Holls

I just love it when i can spend time with my kids. I have taken a long weekend and turned it into a week, so far i have managed 3 lie-inns untill at least 8am, i have done 3 sleepovers , i have done the flicks with the kids and watched Miss Congeniality 2. We have had DVD days, baking, and cooking lessons with Jamie.
Have i been busy or what !, i think with now only a few days left a few house chores are now in order, but at least i will still be at home. I still have the kitchen door to paint which was left over from last year when i did the hall, but as usual it became boring so i left one side and now it really needs to be done.So off i go with again a housefull of kids i am going to do a bit of painting and stop the squabbling between my two darling kids.....

Happy Easter

This Easter weekend has been glorious, the sun has shone, I sat out yesterday in the garden and ate my breakfast, Peace and quiet except for the birds and a wet nose or two from the dogs to say where is our breakfast. Andy bought me out my coffee and I sat in peace while reading the paper, I don't often get to do that.
We then went to friends to a B.B.Q, we took the dogs as they have a huge plot of land and let them run, the kids had great fun . It was just a shame that it was not hot enough to go in their pool. Today is still hot and is being a lazy day in our house except for me who is doing a full turkey roast with all the trimmings and home-made apple crumble for desert. With my mouth now very much watering I am going to finish it off so happy Easter and have a good bank holiday.

Tarts

My friend Nicky sent me a mail with a tarts test on it which Andy and i decided to have a bit of fun and have a go at. Me well i am a good girl i was only 35% tart, Andy on the other hand was 65% tart. Yes it is sad to say but i have a tart as a husband.
On another note Steph and i made Chocolate bread today , the whole house was filled with the scrumpcios smell of breaded chocolate. It was so yummy a definate must to make again exept for the old waistline.

Crufts

yes i am back, not that most people will notice , but here i go writing to myself again.
I went to crufts on Saturday for the day, Andy had the kids and did baking with Stef, boy was she made up. They made cheeseand marmite straws, needless to say they did not last long.
Crufts was fantastic i spent far to much money on the dogs , but if you like them it is a definate day out, not for kids though it just gets far to busy and you just get them lost. Seeing all the different breeds of dogs is just amazing. We watched the obedience and also the good citizen dog awards( i do this with both my dogs and Tyson has his silver). I have decided to possibly take him next year so just might see my big boy showing himself off.
It is so much cheaper to buy things up there with all the help and advice, they have just brought out a new food which has been extensivley looked into for Boxers . I have now got some on order, we will have to see if it as good as they say, Tyson certainly seems to be liking it.
I shall have to start saving now for next year.....

FED UP

I have decided that i am not really going to write anything today as all i can say is life basically sucks.
Besides being a good mum and working all the time and doing everything for everybody else , it would be so nice, just for once to have a bit of luck come my way.
I have decided that i must have done something really bad at some point, cause someone sure does not like me up there.

Long Wekend

After having to work all through the last school holiday in February, Stephanie has the day off on Friday for teacher training. Why this has to be done in term time i don't know. When i was at school many moons ago i cannot remember ever having these kind of days off.
Well to get back to the point of my day , i have decided to take the day off, yes the whole day ,no cleaning other peoples houses , no cleaning mine. Nothing, I won't get a lie in as Andy and Jamie still have to get up, the dogs will need to be walked but after that i am going to spend a girlie day with my daughter.I didn't do anything with her in the hols and feeling a little guilty as us mums do, her choice we are going into town with friends and go shopping,then possibly a Mc Donalds. I can't think of anything better Shopping with 3 fashion conscious girls, exept maybe on the 29th March i have to go with her and one of the girls Leanne to a Peter Andre concert, Wendy my friend and Leanne's mum are only going to see if we can see his 6pack.

jamie has chosen

Jamie has now chosen his options, what a relief that is. He has decided to take the following.
English
maths
double science
tech design
geography
history
ict
buisiness studies
Luckily these are all good subjects for him and he gets high grades in all of these ,i just hope when the time comes it won't be too much for him to cope with.Gone are the days when choosing your options was simple. We now have to wait to see his head when he will get his own option interview,I have decided to take the time off work for that ,just incase he may need a bit of back-up if he can't do the subjects he wants.

Happy Mothers Day

I had a good day today, the kids went into town by themselves yesterday and bought me my pressie's.It was a big step for me , i have as yet not allowed them to do this by themselves ,but at some point in a mothers life you just have to let go a little.Jamie is very sencible and was told to keep his sister close at all times. Bless him several phone calls while they were out, just to put my mind at rest they were ok.
So i unwrap my presents today, I had maltesers (my favourite) and a big bar of dairy milk, also a beautifull card. Stephie got a lovely little necklace with MUM written on it and a big bar of choc to.I think they think i need fattening up but i was so proud of them. They had done the trip saved their own money chosen themselves i am a Happy Mum today, I LOVE MY KIDS.

Helpfull Hints

Late Risers

A mouse trap placed on top of your alarm clock will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep

Busy Domestic Engineers

Save time, drop a tea bag in the hot water tank. A hot cuppa is then on hand at the end of the tap.

Illegal Parkers

Avoid wheel clamps. Jack your car up. Remove the wheels and lock them safely in the boot until your return.

Road Rage Drivers

Settle your disputes honourably. Remove your car ariels and have a fencing duel. The ariels will retract thus preventing serious injury.

D-day

Well tommorow is the options evening at Jamie's school. Andy and i are going to see if we can try and decifer the booklet the school have given us. It was so different when i was choosing my options,there was not half the subjects to choose from then. This booklet we were given by the school, you need a degree to understand it, let alone try and fill in all your choices.
We think we have now cracked it with a little help from my friend Stuart who works at our local city college.We go and visit the school and now have to thrash it out with the teachers, give them Jamie's choices and let them work it out how that is going to fit into their timetable. Exuse my language but trying to sort this out at the age of 13 is basically CRAP. What child knows what he or she wants to do job wise for the rest of their lives and one wrong decission could change their whole complex of choices when it is time to go to college to try and get the rest of their exams for a job.
While at the point of also trying to choose their options the poor kids are also expected to be revising for their sats exams , how much pressure do they want to put these poor kids under, let alone the parents helping as much as possible.