Last blog of the year

Only 5 hours left to work, before I'm out of here like a greyhound out of trap 3...........
Yippee.
This week has flown really, Tuesday evening Ruth and Mark came round with a take-away, they didn't stay long as Ruthrack is allergic to my cats (told her she'll hardly ever get to see her niece with these short visits). Tee hee!

Anyhow we had a nice natter, Andy shows off a bit when we have guests, playing lord of the manor or something. We opened the posh M&S xmas biccies, but i had to side them so there was some left for the in-laws tonight.
AP & I spent the rest of the evening trashy t.v watching........he departed around 10pm, i cleaned stair carpet, blitzed the bathroom and mopped lino, read and was asleep for midnight!

Wednesday 20th

Nice day, braved the hellhole called Morrison's and M&S for last minute supplies, few work errands but not many, plenty skiving, emailing and looking on the net....home at 4.30pm, then spent 5 hrs wrapping Woz's bday pressie & last minute Xmas buys, siding washing from airer, making a chilli, emptying bins, made tea and today's sandwiches, chatted to RMS, bath and ablutions, all the while this little baby of ours was doing the fandango, it's a right little boxer and is clearly a night rake.
Andy meanwhile laid on the sofa for the duration, i know he works 10hr days and has a manual job, but he's a rude awakening ahead when bambino arrives, brought this to his attention......"don't worry Karen, I've got it sorted....baby on one arm, sky remote in the other hand..........guffaw guffaw".
Hmmmm?
Home for him (the last time ever), bed at 10pm...so so so tired.

Thursday 21st
Keeping work to a bare minimum, have chatted to Marlo, had a big lunch and am very sleepy, managed to put screen wash and oil in the C4, Andy called.. the rugby is cancelled this weekend (good), he's finishing at 3pm today and is either going for a kip or to the Gym............note, instead of starting his Christmas shopping!!"!? Boys!!!
I'm getting in a flap for him, Men they just aren't bothered!
I've 2 more hours to kill here, then I'm calling to drop some samples off on the way home in Birstall, hopefully i'll be home for 4.30pm, Andy's family coming at 6.30pm..he's arriving an hour earlier to give me a hand. Hmmm? Gordon Ramsey move aside.

Tomorrow i have to come to work a.m...boo hiss! call at the Mothers at lunchtime to take Grandma's present for them to drop off, then...........it's the holidays.
Yippeeeee.
Warren's birthday tomorrow, we're venturing into town (eek) Sarah is also attending as is RMS (with it being his brother's 30th).
Plans for the holidays are thin on the ground, thank the lord (don't you think i've enough on, starting to co-habit and being 24 weeks preggers), ..........Dinner with G&D Xmas eve, out night.
Xmas day split between both sets of parents and our house.
Boxing day..club and Ruth's.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday absolutely no plans...do not intend to lift a finger, not a jot :o)
Oh heaven, that's made me smile.
Might have a day at the coast.
The plan for New years eve is the club at a fiver a head, curry and karaoke.......reight do!

New years resolutions and 2007 plans.
Give birth, try and be less tidy, not to start smoking again (yak), lastly lick that boyfriend of mine into shape and get him domesticated...........I'm thinking a pain free birth might be the easier of the 2.
That's all folks, i wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Xmas parties, wedding, pre festive cleaning.

Ooh so much has gone off, i'll pull out the highlights and things that were funny.

Well things i thought were funny.

Thursday 14th, i left you mid afternoon.........well nice Leigh at work let me depart the work place 1/2hr early, so home to sort cats and bathe.......at the beauty parlour for 6.30pm, to much "ooh my.. look at the size of you now!" from nice staff.
Waxed, tinted and home in the hour, set about faketanning, hair straightening, got all ready and into Leeds, planned to park in the train station and nip through...........not at £35 for 3hrs, abandoned car on road side and got to Dino's dead on 9pm.
Highlights of staff Xmas party.
Everyone was mullered bar me.
By the time we'd sat down and ordered, our Turkey main course arrived at 11pm.
Huggy was cracking onto a pretty girl way out of his league who told him to fuck off.
Some random Jew called Moggy Fellman came and gatecrashed, sat at the side of me, crushing my body space really getting on my nerves.
David was so drunk he told Paul to invite his brother, Paul ended up forking out for said Bro all night, lapdances included... costing him a mere £150 for a "free" night out.
David in his mullered state was ordering £45 bottles of champagne, he'd got a smiley red wine mouth too from all the vino.
The food was poor, i was tired, home for midnight, couldn't wind down as i'd be drinking caffeine fuelled coke all night and didn't get to sleep till 1.30am.............boo!

