Monday, September 25, 2006

WOMEN'S ARSE SIZE STUDY

There is a new study out about women and how they feel about their arses!

The results were pretty interesting:
85% of women think their arse is too big...
10% of women think their arse is too little...
The other 5% say that they don't care, they love him, he's a good man,
and they would have married him anyway.....

Hee hee, sorry can't be bothered to do blog tonight, far to tired, so will leave you with this joke instead.

Take care of yourselves.

mwahahahhahahaha

Saturday, September 23, 2006

It's official

We must be mad, we have now confirmed the next Luxurious Angel Retreat, its on the 2nd - 4th March 2007 and will be held at the same location - Lockerbie Country Manor. We have brilliant teachers lined up but not gonna tell you who they are just yet, we will release this information at the October Retreat and announce to the world at large after then.

So whos coming, I am , yahoo.

Thursday, September 21, 2006

Retreat Heaven

Well Girls, I've now finished one of the classes I'll be teaching at the retreat, and I love it, and I hope you will love it too, no sneaky peeks though, ha ha

Have had a mad busy day, worked all through lunch, but can score up more hours owed to me, which all helps I suppose. Things have gone mad at work, we are so busy its untrue, don't know whether I will ever catch up with it all, but we are doing a good job trying. One thing I must say, is I actually love my job, no two days are ever the same and I don't have to bring my work home with me, which is brilliant, because when I ran my own company, I worked all the hours I could and then came home and worked some more. Don't get me wrong, I loved my own company, but been able to leave it all at the office, is brilliant.

Went to see my dear friend Anne tonight after work, for an hour then home to make tea for me and Ben, yes you guessed it, Gerry was not here again, honestly that tin of tuna won't be worth anything by the end of the week with the amount of times I've chucked it at him.

Angela came over tonight to check out the class I had designed, then made me do it all again whilst she timed me, to make sure its achieveable within the time frame of the class, she is some hard task master, but we had fun.

I'm off to see Will Young tomorrow night with Heather and I'm so looking forward to a night off and getting out, will be great to meet up with Heather as well, I so love this lady, she is so talented and also has me peeing myself with laughter all the time.

here is your joke of the day, this one is from a really lovely friend of mine called Fiona, and I love her to pieces, so if you hate this joke, sorry, but it makes me laugh everytime I read it.

Two Mexicans have been lost in the desert for weeks, and they're at death's door.
As they stumble on, hoping for salvation in the form of an oasis or something similar, they suddenly spy, through the heat haze, a tree off in the distance.
As they get closer they can see that the tree is draped with rasher upon rasher of bacon. There's smoked bacon, crispy bacon, life-giving juicy nearly-raw bacon, all sorts.

"Hey, Pepe" says the first bloke "Ees a bacon tree!!! We're saved!!!"

"You're right, amigo!" says Pepe.

So Pepe goes on ahead and runs up to the tree salivating at the prospect of food. But as he gets to within five feet of the tree, there's the sound of machine gun fire, and he is shot down in a hail of bullets.

His friend quickly drops down on the sand and calls across to the dying Pepe.

"Pepe!! Pepe!! Que pasa, hombre?"

With his dying breath Pepe calls out... "Ugh, run, amigo, run!!

Ees not a Bacon Tree!




Ees... a.... Ham Bush."

Mwahahahahahahaha

night night, take care of you. xxxx

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

just a quick one

OK, just a quick entry from me tonight, have done tea, and typically Gerry was not even here, unbeliveable after all his flipping moaning as well, well tough titties for him, he can make his own when he gets in. Gonna take Heathers tip and keep a can of rotten tuna to chuck at him.

I'm off to go and do some scrapping. Have another added to the list as our team has been asked to design one of the weekly challenges on UKS and everyone in the team has done theres expect for me, typical I'm always so way behind, also need to get on with the class kits, want to blow all you Luxurious Angels away with some lovely stuff, so best get my scrapping head out of the cupboard, blow the cobwebs off it and get on.

Heres your joke of the day, rather a rude one I'm afraid, but I'm running out of good family ones now.

WHICH PART OF YOUR BODY GOES TO HEAVEN FIRST?
The nun teaching Sunday School was speaking to her class one morning and she asked the question, "When you die and go to Heaven...which part of your body goes first?"

Suzy raised her hand and said, "I think it's your hands."

"Why do you think it's your hands, Suzy?"

Suzy replied, "Because when you pray, you hold your hands together in front of you and God just takes your hands first."

