Something in the Way she moves.....

Something that’s holding you back from achieving your dreams:    Most of my dreams have been realised...  The only thing holding me back from achieving fantasy is money :-)

Something you think you could win an award for:  Bullshitting stupid men.

Something you fear more than anything:  Dentist, no Tomatoes, no Dentists, No Tomatoes. 

Something you wish people would understand:  See above. 

Something that keeps you going everyday:    My lovely, lovely husband and my two kids. 

Something amazing that happened last summer:  Last Summer, I gave you my heart... Oh, no, that was 27 summers ago. 

Something you hate that people say:  Why don't you just go to America?

Something you refuse to pay money for:  Stationery

Something you wish you could have told that person that you never saw again:   I have the utter contentment, that before I saw him for the last time, I told him I loved him :-)

Something that really stands out about last year:    My Children's highs!


Something you like that everyone else thinks is weird:     crochet


Something you do when you’re trying to calm down:  Crochet


Something you do when you wake up at three AM:  Read my iPhone


Something amazing that’s happened this year:    My children.


Something you love doing on cold rainy days: Crochet :-)


Something you listen to when you’re in a really good mood:    Take That  


Something that irritates you more than anything:     Arrogance.  Knowing it all.


Something you’re addicted to/can’t stop doing:Crochet.  Tap Dancing. 


Something that really stands out about you:    Mental problems. 


Something about you that’s like everyone else:     Am human


Something that makes you change the channel:    Big Brother


Something you think about every night before you go to sleep:  being loved  


Something that you don’t think will ever change about you:  my arse


Something about you that you think will soon change:    my hair


Something that broke your heart as a child:    Gran dying, and not getting my comic any more


Something that really sparks your interest:    learning, I love learning


Something that truly disgusts you:   Spitting.  


Something the opposite gender has complimented you on:  My bum, my boobs, my smile, my eyes. 

So I wanna know... What's the Name of the Game

Hmmm, It's getting close.

Boy is going back to America on Thursday. Another nine months without my baby boy. 

Then a week later, Baby Girl is going to Maga.... and then back to Edinburgh...

And it will be me and Si again. 

Not that that isn't great, but I do miss my kids after they have been around for three months. .. almost. 

:-(

Sunday Stealing

Massive Alphabet Meme, part one

The Letter A 
Are you agnostic?  Yes indeedy, I believe in a greater good?  Maybe not a greater good, but perhaps an all-seeing eyeball in the sky.   The mother ship is definitely up there. 
What is your age?  None of your flipping business, thank you kindly
What annoys you?   People asking rude questions about my age.   I like to think that I am 28, admit to being 38, but somewhat older. 

The Letter B
Do you like bacon?   Oh indeedy I do.   Crispy grilled.
When is your birthday?    In the month of A, April
Who is your best friend?    The love of my life. sitting beside me on the sofa!

The Letter C 
What is your favorite candy?   Candy? I presume you mean "sweets",  I like Caramac bars.  I thought I would give you a C, since it is C
Who is your crush?    Let me think, Christopher Lambert, David Tennant, Robert Downy Jr, 
When was the last time you cried?  Hmm, quite recently, I sob quite pathetically at lots of stuff

The Letter D
Do you daydream?   I daydream loads, My brain is terrific, I can have whole other lives going on in my head. 
What is your favorite kind of dog?   Springer Spaniel.... but starting to move toward Labradoodles. 
What day of the week is it?   Sunday, Doh!! Sunday Stealing.

The Letter E
How do you like your eggs?   Sunny Side Up.
Have you ever been in the emergency room?   Yes... I fell at work a couple of months ago... hurt my arm.
What’s the easiest thing to ever do?   Poo.

The Letter F
Have you ever flown in a plane?   Yes.  Locally and internationally.
Do you use fly swatters?   No I have cats
Have you ever used a foghorn?  Yeah, my husband is a scout leader... .he has one for practical uses... I like to borrow it to annoy the neighbours. 

The Letter G
Do you chew gum? Sometimes, to clear my breath after eating.
Ever tried gazpacho?  Nope... that is a lie. Yes I have.... In Spain on holiday once. 
Are you a giver or taker?  Both. 

The Letter H
How are you?   Fine thank you
What’s your height?   5 4
What color is your hair?  naturally origainlly brown.  Currently fake brown

The Letter I
What is your favorite ice-cream?   Scottish Vanilla and Tablet
Have you ever ice-skated?   Yes, I used to skate like a demon.
Do you play an instrument?  The recorder?   That's not really an instrument is it?  ha ha ha  GUitar. 

The Letter J 
What is your favorite jelly bean?   Cappucino, No, Coconut, no, Cream Soda, no, Buttered Pop corn, No candy Floss.  
Do you wear jewelry?   My welding Ring.
Have you heard a really hilarious joke?  Yes, but I could never repeat it.  

The Letter K 
Whom do you want to kill?   That prick on BB
Do you want kids?   I have kids.
Where did you go to kindergarten?   Mrs Griffith's house in St Meddans Street

The Letter L
Are you laid-back?   NO
Do you lie?   Yes. 
Do you love anyone?   I do. with all my heart.

The Letter M
What is your favorite movie?   Right now Untouchables.
Do you still watch Disney movies?  Yes
Do you like mangoes?   I like the idea of Mangoes. 

Every day should be a Saturday

Except of course when one has a hangover.

Bleugh, am hopeless, I have a little drink, and I really mean a "little" drink glass of wine, and a little measure of...Arran something. I lay in bed until 11 am, because I just couldn't move.  

But even now, sitting here watching the end of the Revolution, am still feeling a bit crappy.

Bleugh.  No drink, no more.

Friday Fun day

Friday would be good, if it weren't for the fact I've got to get thru it before I can get home and CHILL.....

Sunday Stealing... Long Time No Here.

Have you ever clicked on an ad on the side of your screen by accident?:      Oh god yes,frequently, however I get more and more perturbed that all of the adverts relate to things that I have recently looked at on line.  Most embarrassing when "Mature Men for Luscious Ladies " pops up.

When was the last time you were disappointed?:    Yesterday, I realised that a friend was in Scotland, and I wouldn't be on the same coast and we would miss each other again.

Do you like the smell of rain?:    Adore the smell of rain.... The grass when it is wet smells soooo alive.

What was the last thing you took a picture of?:    A family on the beach see !

When you go to McDonald's, what drink do you usually get?:   Strawberry milk shake.No that is a lie.  I would like to get Strawberry Milk shake, but I find the milk fills my belly up  so I opt for Seven Up which makes me burp.

What were you doing today at 2:15 in the afternoon?:   It's only 1046.... Haven't got to2.15 yet. 

What's the nickname of your home state?:    Burns Country.

What's the worst type of weather in your opinion?:    Muggy, damp heat.

Do you have a Kindle, Nook, iPad or none?:    Kindle, Ipad.

Would you rather read or write?:    Write. for sure 

When was the last time someone took a picture of you?:    Mmmm, last week.  

Do you own a pair of slippers?:   Yes I do, funnily enough, I just found them 2 weeks ago. I actually discovered that I had two pairs exactly the same.

Name something negative that you hate about yourself:   My lethargy

Is your house currently hot, cold or just right?:   Currently Hot. AS UK in in middle of heatwave.

Is there a Dead End road near where you live?:   There are several Dead End Roads.  We live in a little housing estate of which there is only one way in and one way out, and they are not the same.   There are five dead ends, or as we prefer to call them "Cul De Sacs" with in shouting range.  Always possilble to find children.
 

Do you roll your eyes often?:   When I read Audio books, and the story says, "Claire rolled her eyes", I tend to roll my eyes at the same time. 

Growing up, did you see your cousins often?:  I did. More often than my children see theirs. 

Where was your first job at?:  Washing pots in a restaurant. Yeuk.

When's your birthday?:   April.

Is life a party to you?: Sometimes, sometimesnot.

Who are you tired of seeing in the news a lot? :  It used to be Princess Diana.  Now it is David Cameron, Nick Clegg, Ed Milliband, and most espcially  Alex Salmon. (wee Eck)

When was the last time you flew a kite?:   Last Saturday :-)  The smallest kite in the world. 

How long have you had a blog?:   For bloody years.  I started one when I was 40.  Mid-Life-me it was called, mid-life-me.com  I had it for four years, and then I flipped over here. 

Have you ever had to call and complain about a product you bought?:   I always phone and complain, or write and complain.  My most recent complaint was not about a product I bought, but one which I was refusing to buy because of it's cost.  They sent me a £50.00 off voucher. 

Name something positive you love about yourself:     I really try hard. 

Love is all around me....

No it isn't.

Wahhhh.

Grey hair.


Oh My god.

Colouring.

Dearie me.

The colouring.

the roots.

Dear god.

Just another manic today....

Yesterday, mum was sunbathing in the garden and was looking at her kindle, and her chair collapsed backwards.

Her head hit the step of the patio, and her bum got stuck in the chair.

Unwilling to let the young, gorgeous next door neighbour witness her plight, she rolled around low, until she could creep in the house - all the while bleeding profusely from the wound on her head.

She phoned me.and said "are you busy".  I said "I am at work, I am always busy".

"oh", says she" That's okay.

What's wrong?

"I had an accident".

Thinking she had a car crash (because she's done it before.... a few times), I said "Oh god, where are you".

"In the house, I fell off the deckchair, my head is bleeding but it is at the back and I can't see it, and I wondered if you could come round and have a look, but if you are busy".

"Mum, I will get someone, I 'm on my bike... Please go and sit down, until I find someone".

"I'm going for a shower, I don't want anyone to see me with all this blood over me!!!"

Mothers!

Husband and Daughter got there, within minutes of each other and both made the same diagnosis.

Hospital

5 stitches later and an local anesthetic, and she was out having fun meeting with family .

Dearie me

Back on the Chain Gang...

Back on the bike after a two week absence... wow did my knees feel it.

I couldn't work out last week, why my knee was so sore!  It wasn't the fall from the previous week, but my god, i could barely bend it.   I hopped down the stairs, and filled myself up with painkillers, and muddled through the day.

It was only when I got in the car and the pain re-stressed itself, I realised it was the monumental amount of driving I had done on Wednesday which had set it off; so prompted stopped driving and refused to give anyone lifts.  Much better .

But anyways - back on the bike this morning, I couldn't not - it is a glorious day, and it would have been a proper shame not to use it.  I took my time, cause I left in plenty, and I still made in in 29 minutes.  My longest time, (when I started) was 36 minutes.  I've been as fast as.... 26minutes, so I haven't lost it!

Bella Bella, the bike, was happy for me to be back... She doesn't want to sit in the shed.  I think it need to blow her tyres a bit!

Strange but interesting

For three years, I have had a virtual relationship with J.

Friends, no more no less; he writes, I comment.  I write, he comments. Sometimes he proffers advice, but in the main, he laughs with me, and offers humour to my woes.

yesterday he told me "tomorrow I retire".

I couldn't understand how he could be retiring on a Sunday.

He works all over UK, and the world, on examining boards, but it turns out this is only a part-time job.  His other job, is a minister.

three years, of my declaring everything nul and void when it comes to  faith, and three years of not judging.

I do like him even more now.

Sunny Saturday Morning...

Well is afternoon now I suppose.  I have been quite productive already.

I checked the freezer. It has lots of chicken in it.  As Wee Devil says, I could have a street party for royal baby.

I have completed two washings and hung them out...

Had some coffee.

Cleaned the juice bottle rack. Put some rubbish in bin.

And developed a sore knee.

What is wrong with my knee...

Bending is a bit sore.

And again

Someone left me a comment yesterday, and I can't find it today.  No idea where it went.

But thank you very much for reading.

I am exhausted today.... I was at a Holyrood garden party yesterday... much excitement.  it was very lovely.

But I drove so much., home to edinburgh, (75 miles), Edinburgh to calander, 52 miles,  78 miles, plus a detour when I nearly fell asleep and ended up in Glasgow City Centre, instead of staying on the M8... ARGHHH
 Added half an hour and 5 miles to my journey.  Raging.

Collapsed in a heap last night.

Still sleepy today.

Sometimes

you get days when your brain just ticks and ticks and ticks until it could possibly explode.

I have one of those days to day, and I am trying desperately hard to make my hard working brain contribute to something useful. like TIDYING the house.

Living on the ceiling

Would be easier considering the mess I have all over bedroom floor and bed and tables 

1. How many songs are in your library?  Multo, Multo  - hang on til I check..1148.  Probably not as many as some people, but I like to think I'm selective. 