Friday 15th, the alarm went off at what seemed like 3am, spent most of the day stuck in the mad traffic caused by the 11 car pile up at Stourton, Elliott had pulled the previous evening and was stranded at the cedar court, David hadn't been home and came into work sporting last nights clothes.
The day dragged forever, nipped to Mum's on the way home to drop off knitting basket.
Slept for 2 hours on the sofa in my p.j's then had a lovely evening, reading , watching t.v, had poached eggs on toast, nice pudding and waited up till 11pm for Andy to call for a lift.
He didn't, so went to bed then got up again when he couldn't get his key in the door at midnight.
Conversation on his part, incoherent mumbling, all the while stroking my tummy to check on his Son??!! me "go to sleep you stink".
Him........ more rambling, laughing at his own jokes while being all maudley, which would have been romantic if he hadn't have been farting while trying to get me in a head lock to smell it.......struth!!!!
Finally he collapsed unconscious and started snoring around 1am.

Saturday 16th, up around 10am, i hade hot drinks, then left poorly boy suffering while i went to the petrol station, cheapside for border adhesive and the baths for a 45 minute brisk swim, home and he hadn't shifted, he got up, threw up, then off to play rugby looking decidedly queasy.
I had a hectic day, gift wrapping,3 loads of washing, put border up, full breakfast, Ruth called for colanders, i then stuck some false nails on, straighten my hair, more fake tan to apply, Andy asleep on the sofa, woke him to go to his families family party at 6.30pm.
Had a nice evening all his folks are really nice, lots of fussing of baby bump, stacks of Xmas cards, nice buffet supper.......Mmm Gill is a v.good cook i'll giver her that!
Party games, we won cookies and minstrels, home for 10pm and bed at 11pm as howge day the next day and we were both very tired.

Sunday 17th, AP couldn't sleep so put the cricket on at 6am, i was furious but fell back asleep, it was still on at 8am, he was snoozing away with remote control in his hand........wtf?, come 9am, i was tired and grumpy.......the cat had been sick, Grant txt and the alarm was ringing and i was really cross!!!
10am, Andy had been for bacon, cleaned the cats sick up, i was having a bubble bath and calm was restored.
11am, we were both fed, ready in our best Sunday attire, collected Katy and Grant and were on our way to Oakwood house in Bingley for Carl and Nicola's wedding.
Highlights.
Woz and Deano were equally the drunkest men there.
KF sulked all day as she had dodgy guts (caused by excess beer and dirty curry Saturday night), all the other girls didn't include her, she didn't want to come in the 1st place....the list was endless.
The meal was out of this world, the ceremony was just right, it was nice to see everyone, nice to dress up, Nicola looked gorgeous, baby bump was filmed and snapped plenty.
John's speech was the best best man's speech I've ever heard.
The night time revellers arrived at 7.30pm, the place wasn't big enough, it was rammed, there weren't enough chairs, the bar was heaving and the whole venue was stuffy and smokey........ the daytime people were either, pissed, on their way or asleep.
Marshy was so ill he went home before the wedding breakfast, Debbie was livid.
Warren patted the bump and said "hadn't Andy done well" 100 times.
Chatted to Gill and Dave for hours at night as i was the only coherent person there.

By 11pm, i was tired, Andy had drunk enough, Grant had work the next morning, Deano was dribbling and struggling to stand, but KATY wanted to stay and get mullered as she'd just started on the pop 7 hours after everyone else, the tears started.... for fooks sake, she made a right fuss, then proceeded to sing to Fairytale of new York all the way home, then reckoned to be asleep while touching Deano's cock who was sat in-between her and her boyfriend, i can't get my breath and am SO glad I'm me.
Bedforshire after Andy made and burnt me some toast and i'd washed the panstick off my face and thrown all wedding attire stinking of dirty fags in the washer, fell into the deepest slumber ever at around 1am :o)

Monday 18th.
8am, sleepy nookie, txt in sick, fed cats, Dean txt about Xmas trees!!?? smiled and curled back up asleep until 11.30am..............reight do!!!
Busy day, we went to Lillibets for lunch, Toys Rus for Winnie the Pooh uplighter and cot mobile, cheapside for filler, Tesco's for supplies (the cupboard was bare). Homeward bound.
Lady jobs................ ironing curtains, stripping and washing bedding, vaccing and dusting whole house, sorting all baby gear out for nursery, unpacking shopping.
Man jobs..............putting up curtain pole and uplighter, changing light bulbs, then lying on sofa watching darts.
The whole "sick" day passed in a domestic blur (you can tell his parents are coming for tea on thursday). Last night i was squeeky clean, as was the house, had a ham sarnie, some crisps and ice-cream. Read a while, watched Sunday's Lost, happy as a pig in shit, slept like a baby in clean bedding.

