The Mouse House

So the music continued and so did the arguing. The 2 of them are like an old married couple at times. I gut up to go and shout at them and tell them to go argue some place else and then I hear something smash. That was it, I ran in the kitchen and just went for it! Oooh did I

There was glass everywhere, I even got a bit in my foot and I was worried about the dog. I got them to clear the mess and then let rip. Oooh were they sorry or were they sorry?! By now it was 6pm and I had steam coming out of every orifice by that point I think.

Finally, at 9pm she went home! I never thought she was going to go and I was getting crosser and crosser. I needed to make several phone calls, one to the insurance, and still have not made them. There are times when you don't want the world and it's sister to know all your business and well, I could not call for fear of them overhearing everything. I am fuming! Plus the fact that the steering wheel of the car has now come off in hubbys hand after the accident. I dread to think what is wrong!!! So as you can see, I really needed to talk to the insurance and get a curtesy car organised. I also just wanted a shower but even that is like masterminding a bank raid as we just don't get given privacy. Isn't that a thing that everyone should have??

Anyway, 9.30pm and I still had not showered and just wanted to cry. Hubby come home from golf and there I was ready to burst into tears and cry. Not a good homecoming eh!

I have since had 2 seriously large drinkies and feel mellowish!

Thanks for listening to my nagging and moaning! xx

Can I?
Can I scream and scream and scream until I'm sick??

I got home from work around 12.45pm today. It's been a heavy day that started off with a meeting with that parent yet again. There were 9 of us this time. It went on for over an hour and it was in the hottest room in the school. Even at 8.15am it was boiling in there. Mum is really loosing the plot at an alarming rate and spent the whole meeting backtracking over what she had said at the previous meeting. Talk about how to throw everything into chaos! So that was the mornings stress.

So, when I arrived home I just wanted a really cold drink, to sit infront of the fan and de-stress for a while. Son had other ideas and his friend was here yet again! So, I went to Tesco and shopped for England in the hope that they would have both gone out. WRONG!!! There they were, sprawled all over the kitchen table with the lappy. She has to have the music on. OK sometimes it's not a problem but sometimes it's really loud and despite being asked to turn it down it soon creeps up again. When I got back from shopping she had drank my last tin of ice cold Diet Coke...that was the last straw! I put the shopping away, read them both the riot act as to what they could and couldn't eat and retreated to the comfort of my computer.

I am sitting here and can hear music, loud music and just want to scream....loudly! They are both playing silly buggers and chasing each other round the kitchen using spatulars etc as weapons. OK thats fine but last week they broke a few items and I wasn't a happy bunny. Plus the fact, they put them back...unwashed! So when I go to use the item I have to wash it first. That annoys the life out of me! They also flick each other with the tea towels. I hate that...I have a thing about tea towels in that they have to be clean, used the once and into the washing machine on boil wash. They are also annoying the dog. He is very hot and bothered and barking his head off at them. Another reason to scream? I think it might be.

I spend all day with kids and then come home to two big kids and I want to scream. It's my house and I want it to be quiet. Plus, I want to call the insurance about the car and can't as the house is like a nut house!!!

I am stressed folks......

Now, you all know about the pot hole saga, the wing mirror getting kicked off and broken and then late last week the hole that appeared in the rear wing?? Well, today.....a bus decided it didn't like the look of my car parked up minding it's own business and took a big chunk out of the front wing and bumper!

So now that's 4 things to happen this year....jinxed perhaps??

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Seeing as how I have now found the lead for the camera, I can bombard you all with photos I have taken and not been able to post.

A month or so ago this was what my pyracantha plant looked like. Millions of teeny flowers with zillions of wasps and bees being kept entertained while looking for pollen.

Don't they say if there are lots of berries on these and holly bushes that the following winter will be a hard one? If so I would say we are really in for a bad winter!

I love to sit and watch clouds. If you watch the edges you can see all the wafty bits kind of dancing with other wafty bits. I know what I mean when I say that! Here are 2 pictures of the clouds I was watching in the week. I even went all artistic and did a black and white shot. If you look the photos were taken withing a minute of each other and you can see how the formation has changed.

I believe there is a special name for these type of clouds and can't for the life of me remember it!

Here are the photos I promised you of hubbys little surprise he left for me in the week!

