Thinking back over 2009...

as we say Goodbye - and welcome 2010 into our lives.

January was the month that my babies were all sick. I remember how poorly little Furry was, burning hot with icy hands and feet. Sleeping and not eating. Unable to walk down the stairs himself and needing to be carried everywhere. Watching him as he seemed to become thiner and thiner as the days went by. It was a horrible time and it certainly hit him the most. It took him a long time to really get over it and never really put any weight back on. He is still my little sparrow almost a year later.

Febuary I was on my walking to get fit mission. Did't last long!!! It also saw my boy turn into a teenager, and later in the year my other boy leave the teenage years behind. This month was a sad one - as it was the month we had lived a whole year without Nan. Seems hard to believe that it will soon be 2 whole years :(

March saw many of us celebrating Mothers Day - but thinking of those who no longer have their Mum's to hug. Mothers Day also was the day that Jade Goody lost her battle with cancer. Also this month Natasha Richardson died after a skiing accident - even though she got up afterwards - laughing and seeming fine, but a head injury was killing her without anyone knowing. It was around this time that my little Furry took a nasty bang to the head at school and his forehead sunk in rather than had a bump. Thankfully he was just fine :)

April saw my little boy turn 5. This month saw the 'birth' of Batman Bear - his beloved toy who he has taken to bed every night since. On his next birthday he wants to go to build another bear - spiderman this time. :) April also was when Swine Flu first hit the news and when Lew & Furry had their 'cool ride home' with the Heart Angels. We also had a fantastic week in Butlins this month and celebrated Easter eating too much choccy!!!!

May was the month that we celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary. 10 years! Can you believe it?! We also saw some really nice sunshine and had some nice days on the beach :) I also spent many hours worrying and trying to decide what to do about the boys school - should I move them or not? Sadly I shouldn't have worried as when it came to it there was no space for them anyway.

June saw my little boy turn 9 on the same day that Michael Jackson died. I became 21 again....lol and the weather was gorgeous. We had the BBQ at Mum & Mr. T's this month.

July was the month that my boy left his teenage years behind and became 20. I also took my baby boy to the theatre for the first time to see the Milkshake show. This month the sun left and the rain came, my boys got their school reports and it was all good. We also remembered my Nan on her birthday as we had to spend it without her :(

August started with us taking a trip to Haven. The weather was perfect and we all had the best time ever. Very sad to have it end. We also remembered my little girl on what would have been her 15th birthday. My boys went camping on the Moors this month but my Furry missed me so they came home in the night. This month was when I first heard my unborn babies heartbeat.

September saw school start after the summer break - and Zara came for tea. My OLDER sister turned 40 this month - ha ha ha!!!!! and it was also my Mum's birthday.

October was the month that saw Adam smash Lew's PC monitor (oh yes I am still on about that....lol) and Zara coming to Crealy with us - resulting in a very happy little boy :) In the news was the horrible story of the 2 children killed in a house fire in Ellacombe :(

November saw my baby turn 3. He is so grown up now! This month also saw many of us hooked to I'm a Celebrity and the X-factor. I had my swine flu jab and moaned about my bad arm over and over (sorry about that) and this month coughs and colds plagued my household.

December was the month where the colds continued and Furry missed a lot of school. We also enjoyed Christmas and are now sitting waiting for the year to end.

Happy 2010 everyone :)

Okay - so let's try some pictures :)

These were from Christmas Day. The first one if of Squirrel and his new 'baby' that he got. He has to feed him and burp him or he will cry. He decided it was easier to just leave the bottle shoved in his mouth....LOL! The rest are from Christmas Lunch.

Hope this works okay for you all...

Trying it out :)

So - how are you liking it? I have saved the old look just incase things don't look quite right to my 'readers'. So please let me know!

The header image will take a while to load the first time you visit - so please bear with it. The animation won't look quite right until it has run a full 'cycle'.

I will be back later with some Christmas pics :) This new layout gives me the option of adding some nice big pictures straight to the main page.

See you soon!

New Year - New Look

Be on the lookout for some BIG changes around here. As we approach a new year I decided it was time for a whole new look. So say goodbye to the layout of my blog which have been the same for a couple years now. I will update you all on Christmas etc once the new look is completed.

See you soon!!!

Better never than late...

