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Chris - how wonderful you are - you don't forget anyone - thanks for playing my crackers - that cheered me up in what is being the beginning of a very stressful week - thanks for caring

super bp x

Blimey just reading all that has made me feel tired. So busy but it's good to get everything you need to do out of the way. Now if someone could help me understand my accounting homework and how to work out the Bad & Doubtful debts provision for the year, that would make me a happy chappy.
TTFN
x

*THUD*

..sound of me passing out!

will blog again when I come round!!!!

rusty - pass it this way - I will have a look - been a while since my exams though!

Super bpx ACCA

I'll leave that one to you sbp!

DD out

Blimey Chris!!!

Hi Chris:

What a great blog today (well, of course, they are all great .... but you know what I mean!).

You are so right of course, that we should deal with each thing we have to, one right after the other, but I must confess I do cop-out from time to time!

My, you are being evasive about your daughter and her mum! I think I know what you mean, but I'm not absolutely sure yet!

And as for Gingembre - hurrah!

C xx

Sorry Chris!!!!! - my bad! Although I did rectify my mistake and without going through it all directed folk to Wiki to clear up any misunderstandings. Once again my sincere apologies for being blonde.

Re#147 of the previous blog 10 to go!!!!!

Sorry babypink - still no sign of No. 7 yet!! and am presuming alternative lyrics for 29! (stuggled with that one as i only know it in German!!!)

QUack

Wow, you've worn me out - and I thought I was busy!!
Remember, health and happiness is above anything else in this life

Have a good show

Liz xxx

Yippeee - gingembres pressie on its way

BM xxx

Cheers Super bp :-)
I'm sure my entry level CIMA is way too easy for you. I keep getting told the more questions you do...etc..etc Got the exam on the 7th Jan...guess what i'll be doing this festive season, lol.

x

CLP

I was tired before I read that, now I'm exhausted and have been inundated with texts from an over-excited Gingembre!!!

Keep dong what you do oh so well, for that is why we love you dearly!!

Take a look at yesterday's blog for alternative blogging Abba and Blur lyrics - if you dare!! Maybe Johnny Saunders could sing them for us ..... ? ? ?

Bagpuss - you have a lovely pair of crackers!

One more hour to get your advent calendar guessed in gang!!

Hi Rusty - long time no blog!

Cheryl x x x

Chris,

Excellent blog - I can't keep up with you, good job I don't have to, I can just admire you from afar.

C, I think Chris used to be married to Carol McGriffin of Loose Women fame - that's if my celebrity gossip brain serves me right!

Rusty, Can't help out with the accounting homework I'm afraid. Only got a grade 3 CSE in my maths (Showing my age there).

Oh Gingembre - how exciting, have you picked yourself up off the floor yet?

AliB
xx

Ginge? Ginge? Can you hear us? Come on guys give him some air!!! Has any one got smelling salts? That's it Diva lets put him in the recovery position.....gently does it!

Quack

AliB - your Grade 3 CSE beats my Grade 5!! The longest 3 hours of my life - I tihnk I only got a Grade 5 coz I showed up on time and put my name in the right box on the front of the exam paper!!

Hmmmmm ... invoincing day tomorrow.

out with the abaci !!

dook. i'll be gentle with him .....

NOT!

Cheryl - that will not bring me round, please move your hand from there!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aaaaah but it IS making you smile!!!

;-)

Right for all those who wish to sort out Chris' family please nip over to the pub where I have spelt (?) it out. Don't want to keep going over it here - I'm feeling very bad for mentioning it in the first place.

Apologies again

quack

in my pod all the decorations are up - when my tree went up - another tree was produced and loads of tinsel to go around the screens - christmas is here

super bp (getting more and more excited by the moment)

CtD, The funny this is, like you I seem to spend all my time invoicing and doing accounting type stuff. If I'd known my job would involve that I might have paid more attention at school - but then again I might not have done - hated every second of secondary school.

As long as my accountancy package and bank statement balance at the end of each week I'm happy.

AliB
X

Phew. Am back.

Now where was I. Oh yes.

Lindyloo. Couldn't find me Abba Gold, musta bin' confiscated on the grounds of good taste by the GD, but here's a bit of summat for now.

The mooning song.

Did you see my bum, Fernando,
I remember, long ago, another rubbish night like this,
In the firelight, Fernando,
We were downing vodka tonics, whisky sour and advocaat,
We could hear the nightclub calling via Burger King and Happy Hour bar.

