Shivvers

Well xmas brought a few extras we werent antisipating..lol flue

We were going to a party last night, instead both me and my fella were wrapped up in fleeces sharing the sneezing time again, hehe

Ive now had this dreaded thing 3 times so know what to expect, my fella hasnt had it before so already is on the sofa sounding half dead... it is man flue after all...lol

No seriously its not nice, everyone we know is either suffering or had it and unlike other forms this one comes back ! i havent eaten properly for weeks now so im praying the kids will eat the fridge this week, i bought so many goodies i just cant face eating....

Tuesday Dayles coming to do my hair ready for new years eve ! so its fingers crossed we can both get back on our feet and get to this party..

We were having Creane and dad up for a huge dinner today but Creanes feeling the same as we are, so im sending her my best wishes and will save the beef for next week...


I think ill get the brandy out today... for medicinal purposes of course..lol

Family Festives

Good morning everyone ! I hope everyone had a good christmas...

Its been a lovely few days, no work, just play and a great time spent with my family..

Xmas morning was wonderful the kids were so excited, this year we did things a little differently..

Instead of the expensive xbox or playstation stuff we decided we would get the kids everything that gets their mind and bodies working .. it worked, not once has someone moaned that they are bored...lol

Sometimes taking it back to basics can bring many surprises, this year it brought loads..

My kids were thrilled with the bits we got them, have managed to give me one of the best christmas's ive had and everyones managed to think of each other here.. especially dad with Callums electric shock game, the loser gets a lovely surprise running down their arm....lol

Brandon asked santa for a skateboard & has been in his element, But everyone else didnt ask for anything so on our day out together me and my fella managed to find an assortment of all those things we wanted as kids to see how the kids would react, why did i not do this before......lol

All day i played with the kids, i managed to cook a brilliant dinner in between and thoroughly enjoyed the day..

Boxing days much more chilled here so is my favourite, i get to make bubble and squeak and put my feet up a bit, my fella met up with dayle and took all the kids down to the cinema ! I couldnt believe he offered, so i got to spend an enjoyable hour in the bath and prepare a feast for when everyone arrived back, Estelle came to spend some time with me, so we caught up on all the gossip and had a real giggle, as soon as the kids were back it was mad !

They managed to eat just about everything that was laid out and did me proud ..

The late evening was spent with just me, my fella and Dayle and what better way to finish off two lovely days..

This lad is so creative and tallented when i get together with him i cant stop talking, he reminds me so much of Gok (how to look good naked) he has the same brilliant sense of humour and makes you feel so incredible... everyone who knows him loves him, so to have him as part of our family is a gift in itself......

He has a little surprise in the new year for me, i know what hes doing and cant wait !! so next year will bring some interesting changes.....lol

Ive thoroughly enjoyed christmas and a much needed rest away from the work...

Today im taking the kids down to the beach to test out those little metal detectors so will pack some flasks and blow away those xmas cobwebs..

Im really looking forward to a new year......

The last one wasnt so kind to us so heres hoping the new one will bring some good stuff, i know im already lucky with my family here so heres hoping it will bring many smiles..

In the Bag

Well i have to admit its been a brilliant day....

Im not stressed at all, in fact im very happy and feeling totally festive tonight, ive spent a great day with my fella and managed to do everything I didnt think we could in a day...............lol

This morning started with sandra doing me breakfast (Nothing posh here just toast) but its more than what i normally eat so already we were off to a good start..

We started at a little butchers miles from anywhere out in the country and picked up our beautiful turkey, they had horses next door in the fields so i spent most of the time wandering round talking to them, leaving my fella to sort the meat out ..lol well, hes always going on about that word and how a certain type of meat makes everything better for us women, so i left him to it......hehe

Then onto Sainsburys, managing to fill up two trolleys with so many lovelies, im ashamed to say i was actually hiding things i wouldnt normally buy under the crisps..lol the funny part was when we got to the checkout my fella had done exactly the same thing.......... but of course they will blame us women, ive never seen so much cheese and chocolate.......lol

Ive tried the other supermarkets over the years and sainsburys is the only one i can get my fella to go to without him getting stressed, it really was chilled out, there was even a chap helping you by keeping a car parking space ready and clear !! how good was that !

We dropped off what looks like a years shopping with 30 mins to unpack then moved onto the city centre........omg i was dreading this part..

Ideas of wandering round aimlessly were going through my head, but weve managed to get everyone we wanted a lovely gift that we really enjoyed choosing together, i totally loved it..

Usually its me getting the gifts and my fella indoors not even knowing what we gave people... how many of you guys are guilty of that one? lol

The days ended so well, ive still got the wrapping to do tonight now the kids are in bed, but after all the packing ive done in the last few months this should be a doddle...............lol

I couldnt believe how many sales there were up there today, we were getting things at prices i couldnt believe, sale after sale it never stopped !!

Hats off to my fella tonight, i said if we got this lot done in a day it would be a miracle, by the time xmas gets here im usually in and out of the festive spirit by now..

I have to admit im not doing that anymore, im doing this again next year, not only did we have a great day together, we both felt really festive and really got into the spirit of things, the lights were beautiful out there tonight..

Right its time for the mulled wine and some homemade sausage rolls, my daughter had fun making those with sandra today and boy they've turned out great...

Mums now going back into the packing room again tonight to wrap the things that hopefully will bring a few smiles to some great kids, i cant wait to see their faces when they see what we've got them....lol

Its not about how much weve spent, ive kept to a tight budget and stuck to it like glue, but i know they are gonna love what weve got them........

Lets hope they are very much like their mum and dad like we hope....

We were playing with them for hours in that shop .........lol

Have a great xmas eve tomorrow everyone ........

Bareback Riding

Oh what a night i had......................lol

Last night was my last riding lesson before Xmas so the guys up the stables decided to give us a night to remember ! bareback riding...................

