The Friday Seventeen?

I Didn't like the regular Friday 5, so I picked and mixed from other places!

if you had to participate in one olympic event what would it be and why?

Figure Skating. Cause I'd love to have a whole ice rink to myself, and a really pretty skirt.

what is the one song you always sing along to?

Please Release Me, Let Me Go; Amazing Grace;

who in your mind is the best priminister we have had?

Margaret Thatcher

what issues are important to you and why?

The safety and protection of children.

did you vote in the last election: if yes who did you vote for? if no.. why not?

Yes I did, I voted for the Lib Dems.

is a prime ministers past drug use important to know and why?

No. We all do things in our past that are of no influence on our lives today.

why should/shouldnt you vote?

Why Not?

define beauty

Life

what is the best quality a person can have?

Humour

what is the worse quality a person can have?

jealously

what makes up your perfect match?

Someone who loves me as I am

have you met this person yet?

Yes Indeedy

what is one thing about you that you hate?

My Coughing

what is one thing about you that you love?

My Upness

if you had to change one thing about you what would it be and why?

Grey hair. Make it ALWAYS coloured

what is one word that you would use to define yourself?

Gorgeous

imagine what you would look like in a perfect world.. what do you look like?

As I am right now.

I thank You!

Ooo, you make me live ...............

I didn't mean what I said about K last night. I love K.

She did something mentally funny to me, and I was reeling in shock at my stupidity at being taken in.

She stalked me to a games room, met up with me, and then started putting some very strange comments my way. I was freaking. I thought weirdo was coming on to me. Foreign Female Weirdo. Of course I was talking to K at the same time and telling her what weirdo was saying....

She was helpless, I can just imagine her sitting there trying to play scrabble with me, pretending to be freak, and chatting to me on another screen. Oh Jeesus.

It got better, I was so freaked by her that I reported her to the administrator. When I told her that she freaked and admitted it was her... I couldn't believe it, we were screaming over the internet at each other. O M G - now that I have recovered from the shock of being come on to by French Lesbean I can see how funny it was, but at the time I thought I was so being stalked.

She does make me laugh!!!

In this world where we live... There should be more happiness

My kids are great.

I get pleasure our of everything they do. But bloody hell. They just won't put their clothes away.

Eilidh has a tower in her room. Every item of clothing she has had on in the last couple of days is piled precariously on a chair.

Steven, doesn't use the piling system, he just drops on the floor. Everything. Asbolutely bloody everything.

I can't talk, but at least every couple of days I do something about it....

I say to Steven, tidy your bedroom up. Five minutes later the Washing basket has 3 or 4 loads in it. If I tell him that he must put things away, and NOT wash them, he rolls them up and stuffs them in a drawer.

ARGHHHHH

I guess now it's time, that you came back for good

total of 385 miles since Friday lunchtime!!!


Heavens above. Should one person drive that much in 2 days?

See if it had been just a 170 miles round trip, that I could have accepted. But to have driven to Glasgow 4 times in the space of 60 hours!!! how mental am I? Sorely tired. That's what I really am.

Today it was up at 7.30 to get Steven ready for Coltness. Breakfast and packed lunch ready, we knocked Eilidh up, and went up to pick up the papers and fetch some money. Steven dropped in a couple of papers and then left the rest for Tool. Then we headed to Coltness.

Tragety. We pulled in to Coltness high, and when we both say NO CARS we knew we were in the wrong place. Phoned Eilidh, begged her to get on the PC and look for the email. The time table definitely said Coltness.... Eilidh confirmed it was Wishaw Sports Centre. Steve says - is just down the road, turn right. I turned right. We ended up in another town.

Stopped a man, he pointed us in the right direction for Wishee (which is what he said). Then we stopped and asked the least likeliest person in the world to have ever been near a Sports Centre where the Sports Centre may actually be... and thankfully she was able to tell us. In the end he was 10 minutes late. I hung around for a bit waiting to see if he got kicked out, but thankfully he went in apologised for lateness and got sat down for a bit ... team tactics before the training began....

I went away to Go Outdoors. An outdoor activities shop which Simon has fallen in love with. Unfortunately, it didn't have the same effect on me, and I left after about approximately 2 minutes (if that).

I then went to Glasgow Fort. I'm quite liking Glasgow fort oh yes I am. I sat for a while in Starbucks and recovered from the trauma of being in the wrong place at the right time. Then I had a wee bimble thru the shops. Oh that was lovely. I had a bit of a panic because my phone died..... and tool was still at home alone, waiting to get ready to go out.... however I text her and let her know, and then I managed a wee call so she was fine.

I did a wee bit of shopping at Tesco, which was a pretty pathetic Tesco, but I got what I needed, and then I went back to pick Steven up. We dropped back in to the Fort again. Steven was equally impressed, but slightly distressed that he was dressed as a Ned......... see the problem with playing sports is that comfortable dress for sport makes you look like an unsporting throwback in Glasgow!

Anyways, we got down the road, at 4. Eilidh texted and said, she would be finished at 5, and I boiled the kettle for a cup of tea. Then Eilidh phoned, before I got the kettle poured and she was looking for a lift. ... So back in the car. and then I finally got in. Sat down with my cup of tea....... had a wee game of scrabble.

Si eventually phoned and was heading home. O M G ......... We had tea. Happy Days. and now we all sit. Well Eilidh is still playing the Wii game from yesterday. Si and I are sitting comatose. Steven is Beboing....


All's well that Ends well, And K is still aBITCH!

You Keep Me Running Round and Round....

Well, that's alright by me.......

Oh My goodness. Check me out.... So tired. What a tired face. It doesn't help that I have a stye. It might not be obvious from picture, but I have.

It started on the top of my eye, and then moved to the bottom. I thought maybe my eyeball had gotten bad, and was maybe going to fall out, but now it's just generally sore, so I think it is just a stye.

I have a long weekend. It is only Saturday evening, and already I feel like it has been long enough. I picked up my new car, Blue on Friday lunchtime, bearing in mind, it is less than 48 hours old (for me), I have already done 254 miles!!! Yes, Can you believe that?

I had a wee 5 mile drive around when I got it, just to check it out and everything. Then last night Eilidh and I went to a concert in Glasgow at the City Halls. - 27 miles to Glasgow and back, plus the 5 miles driving around the city looking for a parking space!!! The concert was lovely. Was for Eilidh's benefit mostly, was a clarinet concerto by the Scottish Ensemble. How lovely to be able to make music like that. Eilidh was very impressed by the soloist who was able to play the full concerto without music, and danced in the centre of the Ensemble like a wee elf. And the speed of his playing, and the length of his breath! yes, I think he inspired Eilidh. Thanks Dada

Then I was up this morning at 7.30 to drive Steven.... to Glasgow, yes, again, and then I came home, to get Eilidh. We pottered around a bit, and then headed... back to Glasgow to pick Steven up. We stopped off in the City centre and got Eilidh a new Wii Game, which she is playing with now. How lovely. Ratatooi Is quite intriguing... I don't get these things, but I keep looking up and giving her hints.....which seems to work. I just don't know.

