50th party

I know this might sound tame but I have just been to an awesome 50th birthday party, the reason its awesome is that I met people that I have not seen in over 16 years but who were great friends of mine. When a couple split up friends are split up too so the people that 'stayed' with my ex dropped out of my life and I out of respect for their friendship with my ex dropped out of theirs too. Well, tonight we all met up again and it was scary at times how much we had changed but also how much we remebered from the times we all spent together when we were younger. People cannot understand how I could go to this party but my ex and our partners have grown up and we are all adult enough to know that life is too f******* short to waste precious time holding grudges! We are fine with each other so everyone else will just have to get over it! I felt so happy to meet up with old friends that I quite forgot that we had not spoken for years and so did they! On the whole it was an excellent party, apart from the fact that one of the people giving the party - they are twins- is seriously ill and that makes it all the more poignant.......... Thank God for broadminded people, people who are ready to live and let live! I know that we have all worked hard at getting along for other people's sakes but in the end we are all friends and that is what really matters. I am sitting here tearing up and hoping that we can all meet again and enjoy each others company.

Greetings from USA

Thought I would post something as I haven't for a while... I am visiting my best friend Andrea in VA to help her celebrate her 40th birthday!!!!!! she is going to have a really good time.
Weather here is a helluva lot warmer than at home and so I am baking! not pleasant at all - sweaty most of the time!! hey ho can't be helped!

cleaning day! AAAAARRGGHHH

Today has been cleaning day - I know it needed doing but I didn't enjoy it one little bit. I know there are some people out there who like housework but I am not one of them.
One day closer to seeing my best mate A - cannot wait!Lots to do before I go - but as long as its all done by next week it will be fine.
DH and DS are already making plans for while I am away - lots of boy stuff - pizza and burping party is one of them...strange things men!
My parents in law are here for a few days - its lovely to see them - I have not seen them for a year, so its really nice to catch up.

granddaughter rules OK!!

Had my darling GD for the day today - we played and played and played!! she would still be playing now if she had not gone home. I really loved having her and getting down on the floor building towers for her to knock over, being a Mamma is the best!! She let me share her chocolate buttons too - what a star!

Went to a garden party on Sunday - 1.30 till 11.00 - wonderful afternoon, the food was delicious, the wine was flowing and the company of our friends made it the perfect way to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon/evening...
Thanks to everyone who had a hand in it...

Starting to think about what to take to the States - 2 suitcases I think!! that's a good start, its going to be a little colder than last year so I want to have plenty of sweaters! I hate being cold and cannot rely on my hot flashes to get me through...

Saturday night - oops I mean Sunday morning!

Made some more cards today - tried to show them to DH, DS and visiting DS but they are not interested at all!
Also been playing whre's the chocolate spread again! I have not found it today - the hiding places are getting better - I wish he would hide it somewhere easier! Everyone knows where it is except me!

Time for bed

Another day gone by in sleepyland! Been making Christmas cards again today - almost finished this bunch!Really enjoyed it - I have loads of stuff left from the kit - I didn't like using some of it _ I just want to keep it!
Played hunt the chocolate spread again with DS - I cannot find it this time- when he has gone to bed I will take a chair into the kitchen and check the top of the cabinets!! I found it the last 2 times easily and wrote a message on the lid in permanent marker - he likes it when I do that. I Hope I find it tonight - I don't want to go out in the 3rd round!!
Been to the awards night at Boys Brigade - DS did really well again - he told us not to bother going as he wouldn't be getting any awards - little fibber - he got loads!!!Several of the other boys told their parents that too - what is it with teenage boys not wanting their parents around? cannot understand it myself ha ha ha

Early to bed tonight...

So tired - burning the candle at both ends is not suiting me! I need more zzzzzz..
been digi scrapping - so relaxing and no mess to clear up!

Evidence of a misspent middle age!

I ache all over! Too much time spent playing on the wii!!!!! However, it is paying off and my scores are improving!!! Have spent all day today catching up with the ironing and the hoovering, kept looking at the wii but managed not to pick it up till DS came home from school and then we bowled until I got fed up with losing!!

