Off galavanting again...

We are back to That London tomorrow evening. Weeny adn I bagged train tickets for £41. Far too good an offer.

Another cheap weekend of things to do. May do VA Museum and Trafalgar and some bridges.... Battersea Park.. walk along the river if  its nice. We return Sunday.

Weeny has a super hero day tomorrow at Nursery school. I have not purchased a specific outfit. I thought Princess was a bit of a cop out and not really a super hero! So she is going as a Nurse- real life super hero!!!  Woul dhave been doctor but I don't have that outfit. I tried to pursuade her to be a police officer but couldn't convince. (we have a hat and cravat thing) Sorry but I don't get super hero for a girl- Wonder Woman is a bit slutty for a four year old,  invisible girls from the fantastic four- nah boring costume!, Super |Girl, Electra - all a bit slutty IMO  Can't think of any others that may be suitable. The little kid from Kick Ass if you have seen the film would be amusing especially at School snigger.


We have made up tea for the train adn I am taking some nibbles with me. it wil lbe far too late to go to the shops etc and Biggles will not get back till Friday afternoon. He is on a course and cannot get the day off. Did n't know that when we booked the tickets- shame!


The seasons are changing I can feel the hills and beach a calling so London may fall out of favour!

Enjoy whats left of the weeks blogging chums!!!

Find Peace PC Rathbone

Thought and prayers for you and your family. So very very sad.

Well we have applied and now the waiting begins.

I am really enjoying my job at the moment which is such a pity.  But nothing is set in stone yet. I need to get an interview then I need to get accepted. 

I am still debating the wedding. ( she says with a sinking feeling)

Ho hum nearly the weekend - Biggles back from Oxfordshire tomorrow evening. He is driving up - No mean feat Oxford to Northumberland! So I will have time for a leisurely bath with Weeny, some cuddle s on the sofa before making late tea - Fajitas. B loves Mexican. We have Thai curry for sat and roast type stuff for Sunday. Weeny loves to make fajitas, loves curry and cabbage/brocoli and yorkshires so all good on the grub front.

We have a scooter party on saturday. I have stashed some brithday pressies from Weeny;s party. She got so much she hasn't missed them. I will wrap them up and pass them on.  Its also a fancy dress party so she has decided to go as a fairy. This is the last time she will be able to wear her fairy outfir as its getting a bit small.

Will take photos and try to upload somehow.

Also I am now on a mission to spend nothing more this month bar necessary food and petrol and bills. This will be a challenge as I am in London next weekend Thursday - Sunday.   Also have a local carboot happening on 17th. I can justify going to this one as its local. the others involve driving at least 20 miles so I don't go.  And bugger will have no cash for bargains. Phooey and phooo. Don't need anything but I like to forward plan.

Till next week.

xxx

Payday, pay gone day

pay day yesterday..... car needed some TLC to the tune of £180. Brake discs, pads etc also noticed whilst it was up that a shock is leaking adn that the tyres at the back will need replacing  next month. Sigh so thats next month's spares and saves out the window as well.

Super enforced frugal month is is then. I was hoping to get away with £250 all in including service. Service will have to wait till the end of April. End of March the above work will have to happen. sigh sigh.


Wedding.

Biggles is keen,. The couple are actually getting married locally. I hate weddings. B wants to pay for a sitter. I hate weddings. I may have to make an exception for B. Grrrr. Frock ordered from Ebay. Will see if it suits. I am not spending anymore than £30 on a new frock and then it will be re ebayed.. thats if..... Bloody hate weddings.

Sunday doings, bargains, a dilema and a cat!

Well Sunday he refused to collect Weeny - I didn't hide it from her this time and didn't make OTT excuses but just got on with  my SUnday plans.  The house was a mess and needed a  tidy/clean frenzy!!! 

I had a wardrobe thing to assemble - cheap storage type affair. We had fun banging in the poles. I managed to sort out three bin bags of clothes - Weeny and mine to be sent to the clothing store - I cash in the few bob it makes and give it to Weeny or spend it on things for Weeny. Last time was Christmas and it really helped. Feel a bit bad about this but one day will give it all back to charity shops. Things go to charity shops however as do duvets, cushions etc etc.