Anyways. Steven is away out again.. yes, more miles...... to Jamies this time. I gave him BIG hints about coming home early, but I'm getting sad eyes. I text him a little while ago, saying "steven if you are a bit tired, please give me a call, and I'll come and get you...." huh. He didn't even respond.

So, here I sit, until 11, when I said I was picking him up.... forget that. I've just text him again and said I'm coming at 1030. I am really tired, and I have to think about me... having to drive another 100 plus miles tomorrow....

They’re lighting up the sky tonight

Friday 5


When did you last use graphing paper?

I use Graphing Paper to demonstrate the Value of Linear Graphing in calculation of variables in Simultaneous equations. I don't do this as pastime - I was trying to help Eilidh with her Algebra Homework. Heaven's it was hard work, but I felt a real sense of achievement when I finally figured out what was going on.

When did you last use a highlighter?

I use Highlighter at work, to draw my attention to things, ie., the circles in numbers on my calendar, the holes in D's, and O's. Sometimes I colour my finger nails in with the orange highlighter - that produces an interesting effect, but not as interesting as colouring your nails in with typex and then drawing faces on them with a black signature pen!

When did you last cover a book?

Probably 3 years ago. I covered books for the kids at primary school, and then in First year, but then Eilidh discovered a talent for covering books and took over in a big way. I am redundant as book coverer.


When did you last wear an apron or smock?
I wear an apron to wash the dishes, because without fail, every day I wash the dishes and pour water all down my front. I try very hard not to, but it is almost as if the water is drawn to my belly - probably attracted by all the water I retain in my belly!

When did you last use glue?
I used glue on Thursday, which was the last day I was at work. I love glue. I go thru about 3 pritt sticks a month. I stick everyone's receipts on to scrap paper. So that I can read them clearly without them being in envelopes and stapled together. I am very organised. Additionally, I love the relaxation of glueing and sticking.

Lovely.

Pardon Me Boy... Is this the Chatanooga Choo Choo

Bloody hell.

That was a busy night.

Steven had Jazz Band Concert - the details of which were very sketchy. I told him to text one of the girls he plays with (literally), and find out, and was informed that he had to be there by 5, and us by 6.

Si got home fast and started off with him, at 4.30, and text me at 5.10 to tell me he hadn't reached the airport. Airport is like 4 minutes from our house. So I got in, grabbed Tooli gave her a sandwich... and started off. It was agony. Well the driving was agony - me and Eilidh were singing our faces off.

We eventually got there..... got in found Si, and discovered Steven already playing - "background music" with the rest of the orchestra.

There had been a terrible accident at the Sandyford Toll and traffic was backed up everywhere. So the concert had been delayed to try to allow everyone get there safely.

The band were great, as were the rest the kids singing, and playing percussions. It was a nice night, but o m g we were starving by the time it finished. Quick jaunt round to Hot Wot, and grab some noodles, and some crispy beef yummmmmm. Then home. I sat down, realised it was 10 and nearly had a fit!

Been sitting here chatting toK now about the benefits of Gtalk, but I can't make them work.

Need to go to bed now... .I have to go thru ALL of this again tomorrow for Eils!

(High price) a very strange reaction

Here is my hyacynth


It was a beautiful hyacynth. A bit weird. It grew this fast in about 8 days.




I had to take it out of the office. When the flowers first came out, Only I could smell them. The second day, Lynn's nose started running, so I moved them to the boy's room. And the next day they were sitting on the kitchen window ledge. They obviously couldn't take the smell either.




So I took them home, and put them on the doorstep, (once I had remembered to take them out the boot). Then the bad wind came, and the pot disappeared. Si found it. The hyacynths were still sitting on the doorstep, just minus the pot.



They are still there. FLopping about all over the place.

DO not Overheat Hyacynths, It makes them grow too tall and lanky.

Bummer

T'was Grace that brought us safe thus far...

The last person to hug you
My honey. Si. He always hugs me. I needed hugs today. I feel barf.

The last drink you had
cup of tea, made by toolibelle. thank you honeypie.

The last person to phone you
the woman from Northern Rock telling me I could take a payment holiday (land line)

The last person to text you
the man from the Garage about my new car

The last person you argued with
mmmmm. Difficult one. I tend not to argue. I nag. I nagged Steven about studying

The last person you kissed
My Si -physically, K internetly

The last shop you visited
the Garage.

The last purchase you made
Petrol for my wee mazda

The last website you visited
scrabulous.com - am addicted.

The last pet you stroked
Thumps. THumps quite like cuddles I think. At least he didn't try and kick me to death.

The last book you read
a Mariane Keyes book. Was a bit sad. Not her usual. Lynn figured that the character was related to other characters in other books, but they are all funny.

The last song you listened to
Can't remember, I had to switch music off in car, because of my sore head. But on Friday I was listening to Memory by the Proclaimers

The last film you saw
Some mad mental thing cause Idiocracy. O M G

The last thing you ate
Si's Roast Beef DInner and then his home made Apple Crumble.

(Something like a phenomenon) Baby!

My boy is standing again!

Yeh! Eilidh is still bored useless.

Tomorrow will be the first day in weeks and weeks and weeks, that we haven't been running around somewhere. Long Lie I think, first off. Slow get up. we are going to have a look at Kilwinning cars.... and then contemplate the Prestwick Car. I loved it.

mmmmmm Bloody Money.

DWNB

Touching the very part of me.

O M Goodness. Is Saturday, and am sitting in living room, neither waiting to go and pick up a child, or waiting to take one out anywhere.

Yes, Someone is ill. Steven is lying sleeping for the second day. I believe he has weird virus which is going around and knocking people for 6 for about 48 hours. Heavens. Is very strange situation to be in. Steven, not bounding about everywhere eating everything in his path. Is lying in my bed so that he can see the TV. but is sleeping right now.

Tooli is also sleeping but thru boredom more than anything I think. We took her with us thisafternoon while we looked at Cars. I think we have found it. We just have to try and juggle the money around a bit, cause the one we have found is a little dearer than we expected to pay, but it (a) is blue (b) has a CD Player (c) electric locking and windows and four doors.

Is everything i need, and feels sound, which is more than the mazda feels. Additionally - Steven is nearly 17, and while he sat in the car last week, couldn't squeeze his long legs under the steering wheel. That boys is SO BIG.

I'm actually feeling a wee bitty barfy. I hope I'm not coming down with it, but is hopeless to think that - of course I will, he has been breathing over us all week!

You're walking up with your eyes on me

Friday 5


Which open-all-night establishment has been a lifesaver for you?
Tesco ---- Son deciding that he wanted new trousers and shirt for school ..... the next day.

What open-all-night establishment is closest to where you live?
The 24 BP Garage In Loans. Approximately 2 miles from my doorstep. Walkable in an emergency, but 5 minutes by car.

What nonexistent open-all-night establishment could you really use in your life?
A nightclub, where no one goes except me, where I can walk in, any time of the night, and have a dance to myself. Tap Shoes or Not!


Which open-all-night establishment in your town is least likely ever to see your patronage in the wee hours of the morning?
I stay in a wee town... very wee. The only Open All Night Establishments, are requirements, and a BIG bonus. Tesco is a live saver, cause I know if I need something VERY quick, it's there... painkillers, feminine hygiene... I've never tried to buy alcohol at night... I usually have enough in the house.