2. Do you like Christmas music?  Depends.... Really, really depends  I like Chris Rea, Driving home for Christmas.... I like, The Waitresses, Christmas Rapping. ... I hate Cliff Richard, but I don;t think that is a christmas thing, I just hate Cliff Richard 

3. What magazines do you have subscriptions to?   None, I don't have enough money. Can you lend me some? 

4. What is your favorite scent?  Today, I am mostly wearing, Anais Anais, by Cacharel, I love Paris, I love Bulgari, I love DKNT

5. Do you give money to charity?,  Yes, but charities of my choosing, NOT people who randomly come to my door

6. What is your theme song?
 
7. What's in your wallet?
 
8. Do you generally think before you act, or act before you think?
 
9. Is there anything that has made you unhappy these days?

10. Do you have a good body-image?
 
11. How are you spending your holidays?

12. What have you been seriously addicted to lately?

13. Tell us a secret?

14. What’s the last song that got stuck in your head?
 
15. What’s your favorite item of clothing?
 
16. Do you think Rice Krispies are yummy?

17. Is Santa real?
 
18. What should you be doing right now? 

It's a Cold, Cold Country

Relief all round when I managed to get in touch with the energy supplier yesterday and sort out my number dyslexia which seen my Energy consumption for the month triple from the month before.... they didn't question it, they just upped my monthly payment, by three.... I didn't question that, I just thought it was as a result of their prices increasing.

So laughs all round at both of our incompetence. 

Is freezing this morning, but having analysed the bills so intently over the last couple of days, I'll be damned if I'm going to put the heating on in the morning.

My Best Holiday

My Menorca Villa are running a competition to find the winner of the "My Best Holiday" competition... it got me thinking, which was my best holiday?

The last holiday I spent with my Mum and Dad could arguably be my best holiday.  It started off as what I thought was going to be my worst nightmare.

"We've booked one last holiday for you to come with me and your dad", said mum.  "two weeks in a hotel in Menorca - a room for three".  At 17 the very prospect of two weeks in a tightly enclosed place with both my parents was the stuff of nightmares!


Mum worked part-time in a little travel agents and had gone to great lengths to book the cheapest flights, and phoned the hotel personally to organise it.   We set off on the day, my heart was half happy at the prospect of sun, half terrified at having to share with both parents....   The plane was delayed by 3 hours.  Good Start.  When we arrived, of course we had no agents to direct us to buses to get us to the hotel... We got in a taxi and my Dad spoke in the Local Tongue to get us to Punta Prima.... by local tongue, I mean his version, shouting at 10 decibels louder  that required in broken English.  The taxi driver looked in his mirror and raised his eye brows.   I looked out the window and wished I was somewhere else.

When we arrived, we were so late, the hotel had decided that we weren't coming and had let our room to someone else.   They had no other rooms.  We looked so dejected they started to phone round and find something for us; but then the manager appeared and advised that due to their error, he had found something that we hoped would be suitable.   He walked us a little way across the road from the hotel, and into a beautiful lush garden, he guided us to the side of a building and up a flight of stairs, dripping in clematis... and honeysuckle.  And opened the door to the two bedroomed villa which he "hope would suffice" for the holiday.

Suffice?  This was luxury beyond anything we could have dreamed of.  There were balconies running round the whole building, there were two bedrooms, a living room, kitchen and dining room, and our own bathroom.    We tried to look "slightly" disappointed at not being in the hotel.... and waited until he was gone and then jumped around like children.

The rest of the holiday was a dream, a wander to the hotel for coffee and bread in the morning, a walk onto the beach for some sun and some swimming.  Lunch on the beach side restaurant which played "J'taime" on a regular repeat.

An afternoon siesta, a wander to the hotel for evening meal, and drinks on the balcony listening to the crickets in the garden.

A great holiday, and great memories of time with mum and dad.

Sunday Stealing......

1. Where was your profile picture taken?   My profile picture is Dogwithnobrain.... Dylan, long gone from us, was a lovely, lovely doggie, with very little, in fact, absolutely no brain. He broke his back, and was paralysed for 6 months, wore a brace, had multiple operations, and eventually walked a little wobbly until the end of his very happy and contented life :-)

 
2. Name someone who made you laugh today.  Vic Reeves.  Well Jim Moir actually.  Jim being the person behind the creation of Vic Reeves.   He has always made me giggle in the way that Eric Morecambe did - I think he is cut from the same jib.  I watched Hebburn, and he did make me laugh, and then I cried.  I did actually cry.