I do believe he loves me being fat

Skin tags are a nightmare!!! Well, they are if you have them in an awkward place.

I have a large skin tag on the inside of my upper leg, just above the knee and it flippin' hurts. It's been there for ages and never caused any pain until yesterday. Sooooooo, after doing the balancing act and having to look in a mirror whilst putting my foot on a chair I can see just how big it has got, I decided it's got to go. It's humoungous!!!! So, I gave hubby a length of cotton and told him to tie it round the bottom of it so it will cut off the blood supply and drop off.

Can you imagine it?! Hysterical

I have never laughed so much. I can't do it myself as I am so cack handed to say the least. Hubby was laughing so much and couldn't do it....what a mess to get into!!! Anyway, between us we managed to lassooo it with the cotton and it flippin' hurt as we pulled the cotton tight! OUCH!!!! So now, we are waiting for it to drop off.... but before that happens, it hurts!

I just want to post a message of thanks!

This message is for the oaf who drove into/reversed into/bashed into my car the day before yesterday. There it was, minding it's own business, parked up, waiting for me to return and you did whatever it was you did to it. Daisy now has a very large hole in the rear side panel, just by the rear lights. The damage is so deep that the paint has completely come off! Thank you so much for missing the light...or it would have cost me even more to get repaired. That was very thoughtful of you. I wonder, are you the same person who come along and kicked my off side wing mirror off and smashed the glass in it??

So in short, I hope that your testicles fester until you are in sooooo much pain and then hope they drop off, from a great height, leaving you in even more pain!

What a storm we have had for most of the evening!

A few spots of rain fell and I rushed out to get my washing in....the spots were humongous and the sky was getting very dark. So in I come and sat and waited for about 10 mintues and then the storm started. Lots of fork lightening. It really lit the sky up and was seriously overhead too. At one point as I was standing in the kitchen there was one or two bangs of thunder and the floor really shook! The SKY signal was lost and so we didn't have any signal for about 20 minutes.

At least my beans and tomatos got a good watering

1. What is your earliest memory of Michael Jackson??

I remember being about 12 or so and waiting outside his hotel for days just incase I got a glimse of him. I think the hotel was the Hilton on Park Lane in London. Never did see him though

2. Do you have a most favourite Michael Jackson song?

I loved a fair few of his songs and honestly couldn't choose one over the other.

3. Could the boy dance or could he dance??

He certainly had his own style that's for sure!

4. Have you ever been lucky enough to see MJ or the Jackson 5 in concert?

Sadly not

5. How cool would it be to have your very own Never Never Land all in the back garden of your house?

My very own DisneyLand....how cool would that be!

Not sure who or what to believe here.....firstly the news said that Michael Jackson had been taken to hospital with a suspected heart attack and now it's just been announced that Michael Jackson has died tonight but can't be confirmed!

What a shock!

Cor!!!

The staff room got even more interesting today.....2 arguments before school started! Hysterical eh. Then at break the atmosphere was "thick" and could be cut with a knife. Lunch time, well, let me tell you....I was waiting for some lunches to be thrown across the room

A bit of hot weather and everyone turns into a different person

I love this version:

"Red sky at night, cow sheds alight"

That has always made me laugh

Silly I know but that's me......

I have some photos to post of 2 things hubby had left at home for me today. I was chuffed to see them and the little notes he left too.

Of course, now I want to post the photos I can't find the lead for the camera to connect to the computer I always leave it there, plugged in to the computer and ready to use....my son has had other ideas and seems to have run off with it

Dear God

Please send clothes for all those poor ladies on Daddys computer who don't have any!

Amen

I have just signed in today and just don't have the urge to write a thing. I don't even know why I turned the machine on to be honest. I'm hot, bothered, bored, tired, depressed, hungry, demoralised.....can anyone think of anymore words to add here??

Seriously folks, I am feeling a bit cheesed off!

I'll be back when I feel happier. That will probably be later on today, who knows!

xx

Bottoms up!

Cheers

Bon nuit!

Gotta go!

Must go to Moscow

Nighty night xx

Can someone rub my tootsies for me please?

My feet are singing to each other after a marathon walkabout today with 30 9 year olds. Goodness me...I am fit to drop. Talk about walked me feet off...did I do just that or what! I have been out for the day to a nature reserve place and I come home and collapsed into a heap.