Have you ever purchased anything advertised on television late, late at night?
Oh Yes Indeedy. Which is why Si put a block on the shopping channel! ha ha ha ha. let me think..... Dressing Gown, Watch, Toys, an assortment of things which when you see them late at night when you've had a little drinky, seem to be the BEST thing in the world.

Pull me offa my knees

Get Back....Come on Before we crack....



This is Not What We look like - multiply the age by 3 (at least) multiply the body weight by 3 (at least), and make all the dancers not dance in time. - We've got the tune, we 've got the moves, we just don't do them in the right order!


Ha ha ha Tap Tonight.

I missed one night, last week, in a full year of Tap and bloody hell. They obviously think that we have become Kevin Bacon over the weekend. shit. That's all I can say. There are five or six new starts and they just stood their tonight... mouths open, and they were there last week..... What was I going to do.

What I do best. Freestyle. Just dance..... Like No one is watching.


DWNB

Your clothes are clean and your mind is productive

So productive in fact that you are driving yourself insane. What you really need to do, is START setting up that business.

Work at setting up a home business, work at it in the evenings and weekends until you have it going and a small customer base and then go for it. Pack the job in and work for yourself.

Buy up a stash of stuff at wholesale prices and sell it on line. See what sells and concentrate on that.

Use your savings to start this. Why not? you said you aren't going to move.

Post man isn't going to like you very much - you might need a garage space - so that he isn't climbing 4 stories with all your packages.

Or why not sell crap.... betterware, avon, that health food pap?

Once you've got it going, you can employ me. We'll set up, with offices near COSTA and go for it?

Why not? You Only Live once.

DWNB

I love You baby, and If It's quite alright... I need you

I found some poems today, well I didn't exactly find them I was directed to them, and they made me a bit sad.

It also made me realise how lucky I am to have what I have. I take it all for granted sometimes but really I am very very very lucky. Fantastic Husband, kids, nice house, mad mother, mad sister, great job.... happy kids, busy kids, husband who spoils me rotten. Husband who does too much for all of us, and me especially.

Life is good. Live each moment.

Bring it to me gently now

Monday over.


Is always good to get Monday out of the way. It passes quickly, but I could do with it finishing even faster. I'm so tired.

take away my point of view, takeaway my right to choose

Truely. They rebounded the council areas a couple of years ago, and now Troon is banded in with parts of North Ayrshire. This makes me mad, because we now have an MP making decisions on our Town when he was never part of the Culture which is Troon.

I noted a little article in our Local Press this week, noting that "a new build for the secondary school is an option". Yes, we've been thru this so many times.

Our local Secondary was a gift from a Town Benefactor, who left the town, made his money in export and sent money home in the form of an educational trust to build a proud educational establishment, and provide for the education of the people of his home town.

The school was leased to the local council on a 25 year lease, to enable them to build an extension, which is a shoddy piece of work, not in keeping with the original structure. as part of this lease, the council, as lesees were to maintain the buildings upkeep, which it has to be said has not been done.

4 years ago. South Ayrshire Council entered into a Public Private Partnership (PPP) for new builds for school. It was agreed that because marr wasn't in fact "their" building that an investment in it could not be made.

They delay and delay and delay in the hope of the school becoming irreparable - in which case they can build a brand new one, and sell the original building for property development. However they still have a problem because as the building doesn't belong to them, the money would revert to the trust.

I get so angry. people who have no history of the school are making decisions on it's future.

ARGH

And no, sorry, I can't call an Angel THAT big.

Does an Angel Contemplate My Fate

Not just one. But several.

One of the Strange things about Reiki is that I can call Angels. I don't say Summon, or Command... because you don't. You have to ask them nicely.

The results when you do ask them nicely are something to behold.

More later.

Friday on My Mind.....

the friday 5

What was the last important thing you were late for?
my work. Am always late for work.


What was the last important thing you were late with?
i don't tend to miss deadlines.... I don't think.


What (or who!) is the most frequent cause of your lateness?
my lack of concentration. I get easily distracted. I constantly find something else to do. Like on Wednesday, when I decided at 8.20 that then would be a good time to clean the Rabbit Hutch out. What the hell was i thinking?


Which of your close friends or relatives can you expect almost always to be inconveniently late?
No one... everyone else I know are ALWAYs on time. I think maybe because they are there waiting on me?


What’s most likely to cause you to stay up too late before bed?
Ha ! Missed this early. Thanks K. Simon keeps me up late before Bed. Or Is more frequently becoming Steven, with his late nights and partying.

we are far too young and clever..............

Well is Thursday.

I got thru another week. Not the best week in the history of the world. Had a bit of a problem with Currency Swaps and Exchanges at work, but we are straight now.

Have been Davina'ing all week. Am feeling more supple now.

Have also managed to cut back on the food intake.

However, I am very sleepy. Very very sleepy.

I need my bed.

Pump p p pump pump p pump p pump

For the second day, I've got up at 6.30 ish.... (yesterday it was 6.15), and did my Davina work out.

Jees.


My Butt is killing me.

You're the light in my deepest darkest hour

And another weekend passes in a flash.

Friday night, kids at Orchestra, Mum up for a glass of Vino. Si at Scouts, and staying over for Zodiac night. Saturday morning, up and off to hockey with Eilidh. One wee lassie dislocated her finger and I had to run her home, and then bring her back cause her mum wasn't in.

Eils was brilliant on the hockey pitch, she dives about everywhere and whacks everyone with that stick! What a future!

Then it was home... quick snack and then off to watch Steven playing volleyball. Was a great game, against Su Ragazzi from Glasgow. They won! yeahhhhhh.

Then home. Over to Irvine to get Eilidh a pair of Boots (She was desperate and waving money at me). Boots Got. Si experienced the nightmare that is Eilidh footwear shopping. He was hysterical though, and managed to get her to to try boots on which I couldn't have even got her to look at.

Steven got in about 5.30, and we had tea, and a wee sit down, and he announced that he had a date. So I was back out at 7.20 to run him down to Ayr to meet the latest squeeze.

I stopped off at MacD and got the three of us McFlurries. We don't get dates so we have to indulge ourselves in Ice Cream.

At 1020, he phoned to say there wasn't another train for 4o minutes, so I took off and headed to Ayr again to pick him up.... we stopped at petrol station to fill up and then headed home.

I spent about an hour playing scrabble when I got in on www. scrabulous.com I love it. Love It Love It.

Anyways, I headed to bed at 1.30 am, and left the boys sitting watching Joan of Arc.

I had such a lovely sleep... until 12, Was lovely. Really really was. Then I dragged myself and Eilidh up and we had a late breakfast / lunch and then wandered down to shops to pick up a few bits and pieces and then came back. Steven was playing volleyabll again, and Si was doing First Aid at Scouts.

So now we are sitting. All quiet. Watching Shameless, and I'm ready for my bed, to be honest.

Sleepy kinda of buggar.

What will I be... When I grow up to Be A Man...

K did a career test, and I was so impressed by it's analysis of her; i did it tooo.... and am equally impressed.