I have decided to sort out my scrap room so this could be the last post for a while unless I tie a piece of string to the door handle on the landing so that I can find my way out! I am sure that if I tidy the room up a bit I will be able to fit more stash into it!! ha ha ha DH thinks I am finally getting organised - FOOL!!! ha ha ha

Scrapping day!!

Been to the Scrapaholics club meeting at Edwinstowe and spent a few hours with like minded people who were kind enough to say that they liked the LOs I had done! Did a LO called All about you - and did it about my DH - he is a very interesting person and my hero!
Been playing on the wii again - I am determined not to be beaten at everything by everyone! It could take some time but I will win one day!!

Saturday - again!

Well DS has gone off to do his bronze level of the Duke of Edinburgh and that's left me and DH alone for the weekend... unbridled passion I hear you say - not really! we had a steak and then watched Bridget Jones Edge of Reason!! I love that film and DH was willing to sit through it again - I think he may have missed a little of it but he swears that the noise I heard was the buzzing in my ears again and not him snoring!! I am prepared to let it go due to the fact there is only the 2 of us here and it would be a shame to spoil the w/e..
It's been a few days since i posted anything- a very dear friend (A) came over to see us on Tuesday night, he is in the UK on business and so we treated ourselves to a curry and beer night, totally enjoyed ourselves!!
We (DH & I)went to see the Simpsons Movie yesterday- loved it, but not as much as the man who sat in front of us, he was rolling around splitting his sides laughing, which made us laugh even harder!
Some good friends came over on Thursday and we had a nice chat, also had my GD for a while, she is officially a toddler, did I mention that? anyway she is wearing us old folk out, but we are loving every minute of it!!

I am remembering to take my memory pills so they must be working! Although if they are put back in the cupboard I do forget to take them, heck I even forget that I am taking them!

The travel agent has got back to us re 2008 celebrations for my 50th birthday- we have booked to go to Australia!!!!!Cannot quite believe it!!!!! Been and bought the travel guides and am starting to get excited, I know I shouldn't as it is such a long way off but I can't help it!! One of the hotels looks like it might be in an interesting part of Bangkok...... but we are only there 2 nights and travel is supposed to broaden the mind isn't it??

bits of ribbon

Spent the day visiting...

Been to see my friend H and her little lad, lovely boy, let me play with his toys!Its the furthest I have driven in a lonnngggggg time! It's not that far but I am a scaredy cat at the moment, it did me good and I plan to do more driving to get me back into the swing of things...
This afternoon I went to visit someone who asked me to make a card for her, I really enjoyed the visit- we have known each other for years but never really sat down and had a good talk.
So a good day all in all and one which I shall look back on fondly for as long as my memory lets me!! that'll be around tomorrow lunchtime then!!
Remembered to take the memory pill again this morning so things are looking up!
Booked my flight to the USA to see A- can't wait!!

raining again...

started making my Christmas cards in August and made some more today, I am using an Anna Griffin kit and its ab fab! so much choice and great quality. Its raining and making cards seems like the perfect thing to do.
Family BBQ this w/e and all the kids were here, really nice. I have begun to treasure these events, life can take unexpected turns sometimes and so I am trying to make the most of things. On that subject we have made our minds up to go to OZ next year as its my 50th and we wanted to do something mega! We have put it off a few times due to DH's illness etc but now is the time to take the plunge. The itinerary suits us fine - its not the most adventurous but its ok by us!
It will be finalised by next week and we are really looking forward to it.

fish and chips.........diet- what diet??

