Why Is Shopping Such An Ordeal

Posted on December 13, 2009

Dissapointingly, I have had no camera this weekend which is shame as the party at the Blooms house last night had plenty of material, it was great fun culminating in some horrendous karaoke singing from all and sundry.Today I decided to do a hearty Sunday roast for the boys, so we stopped at Sainsburys on our way back where I also had to do my two least favourite things, get petrol, and go to the cashpoint. Quite why this such an ordeal I don't ...

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All Night Long (All Night)

Posted on December 10, 2009

Harry and I were listening to the shuffle on my ipod in the car the other day when Come Dancing by The Kinks came on. Imagine my pride when he announced it was one of his favourite songs, not many 11 year old boys would make that claim!Shortly after the Ipod shuffled on to a song from a Motown album, you probably know it, "All night long" by Lionel Richie. Harry liked this song as well, I am neither here or there with it, it is fine, but not ...

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That Will Teach Me……………….

Posted on December 8, 2009

My car went in for some electrical repairs today, and the garage kindly offered me a Nissan Micra for the day."Have you not got anything else?" I enquired desperately"Yes, we have a BMW you can use"Phew! I am not a big BMW fan but anything had to be better than being spotted in Noddy's car..........didn't it???Well no actually, it bloody didn't. The mechanic took me out passed an array of gleaming Mercs and BMW's to this thing!A gorgeous 1988 ...

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Tired!

Posted on December 6, 2009

Been a really hectic few days, we had a great fun dinner party with Nick, Paula, Bryn and Sally last night amongst loads of other thing. I am so knackered I am going to let the pics do the talkingSinging "Take a Look at Yourself" By Broughtons finest Mavis Grind. Me on lead guitar, Nick on Piano. God knows what Paula is doing?Left to right: Di, Sally, Paula, Bryn, Nick"Its Happy Hour Again". Me and Nick do a poor impression of The Housemartins ...

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Police on My Back

Posted on December 4, 2009

I stupidly picked up a phone call from my Dad whilst driving the other night, in doing so I clipped a curb. Right behind me police car......bugger, it's a fair cop, I was wrong 3 points and £60 fine on the way...........idiot!!I pulled over accepting my fate, and before I had even opened my door, this guy was all over me."HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING?""No""YOU WERE DRIVING LIKE YOU WERE DRUNK, HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING?""No nothing at all, sorry, I ...

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