Tuesday 19th, awake after horrid dream baby had died :o( glad to be at my desk, have posted all Xmas pressies of people i won't see, took curtains back to Argos as we've decided on Pooh ones (after all that). Have blogged, caught up with mates, getting Chinky with Sis tonight, 1 week to Chrimbo..lots of happy events pending.

Will blog later in the week as i've nothing to do after all.........eeh! Xmas wind down!!!

Tazmanian devil

Monday 11th.

Usual work farce, moggy day...........all colleagues foul, it's fooking Christmas for Christ's sake, chill out!
Morrison's at lunch, for boring supplies (i.e soap powder and other shit you can't eat).

Lasted till 3pm, had a blinding headache so took myself off home to my quilt, was too cold to sleep so just pottered around till 5pm (i love being at home), the plan was Andy was going to the Gym and i was having Monday night for me........however it didn't pan out like that.

Marlo phoned, wondering if i accepting visitors, Andy phoned to say he'd pop up with money for Carl and Nic's wedding present and Steven phoned to say could he drop Will's present in for me to take to Kay's on Tuesday. Who's a popular lady?
Got cats in and all dressed in bow ties ready for visitors.
Bless Ap, he arrived brandishing lots of cash and an extra £100 towards my families presents as they were from both of us...........awww!
Mum was chatting and a smoking so off he toddles home to watch the footie, exchanged cards, gossip and other tripe with the Mother, then Gill phoned (Auntie, not mother in law) and Ma disappeared in a puff of smoke (literally). Nice night, read, watched box, chatted, chilled and bed late.

Tuesday 12th.

Mad busy at work, stretched my jobs out all morning, fetched David's jeans from tailors, picked up my photos from Klickpoint, took the bank, called at Hobbycraft as Mother wanted a knitting basket, flannels to fetch David Emporia Armani boxers (have been wondering if, buying my boss's pants is actually in my job description). M&S to get £750 of vouchers for customers gratuity, was going to get Steven the hamper for Stuart and Lorraine, but bumped into him in Debenham's so he got it himself..........reight do!!!
Had a nice chat with him and Lindsey, she wants to give us her little girls Cot/Bed (our poor little gypsy baby and all it's 2nd hand gear).

Was back in time for lunch, ate my sandwich then went to the White Rose of Yorkshire and purchased black leather pumps from Ravel for the wedding evening do (not sure how long i can teeter around in stilettos with moi bump). Tossed it off the rest of the avo, then went to the Wailes's abode for a cut and blow. How ironic 1yr on from the last time i was there..........had my trim, she made it quite clear we can be firm friends again now I'm having a baby and mumbled something about she felt so dull before and i always seemed to be having a ball in comparison, couldn't really be assed so left soon after and home for 8pm.
Spent a couple of hours admiring hair, having nice pie and chips, and re-potting the howge cheese plant into a sample planter i got from work (god i'm going to miss this job). Started watching unidentified white male, but was snoozing by 11pm.

Wednesday 13th.

Beavered away at my desk, then David wanted more Armani jeans shortening for his Barbados holiday, went out for a couple of hours, more errands/shopping, sweating profusely laden down with shopping bags in all the hustle bustle, fetched AP a Lacoste t.shirt (used his switch card and just put his pin in, well i aren't paying another £55 a shout), a red cardi and a green jumper for me from Wallis and some posh beers for Steven as he's spent a small fortune on us..oops!
Back to work and caught up on my emails to Ruth and RMS, phoned Mother who was threading picture wire through some decorative holly! Wtf? she's funny is marlo, she's getting right into the festive spirit............ that's a different spirit to the one Jim likes!

