 days.
Strain and add the raisins.
Cover and let stand for 4 months.
Bottle the wine and store in a dark place for 6 months before using.

Yesterday we took the dogs for a long walk. Not a good idea really, don't think the Greyhound coped with it all that well. early evening and it was still quite hot outside. but they survived it and no doubt will be annoying us to take them out when I get home today.

Today I have work then a Governor's meeting, a lot going on in so little time really.

Right better get a move on, work cannot wait!!

have a good day

Hugs xxxx

I woke this morning to birds singing, and hubby snoring just like they were tryng to outdo each other lol

Seriously though it is a glorious day out there, 2nd lot of washing on the line and off to work in a mo, which isn't fair, much rather be at home soaking up those rays!!

Ah well, got to pay the bills somehow

Hope you all have a good day

hugs xxxx

From the state of some of our wedding photographs and the mistakes he made, I firmly believe our "qualified" wedding photographer didn't know either!

here

There are days when you manage to wrestle out of those bed covers and wonder why the bloody hell did you bother.

So that is how I felt yesterday.

The day before that I was totally shattered, yet not knowing really why. Ok so I had a late night the night before, but I have had that every week- afterall the quiz is important, we should be there, even if one of your group is ill and 3 others are on holiday and despite getting really good scores you still don't win

So Saturday, when I would rather have stayed in bed, there I was being kicked out and having a shower at some unearthly time on a weekend morning and trying to make something of a face so that it won't scare the shoppers of Luton - or wherever the hell we end up! In this case though we ended up in Hemel Hempstead - breakfast in Debenhams there is so much nicer - and spent far too much money as per usual.

Here I discovered that I no longer fit into a size 16 but have crept to an 18 in my skirts. Here I discover that primark have a nice range in linen trousers for the summer and not in a size that fits. Here I discover that half the things on my shopping list I cannot get. Forget that I am already feeling peed off that I cannot meet a friend this summer at a lovely beach due to work. Forget that there are some lovely bloggers out there that I want to meet again and cannot do. Forget that November, despite promising that I will be a blog meet, I may not be able to do. I am already depressed about all of these, and then I discover I have gone up a dress size!

So home. Try on a few things I have purchased for the holidays. Hubby says how good I look, the one person I trust to tell me truthfully and all I want to do is cry.

Silly thing is he loves me for who I am. He says that after 20 years of us being together I still have the ability to turn him on. He says there are days when he just has to look at me and he knows he wants me. He loves me dearly. I am still the same person he met all those years ago that he loves. So why can't I accept that?

My mind is all over the place.

I sign on here and so many people on my friends list are not feeling good either. Is this due to the fluctuating weather? Is this silly season? I can't help it I worry. I get concerned. I feel a connection particularly if it is with people I have met that are going through problems. Perhaps I am in too deep. Perhaps it is time to call it a day.

Thing is I care. Probably too much at times. It is the same with other friends, those outside blogland. I know they have problems, I want to help I know I can't so I sit on the sidelines and hope that they get through it. They know I am here. Doesn't make it any easier though. Then I do something really stupid and play some music and find that every other song takes me back, to memories of times gone past. Brings back things best forgotten. Did I say my head is a mess?

Have you ever been on a train or in a library - in fact anywhere - reading a newspaper or book and realised someone is looking over your shoulder and reading what you are reading? I woke up with that feeling this morning. My Guardian angel is here, as he always is when I am feeling this way, gently guiding, waiting to come to me in my dreams and helping me feel more in control rather than this emotional wreck that I was when I woke. How long he will be here for determines how long it will take me to snap out of whatever cloud is threatening to engulf me. But I know he is here to guide me to help me through this and yes I will get through I will see an end and I will get through.

Today I have discovered through an email, that I am selling a computer. Today, on one of the email addresses that I rarely log into and use, I looked on it and discovered several people are asking me questions about a computer I am selling. I also find that I have two pay pal accounts. What is curious about this is I do not have a pay pal account, never signed up for one, neither do I have an ebay account or am I selling a computer. According to my credit report there is nothing to suggest anything suspicious happening. I have since signed up to a data protection site though, care of the same company that I have signed up to to protect my cards following them being cloned a few weeks back. There are days when you just don't know where to begin or where to end.