Ive only ever done it once before and nothing like last night, there were 6 of us each partnering up with someone standing by to stop the horse in case we fell off ..(don't tell my fella that part though, i didn't ! ) lol

It was totally brilliant and Ive got to say easily as exciting as jumping, you feel at one completely with the horse..

I rode a few of the horses to get the feeling of each style and the last but not the least was to go off on my own into trot (i honestly think it was near canter) as they were shouting to my partner to slow him down....hehe

Ive discovered that i can ride really well without the saddle, so my dream of riding a horse up that beach now has slightly changed, i still want to ride that horse through the surf but as nature intended, both of us free as birds without that saddle...

We finished what was a wonderful night racing up to the top of the arena still bareback acting like total children having to stick our heads in plates of icing sugar trying to find prizes that were right at the bottom of course... and i loved every minute of it........

red halls given me so much this year, its the best school ive ever been to i feel like part of the furniture now and cant wait to start the new year with the two best things ive discovered in 2008 and made part of my life.. salsa and horseriding.......

And don't worry someone sat talking photos and a video in between her hysterics so no doubt they will follow in here very shortly..........lol

Happy Christmas everyone,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Dance Cuban Xmas Party

What a night we all had ! ive got a mojito hangover............lol

Last night was the http://www.dancecuban.net/ Christmas party.... Oh what a night !

The mojitos were flowing, everyone was dancing the night away in true cuban style with the best bunch of people you could ask for...

Sharon and Richard thanks to all their hard work really gave us all a chistmas party to remember...

We did everything from the conga.... not the type you typically do at weddings, this is far more sexier and so much fun to do everyone in that place was up and shaking the dancefloor, it really was such a brilliant night..

I havent danced for a couple of weeks so was a little stiff to start but with Richard dancing son and Ralph grabbing me for my first cuban salsa dances it soon made me realise what ive been missing.. My fella was on fire last night and completely wore me out, its a good job i had extra iron this week i will say, how many spins was he throwing me into............lol

Ive woke up for work today feeling like ive been on holiday, my energy levels are up my smile is fixed to permanent today and thanks to everyone at dance cuban im going to be smiling all the way through xmas..

I also want to thank Sharon and Richard for my beautiful flowers and my fellas gifts, You guys are so thoughtful and kind. you havent just taught us dancing, youve also made us part of a community that is very special to us and everyone in it..

Salsa really has changed everything, ive gone from someone who felt like she was falling to bits last week, to a girl who wants to take on the world today, and its all thanks to you both..

Im sure im not alone here when i send you all my love and wish you both a wonderful, magical xmas..

Last night was made magical because of you guys and a great bunch of people we now call our friends..............thanks guys for such a memorable night..

Cuban salsa is the best thing weve done in 2008 so heres to many more salsa parties in 2009 and sore feet (cuban style of course).. hehe

Happy christmas ..........rompe! rompe! rompe!.................

Winters chills

Its been a while since i posted on here, things have been pretty manic to say the least (nothing new there then !) lol

Ive been struggling with a few health problems which im trying to sort out and then went and got this dreaded man flue thing to top the biscuit.. so its not been the easiest on months, in fact its probably been the hardest ive had this year but im still going..

Ive been packing orders for England and making sure all the customers are looked after well its just myself i havent had much time for and boy is it showing now.. I looked a wreck !

So this week my fella made me an appointment to go see my dr, im glad i went as there are a few things that i needed some help on, i got lectured about taking time out for me and needing a break (which cracks me up as i have no hope there) so with me promising to do as im told, knowing as soon as im out of that surgery things have to carry on regardless.. its part of modern life now and with 4 kids and a business to run i can hardly put my feet up now can i..

yes i could quit work and cook cakes all day but thats not the way ive brought my kids up, ive always installed if they want something then they have to work hard to get it..

Ive managed to make sandra really ill this week, who is the only help i have here, she was trying to ease some of the pressure last week when i was really poorly and write all the addresses in my mailing books but working with me in a small office managed to give her flue so shes now tucked up in bed (hopefully) and getting herself well ready for next weeks onslaught of last minute orders..

Ive had the moany callers who blame me for ruining their parties as i didnt get their dress there on time, even though one lady ordered at midnight they expected it there by 9am the next morning so im taking it with a pinch of salt and managing to get that post out every morning, sometimes twice a day like yesterday.. i wanted it to be busy so im counting down the days til i can have a couple of days off and hopefully find my christmas spirit, it comes in a bottle and will be vodka shaped............hehe

I hurt my arm a few weeks ago moving some stock but kept putting off going for an xray, instead i did a jos version of DIY and have managed to use my other arm a lot more, i did finally get round to getting it looked at this week 4 weeks after first hurting it to find it was fractured ! boy did i get a telling off...lol But i must have done a half decent job as its mending nicely now (it itches like mad) so although its not reccomended i was swamped under with work and kids and grandad and couldnt face another hospital visit.

The good news is grandads doing ok, hes still very weak and thin but the heart surgery gave him new hope, he has a few cysts on his kidneys now that they are dealing with but we are all hopefull that he will get back to strength, i havent been allowed down my nans house now for 3 weeks as i didnt want to take any bugs down there but if hes up to it they have promised to come to mine for xmas dinner, every year we celebrate with them so im extremely grateful that we get to spend another year with him..

My mum flew back to tobago alot happier than she flew here and got to spend some precious time with her parents so although its not been easy we are still here and getting through whatever is being chucked at us all.

Tuesday i started to feel a little better, my fella took me to salsa so we could see some of our friends there and the night was lovely it just didnt stay like that, i got home to my eldest boy then being very sick and its kinda gone downhill from there again..lol

Today i have half my siblings home in bed all calling for mum every 2 mins for a hug paracetamol and water, ive had to so far change 2 beds this morning so no doubt it wont be the last, they have closed my eldest sons school as 40% of the kids are all suffereing from the same thing so whether the other 2 can manage to avoid this nasty bug remains to be seen..

