Too busy being granny

Oh and buying a car

Saab 93 Turbo....with a nice soft top for the summer.

Pics to follow

Good luck for the Bloscars

Hi all

Today in the post we got Abi's performance review. These are held quarterly with the learning support mentor and then the year are graded by effort.

In Abi's last review she was ranked 152 out of 305
On this review she is 111 out of 307 !!

I have mixed feelings on this, but the school have done it for years and it's a good indicator that your child is performing (or not)I like the way it is measuring the effort a child puts in as opposed to how attainment. For instance Abi has a target level of 5b in Maths and she is managing to be on target to achieve that. However her effort grade is only good, meaning because she knows she is doing ok so isn't putting the effort in. In science she has a target of 6c and is below target although her effort is excellent. Which I read to mean despite putting lots of effort in she is struggling (we plan to give her extra support in this)
She has 3 more excellent effort grades than on the last, and all the others are good. So this weekend I am going to buy her the Sims game she is trying to save for

She does have difficulty with her writing, she holds her pen funny and writes very slow and messy. Her spelling is bad (like her mum!) even when copying text. Matthew was the same, and he was diagnosed with dyspraxia. We've had Abi assessed and she hasn't got it, but I want to help her with this, as I think it sometimes has an effect on the work she produces. Any ideas?

By the way, I haven't chucked a sickie. I'm doing a 3pm-8pm today, I want to speak to some of the staff before I develop a user guide for one of the contracts

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For those of you who don't know him, why the not???

Paddy is famous blogger and I am starting this appeal in a bid to give Paddy a good day. You see Paddy is sick ill. He has the dreaded desease that strikes all gays at some time. No! Not the urge to mince through a nightclub, screeching like a hyena to the dance floor. This is worse....much, much worse.

Paddy

Has

GAYFLU

Imagine manflu, imagine bird flu and double it. Yes paddy is moaning like a good un, crying out for sympathy and spitting feathers.

Your mission today bloggers is to write one blog with Paddy in the title. We owe it to Paddy to make sure he is remembered.

Remember, every little helps.

One blog may make Paddy smile, but if we work together we can put an end to his misery (nope I'm not hiring a hit man)

Anyone joining the appeal please use the tags below and get Paddy on the tags list. Then ALL will be Paddy aware!

LOL Paddy - Get well soonD

Helen Duncan was known as the last witch of Scotland, she was a medium who was well known across the country and who even attracted attention from the authorities in wartime Britain. She was the last person to be tried, and imprisoned, under the 1735 Witchraft Act, which had lain dormant for over a century, not even being permitted right of appeal to the House of Lords.

In the midst of war, she spoke with a deceased sailor who told her that his ship, HMS Barham, had been sunk, although the War Office kept the loss quiet until several months later when they finally admitted its truth. In 1944, one of her seances was raided by the police who witnessed (and tried their best to stop) ectoplasm being emitted from her mouth while she was in a trance, after which she was arrested.

The uproar over her case eventually led to the repeal of the Witchcraft Act (1951) and official government recognition for Spiritualism as a religion (1954). She was seemingly watched by the police right up until her death (1956), their raids a not uncommon end to her seances after her release from Holloway Prison.

Her grandson has recently been campaigning for a posthumous pardon, so far to little avail and has launched a petition demanding that she be pardoned and her memory freed of its stain of criminality and imprisonment. Below are his own words and a link to the petition itself, should you wish to add your own name to it; please feel free to repeat this in your own blog or website so that many more people become aware of the story. I admit that i too knew nothing of her until i learnt of this petition but have since read a little more on the net, which i would also welcome you to do.

As most of you know my Grandmother Helen Duncan was a great medium in the UK, I have been trying along with many others to get her a posthumous pardon, I just found out from the web master of her site that a petition has been put before 10 Downing Street to have her pardoned, The problem is that only a few have signed this thing and it will fall by the wayside as being not in the public interest. I have attached a link to beg you to please sign this petition for my Granny. I dont want them to ignore her. Please help. Just copy and paste the link so you can sign this. It is only open to British citizens.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/withcraft/sign

I signed

I got my email from Mr Blair regarding the petition, haven't read it yet. I can't be arsed. Apparently we can pose questions via a web chat. bring it on Tony, bring it on

Work was fine today, turns out S was peed off with being left out of the loop on the video (check me out-management speak!!) I'm glad it wasn't just me

Worked my 5 hours early today, spent the first hour in a groggy haze, but I don't reckon anyone noticed.

Left work at 3pm to attend hospital for what the letter said was an MRI, it was actually an MRI proctogram, ever heard of one?

Squeamish people...look away!