"What a wonderful answer!" the nun said.

Little Johnny raised his hand and said, "Sister, I think it's your feet."

The nun looked at him with the strangest look on her face. "Now, Little Johnny, why do you think it would be your feet?"

Little Johnny said, "Well, I walked into Mommy and Daddy's bedroom the other night Mommy had her legs straight up in the air and she was saying, "Oh ! God, I'm coming!"

"If Dad hadn't pinned her down, we'd have lost her."
The Nun fainted.

Did warn you it was rude, mwahahahahah

night night, and take care of you. xxx

Monday, September 18, 2006

Full Shift

Today I have had to work a full shift at work, and I'm so tired, I actually only work part-time, but for the next 2 weeks one of the girls is off on holiday and I have to cover for her, what a shock to my system, I'm so tired.

Straight after work, had to leg it to kids art class to finish the banner off, we can't display it just yet, as the community centre is been decorated, but hopefully in a few weeks time, we will be able to get it up and I'll take pics for you all then.

Joke of the day seems to be popular so here is another one for you, from my friend Jane, she keeps me in good supply with these little beauties, this one had me falling off my chair laughing, hope it makes you laugh too.
A very loud, unattractive, mean-acting woman walks into Wal-Mart with her two kids in tow, screaming obscenities at them all the way through the entrance.
The Wal-Mart Greeter says, "Good morning and welcome to Wal-Mart .... Nice children you've got there - are they twins?"
The ugly woman stops screaming long enough to say, "Hell no they ain't, the oldest one, he's 9 and the younger one, she's 7.
Why the hell would you think they're twins?........
Do you really think they look alike?"
"No", replies the greeter, "I just couldn't believe you got laid twice"!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha

Have a busy week planned, working full time, (don't know how i'm gonna cope with that one) and have 3 classes to design for the retreat, plus classes for the shops I teach at, plus get some scrapping done for just me, seems I never get any done for just me and mine anymore these days, so gonna try real hard to do some. Which will cause world war 3 in our house, as DH will be expecting his tea and there won't be any. He is actually really good and does the cooking over the weekend, nothing out of this world, just a defrost and reheat kinda guy, but still he does cook, which is more than what I do. I'm suppose to cook during the week, but always forget to take something of the freezer, which usually ends up in Gerry having a strop at him doing the cooking. Oh well, here goes a week of constant nagging from him indoors, but to be honest I really don't give a crap at the mo, I mean lets compare, I make a meal from scratch, he takes it out of the freezer, throws it in the oven and this to him, is he cooked a meal, well excuse me, you bloody well did not, the bloody oven cooked it, now if you had chopped, diced, simmered, peeled, mashed, and all the bloody rest that goes into cooking a meal, well then I'd give him a blue peter badge. Ok sorry for the rant, but just had words about the bloody cooking, and I'm in a foul mood now.

Anyway, with that, I'm off to bed, before I throw a bloody steak at him.

Night night

mwahahaha

Sunday, September 17, 2006

Crocs

Yes I finally have a pair of Crocs, in bright pink, and they are so comfy. Really wanted a pair of Aspen in Black, but a girl can't be picky when she is under pressure to buy, had Ben and Gerry with me, and they will not wait for anything. But I got a pair, and I'll wait and order the Aspen off the internet instead.

Went to a crop in Edinburgh yesterday with Angela, it was so quite, a real change from the crops that Angela has, where you need to take your supply of Tena Ladies with you, but I really enjoyed myself, they where a great bunch of girls, and when asked for the gossip, they willingly gave it all up. Thats one thing I love a good gossip, not about any one person or anything like that, I'm not at all bitchy, or at least I don't think I am, I'm sure somebody will put me right if I'm wrong. Did not get much done, was trying to work on one of the classes for the retreat, but with Angela at my side, and everyone else's work to admire, I never got much done at all. Typical, you always plan so much and get so little done, thats my story every time.

Running around the house like a headless chicken tonight trying to get organised for school and work tomorrow. I must confess that I have a cleaner who comes in twice a week and she is a god send, but she has been on holiday for 2 weeks and I've done nothing, she will go mad, so hence the mad headless chicken impression I'm currently doing.

Anyway, have to go and finish the flippin ironing, I hate it, have done all of mine and Ben's still have Gerry's to do, but seriously wondering if I can make him get angry by doing something silly, then I can say, sod off I'm not ironing your clothes. Hee hee evil I know, but a girl has to do what a girl has to do.