The weather has been so overcast and that was a good thing for us but it's been so humid. If the sun had come out I dread to think. We would have all collapsed together so really, it was a good job it was cloudy. That humidity is horrible though.

So, I am off for a lovely cool shower, eat some food and then, if I don't nod off, I shall be back.....

Toilets!

Yep, that's my latest subject to discuss. I was out with some friends the other night and we were discussing the toilets in pubs and resturants. Some of them are really nasty indeed. So of course we started to mark all the toilets of the places we go to. You know, like a top ten list of clean toilets. It ended up really interesting in a way.

Then we all discussed what to do if you really needed to go and were confronted by a really dirty loo. Would you wait till you got home...that is if you could? Would you go and disenfect yourself after the visit or what?

Years ago there were these toilet seat covers you could use that were in some of the posher toilets. Some toilets, like in service stations, even had a disenfecting spray that you wiped on with toilet paper.

Oh and what about toilet paper! What kind do you use?? Are you fussy about the colour of the paper?
We are an Andrex quited house. I prefer white paper but sometimes, if anyone is coming for dinner I will use some posh loo paper from Marks and Sparks. Hang on, that makes me sound like Hyacynth Bouquet

I am starving!

I've just eaten 2 slices of lovely brown seedy bread and want more....but I had the last 2 slices

The shops are now all shut, the fridge is bare and I don't know what to cook for dinner!

Off to investigate my standbys...I always have a tin of tomatos, tuna, onions, pasta, rice, potatos and other assorted standbys in the house. I find that then I can always make something edible from those ingredients.
Dunno what yet though

So, here we are, the first day of summer

So do I wear my wellies or a pair of flip flops??

The sky isn't too inviting here

Happy Fathers Day Dad

Sadly you were taken some years ago. You suffered more than anyone needed to suffer. It was painful to watch and to be powerless to do anything about it. I wish I could have helped you on your way....I would have done it just to stop the needless pain and suffering.

I have my memories and very happy they are too. No one can take them away from me...ever!

Much love Dad
xxxxx

Why is it that nothing that happens in this house is "normal" whatever normal might be??

Why does the son want to shower at 12.45am at night?? When he goes in the shower it is like the world has exploded in there! Water everywhere, talc all over the floors and walls, soap suds up the walls....get the picture??

Stolen from Kev!

1. I've come to realize that my last kiss ...
...was blissful

2. I am listening to ...
...my son having a shower!

3. I talk ...
...all the time

4. I love ...
... everyone

5. My best friend/s ...
...is so very special to me!

6. My first real kiss ...
... was at a birthday party. He was aged 9 and we both felt so grown up!

7. Love is ...
... a wonderful and special thing

8. Marriage is ...
... lovely and just perfect!

9. Somewhere, someone is thinking ...
..."shall I put the kettle on and make a cuppa?"

10. I'll always ...
... love my family first and foremost

11. The last time I really cried was because ...
... I felt like it and needed to

12. My mobile phone ...
... very old and needs replacing

13. When I wake up in the morning ...
... I always thank goodness I make it through another night

14. Before I go to bed ...
... I always have a chat with the dog!

15. Right now I am thinking about ...
... visiting the father in law and taking him a pressie for Fathers Day

16. Babies are ...
... so wonderful and truely a gift!

17. I get on Myspace ...
... I don't do Myspace

18. Today I ...
... Did nothing and was so fed up

19. Tomorrow I will be ...
... a day older

20. I really want to be
... a size 14

So now I've updated my blog but can't remember how to do that thing with my friends list that sorts them into order...you know, the highest posters etc!

Help!!!

Heaven only knows why but I feel summery.....hope you like my latest blog design with the beach huts!

Tom tells me it's the first day of summer tomorrow....I hope the sun finds out soon and comes out to play!

Banks!

Don't you hate them?

Imagine this....when times are hard, then times are very hard right? So this last month or so has been HARD! I ring Mr Bank Manager and ask if I can extend my overdraft for a couple of months so I can get back on track. Course you can he says. Great thinks me

This week has been tough but at least there is enough money to get through to pay day next Friday....but only just and if we don't eat or put petrol in the car

Today, I received my daily text to tell me the state of the account only to see they have charged me £50 for being over drawn. Thus leaving my account over the new agreed overdraft limit. So in effect, I have paid £25 for an extended overdraft in order to pay the bank £50 for being overdrawn!