I had to lay on a table while three syringes of jelly were shoved up my jacksy. I had to lay flat with a board squashed across my stomach and was sent into the scanner. I was laid on a large plastic rubber ring to "catch" the gel.
They put headphones on to drown out the noise of the machine (I listened to Meat loaf and Reo Speedwagon)
I had to lay flat, and in turn relax, clench my bum and then push as though having a poo but not actually have one (You mothers will know the feeling )
I then had to wait for the machine to beep five times and spend the next minute and half "pooing" the stuff out. I was then allowed out to the loo, only to return and do the first bits again
I was in there over an hour, Lee thought I'd gone out the back door, no says I they bloody went in the back door

Good thing is that is the last of my tests to qualify me for the operation I need on my bowel so when I see the consultant in March I might get a date.

Next thing to look forward to:

A repeat colonoscopy to biopsy the inflammation again.

Anyone would think I liked having things shoved up my arse. Still, at least I get gas and air for this one
I was lai

Feel much better today, after the groggy morning drug haze wore off I went to Morrisons. Abi insisted on Marshmallows and chocolate for the pancakes and like the good mum I am I provided (along with Aunt Bessie's pancakes...shhhh don't tell me mum!)

Went into work by 12 leaving the house a tip, guess what the housecleaning fairy visited and it's now spotless (thanks Lee).

Had a brief chat with my boss. We're bidding for new work and she is up to the eyeballs in work. She seemed really concerned about my pain level and has asked me to keep a diary of:

A: Level of pain
B: hours I work and things that cause changes (ie meetings, hospital or pain)

We have a meeting with HR next week and she says she wants to be sure they aren't causing the pain I'm getting. I am going to print off information about LPHS for her so she can understand more.
Person covering my role seemed a bit moody. She had emailed me and asked if I would be in on a weekend to do someones review. I told her, as far as I am aware I am to stick to project only and managing the team is down to her. Not sure if I pissed her off, so I will speak to her tomorrow. She's been fantastic covering my role, so I don't want to upset her, but equally if I take on too much I will be back off ill. Which will do neither of us any good.

Felt a bit like an outsider today, when I got in a cameraman was inerviewing all the managers one by one. All the staff were asking what was going on and the managers were being VERY secretive. No one said a word to me which pissed me off. I didn't want to be interviewed for whatever but I am meant to be part of the management team

Well there I was, sitting happily blogging. Lee, who for once, hadn't been called out before his shift start time of 6pm, was sat watching Top Gear. When all of a sudden it hit me. Horrendous kidney pain, the likes of which I have not experienced since new year. I was in agony!

Lee got called out 5 minutes before the end of Top Gear and as it was a police job he had to rush, they only get a 30 minute turn around, and as usual the numptees in control chose Lee to travel 10 miles to get to the job. I kept quite about my pain and kissed him goodnight.

At 3.30am, 4 VERY STRONG pain killers later, I called him. He wasn't on a job, just sat in the yard watching films on his PDA, so he came home.

Not that he could do much, obviously my miracle cure isn't that and I have to accept this will happen. We went to bed at 4.30am, at 7.30am I crawled out of bed and saw Abi off to school. She left at 8.15am and I took more pain relief and crawled back to bed. Waking up at 11.30am, 30 minutes before I was due to go to work. Although not in as much pain, I felt totally washed out so I called in sick, well what I actually said was I wouldn't be in and would discuss making up my hours with my boss tomorrow.

I think I need to have a serious chat about the reality of my illness and check she is willing to be flexible and understanding enough to let me work around my bad days. We'll see.

Peed off that the car we wanted has fallen through. Finance company wouldn't finance the whole amount leaving us 2k short...Gits!

Hope the start to your week was better than mine!

This is Seb Smart, those of you into surfing will have no doubt heard of him, he was or is British Junior Champion. My friend, his mum, lives in Sennen Cove and runs The Blue Lagoon chippie. Her son Sam runs The Blue Lagoon surf school.

I envy her life, yes she works hard but her lounge has huge picture windows on each side. Both of them sea views. Heaven!

Check out the Surf School website.

http://www.bluelagoonsurf.com/

I forgot how early 5 year olds get up!

Babysat my nephew last night and at 7.30 am little footsteps up and down the stairs told me he was awake. Decided to get up, as Lee is on nights I wanted to make sure he was occupied.

Followed on by 1 1/2 hours of shhh, be quiet! Looks like I better take them out! No not with a gun, though it is tempting

PC is running slower than the NHS, I reckon Matt is downloading, and as he hasn't surfaced yet I may as well give up, 5 attempts and my email still hasn't downloaded!

