Pet Christmas photos 2007

I wanted to do a "pet photo shoot" like I did last year, but Sakura and Chance said there was no way they were going along with that idea two years in a row. I guess they figure if I want to post Christmasy pics of them I can use last year's pics. LOL! But, Kero and Megan were willing (in exchange for treats) to pose for a couple of photos. So, Kelly snapped a couple of photos of each of them for me. These are half of them. You'll have to look in my photo albums if you want to see the rest.

We're hoping to get Sirius to pose for some Christmas themed photos some time in the next couple of days. We would have done some photos of him today, but he was sleeping when we had the camera out... He always picks the days we want him up to remember that hamsters are nocturnal. LOL!

Tori

A movie, our menu and more

"The Corpse Bride" was on after the Harry Potter movie last night, so I watched it. I've seen it a few times now, but it's a pretty good movie, so I watched it again. For those who don't know, it's about a man who's practicing his wedding vows, and accidentally says them on a spot where a bride to be had been killed while waiting for her fiance, and has been waiting ever since for him to come and propose to her. So, the guy ends up married to "the corpse bride" (hence the title of the movie).

We figured out what's wrong with my new Christmas tree. The bulb is broken (the insides of it are loose and rattling around inside it). Mam suggested we take it back and get it exchanged, but even if we did that we could end up with the same thing happening (it might have happened when Kelly was bringing it home on the bus) so Kelly's just going to go get a new bulb.

Haven't really done much today. My day's just flown by. Guess I must have gotten in to the shows on TV or something. LOL!

Anyway - for those who are interested - here's my menu for this week:

Friday: Lasagne and peas
Saturday: Burger and chips
Sunday: Chicken roast dinner
Monday: Hot dogs
Tuesday: Chicken pie, potato and veg
Wednesday: Fish fingers, chips and beans
Thursday: Sausage, mash and peas

The only other thing worth mentioning today is that today is Kerry's birthday. So... HAPPY BIRTHDAY Kerry!

Tori

Pets, trees and other things

Today (Thursday) was Kero's last grooming session for this year. His groomer picked him up just before 9:00 am this morning, and brought him home a little after 1:00 pm this afternoon. I didn't get him cut as short as I usually do, because of how cold it's been lately. But, anyway, here's a photo Kelly took of him for me when Kero got home. Kero's next appointment is March 13th 2008. His groomer will be picking him up again. Unless, of course, we get moved before then and the place we move to turns out to be too far out of her way.

So, I got my Christmas tree. Unfortunately I can't get it to light up. My Mam's going to pop in tomorrow while she's out driving with Laura to take a look at it for me, since Kelly and I don't want to fiddle too much in case we make things worse. At the moment we're working on the theory that either the bulb or the fuse weren't very good, and need to be replaced. This tree is a five foot tall fibre optic one (the other one was only about two feet tall) so it actually costs more than the bulb would this time, so if it is the bulb then this time we'll get a new bulb. I'll be a little annoyed if it is though, because we brought the tree brand new, so you'd think it would work for at least the rest of this year. *Sigh* Anyway, when I get it lit up I'll get Kelly to take a photo for me to put on here for you all to see.

Back on the subject of pets... Chance is doing fine. He hasn't been sick for over a week now, and is actually eating too. We're extremely glad about this, because we were very worried about him. We're still not sure what was wrong (though we have a few possible ideas) but what matters is the fact he's better now.

Wayne came down for a couple of hours today. He was going to watch some of my "Full House" DVDs, but because of where the tree is we couldn't get to them. So, we watched "Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix" instead. I wont bore you with another review of that movie. LOL!

After Wayne left, I was looking for something to watch on TV, only to find that "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" (the movie before the one I'd just watched with Wayne) was on. I'm still watching that right now, actually. I've seen the Harry Potter movies time and time again, but I never seem to get tired of watching them.

It's really cold here. My cats are staying in almost all the time (even Sakura, who usually only uses us as a "bed and breakfast" lol). I hope I get some snow soon. It hasn't rained in a couple of days (watch it rain now I've said that) so the ground is dry enough so the snow would probably stick if some would just show up.

*Sings "I'm Dreaming Of A White Christmas" (the parts I know of it anyway) while trying to figure out if I've got anything else to say*

Can you believe it's less than two weeks to Christmas? The days are just flying by! I'm glad I've got all my Christmas shopping done. I do have a couple of cards I need to get Kelly to write for me though. I got the ones that had to be posted out sorted weeks ago, but still haven't done the ones for the family members that live close to me, or the couple of "family friends" I give cards to. Will have to see if I can get him to write them for me tomorrow.