There was something in the beer that night,
The food was sh*te, Fernando,
They were handing out to you and me more G&T, Fernando,
Though we thought that we could hold our booze,
There's no baguettes,
If I had to do the same again,
I would stop in, Fernando.

(And that's no reference to anybody's party by the way.) ee.

Right. Am gaspin' for a cuppa tea.

Clodagh.xx

....not as much as Chris did about half an hour ago. Cannot tell you how excited/surprised/excited/tad embarrassed/excited/humbled/excited I am!!!

Oooh Ginge I wonder what it is!!!

Oh dear that's a nasty bump on the head you have there!

By the way the ginger tea is making me feel sooooo much better! Looks like Max knows what he's talking about after all.

CtD- I'm loving the idea that Jonny could sing the blog songs! Somebody give him a mic' ......... no he can't have mine!

Deck the halls with bows of holly! Tra la la la la la la la la!

Luv
Lyndyloo
& Booboo
-x-x-

Diva - he's smiling cos he fell on me - so with you on top we have a KW sandwich!!!

BM xxx

Dook - I think 29 may be a sad as something like oh christmas tree how lovely are thy branches...!

Still no 7 for me either

Nev

Gingerbread?!

Christoff, whilst I don't know who your daughter's Mum is, I did know that she was not that ghastly Loose Wooman!!! Sorry, CLP, but I just cannae see how you got on with her!!!

Sounds like you’re too busy, laddy!!!! Watch yerself, you are too needed at home and at work to risk burnout! But well done on a positive pow-wow with Tash - could do with one in the HLS household as we are way beyond panic stations here! It takes a lot of guts to get your head down and have those conversations, but you must feel such a weight of your shoulders!!!!

Kinda freaked out that your relations and folk you know read our comments … but not as freaked as the dear Blogette (shall we keep you nameless hon??) who called your daughter’s Mum a Loose Woman! :D

Huggles

Susan - off to GP with Limpet


My sad attempt at lyrics!!

Now I'm the king of the bloggers
Oh, the Blog VIP
I've reached 500 and had to stop
And that's what botherin' me
I wanna find the next post
And scroll right to the end
And be just like the other bloggers
I'm tired of scrolling around!

Oh, oobee doo
I wanna be like you
I wanna blog like you
Type like you, too
You'll see it's true
A Blogette like me
Can learn to be funny too

Now don't try to kid me, ‘Embre
I made a deal with you
What I desire is to blog, not tire
To make my dream come true
Give me the secret, ‘Embre
Clue me what to do
Give me the power to blog every hour
So I can be like you

You!
I wanna be like you
I wanna blog like you
Type like you, too
You'll see it's true
Someone like me
Can learn to be
Like someone like you!

~sucking on Ginembre's face~

What's happened to him???

Ginge!! Ginge!! Can you hear us hon??

Oh .... your meant to blow in CPR aren't you??

Hello Chris,

I hope you had a good holiday. Last night's show was like, wow, a Christmas Party! A festive season launch thrash. A month ago, I thought that we were on top of all things Christmas, but no - it's coming quicker than you can say, have you iced the cake yet? The answer to that very question has just about filled my day- you see, the cake made in plenty of time about 6 weeks ago, and each week since, has been taken out of its wrapping for another spoon of brandy- seemed smugly unconcerned by the advance of time, even last week- it was still only November, the cake was naked and kicking-back in the cupboard with a tin of Roses - so why worry? But here we are just three Mondays away from the big day and already the diary is full to bursting - every stitch doing its job - the writing getting smaller each time the phone rings. Of course hubby remains unconcerned - "how much do you enjoy Christmas?" I asked him - he replied, " you can't really quantify an abstract noun".

If you'd like to make Christmas something you enjoy, do something you enjoy at Christmas.

TVWx

That would be Gingembre.

I'll get my coat .......

AliB #12: thank you, you are absolutely right about Ms McGiffin. However, Chris did not have a child with her. Chris has an adult daughter from a previous relationship (a very long time ago!) and what I meant is: does "his daughter and her mum" refer to his first child, or is this a reference to Natasha and their baby .... who may be a daughter?!!!

Only CLP (and Natasha) know the answer to this at the moment. Drat!!!

C xx

See what I've started?

Blimey that was all too much for me not sure what was going on.

Apart from the PPS - enfin ginge!!! Now I'd get up before someone throws that icy bucket of water over you.