Fish and chips were lovely! Don't even feel guilty - yet! Seen GD again today and we spent a lovely hour rolling around on the floor, me building towers and her knocking them over! The more I huffed and puffed over making them the more she howled with laughter! We played hide and seek with a gigantic teddy bear that my mother gave her - it lives at our house as her parents house is already full of toys! I don't mind, I like the fact that she has toys here, she knows when I get her toy bag out that we are going to have fun and her little face lights up....We played and played until she was starting to want her tea then they went home, I think her mum and dad wanted their tea too...
Am feeling a little down since they left, I am concerned about some things and its niggling me all the time.
Just us two here tonight as DS has gone for a sleepover with his mates, why do they call them sleepovers when the only thing they don't do is sleep! He will come home sometime tomorrow, tired, hungry and touchy! Its nearly time for him to return to school so one last night of freedom is fine, it does mean that DH and I will have to talk to each other tonight........

What a lovely day!

I was up and ready early today - well earlier than I usually am these days!I was going to meet my friend L at work for a few hours, do some things that needed doing and have a chat. I really enjoyed it - I don't work there anymore but its nice to pop in and keep in touch...
My granddaughter is taking a few steps on her own now - how cool is that? it's fantastic to watch her face as she does it - she really can't believe it herself yet!I love to watch the magic in her eyes as she tries something for the first time - she is so like her mum when she was that age, it makes me feel young again watching them together - but old at the same time - confusing.....but great!
I took a memory tablet today - I keep forgetting to take them but I will try to keep up with it - honest, its so hard, I keep forgetting that I am on a diet and only remember when I have eaten the cake or the chips etc....

catching up...

I went to see my friend L today! it was lovely to catch up with her- lots of news and goss!! The day went too fast but we had a good time.
Off bowling with DH and DS now - lets see if all the practice on the wii will pay off! I doubt it but hey ho here goes!
Feel twitchy today - eyes are a bit jerky and my hands have a bit of a tremor - I may need a coffee! not had one yet.

another sunny day in paradise...

Well the sun is shining and we are off for a swim! that's after DH has taken me to the not so local craft store to buy some new ribbons - not scarlet ones though(!) a muted green is what I am after, a bit mossy but a little bit faded... I'll know it when I see it!! He is very patient and sits and has a cup of tea whilst I shop, bless.
The worse thing is though, I know I have the exact piece of ribbon I want but the I cannot find it - could be due to the fact that my craft room looks like the inside of my head - a total mess! Looks like someone let a whirlwind into it! Hey ho - I'll just keep the door shut and no-one will know!

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I know its late, I know I'm weary........

I know your plans don't include me............what a song! I love it and it so sums up how I feel right at this moment! Hey ho! It's Saturday night and the most I have to look forward to is another game of golf on the wii!! I have done some card making today - really enjoyed that but it is a bit solitary!!
DH cooked tonight - bbq- that makes a change!!

The sun is shining - AGAIN!

We came home early yesterday from our swim - we had a viewer to look at the house we are trying to sell, she was very nice and seemed really interested but in the space of an hour our hopes were dashed once again..........another property was more 'contempary' - I am begining to really hate that word! Hey Ho!
DH and DS watched the Deadliest Catch on tv which meant that I could use the pc - yeh! I managed tolook at some great sites for my digi scrapping and downloaded some freebies, people are so generous with their kits and papers.......anyway I can't wait to use the ones I snagged.
I feel like a challenge but don't know where to get one from - I suppose I could just look at UKS and see what they are offering but I would not have the nerve to enter it into the challenge or even post it into my gallery, but I could just do it for me.
We were talking about my up and coming 50th again this morning and a cruise was mentioned...setting off from Miami.....love that place. I am quite interested in that idea, will have to check out the figures to see if it can be done. It would mean waiting till Easter but I can manage that! There were several other ideas bandied about all of which mean me sitting at the pc sorting flights and accom out, but again I like doing that and at least I would know where we were going.

The sun is shining!

Well the sun is shining so after filling in my tax return - something that cannot be put off any longer(!) we are heading off for the pool, its an outdoor pool so its at its best wehn the sun is out! Hopefully there will not be many people there and we can just be peaceful...
Babysat my darling GD yesterday - she is a delight, I banaced things on my head and then let them fall into my lap - she was crying with laughter - so were we, her laugh is totally infectious, bless her.
I was really pleased about being able to add the scrapbook slide show to my blog and I think it really adds something. I went to the library and got Blogging for Dummies, hope to read some of it today and maybe learn enough to improve my blog a bit.