Bastids

The beans are coming on a treat now....they have now even grabbed hold of the bamboo canes too and are climbing their way to the top. I can't wait for the beans to start growing.

The tomatos are coming on too but I don't think they will grow too big due to my neglect

In other gardening news....the garden is a tip! Simple fact that no way would I win so much as a peanut in a competition. I suppose I could win a prize for the worse garden in the road. I really do need to get my finger out and do some work out there.

I am ashamed

1. What is the earliest memory you have of your father?
I have so many memories of my dad. I remember vividly the day dad gave me a gyroscope. He wound the string round it and pulled it quickly to make it go and forgot to let go of the string....mum was furious as it broke a mirror as it flew across the room!

2. Did your dad spoil you rotten when you were younger?
Happily yes he did

3. What is dads favourite car?
Dad always loved the lovely Rolls Royce...sadly he never got to own one!

4. Have you got a nice treat lined up for dad on Sunday?
Dad is no longer with us but I will pay him at visit at the cemetary and take flowers for him.

5. If given a choice, what sport would dad chose to go and watch??
Dad loved boxing! His first choice for sure

You know what to do, copy and paste into your blog!

In all my years of being a mum and working in schools etc I have never had nits...EVER!!!

I don't intend on getting them now either. I would say that what with all the stuff we put on our hair these days the little blighters wouldn't stand a chance anyway. Then there are the straighteners....absolutely no chance of getting away from them eh. At least I hope that will be the case!

Today, once of my lovely kids come up and was feeling a little poorly and wanted a hug. As I was hugging him a teacher come up to me and signaled to say that he has nits I don't think I quite dropped him on the floor but lets just say he was stood up pretty fast.

So, I now await the itching....and of course, I have already been itching like a looney!

Bring back the nit nurse!

I fancied a curry earlier on this evening. So I drove to Sainsburys as I think their curries are the nicest shop bought curries in the world.

I got a chiken tikka masala and a pillau rice. Microed the life out of them and then settled down to devour it infront of the telly.

Now, I can't move and feel decidedly ill. I ate far too much

I am so excited and I a fit to burst....

Hotel Babylon is back this Friday!!!

I can't wait!

Seems todays dicussion is about going commando. Ah, but before you blame me you should have a word with that milly and la spice. Blame them, the idea would never have come into my head otherwise

So, would you, could you and do you go commando??

Does your partner??

If so, have you ever had any 'er, accidents while zipping things back up?

Every year we used to go to Royal Ascot on Ladies Day. It would mean a lovely new outfit from somewhere posh, new shoes, handbag and a hat. Oh what a great joy it was choosing something lovely to wear.

The first year I ever went I just didn't appreciate what effort all the ladies took to look the best there. I did feel slightly underdressed in my ever so expensive Givenchy suit....oh those were the days eh. We had no children, lots of money, not a care in the world and I had a figure that would fit into a Givenchy suit

As I stepped outside my house my hat blew away! Hat pins?? Never knew I needed them, why would I? I didn't wear hats at all back in those days. I recently had an operation for the removal of a large mole thingy on the inside of the top of my leg. I still had stitches in and the doctor told me to keep any undies away from the site. Infact he said, don't wear any knickers as it would heal quicker!!! As if I was going to Royal Ascot knickerless!! Soooo, I dedided a pair of hubbys boxers would do the trick. Oh god, I'm blushing at the thought of it now....can you imagine had I fallen over and rolled over with my legs up in the air as I fell?

In the following years I had learnt from my mistakes and never made that mistake again! One year we went we got totally drenched. Then one year we went with some friends and had such a lovely day. We had a lucky day and had called Langans to see if they had a table for us later that evening. They did but not until 10pm. We didn't mind as we could go and have a drink on the way and then go on to Langans. By the time the food arrived one of our friends so was so tired (and drunk!) that when the plate was put infront of him on the table, he took one look and promptly fell into it face first!