Home for 6pm, some nice gents have been painting the outside of the house with masonry paint and have left a reight mess in me garden. As i'd been on the go was really hyper, but once i'd sat down i couldn't get going again, unfortunately i'd chosen to sit in the nursery and was nearly nodding off in the rocking chair......how old?.......had a nice evening, ligging about, gave baby a healthy tea laden with Omega 3, Steven phoned to chew the fat about Kay, we watched Pissed and pregnant on BBC3, then AP had the footie on Sky sports, sleep at 11pm, pooped!!!

Thursday 14th.

Another mad busy hectic day, roll on weekend!!! saying that i was only as busy as i wanted to be, had a nice leisurely lie in till 9.15am, cats scratching their heads as to the whereabouts of their brekkie, At the nice midwife's for 9.50am, student girl did some prodding of baby dump, BP, wee, other routine tests, they declared all was well, heard the little clip clopping of our child's heartbeat (she did ask me if i'd had a peek of the sex at the scan, am now adamant we're having a boy...... or a girl with a scrotum...........grrr)! Andy is as pleased as punch, last seen going "YES" in the stylee of wheelchair bound Andy from little Britain.
Out of the healthcentre and just nipped to the following places on my way back to work, Metcalfe's for stand pies, tescos for cat litter and Heineken, White rose to swap too small cardigan and B&Q for Winnie the Pooh border, what do you mean i take advantage of my employers good nature??
Arrived at my desk at 11.30am, ate a banana had a quick coffee, then went to pick up £3k in American dollars and £2k in sterling from the Yorkshire bank, Boots for David and Elliott a pasta meal deal and some Xmas gift wrap (also purchased myself some false nails as mine are fooked and a treatment sachet as Kay says my hair is similar to Worzel Gummidge's, thanks to Chlorine in the pool). When lunchtime came i was too tired to go out! WTF???

And it doesn't end there, this evening i have to get home, let cats out, get to the beauticians for waxing, tinting and preening, home to fake tan, make myself look glam and over to Dino's in Leeds at 9pm......am so looking forward to our Annual festive get together.. me driving, these lot pissed as farts heading in the direction of the purple door afterwards.
Andy sleeping at home as he's doing overtime in the morning, to get some cash in for'bairn.............boo!
I've hardly seen him this week, sob wail (be a different story the week after next when he's there all the time) tee hee!!!, the weekends plans are as follows, Andy's works Xmas do tomorrow evening at Scholes cricket club, I'm having a Chinese (take-away not person) with Steven and hopefully an early night.

Saturday i'll be heading to the baths sporting a Speedo swimming cap and a nose peg, might put the border up, then in the evening it's the Porray's Xmas party........1million Aunts and Uncles patting my bump!
Sunday is Carl and Nicola's wedding in Bingley..........how exciting, i am to taxi myself and AP, Granty love and KF as they don't drink very much at all and are certain not to be sick in the back of my car.
Monday i am to be poorly, as i can see into the future.

They said there'd be snow at Christmas

They said there'd be peace on earth!!!

Well there's peace in my little household and my immediate social (if you can call it that) life, so I'm doing my bit.

Rundown of weekends events...........again!

Thursday evening was like a scene from some cheesy American Christmas movie with me and AP putting up and decorating the tree...well! the only difference was we were watching Saw on DVD......hardly festive??!!
Proper winter food for tea, went to bed all smiley and giddy as a kipper about the pending festivities!!!

Friday 8th

I wanted to blob work but Andy wouldn't let me as i need to do the same after Carl and Nic's wedding, up at 8am, t.v on, mugs of tea and early morning chatting! wtf??? i suppose at that time, blokey has already had a 2 hour lie-in, but it's the middle of the night for grumpy old me......still!
Work was fine, it was a long bluddy week though........treat myself to a prêt super club at lunch. 5pm before i knew it, Andy was at mine t.time, had a bit of festive naughtiness, then threw him out for his night on the tiles with the boys while i prepared for girlies coming round for food (they could bring thier own dirty beer).
So started making 2 fruit flans, food in oven to warm through.....part baked baguettes to cook, other quick preparations and all ready for 7.30pm.
Spug and Katy arrived on the dot, Rach and Ruth soon after (who'd nipped for a happy meal to tide them over), Tina and Beth bringing up the rear.

