Hi all,
Hopefully this will look as good as the original, but I had to resize it which may have not done the quality much good.

This is my fave pic of my daughter Ami and grandson Oskar, I now have this in a frame in my lounge. Can't believe he is 10 months old already, seems like yesterday we were making the drive south, checking in on Ami's labour all the way.

Proud Granny T

Hi all

Sorry not been around, been quite bad all weekend, I promise to catch up on reading blogs asap.

Went to "fat class" today. Lost 1.5lbs, making my total 25lbs, I now have my club 10 sticker. I lost 10% of my start weight, which is recommended to be healthier. Obviously I will carry on, if I continue at this rate I will be at target on 30th April and will have lost 7 stone!!!

However that graph doesn't take christmas into account, which may, erm will, put me back at least a month.

Despite my illness, and my enforced sedentary lifestyle I am at last in control of my weight.

I am very proud, and celebrated with a toffee muller light, bannana and meringue nest. Sadly on strong pain killers so wine was out of the picture

Hi All,

Just to say, what with this crap Windows vista(see mondays blog) and feeling crap I haven't been around much.

I made the mistake of saying I was going to return to work, sick of

1. No money
2. Waiting for appointments!

Woke up, or rather was woken up at 7am in horrendous pain, so bd have been on tamadol all day and spent the afternoon watching Most haunted laid on the setee with the dog and spiders (well I old see them)

If I'm not around over the weekend, I promise to catch up. CT scan at 8am so off to bed before the drugs wear off

Teri
xx

Hi all,

Well what can I say Will was great. He put on a fantastic show, complete with costumes, dancers et al. As the review in our local paper says "it would have been worth double the £30 a ticket". Apart from Will writhing about on the floor (I could change him!!!!) my fave bit was him singing "You & I" sent goosepimples up my arms. he writhing hit another nerve.

Support was Anna Krantz, erm thanks for coming love! All the songs sounded a bit samey!

Before the show started a blonde girl and a bloke with a guitar came on. "Oh i, thinks me. BMG pushing a new act whilst waiting for X factor to end". I was VERY surprised. Shelly Poole, once one half of Alisha's attic was excellent. I will be buying her CD when the SSP allows. Perfect for chilling out to!

I share some Shelly below.

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Oh My, tonight I am going to see Will Young!!! My sister bought tickets for my birthday.
I have been a fan since Pop Idol and was Sooooo happy when he beat Gareth Gates and knocked the smile off Simon Cowell's face.
Since then he has gone from strength the strength and proven he is more than the "average" Mr Cowell described him as.

This is Porthcurno, in Cornwall. Overlooked by the Minack Theatre it is easily one of, if not THE best beaches in the UK.

My plan is to retire to, or close to Porthcurno and live out my days gazing at the white sand and clear sea.

There's something about the sound of the sea................
.... don't you think?

Today at 11.30am I have to attend hospital for a cardiac exercise tolerance test, following my "cardiac episode" earlier this month. I can't get them to realise that it was the dishy aussie doctor who was making my heart race!

Now, I, although overweight, am was an active person. I manage a call centre so spend all day running around like a blue horse fly (don't know where that saying has come from?!?!) However since 6th March I haven't worked, walked or done bugger all! Don't get me wrong on a good day I try to walk the dog and do general housework, but usually pay for it by a nightime of pain.

On Friday I walked 200 yards to our local pub to meet my dad for a drink, halfway there my hubby had to hold me up!

Therefore I offer up goodbyes to my blog friends, this bloody test is gonna kill me, if not bring on the desired "cardiac episode" my kidney/bowel/who the feck knows where it is coming from pain, will kick off big time!

Still I have a CT scan on Friday, chance for a lie down!

"gulp" See ya when I can, if it kills me I'll haunt ya!

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann

Yipp bloody yee!

I have lost another 2lb this week, total is now 23.5lb!!!

One more lb and I will have lost 10% of my starting weight. Obviously being ill has assisted in the speed of the weight loss, which is the only bonus about it.
I have a heart exercise tolerance test tomorrow which sould burn some calorie. Though in saying that, when in pain I cannot manage to wark the 200 yards to the shop so it may be a no go!

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
– Theodore Seuss Giesel

My hubby had the bright idea to trial Windows vista! What a crock of !!!
This is my second attempt to type this, I also have to go back and fill in missing letters, otherwise the blog would resemble a Norman Collier announcement (ask yer mum!!!)
This thing has so many bugs it resembles my daughter's hair last week (see NITS).
As I have no patience the computer is about to be launched through the window!!

By the way GOOD MORNING

"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."
– Thomas Edison

Me being married and it being a Saturday. Him in doors has cleaned his teeth!

Night all, be good, if you can't be good, BLOG IT let us nosey bugger know the details!

Sent to me on email from my brother, worth a share!

HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY? (written by kids)

(1) You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming.
- Alan, age 10

(2) No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry.
God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you're stuck with.
- Kristen, age 10

WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?

(1) Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then.
- Camille, age 10

(2) No age is good to get married at. You got to be a fool to get married.
- Freddie, age 6 (very wise for his age)

HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED?