Yep - I have changed the saying around a bit. Why, I hear you yell? Well simply because I thought I was lucky. I thought I had escaped. But now as I sit nursing a sore throat, a headache and sneezing I realise that it would have been so much better to get the nasty cold earlier so I would be better before Christmas :( I was awake for hours last night - sneeze, sniff - sneeze, sniff. You get the picture? But - looking on the bright side - Adam never got all hot and achy with his cold - so maybe I have caught his version and not the others???

Onto some better news - Matt got his phone back. It was found in the taxi and he collected it from the cab office. He was soooooooooo relieved.

I am still waiting for a Christmas pressie to arrive. It is small so should come with the regular mail - and I paid extra postage which is 'guaranteeing' delivery in time. So it better or I will be a cross. Is there mail on Thursday?

Catch up with all again soon.

Slippy...

icy roads and pavements. Not fun! Asda carpark was like a skating rink this morning. You had so many people almost slipping over. Little Squirrel sticks out his hand to Daddy saying 'Hold me' as he little feet slid on the ground. I was following behind saying 'Daddy needs to hold me too'....lol!

Matt went out last night and lost his phone :( He managed to leave it in the taxi on his way out. He called the taxi company as soon as he realised but they said to ring back this am. We rang back but they said to ring back after 6pm - but that the drivers are usually good and radioing in if they find anything in the cab. I guess the next passenger got in and saw it and picked it up. He still has almost a year left on his contract - but thankfully his phone is totally pin protected so no-one can call/text from it. Nightmare though as he is addicted to his phone - and it is one of the rare phones he has chosen that he is totally happy with.

Anyone watch SCD? I was so glad that Chris won. We watch BBC breakfast each morning at 6am so it was nice to watch him lift the trophy.

A bit of sad news. Brittany Murphy ( she has been in loads of films) died this morning of a heart attack at the age of 32. I remember her so well as the lead role in 'Just Married' with Ashton Kutcher. LOVE LOVE that film - it is way too funny and well worth a watch if you have never seen it.

That's all for now. Keep warm!

Still a sick house...

I need shares in kids paracetamol/nurofen. Furry has a cough still but other than that is pretty much back to normal. Same with Add. Squirrel is really bunged up and feeling rough. His cough is really nasty and his chest crackles as he breathes. His temperature is so high you could roast chestnuts on him. 20 mins after the good old nurofen for kids sees him cool down nicely and become a lot happier but as time goes on and it starts to wear off he starts to heat up again. Lew has a wheezy chest and cough and a bit of a high temperature too. He puts himself to bed here and there saying he isn't feeling good. Again a couple spoonfuls of 6+ sees him back to his usual chirpy self.

The tree went up today. It is not pretty. But Squirrel loves it. His is kind like that. He likes my singing too. Give him another few years and I am sure all that will change. I also wrapped most of the pressies today. Nice to get it done and out the way!

Popped into town today briefly. Needed a trip to Primark to get some jammies for my hospital bag. I will probably get that all packed ready next week. I like to be prepared and usually have it done by now. Town was so busy. And they had a big snow machine there which looked so much like real snow. All the kids around the street were excited and playing in it. My kids stayed home because they were ill so never got to see the 'snow'. :(

I am not very good at the weekly updates I promised - but here is this week:

From now on sleeping may be hard - getting comfy in bed is tough and turning over is a mammoth task. Also, your baby may well kick his hardest just when you settle down to go to sleep. That's because, when you are up and about, he is rocked to sleep in your pelvis. The moment you lie down, the rocking stops and he perks up and starts to play. The lanugo - the hair that covered your baby - now begins to fall out. Some babies are born a little furry! But don't worry, it will fall out over the first few weeks. Your baby's arms, legs and body continue to fill out – and they are finally proportional in size to his head. He weighs about 1.5kg (a little over 3lbs) and looks more like a newborn. He measures about 41.1cm from crown to toe.

Christmas Eve - a week to go...

as my lovely children keep reminding me ;) It does get a little tiring after the 30th time of hearing 'Do you know that this time next week it will be Christmas Eve?'... I mean hello kids - if I didn't - I do now, in fact I realised this fact the first time you asked me today. So QUIT asking me!!!!!

I have all my babies home today. Squirrel is all hot and so bunged up. Bless him. But he is happy. Adam was coughing all night but seems much better today. Lew has a cough and Furry is clinging on to the end of his cough tightly - refusing to let it go. He is eating today which is great!