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Wii

Well my golf has not improved but I may have found a new career as a boxer! My wii skills are being tested to the limit with this game as I hate the thought of punching anyone -even in a game- but last night I was pursuaded to give it a go and I won!! twice!!!! I have some stuff on my mind and I focused all my anger on the poor wiime on the screen and gave it to him! Son was V impressed and I think a match is on the cards soon. At least with the wii in the house I can claw back some time on the PC - its been like trying to move a mountain getting him off the PC during the summer hols. We do get on quite well though and playing games together on the wii has given us some much needed 'family' time...
He is excited that his brother is dropping in on the way to his camping break - they only saw each other last w/e but the new wii will be something for them to challenge each other with and have a 'real' game! boys and their toys! his dad is as bad, we have worked out that you can bowl from a seated position, which at the moment is a good thing. I keep thinking that maybe next week he will be able to go for a walk with me but we both know deep down that is not going to happen. I should give up on these foolish thoughts but I don't want to, as long as I have hope then I have something.I am getting more used to the motorbility scooter though, I never thought I would, but it is happening. I am feeling frustrated too, there are cities I want to visit and DH cannot get around them too well, how do disabled people get around and sightsee in New York? I have tried to remember but I cannot recall seeing any disabled people anytime we have been there.......

He hates shopping but feeling the atmosphere is something else - and its really not something I want to do alone. Everytime I think (or am asked) what I would like to do for my 50th birthday next year it comes down to what can my DH manage, I want him with me of course, but I want him to enjoy it too. Answers on a postcard please.................

Not so good.

I don't quite know how I feel today, tired that's for sure but thats not all. My throat is sore and I feel definitely 'below par'. Unable to do anything that I planned yesterday but the good news is that my scrapbooking mag came today and so I squirrelled it back to bed and had a lazy morning dreaming of the LOs I was going to do! Uploaded a photo of my lovely cat Wayne to my blog, I think I have the hang of it now. Its nice to see him every time I log on, I don't have many photos of him which is something I regret....
My son has challenged me to golf again tonight on the wii - I am rubbish at it which is why he likes to play against me! I might have to practice when he is not around so that I can surprise him one day!! ha ha ha - it won't be too soon that's for sure!
I am a lot better at bowling than he is so we don't tend to play that too often - just when he sees that I need a 'sympathy' win!

Must get some sleep tonight -yawn.......

Really bad night last night, only had around 3 hours sleep. I am determind to get some zzzzzz tonight! More digital scrapping today and I made a birthday card for my almost daughter in law, enjoyed doing that. A really good friend came to visit tonight so that took my mind off other things for a while, just have to get people over here more often!!

Am going out tomorrow with my granddaughter, looking forward to that, just for a walk, nothing exciting...
My friend is home from her hols so we should be able to catch up soon - as soon as she has done the washing! Other things planned are belly dancing with another friend and catching up with people who have been away over the school hols.

Nocturnal

I think I am turning nocturnal - this is not good at all! I really need some sleep but I am so worried about so many things that I find it almost impossible to nod off at night. I seem to be more awake at this hour than any other part of the day. This is affecting my family - I am tired and irritable usually without cause! Hey ho - I will try to catch up on some zzzz tomorrow I promise.

Have spent more time today with my son, at 14 he doesn't really want me around much but today has been different. Will work on it again tomorrow..........

Have managed to do some digital scrapbooking and post it to UKS, very theraputic! No mess with digi scrapping either, my husband likes that!

Off to bed now - early start in the morning.

Is there anybody out there?

I thought that I would give blogging a go - is 'blog' a verb? I very much doubt that anyone else will read this so it does not matter what I write.

It's Sunday night and I am sitting here at my pc - as usual!! There is hardly a day goes by when I am not glued to it so I might as well do some journalling!