Saturday, October 28, 2006
A new blog
I've created a new blog to give me somewhere to rant and blather on about certain issues that I don't want my family or the world to see. Also to save anyone that does read this home ed blog from my boring and self centered infertility/IVF rants. I've done my first post and it was very cathartic. I feel a bit better now.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Been a busy few days although I'm not sure what I've done. I know I've had a few orders to pack, did a magazine interview yesterday, endured yet more maths related tantrums, done work, spent about 12 hours since Monday doing some SEO and other stuff on the site.
A no maths tantrum day today because the CGP Workout books arrived today and Charlie did no less than 7 pages - cheerfully! It was all easy though as he started with the year 1 book, but its important to build up his confidence with easy stuff he can do first. When we get to the dividing and multiplying pages in the year 2 book I'm sending him to Merry's so she can teach him how and inject some of Fran's amazing maths ability into him. :)
My fertility consultants secretary called me this afternoon to re-schedule my review appointment from tomorrow at 9.30 to 8.30 am instead - ugh - that's too early. It is a telephone appointment but still, I don't normally get up until 8.30am let alone be lucid enough to discuss my treatment and miscarriage in-depth with her. Oh well.
A no maths tantrum day today because the CGP Workout books arrived today and Charlie did no less than 7 pages - cheerfully! It was all easy though as he started with the year 1 book, but its important to build up his confidence with easy stuff he can do first. When we get to the dividing and multiplying pages in the year 2 book I'm sending him to Merry's so she can teach him how and inject some of Fran's amazing maths ability into him. :)
My fertility consultants secretary called me this afternoon to re-schedule my review appointment from tomorrow at 9.30 to 8.30 am instead - ugh - that's too early. It is a telephone appointment but still, I don't normally get up until 8.30am let alone be lucid enough to discuss my treatment and miscarriage in-depth with her. Oh well.
Monday, October 23, 2006
Manic Monday
Manic Monday indeed with many maths tantrums! Ugh, less said about that the better.
So yesterday's HappyMais pics as promised. Charlie decided to do an abstract HappyMais model - the small orange ball is a clown fish embryo btw (we were watching Nemo at the time!)
I decided to photograph all Charlie's Art Club "works" so far.
The two above and below were from the portrait week, but rather than have a model to draw from the teacher described "someone" in her head and the children drew them. Charlie didn't enjoy this week very much because he finds people hard. He likes pastels though.
He loved the inking on canvas to make a flag though - they took two weeks over this
Last week they made halloween decs from packing peanuts and willow. He loves the jangly skeleton!
But said the willow weaving was really hard
Overall he is really enjoying the art club - he loves art and its good that it stretches him from his usual drawing stuff
I was just noticing today how his hair has grown back relatively quickly and how much better he looks with it longer.
From this at Kessignland in June
To this now
Charlie also did loads of Fimo today with the kit we got from Bead Merrily Charlie made the cane from the Christmas kit and also made a spinning top and a loads of fimo beads to make B a necklace with. I'll bake them tomorrow and do photos then.
So yesterday's HappyMais pics as promised. Charlie decided to do an abstract HappyMais model - the small orange ball is a clown fish embryo btw (we were watching Nemo at the time!)
I decided to photograph all Charlie's Art Club "works" so far.
The two above and below were from the portrait week, but rather than have a model to draw from the teacher described "someone" in her head and the children drew them. Charlie didn't enjoy this week very much because he finds people hard. He likes pastels though.
He loved the inking on canvas to make a flag though - they took two weeks over this
Last week they made halloween decs from packing peanuts and willow. He loves the jangly skeleton!
But said the willow weaving was really hard
Overall he is really enjoying the art club - he loves art and its good that it stretches him from his usual drawing stuff
I was just noticing today how his hair has grown back relatively quickly and how much better he looks with it longer.
From this at Kessignland in June
To this now
Charlie also did loads of Fimo today with the kit we got from Bead Merrily Charlie made the cane from the Christmas kit and also made a spinning top and a loads of fimo beads to make B a necklace with. I'll bake them tomorrow and do photos then.