Nev

Gingembre and DD. Yous is GENiuses, hahahahaha bless yous.

Cathmel. That will come home to roost, hun. Meanwhile I think Mister Dingbat is on very shaky ground, legally speaking. He simply can not get out of supporting his children and nor should he. Don't get me going, it makes me rabidly angry when men (and indeed, women,) think they can just walk away from their children when it suits them. It wreaks havoc with the said children and it disgusts me.

Ok, so I'm lucky that though my ex would affirm that he wasn't the best husband, (he was actually ahead of me on points, I was possibly the worst farmers' wife known to man) he has always been a fantastic dad, and he is reaping the benefit of a daughter who thinks he's the dog's danglies and would walk over hot coals for him now. And that's why I count my blessings daily and why it makes me so sad and angry when I read stories like yours.

So for now, keep focussed on your lovely girls and keep your integrity. Don't get drawn into points-scoring but check your legal and financial situation. What goes around comes around, sweetheart, but it may be some time. Your happiness and theirs is paramount.

Good luck.xx

Clodagh.xx

I'm scared now!!!!! I've upset peeps that i didn't want to - I just wanted to explain it :-(

Well the snow hasn't stopped and its getting dark so I'm heading off. Might be back tommorow depends on the weather

*quietly* quack

dook- old boss just came and sold me some of her duck eggs - (careful how I type that) - yum yum!

Dook, I feel bad too that I might have over stepped the mark about Chris and his family. I didn't mean too folks.....honest.

I can't access the Blog and Duck, what should I be doing? Where am I going wrong? It's all a bit technical for me!!

AliB
xx

blog and duck always freezes on me so cannot get into it during work - sorry everone

Chris and all please join the facebook group to get Little drummer boy/peace on earth to number 1. You can pre-order it there to.

Andy

if you go to CLP bloggers on FB, we've created 2 groups there too.

Cheryl x

All this talk of snow has finally got to me.... I've booked to go out to stay with my best mate for New Year in Andorra in the snow. Yippeee I get skis on my feet first day of 2009!!!!

For anyone travelling home in the bad weather please take care and be safe.

Luv
Lyndyloo
& Booboo
-x-x-

Lyndyloo: my thoughts exactly. Yes, it's all lovely when we're singing "Frosty the Snowman" but it's quite a different matter when he's standing in your driveway and will not let you pass!

Take care everyone.

C xx

Where are you Diva??
BM xxx

Come on Diva I can't stand the eggsitement (oh no that would be easter?) what is it?

Nev

Boo!

Soz - was waiting for Lady Boss to hit the high road - thought she's never go ....

anyhoooooo ......

** drum roll please **

Window No. 2 of the bloggers advent calendar 2008 is ......





A sprig of holly




The clostest guess was Chrissie who guessed a holly wreath!

Thinking caps on for tomorrow!

Diva xxx

PS: the "original" calendar was two mices having a kiss. Sweet!!

Aaaaah sweet mices to pieces.

BM xxx

Jovial - when were you read out last night and I will listen again - couldn't stand all the chris***s stuff last night!
Sus says we need to get a room over on the other blog ! hehe

I am going to be early as boss back in tommorrow.

I think it maybe a present.

M.xx

well I am glad you scrapped the original calendar as the thought that tomorrow could be three mice in a menage a trois is very distrurbing...!

Nev

Duly noted, michmel! xx

Off to have the talons trimmed and painted tonight - undecided what colour to go for. All (sensible) suggestions welcome!

Mr Diva cooking dinner tonight - spag bol. Delish!!

Good Gordon Highlanders!!

I never guess anything correctly!! And strictly speaking, I didn't guess this correctly either!!!

Heading home with my wellies on (wellies, you lot!) and hoping I don't fall on my jacksy!

C xx


P.S. CtD: well done with the calendar - sterling work so far! x

Ctd - purple and black - its so you and will lok great with sparkly stuff over the top! very seasonal

Nev - the way those mices breed, by the weekend we could have had a veritable orgy of mousiness!

Hmmmm. They're nearly always black, and for Christmas I'm going for their black with glittery bits in. Might go purple tonight then BP!!

If, just if, maybe, if my crackers get read out (oooooh errrrrrr!) would someone text me or leave a msg on here or FB so i can listen again.

Worse thing about the nail bar - incessant Mariah Carey "music" to endure.

Blurgh!!

On Christmas eve I'll go for 24 of them forming a human pyramid on top of a mouse sized bicycle!