You would most enjoy a career that allows you to meet new people. You would also be happiest in a career that allows you to be free and flexible, and allows you to be extremely creative. Some careers that would be perfect for you are:

• Stockbroker - have been dealing shares this week
  
• Secretary - done this
  
• Receptionist - done this
  
• Director -planing on doing this.
  
• Recruitment Consultant - met a million of these
  
• Politician - thought about it.....Monster Raving Looney
  
• Marketing - No. Reject all aspects.
  
• Human Resources Manager - No I hate people
  
• Religious Minister - ha ha ha - No Agnostic
  
• Teacher - Been there
  
• Lawyer - Hate them
  
• Advertising - Hate it.
  
• Consultant - Been offered.
  
• Financial Adviser - Work in Finance
  
• Financial Planner -Work in Finance
  
• GP - ha ha ha ha - I keep Doctors in Work
  
• Physical Therapy - I need some
  
• Occupational Therapy - I need some
  
• Public Relations - Nope
  
• Estate Agent - ha ha ha HAte them
  
• Travel Agent - Nearly worked with them
  
• Restauranteur - Yes I was
  
• Hotel Manager- Yes I was
  
• Events Organiser - Yes I was
  

You are a great leader. You genuinely enjoy being around other people. Your relationships with others are very important to you. You love talking and meeting new people. You are very enthusiastic about work and about all that you do and have in your life. You love being the focus of attention. You enjoy a fast pace. You are very socially oriented. Therefore, you are much happier being with others than you are alone. You crave interaction with others.

You are very spontaneous and often act before you think. You are always quick to answer when you are asked a question, even if you aren't sure of the answer. It is easier for you to improvise as you go along. You enjoy thinking out loud, and are most creative when brainstorming with friends or colleagues. You enjoy being involved in many activities.

You are very easy to read, and often wear your heart on your sleeve. You are never afraid to tell people what you think. You are very empathetic and genuine. You can sometimes be seen as over-emotional or too involved by others. But that is only because you tend to get so involved in the things you do that they become personal. You want to be adored, loved and appreciated. You like to please others and to make sure people are happy.

You trust your gut instincts. You are easily inspired and trust that inspiration. You are very innovative. You analyse things by looking at the big picture. You are concerned about how what you do affects others. You worry about your actions and the future. You tend to use a lot of metaphors and are very descriptive and colourful in your choice of language.

You are very creative, and get bored easily if you don't get to express yourself. You like to learn new things. You don't like the same old routine. You like to leave your options open.

Friday... I'm In Love. But the Friday 5 is a Hard One... and Might take some time

The Friday 5 - Very Hard This Week

The Travis McGee series of mystery novels by John D. MacDonald is famous for always including a color in its titles, such as The Dreadful Lemon Sky, The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper, and The Empty Copper Sea. What two or three similar titles could you give to events in your life in the past week?

The Beautiful Blue Sky (specifically Wednesday)

The Ghastly Grey Water (specifically today)

The Weird Chestnut Hair Do (specifically me)

The Kinsey Millhone series of mystery novels by Sue Grafton is famous for its alphabetical titles, such as A is for Alibi, K is for Killer, and M is for Malice. What two or three similar titles could you give to recent episodes at your workplace or school?

F is for Foosty Fridge

W Is for Wild Wind

M is for Mental Mate

Margaret Truman’s murder mysteries are known for being set in and around Washington, D.C. with such titles as Murder at the Pentagon, Murder at the Kennedy Center, and Murder on Capitol Hill. What are two or three similar titles you could give to episodes of great inconvenience to you around your hometown?

Strangulation at Scotts

Murder at Marr

Tripping Up in Troon

Susan Conant’s Dog Lover Mysteries often contain dog-related puns, such as A New Leash on Death, Paws Before Dying, and Dead and Doggone. If a series of books were to be written about your favorite hobby, what might some of the punny titles be?

What a Wicked Web we Knit

Walking into Weird Things

The Three Investigators series of juvenile mysteries often explores baffling phenomena that turn out to have perfectly reasonable explanations, such as The Mystery of the Invisible Dog, the Mystery of the Headless Horse, and the Secret of the Haunted Mirror. What would be a couple of similar titles you could give for the last few things that mysteriously disappeared from your possession?

The Mystery of the Missing Mechanical Pencil

The Mystery of the Disappearing Red and White Shirt which Everyone hated but Me.

So don't you bring me down today

I got my hair cut and coloured today.

Very nice it is too, but I did say, cut it thin on the sides because I've got fuzzy wuzzy hair and it needs to be tamed. And I did say, I'd like to be able to see out of the front of my hair. So I'm sitting here, with a fringe which is meeting below my eye line, and bunching over my ears. Hmmm. Maybe is best she did her own thing. The mood I'm in just now I could have done a britney and shaved it all off.

Not quite sure what is wrong with me right now. Still taking the pills, but increasingly finding myself loosing control over silly situations. Fantastically I am noticing it tho, and bringing it back under control, but it is a bit worrying.

"for cryin out loud" she screamed unto me

No Heat pack today. I decided to go cold turkey. There's only so much heat you can put on your back without sustaining permanent damage.

Anyways. I think it is cold today, so the cold will numb any back pain I have.

A miracle happened this morning. Both my children got out of bed, THEMSELVES, without either Si or Me screaming constantly at 2 minute intervals. Hence I'm sitting here at 8.00 and everyone is ready to leave. I can have another cup of coffee and sit quietly for a while! Thanks Clocky.

If you have problems getting up - get one of these. They run away when the alarm goes off, and seem to have some ability to sense walls and find the furthest distance away from the risers! tee hee.

Isn't Louis Theroux Excellent? Sadly. He doesn't have a current Active Webpage. Weird.

We'll just move somewhere else, and still carry on

Oaft.

What can you do?

I ordered a latin book today. I want to relive my Latin Classes at School. Heaven's I'm going to be well educated and happy in a few months.

I forgot my pedometre today, which is stupid, because I have to try and work out my daily steps, and then increase them, however, I believe that throwing a walk into the town on a daily basis and bouncing around on my stepper will have a beneficial effect. so I will keep it up!

Morrison sell chocolate Elves. They are the best thing. They have space dust in them, which, when it hits your tongue explodes. I have one right now and I can hear the crackling in my head. Lovely.

cannot be arsed at all today. Need to sleep. More.

C'mon honey, let's go make some noise

No Manicness today. Had a lovely day off. My lovely husband was going into work, but decided to phone in for his flexiday after realising the consuming 3 bottles of wine between us (he drunk one himself), was not the best idea on a Sunday night and he was feeling pretty groggy.

he seen off the kids, and then came back to bed, and the pair of us snuggled up, and went back to sleep until 11. It was lovely. I crawled out of bed - back still sore, however I have to report that after 1 bottle of wine it was feeling great. I had an eggy sandwich and then showered and put a new heat pack on. It is lovely. Is like a belt with a magic hot bottle stuck on the back. Am very very attached to it, almost as good as my ear muffs!.

