Ok it’s Wed 4th Mar now and the cutie BT technician just left and concluded that it was the SKY box that messed up the phone line and broadband so when the SKY technician comes to fix it tomorrow we just gotta tell him to replace the SKY box and NOT plug it all back in cos otherwise the broadband will go down again haha.

Tue 3^rd March 2009

Well the past couple days have sucked majorly cos the broadband has been down at my Auntie Marcias – I reckon it’s cos of a power surge Sunday night because the SKY went down at the exact same time! BT have taken yesterday and today to come to the conclusion that there’s a fault on the line…. Uh duh! I coulda told ya that numnuts haha. So they’re sending a technician out tomorrow…. tomorrow! to fix it so here’s hoping it gets sorted. I’ll be dog-sitting again tomorrow cos it’s Wednesday and Marcia’s out at meetings and rounding up the kids etc. On the plus side the broadband being down meant that ComputerForce had to come out and try to fix it which meant cute-IT-guy was at the house for an hour or so hahaha he had the nicest eyes and longest eyelashes I’d ever seen! My Auntie agreed, as after he left she said “That price wasn’t bad…” to which I replied “I wouldn’t kick him outta bed either!” hahaha.

Anyways…. what have I been up to over the last few days since I last updated? Ummmmm well as I’m writing this in Word as I can’t get online I can’t quite remember when I last updated but I think the last post was about London? Ah well I’ll run with that…

Right, so since getting back from London on the Tue my days have been filled as followed:….

Wed 25^th – Dog-sitting Jesse (10yrs), Nina (1yr) and Poppy (3mth) at Daisy Cottage (Aunties place) and I took the chance to get my work finished up for my Auntie by spending most of the day on the comp and chatting to Amelia / Sarah! Pretty much a lazy day after the hustle and bustle of London.

Thu 26^th – Ummmm during the day I went to the Jobcentre with Marcia to see if I could get some jobseeker support and to do the weekly grocery shop at Sainsburys. Turns out I could get some monetary support so I rang the number the guy told me to when I got back to the house and answered a heap of questions which ultimately resulted in me having a meeting at the Jobcentre next Tue. Then I went out to the movies with my cousin Lynn and 3 of her friends at night – ‘He’s just not that into you’ which was ok but I wouldn’t rave about it.

Fri 27^th – I had a day at home today finishing up the extra pile of invoicing that I hadn’t realised I had to do haha. Had to be done by today as the VAT done by paid by the 28^th. Then at 5.30pm I went to visit my Grandad George who has been a bit sick of late with suspected early dementia. I was quite nervous about it to be honest as I hadn’t seen him for 5 years and was worried he wouldn’t recognise me! It was really sad to see his memory was going tho and over the time I was there (2hrs) he struggled a few times with saying weird things and not making much sense.

Sat 28^th – Well today I went into Newcastle centre with Auntie Marcia and Cousin Lynn to indulge in some retail therapy! Not that I could afford much of course cos I’m still an unemployed bum haha but I did develop a new addiction…. The Radley brand of wallets and bags! OMG I’m in love! They have their brand based around the wee Westie haha so I got the cheapest thing on the menu – a wee coin purse to start me off and when I’m working I’ll get a wallet and eventually a bag! My auntie got a bag but it was too rich for my blood…. The coin purse was £17.50, wallet about £60 and a bag would set ya back around £150 plus!!!! Something to aim towards anyways haha. We looked in John Lewis – brilliant, Marks & Spencers – awesome plus we had lunch there including a huge glass of NZ wine! And Fenwick – grand but very expensive! After all that shopping I was looking forward to a nice quiet night at home and it was all going to plan with everyone being out and about except me…. But then Cousin Neil decided to keep me company with the 3 kiddys and 2 dogs haha. It turned out to be quite nice to spend some quality time with him and the kids stayed over as we planned to go to Bamburgh Castle the next day. Oh and I got a bottle of Jack Daniels and had a few that night too haha. It was lovvverrly!

Sun 1^st March – I woke up at my usual late time and went with Neil, Ellen, Findlay, Nina and Poppy to Whitley Bay for a brisk walk (and throw and fetch session for Nina) brrrr it was chilly so we warmed up with a hot choc at the tearoom and Findlay confused the heck outta me by yelling “Bour bon Bour bon” and I’m like WTF? And it turned out to be a biscuit called a Bourbon Crème! Random… Then we headed back (Findlay with his trooooosers soaked cos he went in the puddles + Nina stinking of wet dog cos she went in the puddles too haha) and had a delicious cooked full Sunday lunch with the whole family! yorkshire puddings yummmmmmy haha and then we headed off to Bamburgh Castle!!! Cousin Neil indulged my first castle experience and it was awesome! It took us about 45min to get there with the kids constantly asking “Are we there yet!?” haha and they loved it once they were there, as did I! Although I was a bit miffed at the sign that said no photographing inside but Neil just said to hide my camera and do it anyway… not that I needed to be told cos I’m dodgy like that anyways! Awesome scenery inside and out but the best moment was after 3yr old Findlay got his plastic sword (to fight the dragons of course!) and was running round the castle screaming “Kill Kill Kill” at the top of his lungs! Hahaha it was hilarious – Neil was like “People must be wondering what kind of a father I am” haha classic! I spent up large at the wee shop as well buying the following… Bamburgh Castle pen, Bamburgh Castle notepad, Bamburgh Castle patch, Bamburgh Castle postcards x 6, Bamburgh Castle pencil case (which I converted into a makeup bag), a celtic ring and a rune necklace with my birth symbol! Oh and some wee stone things for Ellen cos she wanted some.

Mon 2^nd – Ummmmm on this day I slept in a bit longer than usual cos I was feeling a bit crook and then just mooched round the house really! Marcia went to a Bunnings-type shop that I forget the name of and got some storage boxes to hide all the kids toys away and that was pretty much the only time I left the house all day Brilliant!