TGIS :-) The Good, Bad and Ugly......

Hi Friday peops

It’s a mixed week, with the good, bad and the ugly… and wedgies are ugly……….

The bad….It didn’t start well – in the kitchen – Monday night – washing up – and the drainer had a mind of it’s own and was flipping the crocks as I put them on – like one of those tennis balls machines…. “Let’s see if she can catch this one… “ type thing!

Anyway I didn’t and smashed a tumbler to smithereens and then promptly trod on it and danced round for the rest of the week with a glass splinter between my toes, managing to squeeze it out at work – not easy on a castered chair…. I can still get my legs into an interesting position though - you’re getting the picture…

Tuesday morning went to put Dennis’ breakfast down and he beat me to it with my tip toe glass splintered manoeuvres so I ended up throwing it up the wall….late for work excuse number one ….

Wednesday morning, neighbour – lost her tongue a while back – was up for sale - seems now to be staying put cos of credit crunch or the fact that she’s probably had to declare that she’s living next to nut case is staying put and has employed team of ‘builders bum’ guys to landscape back garden - block my hummer in with their truck – late for work excuse number two….

Finally - I learned that one of the nicest smiliest lance corporals - Richard Larkin - from my ol’ TA days got blown up in Afghanistan and then dad’s scabby bonce has turned out to be basal cell carcinoma… bugger!! He's had one before tho' so we're quite philosophical.

The good…. I have baked 4 cakes and the house smells lovely – but it’s a nightmare being surrounded by cake and not (allegedly your honour) eating any of it! I’m in the middle of a wedding cake and Peppa Pig – Peppa Pig – honestly – I only keep up with the sproglets latest dudes through my cake making! There are highlights on my Facebook profile – BB house – ‘Big Baking House – breaking news and everything! How exciting!!

The ugly – is that today I went on the high ropes in Streetly – well, I laughed so much – but not half as much as when I got home and downloaded the photos……see the pics – oh dear – talk about wedgies!! For full effect zoom in on the last one :-)

And on that note…

Have a great week folks.

Kimmie x

Friends are like wedgies…..they know your inner self. They’re intimately close… and it feels great when you pick out a good one…. :-)

Night Night Pop Larkin – save me a place ;'-/

TGIF :-) Hearts and Heads Rule!

Hi Friday peops

Did you miss me?

I was up in Patterdale again – gorgeous little village near Ullswater Lake. Had a fab long weekend with the SPICE gang – strode across striding edge - first time I've done Helvellyn since I was a kid! Enjoyed several romantic ‘Ken & Dawn’ moments as they celebrated their engagement – with an amazing special ring – it’s amazing – it’s invisible - see pic :-) Apparently he keeps blowing the ring budget on flasks to make his new fiancée hot drinks for the hills, fleece tops to keep his new fiancée warm and………… :-)

aaaah....

There were bottles of champers hidden in tarns, ‘Last Rolo’ moments on the hills, pre dinner drinkies, and I made them a cake – from the heart – shaped like a heart. I do enjoy my cake making tho it does get a bit sticky in the kitchen! In fact tonight I’ve just steamed my kitchen floor – as I had to have the plumber in today – big leak in the kitchen – and after his ‘head stuck under my sink’ moment he peeled himself off the floor with this sort of slurping cum ripping sound looking to see where the noise was coming from – so I knew I had to do something!

In the week dad had a biopsy taken of his bonce after the hole he’d dug in it didn’t heal very well – it’s the gardener in him I reckon – he will keep digging! Anyway they forgot to stop his warfarin and on Wednesday morning he got up and like a scene from ‘Carrie’ had developed his very own bright red water feature on his bonce – again it’s the gardener in him… and was once again decorating the house – he’s getting quite good at this now!! Naturally by the time we arrived at A & E it had stopped – phew!! I think they were in two minds whether to call in social services as I don’t think mom hid the axe quick enough and her cover story to the paramedics was quite amateur considering she’s such a fan of ‘NCIS’ !:-D Hopefully the mobile phone photos will diminish now it has slowed up – it’s very off putting when you’re in a meeting and a picture of a scab is sent through!! Yes honestly! (Thanbks mom!) Mind you I have to admit I took this shot of him in A & E!

Weds night the ‘Phil Palmer’ groupies went to see him ‘Singin in the Rain’ at the Crescent preceded by rather a lot of pasta and pizza – was great to see the kids - new teacher Nicole again – and catch up with Jenny – the kids actually arrived on time – it’s sort of sad when they grow up and start being grown up isn’t it ;-) …and last night I met up with an old friend from student nurse training days - accompanied by a rather large burger moment in Moseley first! So bit of a bloater tonight…Planning on doing the John Williams night out at Symphony Hall in October if anyone wants to join us?

This weekend I mostly be sleeping!

Have a great weekend folks

Me x

TGIF :-) Morris Minor moment in Sedgley

Hi TGIFers,

I’ve just tripped up the stairs - clonked my elbow and twisted my ankle - running to answer the phone – marvellous!! Doesn’t bode well for a weekend in Derby doing a 14 and 11 miler… AND it was before my first glass of wine - oops :-/

Last Saturday I drove mom and dad to the farmers market – only to find (for the second time….) that it wasn’t there – we’ll get it right one of the days!! I think they just wanted a drive out in Mattie - and a bit of my excellent company, so as not to disappoint them I drove them back to my house and put them to work in the garden! Dad excavated a tiger grass which had become triffid like in nature – kept him out of trouble for a bit – with his hammer and chisel (yes honestly) – and mom set to with her secateurs for a spot of topiary – the poor Yew indeed does look like a ‘poor me’. I ended up with about 12 bags of green stuff for recycling – and for those of you who know how big my garden is – that IS my garden!!

Last night I went for my annual Morris dancing ‘fix’ with Nessa’s Dave (aka ‘Morris’).

Following last year’s initiation I wore my sports bra this time :-)……

As usual my sense of direction failed me – and I was skipping off in the wrong direction – so much so that I completely lost my group as I careered off to the other side of the hall waving my sticks around oblivious to the fact that they had gone round the other way! I was all alone in my own little Morris world – brilliant – a ‘kind’ Morris dancer said “I don’t think anyone noticed…..” Yeah right….

I did ask the Morris Dancer taking the shots to try and make sure my nose didn't look too big - think you'll agree he did a grand job!! Make sure you check out the video clips at the end.

Me & Linda

It’s birthday week this week – wee Sam down under and right a bit is four now – happy birthday Sammy, and dad is 77 today! Bless – I know how to irritate him – I got him a birthday card which was a puzzle he had to put together – with no picture - kept him quiet – see pic! Funny how his cards all seem to have an ‘old fart’ theme :-)

Anyway I’m going to limp off to my bath now and hope this ankle doesn’t let me down in Derby and that I manage to have a Ding Dong of a weekend :-)

Have a good un folks x