Too late

I feel I have been neglecting my blog recently. Although I have managed to write something most days, I haven't put any real effort in to them. 'No really?!' I hear you cry! But it being 6.00pm and still nice and sunny outside I'm not going to start now with the effort. I'll do that tomorrow...or maybe the next day...well sometime soon.

Extra long showers

I broke the tap thing off my shower last night. Nice one Tina. There wasn’t anything left on it that I could get the water turned off and I didn’t have any kind of tool to help me turn what was left. But neither did I want the water running all night long until such a time as was decent enough to call someone.

Then genius (finally) hit. There was a tool kit in the office. So I drove down in my jammies to get it. Quality.

Why do these things always happen to me late at night?

Maundy Thursday

And I missed out on the little purse of money again. Although I suppose being in the country might help. Well that, and being an OAP.

So last night I went for a run around the lake. It’s been a while since I went the full way round and while it wasn’t as tragic as when I started the whole sorry affair, neither was it pretty. Then I worked it out. The last time I did it, I didn’t have my earrings weighing me down. And under instruction from Britney I cannot take out my earrings for another six and a half months. So I guess I’ll just have to get used to the extra weight. Maybe that was Paula’s problem in Athens, had she just got her ears pierced too?

But I was reminded that you should never think you’ve made it, because unless you keep it up, you’ll lose it.

In other news, I went to church last night. It was a thing called ‘The Living Last Supper’ where the Last Supper was dramatised with men from the church. They did it very well. And it was nice to see a drama in church that the cast did not rely solely (or at all) on members of the youth group.

Then, fresh from our reminder of what Easter is all about, Maggie and I went shopping. I’m not sure the Disciples did this after the actual Last Supper, late night opening probably wasn’t around in olden times. I got a bargainous pair of boots in the sale for $9, yes nine, as in seven, eight, nine dollars. $9 was too good to worry about the fact it’s 25 degrees outside and I don’t really need them now.

I’m off now for Good Friday and Easter Monday. Yay! Have a good Easter and try to see past all the Crème Eggs, same old Bank Holiday films and cutesy little bunnies to remember what it’s all about.

I love these!

I'm not a big fan of forwards, and I am grateful that there are just a few people who send me only the very best in forwarded emails and when you get a good one, my is it funny! These two made me laugh no end this week:

World's Bravest Man




Explaining to the ladies

You're in a shoe shop, second in the queue for the till. Behind the shop assistant on the till is a pair of shoes which you have seen and which you must have.

The female shopper in front of you has seen them also and is eyeing them with desire.

Both of you have forgotten your purses. It would be totally rude to push in front of the first woman if you had no money to pay for the shoes.

The shop assistant remains at the till waiting.

Your friend is trying on another pair of shoes at the back of the shop and sees your dilemma.

She prepares to throw her purse to you. If she does so, you can catch the purse, then walk round the other shopper and buy the shoes. At a pinch she could throw the purse ahead of the other shopper and, *whilst it is in flight* you could nip around the other shopper, catch the purse and buy the shoes.

Always remembering that until the purse had *actually been thrown* it would be plain wrong to be forward of the other shopper.


Congratulations, you now understand the offside rule.


What does that say about me that I find these two things funny?!

Things I plan to do tonight

• Go for a walk in the glorious sunshine before making dinner (spaghetti bolognese)
• Go through my finances in light of spending (probably too much) money at the weekend
• Write letters to send tomorrow (maybe you will be one of the lucky few?! Your chances are greatly increased if you have written to me in the last month)
• Mop the floor
• Watch TV (7th Heaven, Gilmore Girls/American Idol, Teachers)
• Definitely do not fall asleep infront of the TV (a la last night and Thurday night – seriously I am in the prime of my life!)
• Go food shopping (need bananas, grapes, carrots, chicken, hot chocolate, yoghurts, waffles, and pasta)
• Go to bed at a decent hour (see aforementioned sleeping in front of the TV)

All this should hopefully see that my ironing is avoided. I am the Queen of Skiving!