Despite this though, today has been good. I have chilled. I have sat in the garden, finished a book and gone through a bottle of Rose wine and eaten a nice healthy salad. Tomorrow as they say is another day, today can take care of itself.

And no before you ask, I will still be here, I am not going anywhere

Ok I was tagged by Kizlode to do this

The Rules:
Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.

1. What I was doing 10 years ago:
married with one child and another on the way. I was working in Preschool as a deputy playleader and desperately trying to sell our house

2. What 5 things are on on my to-do list for today (not in any particular order):
Go to work, take youngest swimming, catch up with blogs, eat some food, early night

3. Snacks I enjoy:
crisps - salt and vinegar ones.

4. Things I would do if I was a billionaire:
help out my mum, pay my mortgage, go visiting family in Australia

5. Places I have lived:
Willesden, Edgware, Luton

EDIT: I tag

Molt
smichen
Juzzy
Boredrich
AJspencer

Open the curtain of the window to the side of the house. There is a field there. This morning I see two foxes, young ones, climbing over each other, licking each other,playing together and trying to mount each other, getting snappy and running.

Open the curtains in the bedroom, two pigeons flying around, settle on a branch and look as though they are fighting - start flying again and settle on the fence, go through the same routine until one mounts the other. Obviously the female pigeon wants her oats this morning, and makes sure she gets them because he is not allowed to fly until he has impregnated her several times in the space of 5 mins.

Two squirrels, on the bird table, seemingly innocent looking as though they are there to steal some food, but no wait, one is on top of the other and I wouldn't be surprised if we do not see some babies in a few weeks.

It is all too much I tell you, all this frolicking on a Friday morning, it is more that one can stand lol

We found a nest yesterday whilst clearing some ivy from our back fence. Unfortunately it is empty, but perfectly built. We have left it where it is though I was tempted to take it into work and show the children, but hubby wants it left in case the birds who built it come back next year unlikely but you have to humour him

Have a good day

hugs xx

The sun is shining!!!

Pity I didn't remember to put the washing on last night - what is the betting it will be raining again at the weekend.

Ho hum.

Youngest was complaining about having a tummy ache and feeling sick this morning. Told him he was still going to school. He has obviously made a miraculous recovery as he is now making silly noises and jumping around the living room.

Must get my nails cut keep hitting wrong keys on the keyboard.

Shall I take sandwiches today or order a jacket potato and salad?

Decisions, decisions.

Big news story - the McCanns are thinking of going on holiday, but are not considering Portugal. My first question was why is this news? Followed by Am I interested if they are going on holiday or not? Who is? Why not Portugal, they can't surely want to hide from the news reporters and cameras after all they play to them when they want them don't they?

Cynical? Yes, always have been. Don't see this as being news and really don't care one way or another.

Well work calls, must get going

Aren't you glad you clicked on this post and read this nonsense this morning lol

I really didn't want to wake up this morning. Listening to the dulcet and very boring tones of Nicky Campbell on the radio was sending me back to sleep, but hubby, who as usual was his helpful self, kicked me out of bed so that he could lay across it and I headed off to wake up under the shower.

Sometimes I wonder why we torture ourselves. Why we listen to things we clearly do not enjoy. that is not entirely true, I happen to like listening to Simon Mayo on my way home from work, just don't enjoy listening to Nicky Campbell in the morning and our radio is rather tempermental so changing stations is not an option. The radio itself tends to go into a major strop and refuse to play anything if you dare look at it in the wrong way. If you so much as touch a button all you will get for the next couple of days is crackling. No station can be found. So it is stuck on Radio 5.

In other news, Simon has Geography and French exams today, found English ok yesterday, not great but hopes to get his predicted grade, History was difficult but he thinks he managed ok. At the end of the day it isn't important what he needs he will manage and if he doesn't he can always retake if he wants

right enough of this waffling, there are things to do before I head off to work.

