Paws in the Park

Last weekend Steph and i went to kent to take part in a 2day dog show called Paws in the Park.It was an eventfull trip as we were camping and i had not done this in about 20 odd years. Needless to say we both survived with me trying to set the tent on fire at one point with my little gas stove and Bruno having to sleep in with the both of us.
MY friend Naiomi went with her pup Luca and her 3 legged Shepherd Ben, Tina went also with her 3 shepherds and i took little Bruno. Naiomi got a 3rd in the heel to music freestyle, i got a 2nd with Bruno in the dog with the most appealing eyes and Steph got a 4th in "scruffs" child handler class. It was a huge turn out at the show so we were really pleased with all our dogs. Photos will be posted later when i have 5 mins to download them.
I now have to get us all ready to go on our family holiday next week to dorset, much to Andy's delight _NO DOGS........

Happy belated

Thursday was Andy's Birthday another year older and just a little bit greyer, we had done the B.B.Q the weekend before to celebrate as i was going away with Steph for the weekend camping more of that tommorow.
We went out with friends for a quiet drink to toast him on Wednesday nite as they were going away on Thursday to the States.
Needless to say he had a good one although a bit of an uneventfull one with me being away.Still he got to have a weekend of Rugby without me moaning so i'm sure he is pretty happy with that......

forgot the M O T

As usual my life is far to busy and while i was getting ready for my trip to the States i was due to book the car in for it's mot. well you guessed it i totaly forgot and low and behold i went to get the tax stuff ready last night and my MOT ran out today.
Several panacking moments went buy after a hundred phone calls to garages , yes i have a new MOT.I now need to get car tax and get Andy's car booked in for him. The other major thing that seems to have gone missing are Andy's tax forms so after hunting for those that now needs to be sorted out and sent off before the 30th Sept.
I either need a secretary, new calender or most importantly a new part to the brain where i may just start to remember things. I have a feeling that this may be the start of that horrible thing called ageing, going past 40 things slow down. I'm just not ready for that and the saying " you are having a senior moment" is just not a road i want to go down........

first week

I can safely say i am now well and truly back at work after just completeing that horrific first week. You just wish you are back on your hols lazing the days away, spending time with people you haven't seen in ages.
But no it's back to the hustle and bustle that suurounds my house . juggling work, kids, dogs and the wonderfull husband , who may i say is doing a fantastic job of putting in my new kitchen, most of this was done while i was away but has now lost the fixings for the top cuboards, so we are at a bit of a standstill. You know what i mean if your a woman, they say they gave them to you when you have never seen them before, we beg to differ none the less. The hunt still continues.
I now need to get busy for our annual b.b.q which is on Sunday fingers croosed it will not rain.......

back from my trip

I had a wonderfull trip visiting Samantha and her family , i ate far too much had a brief side glance of hurricane John went and stayed in a friends beach house on the New Jersey Shore, shopped of course and treated myself to a new digital camera amonst a few other things. Went and watched my first baseball game (yankees against Minnasotta) that was pretty awsome i must admit.
Well all in all it was brill, what more can i say but i did take a few photos so you can see for yourselves.... But i'm glad to be back home.