We've just come back in from a lovely walk to the town. I figured it made sense to walk would be better to sit and be uncomfortable. My back was fine til the slight incline on the way home. Lifting my legs for that was uncomfortable on my back, but that wasn't bad. Must have been 4.5 miles easy. Which is cool!

And, I've just heard that Davina's DVD is on its way to me, so bounding around of an evening is going to start.

boy Day Time TV is bouf.

I Hurt myself today

Actually, it was Friday night, but the pain since then has been building and building.

Slowly its getting a wee bitty better cause I have got Nurofen Heat Patches stuck on my butt.

I can't explain to someone who has never had a bad back how bad the pain is, I actually feel physically sick.

It a complete buggar, because I've been feeling great, and now this ache in my lower back is wrecking my whole body. Going to bed doesn't help because lying down, can only be in ONE position and every move out of it is excruciating. I'm so tired.

I found this for K. Enjoy.

flood the world deep in sunlight.................

I worked today. I'm not fussy about working the weekends, except that I get the day off in lieu. It was quite busy today. Folk coming in and out. It's a nice part of the job. Chatting to the Customers in the Marina. I think it is kind of like working in a holiday resort.

Everyone is still a bit upset about the death on Thursday/Friday. A poor woman threw herself into the harbour at the Calmac Ferry Terminal and washed up on the beach in the morning.

It was such a beautiful day on Friday.

I kept thinking to myself, if only she had waited until the morning, until the sun came up and new day started. Everything is always better in the morning. A cold harbour in the dark is no place to be when you are sad. Even the beach would have been better.... not somewhere that is dark, full of dark corners, and cold water. How awful must she have been feeling to think that the deep cold sea would be better than life. Having feelings no matter how sore they were, must surely be better than nothing at all.

Awful Awful Sad. Her poor family.

O h My Gawd I can't believe it.......

what did I do! Am off my head. Totally.

Anyways. Won't be doing it again. I'm mad. totally! Am a chook! ha ha ha - Well Gave K and Me a Giggle Anyway. Jees! Oaft.

Madness!

nah Is Totally Secure, I spent ages doing it.....

THE FRIDAY FIVE


Under what conditions can you have the perfect nap?
This is a lovely question, I can have a nap under any conditions, in the car, at my desk, leaning against a wall, on the carpet, in a chair, on the couch, and also in my bed. The only problem with the bed issue, is that it turns from a nap, into a full blown sleep. I slept once for 45 minutes at my desk in Jacobs. I only woke up when someone opened the door. Bummer. But it was great, I dribbled and dreamt and everything.



Under what conditions can you let most of your guard down?
When I don't take the pills. When I don't take the pills, I am completely and utterly open to the elements, can't hold a thing in. Cry at Adverts, Cry when I'm happy, tell people what I feel /think and then instantly regret it.


Under what conditions can you do your best writing?
When I have a nice desk, nice paper and a happy pen. Sometimes I have nice writing if I borrow someone else's pen who has nice writing. Because I am psychic I can feel other people on the pen, and pick up their writing.


Under what conditions would you give away everything you own?
If the happiness of my children and my husband depended upon it.


Under what conditions would you kiss a stranger?
Point me in the directions of his lips!

Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles

For one of your smiles.

And so the keep fit regime continues.

I had sat on the couch with my risotto, (yum) and thought, "now I could go to bed". However, I thought I should go and check my mum. I was going to walk, then I decided to drive. Then my honey said "I'll walk with you". So I decided to walk again.

We walked over the golf course which wasn't the best idea in the world. Golf Course, night time, Dark, Puddles, Whin Bushes. The Stars were glorious - and we stopped to look at them rather than try and walk and look at the same time, which tended to make me step in puddles.

Mars is in the Sky in the just above Orien, and it is soooooo bright. Lovely. I haven't had time lately to just stand and look at the stars. I should.

DWNB

Don't my honey look gorgeous in his bunnet!

When all the colors will bleed into one

I finally found what I've been looking for.

£89,000. Was quite a lot of money. I knew basically where it was. I just couldn't prove it. Is very difficult to try and prove when you are speaking to a bunch of bankers on one side, and ce french peeople on t'other. Mmm.

Anyways. I found it. It is where it is supposed to be right now, and everyone is happy. Well sort of. It was gone for 4 weeks. We weren't getting interest, our supplier wasn't releasing documents, our customer couldn't take the product. All very sad. However, I will nag people until I find out where it all went.

I'm thinking about having a walk tonight, but after a gorgeous plate of Risotto, (*Yes K, Risotto - since you wont let me have it for eating when we go out), I have to have it when we are home. I now actually feel like having a wee sleep. I'm thinking that I will just nip over and have a wee snooze on Si's lap.

Yawn... Eye's shutting.... here I go.


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The Sight of You Leaves Me Weak.........

Okay Cathmel.....

I'm beginning to see where you are coming from. He is appearing more and more on TV and his patter is uncontrollable. I was just watching him on Big Brother... (I watched alan cumming and then I watched him. I WON'T be watching again). He is really really amusing - he thinks too. You can see that. .

I bought my mum his BookyWook for Christmas. Think I'll have to borrow it off her and have a wee read thru.




Tonight I did 9 minutes on my side stepper. Jesus. Good thing was tho, that I had my MP3 player on which made the time go. Only problem was I had my back to the door, so Stevo kept coming in and giving me a major fright when I caught sight of him.

Also did 2 sets of 20 sit ups. Am feeling positive!


Oaft. Have to go to bed now. Si and Steven are watching Hugh Ferninly Whittingstal kill chickens again. I can't stand it. I can't buy the chickens on the supermarket shelves, 2 for a £5. If I buy a chicken I have to go for the Happy Free Range Chick.... Si hasn't actually noticed that I haven't been buying chicken much these days. Fillets I can cope with..... I can't relate that to a real chicken. Which is maybe bad, no it is bad. But I like the taste of chicken. oh buggar. I'm thinking maybe I can't eat chicken again! Oaft. Hell's teeth. How difficult is this? I love Cows too? Maybe I need to turn Veggie?

Bollocks.

There's No Need to Feel Down......

The Dancing RAF Man.

If you like this... Visit Cancer Research and donate. ..... What a cracker!

I never needed anyone.... Making Love was Just ....

Humph, Alone Again.......... I'm feeling Sad, like Mary Poppins. Raindrops and Roses and Kittens with Mittens? Is that right? Mm. Thinking not.

Si in Arran. Again. Steven at volleyball (where else), Eilidh at Volleyball (where else). Me, Here. Dishes waiting to get done, washing waiting to get hung up. It's not as much fun running a house when you are here yourself. Just want to sit here. Well that's not true. What I want to do is to go to bed. I'm very very tired.

Mondays do that to me. I'll be okay tomorrow, but tonight... Tired.

Tonight Steven and I have collected his paper money and filled in the forms for the Spar. Nightmare. Two weeks. We can't leave it two weeks again! It was the holidays that did that to us tho.

Oh heavens. I have to go. Sit down comfortable somewhere. Too tired to sit here.

DWNB

And fooling around is over ... I swear it's true

So, the wee counter on the side of the blog...... I can jog for aout 400 metres before I collapse on a heap on the pavement. I aim to get that little counter down, to the point where I can jog for 5 kilometres. - Seriously, If I can get it up to 2km I'll be soooo chuffed.