I was looking so forward to salsa tonight but the kids being ill have changed my plans , ill be here and looking after them so my fellas going along and teaching me the moves when he gets back !

All those parties start next week so im determined to get everyone well here so we can celebrate our way and salsa the nights away..

I have a 2 hour gymkana at riding on monday night , which im really looking forward to, so im going to behave myself this week and get myself and everyone else well.......

So if any of you ladies out there see my fella out tonight grab him !! dont give him an easy night make him dance his socks off, i am so gonna miss you all tonight........

Back To Salsa

Its not often i get a photo of me and my fella together so i thought id post it..
We are like ships in the night at the moment but hopefully by xmas we should meet somewhere in the middle..lol

Thankful

Well its thursday already, the good news is grandads doing really well and is now expected to make a full recovery, hes out of intensive care and day by day is gaining back his strength...

Isnt he one tough cookie, the surgeon cant believe how well hes done, when they opened him up they said it had then started leaking so within 3 hours he wouldnt have been with us, its been a rough week for everyone but we honestly couldnt have wished for better news..

I went and collected my mum from Gatwick Tuesday...lol I had to laugh as she honestly never stopped talking, after about 2 hours i was sound asleep in the front seat and she was apparently still talking away..lol she hasnt changed at all that way, although shes lost so much weight she doesnt look anything like she used to, so we are all going to try and fatten her up a bit, ive been sending down hot meals to my nannies for everyone and with my sisters help we are all trying to help in our own little way.......

This weeks been so busy i havent stopped yet, but its really helped as it gives you plenty to do and passes the time quicker..

Tuesday was also my kids birthday !! yes ive survived 11 years now ! lol The day was as manic as you could imagine but a really good day for everyone, all our family came to see them and a few of our friends also made the day one to remember..

Ive started to feel more like myself again now, thankfully (thats my fellas words) hehe

Im still working round the clock but the finsihing post is finally in sight now so perhaps we can get back into our salsa now and start to enjoy a few of those parties !! lol

Im heading for paris this weekend at some point only for a day or so, so its a week to look forward to... its salsa tonight at the staithe so im grabbing a dress and boots and going to enjoy a vodka and dance with our friends....

You lot better watch out though ive been shut in all week with just a bucket of stress for company and boy do i need to let off some steam.............................lol

Dont say i didnt warn you all.....................lol

See you guys tonight xxx

Update

Grandad went into theatre this morning at 9am and 4 hours later is now in intensive care, he got through that part thankfully, so we are all hoping he carries on fighting now and can only sit and wait...

Hes always been my rock so whatever the outcome, what those guys did this morning in that theatre I am truly thankful for, they have given him the chance now...

My mum is flying home monday so im going to pick her up and hope we have good news for her to come home to...

Thank you so much to you guys that sent me emails last night, its really helped...

Prayers

I dont know what to do with myself tonight,when loved ones are very ill its so hard to deal with it..

My grandparents mean the world to me, they have supported me, brought me bits of shopping up every week and always been the strength in our family..

My sister just phoned from the hospital tonight in tears, grandad had his scan today as he was rushed into hospital a few days ago in tremendous pain and im afraid its very bad news tonight.

His main artery leading from his heart has an aneurysm in it, the scans showed up its the size of a small grapefruit 4 inches wide and could burst at any moment, the operation is scheduled for very early in the morning but if the situation gets worse they are going to have to risk the operation tonight, the hospital gave him some food at tea time as he has been so sick and lost so much weight they thought it would help build his strength as they hadnt had the results back from todays scan they thought it wasnt urgent and didnt know what was wrong..

The results were rushed through but did take longer than expected , if they had the results an hour earlier they could have taken him straight down to operate there and then.......

My nanny doesn't know the chances of his survival yet, we do.. my sisters now breaking the news to her tonight, all i can imagine is how lost she will feel if he doesn't pull through, they have been married for over 60 years.... the operation is a huge one and hes so weak at the moment the Dr's don't know if he will pull through... It brought back memories tonight when we were given 10% chances of survival of our triplets, they had to fight all the way but they got through one by one, the fact that their great grandad has been part of their life is one of the blessings i am also very thankful for, so tonight im in tears praying he isnt ready to leave us yet...

Mum is ringing me from Tobago tonight in floods of tears, we are trying to get her on the next flight home, but all she keeps saying is she just wants to see her dad alive and give him a hug, and nothing anyone can do tonight can help there, the flight sundays full so mondays the earliest she can come back......... shes so distraught and i don't know what to say to her to help...

All we can hope for is he lasts the night tonight and is given the chance tomorrow to fight for his life.. he wont leave my nanny without a fight, that i am sure of....

So if you're saying a prayer tonight...

Please say one for him ...........

xxx

Dressing up

Hi everyone! My god the weeks flew by again..

I missed my salsa this week which wasn't so good as i went down with a dreaded bad head again but I'm determined to get on top of this work so ill free myself up by Tuesday...

Its not been the quietest week, its the dreaded half term, where us mums have to juggle keeping the kids entertained as well as carry on working, and to be honest the workload hasn't been an easy one, every spare minute Ive had I'm either listing making slashed dresses or hoovering up ! lol

My grandparents are both very poorly at the moment so I'm going to help out next week and redecorate their lounge (grandad pulled off the paper and filled all the holes up) then got ill so its not making them feel so good..

I love decorating so my fellas having the kids for me so i can go and make it look nice, my fella keeps giggling saying I'm multi talented.. lol

I don't agree with him that way, its just I'll have a go at anything so its all been good experience's for me, the more i try the more ill get good at....... hopefully....lol

I am a qualified hairdresser, lifeguard, and tailor and that's about the only things i can do well and enjoy doing..... except when i had the hump with my friend once! I was so annoyed at him when he came round for his hair cut i cut it wonky in a girls style on purpose at the back so he couldn't see what id done, he went down to his local like it.........hehe
god he was angry he had to shave it all off... lol

This week it was Halloween so ive decided it was going to be a good one, every year I'm either not here or working and id promised the kids this year would be different so i kept my promise..

They all had their friends round, i made costumes for them and painted every ones faces, they looked brilliant !i did make the mistake of buying these stupid bags though that give out a spooky laugh every time you open them ! big mistake after an hour i squirted each one with water to shut them up and told the kids the batteries were worn out.........hehe what! they didn't know any difference and 8 of them round my kitchen wasn't good !

I got into the spirit this year too painted my face bright green (with a few cobwebs and spiders thrown in) and had the most amazing black and green wig (which my fella hated) i know now not to go darker, id be dumped in an instance...hehe

I was thoroughly enjoying turning out the hall lights and scaring the kids when they knocked for trick or treat ! they were all giggling and telling others to knock here ( i did buy lots of treats for them) but decided they were going to have to work for them..lol it kinda backfired on me though as when the door went again out i jumped with a hairy hand first and green face, only to see this poor little kid running out of my garden to her mum.........ooops i had to go after her an apologise her mum thought it was hilarious but i did feel bad, i wouldn't let my kids trick or treat unless they were in a group so was surprised she was on her own (i wouldnt have done that bless if i had known) so Ive told her mum next year to drop her at mine so she can go along with our lot, she only lives round the corner and i think i must have given the poor mite nightmares.. I felt so bad...

My fella is being so good to me this week, we've both got lots to do, but hes been cooking night times and buying me flowers! and although we've been a bit like ships in the night lately, once im up to date I'm taking him somewhere nice for the weekend so we can just enjoy some time together, without the work or kids..I'm locking his laptop away... but you cant get a good connection easy in a tent anyway !! lol ...

I know sometimes its not so easy to be modern day parents, but that's how the world seems to work now, if you've got 4 kids its expensive, my lot are really good and don't expect anything they see on the TV, but what i hope to bring them this year isn't something you can buy... sometimes by keeping it real you can create the best memories...

I hope in the next couple of days i can get on top of all this work so next week i can relax a bit more, i want my dancing back badly now,I know Ive only missed a week but the weeks not complete now without it..I really missed you lot.. and my 'hips dont lie track'

I'm on a mission to make this year a better one, I'm prepared to work my bum off to have a break of some kind, our friends have arrived safely in Thailand so although i couldnt go for that length of time a week or two would be wonderful..

I was even thinking of proposing to my fella just so i can get away for a week ! so someone would hopefully step in from my family and help out a bit here..lol
Ive got more chance of winning the lottery i think.......lol

Nah! I like living in sin best anyway...it keeps him on his twinkle toes..lol

I don't know how he puts up with me and my sick sense of humour sometimes....

But he does.......

Thankfully ........

Anyway im shocked at what happened in X Factor ! I cant believe the public put those guys in the bottom 2 !! I love the 5 girls and so wont vote this year as i believe they are all stars..

I was sad Austin went as he had such a good voice.. what is that other guy still doing in there? i cant even remember his name today...he can sing but he definately hasnt got the x factor, more like the 'S' vote...

I love Ruth as shes just so sexy and definately has the sex factor (sorry i meant X) the way she sang 'Purple Rain' gave me goosebumps ! I think shes so passionate, and i love the fact simons hooked too!! hehe

Alexander ' as shes so brilliantly tallented and a great performer as well as singer, shes totally amazing so one of my favourites

Diane - as shes totally unique in her voice and has such a brilliant sense for fashion( shes todays 60s boho chick) And i totally love her style.. I think todays girls will follow this girls dress sense.

Laura as she has such a powerful voice... my hairs stand up on my arms when she sings

And Rachael , although she comes across as cocky sometimes , im wondering its her way of hiding the real her.. im still not sure about her yet,but she has a very powerful great voice , i think they've made her look so hard though...

Anyway saturday nights now are booked (im not going anywhere ) as im hooked ! lol

It makes me giggle as when the programme finishes my lot all start to sing...... lauren believes shes the next celine dion..lol perhaps she is.. who knows what tomorrow may bring eh..

Some peoples dreams actually do come true...

I think thats what drives us all sometimes.........

Have a great day everyone..........

Ruth Lorenzo - Purple Rain

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Cuban Beats (Dance cuban salsa nights)

Wow what a brilliant night we all had last night...

It was Thursday night so that means Cuban salsa at the Staithe again..

I have really missed it, last week we couldn't sadly have the room so this week everyone couldn't wait to get there.. including me !

We weren't disappointed, it was a really special very unique night..

The classes started off as normal with Sharon raising the temperatures with her warm up, im sure i could hear creaking coming from my fellas arms though ..lol

They had already told the group we were going to have a special guest there and boy wasn't he special.. Thank you so much Jose..

Out came loads of assorted drums and various musical instruments as we all joined in to have our first taste of just how infectious that Cuban beat is... it was brilliant..

I wasn't as bad on the drums as i thought i would be, once that bolero beat was in there it couldn't help but come out ,one by one we all joined in with our offering and created a symphony of Cuban beats so strong, I'm surprised you couldn't hear us in Norwich....hehe

I got totally lost in the music , my head and shoulders were swaying like the sea..lol

Our special guests were non other than Jose and Alex from the band Guateque... Jose was incredible and so passionate about his music.... anyone that didn't have a drum or instrument was up on their feet and dancing, it was an experience ill never forget and one of those nights to always remember...

The group there is one of the best classes Ive known, Sharon and Richard are two of the nicest guys you will ever meet (let alone amazing dancers) and what they brought to Stalham last night was a true taste of Cuba and the roots to why we were all there wanting to learn....

Its showed us all that salsa isn't just about the dancing, every dance has a story and roots behind it, so when you dance you know its history of how that dance started, it puts more passion into your dancing, as you know and feel that you really mean what you are doing (a very sexy history lesson on a dance floor)... lol

If anyone has thought about learning salsa, then why not come along, you don't need a partner (you can borrow mine for a vodka ! lol) we are such a friendly group. There is always someone happy to dance with you... from basic to advanced you cant help but take something new home with you every week... these classes really will make everyone happy.. I am totally..

Last night i brought home more than just dance steps.. I brought home a head full of bolero rhythms Rumba and clave...and memories of a great group of people that all came together to make Stalham the place to be......... There is a heart in everything and everyone..

And Stalhams heart last night must have been heard for miles..........

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What A Week

Its been a really good week, so appologies for not posting, we have been busy enjoying ourselves..lol

Last week as normal it was riding monday, which was great but very testing on my legs and stamina...

The rest of the week was a blur of work and trying to get myself organised, i went up to see my friends thursday night to pick up some dresses and ended up in a jacuzzi, which made me giggle as i overslept the next morning and was very late in to work..ah well its not everyday you get to spend some unplanned time out and it was such a lovely evening, we had a full moon and a sky full of stars watching us and i must admit its the most relaxed ive felt in a long time, it was beautiful.......

Saturday we went back up this time though we didnt have to drive so my fella was able to have a drink too, ive drunk more vodka and brandy this week than i have the rest of the year..lol

It started off at a local pub watching a live band (and trying out some salsa moves) and ended up with me shutting 2 poor girls in a boot of the bands car (they fancied the driver so a good way of getting a lift i thought!)oops ...lol

The whole night was such a giggle, the music was great and the company even better.. we didnt get much sleep so i spent the whole of sunday asleep and missed the day..... but its been making me giggle all day when i keep getting flashbacks......lol

I even tried to talk some poor fella into letting me be ET for an evening and sit in the basket of his mobility scooter, which thankfully he declined (as i had a fella with me...hehe) he must be pretty flexable to be able to get up to anything in a shopping basket, i wasnt expecting that one...

Anyway our friend wrote about our antics before i got the chance to thankfully and it made me laugh that much today i nearly wet myself reading it so thought all you guys should have a giggle and read it.........................................ENJOY.........................................

Public Transport

Whatto! Weary travellers............

I have often found that public transport generally is in quite a poor state...........

Several people who I have spoken to say that they are unhappy with the general service and reliability...........Luckily we have a personal chauffeur so I don't find that I'm directly effected.........but I experienced it first hand on Saturday night and it was nothing short of.......HORRIFIC!!..........

We went to the pub to watch some live music and enjoyed the general ambience and atmosphere as vintage wine and vodka flowed freely.............

Everyone was in high spirits and the general mood was spectacularly good!...........

Eventually the band finished their set for the night............. and everyone began to consider making their respective ways home.............It was then............. that the QUANDRY FACED US!!......... And I began to ask the vital question "What choice is there for people?") at that hour of the night?) who live in a little village miles fom anywhere?

I watched in utter amazement as (before my very eyes) people improvised their transport measures!!.............

Some crammed into the boot of a taxi (I'm not sure if they get reduced fares for the inconvenience of having to travel lying down).............

And although they all took it in very good spirits............... the final result looked more like and exodus from a disaster zone than what honest decent people should be entitled to expect in this day and age!!

Others took turns with a mobility vehicle......... .

......until the batteries were finally worn out!...........

Some chose to put their transportation worries to one side for a while.........and simply

DANCE their way home!!!......

Others just began the long, desperate and exhausting CRAWL home on their hands and knees............. Ouch!!!...........

Some simply claimed 'Squatters Rights' for themselves and made a comfortable place on the patio for the night!!

So PLEASE!!!..........Write to YOUR MP demanding improved public transport for villages NOW!

Obsessions

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im still counting...

Good morning everyone, im feeling on top of the world today..

Ive just had the most amusing breakfast consisting of a can of Guinness, a grapefuit and now i have to eat a boiled egg !! lol Well its all packed with iron and i needed extra energy so what the hell..lol

Wasnt last nights class such a blast, im so glad i went, i had to eat a whole loaf to get there but it was worth it, i wouldnt have missed that bachata for anything, did you all notice i avoided my fella though..

lol ...its not his favourite but i know if he was partnerning one of you lovely ladies he wouldnt moan, and it worked..................lol i think he actually really enjoyed it at the finish, he has said he will do it again.. yesssssssssss

Check out Richards site http://www.dancecuban.net/section/1/articles/ and see how sexy bachata looks....................

Im having a good morning today i overslept, which was lovely ill admit, my alarm was set for 5am so i roll out past 8 to the kids horror, lol thats the quickest ive ever seen them move to get ready for school too, perhaps i should lie in more often, they didnt have time to argue ! hehe

Im still giggling about what my fella came out with last night ! hes slowing coming out of that shell, so appologies to making you blush Penny..lol my god it was funny though, how the hell he keeps going like that after being up 2 nights on the trott i honestly dont know, but his sense of humour really was in full swing last night, so it was a really good night.

I come home so wrapped up in the music i cant sleep, i end up eating peanut butter and drinking tea half the night talking about what a great night that was..lol

Today im cooking something nice, not sure whats on the menu yet, but im having a want to cook week so my fellas making the most of it and has left me to it, and as the musics so good this morning too i think today will be a good day..

The suns out, the wind is blowing the dead leaves away from my door for a change (into next doors garden hehe) so im gonna turn that music up and enjoy whatever the day brings..

Have a great day everyone..........

Its nearly the weekend !!

Time to Unwind

Its been a strange couple of days, last night was brilliant but very tiring It was riding again and after last week which was without doubt the hardest lesson ive ever had, i was a bit aprehensive about what to expect..lol

I was given a horse last monday who was a total nightmare, theres a girl in our class Becky whos lovely but who is a very gentle spirit and the school had marked her down to ride this horse..

She wasnt happy and was really un-nerved she prefers the smaller horses so i offered to ride him and let her have the smaller one that i was earmarked for, she was really relieved and im glad i offered to swap, he was so badly behaved..lol

He gave me such a run for my money it was untrue and simply wouldnt do anything , except try to buck me off, looking back tonight it is funny, i wasnt allowed to let him beat me and give him control but my legs had literally gone, id got to the point for the 1st time riding where i couldnt do anymore, id kicked til i couldnt kick anymore, he is a huge horse and im definiately a lighweight.. lol

I didnt quit but i really didnt want to ride him last night, Im not back to strength yet after last weeks mirgaine but the teacher thankfully gave me jack last night who i totally love to bits, I got to lead the lesson and do things i havent done before so was really pleased, i am getting so excited about the jumping now i only have 2 more mondays then i get to jump again.....lol

Today ive had my sister up the unit working with my fella shes a top saleswoman so is now backing my fella and getting orders in for his web projects, theres so much going on now, I cant keep up with him sometimes, hes definiately not a quitter ive never met anyone who works harder..

Tonight I was supposed to go to belly dancing and meet my fella for salsa afterwards, but we both sat here tonight with the same thing in our heads... (no not that)...lol

I am having problems staying awake again and blaming my anemia but im struggling to find any energy tonight... My fellas sat up again all night last night working... so instead of getting our dance shoes on we're going to bed...........lol

It doesnt happen often, lately my fella hasnt even made it upstairs, but hes not arguing tonight when i said nothing sounds better to me than a bath full of bubbles, a nice glass of brandy and blissful sleep.........lol

Tomorrow i may find some spring back in my stride then............lol

Goodnight everyone ....................

Walkers Crisps

Its Monday, oh yes but its not the usual madness, so that makes a refreshing change..

I started the day very early thankfully as i managed to get to bed early last night.. I was so tired yesterday i was totally useless... so i caught up on the emails and printed everything out ready this morning so i would hopefully be organised and its worked, Ive done it.. I'm so pleased

The house looks like a bombs hit it again but i had to leave it this morning as i wanted to get done and get home, so to be home by 1pm is brilliant for me , ive left my fella in my sisters capable hands and am going to do all those little jobs i meant to all weekend (oh and blog) hehe

The weekend was a real good one and has given me many giggles at odd times, but i did something over the weekend that i wouldn't normally do I complained !!lol

That's right, for some strange reason i decided i would give Walkers Crisps a bad day, it isn't like me but i was so annoyed I went ahead , took all the jibes by my fella about me and a bag of crisps and wrote an email..

Its started off when i sent the kids to the shop for a multi pack as I was making them sandwiches for lunch, nothing annoying there you say, until i opened the pack....

Why do they have such a big bag saying multi pack x 6 ready salted when theres literally 6 crisps in total in the bag, surely the idea of buying 6 of anything suggests you get a small discount for buying the 6, if someone bought 6 of my tops i would do that.. no not walkers they are too big to give a hoot.. instead one by one i opened the packs to discover all 6 packs that were inside the multi pack didn't fill up one of the packets.. what a rip off !! honestly they say about the world needing to be more greener and concerned with all today's un necessary packaging, well go and get a bag of walkers crisps and you'll see why, most kids i know all eat crisps and id hate to think how much packaging goes into the ground by them alone, is badness, you cant see through it, its bag after bag for what a slither of a potato that they triumphantly claim are grown in Britain... cheek ! if they cut the packs smaller you would only use 1rd of the packaging, but they wont do that as we would see how small the contents were and wouldn't buy them..........

So off it all started.. my fella could see i was annoyed so happily enjoyed winding me up to the point i wanted to email the crisp company..oops I wrote out exactly what i thought of their packaging and contents to then discover i couldn't send the email as their dodgy website forgot to add in the section (in the complaints part only!) where to put your email address and it wouldn't submit it until they had my email, by this time the air was blue and i was determined that i would speak to someone, so one by one i emailed every email i could find at walkers the words i wanted them to read, in no uncertain terms......lol

By this morning i hadn't thought much about it and had calmed down .. i was a little stressed i must admit, then this morning some really gentle, very nice lady phoned my mobile representing Walkers Crisps to talk to me....................(red faced now i humbly am) she was such a nice lady, i must have given her such a unsavoury morning, i don't ever usually complain, so to be faced with someone so polite trying to apologise for the lack of crisps in my bag made me feel terrible...

I know im not the type of girl that will make a fuss about anything, in fact everyone who knows me thinks im a mug !! hehe but i think id rather be a mug any day and be nice to people than vent my rudeness on someone like that again, all for a packet of crisps (after all i bought the bloody things as i like walkers best)

But after talking to her and apologising about a trillion times for my emailssssssssssssssssssss lol Walkers want to send me compensation and a supply of ready salted crisps to try and put the matter right,they wont sadly make the bags smaller and cut back on all the un necessary packing but they will fill my kids up with crisps to shut me up..lol

At the end of the call she took my address and thanked me for taking the time to tell them about my concerns and asked if i had any recommendations for new crisp flavours (as they are running a competition) so after several moments deep in thought i came out with yes ! humble pie might be nice........... lol

I think ill stop buying crisps for a while now and make my own............

Mojito Nights

Good morning..........hick ! Ive got a bit of a headache this morning Cheryl..lol

What a great night that was !!

It was the Cuban Salsa night at The Staithe... OMG what a blast..

I started the night wearing a dress..oh yes i did ! I just didn't finish the night wearing it..hehe

Sharon and Richard put on such a good night and wonderful Mojitos !! so after a few extra vodkas as i was wearing the dress me and Cheryl decided to go traditional Cuban and start on them, yum is about all i can say, don't they go down well..

I'm always the same in regards to needing to be comfortable, and although i had so many compliments last night about my dress (thanks guys) i just cant be myself in one, so off that came out came the jeans and my fun head (as Cheryl called it) lol

It was such a great atmosphere everyone was out to party, I got very brave (its the mojitos) so was wandering round asking all the guys to dance to Cheryls amusement, i had such a good night..

My fellas still soundo as i did go home and attack the peanut butter and kept him up til 4 telling him what a lubely night that was......lol

The music was all thanks to DJ shorty (why do they call her that, shes taller than me ! now im worried) she was totally amazing, none of us sat down the music was that contagious.. shes also the most amazing dancer ive seen and just glides ...

It was lovely to see Sharon ad Richard so happy and relaxed enjoying the mojitos too hehe ... everyone was so happy and it was all down to you guys.. so a huge thank you ...

I think the regaetton was the best we've done, by that point we had all drunk so much so were all going for it on that floor...lol yeah so for any of you that sat at home watching X factor you missed some serious booty shaking ...lol

I had my first dance with Max last night, for months ive wanted to dance with him and his 2 brothers they are all such a great bunch of people so when he actually came and asked me?? (was there any money changing hands there) i was rather drunk but so pleased and wasn't disappointed, he really is unbelievable, and i was too tipsy to be nervous so it worked !!

I grabbed Richard for Bachata and managed to stand on him again..oops but i hear that Havana rum is great for sore feet Richard....hehe

I managed a dance in the rain last night too ! it felt amazing , i went outside to cool down and it looked so beautiful off i went, you could hear the music and i think the mojitos had taken their toll .. it was amazing.. the whole night for me was magical.......hence the wet hair..lol

I did start taking photos but as the night unfolded i was enjoying myself too much to bother with the camera.. but what it has left me is a head full of happy thoughts an insatiable Cuban beat and one hell of a hangover this morning..

If that was a taste of Cuba.. then i want a plateful..lol

A brilliant night with wonderfully friendly people and some seriously sexy Cuban salsa dancers..

Thank you so much Sharon and Richard...

What a great weekend you've given us all..

Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie

Party Party Party!!
I cant wait for tonight !

All those lovely Mojito's.....
http://www.dancecuban.net/section/1/salsa-parties/

Morning Kiss

Im up and outside with the birds this morning, my god its a bit chilly out there, im going to have to start getting dressed in the mornings soon..lol

As usual ive been sitting in the garden with my headset, its the only time i get to myself in this house, and my favourite part of the day..

Today is going to be a busy one, its the day i cram in 2 days work so i can go to the stables tomorrow..lol I have to be back for the kids at 4 then take Lauren horseiding at 5 back home at 6 then off to Stalham at 7... its not boring thats for sure...

Im just trying to work out when im supposed to get ready, my fella goes to sleep if he takes Lauren and finds riding boring so i cant ask him on this one..hehe

I had to giggle this morning the kids caught me in full swing dancing outside.. i have a bad habit of that, im trying to sit quietly when my musics on, you know what its like you hear a song and off it goes, it started with my feet and i just couldnt help myself, my lot really should be used to me by now, but apparently mum is weird...lol whats wrong with getting up feeling a spring in your stride, I feel good today..

The kids have a cycling test today so that explains why theres bikes all round my lounge, they obviously didnt want cold seats ! lol

Right im gonna see how quick Santana can make me work today, I cant wait for salsa tonight...

I hope you feel better soon Cheryl, we will all miss you tonight..

Changes

I've finally started back my tuesday dance classes last night, I didnt realise how much id missed the guys there, it was a really good night...

Its usually theres not enough men so to have more guys than women was brilliant..

Derik started back to classes last week too so ive grabbed him for my partner, as my fella i dont normally get past 20 seconds with before they move us on..lol

The moves were really good weve learnt a few tricks to practise so im looking forward now to dragging the class up to stalham for richard and Sharons party, they have asked me to grab the tickets so like the salsa boat we know its going to be another of those dont miss nights..

Saturday Cheryl thankfully dragged me out of the house, to do a 3 hour intensive course, omg was i tired after that, it was really good though and ive been practising at home when nobodies about..lol

Its been a few weeks of non stop work and no fun, so this week we decided that had to change and although my fella looks ill to me, im going to make sure that laptops on a timer now...

If he wont cut down the work, ill just have to make sure he gets a better offer...hehe

where theres a will theres a way... dont they say

Funny that.... my will's finally rearing its head at last............lol

Ive got the feeling this week lots of new opportunities are on their way...

And this girl wants to make the most of everything again now...

See you tonight Cheryl & Fran..................im coming !! yipeeeeeeeee

Natural

Its been a funny couple of weeks, I havent for various reasons been blogging much or doing much good stuff, hopefully this week I will change that..its certainly off to a good start...lol

Today has been brilliant, I had such a good day at work, happily sailed through the packing and enjoyed my music, im always happy on Mondays its riding day !!

I have to say tonight was one of the best classes ive had to date, Kevin goes on holiday this week so is in really good spirits, he made us laugh that much the time simply flew....

I managed to walk my horse into a wall and nearly out of the car park, with the class all following unknowingly... lol(it was pitch black out there) but Kevin soon pointed out to everyone amusingly my sense of direction needs some work too..lol It really was great fun tonight..

We managed to make James blush as we all arrived early so started talking about the usual girly stuff (sex) and in he walks, this guy is such a gentleman and as ive found out tonight, totally charming.. he didnt walk off instead helped us girls understand guys a little more (if its possible to understand one at all) hehe

I was on Pip tonight so spent half the lesson holding him back, my god was he fast, its made my day ...Ive come home so full of beans tonight..lol

Tomorrow night belly dancing and salsa starts again for me, so by the end of the week i hope to be back to feeling good again..

Happy Birthday John

I just want to wish John a very happy birthday....

Cheryls promised to do a Jo and be sitting on that table when you get home, just dressed in a hat! ....

.....so.........

Perfect moment for you and that wonderful camera of yours..

To capture those priceless moments..lol

May this year bring you everything you hope for (and get you salsa'ing with us lot) hehe

Have a wonderful birthday John....

Love Jo & Steve....xx

Saturdays child

God its so peaceful here this morning, every ones still asleep so ive been singing my head off in the usual hope no one hears me manner..lol

Ive had a good couple of days im finally catching up on the things i couldn't and after yesterday i feel really happy today...

I haven't been able to go to the stables and work for 3 weeks, its been driving me mad, i go to work and pack but in my head all day will be those horses and fields..lol its sad really but i look forward to doing something different on a Friday it helps keep me smiling..

So yesterday i went, i packed what had to go when i got home from dancing and it worked it then left me free to go up there and get dirty... and my god i certainly was this week, my fella just opened the gates and his mouth opened i was literally covered in not so nice smelling stuff and totally drenched to the skin, it never stopped raining all day !lol

Mind you Ive never had so much fun getting wet either..hehe
I'm the type of girl that likes to muck in its good for the soul..

This week non of the guys turned up, they were supposed to be in, but that's probably as Kevin was away at a competition so we called in another girl Sharon and the 3 of us worked our arses off together getting everything done, i loved it !

The atmosphere was brilliant we were singing as we were filling up hay nets and taking it in turns to bring out hot drinks... it just goes to prove how much you can get done when you work well together.. i like both of these girls they are very similar to me, which is probably why they were there yesterday working in the rain....lol

I managed to get my fella to come up and mend a roof... it was running in on polo who's a beautiful chestnut horse i take care of when I'm there, his owner was so pleased, but i cleaned his stable til it shone and then had to watch the rain fill it up afterwards, so something needed doing.. i know what that feels like ..lol so up he comes to pick me up and up he goes up on the ladder, he looked so nice too but the dirty roof soon changed that... i must be such a pain in the bum to live with....lol

But what i got from being there yesterday is priceless to me and it doesn't hurt to do something nice for people, doesn't it feel nice when someone does it for us.....

Thursday was another brilliant night at Cuban salsa, thankfully the dentist did his work so i could smile happily, its a good job he did. i don't think i stopped smiling all night! what was that music Richard it was infectious? we couldn't sit down even my fella got blisters on his feet....lol

we need more guys at this place, so if your sitting at home in that armchair please come along, I was dancing with Paul and couldn't believe how good hes getting, hes a natural.. he even said i could wiggle now as it used to put him off......the confidence is growing week by week now..

The girls doing regaetton was really something else..it was certainly a camera night so next week its coming with me... lol

Were trying to arrange somewhere to stay on the http://www.dancecuban.net/ party night and hes going to try and get us a room there for the night, imagine that dance your feet off then just toddle off upstairs.. failing that ill be taking a tent................. yes i am serious you lot.. i will get to use it before Christmas im determined..Sleeping under those stars sounds pretty irresistible to me..lol if i drink enough i certainly wont feel cold....lol



Today im up early again, ive had enough tea and good songs that im ready for the day today, my fella is off to work so ive got a day to do what i need to.... lol

I wanted to work last night but my kids all asked me to watch a movie with them instead, i dont normally watch tv much but i really enjoyed the night, we shared 2 buckets of candy floss and i let them pick the movie, the mummy returns... it ended up a lovely night, they told me last night they want to see Egypt, and i know i can make that possible if i keep going forward...


My dream is to get to Cuba next April with my fella so i know theres going to be plenty more weeks of working hard in between but if i take a day out when i need a break and spend a few evenings with my friends and family, its enough..........


Enough to keep me happy inside and count myself lucky for everything and everyone i do have around me......

I am certainly lucky that way.......

Alright Jack

I feel so much better tonight , its Monday and Ive actually got out of the house away from work for an hour.............god it was lovely..

Tonight i was riding Jack, hes such a beautiful horse he does make my legs ache though ! I cant get them anywhere near his belly........lol

Tonight we all got some exciting news in a few weeks time we are starting the jumping.... yipeeeeee

God Ive missed that so much, i was always jumping at my last stables but looking back i dont know how i managed to stay on, my balance must be good that's all i can say..it wasn't down to my riding well that's for sure....hehe

I think that's probably why i loved it so much though, its was so exhilarating...

I'm so glad I'm learning technique and how to ride properly now, but theres still a part of me that loved going there Saturdays and jumping those courses, I'm tempted to go and do both places again but my fella wasn't so happy about that part.. lol

Ever since i was a small one Ive always wanted to show jump, I'm still small just a lot older now so its better late than never in my eyes........ roll on that first lesson, it cant come quick enough... I could do with some excitement ...lol

I was speaking to Kevin tonight as we were walking back, i miss going to help out at the stables but due to having to send out parcels Fridays and the bad weather we have encountered, i haven't managed to get there now for 3 weeks, that's got to change this week........Im going come what may.........

Ive worked out ill pack the stuff when i get back from Stalham and our salsa class so i can go and share those Polo's out .. apparently someones missed me...........lol my flirty horse Prince and a few of the poor sods there that have been doing my share..........bless

Its not about the work there, i know how hard work it is, but what it does bring me is inner peace, its sounds like a blond saying but that's exactly how i feel , so calm and content...

I come home shattered and so happy its wonderful, even my fella is pushing me to go back now, he knows how much it means to me being up there..im also very grumpy apparently..lol

I cant have a holiday this year but my grandmother always says "a change is as good as a rest" i never understood what she meant then, but do now.......

We've had a hard weekend with nothing but work and more work, ive tried to make it as pleasurable as possible (no dirty thoughts needed i have plenty of them already) lol but really could do with a change and some fresh air , my fella is a workaholic and wont hear of such a thing........ he'll just take his laptop outside.......lol

Im happy tonight, im now going to grab a lovely bath, a brandy (my back and legs need one) and chill out for an hour (probably fall asleep in there) ...lol

Its amazing really mother nature has a way of changing your day into a great one as much as music does..

I think ill take my headset along this week and see how good the two are together...lol

Thanks to a great group of people and one very beautiful horse ive managed to switch off from work and am smiling tonight.........

Goodnight all...............