Lovely weekend
Meant to post last night but decided to switch over to the new blogger beta so couldn't. Quite like it so far, it's always good to have a change and the page element stuff is pretty good.
On Friday, not content with starting my packing I also did all my Christmas present wrapping so am feeling very virtuous now.
Saturday started with very long lie-ins for everyone and then into town for lunch at our favourite cafe, really lovely freshly-made food there - yum. Then I bought our first lot of dollars in preparation for January, B went to the bank and I bought Charlie two Disney dvd's for Christmas to add to his collection. I chose this and this in the BOGOF offer on Disney DVD's at the moment.
Then off to Staples for some mundane business shopping consisting only of a clipboard and some AtoZ dividers.
Home for toasties and X Factor watching snuggled on the sofa.
Sunday was a big chill out day. Usual bacon sandwiches for breakfast and also lunch out again, followed by the weekly shop.
Then we came home and put on a dvd - Finding Nemo - whilst we all did HappyMais pictures. Charlie decided to do an "abstract model" with his - he did abstract art in his first week of art club and I think it appeals to his lazy side! Pictures to follow later as I need to change lenses on my camera first!
I also did the reading test with Charlie found on Joannas blog. This was quite interesting for me as the last time he was tested was at school as part of his IQ assessment by the ed pysch. He was 6 years 8 months and his reading age was about 11 years from memory. Yesterday his reading age came out as 13 years 9 months and he is 8 years 9 months. No big surprises there really as his reading has always been very good which is why I struggle to find things he will enjoy that aren't totally unsuitable! He is reading one of my favourite childhood books at the moment - Tales of the Greek Heroes by Roger Lancelyn Green and is loving it.
On Friday, not content with starting my packing I also did all my Christmas present wrapping so am feeling very virtuous now.
Saturday started with very long lie-ins for everyone and then into town for lunch at our favourite cafe, really lovely freshly-made food there - yum. Then I bought our first lot of dollars in preparation for January, B went to the bank and I bought Charlie two Disney dvd's for Christmas to add to his collection. I chose this and this in the BOGOF offer on Disney DVD's at the moment.
Then off to Staples for some mundane business shopping consisting only of a clipboard and some AtoZ dividers.
Home for toasties and X Factor watching snuggled on the sofa.
Sunday was a big chill out day. Usual bacon sandwiches for breakfast and also lunch out again, followed by the weekly shop.
Then we came home and put on a dvd - Finding Nemo - whilst we all did HappyMais pictures. Charlie decided to do an "abstract model" with his - he did abstract art in his first week of art club and I think it appeals to his lazy side! Pictures to follow later as I need to change lenses on my camera first!
I also did the reading test with Charlie found on Joannas blog. This was quite interesting for me as the last time he was tested was at school as part of his IQ assessment by the ed pysch. He was 6 years 8 months and his reading age was about 11 years from memory. Yesterday his reading age came out as 13 years 9 months and he is 8 years 9 months. No big surprises there really as his reading has always been very good which is why I struggle to find things he will enjoy that aren't totally unsuitable! He is reading one of my favourite childhood books at the moment - Tales of the Greek Heroes by Roger Lancelyn Green and is loving it.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Saturday & Sunday were a bit of a slob out time. Major lie-in for all of us on Saturday, followed by a trip to the post office to post orders, a trip to the bank to pay bills and pay in cheques and then a quick trip to Clintons so I could buy B's b'day card. Decided to get my parents anniversary card too and even got Charlie's birthday card for January!
Charlie made B a lovely card when we got home, played with fimo and we all went for a walk around the lakes.
We watched X Factor together and Charlie was totally outraged that the Unconventionals were sent home.
Sunday was B's birthday and a quiet one that I spent most of the afternoon working through - not good really.
Yesterday was just a wash out. Took hours to get Charlie to do his maths, nearly missed getting to the post office before they closed as I had a nightmare trying to wrap some parcels. Honestly, I'm falling apart here if I can't wrap a parcel without loosing my temper.