Anyhew it was a lovely night, so nice to see them all (without the absence of Sarah) it was Amsterdam revisited. It was quite bizarre not drinking, but i did myself proud by staying up very late and not being a party pooper.
Highly amusing moment, when i said about the fruit flan in a rather too excited voice (people staring like they gave a fook about puddings when they could get wellied).
Everyone was fed and watered, all wearing party hats from the hoisted crackers... all the old photo albums were out and mucho reminiscing took place.
Someone tried to explain some rules of a drinking game, they fell on deaf ears.........nothing to do with me mate! and the game was promptly packed away.

The 4 faggers were in and out baring the cold to get thier nicotine fix (how times have changed). tee hee!
Not sure who was drunk, KF's eyes were bloodshot and she was talking about bum sex, so i'm guessing she was...Rach was slurring her words, but everyone else seemed fine, they must have lined thier stomachs with my exquisite cooking!!
But the funniest thing was peoples boyfriends phoning/txting them constantly as to thier whereabouts and an ETA home...........wtf? one night out without the ladies and they fall to pieces.

Katy, Tina and Beth left at 1.15am (Katy having polished off 13 bottles of beer), Rach, Ruth and Spug at 2am......after i suggested they finish their litre of vodka off at someone elses house. I washed up, tided round.......everything back spick and span, up the apples and pears, read one "real life story" in Pick Me Up and was asleep at 3am............i repeat.....3AM!!!!!!!

Saturday 9th

Lovely day, didn't rouse until 12 midday (excluding my 2 wee breaks) put the washer on...queued with the bockers in Cheapside for some festive wrapping paper, then got to the pool.......to my excitement no cars in carpark.........once in, there was 3 young lads mucking around on the slide and just me swimming! Reight do!!!! swam for 45 mins, still only 12 or so people in pool when i left..........note to self, good time to swim! or maybe it was the crappy rainy weather keeping the punters away?

Homeward bound, nice afternoon.....ate some left over party food, bathed, p.j's, ironed while watching Wizard of Oz dvd... How old? More washing and a grumpy sore loser AP phoned for a lift at 6pm...rubbish game of rugby, me suspects he might have been a tad hungover too after a night out with Woz, Deano, Blacky and Waitey the previous evening!

Forfeighted my plans of a visit to Mum's and an hours kip on the sofa...G&D's to drop his kit and a quick change, then spent the evening......watching the Boxing??!! after Shaun of the Dead on DVD, while i wrapped and wrapped and wrapped the never ending pile of presents, which were once in the nursery and are now thankfully looking pretty under the tree!
Soup and baguettes for tea, followed by the never ending fruit flan and ice-cream..........started writing cards at 11pm, once all wrapping finished and Andy had gone upstairs to watch some more sports.
Bedfordshire at 1am.

Sunday 10th

Awake and UP at 10am, had a small bacon butty (to put us on), Andy took car to G&D's to change while i had a bath, crappy weather again... maungy cats hanging round door crying to come in, eat sliced turkey and lie on our bed all day.
Andy came back, went to fridge for his bockled water and knocked a can of cider off the top (left from BBQ in July) i was drying my hair..........all i heard was "what the fook, you're having a laugh, i don't fooking believe it" Came down he'd put a teatowel over the exploding can and was drying his socks on top of the fire, told him he smelt like Woz...........tee hee!
Put girls presents in car and off we set to Buxton, over the tops.

Made good timing, arrived at 1.30pm, to a house of chaos........1/2 trimmed, 2 excited little girls jigging about with a 5' musical dancing santa!
Chris slaving over the stove and Rhian half tearing her hair out. Peace was restored while we all ate our Sunday roast, after pud we sat plonked, chatting for 4hrs...i kid you not.
Needed to hit the road, the girls went for their baths, Andy and Chris went upstairs for the rocker/slider nursery chair, Rhian asked what else we'd bought.........erm! not a lot, mentioned the stuff we were waiting to purchase in the sales, then as if by magic, she just happened to have a Mama's and Papa's pine rocking cradle........yippee!
Left the boys putting car seats down, to fit all our free baby gear in.

Singing to Kirsty McCall and the Sstones Roses homeward bound, made good timing and back in Clecksville early evening, unloaded car, Andy erected all nursery stuff, while i fed cats and hovered around like a girl who wouldn't know how to use a rachet set.

Home for him and bath number 2 for me, had a relaxing evening, Housewife 49, bagel and mini cheddars and the blasted fruit flan.
Sky plussed Lost and was too tired to stay awake to watch it, bed at 11pm, read a while and had a good solid nights sleep until 8.20am today when the alarm went off and it was still dark! eh? what's all that about?

