Generally Gemma

Homework

When G signed up to being a teacher I suppose I didn't really have much of an idea of what it entailed. Because as we all know teachers live in their school cupboards and don't really have lives of their own! In all seriousness though, I did imagine it was a bit of an easy ride. Finishing at 3:30 all those long holidays. After all how difficult could it be.

Turns out teachers really do work quite hard. However, no one ever told me that I would be expected to work hard too!

45 minutes it took to get this right! Both sets of Mother's called, the microwave went off, the doorbell rang. Seems like you can't ever actually get ten minutes of peace and quiet in my house! 45 minutes of my life I will never get back! I just hope the kids appreciate it.

So M, when you called and I swore at you, I didn't mean for you to take it personally!

Holly a go go

As regular readers may know my middle name is Holly which means that at this time of year I often get the feeling that things are being produced especially for me!

This has to be the first year though that I have seen multi coloured, really could be used throughout the year holly!

Last year Emma Bridgewater had the most beautiful holly range, which I wished I could have had all of and had hoped against hope that she might bring but this year but it was to no avail.

So whilst I know that bright psychedelic holly may not be everyones cup of tea it most certainly is mine!!! Bravo Cath! Remember ladies, Holly isn't just for Christmas it's for always!!!

Do you think that G understood what this post was all about?  ;-)

Brum

It is simply amazing how a week's illness can take it out of you. I've been so tired since I was ill that I feel as though I haven't ever really caught up. Then work was a bit of a nightmare with trying to catch up there and cover illness and holiday leave so I couldn't really pop in from there either. THEN my darling M popped over to England for a few days so I've spent the last few days and weekend with her. Which while it is always simply divine to see her it can be somewhat exhausting! Rushing here there and everywhere with her and Granny.

It is usually far more hectic though as both Granny and I are normally trying to get a big supermarket shop in because we didn't have cars. However now,

FREEDOM!!!

It is utterly indescribable how much of a difference owning a car has made to G's and my lives.

An excursion to the shops doesn't take a whole Saturday, we can be there and back within an hour and a half if we wish, when before it could possibly take that long just on transport if the trains/buses were having a bad day. Discovering that cable connectors are needed in the middle of a big living room change around isn't a catastrophe as you can go to Homebase and be back within half an hour. Something which before would have meant a crying fit and putting the change around back to the next weekend. Even an Ikea trip can be completed without it taking a day and a knackering hefting back to the house of goodies.

So Brum, (as he is called, because I have to name things) we are forever grateful for your wonderful addition to our little family. Next weekend he will chugging us up to Wales to visit G's Mum. Now that will indeed be an awfully great adventure!

Oh My Word!!!

Now I do have proper news but for the moment just to tell you all I am alive I am going to tell you how excited I am about this!!

http://www.boyzonetour.com/

I got into the whole "boyband" phenomena pretty late in life. But these were my boys, especially Ronan. Loved Ronan. Of course the fact that they had these gorgeous Irish accents was just a bonus. And there is the reunion performance on Friday night for Children in Need and they are touring next year, tickets go on sale on Monday!! Ecstatic! Excited! Overwhelmed!!!

Poor G how is he going to cope?