I'm just this guy... y'know? :)
So out we went. We got up at 6:30 a.m. and moved around like zombies. We’d got to bed really late after watching the Labor landslide that swept the Liberals out of power after 11.5 years so were a little frazzled this morning. Nevertheless we *did* get out… by 8.20 a.m. We’d told the guide … More Nice day – even if tiring.
Took the daughters up to Guides on Friday an got ‘accosted’ at the door by the district leader. She was asking if anyone wanted to volunteer to run a BBQ at the local hardware store to help raise funds for the girls to go to Jamboree next year. Automatically… with no thought about time constraints, … More So this is how it happens?
We got all set up and organised to meet and greet the UK daughter and family on Tuesday morning at 11:30 a.m. or so. Nice to be organised for a change. Then we met up on MS-Messenger… and she let me know that she might have got the date and time a bit wrong. In … More I think it runs in the family!!
So I made Welsh Cakes… after going shopping for ingredients. All I need now is some raspberry jam to spread on the inside of the ‘plain’ ones and we’re away. I hope the Girl Guides appreciate them, but on past experience they just wolf them down without a care about who made them, how long … More Another day all bar gone!
Anyone who fancies making a few… try this recipe. It’s pretty much standard and seems to work! 🙂 WELSH CAKES 8 oz (225g) self raising flour pinch of salt 4 oz (100g) butter/butter 2 oz (50g) castor sugar 2 oz (50g) currants 2 small eggs (or 1 medium egg plus 2 tablespoons of milk) … More Welsh Cakes
Well ok it hasn’t happened yet… but I’m sure something will crop up. It usually does. I took ‘three days off’ from the gym to clean the house in advance of the daughter arriving from the UK. The first day saw me having a blood test and shopping. Yesterday saw me sitting in a garage … More And todays disaster is… ?
We finally got the results of the ‘educational tests’ the eldest daughter took in school in September. These are the ‘guides’ the school uses to sort the students into ‘streams’ and classes. The four areas they tested were ‘Maths’, ‘Reading’, Spelling’, and ‘Written Expression’. In ‘Maths’ and ‘Written Expression’ she rated above ‘Average’. In ‘Reading’ … More Who's a clever girl then?
There I was rushing about this morning to get the kids off to school. I’d booked the car in for 9:00 a.m. for it’s 48,000 k service and wanted to get in and out quickly. Kids were dropped off and I zoomed away. I made good time despite it being early in the morning and … More Same old song.
Been moving along slowly. The car is cleaner than it was… but now I have a big box of rubbish to work through sorting out what to keep and what to sling out. Started in the study… which is to be turned into a bedroom for my two kids pro tem. Also made a start … More Slow progress.
I hate blood tests. I think I’m allergic to pain 🙂 This time I’m not even sure what they were for, though I’m sure Stephen Parsons does. Results in a week or two when I go back to see him… in the meantime… plodding on with ‘stuff’. About to clear out the car so it’s … More Blood tests – ewww.