Who wants to hear the story of Jack's Patch? I will make it short but basically we went there. 3 breakfasts were ordered and 2 coffee's (costing just over £13). 1 of the breakfasts was the share between Furry & Squirrel and included 2 pieces of toast. Anyway, they were frying the eggs and making the toast so told me to come back for them (I have never had them ask this before - they always bring it to your table). So I go back down with my tray and the lady points to three plates under the hot lights. saying those are yours, and the toast was balanced on top. So I transfer them to my tray - burning my fingers in the process as the plates were as hot as if they came out of an oven. I was trying to use the sleeves of my coat and they just stood and watched (thanks!!). And I carefully try and carry the tray back to the table when 'CRASH!!!' off falls one of the breakfasts and all the toast - smashing to the ground. Someone came to clear it up - moaning that the bits of broken plate were hot (ummmm...tell me about it!!!) and she went and told the server that we had lost one full breakfast and 3 toast. And, well, the cut a long story a little short - they never replaced our food. Thanks a bunch!!!

Anyway, my Ben & Jerry's is calling me so I'd better go and shut it up ;)

Friday...

they are forecasting snow for some. I will not leave my house if there is any hint of snow or ice. Forget school!

Furry went off to school this am, coughing but otherwise not too bad. I asked for him to be kept in at play/lunch play as it was so cold out. I got a call to say they kept him in at play but had no-one to watch him at lunch play so suggested I collect him and keep him home as he was sitting quietly in the book corner looking very pale. So I picked him up and he told me he almost fell asleep at school. Bless him. Anyway, after a lot of mess I managed to get him a Drs appt. They confirmed he had a fever and said although he was coughing lots his chest sounded good. His throat however was very red and sore looking - and although they said it was probably viral they gave him some anti-b's - just to be on the safe side. So although it may do nothing to help him it certainly won't hurt him. Fingers crossed he wakes up tomorrow feeling better.

At school today one of the Mum's asked if I would 'hold the baby' while she ran up to pick up her little boy as it was starting to rain (her little boy is in Furry's class) so I had a nice cuddle with 3 week old baby Hannah. She fell asleep and started to snore. Squirrel was quite interested in her, wanting another look at her face. Christopher was quite concerned that she had no eyelashes. LOL.

Adam has a free trip bowling tomorrow because his tutor group had the most house points in the school (he says most were from himself....lol!) but yay for a free trip!!!

Last bit of news for the day. You ready for this? It is big...

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I have to go shopping because on January 11th my little Squirrel will be starting Nursery. Can you believe that? Where on earth did the time go? I am sure just yesterday Christopher was starting Nursery!!!! So off to the School shop to get his uniform. My big boy!

So...

What did you think of the Xfactor final? Boring boring boring!!! Why on earth did the show need to go on for 2 hours? So many adverts and recaps of the previous night - I almost fell asleep. Paul McCartney was terrible. Leona not any better. Where was the funny auditions? They always bring the worst ones back to sing a song together. And no Christmas songs this year? And what about the result? Joe sure has a great voice and he is super cute and gorgeous but.... Olly just did something. I could sit and watch him for hours. I cannot help but smile when he was up there doing his stuff. They announced that Joe got 61% of the votes - meaning Olly got just 39% - so it was not close at all. So why are so many people saying that Olly should have won? Here are some comments from the news report that people left:

There was always going to be a North/South divide with Joe having the majority share of votes as the North will never vote for a Southerner. Ollie got my vote. He's charming and a true performer. I'd buy his album and see him in concert....Joe on the other hand has a lovely voice but for me, just doesn't have the X Factor. Hurry up and record your single Ollie, the whole of the South are waiting to hear & see you perform again and again and again.

I have found Joe, although having a pleasant voice, extremely boring. Any of the other finalists would have been asked if they were a one-trick pony, but not Joe, why? The winners song, which was chosen some weeks ago, was always going to suit Joe more favourably. What a shame I would have loved Olly to have won (and I have to tell you I will get a phone bill to prove it - although for the last 45 minutes of voting, the line was almost permanently engaged) I do love Olly and did so from the word go, he has a lovely personality, the ability to entertain and was versatile. Not sure who voted for Joe, but shame on you, there is nothing unique about him and most definitely going to be a Leon!! Olly you have a good future!!!

I won't go on about it but yes.