It was my first day back at work too, which was weird after seven weeks off. Not sure I'm really up to it actually but have no choice in the matter.
Andy from the marketing agency called me last night and asked if I'd do a live radio interview this morning about entrepeneur mums because of some press release Axa have put out. Never being one to turn down a bit of publicity I agreed and the producer called me later last night for a background chat and to give me an idea of what subjects we'll be talking about.
Seeing as its on at 11.30 I'd better go and do some prep - eekkk.
Charlie made B a lovely card when we got home, played with fimo and we all went for a walk around the lakes.
We watched X Factor together and Charlie was totally outraged that the Unconventionals were sent home.
Sunday was B's birthday and a quiet one that I spent most of the afternoon working through - not good really.
Yesterday was just a wash out. Took hours to get Charlie to do his maths, nearly missed getting to the post office before they closed as I had a nightmare trying to wrap some parcels. Honestly, I'm falling apart here if I can't wrap a parcel without loosing my temper.
It was my first day back at work too, which was weird after seven weeks off. Not sure I'm really up to it actually but have no choice in the matter.
Andy from the marketing agency called me last night and asked if I'd do a live radio interview this morning about entrepeneur mums because of some press release Axa have put out. Never being one to turn down a bit of publicity I agreed and the producer called me later last night for a background chat and to give me an idea of what subjects we'll be talking about.
Seeing as its on at 11.30 I'd better go and do some prep - eekkk.
Friday, October 13, 2006
This week
Sunday began with an early wake up call and then we all set off to the BPA Baby & Child trade fair at the NEC. This was a really good trade show for us to attend, enough relevant companies to interest and a good chance to make final decisions on whether to stock certain new products. Also had a couple of so-called "meetings" set up where basically you have an arranged time to see a supplier and they "talk" you through the products. You know, just in case you can't work out how to make the toy squeak or something. Rolls eyes.
Charlie was fabulously behaved which impressed me, especially after the woman handing out the ticket lanyards warned him that if he was caught more than 2 cms from an adult he'd be removed by security and assumed a lost child!
Had some lunch there - ugh disgusting nowhere near the standard of the catering in the hall Premier Kids was in, went round the rest of the stands and then said goodbye to B as she was catching the train to Derby to stay with her friend for a couple of nights. After almost making it out of the NEC complex B called my mobile to say her friend had just cancelled on her, so I had to fight my way back and find her - not easy!
Home then and a quiet evening.
Monday Up early again and off to stay with Merry for the night. We had a wonderful time, Charlie was a bit ermm, mouthy, mainly due to tiredness but also I think due to being away from B.
Mistress of the evil emporium predictably made me spend money on fimo accessories and beads despite my protests. Actually she managed to take two lots of money from me, one lot for the fimo et al and then another because I'd run out of some stock and so bought some from her. She got business and personal funds out of me - now that's impressive.
Merry forced me to do some fimo despite my protestations that I just can't do arty stuff - she didn't believe me. She died laughing at my pig attempt and then cruely ripped apart my fish and demanded I started again!!
Dinner done and children in bed I found myself picking orders (and cocking them up!) and then surveying the piles of paperwork that was Merrys account stuff.
As Merry blogged, I rolled my eyes repeatedly at her excuses "I've got 4 kids", "I was pregnant", "I had a new baby" and other gems, none of that cut any ice with me though. Maybe I'm a bit harsh?! I put in 6 hours of sorting, stapling, writing and organising at went to bed at 3am, Merry having abadoned me at 2am because she was exhausted - lightweight! I really enjopy paperwork/account type stuff - don't know why. It was immensely satisfying.
Tuesday saw me up at an ungodly 7.45am. After the children all finished breakfast (which the abley got themselves) I organised them into getting dressed and then a dvd was put on whilst I did another two hours or so of Merry's accounts and finished! Poor Merry was exhausted because Josie had kept her up in the night so she had a lie-in whilst I happily kept an eye on the children, not that they needed much supervision, just an ear. Sorted out lunch for the children and had a lovely time playing with Ammi and looking at a book on Egypt with her. Whilst M was gone, I decided that Fran is definitely getting the same adult "'tude" as Charlie has which made me feel better. She even rolled her eyes at me once! She redemed herself by asking for a cuddle and snuggling up on the sofa with me though.