Mad busy week this week, will blog details later as the only time i have plenty time on my hands happens to be at my desk.

11 working days left

It feels like it should be later on in the week than it is, meaning one thing! I've started clock watching and want out of here..........like pronto!

Do you know when people say they're on wind down for, e.g Christmas or their summer holidays, well I'm on wind down for leaving here... for ever if all goes to plan.

It's only 3 days since i last posted, I've been a busy little bee though.

Monday 4th

Worked here.....shite, M&S flying shopping trip in the lunch hour, plenty posh chocs, Belgium chocolate biccies, handcrafted cards, tree decorations and other expensive shit you'd only buy if you were middle class.
Or an idiot!

Work drek in the avo, home at 6pm :o) had a burst of energy and was dusting, bleaching and blitzing everything in sight, then made a lamb mince & Worchester sauce shepherds pie.......... had chilli for tea, watched Manhunt??!! reight do....bed late, with Bible tucked under my arm.

Tuesday 5th

Went into work for 3hrs, did approx 15mins work, Paul asked if i'd like to vac the office as we had clients coming in? erm.........no! had a bagel, sped to Clecksville in the C4 at midday, collected Mon Amour..and we toddled off to Dewsbury general, him munching a kitkat enroute and me with my full bladder. We were 15mins early, meaning 15 extra mins for me to hold my wee in....not good, the scan was rubbish, we had an unhelpful lady, who sat Andy in the corner away from monitor, (he never even got to see baby) :o( completely covered me in jelly (enough to lube the whole of Canal Street), woke our child up by pressing the scanner down really hard, (it was yawning and scratching it's head). Awwww! then did a rush job on our photo, (side profile, not very good with 1 jazz hand). Anyhow the main thing is everything is fine, but still a bit disappointing! they didn't even ask us if we wanted to know the gender because of other religions in the area..........say no more!!!

Next, went to my first Antenatal, where they took my blood pressure in the corridor, said it was Perfect! Made some notes and sent us home.....bad news- wasted 2 1/2hrs, good news- we were in so long Andy decided not to go back to work. Yippee!!!

Called at Mum's who wasn't in, so we spent a couple of hours chatting to Steven who had the day off, guffawing a plenty, noshing smarties cookies, mugs of tea, Christmas planning, baby talk. MUCH better than being at work, Mum came in from her bingo/ladies club/Tuesday rave or wherever it was she'd been, then went to kitchen to make cheese sauce instead of coming to look at her 1st Grandchild's scan photo.

Left soon after, Andy wanted to walk home to break his new trainers in as he didn't have time to go to the gym................eh? are you insane? it's raining, that fine rain that wets you right through!! we've so much in common.....our love of exercise is right up there.

I however was home in 7mins flat and started tinting my hair, made a chilli for the dinner party, changed bedding, put a wash on & donned on airer, let cats in and out, emptied bins and cats tray, showered, changed and put chilli in freezer (wonder who burnt off the most calories in that hour?). 7pm, we went to R&M's for steak and chips, sponge pudding and custard and tree decorating, had a lovely evening, tree trussing didn't quite go to plan so we need to resort to plan B, but we left at 10pm, fed and watered, Andy with 6 DVD's on loan under his arm....cheeky buggar.

Wednesday 6th

Work again, oh me.....i want to be at home, baking and stuff!
Shite day, more deals going pear shaped, roll on end of the year for 1. Xmas bonus and 2. Andy moving in and taking over bills.
Another £20 in Morrison's at dinnertime, was going to call in Ruth's on the way home with a 4 gang adapter, but she phoned to say no need :o). Home at 6.30pm, fooking t.time traffic, i'd had such a long tiring day, then 1hr stuck on the M62......Had a cry when Andy turned up, funny........hormonal me, snivelling like a girl, blubbing "i -- think -- i'm -- just -- tired", he didn't know what to do. Had a vanilla slice after tea and we watched Layer cake on DVD and i still didn't feel better, went to sleep at 10pm, thinking that would be the only way to rid myself of cry-baby mood.

