@ 2009-09-03 – 18:37:04
I had a great weeks holiday last week but have been on duty since. Lots of strands to the boys lives need sorting and with such serious stuf they need help. Well we are getting there now with the aid of letters and a dousing in the cool waters of common sense.
Work has been ok. managed to complete some projects and started looking at the degree course for work.
Looking forward to the autumn despite the weather and hopefully the resolving of many things.
@ 2009-08-31 – 09:30:22
As usual the summer hols have flown by. I have had a fab week last week with my sister visiting at the beginning and then a trip to Disneyland in Paris; Wednesday 'til Saturday.
Happily there were only four of us on this trip. All my other holidays this year have had eight of us and been hard work. Here are some pics from our trip out. One of the best aspects of this trip was that the weather was good and warm, felt decidedly cold when back in The Midlands.
One of the amazing things about the place is the attention to detail. Everywhere you looked the detail was excellent.
The food was ok but you got what you paid for. Bagettes were best for lunch. My friends who we met while there booked us into some restaurants as you could be queueing for an hour if you didn't. We had a posh meal, an all you can eat meal and a standard sort of restaurant meal on various nights. There were plenty of places to eat. We did sucumb to burgers one lunchtime.
@ 2009-08-24 – 09:45:15
had a new visitor to my garden today. The little cutie was searching my patio for food. I am not bithered by mice but will now have to keep an eye out n the shed and the house to make sure he/she hasn't got a nice new home and leaving presents all over the place for me.
@ 2009-08-23 – 08:22:20
Took me and my visiting family off to Cadbury's world yesterday. We got there just before 10 and had booked our tickets, so we were straight in. Had a great time wandering through the jungle and eating our free chocolate butons, getting history lessons from virtual people and seeing how our favourite chocolate items were made (including cadbury's cream eggs). These were all on tv screens set up with a short film of each process for the purpose. Unfortunatly the chocolate making process is mostly automated now and you can't really see the factory in action apart from the very very end where the chocolate bars are already wrapped and going off to be boxed.
one of the best bits is the play area where you can see yourself made into a chocolate figure or stand in chocolate 'rain' Best bit for me was an area outside the main museum called 'Essense'. There was a bit more history and then a room where you get a cup of hot chocolate ( like melted bars, not the drink) and some filling, I had marshmallow, Mmmmmm. Chocolate heaven.
We spent 3 hours there and felt a little sick by the time we left. May not go again but did enjoy it.
@ 2009-08-18 – 18:28:55
Been having a lot of coming and going at my house just lately and am having difficulty getting in to blog. I haven't forgotton you all though.
Got my sister and herdaughter up from Porstmouth at the moment, next week we are going to Cadbury world in Birmingham and the Dr Who exhibition in Cardiff. Should be fun. Take her back then off to France for a break at Disneyland. Looking forward to a week off.
Will try and get in again this week, but no promises 
Keep well everyone.
@ 2009-08-12 – 18:00:03
Having a pretty busy week with lots of coming and going at my house.
Had a lovely experience coming home from work on Monday. I got off the bus and it started to rain. It was that nice feathery sort of rain which hardly touches you but eventtually soaks you. It was very refreshing as the air temperature was quite warm.
Right, off to cook tea now.
Catch up over the weekend.
@ 2009-08-08 – 08:28:36
Yup, the sun is out and looking good. I am about to go off to work and do something I would like to get done for Monday. I was too busy to do it this week. I don't HAVE to do this but 2 hours spent hard at it will mean a lot less stress next week.
The weekend started yesterday aftenoon with a trip to the cinema to see Ice Age 3 with Littl'un and son no 3. I quite enjoyed it but felt really sick by the end. Don't go getting all sympathetic though. I did have a hot dog and some minstrels. I have been eating in a healthier way since coming back off hols and feeling lots better for it. This episode just shows me that the junk is why I feel rubbishy so much.
Once back from work I am doing some housework, the aim for the next week is to clear down stairs of my house which has got totally our of hand. I have made a start and am doing a bit every day. Tomorrow I am off to Manchester to SiL to help clear the garden of rubble and do some pathwork. The weather looks like it may hold so I am happy.
Have a fun and sunny weekend folks
@ 2009-08-02 – 09:20:53
Been away for a week and what a difference. We all really neeeded the break. Mid Wales I reckon is a bit of a secret. We went to 3 main tourist attractions and they were not packed. The weather was drizzly but ok on those days, we didn't watch the weather forcasts too much.
We stayed in a fantastic cottage that sits right by a steam railway. The place itself used to be a water mill. It had the main house and attached the buildings for the mill as well as some outbuildings. Whta delight. The mill was actually in place theough is disrepair. All the weels and gridnstones, the waterwheel and grain shoots plus all sorts of other stuff. The channel that the water passed through is present but shut off from the river but htere was plenty of water to get it going again. The roof had been replaced recently at some point so it is all protected from the weather.
The steam railway ran 3 or 4 times a day with real live big steam trains going between small village of Llanfair Caerenion and Welshpool. We wave at it whenever it passed
http://www.wllr.org.uk/ We were place about a mile from the Llanfair end and so we went by train into Welshpool one of the days.
We also had a lovely day at Chirk castle: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-chirkcastle . It is a lovely property and I could imagine living in it ( I wish) The curent owners do live in it which I find quite pleasing.
Another day we went to the Centre for Alternative Technology: http://www.cat.org.uk/index.tmpl?refer=index&init=1 There were lots of activities for littl'un and and things to do and see for us grown ups too. I had a chance meetup with an old friend too which made the day complete.
Finally a day on the lake of Bala and Vynwry. http://www.walesdirectory.co.uk/tourist-attractions/Lakes_and_Reservoirs/Wales7572.htm Both places were lovely and though the weather was a bit wet it didn't matter. Lake Vyrnwy was had a lovely picnic site and an RSPB reserve. http://www.walesdirectory.co.uk/Lakes/Lake_Vyrnwy.htm
On top of this I had a few rest days as going on holiday with 7 other people can be a bit frught and I needed some space. I got a load of business stuff done, mostly to do with spreasheets and read three books.
Now I am back the reality fo the wah pile kicks in and I am on my 3rd load already today. Luckily the sun is shining so most of it may be dry by tonight.
@ 2009-07-14 – 18:20:50
Once more I am getting ready for a weekend of storytelling in Shropshire. I am hoping to get to visit my dad's grave on the way and pop into Much Wenlock on the Saturday as I have never looked round despite visiting for the last five years.
I may not be able to pop in until next week as I have a lot to do in preparation and I am out with friends tonight.
Here is a reminder of what it was like a few years ago 
@ 2009-07-12 – 09:44:11
Had a lovely day yesterday while at a carnival. My friend J and I have known each other for 28 years and worked together for about 5 years. We get on so well and look after each other that we have never had an argument despite foul weather and completely different perspectives on life. Such an accepting and good friend is so important in life. She and I chatted all day about this and that, from discussions about cakes to the big things that are going on for us right now. The day was slow with minimal stress. After the carnival was over we went to her house and a few of our Mum friends came over and shared a meal. We sat in her garden while it rained protected by her brolly and gossiped and laughed. As a result I am re energised today and happier.
Today I have lots of bits and bobs to do but hope to have lots of rest in between
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