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!