Thursday 7th

It worked, woke up bright as a button.......what a freak, i can't cope with this malarkey, not being in charge of my own emotions!! was singing to Fairytale of New York in the car. Unhinged!!!
Work fine, even when Jonny Lazy came in annoying me, i resisted yelling "will you just shut the fook up" like i did yesterday. Plenty shopping jobs to do today, need to go to Winerites for 6 bottles of Dom Perignon, M&S for £800 vouchers (gratuity for all the punters that have knocked us this year). Steven asked if i'd get Stuart and Lorraine a hamper, as i'm going i said yes. Might go for a mosey at lunchtime, just to break up the day.
Then tonight, we're putting the tree up.......hurrah! v.excited!! want it to be all Christmassy for tomorrows girly dinner party, hee hee.. am very much looking forward to tomorrow evening.

Might have a night in on Saturday as we're up early for Buxton.
But i must go and swim Saturday morning, this baby of ours is getting nil exercise and Mum reckons it'll have rotton teeth before it's even born, with all the sweet stuff i'm eating.

I'd be much better having the odd ciggy and beer if i fancied it.

Not!

Sloth

I've had thee most lazy, uneventful weekend ever........it's too dull to blog.

I'm cringing it's so boring, but the weekend comings blogpost is full and varied and fun packed, i promise!!!!!

Anyhow I'm not making excuses, i like my life now :o)

Friday 1st

White Rose hellhole at dinner, did well though i was a woman on a mission, got the Debenhams vouchers, Andy some shorts, new boxers, DVD, Steven some Simpson's toptrumps (he'll need them) Leigh's lunch and a chocolate cake from Ainsley's and was back at my desk in an hour and 10mins.
5pm, i was outta here and for once in a bluemoon no traffic homeward bound, let cats out......fetched AP, we called for fish and chips and had a very pleasant hour with the parents (even though Marlo greeted me with "put your belly away you're not a teenager".......instead of the usual "Hello") nice!
Didn't pull her up on the fact that she ate the flake from the 4th piece of chocolate cake as that's not childish.

Dad went off to set up the Xmas Fayre after tea, left Mother whittering to herself, dropped Andy at the rugby, home for moi :o) quick bath, then the House's arrived.
Very pleasant evening spent, Megan is SO cute, if my Daughter is 1/2 as sweet i'll be very happy. Rach had a few bevies, Dean was on tea and coffee, i had a grapefruit juice and a satsuma, we just chilled and watched t.v and talked about you lot!

They left at 11.15pm, i went straight to bed, read a while then fell into a very happy sleep as i had the whole bed to myself and a lie-in to look forward to.

Saturday 2nd

If my alarm hadn't have gone off at 10am, i'd have slept way past lunch, so tired!! quick coffee.....note NO swimming tut tut, i'll never go to heaven.
Called for Mum and Ruth and 11am, then went to the church fayre for homemade cream sponge cake, tea and sandwiches, bought some blue hyacinth bulbs as i am in my 60's...obviously.
Jan star made a celebrity appearance, Dad was posing as Santa in the grotto, Mum had taken the digital camera and tried to get me and Sis to pose with him...........we refused.
I had loads of mad old ladies patting my bump, one particular lady told me their Elizabeth was that big, but she wasn't pregnant.....she had a tumour........okay then!!??!

Made a hasty exit back to the car, more coffee and nattering at the Mother's, left for tesco's.. got supplies, dropped Ruth at her in-laws and i spent my afternoon lying on the sofa, after a bath and cleaning the bathroom.
Quick tea of soup and welsh rarebit, collected AP from the club, he changed (his clothes, not as a person) and we toddled to the Flicks, for bond...where we ate our own body weight in revels and jelly babies. Some special needs boy selling popcorn at the front, asked everyone to move up and fill the single seats at the side of them, i must admit he was on his soap box, clearing thought this was his big break in the entertainment business, was cracking funnies about how he'd be back at the end of the show with his crow bar to get everyone out of the Auditorium, but Andy did not need to join in by shouting "there's plenty seats at the front" after his 4 bottles of Stella.

Home for 10pm, hotdogs, cream cake and mugs of tea, Parkinson and Bedfordshire for reading, the footie and finally slumber at midnight!

Sunday 3rd

Had a rotten nights sleep, awake at 8, then dropped back off till 10am, fed moggies, made breakfast, then we decided to get a wriggle on and brave the Xmas shopping revellers, fook!!! only went to get Andy some trainers as all my shoppings done and he has Friday's off to buy mine and his families gifts. Went into Leeds, The crown point and Birstall retail park, got him some at soccer world, peeked in ToysRus (no sign of Auntie Gill) the queues were howge, so we shot back to car and home to the sofas...............i hate shopping!! (it's much better to get everything done in your lunch hours and not spend valuable me time pushing and shoving with all the other weekend shopper idiots).