(1) You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids.
- Derrick, age 8

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON?

(1) Both don't want any more kids.
- Lori, age 8

WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE?

(1) Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know
each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough.
- Lynnette, age 8 (isn't she a treasure)

(2) On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that Usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date.
- Martin, age 10 (Who said boys do not have brains)

WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON A FIRST DATE THAT WAS TURNING SOUR?

(1) I'd run home and play dead. The next day I would call all the newspapers and make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns.
-Craig, age 9

WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?

(1) When they're rich.
- Pam, age 7 (I could not have said it better myself)

(2) The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that.
- Curt, age 7 (Good Point)

(3 ) The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do.
- Howard, age 8 (Who made the rule)

IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED?

(1 ) I don't know which is better, but I'll tell you one thing. I'm never going to have sex with my wife. I don't want to be all grossed out.
- Theodore, age 8 (Too much detail for his age)

(2 ) It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them.
- Anita, age 9 (bless you child)

HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET MARRIED?

(1 ) There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there?
- Kelvin, age 8

And the #1 Favourite is........

HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK?

(1 ) Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a truck.
- Ricky, age 10 ( The boy already understands)

Seen a few of these so decided to "bear all"

1. ( ) Smoked a cigarette.
2. ( ) Crashed a friend’s car.
3. ( ) Stolen a car.
4. (x) Been in love.
5. (x) Been dumped.
6. (x) Shoplifted. (at 13, and got caught!)
7. (x) Been fired/laid off. Took the B for wrongful dismissal, and won!
8. (x) Been in a fist fight.
9. (x) Snuck out of your parent’s house.
11. ( ) Been arrested.
12. ( ) Gone on a blind date.
13. (x) Lied to a friend.
14. (x) Skipped school. Only once (was scared!)
15. (x) Seen someone die.
17. ( ) Been to Mexico.
18. (x) Been on a plane.
19. ( ) Purposely set a part of yourself on fire.
20. ( ) Eaten sushi. Yuck!!
21. ( ) Been skiing. Against my better judgement!
22. (x) Met someone in person from the internet. Was with my hubby, not one of those sex with a stranger deals!!!!!!
23. (x) Taken pain-killers. Bloody hell, when don't I???
24. (x) Love someone right now. Totally!!!!
25. (x) Laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by.
26. (x) Made a snow angel.
27. (x) Had a tea party.
28. (x) Flown a kite.
29. (x) Built a sand castle.
30. (x) Gone puddle jumping.
31. (x) Played dress up.
32. (x) Cheated while playing a game.
33. (x) Been lonely.
34. (x) Fallen asleep at work/school. Worked nights in a garage 4-5am was a killer!
35. (x) Used a fake I.D. Pretended to be my brothers wife to get RAC rescue!
36. (x) Watched a sunset.
37. ( ) Felt an earthquake.
38. (x) Touched a snake.
39. (x) Slept beneath the stars.
40. (x) Been tickled.
41. (x) Been robbed. burgled by two youths for my daughters money box!
42. (x) Been misunderstood. Always am!
43. (x) Petted a reindeer/goat.
44. (x) Won a contest.
45. ( ) Ran a red light.
46. ( ) Been suspended from school.
47. (x) Been in a car accident.
48. (x) Eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night.
49. (x) Had deja vu.
50. ( ) Danced in the moonlight. Personally prefer sex in the moonlight
52. ( ) Liked the way you looked. Rarely though it may be
53. ( ) Witnessed a crime.
54. ( ) Questioned your heart.
55. ( ) Been obsessed with post it notes.
56. (x) Squished barefoot through the mud.
57. (x) Been lost.
58. (x) Been to the opposite side of the country.
59. (x) Swam in the ocean.
60. ( ) Felt like dying.
61. (x) Cried yourself to sleep.
62. (x) Played cops and robbers.
63. ( ) Recently coloured with crayons.
64. (x) Sung karaoke.
65. (x) Paid for a meal with only coins.
66. (x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn’t.
67. (x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out your nose.
68. (x) Caught a snowflake on your tongue.
69. (x) Danced in the rain. Oh sex is better!!!!D
70. (x) Written a letter to Santa Claus.
71. ( ) Watched the sun rise with someone you care about.
72. (x) Blown bubbles.
73. (x) Made a bonfire on the beach.
74. (x) Crashed a party.
75. (x) Gone roller-skating.
76. (x) Had a wish come true.
77. ( ) Worn pearls.
78. ( ) Jumped off a bridge.
79. ( ) Ate dog/cat food.
81. (x) Told a complete stranger you loved them. probably in a drunken moment!
82. ( ) Kissed a mirror.
83. (x) Sang in the shower.
84. ( ) Had a dream that you married someone.
85. ( ) Glued your hand to something.
86. ( ) Got your tongue stuck to a flagpole.
87. ( ) Kissed a fish.
88. (x) Sat on a rooftop.
89. (x) Screamed at the top of your lungs.
90. (x) Done a one-handed cartwheel.
91. (x) Talked on the phone for more than six hours on one occasion. Hang up every 59 minutes and redial, that way it is free
92. (x) Stayed up all night.
93. ( ) Didn’t take a shower for a week.
94. (x) Picked and ate an apple right off the tree.
95. ( ) Climbed a tree that had a tree house.
96. (x) Been told by a complete stranger that you’re hot. One asked to weigh my boobs the other day, does that count???
97. (x) Ever had a one night stand.
98. (x) Ever been to a professional football, or tennis game in a stadium ground.
99. (x) Went hiking in the mountains.
100. ( ) Smoked a cigar.
101. (x) Wished you had the chance to change your profession.
104. ( ) Ever cremated and kept the ashes of a pet you cared a lot about.
105. (x) Wished you could live your life over again beginning at age 21. Sometimes!
106. (x) Been baptised.
107. (x) Rode a horse.
108. (x) Sent flowers to someone you never met. Managed a complaints department and had to, often!!!!

Give it a go!!!!
Feel free to ask questions!

This is my dad his name is jack and today he is 79 years old.
This is a special birthday as in his own words last night "I never thought I'd see another".

Happy Birthday dad, I am so proud to have you as mine!

TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED
the 1930's 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's !!

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us.

They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing and didn't get tested for diabetes.

Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paints.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking.

As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.

Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat.

We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.

We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.

We ate cupcakes, bread and butter and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but we weren't overweight because WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!

We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.

No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.

We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.

We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 999 channels on cable, no video tape movies, no surround sound, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat.........WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!

We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.

We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate worms and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes, nor did the worms live in us forever.

We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them!

Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! (bit american but you get the meaning)

The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!

This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!

The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.

We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility,
and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!

And YOU are one of them!
CONGRATULATIONS!
You had the luck to grow up as kids,
before the lawyers and the government
regulated our lives for our own good.

Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors,
doesn't it?!

Got sent this on email and thought I would share with my friends in blog land!

Went to see my GP yesterday, turns out the tummy bug" I had is Campylobacter. As the antibiotics I had been given have given me bad side effects ( strange a pill to cure the runs gives you the runs?  I need to see if it settles and if not send another sample off next week. I have gone obsessive about cleaning, even though as my hubby said if it was something I had prepared we would all have got it. As the incubation period is up to 10 days I am struggling to remember if I ate out at all. Apparentley the Environmental Health will call me to ask questions. Annoying as it is, this is certaintly helping my diet. Told my GP I'll keep it till I get down to 10 stone!!!

My GP was not impressed with the crap registrar, but at least I have been refferred to a specialist so things are moving on the kidney front. I also have a second CT scan next Friday, you never know might be back at work by Xmas!!!

Dunno if it is my body needing to replace certain minerals but I am craving meringue nests, i have had 3 so far with natural yoghurt, fruit and squirty cream...................

........ Or maybe I'm just a greedy cow!

Apologies for spellings, I blame the drugs!

The Silent Treatment

A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were

giving each other the silent treatment. Suddenly, the man realized that the next

day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5 a.m. for an early morning

business flight.  Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he

wrote on a piece of paper, "Please wake me at 5:00 AM." He left it where he knew she would

find it.  The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00AM

and he had missed his flight. Furious, he was about to go and

see why his wife hadn't wakened him, when he noticed a piece of

paper by the bed. The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM. Wake up."

Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests.

WIFE VS . HUSBAND

A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying

a word. An earlier discussion had led to an argument and

neither of them wanted to concede their position.

As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs,

The husband asked sarcastically, "Relatives of yours?"

"Yep," the wife replied, "in-laws!"

 WOMEN'S REVENGE

"Cash, check or charge?" I asked, after folding items the woman

wished to purchase.

As she fumbled for her wallet I noticed a remote control for a

television set in her purse.

"So, do you always carry your TV remote?" I asked.

"No," she replied, " but my husband refused to come shopping with

me, and I figured this was the most evil thing I could do to him

legally."

CREATION

A man said to his wife one day, "I don't know how you can be

so stupid and so beautiful all at the same time.

"The wife responded, "Allow me to explain.

God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me;

God made me stupid so I would be attracted to you!

WHO DOES WHAT

A man and his wife were having an argument about who

should brew the coffee each morning.

The wife said, "You should do it, because you get up first,

and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee."

The husband said, " You are in charge of cooking around here and

you should do it, because that is your job, and I can just wait

for my coffee."

Wife replies, "No, you should do it, and besides, it is in the

Bible that the man should do the coffee."

Husband replies, "I can't believe that, show me."

So she fetched the Bible, and opened the New Testament

and showed him at the top of several pages, that it indeed

says.........."HEBREWS"

God may have created man before woman,

but there is always a rough draft before the masterpiece.

Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure.

Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said "I love you and I wish you enough."

The daughter replied, "Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough,too, Mom.

They kissed and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window where I was seated.

Standing there I could see she wanted and needed to cry.

I tried not to intrude on her privacy but she welcomed me in by asking "Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?".

"Yes, I have, "I replied. "Forgive me for asking but why is this a forever good-bye?". "I am old and she lives so far away. I have

challenges ahead and the reality is - the next trip back will be for my funeral" she said.

"When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say 'I wish you enough'. May I ask what that means?". She began to smile.

"That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say It to everyone".

She paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail and s