Oh Joke of the day.

Black tarmac goes into a pub and asks for a pint
Red Tarmac goes into the same pub and asks for a pint, they both sit down together, have a chat, finish there drink and leave.

The following day, they both go back, get a pint and sit down with it. Then in walks green tarmac, and they both get up and run out of the pub screaming. After a couple of hours, they sneak back in to see if he has gone, and the bar mans, says hey, what was that all about, and they reply, he is a cyclepath (pycopath), ha ha, mwahahahaha, I know rotten, but at least you got a joke.

Night night.

Friday, September 15, 2006

Luxurious Angel sneek peek

Today has been mad busy, me and Angela have been trying to get all the paperwork out of the way for the retreat and finally we have a class list available or at least we think we do, but first some sad news about the retreat. Maggie is unable to teach as originally planned as she has some work problems, her boss is on long term sick leave and she has to cover, which means her work load is doubled and she can't spare the time to design classes, etc. You won't believe how much work goes into preparing classes, challenges, make 'n' takes, etc. We are so gutted at losing her as a teacher, she is so talented and a big loss to us, but for you girls, we have arranged alternative classes that are going to blow your minds away and hopefully make up for the loss of losing Maggie. On another sad note, Anna, another one of the teachers has lost her dad tonight, this is such a huge loss to Anna, and our deepest sympathies go out to her and her family.

We have the following classes confirmed.

Exclusive, Lippy Chick flip book with the new blonde moments feastive feast - these papers are not available for retail sales, you can only get them from Art from the Heart, but they have very kindly agreed to let us purchase some for the retreat, yahoo

Chatterbox Den LO class

Basic Grey Lily Kate LO Class

PaperLoft LO class

Flop Book - this is a Brand new book from Miss Lippy Chick herself, we will be the first people in the world to play with this book, and we get to use the lush Blonde Moments Spring fling papers.

OK, thats 5 to tempt you with, some of these classes are 2 hours long and some are 1 hour long, every body attending is given 5 class vouchers and each hour is equivalent to 1 class voucher, so you have tons to choice from

I'm off to bed now, off to a crop tomorrow in Edinburgh and need my beauty sleep.

Night night.

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Oh no not another Lippy Chick Book

Yes, I'm sorry, but I'm seriously addicted to these, they go together so quick and all those crappy pics I have are bound for yet more. These pics of a night out I had back in August with

the girls from Art from the Heart , Saturday night pizza night for the retreat. pics are of me, Dyan, Kirsty, Dougie, Jane (Lisa Tarbuck) and Mark.

I'm planning on making another one of these, for the girls that where sat at the other end of the table, once I've fixed the pictures as my photo skills are so rubbish and they are a bit blurry.

I used the fantastic Junkitz's papers for this, which I got off Anna over at Bumblebee crafts. I love these papers they are so bright and vibrant and really jazzed the whole book up considering the photos where not that great.

Today at work, one of the girls in the office with me, said I take life way to fast, but I said, life is short you should cram as much in as you can, she thinks, I'm heading for an early grave because I'm always on the go and never rest. This got me thinking, would I rather lead a full and exciting life and die early, or live a slow and dull life and live longer, and do you know, I'm actually really happy with the life I lead, ok, I'm tired out, could do with a few more hours sleep and probably a better diet, but I'm happy, I love what I do, I love my family and friends, I love my hobby, I love my life in general.

I don't think an early grave will happen to me. Look at all the people who retire, sit at home and don't do anything, well these people are the ones that usually die quite early, sorry to be blunt and I hope I have not upset anybody with that comment, but honestly I believe this to be true, whereas the people that retire have hobbies and interests are still going strong, I have friends that are 75 plus and they are so young at heart, and active and fit and all because they refuse to sit still.

Should I be wrong and actually die young, well I'm sure my family won't hate me for this, as we are a happy family always doing something and I'm sure they would rather have memories of somebody who was happy and active rather than somebody who was dull and boring.

OK, thats my rant over and done with, sorry if I've depressed anybody, but life is for living and we all need to remember that, its a short time we are here on this earth and we should cram in as much as we can, if that means I miss a few hours sleep, then so be it.