Detox starts here. Started with a Cold shower this morning. That's what K's book told me to do. Have a normal shower, maybe a couple of degrees colder, and then for the last 15 seconds turn it down as cold as you can...... and scrubb your body hard. Wow. What a wake up. Didn't help that Si had done it in the shower before me, so I started cold too.

Si and Me are going to clear the crap from the shed this morning, take Stevo to Volleyball, have a general tidy, pick up last bits of shopping... and then..... well I'm not sure.

I've just ordered Davina's 3 30 minute work outs..... so that, coupled with the tap dancing, coupled with the I will jog. I should be gorgeous sooooooo soon.

Not that I am not already gorgeous. Just even more so.

Gran away to Lanzarote today. Just found that out on Tuesday. She's always off.

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I believe that fate has brought us here................

I had lunch today with the loverly K.

She is completely bonkers. Totally.

Finally told me something about someone which she hadn't told me before. She seemed to think that I would know that I had known... but I didn't, I trusted what she had said before. She is truly aff her bonce. Seriously. However, now I do know, and I can chuckle quite happily. I won't do anything with the information....I'm not a bad person, seriously I'm not. But at least I have a name to the face. Not the name i'm used to, but it is the right name now.

Our meal was loverly. I had the best calamares ever..... then penne marco polo - which was penne pasta with duck in a plum sauce.; Scrummy scrummy; then believe it or not....... tiramisu. It was all gorgeous. And I ate it all. Every last morsal. Well I lie, I left about 8 pieces of penne, but that was all okay, because I ate, the duck and the sauce and the mushrooms. Fantastic.

Then I had a wee bimble into Braehead, and got nail fixing things, and now I have infilled my nails, and replaced my broken one for the price of £7.00 instead of £5.00 for a new nail and £22 for the infills. Excellent eh? And they are all okay. I am in awe of myself. My nails are fantastical.

Night night.

Friday 5

The Friday 5


In 2007, who most made you laugh?
Ha....Heavens, who made me laugh. K - for just being pure flipping mental.

In 2007, who most inspired you?
Gary Barlow. Seriously.

In 2007, who taught you the most?
I taught me calmness and acceptance. K taught me, is okay to be mad. And now I know the voices are good.

In 2007, who encouraged you the most?
My Husband, who encourages me in EVERYTHING I decide to go for.

What did you do in 2007 that will have the most positive effect on your 2008?
Became a Reiki Practitioner. Sounds bonkers I know - but I don't plaster it on people, I use it for myself and my own calmness.

I've got another confession to make..................

I'm no fool.

I had family dinner tonight.

Was lovely. My babies..... the eldest of whom was recovered from the excess cider from the night before..... My littlest baby, who is the most sensible, intelligent, grown up Lady in the whole wild world (and definitely in this house). My Honey, who did ALL the work (excepting the soup.... which I made.. {actually my soup was a bit non-eventful}), the salmon, the fillet, the thingies..... cheesecake and .... a praline chocolate brownie type thing......., Mum,. Iain, Nant and Nunk.


Then we played Wii. Ha ha What a laugh.

It was brilliant. Steven created little mii's for everyone - well Iain,. Nunk and Nant - cause the rest of us had them... Imagine, Nunk - at 84, being Sonic........running a race... wait til I download the photos. Excellent. Everyone was happy, we were all laughing.

It was lovely.


resolutions.

1. Will practise my Reiki
2. Will make sure I get my jogging up to 60 minutes.
3. Will be slim and Gorgeous by April. So I bloody will, watch and enjoy.



DWNB

Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot......

At the bells we were wondering why the Singer on the TV was being drowned out by someone in the studio playing a different tune on the pipes... only to discover.




that Jamie was outside playing in the New Year......

All Steven's mates were around... but where was Steven........

Hmmmm ... They all looked a bit confused and then admitted that Steven was lying asleep on the couch having drunk the contents of his cider bottle.... 1½ litres of scrumpy. hmmm indeed. Steven, having spent 15 minutes lying on top of the toilet pan, is now safely tucked up in bed, complete with towels and basin and big glass of water.

He said he didn't need painkillers. He didn't have a head ache.

Och... He Will......

How can I compensate... for my indiscretions dear

Jesus. I've had to suffer it again; My daughter re-enacting my performance last night. How many times can a mother take this?

Her "Have a Good time last night mum"

Me - Dies on spot and thinks "..... it's been forever....... She had been in her bed for about 3 hours.....She must have been sleeping.... I'm sure I kept my mouth shut.............
but says

"Yes, Petal I did, Your dad is a stud muffin".

Her " I never thought it was going to end.... it lasted three songs"

Me - "Si" (Loudly to bring him in to the joyous conversation)

- Guess what?........... you lasted three songs last night.....That must be some kind of record".

And so the discussion went on for some 30 minutes or so, Son joining in as well, to admit that he thought his sister had been hallucinating......while both children discussed the relative merits / problems / hysteria of having parents who have sex.

I think they should be grateful that they have the same two parents, who have beeen together for 21 years and STILL WANT to have sex!

Enough.

then one snowy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say

Flipping Hairies... Is NOT a Hill
Check this out!!! And this with his phone.. this is how close it was to him. Brilliant eh?

Suddenly the air smells much greener now......

My honey is away in the hills again. Today he sent me about 5 pictures of hills, but none of them were the hill I wanted to see. I've been there, where he is before, a couple of times, but the last time I was there I was very very ill.

The day before we had been in Inverness, and took a visit to the glen morangie distillery. it was all very lovely - they still have 16 men of Tain who produce the stuff, and very nice it is too. We bought a lovely bottle to take home with us, but the joy of the evening in the hotel made us drink the stupid bottle. Well to be honest, I think I drunk more of it than Si. Next morning I couldn't move. I was horrendously ill in the room, horrendously ill in about 6 laybys on the way from Inverness to Fort William.

By Glen Nevis I had recovered sufficiently to stand by the river and contemplate throwing myself in. If we had gotten there 2 hours before, I couldn't have stood up. My poor children, what must they make of me?

Anyways, after a breath of air in Fort William - see the place is good for something (I Don't mean that, I LURVE FOrt William - a very good ex friend of mine lived there - she left tho), we headed South and reached the hills where my husband be now.

Heavens, I had reached that point of recovery where EVERYTHING is beautiful. the ground, the smell of rain on a hot road, thistles, dog poo, smelly hillwalkers. We got out and went for something to eat. Note the state of my recovery. I WANTED to eat something. The restaurant there is something to behold. They actually cater to everyone's requests. You want something a little bitty different from their intensive menu... they make it. And even tho you queue canteen style, someone ends up bringing the food to the table. You can't fault it. Is brilliant. They also have lovely outdoor shops, delicatessen, and sweetie place. Oaft; is Heaven in the HIghlands.

But anyways, I digress. After we had eaten, and I actually managed to keep food down. We stood outside at car and enjoyed the air. Truely is fantastic air there, and just to stand and look at the hills is awe inspiring.