Furry had his class party today. But although his cold is better he has a really nasty cough - so he ate no breakfast, none of his lunch and none of the party food :( He asked for Lasagne for dinner tonight but when it was ready he decided he wasn't hungry. I had to make him eat a little because he is already skin and bone and can't afford to lose any weight at all. I had my bath and then offered him a choccy 'Freddo' which he loves. But he said 'Not right now thanks'. I commented on how pink his cheeks were and he said 'Feel my back - it is really hot' and it sure was. He had no top on at all but is glowing red. So yet more medicine to bring down his temperature. If he is still hot/not eating tomorrow I will take him to the Drs. Maybe he has a chest infection now - which would explain his fever and nasty cough. Thankfully no-one else in the house is sick.

Oh and as of today Matt is officially unemployed after 2 and a half years at Next.

Hello :)

Well, maybe I should start today saying that yesterday I left you all with the quick post of how I got a call to collect Furry. Well he decided on the way to the car that he would like to try and eat a happy meal....lol. So we stopped off at MCD's and he ate all 4 nuggets but no fries. So things are on the up...

Well, my car passed its MOT and was just advised on my indicator bulbs - that they are whiter than they should be - meaning that old getting old and need replacing. So that is good.

I got a call from the Dr to say that my iron level was 10.5 and they like it to be over 10.5 so left a prescription for iron tablets - but said seeing it is borderline they said I only need to start taking it if I feel I need it.

Now a little response to my recent comments. First - Tracey. I don't like to be the bearer of bad news but I have tried 2 years in a row to get my last bits and pieces delivered. All excited just like you. Until my order actually arrived. I am sure they take the oldest stock (where I like to hunt for the freshest date) and even though it was only 2 days before Christmas some of the stuff was best before 25th - not ideal on a pile of apples and pears! My cream was huge and again was best before 25th. They brought no potatoes at all - saying they had sold out. No coffee. Substituted a lot of my items for things I didn't want. I complained and they said they would come and collect the items I didn't want and refund them. Not much help! And the annoying thing is - I remember one year - my delivery arrived Christmas Eve. With no potatoes as they were out of stock. One of the kids was ill so we had to go out to Sains anyway to collect a prescription. The shop was empty and where I was told they had no potatoes I was greeted by mounds of King Edwards as soon as I walked through the door!!!! So I never would do an online shop at Christmas again. Instead we go a couple days before to Asda. They are open 24 hours so go late late when it is quiet but I can pick and choose what I want. :) Now onto my Mummy's comment. I have a little something extra too ;) But shhhhhhhhhh! Don't tell.

Got the call...

Got to get Furry :(

Well...

He didn't eat anything this morning. But he wanted to go to school so we could watch him.

When I dropped him off I stayed and helped him get his costume on (he hates dressing himself) and then me and Squirrel went and got a seat in the hall. We had to sit there for about 40 mins before anything started - and Squirrel was getting really fed up but sat on his seat the whole of the time. The show started and we didn't see Christopher at all. Not even a quick glimpse. We saw Zara, Jordan & another little boy go onto the stage and it was quite sad. They obviously gave the part of the 3 wise men to the three of them because they are always together but because Furry was off last week his part went to someone else. So all he did was sit on the floor and sing with the others.

The show went on, and on, and on. I was bored, bored, bored. It would have been different if I could see Furry but the place was packed with many standing as all seats were taken. I just wanted it to end so I could try and find him so he knew I was there.

At the end all the parents went forward to try and get a picture of their child and a quick kiss and cuddle. It was like a stampede. By the time me and Squirrel had squished and squashed our way through Furry had gone :( I was determined not to have sat through that for nothing so I walked to his class and went in so I could kiss him. No-one said anything but I didn't care if they did. So I helped him get changed back into his uniform and gave him a kiss. I asked him if he had seen us and he said No. So it was worthwhile going to the class so he saw us and he got Mummy to dress him too ;)

As we were walking back to the car we bumped into one of the Nursery teachers who asked Squirrel if was going to go play at Nursery soon. He gave her a filthy look and said 'No - pooh'. Thankfully the No part was loud and he had hid his head in my leg for the pooh part so I don't think she heard it. I said how we still haven't heard if he has a place or not so she said she will look into it for me - which is cool. Then she said 'What's his name again? I only know him as 'Squirrel' - or is he still known as Squirrel?' Quite embarrasing saying that his name is Oliver but that he is still known as Squirrel.

Tomorrow it is my MOT. Then my tax is the end of the month. Merry flipping Christmas!!!

On Sunday I am going to go get all my Chrstmas stuff. You know, chocs, sweets, crisps, nuts etc. Everything that has a long life date. Can't say I am looking forward to it but it will be good to know it is done. Luckily there is no need to worry about things for Christmas lunch! That is so good! No cooking on Christmas morning and just as important no clearing away all the dishes.