Take care of yourselves.

xxx

Joke of the Day

A young boy is in the bath, looking at his testicles and ask his mum, is that my brains

NO son not yet.

ha ha


Have been sat making up another lippy chick book tonight, Heather came over to play as well, and she turned one into a birthday card, I'm seriously addicted to these now, but I've not taken pics as so late and lighting is rubbish, I'll take pics tomorrow and post for you all to see, is of a night out I had in Harrogate whilst on the Art from the Heart weekend retreat, some good ones and some not so good, but then Kirsty did take a few for me cause I'm so bloody rotten at it.

Kids Art class on monday was brilliant, the banner is looking fantastic, hope to have it finished next week and if we do, I'll take pics for you all to see. Had one very strange incident though with a fairly new boy and girl, ended up having to have words with both of their parents, but hopefully its all ok now. The boy was acting up a bit, so to give him a bit of responibility he was sent to the shed where all the equipment is kept with Holly (one of the helpers) and two other children, one of them being this girl, well the boy only went and pulled this young girls trousers down and top up, I did not see it happen, but was promptly informed, they where both promptly taken out into the hall to get the full story in private and then both sets of parents where told. I must admit I was horrified as was the boys mum, but the girls dad was fantastic about it, and said not to worry, its just kids exploring. I did offer to ask the boy not to come back to class if he felt it was a problem, but he said no, not a problem, unless it happens again and then maybe we should review it. I must admit if it was my daughter I would have thrown a hissy fit, anyway, hopefully its all water under the bridge.

And that about brings me upto date with all the gossip.

Gerry is off tomorrow to watch Celtic play United in Manchester and is away overnight, so I have the girls coming over for tea and to work on the kids art class scrapbook project we are designing for them and then its a early night for hopefully, but then again knowing me I'll end up on the pc surfing the web.

Anyway, off to bed now, I promise I'll upload pics of lippy chick book tomorrow

night night

Take care of yourselves. big kisses to F.

xxx

Sunday, September 10, 2006




Ha ha, blogger let me upload pics, of new Lippy Chick book, available at Angel Crafts and Art from the Heart, decorated with the new Blonde Moment Festive Feast papers, you can get them directly from Art from the Heart on 01423 873739

Feastive Feast

I can now let the cat out of the bag so to speak and annouce the new launch of the fantastic Blonde Moment Papers called Feastive Feast.

I was actually lucky enough to be part of the process as the place where I work printed these papers for Dyan and I have sat staring at them now for 2 weeks whilst we have been preparing them for print and can honestly say they are blooming lovely. There is not one I dislike, and if given the choice I would have my house decorated in these at Christmas time.

I spent Weds and Thursday night madly making up samples to take to the shop with me this weekend for display and have spent a very enjoyable day teaching makes and takes with the fantastic Kirsty Wiseman by my side, we had a laugh but what did you expect from us two together.

So an exciting few days its been, Me and Kirsty finally pulled our bloody fingers out and started the BOM prompt challenges, this will run for a year, each month we will give you a prompt and you finish it in your own special way, you can take it as seriously as you want, or you can do something silly, a bit like me, I never take myself seriously, and when I'm gone and buried I want Ben and my grandchildren to know the real me and not something made to look all pretty.

So here is my layout for you all to laugh at, go along to the thread on UKS and join in, honest you will actually enjoy scrapping yourself for a change.

Have had the pleasure of playing with a brand new book out on the market, called a Lippy Chick Flip Book, it is a book that folds in on its self, and each page measure 5x5 square, it has 10 pages, 5 on each side and comes in a cute little plastic holder, I've obviously covered them with the new feastive feast papers as nothing else has touched my hands this weekend.

(pics will follow when blogger is been nice)

Check out my fliker on the left hand side to see more of what I made with the papers, some brilliant xmas cards and I've tons more planned, don't think I'll be playing with anything else for quite some time.

ok, off to play, I'll be back later

bye

Thursday, September 07, 2006

Next Installement

I'm just gonna pick up where I left off from my last blog entry.

On Saturday night, we had dinner with my Godchildren and their parents, they drove over to meet us and they knew how tired we where from the trip down, we asked the hotel for recommendations of places to go with kids and true to form they came out with MacDonalds, Burger King etc, till we explained we wanted a nice family restaurant, so they sent us to this little pub just down the road, Well what a horror, we ordered drinks, they all arrived in DIRTY glasses and where warm, not a good start, so we decided we could not trust there cooking and legged it. We ended up in a Pizza Express and had a great meal, so I can highly recommend the Pizza Express in Tonbridge for anybody who fancys a night out.

The Kids where on top form and we had a wonderful few hours with them, even if we did struggle to keep our eyes open.