Have a good day all

T
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Well, Last Friday we went to the Comedy Club in the Roundhouse in Sheffield, hosted by Toby Foster (from 'Phoenix Nights') It was great
I drove there in a blizzard of snow, and we were shown our seats, which were next to the stage, not good! Our ex boss was with us, who is scottish and very loud, we were picked on by all the comedians
Started to worry after the first interval when Toby came on stage and said "Anyone seen day after tomorrow, well I've been outside and it's here we're all " Luckily the snow had stopped when we left. One thing I don't like about this not drinking lark, I hadn't realised what a pain in the arse my friends are when pished! I offered all the girls a lift. BIG MISTAKE! Just as I was pulling onto the M1 K..... was sick My other friend L.. just kept shouting in a very loud voice "It's ok T's hubby runs a valeting company" Erm...no he don't anymore
Suffice to say, Lee was NOT happy!!
Work was OK, my project is running behind and is doing my head in I hate stats analysis. Still due to 1/2 term I only had two days of it this week.
I did a bloke thing, and forgot valentines. Realised when I called in the shop on the way home, so Lee got a 99p card and a Mars Duo. I got a small bunch of flowers....we're skint! Glad I wasn't in work, on girl's hubby is a total tw*t to her yet every valentines spends about £100 on flowers. He's be wearing em if he was my hubby!

I already told you about my attempt to get fit which nearly killed me

Lee is back on nights and I am babysitting my nephew (the okey dokey one) His mum & dad are at the Man Utd match, he's watching on the TV and I am avoiding it.

Hope you all had a good week.

GOOD NEWS - Ami & the tots are coming to visit a week on MondayD

My nephew when he was three doing what he calls "the hokey dokey"

Please comment and rate on You Tube if you visit, he'll be well impressed!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v--LwZKOXrY

Thanks to Marvo.

Here it starts!!

We need to get rid of this McClaren Geeza!!

His ego is so big he risked the whole team by getting rid of Becks. His reason, jealousy!

When he got rid of Becks he spoilt the team, yes the team are more than one man, but they aren't whole without him.

McClaren out, bring back Becks.

Please sign below.

Even you girls! you have to agree, we need some eye candy if hubby is going to make us watch the euro!!

Ohhh matron

Abi is perched on my shoulder wanting the PC, so looks like I gotta watch footie with Lee. Sorry but I can't stand watching them, I think the new manager bloke is a total knob by being so jealous of Becks that he dropped him. Took away not one player but the whole team dynamics I reckon...so there!

Anyhoo my friends, the tw*t that caused the problems at work last week may have won that battle but I my friends won the war. My manager attended a meeting with his manager on Monday and low an behold, yesterday we got the spreadheet in the format we wanted

Had my Xray today and could clearly see one of the markers still in there, not sure if that's normal or not (gastroentology students please reply below)

The car has decided to pay me back for wacking it with a lampost by deciding the head-gasket (or summat) needs replacing. £300 apparently. Well it can sod right off!

Today I test drove a Golf GT TDI 150, in a lovely green/blue AND IT HAS CUP HOLDERS!!!

Hope you are all well, will be back when madam has gone to bed!

Got up this morning, bleary eyed after Abi had an asthma attack and spent the night in our bed.

Getting Abi's cookery stuff ready (she made flapjacks) I opened the porridge oats and tipped them to weigh them, lifted the box back and the buggers spread all over the kitchen.

opened the cupboard to get the tupperware dish and a packet of noodles fell out of the cupboard straight into the mop bucket.

Did I mention the dog had pished on the kitchen floor?

Set off for my fat class, now to get the car down the drive and onto the road you have to avoid the lampost at the bottom of the drive while making sure you avoid the low wall at the left, guess who smacked the wing mirror against the lampost

Went to fat class, and had GAINED 4lb... I am officially the non slimmer of the week.

Thankfully work was OK, boss back from her trip, made it obvious she thinks I have over reacted with regards to the tw*t that caused the fuss last week. Thanks for that!!

Got home to find Lee had done ALL the housework. I have been finding it really hard to motivate myself to do anything. I am so tired after work it is all I can do to be bothered to cook (hence the takeaway and crisps induced weight gain)

He also got the washer to work.

:D

Hope you all had a good start to your week.

I only went and bloody did it!?!?!?

What? I hear you ask.

I only bloody got up and went to work, was there by 8.30am.

Numerous cups of sludge from the machine and two more pages of my project completed before I chanced Tesco.

Then home by 1.30pm, loads of washing to do, and the bloody washer has given up the ghost.

I know what happened! It heard me leave for work this morning and thought "oh I see, back working is she, disposable cash available. YEP think I'll break down"

Off to find me a river to wash my clothes in tomorrow

Hope you all had a good day

15 PIECES OF ADVICE TO BE PASSED ON TO YOUR MUM, YOUR DAUGHTERS OR GRANDDAUGHTERS, NIECES, AUNTS, GIRLFRIENDS, ETC.

1. Don't imagine you can change a man - unless he's in nappies.

2. What do you do if your boyfriend walks out? You shut the door.

3. If they put a man on the moon - they should be able to put them all up there.

4. Never let your man's mind wander - it's too little to be out alone.

5. Go for the younger man. You might as well, they never mature anyway.

6. Men are all the same - they just have different faces, so that you can tell them apart.

7. Definition of a bachelor: a man who has missed the opportunity to make some woman miserable.

8. Women don't make fools of men - most of them are the do-it-yourself types.

9. Best way to get a man to do something is to suggest he is too old for it.

10. Love is blind, but marriage is a real eye-opener.

11. If you want a committed man, look in a mental hospital.

12. The children of Israel wandered around the desert for 40 years. Even in Biblical times, men wouldn't ask for directions.

13. If he asks what sort of books you're interested in, tell him cheque books.

14. Remember a sense of humor does not mean that you tell him jokes, it means that you laugh at his.

15. Sadly, all men are created equal.

Lazed around this morning, or what was left of it when I got up!

Woke Lee at 12.00 with a coffee, decided as we had hardly seen each other this week I would not bother with work, instead we snuggled up and watched Trial & Retribution.

Sometimes it's the small things!

Well the plan was.

Lee would come in from work about 6am, he would, as always, wake me with a coffee and a kiss I would, after drinking my coffee get up, get ready, and be at work by 7ish. My 5 hour shift would take me to noon. Matt would be around till 11am with Abi, as apart from a cough she is much better she would be fine watrching TV till lee gets up, or I get back about 12.30.

What happened was:

Lee came in from work 6.45, woke me with a coffee and a kiss. I drank the coffee and snuggled up as he told me of his "strange" job of rescuing a cat that had somehow got trapped in an engine, cat and car are fine, but Lee will have to put up with other drivers "miaowing" for weeks

Next I know, the dog is barking his head off, I stumble out of bed, check the clock 10.30am

Over to plan B.....when I wake up enough to work it out!

Enjoy!

Abi is a little better, still coughing but at last at 4.30am her temperature came down. She's actually eaten today, only a bowl of noodles but at least she ate!

Obviously after little sleep I was knackered for work, and in a little pain. But like the brave soldier I am I struggled on. Even made a round of coffee

Had yet ANOTHER email from the twonk at work. Laughed it off and sent it to my manager with an "over to you" message on it. Saddo!!

Feeling more positive about work, so much so that i'm actually looking forward to going in tomorrow. I chose to do some out of hours:
A. To get some headway on the project
B. Have a good suss out of my team in action.

Read in the local paper that a friends dad had killed himself. Aged 78, how tragic. Apparently my dad told me last weekend, serves me right for not listening I reckon. My dad and brother are going to the funeral.

Been a lovely sunny day all day. Making me want a holiday.....

........... according to an email we got at work today:

I quote:

Dear Team,

Please can you fax all s.... out of hours forms to the Bolton office instead of the Scotland office. Since the relocation of the offices Scotland no longer exists.

BUGGER!!!

I've checked Teletext nowt there. Where the feck did Scotland go????

Imagined loads of people North of the border confused about what nationality to be if Scotland no longer exists.

An interesting post on chrisglos blog regarding the trial of Karim Amir an egyptian blogger on trial for what he has posted online.

Read here: http://chrisglos.blog.co.uk/2007/02/01/use_your_voice_for_support_of_those_who_~1665904

As i said in my previous blog Abi is ill. Actually found the Thermometer and her temperature is 39.9. She's due more paracetomol at 10.30pm so hopefully that will bring it down.

Children are such a worry.....

I'm sat at the PC, playing Bingo, reading a few blogs and listening to my music files on random play.

Great flick through the music collection, skipping from The Tams "be young, be foolish but be happy" to Lifehouse (see good words blog) then onto UB40 "cherry oh baby". Its great

Abi is ill, got some sort of virus, or maybe even flu. Raging temperature, coughing and sore throat. Lee is on nights so i'm going to put her in our bed with me, I worry she'll have an asthma attack and I won't hear her. Think I'll nip her to see the GP tomorrow if no better, she's white as a sheet and hasn't hardly eaten all day. Bless her.

Had a letter from my consultant today, I emailed him about the last clinic visit and lack of continuity in my care, seeing a different registrar every time. Very good letter and all of a sudden I am getting appointments for various tests.

Had one lot on Monday, involved various instruments shoved where the sun don't shine. Including a scanner which swivvelled when inside. Matthew was impressed I ahdn't paid for the pleasure

Tomorrow I start to take some colon transit capsules which contain opaque markers. I then return to hospital on Weds for an xray to see where they are. Wonder if I'll glow in the dark.

Good luck all up for nomination on the Bloscars. Glad to see some of the people I nominated are in the running, but some aren't. Well done to the Paddy UK for this. Sterling work!