Charlie and Ammi make me laugh so much when they are together. Ammi likes to throw herself on him for cuddles and he always looks so shocked and proclaims that he doesn't know what she will do. Yet he always throws himself on B and I for cuddles and is Mr mega cuddly. I think he still has the mental scars from the marriage proposal on our first visit.
We set off in the afternoon after having a lovely time and Charlie really didn't want to leave and declared one night not enough. Got home in time for a lovely roast dinner cooked by B.
Wednesday & Thursday I don't remember much of - did some eBay stuff, set up an Amazon marketplace account for the biz and listed some stuff, wrapped lots of parcels and took them to the post office.
On Thursday I received the most beautiful bunch of flowers from Merry for helping with her accounts - such a lovely thought and they really made my day so thank you again Merry!
Today we went to West Midlands Safari Park and had a lovely time. It was so quiet so we were able to drive round and stop whenever and wherever we liked and I really got to try out my 70-300 zoom lens to the best of its ability. Got some shots I am really pleased with and some I am not - but that is mainly because the focus point was set wrong and also because I can't use the camera on manual settings with that lens as I shake too much as its heavy and long.
I absolutely love the white tigers and white lions.
Came back and packed some more orders and did some bits here and there and now I'm downloading photos from my camera and uploading them to flickr.
Charlie watched the Yoga Bugs dvd which arrived yesterday and he really likes it, so that's good.
Charlie was fabulously behaved which impressed me, especially after the woman handing out the ticket lanyards warned him that if he was caught more than 2 cms from an adult he'd be removed by security and assumed a lost child!
Had some lunch there - ugh disgusting nowhere near the standard of the catering in the hall Premier Kids was in, went round the rest of the stands and then said goodbye to B as she was catching the train to Derby to stay with her friend for a couple of nights. After almost making it out of the NEC complex B called my mobile to say her friend had just cancelled on her, so I had to fight my way back and find her - not easy!
Home then and a quiet evening.
Monday Up early again and off to stay with Merry for the night. We had a wonderful time, Charlie was a bit ermm, mouthy, mainly due to tiredness but also I think due to being away from B.
Mistress of the evil emporium predictably made me spend money on fimo accessories and beads despite my protests. Actually she managed to take two lots of money from me, one lot for the fimo et al and then another because I'd run out of some stock and so bought some from her. She got business and personal funds out of me - now that's impressive.
Merry forced me to do some fimo despite my protestations that I just can't do arty stuff - she didn't believe me. She died laughing at my pig attempt and then cruely ripped apart my fish and demanded I started again!!
Dinner done and children in bed I found myself picking orders (and cocking them up!) and then surveying the piles of paperwork that was Merrys account stuff.
As Merry blogged, I rolled my eyes repeatedly at her excuses "I've got 4 kids", "I was pregnant", "I had a new baby" and other gems, none of that cut any ice with me though. Maybe I'm a bit harsh?! I put in 6 hours of sorting, stapling, writing and organising at went to bed at 3am, Merry having abadoned me at 2am because she was exhausted - lightweight! I really enjopy paperwork/account type stuff - don't know why. It was immensely satisfying.
Tuesday saw me up at an ungodly 7.45am. After the children all finished breakfast (which the abley got themselves) I organised them into getting dressed and then a dvd was put on whilst I did another two hours or so of Merry's accounts and finished! Poor Merry was exhausted because Josie had kept her up in the night so she had a lie-in whilst I happily kept an eye on the children, not that they needed much supervision, just an ear. Sorted out lunch for the children and had a lovely time playing with Ammi and looking at a book on Egypt with her. Whilst M was gone, I decided that Fran is definitely getting the same adult "'tude" as Charlie has which made me feel better. She even rolled her eyes at me once! She redemed herself by asking for a cuddle and snuggling up on the sofa with me though.