They are so high. And beautiful. And they make you forget the crap in the world. Honest they do. This is anotheer reason for getting fit this year. I want to climb them. I want to climb them all. And I intend, by May, and this is the first time I have put a target on paper (albeit electronic), that I will be ready to climb.

The hard work starts here.

Wait a minute can't you see that I

Am not really that old.

Despite the fact that I ran into a customer from work today, who asked if "these are your children?".....

I was with Eilidh, who I will admit, is one of my children, but I was also with K, who I consider to be one of my best friends!

Okay - so she is 14 years younger than me. She was 29 this year, and I was 43. However, we are both the same mental age. Next year, she will be in her Thirties. (Already in your thirtieth year, as you pointed out)., I will still be in my forties. So in fact she is catching up with me.

It makes me sad tho, that he looked at the three of us, and saw Mother and Two Daughters. That has signed my fate. I was intending to "make over" this year. Get Fit, loose weight... but now, I think I will opt for plastic surgery also. Then I will stand the offender in front of me again, standing next to K and Eilidh...... and see what he thinks then.

DWNB

I drowned a thousand times, and I go back to....

bed.

The love for my son is such, that even during holidays, I will forcibly drag myself out of my bed, then drag him out, send him out on the first half of his paper run, (which has the heaviest papers), and make his breakfast and then take over for him.

Says Me "is it cold out".
Say He "nope, it's not too bad".
Say Me, "okay".

I leave as he pulls together 3 changes of clothes (is very very hard training he is doing), and hand him some drink and some dosh.

I get on bike, and as I cycle across the road, the rain starts. Then the wind gets up.

I delivery my first 5 papers, and look back and see his lift waiting outside the house for him.... where is he? I watch for a couple of minutes and then he bimbles out.

I set off again. Son goes past in car and waves.

I deliver more. Rain becomes torrential, and of a make up I have not seen before (it's probably been there, I've just never been stupid enough to go out in it). It is hitting my face, and stinging. My throat is killing me, my chest starts to heave, I cough and cough, (no this time, I don't actually pee myself), but I do manage a wee throw up.

As I finish the last few papers and cycle back, a Recycle bin, tries to drive towards me on the wrong side of the road, blocking the exit from the street I am on, and the entrance to the cycle path. These are council employees. Do they not have minimum standards?

I signal to them, that they are blocking my route and the signal - all three of them, that I should cross to the opposite side of the road - I signal back that I am trying to get directly behind them, and am not infact turning on to the main road, - and yet they signal still, so I begin to turn out,on to the wrong side of the road, and around their back. You'd think they would wait wouldn't you... but no - as I get to the side of the lorry, I hear the reversing beeps starting. How fripping mad.

Be lucky council men that I was wet, the rain was getting heavier and harder and I wanted to get home to throw up. Arses.

I got in. had a wee throw up,,,, and now, I'm going back to bed with US Weekly (Thank you Mr Postman), and a cup of tea.

Night.

Things are getting strange, I'm starting to worry

K meets Jesus on the bus.

I forgot to mention to her, that I met him on my Christmas Night out in Largs.

Was definitely him. I'm not sure what her Jesus looks like, but mine looked like Jesus, just before he got arrested. Only problem I had with him was that he had eye liner on. How Do I know this? Well I was contemplating how I could take a photo of him, with my phone, subtlety because since the bar was so empty he was sitting by himself. L asked me what was troubling me and I explained about K's relationship with Jesus and how I wanted to check it was the same one, with a photo. And L said,, "Oh wow - Yeah, the Jesus thru there with the eye liner on".

He knew we were talking about him. Because Jesus knows everything apparently.

(i know this guy is actually Pete Wentz - but if you imagine him with longer hair, and no hat, and of course the loin cloth, this is really what jesus looked like)

Think of me and celebrate .......................

Lay in bed til 10 this morning. I love lying in. Still snottery. Didn't have any night nurse last night to send me off to sleep.

Si and I took a wee trip into the town to obtain some more medicines. I got cough medicine - the cold is in my chest now - coughing results in spluttering all over the place, and unless I'm sitting still and being focused, a bit of a leak. And night nurse to ease sleep. Lovely. Lovely Lovely. I stay clear of Covonia now, because it is lethal - two spoonfuls and you are gone.

I'm feeling very fired up today.........all ready to dive into the new year as a new me. I'm ready to start now. Loose weight, practice my Reiki, keep my blog up to date. All ready to go. I'm still knitting too. clicky clicky.

Have to see K this weekend. Have her Chrissy pressie here for her. Stevie is playing Volleyball on Friday and Saturday so I'll take him up there, and drop in to see her, or meet her in the town. How you fixed for that K?

DWNB

Breathing with sweet memories.........

Christmas almost done and dusted. It isn't really until after Boxing Day eh? When we are still sweating off the excesses of Christmas day?

Am stuffed with the cold. As is my mum,.... must have been a duff batch of flu jabs this year. This is my first cold in about 18 months, which isn't bad going considering I used to get one every 6 weeks or so.

Quiet day yesterday. Kids actually stayed in bed til 9, and then we had a slow rise. Everyone got loads of lovely pressies. I got A beautiful handbag, and purse. Oh if only I keep it good... it will last for ages. Both leather. both gorgeous.

Had a lovely meal. Si excells himself every year. I don't think you ever loose the knack do you? We are taking it easy today. I stayed in bed til feeling sorry for myself and runny nose. I watched Happy Feet, and then the Longest Yard lovely.

Si and the boy got up and went to Mr M's for Boxing Day drinks. I decided not to because my nose was running too too much.

Eilidh and I took a wee run out to the garage to get some milk - everywhere was shut. All of Troon, literally. Irvine too. Well I say Irvine. Tesco.... which is the hub of all life in North Ayrshire was closed - but Comet / Powerhouse/ Homebase all open for the sales. I really can't be bothered with these things./

And I'm ready.

Ready to get ready for the rest of life. I don't want to eat too much. I don't want to drink too much, I just want to be happy and healthy. Right now I may be happy. but not healthy. Give me 5 months. I will be.

DWNB

I really can't Stay... Baby Don't hold out....

Okay, so I don't have alcoholic poisoning. I have the cold. In fact I probably have flu, but since I have a strong constitution, this will be why I'm not showing the full symptoms.

My nose hasn't stopped running all day. Is red raw now, and I still have sore ribs from the other day...... that would be the food poisoning...... and when I sneeze it hurts like mad.


Eilidh and me been in the office since 10 am this morning. Bored Bored Bored, and still haven't finished! Aw well, not long to go now and we can go home.

He sings a love song, as we go along... waking in a winter wonderland.

I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour

But heaven knows... I'm miserable now.

Two Christmas night outs in three days, and now I'm feeling it. I actually look like I have been punched in the face, i'm so bloated with alcohol.

I'm looking forward to the new year, when I will detox and run and run and run and run. I will take my inspiration from Gary Barlow - when he was on Jonathon ross a month ago - he has lost sooo much weight, he looks amazing.





So here is me on Thursday night....

