Today at the nursery, one of the key workers reversed her car into my new mini.  The rear left wheel arch looks a bit like it has been attacked by a cheese grater but the paint is fine.  Not very impressed.  She was trying to get into a tricky spot and I was getting out of my car to help her get into the spot but I was too late-before I could help ( Read more... )

I am not a keen fan of the Pet Shop Boys.  I have Discography and that pretty much has what a girl needs to be sentimental about times past.  For some bizzare reason, I could not get "I wouldn't probably do this kind of thing" out of my head-I had to hear it.  I was out at Sarah B's last night who's boyfriend Gordon has the muscal taste of a gay ( Read more... )

John's brother Dave and his family befriended a fox.  The fox was very docile, allowing the family to pet it and the family was feeding the fox.   The family over the past month or so has become very fond of this fox , named it Basil, and the people who lived in the cottages around the farm were told of Basil, that the family had become attached to ( Read more... )

I love my new motor!!!  The sun has been out and it has been so nice to have the roof back and the heater on-fantastic ( Read more... )

What a week it has been!  J has been home with a fluey-chest infection for 4 days, I bought a new car last week and am closing the deal this morning.  I was messed around on a low loan I am taking out for the car-because it is small, I am getting a poor interest rate (12.5%) but I don't see the value in borrowing 3 grand more for a 5.25% rate-and ( Read more... )

Bentley was really sick this morning-he threw up 3 times.  I dropped the phone down the banister whilst upstairs, accidentally, when trying to call the vet to make an appointment.  The phone landed in his doggy vomit.  I swear, you can't make these things up.  So Boo went off the vet and had to have medication for the vomiting.  He is sleeping it ( Read more... )

I can not belive how many children I work with who are in the foster care system.  One of my children was taken off my caseload as she (and her twin) were taken into child protection to Gran's in Tayside area.  Mother was charged with child neglect (is an alcoholic ( Read more... )

I resolve to update my journal weekly, starting Saturday morning, from here on forward.

Just a quick note-J and I are off to the outlaws tomorrow.  Dinner with Richard and Marjorie tomorrow night-don't think Dave and Vicky will be joining us for dinner.  I feel like I am being kidnapped against my free will.  Then I feel like a bitch for feeling like that.

Things have been very busy and thus far, I have not found my time away from ( Read more... )

By three methods we may learn wisdom:

First, by reflection, which is the noblest;

Second by imitation, which is the easiest; and

Third by experience, which is the bitterest.

Confucius