Right, I think that's everything I've got to say. So.... Enjoy what ever's left of your day.

Tori

O, Christmas tree...

O, Christmas tree,
O, Christmas tree,
Why aren't there lights on your branches?
O, Christmas tree,
O, Christmas tree,
Why aren't there lights on your branches?
I plugged you in, and turned you on,
Why wont you work? Is something wrong?
O, Christmas tree,
O, Christmas tree,
Why aren't there lights on your branches?

Yeah, I know that's not how the song's meant to go, but I changed the words intensionally for a more fun way to tell you about the fact my Christmas tree died yesterday. Well, actually, the bulb went, but since the kinds of bulbs that fibre optic trees take cost twice as much as the tree cost in the first place, and since I'd been considering replacing the tree anyway, we're getting a new tree. Kelly's going to get one tomorrow.

Anyway...

I did get to watch all of "A Christmas On Chestnut Street" the other day, and it was a pretty good movie. For those who haven't seen it, it's about a department store that orders too many lights by accident, and to cover that up starts up a Christmas light compatition.

I also watched "The Witches" which is a movie based on a Roald Dahl book with the same title about witches that hate children and have a plan to turn all children in to mice, and a boy called "Luke" who teams up with his grandma to stop them. It's a really good movie. Definately not a Christmas movie but I enjoy it, so decided to watch it anyway.

Then, yesterday (Tuesday) I watched another Christmas movie called "Christmas With The Kranks" which was about a man who decides he'd rather go on a cruise than do the usual Christmas celebrations his family have always done. But then his daughter comes for Christmas at the last minute, bringing her fiance who she'd told about all the decorations, etc, her family always have at Christmas. So "Mr Krank" and his wife have to try and get the house decorated and everything before she gets there. I quite enjoyed it.

Haven't really done much else worth talking about, so I'll let this do for now.

Tori

I've been tagged...

So, Kati tagged me with the "seven-weird-things-about-me" thing, which means I have to post seven weird things about me. Hmm... Let me see...

1. I'd rather read a childrens' book than one intended for adults. My favourites are ones about talking animals that act like people, or ones about fairies, pixies, etc. The more far-fetched the story, the more likely I am to enjoy it.

2. I believe that things like fairies, dragons and The Loch Ness Monster either used to exist but have died out, or still exist but are keeping themselves hidden from us humans because we would just turn their worlds in to the mess we've turned our own in to.

3. I talk to animals as if they are people - especially the ones that live with me - and refer to my "pets" as "my kids" even to strangers.

4. I still follow pretty much the same bed time routine on Christmas eve as I used to when I was little, with the only differences being the time the routine starts, and the fact that instead of setting out cookies and milk for "Santa" when I lay out my stocking, I just sort out the stocking.

5. I sometimes eat weird combinations of food. The kinds of combinations that most people wouldn't even think up unless they're pregnant, but which I just fancy sometimes. Things like chips (as in fries) with mint sauce and apple sauce on them, or cheese spread, jam, marmalade and ketchup on toast (yes, all on the same piece of toast).

6. My dream pet is a rat. I've owned all kinds of pets, and loved owning them all, but I'd most like to own a rat. Hubby's not too keen on rats, which is the only reason I don't already have one. But, I'm hoping to persuade him to let me have a rat one day.

7. I've had a snow ball in the freezer for the last four years. I made it from the snow we got the Christmas after we got married, and unless someone else has found it and chucked it out it's still there, because nobody would let me throw it at them and it seemed a shame to just throw it at a wall or something. So, I put it in the freezer (seemed like a good idea at the time) and can't bring myself to get rid of it.

That was harder than it looked like it was going to be. LOL!

Right, now I'm meant to tag seven more people... I pick... my Grandma (Jayde_Bramblerose), my Mam (Karen), AliceKay, ChicagoLady, Robyn, Elizabeth and LadyStyx.

Tori

Christmas carol lyrics

I've posted the lyrics to my favourite Christmas carols on my blog, but if you have another favourite then you may be interested in this site I found with the lyrics to most of the more common ones on it.

The web site is http://www.christmas-carols.net/.

Tori

Frosty The Snowman

Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul,
With a corncob pipe and a button nose,
And two eyes made out of coal.
Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale, they say,
He was made of snow but the children
Know how he came to life one day.
There must have been some magic in that
Old silk hat they found.
For when they placed it on his head,
He began to dance around.

O, Frosty the snowman
Was alive as he could be,
And the children say he could laugh
And play just the same as you and me.
Thumpetty thump thump,
Thumpety thump thump,
Look at Frosty go.
Thumpetty thump thump,
Thumpety thump thump,
Over the hills of snow.

Frosty the snowman knew
The sun was hot that day,
So he said, "Let's run and
we'll have some fun
now before I melt away.
Down to the village,
With a broomstick in his hand,
Running here and there all
Around the square saying,
"Catch me if you can."
He led them down the streets of town
Right to the traffic cop.
And he only paused a moment when
He heard him holler "Stop!"

For Frosty the snowman
Had to hurry on his way,
But he waved goodbye saying,
"Don't you cry,
I'll be back again some day."
Thumpetty thump thump,
Thumpety thump thump,
Look at Frosty go.
Thumpetty thump thump,
Thumpety thump thump,
Over the hills of snow.

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer

You know Dasher and Dancer, and Prancer and Vixen,
Comet and Cupid, and Donner and Blitzen.
But do you recall
The most famous reindeer of all?

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer
had a very shiny nose.
And if you ever saw him,
you would even say it glows.

All of the other reindeer
used to laugh and call him names.
They never let poor Rudolph
join in any reindeer games.

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say:
"Rudolph with your nose so bright,
won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"

Then all the reindeer loved him
as they shouted out with glee,
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,
you'll go down in history!

Music, nap attempt and movies

Kelly went in to town to run a few errands for me today, and while he was gone I listened to some CDs I'd written from some of the mp3s I have on my PC. All the Cds I did are full of Christmas music. I have a load more mp3s I want to put on ordinary music CDs, but I'm out of blank CDs now, so they will have to wait until I can get some more.

Since I'd had a late night, but an early morning, I decided about 2:00 pm I'd take a nap. So, I settled on the sofa (if I lay on the sofa it's more likely to just be a nap, if I go to bed I don't usually get up after only a couple of hours, so it puts my sleep pattern out of whack). I guess I wasn't meant to have a nap though. First Kero wanted to play with me, so I played with him for a few minutes, then gave him a treat and told him to go take his treat for a nap. Which he did. Then Chance climbed on me, lost his footing and stuck his claws in my leg. I scooped him up and cuddled him in to me, which was fine for a few minutes, but then he decided I wasn't comfy enough for him. So, he started kneading my arm. I told him to "quit it" and he did for a while, but each time I almost fell asleep he started up again. After a good half an hour of this, I shoved him off the sofa and tried again to get to sleep.

I was almost asleep when I heard a "CRASH" from over near the PCs. Got up to check it out and found Sakura in the little bin that "should have been" on a little table beside my PC, but was on its side on the floor... *Sigh* So, I yelled at her, put the bin back, and went back to the sofa. A few minutes later (at most) there was another "CRASH" and I went to investigate again, only to find Sakura was in the bin AGAIN! So, this time I took the bin with me and placed it under the coffee table at the end of the sofa my head was, then cuddled back in to my blanket to try again for my nap. I was just dropping off to sleep when I heard a "clang" sort of noise. And, guess what? When I reached under the coffee table, there was Sakura with her head in the bin (which was on its side again). Every time I was dropping off to sleep, Sakura snuck past me, crawled under the table and stuck her head in the bin. Even when I started swatting her on the butt it didn't stop her. So, I removed the thing I assumed she was after (the wrapper from the tuna, sweetcorn, cheese and onion baguette hubby brought home for me) in hopes that would stop her. It didn't at first, but after a while she gave up... Thankfully! By this time it was coming up to 3:15 pm, and I was starting to wonder if I should just give up. I figured I'd try until 4:00 pm, and if I didn't get to sleep by then I'd give up.

I had almost gotten to sleep when the phone rang. It was the police man who's writing the letter for me. He called to let me know he's written the letter and spoken to the housing officer we're dealing with to tell her it's going to be sent either tonight or tomorrow morning, so she should have it by the end of the week. He also told her that he thinks we should be moved out of here as quickly as possible (which is what I'd hoped he'd tell her). He's still hoping to come talk to us in a couple of days, but wanted to let me know what he was doing. I thanked him very much for his help several times, then said "goodbye" and hung up. By the time I was done talking to the police man (I do know his name, but don't want to publish it on my blog) it was about 3:40 pm, so I gave up on the idea of a nap and went to get Kelly up (he was napping in the bedroom, with Kero) and tell him what he'd said. So, like I said, I don't think I was meant to take a nap.

