So the loo roll held out. Just. But that was more by way of a series of unfortunate events leading up to nearly a full roll (well as full as value rolls get anyway) falling into the loo and ending up sodden, waterlogged and fished out and put in the bathroom sink. So after a …
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a 54 convertible too, light blue
We had been due to meet Julie, Jack and Maisie today for a Winter Walk but sadly Julie rang to cancel as Maisie wasn’t very well so she thought she should keep her in, in the warm instead. It was a bit of a shame really as Ady went to Somerset today and we’d probably …
Taking in real slow
Out of utter necessity – the internet is playing up again. I know there are 13 emails trying to find their way to my inbox but it’s taken all evening for them to crawl across and they’ve not made it yet. Web pages are similarly s l o w but at least I know others …
Plan for the day
Make fudge. I’ve never made it before and looking around the internet I’ve read various horror stories to do with fudge and it’s making (horror stories as in the fudge doesn’t set or it burns or stuff like that, not horror stories as in Killer Fudge Goes On Rampage type things, although I did once …
Stuff and nonsense
Davies wanted to know how come I can type so quickly. I explained it is lots of practise and that I can actually type faster than I can write now. We tested this theory with them dictating stuff and me writing it then typing it. As I was compiling a blog post anyway I opened …
Earth stood hard as iron
Bloody freezing today. Just being outside made me all wheezy – really must be more adept at keeping my inhaler with me, infact I could do with finding it at all really as I’m still quite wheezy now. The internet had indeed speeded back up again overnight. A said it slowed down again around lunchtime …
The goose is getting fat…
It’s three more days til I get paid. We have three loo rolls left in the house between two bathrooms – we often get through two a day here (we buy the skinny value ones because a) we’re poor b) we have better things (like wine!) to spend the money we do have on c) …
And if you ever saw it…
Our internet connection slowed to a snails pace last night and hasn’t recovered. Emails are fine and once a web page has loaded it seems fine, it just takes a bloody age to do so. Far slower than dial up would be and sites with lots going on just don’t seem to load at all. …
Giddy up jingle horse
Oh it’s all been dead festive round these parts today. First thing my Dad popped round, mostly because he wanted me to wrap up a tin of biscuits for him to take to the nurses on the cancer ward at the local hospital. He has a friend who has had lots of treatment there this …
Folks dressed up like eskimos
I worked today. It was good, everyone seems to be in that nice pre Christmas but still not quite close enough to be feeling the pressure and being arsey type glow which makes for friendly jolly interactions. It won’t last of course, this time next week everyone will be stressed beyond belief at not having …
Well I brought some corn for popping
Scarlett seemed all but fully recovered this morning but Davies has been very pale, quiet and cuddly all day today. It’s clearly just a cold but seems to be a nasty one. First thing we needed to pop to the bank so Ady took us there and I just ran in which saved trying to …
When is a net not Annette?
The mystery of the Christmas card from Annette is solved. Well I say solved, it’s more sort of explained. Well I say explained, it’s more sort of complicated the issue really. Actually the thing has just gotten all the more weirdy really. I saw Maureen this morning so I asked her who Annette was. She …
Children playing, having fun (ha a ving fun!)
Work for me this morning, which was good, plenty of laughs. There is a lovely festive feel to the library which I remarked on lots when I started there this time last year. The staff room is already filling up with boxes of posh biscuits, chocolates and cakes as gifts from borrowers and the counter …
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And furthermore…
We finished our festive film fest and headed off to swimming lessons. We were slightly late anyway and then once Davies had gotten changed and headed poolside Tarly decided she needed a wee so we were later still getting to the spectator area which meant that I didn’t get my usual seat right at the …
Though your nose gets a chillin’
I was expecting a parcel this morning – in as much as it was posted first class yesterday so I assume it would be here this morning – but it didn’t arrive. We waited in for it though as I hate having to go and collect stuff from the post office, you can never park …
Oh the behaviour there was frightful…
My Dad came round first thing as his van was going back to the garage for a MOT retest so I chatted with him while Davies drew ever more pictures and Scarlett alternated between charming and stroppy 😆 We headed off to MM going via Shoreham to collect a bag of stuff from a freecycler …
And your rosy cheeks gonna light my merry way
Well we didn’t make it to the cinema. On Friday late afternoon my back started twinging for no apparent reason and has steadily gotten worse. I was worried it might be a problem at work yesterday but actually moving around seemed to loosen it up a bit, but by late last night it was painful …
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Decking the halls
with abundant tinsel (fa la la la la, fa la la la!) Back to work this morning which was all very jolly and good to be back. I emptied our house of library stuff and managed to only come home with a couple of cds, but I did sit for nearly an hour at the …
Faithful friends who are dear to us…
Scarlett was desperate to do her glass painting kit today so once I’d drunk copious amounts of tea, done three loads of washing and spent about 20 minutes hanging it all out (and I might as well have done a bloody rain dance because despite it looking all clear and bright and blue skied it …
You better watch out…
Way too early a start this morning due to a very excited to be five after all little girl :). She opened all her presents with gasps of delight, exclamations of how much she loved everything and a real savouring every gift sort of style. No idea where she gets that from, I’m far more …