 
3. Do you believe exes can be friends?  My husband has an ex-wife. and they are most definitely not friends. And she hates me.  And she made his daughter hate me too, even though she doesn't know me.  My ex's never made it quite as far as marriage, and no, I'm not friends with them.  Mostly because I carry a grudge as big as a boulder :-)

 
4. How do you feel about Dr Pepper?  I don't like Dr Pepper, I think it is an evil name like Willy Wonka, and I have a suspicion that it tastes like Cherry.... and I don't like cherry.  Bleugh.

 
5. Who was the last person you took a picture of?   My Daughter... As she got on the train to go home .... She is gorgeous is she not?

 
6. Are you upset about anything?   I try not to be... negative emotions and all that stuff.  Keep my head calm.

  
7. Do you think relationships are ever really worth it?  Yes,  the good that comes from relationships is worth all the shit that goes along with it. 
 

8. Are you a bad influence?  I used to be... I so used to be... and I loved it.  I took a bank full of married / engaged ladies to a strip show for a Hen NIght and I was branded "Scarlet Woman".... And the husbands/ partners were terrified of me. :-)
 

9. Night out or night in?  I'm getting old.....  Night In :-) Thank you.
 

10. Has anyone ever called you perfect before?  Yes. I call myself Perfect frequently.  My husband does not call me Perfect, he calls me gorgeous!
 

11. What song is stuck in your head?   Kylie frikking Minogue, "Can't get you out of..."  every time I head "In your head..." I hear that song. Thanks for that.
 

12. Someone knocks on your window at 2:00 a.m., who do you want it to be?  Not the bogie man.
 

13. Do you smile a lot?  Yes, I smile all the time. I am a happy person.

1. Have you anything to confess today? I confess that I love my husband probably as much as I ever have. 
2. have you ever broken a law? If so, what was it?  I don't believe so.  If so, I must have done it under the influence of alcohol and forgotten.

3. have you ever committed an act of betrayal against a friend or family member? explain.  No.  I am a good person. But that doesn't stop people committing them against you.
4. Has someone else done something that, to this day, makes you cringe when you think about them committing the act?.  I saw someone on the TV the other day, playing with meat and then eating raw fruit with unwashed hands.
5. Have you ever found yourself sexually aroused by someone that you absolutely should not have been?  Yes, I had a very bad dream last night I am still wiping bleach thru my hair.
6. have you ever cheated at school? how so? No,I told you before, I am a good gal.
7. What if you came across a backpack stuffed with one hundred thousand dollars. Would you keep it?Yes, I bloody well would.
8. What if you were the most powerful person in the world. How would you use that power?  For good.  I repeat. I am a good person.  I might also make sure that my family were okay.
9. What if you found a magic lamp?  I would keep it and cherish it for a while, and then set the Genie free, only after ensuring he wasn't a bad bastard confined in it for being EVIL.
10. What if you could change one thing about the world. What would that one thing be?  Borders, racism.
11. What if you could take one thing back. What would that one thing be?   I would like to take back, every apology I have ever made. 
12. What if you were stuck on an island forever but had all the water, food and shelter you needed. What would you do?   Dream.
13. What if the internet didn't exist?  I wouldn't waste so mch time.
14. What if you never started blogging?  I would still be writing a diary.
15. What are your November 22 Thanksgiving plans?  I am in UK we don't do Thanksgiving. I will be sniggering at my son, celebrating Thanksgiving. 

CAPTURE THE COLOUR

Capture the Colour

Travelsupermarket are running a competition to let us display the colour in our world.... to display this, you have to publish a blog which shows the five colours.  Blue, Green, Yellow, White and Red......

I love my colourful pictures, and I hope you love my colours too!

A beautiful Blue Sunset over the West Coast of Scotland.... Could sit here all night watching this.

 

A gorgeous dandelion  - I never understand why people think these are weeds! They are lovely!

  

Now - White - I think this was a weed, but it wasn't stopping this honeybee enjoying its flowers!

 

Red, red raspberries from the garden!  Now steeping in a bottle of vodka, to make me Raspberry Infused Vodka for the winter nights!

Green Apple from my Apple Tree which is going to give us beautiful apple crumbles to go along with the Raspberry Vodka!!Lol