Oh dear best go home I think.

Nev

How can mice form a human pyramid - I really am cracking up.

LOL Nev - I was banking on a mouse-infested nativity scene, with scamp mouse playing the part of baby jeeesus in his manger, and other mouses dressed as donkeys, sheep and wise men looking on.

Not forgetting the lobster of course. Who could forget the lobster at the nativity ....

** wait for me Nev, I'll come with you **

Cheryl xx

Dark red diva plus the sparkly bits way to go!

BM xxx

hmmm. i'm liking that.

will reveal all later .... xxxx

IIIIIIII'mmmmm bbbbbaaaaaaaaccccckkkkkk!

GP couldn't find anything wrong for the Limpet! Phew!!!

Ooooooo - ALED ON THIS MORNING TOMORROW FOR THE VIDEO!!!!!!!!

Par um pa pa pum

BINGO STAR ERE - Gotta quick joke... As it's near Christmas... I sent a round robin through the post.... only problem ave goot the RSPB after me!!!!!!!! NNNYYYYYYAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!

Ooohhhhhh Gingembre - your pressie is in the post by the sound of it.

Chris: you have finally grown up - it's a b****r, isn't it, when you do all the things you promised.

Right, got over-excited there, off to read all the posts.

xxxx

And, before I do that btw, who is sending me an email with PHOTOS!!!! My laptop can't cope. Is it you Mary, with your lovely Chrissie emails? Or you Cheryl, with your naked men?

Just have to keep switching off and on, off and on, till it eventually appears.

xxxx

Afternoon/Evening everyone, busy day today. Loads of meetings. Not much blogging or listening for me.....

Annie- it might have been me... it's really cute once you get it honest...soz honey!

Luv
Lyndyloo
-x-

Wow... and I thought my life was hectic...

Don't work yourself too hard, Mr Evans!

I just saw the video. The beginning gave me the shivers! I will buy the single as soon as I get home from Uni next week...

Lyndyloo, you're forgiven. Switch off, then on, then off, then on. We'll get there eventually.

Am off to the Blog & Duck till it sorts itself out.

xxxx

Well it's another late night for me again - I get paid overtime but by the time the tax man's has his share it's almost not worth doing!!!!

Anyway people in the office have been laughing at me today as I have often felt the need to burst into song - this has been contagious (sp?) as other people have joined in.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas .....

Got there eventually. No, it wasn't you Lyndyloo. It was the Dalai Llama - well not really, but sayings from him. No naked men, so won't forward it to Cheryl!!!!!

xxxx

Oh wow geewhizz - great news indeed.

Good to hear it's not just me that has to set aside time to do those calls.

Congrats Debbie on the new job. Hope everything went well today.

I have a note for my extended absence and it says one word for the reason for absence "exhausted".

Bagpuss good to hear your gobsmackers - nice one. Sorry JTT didn't hear your name mentioned but then again I don't get into the car until late at present.

To everyone else, until I can blog again - thankyou very much for the entertainment yesterday and today with lyrics you have had me in stitches and it isn't easy to hide them as in open plan office.

Will get to peak head around blog and post sometime soon I promise.

Advent Calendar guess:


Christmas Bauble (ornament thingy) all sparkly

Diva - Burgundy with sparkles would look great.

Hi Susan

Sorry for delay, but yes it is me from F/B!

Thanks for the advice on the teen daughter. I think it's probably me over reacting (my husband says I do that!!).

How did you get on at the GP?

Janet
x

Diva - Alternate red and green for the season!!!

Advent calendar guess: Mistletoe (and maybe some wine!!!!)

From tonight's show, I think Barbara Windsor would have made a great bond girl.....

Ok ..... so far ....

1 AIAMNCFAB Away in a manger no crib for a bed
2 AIWFCIMTFT - All I Want For Christmas is My Two Front Teeth
3 AM - Ave Maria

6 CROAOF - Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire

8 DDMOH - Ding Dong Merrily on High
9 FTSWAJHS - Frosty the Snowman was a Jolly Happy Soul
10 GKWLO - Good King Wenceslas Looked Out
11 GRYMG - God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
12 HTHAS - Hark the Herald Angels Sing
13 HWCAWATLSG - Here We Come A-Wassailing Among the Leaves so Green
14 HYAMLC - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