Its great to be able to see the clobber again and so much easier in the morning. We hoovered, swept and done all the boring washing stuff.

Weeny made a bed adn we watched more of the Harry Potter.... there really are too many films... We had a lovely time in the house just being. So much of out time is spent  doing stuff outside of home - or working/school/daycaring.

Today while waiting for some engraving ( college sports shield)  I managed to bag some bargain new trainer for £4.99. Just what I need for Zumba ( Free at college on Mondays - college is where I work btw). My old trainers are rather old and flat and don't offer much protection anymore.   Saw a new balck jacket for £5 - warm for winterish but I passed it by now am thinking that it would be a good investment maybe I will go back.  Its black and will last till next winter and for a fiver hmmmm

Any hoo have a Wedding dilema. Have been invited as B escort to a wedding, Not sure if its day or night time yet.
1. I hate weddings
2. Will cost a fortune - outfit required- they are minted types, hotel, babysitter etc etc
3. I hate weddings
4. Not that keen on the couple either
5. I hate Weddings

however

1. Biggles - his friends and sometimes I need to be supportive



What is it with Weddings  and me - I really feel uncomfortable at them!   I think its the excess of stuff and the frills and the waste, the indulgence, the materialism... smaller intimate weddings  I can cope with.  Oh and having  had one wedding that I never felt comfortable at and a near miss second ( booked , dress bought, wedding rings purchased etc etc then realised it woudl be the biggest mistake of my life ) may not help.


Sigh.. it will all fall down to whether or not Biggles really wants me there.


Weeny is currently very much in love with the old cat and vice versa.  This is lovely.   very lovely. She is growing up so fast and now understands that she needs to be very gentle with Mollie old cat.

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Harumph!

Well Weeny is back from the other family this weekend. basically he cannot be arsed to deal with her at night time - can't be arsed with bathtime or anything like that.  Actual interaction .. hmmm thats a difficult one,. Anyway he wants her again tomorrow. No problem I won't stand in his way.  He wants me to drive to his again to drop her off.  I have done this once already this weekend, not happening again. He will get a text tomorrow saying no petrol as no payday till Wednesday. He can swing. he has money to go to the pub when he pleases at weekends. I don't have the money to spend on take aways and  beer.

Not happpening selfish trout that he is. Will text in the morning he can collect when he likes.  He is getting a weekend off soon as we have cheap London tickets. ( £41.00 return) so he can save his petrol money then.


Weeny happy though. Now watching Ella enchanted on BT vision and about to have a cuddle with me.

B  in Yorkshire to watch the Steel City Derby . We were going to go down but the car needs a service before any long journeys and the train fares were silly prices even when we looked several weeks ago.


have managed to read the first two chapters of the OU course book, Waiting on a phone call from my tutor. Looks ok. Will make notes tomorrow and read ch 3/4 maybe. 
The assignments look ok as well.  Not too silly. However it is an opening s course at first year level I believe.

Sunday Sunday...

After an evening of  Italian food and beer ( all home made /drank at home - the last of the christmas beer- we have one can of cider adn a bottle of red left - all pressies we appreciate greatly) we settled down to watch Harry Potter part 8 part 2.  Carbonara, with some veg, pudding was the last of Herman the German Friendship cake with custard. 

Today after a lie in and  breakfast - beans on toast with poached eggs, we said farewell to Biggles ( off on a course in Oxfordshire for 5 weeks so driving down south and setting off at lunchtime) and decided to spend this afternoon at the pastures. The Pastures is accessible land opposite Alnwick Castle on the far bank of the River Aln.  We walked through sheep, and swatched a pair of  swan go about their business before setting down to have a snack  brought from home  of course in Weeny's lunchbox !  Ham sandwiches, fruit, pringles, a biscuit and some juice. We threw sticks in the River Aln and stood very still by a herd of sheep and also discovered sheep poo! She is obsessed by this area of human and mamilian functioning at the moment.


Back home to rewatch the Potter  snuggled on sofa with old cat - Mollie before out late Sundays dinner- Weeny's request - mash pots, chicken and cabbage with carrots and peas and yorkshire puddings and gravy.


I have my phone back now - I was camera less. However now I have no charger so will be using the replacement phone for a while.