I've just finished watching a movie called "A Christmas Without Santa Claus" which is a movie about a Christmas when Santa Claus has had enough and wants to cancel Christmas. But two of his elves go out in to the human world to find someone who can show Santa that people still have the Christmas spirit inside them so they can persuade Santa not to cancel Christmas. It's a good movie. Really funny in places too.

"A Christmas On Chestnut Street" is on again, so I'm going to have another go at watching the whole thing. Maybe I'll get to see it all this time? LOL!

They've just said on the TV (just before "A Christmas On Chestnut Street" started) that all next week - from December 17th to December 23rd - Sky movies will be showing nothing but Christmas movies. Cool! Guess what I'm doing most of next week? LOL!

Right, I'm going to watch this movie! Enjoy what ever's left of your day.

Tori

P.S. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my friend, David, whose birthday is today.

Movies and streams

As I mentioned in the comments section of yesterday's post, I enjoyed the movie "Scrooged" yesterday. And, I was right, I had seen it before. It was worth watching again though.

After that movie, I watched one called "Christmas On Chestnut Street" that was on one of the other movie channels. It was a pretty good movie, or what I saw of it was. I missed a lot of it because I was having dinner. So, all I saw properly was the end... But that bit was good. LOL!

I slept most of this morning, then spent the afternoon listening to the streams at The Wolven.

AliceKay was doing her Sunday morning (morning for her anyway) "inspirational stream" and, although that's not really the kind of music I listen to, I thought I'd listen in just to get a chance to hear her stream. She does a fantastic job! I tuned in just in time to hear her play "Connie Talbot - I Believe" (which I only sent her yesterday) then she played "Aselin Debison - The Gift" for me. Anyway, it was a pretty enjoyable stream. Some of that "inspirational" music can be really pretty... Even if I don't agree with the words of most of the songs! LOL!

Then Kerry did her country music stream and played Christmas themed country music for two whole hours. Since I love country music, I don't think I need to say that I enjoyed that. I mean, the only thing better than country music is Christmas themed country music! LOL!

After the streams, I had my dinner, then watched "Miracle On 34th Street" which I'm sure you all know is a Christmas movie starring "Mara Wilson" about a mother and daughter who don't believe in father Christmas, and a man named "Chris Kringle" who helps them find the holiday spirit. Helping others find their holiday spirit along the way.

And, just now I watched a cute little movie called "A Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen" which was quite amusing. Never seen it before, and only ended up watching it by accident, but glad I found it, because it was a lovely little movie about a reindeer called "Rusty" who saves Christmas.

That's pretty much my day, so enjoy what ever's left of your own day!

Tori

Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer

Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walking home from our house Christmas eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.
She'd been drinkin' too much egg nog,
And we'd begged her not to go.
But she'd left her medication,
So she stumbled out the door into the snow.
When they found her Christmas mornin',
At the scene of the attack.
There were hoof prints on her forehead,
And incriminatin' Claus marks on her back.

Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
Walkin' home from our house Christmas eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.

Now were all so proud of Grandpa,
He's been takin' this so well.
See him in there watchin' football,
Drinkin' beer and playin' cards with cousin Belle.
It's not Christmas without Grandma.
All the family's dressed in black.

And we just can't help but wonder:
Should we open up her gifts or send them back?

Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
Walkin' home from our house Christmas eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.

Now the goose is on the table
And the pudding made of fig.
And a blue and silver candle,
That would just have matched the hair in Grandma'swig.
I've warned all my friends and neighbours.
Better watch out for yourselves.
" They should never give a license,
To a man who drives a sleigh and plays with elves."

Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
Walkin' home from our house, Christmas eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.


Written by Randy Brooks.

My Friday & Saturday

Yesterday (Friday) I was "meant to" be going shopping late afternoon/early evening. But things didn't work out as planned. Kelly (Mam's friend, not my hubby) was "meant to" be Mam's co-driver so Mam could drive me to Asda, but she sent Mam a text some time in the afternoon to say she couldn't do it. So, Mam stopped at my place on her way home from her driving lesson with Laura (a family friend) to tell me about the text. To cut a long story short, it ended up that Dad had to take us to Asda instead, and we never managed to go until about 8:00 pm. Laura would have taken us, but by the time Mam got the text she'd already spent the afternoon giving Mam lessons, and had to get back to Mark (her partner). It was after 10:00 pm that I got home, so by the time the groceries were put away I was just about ready to fall in to bed (hence not doing a blog post yesterday). I must have been really tired, because I slept right through the night and didn't wake up until a little before 10:30 am.

Kelly (my hubby) is going to be doing the shopping by himself for the rest of this year. Mam and Dad have so much going on that they barely have time to blink, so I've asked Kelly to go in to town on the bus, go to Tesco and get a cab home until after the new year. We'll probably keep it that way until Mam gets her lisence to make it easier on everyone.

Before I went shopping last night, I watched "Miracle On 3rd Street" which is a Christmas movie that is based on a cartoon called "Recess" which I like to watch. "Recess" is a "Disney" cartoon about a group of friends and all the things they get up to during "recess" at their school, and "Miracle On 3rd Street" is a Christmas movie about those same kids. I've seen it before, and enjoyed it every time I've watched it.

I haven't done much today (Saturday). Kelly went up to my Dad's gaming club, so I spent the day at home by myself (well, unless you count Kero, the cats, the hamster and the fish).

AliceKay sent me the Jordin Sparks songs, so I got them put on to a CD and listened to it. I really enjoyed it too!

Other than that all I've really done is check blogs for new posts, and watch some TV. Been looking for "Christmasy" shows to watch. Found some too. Right now, for example, I'm watching a movie called "Scrooged" which I think I've seen before, but I'm not sure. Either way, it seems like a pretty good movie. Kinda like a modern day version of Charle's Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" by the looks of it.

Well, I think that's just about everything.

Tori

Bad weather, but a good day

Yesterday (Wednesday) I called the doctors' office to find out where my letter from the doctor was. Turned out it's been waiting for me but the receptionist just didn't call and let me know... *rolls eyes*... So, today (Thursday) Kelly went to fetch it for me. Now I've just got to get it taken in to the council office.

And, speaking of letters, I called our local beat officer (the one who gave me his mobile number in case those kids came back) and asked him if he would write us a letter. He said he'd already called the council on our behalf, but if they want it in writing too then he'll be happy to do that for us. He said he'd get the letter written over the weekend, and then would come and see us next week to let us know what he'd said in the letter.

So, those two letters will bump up my points a bit more. :)

Plus, I still need to chase up the letter from my social worker. So, when that one gets to the council that will help even more.

Anyway...

I listened to "Carrie's War" by Nina Bawden yesterday. I've read it, listened to it, and seen the movie tons of times before, but I could still do so again! For those who don't know, it's a story about a girl named "Carrie" and her brother "Nick" who are evacuated from London to Wales during the war. The story is about what happens to them while they are there. It's a fantastic story that is a must read for anyone who enjoys books about what happened to people during the war, which I do.

Wayne and Elizabeth were going to come down this evening, but the weather's too bad for people to be going anywhere - especially if they're planning on walking (like Wayne and Elizabeth were) - so they didn't bother. Still no snow though. It's just really windy and POURING with rain. Even Kero and the cats aren't interested in going outside. LOL!

I was right that Kero's treat from his advent calender was still in our bedroom. I found it when I went in to the bedroom to go to bed last night, so I threw it away. We had another attempt at offering him the calender this morning, but he wasn't in the least bit interested in it. We've decided we're not going to bother trying any more. No point if we're just going to end up throwing the treats away. Going to just give the calender to Mam for Willow. She does have one of her own, but I'm sure she wont mind having two treats a day this year. I mean, I know I wouldn't mind having two calenders... LOL!

Mam is doing a fantastic job with her driving. She did her theory test today and passed. So, she's really proud of herself, which she should be! We're all really proud of her too! The way she's going it wont be long now before she's got her full lisence.

Well, I think that just about covers everything interesting. Before I end this though, here's my menu for the week (for those of you who are interested):

Friday: Sausage Cassarole
Saturday: Cheese, chips and gravy
Sunday: Roast beef dinner
Monday: Spaghetti bolagnese
Tuesday: Gammon, chips and peas
Wednesday: Sausage, mash and beans
Thursday: Macaroni cheese

Enjoy what's left of your day.

Tori

You know your pets are spoiled...

... When you find yourself sitting on the floor while they are stretched out on the sofa. LOL!

Yeah, that's what happened to me earlier... I ended up sat on the floor while Kero and Chance were stretched out on the sofa. LOL!

Anyway, I haven't done much today. Kelly went in to town to fetch a couple of things for me, and he brought me a tuna, sweetcorn, cheese and onion baguette and a jam doughnut back with him. And, yes, I did enjoy them.

There's still no sign of my snoww. Just a whole lot of rain and wind... Yup, we've got plenty of that! But, it's snow I want, not rain! Oh, well, there's still time for me to get snow in time for Christmas. I wont hold my breath though, since Wales isn't exactly known for its snow. Still, I can hope, can't I?

Looks like my "Winter cold" is going to be one of those that hangs around for quite a while but doesn't turn in to more than a slight case of the sniffles. It's been hanging around for something like two weeks now, and doesn't seem to be able to decide whether it should go away or stick around. I'd like it to go away, but it doesn't seem to be listening to me. LOL! Still, I guess I should be glad it hasn't progressed in to anything worse. :)

"The Aristocats" was on Disney Cinemagic this evening, so I watched it. It was at some point during that movie that I found myself shoved off the sofa by Kero and Chance. LOL! I've seen the movie loads of times before (in fact I know for a fact I mentioned one of those times on here... When Carl and Rachel were here at the end of August). So, I wont go in to detail about the movie. All I'll say is it's a great movie, and a must for cat lovers.

We've decided we wont get Kero an advent calender next year. Last year he got bored of the treats half way through the month, and this year he's already gotten bored of them. He barely even looks at his calender, and completely ignores the treat from it. In fact, as far as I know, his treat from this morning is still on our bedroom floor (I threw away his one from yesterday after I got fed up of stepping on it. LOL!)

Can't think of anything else to say today, so I guess it's time to hit that "publish" button.

Enjoy whatever's left of your day.

Tori

Three weeks to Christmas

Yesterday (Monday) morning I pulled all the Christmas decorations out of the cupboard, so I spent half the afternoon trying to persuade Megan that the bags weren't full of cat toys. LOL! Then, Mam and Elizabeth came down to help me put them up. We spent most of the evening listening to Christmas music, drinking cocoa and messing about. Mam made our cocoa with whipped cream and marshmallows on the top, and we all thoroughly enjoyed it!

I got Mam to take some photos of the Christmas decorations for me (see post below this one) and, while we had the camera out, she took some photos of my teddies, Teylah and Kera (see post below the Christmas decoration post). There were a few photos of Kero and the cats on the camera too (including a couple Mam took of Kero playing with my reindeer that sings "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer" yesterday) so I put them all in my photo albums today after Kelly helped to make sure they were all labeled correctly. It's taken ages to get all the picture posting done though, so if you want to see the rest of the photos you'll have to go look in the albums.

Apart from sorting out the photos I haven't done much today (Tuesday). Kelly took Chance to the vet this morning (see post below the one with my teddies in) but that's about the most interesting thing that's happened today. Well, unless you count the fact we got a letter from the housing officer today giving a summery of what was discussed when she came to see us, and telling us that she did manage to increase our points as she had hoped to do. So, that's good news.

I don't really have anything else to say, because nothing else has happened. The main reason I did this post was to make sure you knew to scroll down for the other posts I've done today (including the nursery rhyme one I did earlier this afternoon).

Enjoy what's left of your day!

Tori

Christmas decorations 2007

Here are the photos of our Christmas decorations. Mam, Elizabethand I put them all up yesterday (Monday).

The reindeer thing sings "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer" when you press a button on its paw. And, the monkey thing you can see just under the reef on the back door isn't part of the decorations. It's just one of my teddies.

Tori

Teylah, Kera, Rosie and Kero

These are the photos I've been promising for over a month of Teylah the bear and Kera the Westie (and her little puppy Rosie) that I had made for me at "The Bear Factory" as early birthday presents when I was in Norwich with Carl and Rachel. Teylah was a present from my Mam and Dad, and Kera (and little Rosie) was a little present I got for myself, because I couldn't resist.

As you can see, Kero wanted to be in on the photo shoot. LOL!




Tori

Chance's vet trip - Dec 2007

Today (Tuesday) Kelly took Chance to the vet for his shots. The vet gave him a thorough check-up and said he was perfectly healthy, so that's good news. We were a bit concerned that he wasn't because he's been sick a few times over the past few days, and not eaten properly lately. I guess he must have found something in someone's bin that upset his stomach or something?

Tori

The Future Of Nursery Rhymes

Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
The structure of the wall was incorrect
So he won a grand from claims direct

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Jack And Jill

Jack and Jill went in to town
To fetch some chips and sweeties
He can't keep his heart rate down
And she's got diabetes

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Georgie Porgie

Georgie Porgie pudding and pie
Kissed the girls and made them cry
And when the boys came out to play
He kissed them too, 'cause he was gay

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Jack And Jill

Jack and Jill went up the hill
To have a little fun
Jill, the dill, forgot her pill
And now they have a son

A few reviews

I listened to the third story in the "Secret Seven" series last night, and the fourth story in the set this morning. The third story is called "Go Ahead Secret Seven" and the fourth story is called "Good Work Secret Seven" and, yes, they were as good as I thought they were going to be. For those who don't know, Enid Blyton's "Secret Seven" series is about a group of seven children (and their dog) who end up solving mysteries and catching crooks.

Then I spent most of the afternoon watching movies. First "Pocahantas" then "Pocahantas II: Journey To A New World" because they were on Disney Cinemagic one after another and I wasn't doing much, so decided to watch them. Besides, they are both good movies.

I was going to tune in to the streams at The Wolven, but we've had the washing machine and tumble dryer going most of the day, and I wouldn't have been able to hear the tunes over the noise they make (my washing machine is quite noisy). Maybe next week I'll have better luck tuning in.

I borrowed a CD from Mam yesterday, and listened to it this morning. The singer is a little girl (I think she's about six years old) and her name is "Connie Talbot" (think I spelled her last name right). Anyway, she sings beautifully! She sings songs like "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" and "Silent Night" so it's not the most lively of CDs. But it's such a sweet CD, and she has the sweetest little voice. I'm not sure where Mam heard about her from (she won some kind of compatition or something... Mam did tell me, but I forgot) but I'm glad Mam got the CD and let me borrow it, because I really enjoyed listening to it!

Don't really have anything else to say, so... Enjoy whatever's left of your day! :)

Tori

Chocolate day

Last night I watched "Stitch - The Movie" again. It was on "Disney Cinemagic" and there wasn't much on TV, so I figured that since I enjoy the movie, I'd watch it. Gotta love Disney movies! :)

I also listened to the first two stories of the "Secret Seven" series by Enid Blyton last night. The first one was called "The Secret Seven Win Through" and the second one was called "Three Cheers For The Secret Seven" and they were both really good. But then, I've always loved Enid Blyton's stories, ever since I was really small. I have the next two stories, which I'm planning on listening to in the next few days, and have no doubt that they will be just as enjoyable.

Anyway, as I pointed out to Kelly at about 8:00 this morning, today (Saturday) is "chocolate day" LOL! Not sure where the "chocolate day" name came from (just kinda popped into my head) but all it basically means is that today is the first day of December, which means it's the first day for advent calenders. And, because of this, today is when the real countdown to Christmas begins! This time in 23 days, people all over the world (well, those who celebrate Christmas) will be making their final preporations for Christmas day. And, those with kids will be trying to get a few hours peace by reminding their kids to be good or "Santa" wont come. LOL!

I watched "Garfield 2: A Tale Of Two Kitties" and the start of "The Corpse Bride" this morning. I've seen them both before. In fact, I'm sure I mentioned them in posts before, but either way, they are both good movies. Especially the Garfield one!

So, I suppose those who remember me saying I was doing something on the first of December will be wondering what I ended up doing, right? Well, I'll tell you. As I mentioned yesterday (Friday) in my blog post, it was Shireen's birthday yesterday, and Jackie, Shireen and Elizabeth are visiting Mam. Anyway, Mam and Jackie had planned a little party for Shireen this afternoon, and that's what I went up there for. I don't see Shireen often now (last time I saw her was the start of August) so it was nice to spend some time with her. I got to spend a bit of time with her by myself before her party, then I got to see her brother's little boy (Lucas) who I haven't seen since he was about four months old, and he's now about 18 months old! He's certainly busy! Doesn't sit still for a second. But then, I don't know of many toddlers who do. LOL!

Since I spent most of the day at my parents' place with Shireen, I haven't done anything else today, so I don't have much to say today. So... Hope you are having a good day, or if you're day is almost over (like mine is) then I hope you had a good day.

Tori