Then it was a good nights sleep and on Sunday we went to Oxford to see my BIL & SIL and nephew and neice, we managed to spend an hour at home with them, before we all headed off to their works BBQ which we stayed at for an hour before hitting the road home to collect Ben, who had stayed at Heathers for the weekend along with the Dog. Heather made us a fantastic curry for our tea, but seeing how tired we where she put it into a box for us to take home and have later, which was brilliant of her, thank you so much Heather that was so good of you.

Once rested it was back to work, and we have not stopped all week, have spent the week running round like a headless chicken. Monday night was kids art class, where we are making a banner for display inside the community centre so we were all covered in paper mache and glue. Tuesday me and Angela where off to see the hotel about the retreat and booking for March 07, more news to follow on that one......... Weds I spent with Ann who has kindly pulled me out of the poop by offering to teach a class I'm suppose to be doing on Saturday at Inkspot. Have double booked myself as am going to Art from the Heart for the weekend to demonstrate for them. We sat for a few hours and designed the most fantastic layout, I seriously love what we made and am now gutted I won't be teaching it. Ann is scared stiff she has never taught a class before, but she is moving next year and the area she is moving too is open for a craft teacher and I truly believe she can fill that slot, we then spent a few hours making xmas cards and that brings me right upto today.

I am in a foul mood just now, we have asked Ben every night if he has homework and every night he says no, have just found out he has been telling us fibs, and has loads to do, so he is sat at the kitchen table right now and I'm throat is sore from shouting at him, honestly he was a nightmare in primary school for his homework and it appears nothing is gonna change him, don't know how to explain that he is only cheating himself, good education = good job, but he just does not get it at all, shame of it is, he is really bright, but he would rather sit infront of the tv or playstation, we have even taken these off him but that does not work, so any suggestions would be appreciated.

Blogger won't let me upload any more pics just now, so I'll come back later and upload pics of nephew and neice for you all to see.

Take care of yourselves, and hello Fiona, xxx

mwahahahahaha

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Annie get your gun

OMG, I have had the bestestestestestest weekend ever, and I'm now armed and loaded, yahoooooooooo.

What a weekend I've had. Friday was my first official day off work, so went to the hairdressers to get my hair cut and coloured, had tried so hard to get in with my friend but she was fully booked so got a local hairdresser to do it instead, the girl did a great job on it, but I was scared to get it cut, so only had a small trim. Then I went into Glasgow to see my hairdresser friend as we where meeting for lunch, I popped into the fantastic MagicTan booth and got an all over tan and straight out of it, she plonks me down to give my

hair a wash and blow-dry. Ok my hair was a bit messed up after the tan, but a brush would have fixed that in a min, but oh no, Dawn insists on washing it, when she gets me in the hair, she then says ok, how we cutting it, after much explaining by me that its already been done, she grabs the scissors and away she goes, but I must admit, I love what she has done with it.

Then it was home to pack for the weekend as had to hurry to pick Angela and Heather up for the Robbie Concert that we where going to at Hampden. Well the show was fantastic, the people where so rude, can't believe that manners appear to have left everyone who resides in Glasgow, we had our toes trampled on, elbowed in the ribs, pushed in the back and generally trampled all over, but that could not outshine the fact that the concert was amazing, the set was out of this world, literally and the music great, even if Robbie was only a tiny blob in the distance. (and I deny all allegations that I was very very bad in pushing people back and any general naughty on goings I did) But I do have a guy for sale for the bonfire, hee hee

Gerry came in and picked up from the concert and dropped the girls off on the way home, then we hit the motorway for a drive from hell, (worse bit of the weekend) we drove all through the night and arrived in Kent at the hop farm at 9.45 am, excellent timing as had to be there for 10am. We then spent the day as action hero's or thats how I felt. Weekend was one of Gerry's work thingy may jigs for teambuilding, so everyone was split into teams, I was the only girl in our team and boy did I put the boys to shame. First up was Laser Clay Pigeon Shooting, something I have never done, have never held a gun before, and boy am I a natural, I know how big headed am I, but honestly I was brilliant at it, hit almost everyone of the clays, then it was onto pistol shooting, again a natural, even got a bulls eye, then Archery, again a natural, high scores the lot. After that, we had a reverse steer drive, well I have to admit at this I was rubbish, if you wanted to go left you had to turn the steering wheel right, and so on, well my time was 1min 54 seconds on my first attempt but this was namely down to the fact that I had to keep stopping the car, because I could not see where I was going for laughing, honestly I thought I was going to pee myself laughing. But not wanting to be beaten and DH had got a time of 27 seconds I kept on and on at it, till I got it down to 27 seconds as well. Anybody who knows me well, will tell you I'm not one for losing, don't do losing, always have to win, terrible I know, but thats me.