Have a good day everyone

Hugs xx

Well today it just hasn't stopped raining all day. This has meant that the kids at work have been hyper as they haven't been able to get out and run around the playground. Were we ever allowed to stay indoors when it rained I ask myself and the answer is no, regardless of the weather you were out in it!

Still never mind because the fun came in the afternoon as the children blew up balloons (or as one child did sucked on it instead - don't ask!) all in order to have fun with paper mache to make some masks!

Came home after wondering if I had to pick up my son or not, only to find that yes he was at choir practice and I did have to pick him up from school, so after a lot of running around settled on just picking up some pie and chips from the chippy for tea, for everyone else though not for me

Just breathed in and blown out whilst doing some Pilates exercises as I could feel my back twinging which isn't a good sign and I really don't need to be phoning in with a bad back now do I lol

Right off to bed for an early night, need to catch up on some beauty sleep lol!

Have a good evening

Well I am back at work today. I could have done with a couple more hours in bed, but don't think it will be appreciated if I do that and turn up for work late!

Youngest son is complaining of stomach ache, can't make up his mind if he feels sick or not but by the way he is currently jumping round the living room he is obviously well enough to go to school!

simon has English and History exam today. He says the maths one yesterday was ok, we shall see when the results come through though to be fair he has spent a huge amount of time learning formulas and studying the maths for the exam.

Right enough waffling, must dash, time is getting on

have a good day

hugs xxxx

It has been a strange weekend in some ways.

The type where you spend more money than you actually have and come home with things that you didn't actually go out for.

For example, in Argos to buy a phone with an answering machine to replace one that is broken (long story but we have two phone lines - one for friends and an answerphone for businesses lol!). So there we are, finding the cheapest one they have in stock, and we come away with two suitcases and a drill as well (as you do).

I have also found bottom of our visas or green forms that should have been taken off us when we went to Florida last time. i clearly states on the back of them that they should be handed in. Now I remember due to a cock up with the taxi company, we arrived at the airport just as they were boarding the plane - hence we were rushed through, and obviously these slips of paper were forgotten about in the rush. So there I am tidying up my bedroom when I come across the file that had all our documents in that had these slips in as well.

Panic reigns now as I find proof that we did leave the USA and send all these off to the designated office!!

Oh and there were other bizarre things that happened here as well but they are too numerous to mention, lets just say that laying down in a dark room may be the order of the day - then again looking at the state of this house I think not.

So Teacher training day for me, so I will be at home tidying, Simon has a maths exam so will be studying this morning before heading off to school to do it and I am doing the school run and taking youngest to school for a change!

Ayway hope you all have a good day

hugs xxxxx

I don't know where you are on your path
I have never stood in your shoes
I see not with your eyes
I know not what your purpose is here
In this stage of your evolution
But I feel blessed to know you
As you are not in my life by chance
And you are my teacher
As I hope you learn from me
I pray I show reverence to you
I pray not to judge you
I wish to let you be
Who you are
Who you dream of being
I will just be beside you
And watch you grow
And the day will come for sure
When we will know why
Our paths crossed this way
And until then my friend
Be who you must be

Diarmuid Cronin (Slightly Adapted)

The Mirror I look in the mirror And what do I see? A strange looking person That cannot be me. For I am much younger And not nearly so fat As that face in the mirror I am looking at. Oh, where are the mirrors That I used to know Like the ones which were made thirty years ago? Now all things have changed And I'm sure you'll agree Mirrors are not as good As they used to be. So never be concerned If the wrinkles appear For one thing I've learned Which is very clear: Should your complexion Be less than perfection, It is really the mirror That needs correction. author unknown

LETTER TO YOUR PETS

Dear Dogs and Cats,

The dishes with the paw print are yours and contain your food.
The other dishes are mine and contain my food.
Please note, placing a paw
print in the middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it
becoming your food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing
in the slightest.