Bathed, p.j's, ate chocs from advent calander, then Met, Gill ,Dave, John and Claire at 4.30pm in the Saw for Gill's birthday, we had a 3 course Sunday dinner which was pleasant...it was okay, but my family are more of a laugh.
I do like John though and Claire's nice.....Andy is obviously in the same mind as me as he's chosen my folks for Xmas dinner...hurrah!!
Home 6.20pm.......p.j's back on quick as a flash, played with cats quite content just chatting and chilling, Andy went about 9pm, i watched the Celebrity coming out and Lost, early to bed more exhausted than if i'd actually done something this weekend.

Still very very busy week and weekend and all the lead up to Chrimbo, windows in my diary? NIL

Last week in brief

I have absolutely no news that really warrants a mention, but i'll blog anyway.

Should be a quick one.

Monday 27th

Was very tired, had overdone it on chores at the weekend, wanted my bed at approx 10am, lasted till 3pm........had a headache so sped home and dived under new satin/taffeta quilt affair and slept till 6pm........."oh happy days".

Stayed up until midnight in my p.j's feeling all snug and Christmassy, just pottering, reading and eating the rest of Sunday's roast.

Tuesday 28th

Must have been eventful I'm struggling to think what happened. Erm...i went to Morrison's at lunch, then got stuck on the M62, hometime......took 1 hr to get to Clecksville, dropped Dean's ratchet set off, unpacked shopping, settled down in front of t.v, moaned to Andy as i was hormonal, he just laughed, had a curry and an early night.

Wednesday 29th

Much better mood, i'm like Jekyll and Hyde....good day, but then David was in high spirits which makes a howge difference.
Worked like a slave all day, found some good parcels and have nice commission coming end of Dec (phew). Bought a grey frock from George at Asda (i'd really like our baby to be named after this cheap brand of clothing)...........not!!! Also purchased Mark's bday pressie while i was out and about. Bad traffic again and another hour to get home.
Evening spent doing the usual, Andy had been struggling with a new job at work and was a tad subdued, cheered him up, watched the box, had a pizza.....ya.di.ya!

Thursday 30th

Very good day yesterday, had a heated debate with RMS about my present state, the future and how i should act.
Kay txt to see if i would like my hair doing for free before the wedding, emailed Ruth lots, then compiled an email to all the girls r.e pre Xmas soiree at my house. Bought a few stocking fillers at lunch and more supplies from Mozzers. Home on time.....yippee!
Got loads of baby stuff from work so put them away, sided other treats, bath, p.j., haddock, mash and veg.

Andy arrived at 7pm, for his 3 day weekend.....gave him a list of jobs to do today, lovely evening...can't believe David Guest went, Andy wanted to measure Luther laid down, (he reckoned he was 3'), he then spent the rest of the evening tormenting the cats with the tape measure and throwing revels up and catching them in his mouth!!??!
I was very sleepy, managed to watch both IAC, brief chat with Matt, then up the apples and pears, read, watched t.v and the other, sparko by 11.30pm :o)
Got up to wee at 1am :o(

Friday 1st

Up early today, got ready for work, made AP a cup of tea, fed cats, filled bird feeders, smiled sweetly at Andy still being snug in bed with the t.v on and went to collect his parents to drop them at Leeds train station on my route to the office (they're off to Edinburgh).
Threw them out at the Queens, they both wanted to kiss me....urghhh!!
At my desk at 9.10am, Andy just txt to say he's raked all the leaves from the garden, Meg escaped but he recaptured her and what has he to do next.

Today and the rest of the weekends plans?

Lunchtime, i've to fetch Gill a Debenhams voucher for her birthday with the money i took from Andy's wallet.
Might get Andy some bits while i'm there (he's been hinting at Chubby Brown DVD.......great!!?).

T-time, i'm nipping home and letting the cats out, then calling for fish and chips Mmmm......for us all and taking them to Mum's.
Dean, Rach and Megan are coming visiting tonight 8ish.......
Tomorrow i have a wild itinary consisting of swimming, the Church fayre and James Bond at the Showcase.

Then Sunday lunch with the in-laws for Gill's birthday.....going to try not to clean too much in the house as there's plenty time to get busy with the bleach before baby arrives.

Mind you the bathroom's filthy.