And in 5 months I will be gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous! (I know I'm gorgeous here, but heavily gorgeous. I want to have ONE chin and cheekbones. not CHEEKS

DWNB

The Friday 5

1. Pick one label that you think does describe you (race, religion, hobby, etc.).

Gorgeous

2. Pick one label that is often put on you, that you really think is inaccurate.

Outgoing

3. Pick one label you wish could be put on you.

Slimly gorgeous

4. What is one kind of label that you think is universally wrong to use (race, gender, height)?

whateverchallenged. (i.e, vertically challenged, when short will do)

5. Labels, used intelligently, can be a convenient rhetorical shorthand for identifying how a given person will fit into (or react to) a given situation. Labels, used incorrectly, can be an excuse for dismissing the differences still inherent in the people to whom the label is applied. Discuss.

What?

I believe in angels, when I know the time is right for me

Went to a Christmas Concert last night at the school, which was nice. Well, Christmassy. Some of the turns were a bit suspect... hmph,, I think that was bad, considering I didn't have any kids performing. Well none of my own. Steven's gang - Keith, Gayle, Laura, and Jamie - oaft, and James were performing and individually they were great. Saying nothing else.

Anyways, went, and it was freezing. The nights are getting longer and longer and colder and colder. My hands still haven't warmed up. Brrrrrrr.

Si came home this afternoon. I was looking for the ferry and he phoned to say he was standing by the car. He couldn't believe the cold either. So I headed out, had a quick snog and then he came home. Him and Steven are away out tonight, Scouts/Explorers night out. They are at the Maharani and Ten Pin Bowling.

Me and Eilidh are just sitting here FREEZING.

Brrrrrr

Why am I up the tree, you say? Why are you down there.

I was never cut out to be a single parent.

I am exhausted.

Si went to Arran this morning until Wednesday morning. I came home from work, at 5.30, peeled potatos, put sausages in the oven, and then washed the dishes left from last night. I set out the tea, after chasing Steve away to collect money. We had our tea, then flew back out to collect more money. We came back in and I drove Steven to Volleyball Coaching. Then we came back and I forced Eilidh to go and collect one house, I did two more.

We got in, Eilidh wanted to bring the tree in. So tree came in and I left her to decorate while I tried to sort out Steven's money.

I had to try and re-pot the tree while it was in it's pot, as it was sitting at a 70 degree angle. We've moved it a wee bitty. and now that it is decorated it's looking great.

I flew back out to buy bread and collect Steven. Then I came back, helped Eilidh finish the tree, made Chocolate and Tea, and Toast, and then sat here, to write letters for Steven to take to school tomorrow.

Jees. All I want to do is go to bed. Yawnnnnnnn

I'll forgive, and forget,,, if you say you'll never go

aw,

me and my babies.

Friday 5

What’s your favorite song about growing up?
I'm thinking about this, will come back to it.


What’s your favorite song about cars or driving?

Born to Run, Frankie Goes to Hollywood Version... although I love the Brucey version too.

What’s your favorite song whose title is a person’s name?
Right now is Delilah by Plain White T's, is gorgeous song. Otherwise, Delilah by the Sensational Alex Harvey Band.... which strangely enough features a few entries down on this very blog.


What’s your favorite get-up-and-dance song?
I dance to most things, In shops, If I hear Barry White, I can't stop. I tap dance (from my classes) to Frank Sinatra, Latoya London, and Jackson 5 - Big Bad Leroy Brown, Don't Rain on My Parade, and Rockin Robin. I Lurve Dancing, would dance all the time. Am frequently seen dancing in the street.


What’s your favorite novelty song?
Russ Abbot - Oh What An Atmosphere.... Fantastic. Enjoy............ What a man!!! Legend!

Keep On Dancing... Do the Locomotion Yeah.... Welll

Jeez.

Dancing Display tonight.

Bloody hell, it doesn't have go quick. But still knackers me. I had a couple of blank spots in the middle, Fiona was standing behind me screaming instructions at me to keep me right! ha ha what a giggle.

Eilidh was away at SChool Dance tonight. Paid £15 to get her hair done, and the curls were out, before she left the house!!! Waaaaaaa. She looked gorgeous. All made up, beautiful dress on.... aw, she is soooo precious.

Steven was at Scouts getting Queens Scout Platinum Award and his Bronze Duke of Edinburgh. Si went to see that.

Best laugh of today : I got a funny from Jacqui, which involved editing a cartoon with your own pictures. I edited it, for Wee Devils enjoyment, forwarded to her with express instructions NOT to show it to anyone, and tonight I get text from her.

OH F&(K. Have just looked at cartoon, O M G - I forwarded it to Big Sexy before I looked at it,.


O M G If I could only explain!

I've been an awfully Good Girl.............

Oaft.

There is nothing better, than when you meet Santa, and you shout him over, he gives you a cuddle, and then says, "Dogwithnobrain, what do you want for Christmas?"

My daughter is 13, and is still overcome with awe when Santa asks me questions by name.

Santa was outside our house tonight, he was having a wee drive round the town in his float. I was lucky to see him.

I'm glad I did - it's nice to have a cuddle with a friendly Santa.

DWNB

A crowded room, friends with tired eyes .....

I have eight days left to work, including today. I am really looking forward to my holidays. A couple of weeks with my kids and my honey. Oh wow. Not that I'll probably see much of Steven, I've never know a boy to be out and about so much.

He didn't make the final cut for the NT Squad for December matches, but I know Steven, and He'll be playing his butt off from here on in until he does. Is fine about it - he always says that he prefers to work for a place. That's always been his attitude with football and I think he's going to be even more determined with the volleyball.

I have knitted about 7 hats now. They are getting better and better with each one! Oaft. All these happy people at Christmas time when they get their lovely hats!

Tee hee

DWNB

I watched and went out of my mind

Today, my boy was at a selection training session for the Scottish National volleyball squad, for a game coming up 20 and 21 December. He says he wasn't nervous, but I have never seen him leave the house as quickly as he did this morning, and we had to drag Tool out the house mid-tooth brush (which she didn't forgive us for).

We got him there in plenty of time, and then left him to his fate! We had to leave him .... is something he can only do by himself, and us sitting watching and waiting wasn't going to help him. I have been so nervous all day , and now we sit here, knackered, and we still don't know. An email is getting send out tomorrow. And so we wait.

During the 6 hours of training. (YOu should have seen the sweat on them all ), we drove to Livingston, wandered around the Livingston Designer Outlet. Looked for Shoes for Eilidh EVERYWHERE. Then drove to Glasgow Fort, quite nice, actually, the piped Christmas music was everywhere, coming out of the walls, so was quite festive.

We found Santa and I went for a hug. Santa was a big dumbfounded. There are all these PC regulations these days about no touching, but hey -It's Santa, and I needed a cuddle, unfortunately Santa was slightly smaller in height than me, but aw well, I got my cuddle!

Jees. Life Is Exhausting. Work again tomorrow. And I've downed a 3/4 bottle of wine. Yum. I needed to. Am very stressed for my boy, and HE SAYS I HAVEN'T TO READ HIS EMAILS TOMORROW. HE WANTS THE NEWS!!!! NIGHTMARE!

Anyways. I thought I would leave you with a little Sensational Alex Harvey Band... this has to be one of the best pop performances of all time. FANTASTIC.