The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack.

Beating me to the bottom is not the object.
Tripping me doesn't help
because I fall faster than you can run.

I cannot buy anything bigger than a king sized bed.

Do not think I will continue sleeping on the couch to ensure your comfort.
Dogs and cats can actually curl up in a ball when they sleep.

It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other stretched out to the
fullest extent possible.

I also know that sticking tails straight out and having tongues hanging out the other end to maximize space is nothing but sarcasm.

For the last time, there is not a secret exit from the bathroom.
If by some miracle I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine, meow, try to turn the knob or get your paw under the edge and try to pull the door open.

I must exit through the same door I entered.

Also, I have been using the bathroom for
years- canine or feline attendance is not mandatory.

The proper order is kiss me, then go smell the other dog or cat's butt.
I cannot stress this enough!

To pacify you, my dear pets, I have posted the following message on
our front door:

Rules for Non-Pet Owners Who Visit and Like to Complain About
OurPets:

1. They live here. You don't.

2. If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture.
(That's why they call it "fur"niture.)

3. I like my pets a lot better than most people.

4. To you, it's an animal. To me, he/she is an adopted son or daughter
who is short, hairy, walks on all fours and doesn't speak clearly.

5. Dogs and cats are better than kids ...they eat less, don't ask for
money all the time, are easier to train, usually come when called, never drive your car, don't hang out with drug-using friends, don't smoke or drink, don't worry about having to buy the latest fashions, won't wear your clothes, and don't need a gazillion dollars for college - and if they get pregnant, you can sell the children.

"Please provide the date of your death."
-from an IRS letter

"I was under medication when I made the decision to burn the tapes."
-Richard (Dicky) Nixon

We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?"
-Lee Iacocca

"A verbal contract is not worth the paper it's written on."
-Samuel Goldwyn

We understand the importance of having bondage between parents and their children. Dan Quayle

Helpful Warnings: "CAUTION: Knife is very sharp. Keep out of children"

"The people in the Navy look on motherhood as being compatible with being a woman."
-Rear Admiral James R. Hogg

"If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life." -Brooke Shields

"A day without sunshine is like, you know, night."

As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error. - Weisert

"We apologize for the error in last week's paper
in which we stated that Mr. Arnold Dogbody was a defective in the police force. We meant, of course, that Mr. Dogbody is a detective in the police farce."
-Correction notice in the Ely Standard, a British newspaper

"Caution: Cape does not enable user to fly."
-Batman costume warning label

The private enterprise system indicates that some people have higher incomes than others."
-Gerry Brown

"I have opinions of my own --strong opinions-- but I don't always agree with them."
-George Bush

"I was provided with addtional input that was radically different from the truth. I assisted in furthering that version."
-Colonel Oliver North, from his Iran-Contra testimony

"We are sorry to announce that Mr. Albert Brown has been quite unwell, owing to his recent death, and is taking a short holiday to recover."
-Parish Magazine

"We are not without accomplishment. We have managed to distribute poverty equally."
-Nguyen Co Thatch, Vietnamese foreign minister

"The word 'genius' isn't applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."
-Joe Theisman, quarterback and sports analyst

"Fiction writing is great, you can make up almost anything."
-Ivana Trump, on finishing her first novel

"I've read about foreign policy and studied, I now know the number of continents."
-George Wallace, 1968 presidential campaign

"We don't necessarily discriminate. We simply exclude certain types of people."
-Colonel Gerald Wellman, ROTC instructor

The world is more like it is now then it ever has before.
Dwight Eisenhower

Eight more days and I can start telling the truth again.

-- Sen. Chris Dodd (D, Conn.), on the Don Imus show, on campaigning
"The Stupidist Things Ever Said By Politicians" - by Ross and Kathryn Petras

If you take out the killings, Washington actually has a very low crime rate.
-- Marion Barry, mayor of Washington, D.C.

Hope you are having a great day hun

hugs xxxxx

Hope you have a great birthday hun

hugs xxxx