16 ICUTMC - It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
17 IDOAWC - I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas
18 ISMKSC - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
19 ITBM - In the Bleak Mid-winter
20 IWICBCED - I Wish it Could Be Christmas Every Day
21 JBJBJATW - Jingle Bells Jingle Bells Jingle All The Way
22 JTTW - Joy To The World
23 LDLDOTDR - Little Donkey Little Donkey on the Dusty Road
24 LISLISLIS - Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

28 OCAYF - Oh Come All Ye Faithful
29 OCTOCTHLATB - Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree
31 OIRDC - Once In Royal David’s City
32 OLTOB - Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
33 OTFDOCMTLGTM - On The First Day of Christmas My True Love Said to Me
34 RATCT - Rocking Around The Christmas Tree
35 RTRNR - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
36 SATWS - See Amid The Winters Snow
37 SBRAYL - Sleigh Bells Ring, Are you Listening
38 SCICTT - Santa Claus is Coming To Town

41 SNHNAICAIB -Silent Night, Holy Night All is Calm, All is Bright
42 THATI - The Holly and the Ivy
43 TTNBC - Twas the Night Before Christmas

45 WACIB - When A Child Is Born
46 WSGSUTC
47 WSWTFBN - While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night
48 WTKOOA - We Three Kings of Orient Are

50 WWYAMCAAHNY - We Wish You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Haven't got:

4 CIFC
5 CTMAW
7 DCMS
15 IBHFC
25 LJSS
26 LTC
27 MHABYL
39 SHLOABOS
40 SHIIMCEHF
44 TVMHABB
46 WSGSUTC
49 WWITA

Ok - sleep deprivation attacks again - just got why I was giving CPR to Gingembre!! Doh!

Well HLS you have been a busy bee!!

#5 is a wonderful Cliff song!!!

Suse: Well done, I didn't even try.

I'll go for 34. Bsmum - you really can't like the Chris Rea Driving ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ for Christmas. It's just awful!!!! Much as I love him, he really has recorded some turkeys.

Hmmmm - turkeys - Christmas.

xxxx

Does anyone want the answers yet or shall I hold off for a few hours/days/weeks/months/years?

Ah, see, now I understand why I couldn't find you all at the Blog and Duck - you're all still in the first Blog 'room' - there have been another two since then!!!

Off to make the dinner all confused!!!

Huggles

Susan

Suse: Have I been talking to myself in the Blog and Duck then?

Bums.

xxxx

advent - christmas tree..
struggling with the list but love lislislis...

what is the blog and duck?

Dear me

And there is Chris Rea Driving ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ for Christmas.

Hope you're listening Bsmum.

Bleughrrrrrr

xxxx

Off for a fag while he's burbling

x

What do you think is the most overplayed xmas song (not carols)? Driving ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ for Christmas could be one.......

Bond: That is definitely one. Now if it was Stainsby Girls, Water Signs or Tennis!!!

His worst I think is the one (can't remember the name of the song) about his children watching the news. What's it called? Truly awful.

Even worse is the Cliff Richard songs for Christmas. Yukky.

xxx

Just spent 2 hours putting up the tree....
am CREAM CRACKERED !

would have taken half as long if i hadent had cherub and hubby helping.

In need of a hot bath ! (the bubbles are rising as we speak).

Sorry not been on the blog all week - had a bit of a hectic n stressfull one, but its christmas now and as we all know thats always relaxing and not stressfull in any way isnt it ???

Gill ~ The Wigan Lass

Hello

Haven't been able to catch up on posts but I will later when the house falls quiet.

The outcome at court today was good. The court have referred it back to the police to give him a final warning. I think this is basically the same as a caution (please correct if wrong Gingembre).

The police have three weeks to do this and if they do we don't have to go back to court. And the record is swiped when he is 18.

Basically, as it's a first offence, the employer has given him a great reference and he is still in their employement which looked very good for him.

Lucky, stupid boy eh?

But the solicitor was so rude. We waited for him for an hour and half and when he turned up we all stood up. He shook hands with Mr Debbie and the teen, but he ignored me. I felt so silly with my hand mid air.

Then he said that we should go downstairs to which Mr Debbie said 'all of us?' The reply was 'no just Dad and Tom'

I was so angry. Maybe I didn't look like his mum, I don't know.

But it doesn't matter now anyway.

Hope you are all well, catch up later.

x x x

Beesmum Darling,

Yo Ho Hoe.

Steve the Sailor x.

Forgot to say Gingembre, wahoo! Can't wait to find out what it is.

And thank you again for your help. Mr Debbie and I are very grateful.

x x x

Debbie: So glad it went well today. Yes, stupid boy, but maybe he's learnt from it. Hope you have a quiet evening.

Love, xxxxx

The inner fairylights are a little dim this evening. The hounds and I were out for evening walk listening to Chris as is our usual routine and the batteries on my radio died miles from home so we had to complete our walk with only the sound of our feet on the already frozen (brrr) ground. It did not make for a happy walk.

I'm hoping that if I catch up with the rest of the show later this evening it will bring back the cheer!

Hope you all had good days.

xXx

Debbie-C,

You should have said something to the solicitor i know he's "free" but he still gets paid i'd have questioned him. I know it's hard when you don't know what the score is (re court procedure and all that) But bad service is bad service in any language :(

Right YOU lot.

I got a bone to pick with yous. I was on the OTHER blog happily refreshing the page every so often and though blimey it's gone quiet all of a sudden . . .well course it had ya ALL in here blogging without me :( SOMEONE surely coulda typed NEW BLOG . . .as someone ALWAYS does (except for today) I woulda missed it if i hadn't closed the tab down by mistake. So once again "friends" THANKS

*wanders orf muttering n a mumblin"

Steve :-D

Don't worry Steve I did the same. If I hadn't had to move to another desk for this evening I wouldn't have known either - maybe I should have checked earlier!!!

Steve: You stopped doing a Kevin yet? Off to check last blog to see what you were chuntering about.

xxx

Ok Steve: Bsmum said NEW BLOG on last blog - you were obviously not listening. My 6 yr old grandson told me at the weekend he thought his teacher was a Robot who was programmed to say: Matthew - you are not listening!!!! But Gran, he said, it's not that I'm not listening - I just don't hear her!!!! Are you 6??

Chrissie: How nice of you to say that about me.

Spent the last hour listening to my stepson, who popped in to show me his SVQ Level 3 Certificate. He did not do well at school but is now so proud of himself.

xxx

Debbie.

Don't take that personally, hun. It's just the solicitor being an a**e. Lots of them are, you know.

Yes, yes, lots of them aren't, I know. But when they are...

Just be happy the problem seems to be resolved for now. A few days ago you were terrified you might never see him again.

And he isn't stupid. He's unhappy and probably frightened and needs a right good rollocking so he is left in no doubt that behaviour is counterproductive and won't be tolerated again, but then supported. And who knows, maybe just having his dad beside him on this occasion was what was needed?

So I'd say you can safely step back, he won't think any less of you and nor will his dad. It's a question of keeping the cage door open. We all need to make and own our own mistakes in life, it's called growing up.

Right. So any road. This lap-top. Or, more accurately, me previous one. Took it back to whence it came as the keys were sticking in a peculiar fashion, gave 'em a right good rollockin' a la Sybil Fawlty, and they promptly replaced it.

Well now. Renee has just fessed up upon hearing tonight's show. Seems she spilt rice pudding on it. Don't ask me how, just don't...anyway, Sally the Yorkie jumped up and promptly licked it off, whereupon Renee scarpered and left the crime scene in a hurry. Never said another word about it despite my bad language and growling when I subsequently used it.

Until now. Now she thinks it's hilarious.

How bad's that. It's the goldfish story all over again. The woman is a dangerous psychopath.

Clodagh.xx

Good evening everyone!

Well, I'm totally exhausted now - after working all day, travelling home in the FREEZING weather, catching up on the rest of the old blog, then starting on today's one, and then finding the quiz list - which I had to copy and paste off to have a go at - and then........ well, I daren't read all the rest of the messages in case all the answers are given there.

So I'm off to the sofa with a pen now and will return when I've exhausted my few remaining brain cells and need to look for the solutions.

Did see Debbie's post though - what a relief for you!

Laters

df

DF: I'm already starting to worry about the freezing weather.

Working tomorrow, then off over the Forth Road Bridge yet again tomorrow night to stay over and see my little boys to school on Thursday morning.

Weather forecast for Thursday is lots of snow!!!! Ooohhh, I don't do snow, especially if I have to come back over the rickety rackety bridge!!!!! Is it a sign of getting old when you worry about driving in bad weather?

xxx

And, btw: Am looking after little boys on Thursday because his Mum and her sister-in-law are doing their first jewellery stall at a craft fair.

Check out (dare I do it?) wee -gems website. They have worked really hard at this. xxx