themillpond

Missed Me?

OK, its been quite a while since I last posted anything here. I'd love to say it was because Ive been soooo busy, but sadly that wouldn't be true. Its actually the other extreme, things have been so boring I've had nothing to say. I see Kate's kept you up to date with our DIY destructions, I've still not forgiven her for her little shopping trip. I've run out of things to knock down with my sledgehammer now - so if you've got a wall that needs demolishing....

Ground Force Eat Your Heart Out

The shed has now gone! We got a skip at the weekend and we still didn't fit it all in! I'm in the dog house though because half way through the work I went out to take the breaker back, and to pick up some bread, and I got sucked into some clothes shops on the way! You know how it is girls? A little look won't hurt! But Duncan and Steve wont let me hear the end of it now!!

DIY Frenzy!

Sorry I haven't written for a while. We've been busy demolishing stuff! We started with the front gate which was very rotten ( and I've wanted to take down for 4 years!) then Duncan couldn't stop himself and wanted to take down the patio wall (which I have also hated since we moved in!) I think he's on a roll. Wielding a sledge hammer is a very good stress reliever. The patio does look good now since we washed it with our new power washer!
We're also going to paint the fences green (with a roller!) and re-decorate the front bedroom, so there's plenty to do!

Where Do I Get the Bus Pass

Well, thats that then. Im officially old.Past it. Grown up. At the moment Ive got to say that perhaps unsurprisingly it doesn't feel much different then it did a couple of days ago, except Im much poorer following a couple of days at Babington House in Somerset to celebrate. Very nice, and very expensive. We went on a last minute deal which made it just about affordable, (hey, Im an accountant - what do you expect?). Kate's already planning a return trip, Id better start saving...

Kate wanted to put a picture of David and Jac's baby, George, on the site for all of you who haven't yet seen him, and David was kind enough to provide this photo. Aint he cute? George that is, not David - though Jac must see something in him.

Note to Kate - This does not mean Im broody. (Kate has this habit of interepting any mention of babies by me as the fact that Im broody!

Abby & Jessica

I was babysitting Helens twins last night with Sarah. It was great fun playing Mummy!! They are about 9 months old now and are very cute! I fed and changed Jessica which was my first nappy change in a long while! Luckily it wasnt a smelly one! We got through the evening unscathed so we might be offering our services again soon!

Now I'm Getting Worried

Babies seem to be springing up everywhere these days, now Kate's boss has had another one. Id only just calmed her down from meeting George! And to make things even worse tonight she is babysitting Helen's twins. And worryingly, since her 5 day abstention from chocolate she claims shes going off the stuff...

No Willpower!!!

I'm afraid that I buckled! I only managed 5 days without chocolate! But thats not bad for me!! I started to get a bit tetchy/ grumpy at the weekend and the toblerone was calling me! I also had a cream egg yesterday and it didn't taste as good as it used too! Perhaps I'm going off chocolate! I seem to have lost my cravings for at the moment! Bizarre!
But I don't think I'll ever last 2 months without chocolate! I'll just have to spend Duncan's money on holidays & DIY rather than babies!!!

Frustrated Holidaymakers?

Taken from the BBC here.

At Stansted Airport the access road has been closed to the public from Friday due to increased security measures.

Am I alone in wondering how the passengers actually get to the airport???

Crave Control

I've managed nearly 3 days without chocolate now! My friend gave me some patches called 'crave control' which do actually help! They smell of vanilla. But cadburys cream eggs keep appearing in my head!! I don't think I'll make it to easter!!

Business Latest

The BBC are reporting that Cadbury's made record profits last year (here), not sure that this years outlook will be quite so rosy if Kate's serious about giving up chocolate....