We had a break for lunch, which was very very nice, bbq but with a difference, veggy kebabs in honey, yum yum and danishes the size of dinner plates, fantastic I was in heaven.

After dinner we did blind driving, where somebody shouts directions whilst you have a blindfold on, the lady who was timing this though, honestly I think she must have had a drink, because if your time was over 60 seconds (which mine was not, ha ha) she said you had a score of 100 minutes, so that all went to pot and was a bit boring, but then it was vroom vroom time and off to the quad bikes, fantastic, whizzing round a course so fast it is brilliant and I want one.Our team won first place and I beat Gerry in everything expect the quad biking and he rightfully won the championship in that catergory. Brilliant day, but we where so tired.

I'll come back and fill you in on the rest of it later.

Take care of yourselves. mwahahahahaha


Friday, September 01, 2006

Oh get me

I have to say, my new hair do is fantastic, bit of a laugh though, wanted to get my friend Dawn to do it who I was meeting for lunch as she use to work for Vidal Sasson and now runs her own place Richardson Murray but was told she had no spaces, so just went to a local salon and had highlights and a tiny trim, but when I got to Dawns, she plonked me into the MagicTan booth for a quick spray tan (oh I do miss been brown, was always brown when I ran that business) and when I came out she insisted on giving my hair a wash and blow dry. When I sat back down for her to dry, out came the scissors and off came my hair, but I do love what she has done with it, it looks fantastic as I keep saying.

So now I'm about to head out of the door for the Robbie concert and I look amazing, even if only I say it, I have a to die for tan and a cracking hair do (wanted to say fantastic but thought you might shoot me, hee hee).

Anyway, this might be my last post till Monday, as straight after the concert we are heading off to Kent and then Oxford on the way back up and don't expect to get home till very late on Sunday and won't have internet access, so you all have a fan... whoops, a great weekend and I'll see you all next week, I'll have loads of pics to show you hopefully.

mwahahahahahahaha

Thursday, August 31, 2006

Toilet Paper

I'm doing a poll to see how everybody has there toilet paper on their toilet roll holder.

the other day, somebody put the toilet roll on the wrong way round for me, but I left it to see what Gerry would do, well low and behold he swapped it back to the way I like it. Can you imagine a man even noticing something like this. So when I asked him about this he said he prefered the toilet paper to roll from over the top rather than the bottom. I remember a conversation with a vicar many many years ago about marriage and he acutally used this as a suggestion to peoples pet hates and how people can argue about this, which does seem kinda silly to me, but then it does take all sorts, so back to my poll, which way do you like your toilet paper to roll, over the top or from the bottom? does its direction cause confrontation in your house?

Last but not least, please please please go and visit this blog, this is a fantastic idea that Anita has come up with to help raise money for her poorly sister, she will colour change two pictures for you giving you a really poppy one and one black and white for 5 euros, so please go and support this project of hers. Thank you
here is one of the pics I sent her, with her magic touched done to it for you all to see.

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Goodies, goodies, goodies

Its the middle of the week, yahoo.

Can hardly wait for the end of tomorrow. I asked my work about cutting my hours down recently, I currently work part time Monday to Friday 9.30am to 2.30pm, which is brilliant for me dropping Ben off and picking him up, but I was struggling with all my other bits and pieces, design work, housework, etc, so asked if I could cut my number of days a week down, and they said yes, so from the 1st of Sept I only work 4 days a week, will get every Friday off, thats assuming nobody is on holiday when I have to cover.

This friday is my first official day off and I've so much planned for it already. have to do a project for the kids art classes, promised the kids I would finish the first letter of our art banner off and have it ready for Monday and with me away all weekend, need to get it done on Friday.

I'm also meeting one of my old customers from way back when I ran Magic Tan Scotland, she was my fav customer back then and she called me out of the blue last week, saying she was missing me and could we meet for lunch, she is also a fantastic hairdresser, so going to see if I can bribe her into doing my hair, my roots are so disgusting I can't bare to look at them in the mirror anymore. Then its off to see Robbie, have agreed we are not going to go in at the start, not really interested in seeing the support bands and have a feeling its gonna be raining, so don't fancy getting drowned upon.

Have spent quite a few hours this week working with Angela on the Luxurious Angels retreat, trying to sort out prizes, goody bags, etc. You should see what the ladies are going to be getting, if your not booked on for the retreat yet, why not? come on, you will need a trailer to get all your goodies home, we are gonna need an artic truck to get all the stuff there, hee hee.

OK, off to watch trash tv with my DH, he will wonder whats going on, spending all this time with him, but he does not realise how many weekends I'm away for in Sept, so need to start buttering him up now before I drop my bombshells. Away to Art from the Heart next weekend in Harrogate for their open day as on the Blonde Moments design team, then away again at the end of the month for Kirsty and Emily's workshop in Gloustershire, how fantastic is this life, it simply does not get any better.

Night night peeps, and take care of yourselves xxx

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

My Heart will be broken in 3 weeks time

My adorable godchildren who live in Kent and who I never get to see as it is now are moving to Canada, I saw them tonight as they where up at their Grans for a visit so spent 2 happy hours with them and I'm going to see them on Saturday in Kent for the day and night, but then no more. I will probably cry like a baby on Sunday when I have to leave them. Tonight I gave Natashca the canvas I had done of her ages ago for her to hang in her new room.

The pic was taken last year on the day of her first communion and she was a typical girl all pink and cuddly, but what a difference a year makes, today she was all grown up, no pink in sight and no cuddles either, well not for Uncle Gelly, I got loads (no did not spell Gerry's name wrong, the Kids call him Uncle Gelly, and I'm Aunty Pose, cause I'm always asking them to pose for pics).

Have done quite a few scrapbook pages of them recently but I'm not parting with them. I am gonna get Cameron a few bits and pieces from the Celtic store he is abso mad about them, and is never out of his strip but think he might need a few bits to keep him warm once he has left.

We are going to try so hard to get over to visit them in the New Year and hopefully get some skiing in as well at the same time.

Anyway, thats my sad news for the day, on a more positive note, Ben is getting on brilliantly at school and wants to get a rating of mega star, something the school awards to outstanding pupils, but don't be decived he wants to get this rating because kids who have this, get loads of free stuff, there is no fooling him, offering him something for nothing and he is right in there, chip off the old block if I do say so myself.

Have a brilliant weekend planned, off to see Robbie in Concert on Friday night, then driving to Kent, for a day of fun filled activities with Gerry's work, Clay pigeon shooting, quad bikes, archery, etc. and then my adorable Godchildren for the rest of the day and an overnight, then on Sunday upto Oxford to see my nephew and niece and BIL and SIL and then home, we will need a week off work to recover as not gonna get much sleep over the weekend as doing all the driving through the nights, but its only once in a while and seeing the children is worth it.

I'm gonna go and get a nice hot cuppa with my DH and watch some trash on TV to help relax, I'll catch you all later.

Monday, August 28, 2006

Slow Down

I've finally slowed down, or thats how it feels, I took the weekend off and spent most of it lay in my bed nursing a headache, thats what you get for slowing down, or thats how it seems.

Usually at a weekend I'm out on a Saturday all day either at a crop or card group or teaching, but not this weekend, had nothing, yes you heard that right, I had nothing at all planned, must have been the first weekend in months, so I decided to be lazy and I'm sorry I was now, as ended up with the biggest headache that is still lingering now. I did manage to finish a CJ entry I had been struggling with, It was a love/hate cj and I had to pick a colour, I picked brown and thought easy, will do chocolate and mud, however a good frined dared me to do SHIT instead for my hate, I laughed so hard and agreed but when it came down to the nitty gritty I did not have the courage to write SHIT so put Poo instead, what a cop out I call you all shouting.

Sunday was spent in a meeting with Angela trying to sort out the paperwork for the Luxurious Angel Retreat, you girls will not believe the size of the goody bag you are getting and all the silly games and challenges we have orgainised for you, let alone the prizes, they are fantastic, trying to talk Angela into parting with a few, but she won't let me have any the big meany. Which is great news for you girls who are coming, because honestly the prizes are fantastic.

Have got the little darlings tonight for art class, oh what joy, I seriously can't be bothered, but I really need to move my arse as need to pick up the classroom helpers in 10 mins and still not got changed yet.

have tried to upload the personality test that anna posted on her blog and some pics but blogger is not playing, so I'll try again later.

