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Dear Blogger...Please excuse my absence....



     

I am in a serious state of exhaustion.......  

Normal service will b resumed as soon as possible

Thanksgiving.....

Firstly I would like to say that in no way is this post meant to offend anyway...if i have any of my information wrong , please except my sincere apologies

Thanksgiving Day is traditionally a day for families and friends to get together for a special meal. The meal often includes a turkey, stuffing, potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy, pumpkin pie, and vegetables. Thanksgiving Day is a time for many people to give thanks for what they have.

Thanksgiving Day has been an annual holiday in the United States since 1863. Not everyone sees Thanksgiving Day as a cause for celebration. Each year since 1970, a group of Native Americans and their supporters have staged a protest for a National Day of Mourning at Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts on Thanksgiving Day. American Indian Heritage Day is also observed at this time of the year.

 FOR ME ???

Thanksgiving for me is a time to reflect ....to reflect on all the good things in my life....both past and present and hopefully future

An opportunity to remember to be thankful and grateful for all the blessings in my life and in the lives of my frends and family.....

Not least to be thankful for life and the  life of my beautiful family and frends...

For me each and every day is a blessing....And I thank The Blessed Lord for each and every one of them.

Thanks dont cost anything.....

Judgement Day!!!!!

So its been 3 months and judgement day is looming!!!!!

 
I've surprised myself....at 50 plus i not only got a second interview but i actually got the job!!!!  and 3 months later and i'm still here!!!
Some people might say more by luck than judgement  ( yes I've given them quite a few chances  lol )
  
Seriously....I knew attempting a new career at my age, was never going to be easy and i really had no idea just how hard it was going to be.

So from being my own boss, coming and going as i pleased, no-one to answer to, Costas when ever i wanted, etc to;
Having to stick to a timetable...( on a short day, only havin 15 mins break...i usually spend at least 45 mins with a costa!!!! )
Being told what to do
Being told what to wear
Being told what to say
Working for peanuts
Having to learn everything about the product    
Being shunted from one desk to another
An hour drive either end of my shift
Working with gels younger than my children ( i feel like the oldest fossil on the planet )  
Being told what to do by kids fresh out of primary school!!!
YEP....to say i'm shocked that I am still here is an understatement....

YEP I CAN HEAR YOU SAYING
''Why are you doing it? ''
Well seriously i dont know!!!
Call it the last stand   or    midlife crisis     or    just mayb to see      if i am past it....who knows....mayb I've just gone senile!!!!

But it could all go T*Ts up next week.....this is when I get summoned to see the big bosses...so as they can tell me what I've been doing wrong AND what I can do about it!!!!
  
Orrrrrrr......I could tell them what I think.....
An hoor and a half lunch break ( thats only fair )
A company car....
An office of my own
Allowed to wear what I want

  

Wish me Luck !!!!!!!   ( if all of a sudden you see loads more bloggs....u'll know I sacked em !!!!!)    xx

Mini Reunion..very special

So I have a get 2getha with my oldest frend today..



When i use the term Mini i mean in the amount of people who will b at this reunion....just me n you....


 
Like many old dear frends, we  can go for days, months, and yes even years without seeing each other.
Meetin up is always so comfortable....as if we were only together yesterday......
A freind that you can discuss your deepest fears with ( and listen to theirs )
Tell your deepest secrets to ( and know that it will go no further )
Laugh and cry !!!!   together ( and not feel weird )
And know that if it is many years til we next meet, that they will always b there, at the end of the phone, ready to pick up where we left off ....accompanied by some nice refreshments!!!!!

So without doubt that means non stop chat for the entire date....which more often than not can be in excess of 4 hours...so a good suply of Costa or Chardonnay is a must
So its been 12 months since i last saw my old frend.....previously it has been as long as 3/4 years....
Catching up on the last year events and gossip is a must.....
Which always begins with a good old hug.....
  

''Neva''
''Really''
''OMG''
''No way!!!''

 ''U can not b serious''
Who wud av thought!!!!!!!
we chatted over old camp fire stories that we never seem to tire of.
Now that always causes a chuckle!!!!!
  
Our date came to an end all too soon..... and all that was left was to say our goodbyes.and promise not to leave it as long again....
A hug and she was gone
And yes although we have obviously both changed in different ways over the last 30 or so years.....we are still undoubtably those same old frends from yesteryear......

Thank The Blessed Lord for my old frend  

X

Oh no you dont!!! not this time.....

Gotta be quick....gotta ticket last time.....



So its 8.30 am....i've dropped the young fella off at school....and me 2 favourite ladies are on the way for a spot of breakfast as I speak ( daughter/grandaughter )
BUT...... need a few supplies....
DO I RISK IT.....that pesky parkin warden she is always after a new victim.....8.30am...Is she really gonna b up and about...more importantly is she gonna b on the look out for me???????  ( she really dosnt like me)

So I need to be Fastttttt.....                              

A Pack of Pikelets ( crumpets) muffins.

Some fruit Batch mmmm  thats for me...sum milk...that'll be handy.....and I am at the check out...

Come on misses....i dont want a ticket...thinkin out aloud   to the cashier....

She laughs

''Ent u got a ticket on again!"

''What wen I'm only gonna b 5 mins? if u hurry up!!!'' I wink
She laughs again
And I'm off....race on to the car...
Oh my Blessed Lord, here she comes, driving onto the carpark.
 

I throw the shopping over to the passenger seat and dive in after it!!!!!  (lucky no eggs!!!! lol )


Time for a quick get away.....
( Now come on we av all done it occasionally!!!! ??????)

10 Hail Mary's tonight I think ......

Life is Precious

Hang on ...Hang on...



Life is amazing...dont eva forget it....worth fighting for....
Once its gone ...its gone for eva...
Yes sure, some days you might feel alone, down, fed up
But you know what better to have these feelings than none at all.....
Life is what youn make it
Life is about learning
If you get knocked down,  get back up again
If you are having a bad day
Remember tomorrow is a new day
Sometimes lifes knock downs, makes you appreciate lifes amazin days
Look around there is always SOMEONE who is a lot worse off than you, having a worse day than you, hurting more than you, (and I know it dosnt seem like it )
No-one ever said that it was gonna be an easy ride, 
Hang on ...Hang on...kicking and screaming if need be....


Cuz tomorow is abrand new day......

Childhood Memories...(part 2)

Seesaw......hours of fun was had with this home made seesaw
Just an old wooden water bucket or barrel and a plank.....guaranteed a splinter every time !!!!!   lmao
and a few bruises when u fell off....




Not forgetting the Goooooo-cart...from classy chassis to cool machine....
who in their right mind would career down a steep hill on a plank balanced on wheels, with no brakes and only a bit of rope for a steering wheel.......kids!



And there's more...
remember the rope swing.....usually suspended somewhere really dangerous!!!!



if u was lucky u had a small piece of wood or stick for a seat...or better still an old tyre....but mostly it was just a rope knot!!!!  still cant remember how we used to stay on the bloody thing.....
It's a mystery to me....

  
Bet i couldnt do it now LMAO

and if u got bored with living on the edge u cud always get ye conkers smashed!!!!!
  

those were the days my friend....we thought they never end.....