Catch up with all soon :)

What next???

Furry just woke up throwing up everywhere. He hates being sick and was really crying. I just hope it was a one off because of a gunky chest after having a runny nose & cough for so long. It is his play tomorrow and he really wants Mummy & Squirrel to go and watch.

Well he got cleaned up and went back to bed but started to cry because he didn't want to be sick again. I calmed him down and he is now sleeping sweetly. Fingers crossed he doesn't wake up poorly again :(

My baby is home :o)

Yep! I am pleased to announce the safe arrival home of my baby Lewis :) As I waited for him at school (the coach was late back) all I caught sight of was a bright orange blob dragging his bag along. I knew then that my boy was home (his coat is bright orange incase you were wondering!). He didn't stop talking, telling me how he built a raft, the type of knot they used, how he went in a canoe, had to make up his own bed ;) He said they had a shower today before they got on the coach. Hmmmm..... that muddy hey? I haven't been brave enough to unzip his bag yet! That can wait until tomorrow when I can transfer it all to the washing machine!!!

Adam had his PE detention - but the teacher had a meeting so it was cut short - meaning he was stood outside waiting for me for 4o mins. Thankfully it was not raining. Grrrrr! Whoops - sorry - I said no moaning.

The boys had dentist today. He was impressed with their teeth and how good they are brushing. They all got stickers and Squirrel was quite proud of his! Furry got tears in his eyes when it was his time to hop in the chair but he didn't cry and got a glowing report about the condition of his teeth. The dentsit said it is rare to see a child these days with no damage at all to their enamel and that you certainly can tell that he doesn't eat sweets or drink fruit juice/fizzy drinks.

Anyway. Hope you are all well. Catch up again soon :)

Moan, moan, moan...

Just feel like having a little grumble. Is that okay? If you do not want to read my moans then I suggest you read no further ;)

Let's begin with my moans for today. Got yet another letter from school about Adam's lack of participation in PE lessons. Up to now they have been on blue paper and he has had countless detentions after school, all of which really annoy me as it holds me up after school. Well todays letter in on red paper. Scary stuff hey?! I think they are really mad at him. Anyway, it said he has been placed on subject report for 6 weeks. That it is a legal requirement that he takes full part in PE lessons unless a doctor deems him medically unable. That he has another after school detention tomorrow. Yawn. I am bored by this now. Even when he takes his kit he pretends he hasn't got it. He hates PE. I hate moaning about it because I remember how much I hated it too. And the silly thing is - last week he was off for one PE lesson as he was ill and the other one we sent a note saying he still had a nasty chesty cough so could he be excused. Well no, he couldn't. They will take no notice of a parents letter - it must be a Drs letter. Okay then. Yeah. Whatever.

Next up on my moan list. Christopher went off to school today with his little packed lunch. It was only as I was leaving that I realised from listening in on a conversation (not that I am nosey I must add!) that today should have been his class Christmas lunch. And that he will miss out. Why? Because he was away last week when the letter was given out. Why could they not have given him his letter yesterday? It could have been paid for this morning and he wouldn't be the odd one out :( And can I also say still no reading for him in class. Failing school? No. They say the paper was unfair. I beg to differ.

Next we go to yesterdays moans. Had my hospital appointment and Daddy had Squirrel. Appt went well except for being used as a pin cushion. I had arranged to be picked up at quarter past by him (he had to go to Exeter - loooong story I won't bore you with) but was out 15 mins early. The weather was horrible. I was starving. I tried to ring him to say I am ready if you are around. No reply. So I rang again. No reply. I text him saying I was ready and the ring me so I could tell him where I would be waiting. I will try not to confuse you but basically he rang back. Said he hadn't answered my calls because his handsfree hadn't kicked in (it happens - we have the same thing and it happens to me too). He comes and gets me. Said he was driving along Hele on his way home from Exeter. (??? Not sure how that could be part of his route). First thing I saw was that his handsfree WAS connected - and if it doesn't connect it wont as you are driving along. Asked Squirrel if he had a nice morning and he said 'Nanny'. So Carl pipes up with 'Oh yes, I saw my Mum in Farm food car park so stopped to say hello'. So I said 'That was why you didn't answer?' and he gets all snappy saying I pulled into the car park - jumped out and the phone rang. Said got to go and got back in'. Now I was all grumpy and hungry and questioned how he was dry. The rain was pouring down but he was dry. He argued he was wet. Ummm...okay. The conversation gets heated. I say 'Why don't you just be honest about where you were?' he said he was. He got all nasty because I didn't believe him. I asked if he stopped at his Mums. He started swearing saying No he didn't and that he swears on my life he didn't. Anyway, basically he ends up saying he stopped in his Mums to use the toilet. Oh cheers for swearing on my life you didn't! He says he didn't go in. He just went in quickly. Huh??????? We went home. I was mad at him for causing such a fuss. For no reason. He lies about such stupid things. Why? I have said to him often to see his Mum as often as he wants. Why lie? For what gain? It makes no sense? Anyway. I go home and get in my car and go off alone. I am hungry and feeling sorry for myself and I cry. Lots. Being silly? Yes. But I was feeling sorry for myself and throwing a nice pity party.