Ah, those were the days

Hands up if you passed your driving test yonks ago and think you know it all??
I consider myself to be a very good driver and have been driving for years now. How many years? I would say about 30 years now. Would I be able to pass a driving test should I need to retake the test?? I doubt any of us would actually as we have all got into bad habits etc!

Soooo, I discovered this test to see if I could even pass the theory test....I don't know what the pass level is but I got 83% so I wasn't as bad as I thought I might be!

Give it a try!!

Today got off to a bad start....the car insurance ran out at lunchtime today and I had forgotten to renew it. So I got up early this morning to renew it before work. Where was my cheque card?? In the other car with my silly husband. Don't ask!!! It's too long a story to even start explaining

So, I went home at lunchtime explaining that I may be a minute or two late back from lunch. So in I come, sorted the insurance out and Bob was my uncle Then, while I was at it I looked at the statement for my credit card....some dirty rotten rat has been at it yet again and ordered lots of stuff from Amazon Sooo, I then had to call and tell them and get the card cancelled. I was not a happy bunny I have to say! So now I have to wait for that to get sorted out!

On a brighter note (you will all be pleased to hear!) we are running a talent show at school. Today I was one of the judges in the first heat. I have never laughed so much in all my life. Oh my goodness, children are such a tonic at times. So many of them had come all dressed up complete with make up too. Bless them, it was lovely to see that they had been practising (well not all of them!) and were so serious about it. It was a really hard decision of who to put through to the next heat. We made our minds up and that was that. I wanted to put most of them through. It was great fun!

Many thanks for all your hugs yesterday...I fell a tad brighter today

xx

Todays mood is one of a very sad Mouse......she is feeling very low and sad at the moment and just wants to curl up, into a little ball, and stay there till it all goes away.

Night night xx

Today I have done the following:

~ planted out the poor tomato plants at last

~ plnated out the poor pepper plants at last

~ pulled as much Russian ivy off the roof of the shed as I could

~ mowed the lawn

~ put down a large amount of slug pellets (again!)

~ got hot and bothered

~ had to go and lay down in a darkened room!

There, I feel fit to carry on with my evenings entertainment now...slumping infront of the telly

Perfect!

Why is it that everytime I hear certain names spoken I just have to say it as only I would ie wrongly!

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad....sounds like Mahmoud I'm a dinner jacket

I hear it on the radio and on the news and just can't help myself.

Yes I know I'm childish and should grow up but....I can't so there!

....does pagentry the best!!

I have just been watching the Trooping of the Colour and have to say that once again, the soldiers are so well practised that it is virtually perfect. Only this country can do these kind of things so well and be so proud.

The soldiers must suffer so much in those uniforms especially if the weather is hot. We wouldn't know it though as they carry on as if it's all under control, which of course it is. Even the horses are so well trained.

Isn't it wonderful and how proud it make me feel!

Have you been tired today?? Everyone, me included, have been walking round in some kind of suspended sleep. Not one person I have spoken to today has had half an ounce of energy or get up and go in them. Isn't this odd??

Is it to do with the moon or something??

I hope it passes and tomorrow we are all full of beans again

Don't you just love comfort food that you can collapse infront of the telly with or just cook up and while you are eating it, you feel soooo good!

For me comfort food can be rice pudding, stew and dumplings, curry, a tin of cold baked beans or even mash potato. The list is endless. What I do know is that whatever form this comfort food takes, I instantly feel better!

So, what do you turn to in the kitchen when you need comfort food??

*gasp*

I'm not a Pro anymore!!

Oh well, it was nice while it lasted.

Thanks guys xx

This is Missy Mouse signing off to go and watch The Apprentice final

I am really going to miss this.

Who will win eh??

The girlies went out for a spooky night last night.

We all had our cards done. I've not been for years so it was time to get along there and hear what was going on in the spirit world. 6 of us went and all took turns to see the same guy who we had been told about. 4 of us had really good readings. Myself and another were not so good. He said my life was so busy and had lots going on in it and the spirits were all there, lots of them actually, all helping me along. He was getting so many messages but nothing strong. Anyway, he did give me some very true things that really hit home so someone somewhere must have been on his case telling him what to tell me He taped it all for me so I just have to sit back and listen to it all again now and try to make sense of it.

We ended up back at one of the girls house playing on the Wii fit. You have never seen anything like it in all your life! Hysterical

I was stuck in some really heavy traffic this morning as I ventured south and across the river. It wasn't moving at all. So as you can imagine, the horns were blaring, voices were raised and me, I just sat there transfixed on the bus stop. It made for very entertaining watching.

A group of girls, all probably aged about 14 and dressed up like Barbie all ran across the road and into a betting shop. I couldn't believe that to start off with and then they ran out and into the chip shop next door. As they go in a person comes out. I say person as I couldn't really make my mind up as to what side of the fence they were from. Not that it matters really but hey, thats me just giving you all the details They proceed to the bus stop and sit down on the bench. They proceeded to eat the chips. They must have been very hot as every time they chewed you could see the steam coming out of this persons mouth!! I did wonder where this person had come from. Were they on their way home? Were they going out for the day? What kind of a life they led?.

We don't get to look at life around us and wonder really do we? We are all in such a rush to get on with our own lives that we don't consider anyone else.

The traffic eventually moved off but not until the chips had been eaten and friends arrived at the bus stop. Their lives went on unaware that they had been the subject of my wonderings

Are you always late for things??
Nooo,I hate being late!!!!

Do you set your watch/clock to be a teeny bit fast so that you are never late?
I am very guilty of doing that and not one of my clocks/watches tells the same time

Can you ever get the dinner on the table at the time you told everyone it would be ready??God no especially if I am having a little drink while cooking. If any one in my house asks what time dinner is they get told "chocolate time" and that means anytime in my house!

If you were the White rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, would you wear that silly waistcoat?? If not, what would you wear??I would wear a rather attractive floaty designer dress complete with hippy beads and a mahooosive designer bag to match! The shoes would have to be flats or I would break my neck running!

If you were Alice would you be so stupid to drink or eat any of that stuff she found??I don't think I would unless I was starving and dying of thirst but hey, who can tell what you would do when somewhere new!

You know what to do, copy and paste blah, blah, blah!

The problem:
Just how many times can someone walk past the dishwasher in the staff room and not empty it?

The outcome:
Several flippin' times

There are a fair few of us at work and a fair few of us take turns in emptying the dishwasher/filling it up again/taking plates back to the kitchens etc. But, there are a fair few people who feel it is below them to do such things. Can you believe that? I don't know how they get on at home or perhaps they are lucky enough to have a maid!

One lady even says that she always does the dishwasher when she gets in first thing in the morning....LIAR!!!! I have normally got in before her and done it or sometimes will sit and see what she does. Nothing! Then she will go off to her class. I've told these few "pampered people" that it's not fair to leave it to others, and said in a nice way. I tried that several times actually and still no response other than "It's not my job". So I have now taken the bull by the horns and got rude to them. Did it work?? No!!!

The solution:All their cups are going to be saved up and returned to their classrooms...dirty!

As I have said already I hate this part of the year. Everyone seems to be worn out, tetchy and miserable. Today has been a perfect example of this.

I have heard 2 arguments in the staff room and they took place before 8.45am Seperated 2 different fights in one classroom during the course of the day...all over playing footie in the playgound That is without the cook being completely manic as her risotto (well, she called it that!) hadn't turned out right. I had to agree with her

Me? I had my PPA time this afternoon and had a very leisurely lunch followed by some marking and a teeny bit of planning. God I'm tired!

So tomorrow....ding, ding, round 2

I rushed home from work and promptly sunk into a garden lounger with a nice cuppa tea. I was exhaused. It has been one of those days where nothing has gone to plan. Singing was cancelled due to assembly running over by 30 minutes! Mind you, it was a special assembly today with a guest. An ex pupil returned to play some of the most wonderful music to us. He has gone on to become an excellent musician and has been on the telly too. He has just released an album and I have to say I will most certainly buy a copy. It is lovely, just sit back and relax kind of music...just what I need.

Then we had some sponsor thing to do with each class having to go down to the hall and do some exercises with some guy. This took twice the amount of time too. So really, I have done nothing but herd children around the school and sit in the sun out in the playground. Sounds good I know but I have got so much to do!!!

Anyway, I managed to nod off in the garden and yes, I did snore and yes, I did wake myself up by snoring too loud Heaven only knows what the neighbours must think

I am now about to take my weary body off to bed to probably snore even more!