Big Boys Need Love Too!

[Gemstone]

I've got a combination padlock for the zips on my guitar case and I really hope the strings don't go cos they're elixir strings and I haven't got any more of those yet! They're quite expensive and not everyone stocks them so I have to get on and sort out a stockist before anything happens. I'll sort out some Martin strings just in case anything goes wrong.

I've just had poached egg on toast for lunch with Activia cherry yog afterwards. Thinking about 3 bean and veggie chilli with rice for this evening. That should set the metabolism racing eh...?

Yay - I can collect the main computer with it's new gigs later this afternoon. It should be nicely bug free and OH will be pleased not to have to spend a week without it.

Have to go as I need to do a bit of tidying round and I'm hoping to see my youngest daughter this afternoon when she finishes work. x

 

[elle2585]

poached egg, no no no, scrambled egg is the only egg i can cope with lol. sometimes omelettes. otherwise they make me feel queasy. love activia though. i just had a brown bread cheese (not dairylea, the other one with the cow. light version, two triangles @50cals altogether) and cucumber sandwich. and a tomato. i've also got a carrot and an apple to munch on if needs be. and not forgetting my fabulous options hot chocolate. i care not that it's quite warm today, i can't wait to have it later. woop de doooooo.

hope you have a good time with your daughter gem xxx

you sound like a vegetarian gem... hmmm. is my detective work good?

 

[elle2585]

ooh thats weird, the post just rearranged itself. the bit about the vegetarian came before what i had for dinner lol. strrrraaaaange....

 

[Fattyfattyboomboom]

hehehe...thanks elle. He is genuinely a little star. The most well behaved child I have ever seen, which makes me wonder if he was switched at birth!! *LOL* He even told me this morning when I got up..." mama, I love you....You're my best friend!" I wanted to cry. But then I said What about Ben, holly, hannah, willow....what about all your friends....he just said " well them too mama!! " hahaha.

Gem...know what you mean. Just wanted to warn ya just in case. Some people like to mess things up for the hell of it...not thinking about what the owners reaction would be, as they never see the item again. I only know this because OH used to be a anti-terrorist officer at manchester airport, and I heard all kinds of things!!

Elle...I meant to say, I know what you mean about people being gifted with music. OH makes me sick...he can play piano, drums, guitar, Bass, Trumpet, french horn, Tuba, one of those long in and outty horns and the violin. He went to the northern royal college of music at the age of 7 for his violin playing....and me...I played the triangle...hahaha...I have tried the piano, but my parents were too poor to afford lessons or a piano, so I learned second hand from a mate of mine who's parents could afford it. hahaha. Nothing like shared knowledge eh. And then a few years ago I took up the guitar...I am not the best...but I do try... Had lessons, but to be honest I prefer to learn on my own now....once you learn so much, there is no point in having a teacher as I feel it takes away from your own style...you just learn someone elses.

Lunch...well I had a nice lunch.. taco salad....which is refried beans, then seasoned corn mince, lettece, onions, slices black olives, reduced fat cheese, and reduced fat creme fraiche. It was lovely....But I was ready for it as LU and I had been up since 8am...I had my shower...then he wanted in on it too....we splashed for a while...then he helped make his own bed, got ready for the day. I did all my cleaning and even cleaned the down stairs loo, swept and mopped the floors all before OH even got up....hahaha... We have played the Wii fit today and it keeps showing my graph going down...which is great. I didn't weigh myself this morning as I thought there was no point. But I am loving it....Everyone should get one!!

Think I am going to take it easy this afternoon and just do a bit more cleaning and then do some painting with LU and maybe read a little. Anyway.....now that I have stopped boring you all...hahaha

Oh well....Looking forward to speaking to you all later.
Jenn

 

[elle2585]

JENN PLEASE COME TO MY HOUSE AND CLEAN! that's what i have to do later on haha. You and your son seem to have the kind of relationship many parents only dream about. It's so cute that he said you're his best friend. Incidentally, i read 'Willow' as "Hollow" and thought, blimey, what a strange name for a child haha, oops. Also, my WORD your OH ain't half musical. In fact he seems like an incredibly talented person, i'm so jealous of people like that.

i'm so tired. Just over an hour left. Hurry up time. xxx

 

[Fattyfattyboomboom]

hahaha...thanks...I try my best with my son, we both do.

OH,yeah me too...He is good at everything...and it is annoying. But hey he can have a bad temper sometimes... ( rarely but he can) so he isn't perfect...hahaha. Lovely though...the love of my life without a doubt!! And my son too.

Hollow ...yeah that would be super weird!!!

Clean your house too huh....got enough with my own mate....But thanks for ther offer!!!hehehehe.It is all pretty tidy, apart from the back room. I have bean bags...an office chair, and drink fridge, foot stool with anold telly on it...post that needs storing away, a bag full of ebay clothes and stuff I need to sort, and other junk...and I dare not touch it at the moment...just keep the door closed...hahaha. Between that and the back bathroom/storage bathroom, which we never use and it has become another storage area...i can barely walk in there....AHHHHHHH....soooooooo need to sort it out...I got some good stuff in there...just no place to store it all.....

 

[elle2585]

i think everyone apart from the two women across the road from me and anthea turner have one room in the house full of clutter lol. for us it's the garage lol so thankfully we can hide it pretty well. even though my mum does have a pretty good stab at it once in a while. talking of my mum, i've had a sudden urge to see her today. I really miss her. x

 

[Fattyfattyboomboom]

You'll see her soon....I really hope both you and gem enjoy your break away....I can't wait to have one myself...but that is a long way off.

glad I am not alone on the clutter room. It will be nice when we move the US and I can get a house build just how I like....I am going to have PLENTY of storage space!!!