Here you go cj entries, look rubbish sorry, but can't be bothered messing with them. Now don't have the will to go and do the personality test again as can't find the results of the last one, and I'm thats mad the results will be different anyway, :(

Monday, August 21, 2006

I've been tagged again...........

Heather has got her own back on me for tagging her earlier this week, so here you go.


1. If you could build a house anywhere, where would it be?
Right in the middle of Central Park, New York

2. What's your favourite article of clothing?
has to be my lovely new T-shirt, even have a handbag that matches, how daft is that.

3. Favourite physical feature of the opposite sex?
tough one, first thing would be bum, then eyes then teeth.

4. What's the last CD that you bought?
Jack Johnson

5.
Where's your favourite place to be?
Home

6. Where's your least favourite place to be?
Work

7. What's your favourite place to be massaged?
full body please

8. Strong in mind or strong in body?
Strong in mind, to the extreme of been considered stubborn.

9. What time do you wake up in the morning?
Alarm set for 6.30 but usually let it snooze a few times. Sunday is best, get to stay in bed till Gerry makes breakfast, yahooo

10. What is your favourite Kitchen appliance?
Dishwasher, how did we cope without these.

11. What makes you really angry?
Rudeness

12. If you could play an instrument what would it be?
The piano, we have one, but none of us can play, still trying to get lessons sorted, on so many waiting lists its untrue.

13. Favourite colour?
wow, lots and lots, depends on mood.

14. Sports car or SUV?
SUV, so I can roll right over the top of anything.

15. Do you believe in an afterlife?
I hope there is one, but still unsure, I’ll let you know when I get there.

16. Favourite children's book?
any of the Famous 5

17. What's your favourite season?
Autumn, love the colour of the trees

18. What is your least favourite household chore?
All of them

19. If you could have one super-power, what would it be?
To fly, then I might not be late so often and can get to the desination really quick, I get really bored on long drives.

20. If you have a tattoo what is it?
now that would be telling

21. Can you juggle?
Sort of

22. The one person from your past that you wish you could go back and talk to?
My Gran

23. What's in the boot of your car?
carrier bags and a umbrella

24. Which do you prefer, sushi or hamburger?
Sushi, hate hamburgers.

Well Ben started high school today, and I have to admit I was a bit of a wreck at letting him go, now he really is a big boy and no stopping the march of time, he's not in yet so I don't know how it went today, but I'll report back later.

Work is ok, its work, so you know what I mean.

OH OH have news, apparently I have been published again this month in Scrapbook inspirations, but I've not seen it yet, I sent in a CD case that I had made into a scrapbook for Gerry as he won't have anything else on his desk but this he could get away with as it is just a cd case until you open it, have been told it made it to the readers letters page, so will have to buy it when I get a chance.

Childrens art classes start back tonight, we have 11 in total for this term and I'm really looking forward to it. We have spent at least one day a week over the summer holidays working on ideas for them, and they are all gonna be making a scrapbook, and a few other things over the 10 week period, can't wait to get back into it, the kids are brilliant fun and keep us on our toes but in a good way.

Anyway, have to get stuff ready and find some more victims to tag now, mwahahahahaha

Take care.
xxxx

Sunday, August 20, 2006

I've been tagged

My friend Janet (nut) has tagged me, so here is my response, I'm off to tag some of you now, so you best watch out........

Four jobs I have had in my life.

1. Managing Director of my own company
2. Technical Administrator
3. Office Manager
4. Print Administrator

Four Movies I would watch over and over:
1. Beaches
2. Bridget Jones
3. Big
4. Moulin Rouge

Four Places I have lived:
1. London
2. Flat in Partington
3. House in Partington
4. House in Scotland

Four TV shows I love to wach:
1. House
2. Two Pints Of Lager and a Packet Of Crisps
3. Lost
4. Scrubs

Four places I've been on vacation:
1. Malta
2. USA
3. Germany
4. Tenerife

Web sites I visit regularly:
1. UKS
2. Scrappad
3. Blogs
4. Google

Four of my favourite foods:1. Chocolate Buttons
2. Pastrami & coleslaw sandwich
3. Chilli & Rice
4. Crisps

Four Places I'd rather be right now:
1. On Holiday
2. Shopping
3. Relaxing with friends
4. In Bed

Four things that make me smile:
1. Playing in the garden with Ben
2. Being with family and friends
3. when my DH tells me his rubbish jokes
4. Silly photos