This brings me onto my next moan. While I was in the hospital Matt text me to ask if I could pick him up from work. I replied with a text saying 'I am at the hospital so can't. Sorry'. He did not reply asking why or what for - just 'What???!!! What about me? It is raining?'. Anyway. So here I am driving around, crying like a baby and decide to go home and go to bed. So as I am turning into the carpark Matt rings and asks where I am and can I get him. I am crying and say 'No sorry. I have just got home and I am not going back out'. He didn't ask 'What is wrong? Or why are you crying?' he just started moaning about the rain and how unfair I was. I basically tell him I don't need to listen to him moaning and hang up. A few seconds later I get a text. I really thought it would ask what was wrong but it actually said: 'F*ck off - you emotional wreck'.

I have to start a new paragraph to say how sweet is he? And he still has not asked what was wrong or anything. He has not said a word to me. He has no idea what I was at the hospital for. Or what happened there. I could have found out I was dying for all he knows.

God I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful son.

I will be back tomorrow about Lew's trip. And I promise I will try not to moan at all.

Another Saturday...

Yay Gino!!!!! Wasn't is just 'fantastico' watching him get crowned King of the Jungle? And that makes his boys Princes. :) How cute!!! I am going to miss watching him each night.

So Saturday brings around another helping of the X factor. Not sure if it is just me but I am getting fed up with it. I watch because there is nothing else on - but I am not excited about it like I am most years.

If you are looking at the time this is posted and think 'What is she doing up so early?' then let me say that I have been up for hours. Got so fed up with not being able to sleep that I decided to get up and come downstairs. So if I fall asleep during the day it will not be my fault ;)

Anyone seen the Herald? Says it all really: http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/schools-told-better/article-1577954-detail/article.html *Sigh*

Anyway - I have sooooooooo much to do so I'd better carry on. Have a good weekend :)

I can't believe it is Friday tomorrow. This week sure has flown by. I think having the boys home Monday/Tuesday helped - as it was an extra 2 days that I didn't need to set my alarm for.

Christopher went off to school for his trip to see Santa yesterday. He was still bunged up and coughing - but he didn't want to miss the trip. He came home with a gift from Santa and said that he asked him for a trampoline and that Santa said he would try but was not sure if it would fit down the chimney or not ;) So lets see if Santa can work his magic!

Anyway - onto today. Furry woke up burning hot, runny eyes, sneezing, coughing and not eating (still). So he is home again. He will stay home tomorrow too - even if he seems better tomorrow. I think really he shouldn't have gone to school yesterday but he was determined to get to see Santa and ask for that all important trampoline! He had some medicine which help lower his temperature and so he has perked up a bit. He even managed to eat some sausage which is good.

Lots of sad news in the news. First of all Blanche died yesterday :( She was the best person in the programme and it certainly won't be the same without her. They showed a clip of her on the news from 1974 when she first was in it. It looked NOTHING like her but you could tell by listening that it was her. Same sharp tongue! Then today was the news that David Beckham's grandad died. They say he was very close to him and that he had a major influence on him when he was growing up and in his early football days :( So sad anytime of the year but just before Christmas is even crueler.

Well, better say bye for now. Lots to do and no motivation to do any of it ;)

Day 21

Okay so I know it isn't - and you all know it isn't, but Squirrel didn't care. He was not happy with eating just Day 1 on his Advent Calendar. So when no one was watching he climbed up and got Adam's Calendar and ate his day 21. No one saw him do it - he was very sneaky! But very honest. When I saw the door to day 21 open and empty I said 'Who ate Adam's day 21?' and Squirrel proudly announced 'Me. I did' and then he opened his mouth wide as if to give proof that it was in fact him.

That was all I had to share. :)