 

[elle2585]

Yeah they do that in cyprus, they buy land and build houses. it's way better. anyway i'm off yay yay yay. have a good night if i dont catch you jenn, and everyone who deserted us

xxxxxxxxx

 

[abz]

hey guys. well done on the 13s elle that's great news. and jenn. i had a scout at your pics. you look vaguely familiar but i have no idea why!! ha.

i am not going to my aerobics class tonight. my back is still hurting from step so i want to try a low step next week to see if that helps then aerobics on thursday if i'm ok...

am also rather annoyed. just went to get some chicken for tonight's treat. i have started totm again today *sigh* so desperately have the munchies so i'm on damage control. anyhoo, when i got home i discovered she'd given me sweet chilli chicken legs, not the plain ones. aargh. so i had to peel all the skin off which seemed to get rid of most of it but i'm sure there'll be some sneaky carbs in there somewhere that will make me feel rotton

my friend is coming over later on in any case. we might go for a walk or something. will see.

abz xx

 

[Taz]

Evening all! Gem, does that mean we are without you for a whole week? Oh no! How will we cope?

 

[Fattyfattyboomboom]

hey guys. well done on the 13s elle that's great news. and jenn. i had a scout at your pics. you look vaguely familiar but i have no idea why!! ha.

i am not going to my aerobics class tonight. my back is still hurting from step so i want to try a low step next week to see if that helps then aerobics on thursday if i'm ok...

am also rather annoyed. just went to get some chicken for tonight's treat. i have started totm again today *sigh* so desperately have the munchies so i'm on damage control. anyhoo, when i got home i discovered she'd given me sweet chilli chicken legs, not the plain ones. aargh. so i had to peel all the skin off which seemed to get rid of most of it but i'm sure there'll be some sneaky carbs in there somewhere that will make me feel rotton

my friend is coming over later on in any case. we might go for a walk or something. will see.

abz xx

Abz you might want to try low impact aerobics. I used to be an aerobics instructor years ago ( how ironic eh?) and you honestly burn more calories and have better tone doing low impact than high. Especially for a bad back. The bouncing is bad, not to mention, you have a tendancy to (obviously) be working more cariovascularlly than muscularly. If you want I suggest the low and just use the board with no steps...then work your way up. That way you will be able to attend more classes and get more loss.

I look familiar huh? Well who knows...maybe we met sometime and never realised it? I did live up north for 4 years.

 

[Gemstone]

Abz - there you go - Low impact aerobics is the best option for back problems. What if you do get some sneaky carbs, would it really be the end of the world?

Taz - Yep - I am off for a week - no computer, just me, my guitar and my mate and later my friends from Cornwall. really looking forward to it - it's quite an adventure.

Elle - What's wrong with a good old poached egg? I love them. x

Jenn - Yea, I know what you mean about junk! I have a junk room that scares me!!!!!

Tyn - what happened to you man - am I gonna get the chance to say "bye" before I go to Ireland?

Well, I'm just about packed. The guitar is packed with towels and T. towels around it (so practical). My case is to capacity and I may still have to pay a little excess on that too. I am taking a rucksack as hand baggage and I think that is within the limit so all I have to do now is get there. OH has the day off tomorrow and is taking us to the airport at Bristol. We jet off for Cork at 4pm and then have to get the bus 30 miles to Clonakilty, right down south, about 20 miles from Kinsale. We will be back again next Friday for a week and then off to Cornwall for MORE music and guiness (only a week to lose the squatters). So there you have it, decadence personified (or something like that) x

 

[Gemstone]

PS Elle - I've had my hair done a shade darker too. Mine wasn't planned - just that the hairdresser changed her supplier and that's the way it turned out. I've really dark brown with blonde and purple bits running through it x

 

[Fattyfattyboomboom]

hahaha.....nice one gem...you sound ready to go. If I don't catch ya, you have a safe trip, enjoy yourself, and I look forward to hearing all about it when you get back. Enjoy your flight!!

 

[Gemstone]

I'll be checking in tomorrow morning cos it's my weigh in day. Not leaving home until after lunch so may catch you tomorrow Jenn x

 

[Martyn]

Well, Sister arrived home early, so had to speak to some of my family while i was in my undies, that was pleasent .. not!

She took a huge case with her, with only a few things in it, and returned with it stuffed full, and she got an extra huge case out there, and stuff that with goodies aswell lol She picked me up some new funky t-shirts (apparently my naughty ones are old now... ), a huge mug for my coffee at uni (Running joke with us) and a sexy new CK bag (I have a bag fetish.. lol) So not bad seeing as i didn't go! lol.

After hearing her rave about how cool it is, my dad has decided that hes going to start saving up, and we are going to go as a family lol. Wohoo! Can't wait to go, first family holiday in my entire life! lol How sad is that!

Anyway, grats on the loss Smelly! And Gem, NOOO You can't leave us for a full week, even if its for a sooooo cool thing! Take us with you! lol

Jenn, i agree with Abz actually.. you look familiar! You might just be one of them people who does tho.. lol I haven't spoke to any texans so . lol

 

[Silence]

Morning everyone!!!
Hope you all have a beautiful day!

~Silence~

 

[Taz]

Morning all. I have the day off today so I had a lie in!

 

[Gemstone]

:character00238: Good morning everyone :character00238: Today's the day. I'm all packed and ready to go. I have to go and see my mum in the nursing home before I go but other than that it's quite an easy peasy day. Will set up the computer this morning so OH can use it while I'm away. Now for the big news - arty0011: another 3lb gone!!! I was hoping for but not expecting a good loss this week to help with the damage limitation when I come back so I am SO chuffed!!!!!

If I don't get back to you today, have a good week everyone. Weather forecast says it's gonna rain in Ireland next week but who cares? I'll have a sunny time anyway :character00238: