Today is New Years Eve and also the Eve of my 38th Birthday HOW OLD lol!!!! Last night bumped into 3 guys I went to primary school with haven't seen them since I was 11 very bizarre. One of them now works as a journalist in London and only visits his parents with his wife and kids in Sandbach twice a year! 27years and they haven't changed a bit! lol I was up and out early with Carol and ickle man to Manchester this morning.
We did a magical thing for a New Years Eve we went on the big wheel soo cool! Loved it!! Gr8 views!

Did lots of shopping...now exhausted...dunno whether I'll sparkle tonight need my bed haha

THE NEW YEAR

A year full of memories
A year full of cheer
But lets forget it all
Because it's a brand New Year

We can put this year behind us
And we can start fun anew
A whole new year of memories
There's nothing we can't do

everything has it's place and everything in it's place

Job 1. Change Bedding DONE
2. Put white wash on DONE
3. Wash up breakfast,lunch dishes and collection of mugs that seem to have gathered near my bed DONE
4. Pull out beds and mop with bleach underneath nice..DONE To those of you interested in my ghost I've just found my 1st 1p of the day lol
5. Empty all the bins.... gross... DONE
6. Clean bathrooms & bathroom floors DONE
7. 20mins on the running machine DONE
8. Put dark wash on DONE
9. Shower DONE
10. Dry hair and it hair and beautify for trip to bank to pay in cheques DONE
11. Slap on a bit of Ultra Glow and find an outfit to wear to bank DONE
12. Go to bank DONE
13. Goto fav clothes shop SALE..dangerous!! DONE
14. Goto Crewe and buy electric thing to tone up muscles...my last one my friend never gave me back DONE
15. Pick up hair tint...roots need doing...DONE
16.Call at friends and fix up girls night out for tonight DONE
17. Answer phone from Mark who is fixing up New Year party sorted for tomorrow now.... I can take ickle man yay! DONE
18. Sit for 20mins waiting for hair tint, whilst being attached to electric abs machine...wondering why I bought it cos it's such an awful sensation DONE
19. Shower AGAIN something up with my time management here lol DONE
20. Dry hair again and other it hair again DONE
21. Decide on outfit to go out in slap a bit of makeup on DONE
22. Put mixed colours washing on DONE
23. Mop sitting room floor DONE
24. Mop kitchen floor DONE
25. Wash up tea plates DONE
26. Soak dishcloths in bleach DONE
27. Clean out car cos you've gotta go and collect your mates...flip...DONE
28. Off out now till later....
29. Drop off friends at their homes safely DONE
30. Fold up dark dry washing and put in airing cupboard DONE
31. Fold up white washing and put for ironing DONE
32. Set alarm for 8am cos Carol coming round at 9am to go shopping in Manchester and do a spot of lunch DONE
33. Pour glass of vino and watch blog world ticking over DONE
34. Going to bed now gunna dream about going on the big wheel in manchester tomorrow lunch for New Years Eve treat throw them ickle zzs up in the air lol

Tell me what your favourite Christmas Pressie was...or even your worst..or even what did you buy for someone else that now you think hohoho that was really naff. go on you know you wanna

Today it was too cold to go to Ironbridge so I went with Mum & Dad to Crosby beach again...wowee I really love them check out the pics I took today! Had a lovely but very cold walk ...also have a giggle at the santa outfits haha and then a meal in the Italian Kitchen Formby...which Auntie Dorothy paid for...how lucky we are...I had camenbert wedges with cranberry,farfalle salmon garlic bread...never a dull mo

Another Place as I've blogged about before is by Anthony Gormley the Angel of the North man and consists of 100 cast-iron, life-size figures spread out along three kilometres of the foreshore, stretching almost one kilometre out to sea. Don't forget you can only see them at Crosby until November 2006 after which they are going to New York. Each visit you experience the work in a different way depending on the state of the tide, the weather conditions and the time of day you visit. At particularly high tides all the figures are submerged.

According to Antony Gormley, Another Place harnesses the ebb and flow of the tide to explore man's relationship with nature. He explained:
"The seaside is a good place to do this. Here time is tested by tide, architecture by the elements and the prevalence of sky seems to question the earth's substance. In this work human life is tested against planetary time. This sculpture exposes to light and time the nakedness of a particular and peculiar body. It is no hero, no ideal, just the industrially reproduced body of a middle-aged man trying to remain standing and trying to breathe, facing a horizon busy with ships moving materials and manufactured things around the planet."

Do you like the dreads on the crosby statue! haha

Hehehehe
It filled a few moments have a go!
http://www.rumormaker.com/

Well I've been watching the footie but at the same time wearing a pair of three D glasses to watch Barbie and the magical pegasus on the ickle man's portable dvd..bless...we think 3D glasses are hilarious! Someone please design some good uns!!

Well later today I'm gunna take ickle man to see the chronicles of Narnia at the new Cinema in Crewe then we shall find a new place for lunch! On Thursday I'm going with Mum & Dad to the museum's at Ironbridge hopefully and Friday I thought I'd look up Carol to go shopping...soo here's looking forward...Saturday night got nowt planned this year but of course Sunday is my Birthday and a New Year so I must book something for that.fancy climbing a hill..ho hum never a dull momento! Watched Charlie and the chocolate factory with the fabulous Johnny Depp yesterday...much better than the original I have to say

You must go and see the Chronicles of Narnia...top film wonderful magical snowy scenes

When you’re down and troubled
And you need a helping hand
And nothing, whoa nothing is going right.
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest nights.

You just call out my name,
And you know whereever I am
I’ll come running, oh yeah baby
To see you again.
Winter, spring, summer, or fall,
All you have to do is call
And I’ll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
You’ve got a friend.

If the sky above you
Should turn dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind should begin to blow
Keep your head together and call my name out loud
And soon I will be knocking upon your door.
You just call out my name and you know where ever I am
I’ll come running to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you got to do is call
And I’ll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hey, ain’t it good to know that you’ve got a friend?
People can be so cold.
They’ll hurt you and desert you.
Well they’ll take your soul if you let them.
Oh yeah, but don’t you let them.

You just call out my name and you know wherever I am
I’ll come running to see you again.
Oh babe, don’t you know that,
Winter spring summer or fall,
Hey now, all you’ve got to do is call.
Lord, I’ll be there, yes I will.
You’ve got a friend.
You’ve got a friend.
Ain’t it good to know you’ve got a friend.
Ain’t it good to know you’ve got a friend.
You’ve got a friend.

Some friends stick by you always... these are some of mine Mark & Avril...they've just bought a place in Mallorca as a second home very nice too

Yeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaa
PJ my eldest lad went with his Dad yesterday to the Liverpool Newcastle game
My son like me supports the Reds and his dad supports the magpies
hahahahahahaha is all i can say...nice one lads!! 2-0
Not the welcome Michael Owen should have had in my opinion however very happy we won!!

And I know it's pink but this is my Crimbo twee and I want you to all go ooo and ahhh haha...you can see my humour and personality all over this tree the cowboy hat, the fluffy poodles, polar bears,furry boots,shooting stars, wonkey fairy,the feather lights, the big hearts, lots of fluff and sparkley shiny stuff...got me thinking....you can obviously tell a lot about a person from a crimbo twee so you should all post yours and we can see lol

Somehow, not only at Christmas, but all the long year through
The joy you give to others is the joy that comes back to you

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!! WISHING YOU ALL THE LUCK IN THE WORLD!

Ended up at Don's for Christmas lunch

http://www.coolsiteoftheday.com/minigolfCSA.html

Too much fun!!

Lunchtime yesterday I forgot to drive the wrong way to the orifice....oh no I encountered blue overall man! Aaaaaaaaaaaggggghh....As soon as I turned down the road I thought blast I forgot to go the other way and there sure enough stood in his blue overalls was that wierdo.
Worse still today he had his hand out for me to stop and he was waving a white envelope...looked like a card...crikey I nearly ran him over he was soooo trying to get me to stop....but I just kept going
Bit scarey when you have to change your routine cos you're scared of someone

Today Carol is retiring and I can honestly say she is the best secretary in the whole wide world and we think she's great!!

Please goto the http://www.makestories.com/ website then post your results here just to humour me..... here's mine!! Now I need you all to participate..ok or I'll buy you all a choke a chicken for christmas!

Jessica was best friends with you Nosey Parker Lot!! after leaping from a crashing plane and almost got killed by an army of birds feeling very foolish and fell violently ill which upset everybody, she stole a car and as she nearly gave up all hope she got the money and lived the rest of her life in Brazil The MessyJessy community was never the same after that. Have a go

http://www.makestories.com/

FF4 today Frank Sinatra died aged 82.. 7 years ago today...He wanted to be a reporter. When told by the editor that copy boys "don't know enough to be reporters," Frank went to a secretarial school and enrolled in a Journalism class, studying English, typing, and shorthand. Finally, the editor relented and made Frank a cub sports reporter. Frank covered various school games he actually played himself. He was 18 years old at the time.

..it's not what you are that holds you back it's who you think you're not!! Well I had my dose of Christmas Carols last night at ickle man's Christmas Evening...I took my Dad and we sang Hark The Herald Angels Sing...Glory to the newborn King!...makes you feel all Christmassy
Anyway today we are having our Christmas lunch in the orifice. Nick the Greek is coming in with a fine selection of food so we are having Christmas lunch Armenian style.... sooooo can't wait to see what he brings.....have to tell you Nick the Greek is the most fabulous Deli in Sandbach it's called Park Lane Delicatessen...hopefully he will bring lots of Salmon and Cream Cheese Baguels...Croissants filled with sausage...etc etc....will post some picks later...soooo hungry now
This was Lunch...

Something very Bizarre has just happened on my way back from lunch....I've noticed this guy standing at the top of the road the last few lunchtimes anyway today he was there holding up a sign saying can I take you out......Oooooooo noooooo I'll have to drive the other way now...sort of made me laff but also made me think wot an odd thing to do! shudders
Went to Curshaws for tea..chief trougher. Some of the ladies I went with I haven't seen in ages so that was nice! Then ickle man had a part in the Christmas Evening and he did very well...bless

Yesterday was very exciting....went to trafford centre with ickle man...We did our last minute shop! Later on we had a Spanish Tapas meal, garlic bread, smoked salmon & cream cheese, potatoes with tomato,spare ribs & breaded chicken with cheese! Delicious!
On my way home spoke to my friend Don who said did I want a spare Human League Ticket...Yes Please...that is... if I can make it from Manchester to Sandbach and back again in 2hrs yes!!
Well I made it and what a fantastic night it was!!

Half way through the concert we decided to goto the front. I had forgotten how many good tunes The Human Leage had made... it took me right back to being 11 again! haha The carpets stuck to my boots which was pleasant.NOT! Oh and Phil Oakley was sporting the best pair of combats I've seen in a while....they had a flap at the front like a skirt..haha really did look cool though!
Later on we went to Piccalinos in Bramhall....gorgeous outdoor seating this was the first time there...fab..loving the decor!!
Then onto Odessey in Altrincham...nice seating there also...will attach pictures later!! Such a bizarre evening I can say no more lol!! Anyway tonight I've come across some photo's of peeps i know sooo just to make them cringe....lol

I bought this book for a Christmas Pressie and just want to share some of the ickle gems

POLICEMAN GROW FROM HELMETS IN A SINGLE NIGHT!

IF YOU SPIN ROUND REALLY FAST AND THEN STOP YOUR FACE WILL SKID ROUND TO THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD!

IN DENMARK THEY USE BACON AS BANKNOTES!

SLUGS ARE JUST SNAILS THAT HAVE BEEN MUGGED BY OTHER SNAILS!

EVERY TEN DAYS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY CHANGES HANDS FOR SOME LIGHT RELIEF!

Simon Sez Santa click on the link and Santa will do whatever you want him to....go on have a go...
http://www.santasez.sig-ad.com/

The morning has started well with a Howes pie. It progressed to even better things with salad and pork and apple pasty from Chatwins for lunch.

Oh and Santa clouds have turned up just in time for Christmas how bizarre....no retouching either! At lunchtime went with Carol into town shopping, but I have soooo lost the urge, wanna be climbing a mountain instead, or going round the world.....have such a yearning!!
Look at these!!
http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?cont=1&hdr=0&pv=XS01EN
http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?cont=1&hdr=0&pv=XS02EN

Time For Relaxation

Good Sleep

Good Health With Exercise

A bit of Adventure

Good Looks

I wish you lots of Bear Hugs

Many Blessings...
May you always have love to share, health to spare, and friends that care.

But watch out for those b@stard penguins!

!

What you doing for Christmas Peeps Anything Good?
I am going to be on my todd...cool! NOT haha Parents who live nearby are going to my bro's..... friends are on holiday to far flung places like Majorca, Tenerife, South Africa...Please post what you're doing so I can think of y'all

The price of friendship

If you want to know something about me without asking any questions, study my friends. The people with whom I choose to spend my free time, with whom I eat and laugh and cry--those people are the mirrors of my soul. It's true: you really can tell a lot about a person by the company she keeps...

Now, if you choose friends the way I choose friends, there is no pattern or logic to it. I have friends who are extremely wealthy, and friends who are desperately short of cash. I have friends who do not vote and friends who can finish my sentences if I pause to take a breath. I guess it's a thing about me, it's all about soul. I'm not interested in how they look or what money they have, it's the glow of a kind soul it's the only thing that makes a true friend for me.

Friendships are made, not born

We should all endeavour to sparkle on the inside and the outside - bling it up! haha
Colour ourselves gorgeous - wear plenty of colour!
We are all gems - so show it
We should laugh so hard it hurts then take pictures to remember
Girls - wear extra shiny lipgloss and flash your shoulders!
We should all get a grip - hold on tight to the important things in our life
We should all strive to live a perfect happy life

Today I've had a great start Commander has made me two rounds of toast with jam..bless and we have just been outlining next week..... we haven't a day spare it's out for lunch Monday to Friday yeeeeha chief trougher
Just been to Curshaws with ickle man for tea..had camenbert wedges, cranberry sauce and giant prawns with piri piri sauce..ickle man had fish goujons, chips and ice cream..Excellent service
Then did the boring shopping bit at Waitrose Mum & Dad are coming for tea tomorrow and I'm doing Haddock, mashed potato with spring onion & prolly peas followed by Pavlova Meringue, double cream & raspberries

I went to see my friend Don last night and we were reading snippets from a great book it was all about origins of words...and I'm such a sucker for facts..
Does anyone here know where the word POSH comes from?
Posh comes from the first letters of the phrase "port out, starboard home," which designated the most desirable accommodations on a steamship voyage from England to India and back.
The cabins on the port side on the way to India got the morning sun and had the rest of the day to cool off, while starboard ones got the afternoon sun, and were still quite hot at bedtime. On the return trip, the opposite was true. The cooler cabins, therefore, were the more desirable and were reserved for the most important and richest travelers. Their tickets were stamped P.O.S.H.
Well this is one theory anyway!!So you can now tell your friends and swap Fascinating Facts!!
Saved by the bell is another favourite FF4 today
When our ancestors realized that they were burying a great deal of people before their time had actually come, they came up with a solution. They tied a string onto the "dead" person's hand, buried them, and tied the other end of the string to a bell and then tied it to nearby tree branch. If the person revived enough to ring the bell, their survivors would rush out and dig them up. Hence... "saved by the bell"

Been to see Don. Had a fun time! This is just for Boselecta