Charlie and Ammi make me laugh so much when they are together. Ammi likes to throw herself on him for cuddles and he always looks so shocked and proclaims that he doesn't know what she will do. Yet he always throws himself on B and I for cuddles and is Mr mega cuddly. I think he still has the mental scars from the marriage proposal on our first visit.
We set off in the afternoon after having a lovely time and Charlie really didn't want to leave and declared one night not enough. Got home in time for a lovely roast dinner cooked by B.
Wednesday & Thursday I don't remember much of - did some eBay stuff, set up an Amazon marketplace account for the biz and listed some stuff, wrapped lots of parcels and took them to the post office.
On Thursday I received the most beautiful bunch of flowers from Merry for helping with her accounts - such a lovely thought and they really made my day so thank you again Merry!
Today we went to West Midlands Safari Park and had a lovely time. It was so quiet so we were able to drive round and stop whenever and wherever we liked and I really got to try out my 70-300 zoom lens to the best of its ability. Got some shots I am really pleased with and some I am not - but that is mainly because the focus point was set wrong and also because I can't use the camera on manual settings with that lens as I shake too much as its heavy and long.
I absolutely love the white tigers and white lions.
Came back and packed some more orders and did some bits here and there and now I'm downloading photos from my camera and uploading them to flickr.
Charlie watched the Yoga Bugs dvd which arrived yesterday and he really likes it, so that's good.
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Far too early to be up on a Sunday frankly but we're off to a trade fair at the NEC in a minute. Cunningly bought a mini wheeled suitcase yesterday to carry all the brochures and prices lists as we were just about the only buyers without one at the Harrogate fair in March! A lesson well learnt I think and B is looking forward to not being a donkey for the day.
After we're finished there B is off to Derby to visit her best friend so I get the whole bed to myself for two nights - exciting!
Will do an update later, maybe tonight or tomorrow.
After we're finished there B is off to Derby to visit her best friend so I get the whole bed to myself for two nights - exciting!
Will do an update later, maybe tonight or tomorrow.
Friday, October 06, 2006
Have you ever
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game (and survived the crush afterwards)
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables - it just tastes better
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game (and survived the crush afterwards)
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables - it just tastes better
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Lovely day today :)
Nice lie in this morning, woken only by Charlie coming in and telling us it was "9.30 and time to get up mummies" in such a happy voice. Bless.
So, breakfast and showers done we pottered around until lunch time, me - packing an eBay order that came through, Bev doing stuff downstairs and Charlie playing shops which meant I got a load of HappyMais dumped on my desk for money!
After lunch we set off into Banbury for a bit of shopping and then went Bowling which Charlie loves and we had promised him as a treat as we haven't been since we left Didmarton. Had dinner out and then came home and snuggled up on the sofa to watch X-Factor togther. Charlie was quite pleased about being allowed to watch the second program too.
Once that was over B and snuggled on sofa and watched The L Word - can't believe that next week is the last one of the this series - it's gone too fast and tonight's was a bit crap too. Pah.
Tomorrow is Banbury Canal Day which Charlie really wants to go to. As well as Falconry and horse rides his art club teacher is doing a load of workshops for kids which he is keen on.
Nice lie in this morning, woken only by Charlie coming in and telling us it was "9.30 and time to get up mummies" in such a happy voice. Bless.
So, breakfast and showers done we pottered around until lunch time, me - packing an eBay order that came through, Bev doing stuff downstairs and Charlie playing shops which meant I got a load of HappyMais dumped on my desk for money!
After lunch we set off into Banbury for a bit of shopping and then went Bowling which Charlie loves and we had promised him as a treat as we haven't been since we left Didmarton. Had dinner out and then came home and snuggled up on the sofa to watch X-Factor togther. Charlie was quite pleased about being allowed to watch the second program too.
Once that was over B and snuggled on sofa and watched The L Word - can't believe that next week is the last one of the this series - it's gone too fast and tonight's was a bit crap too. Pah.
Tomorrow is Banbury Canal Day which Charlie really wants to go to. As well as Falconry and horse rides his art club teacher is doing a load of workshops for kids which he is keen on.
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