Glad tidings.

Glad to be out of work and away from grown men who don't know their shoe size, women who storm out because they can't take photos and teenage boys who walk round with their hands in their tracky bottoms.
Time for a Christmas Eve snooze, some pizzas and beers and movies later then a fun time day tomorrow.

Fossil Fuels and all that crap.

Dear Tenant

In this cold weather that we are having at the moment please make sure that your boiler is left on constant 15+ degrees otherwise the boiler will freeze and burst pipes may happen. Please also bare this in mind if you are planning to go away over the Christmas period.

Kind regards

... Just got this email from our Estate Agents... fair enough you don't need a burst pipe but are you going to pay our gas bill? No, thought not. And when we had dry rot and woodworms were you quick to resolve this? No, again, I thought not.....
I want a burst pipe now just to spite them

Christmas preparations.

I've just busted out my Rainbow Brite duvet cover ready for Joe's brother's Christmas arrival this Wednesday. Sadly he does not have a bed to sleep in but he has a great bit of floor to lay on. Last year it actually looked pretty snuggly and nice! And with a Rainbow Brite duvet it can only get that little bit better!
I'm quite excited for Christmas Day now! We did our food shop this morning and the house is pretty much clean and tidy.
Toot toot!

Worn out.

I'm feeling pretty frazzled right now.
The work Christmas Do was really good fun. I work with a great bunch of people, most of which ren't ashamed to throw a lot of alcohol down their throats and make idiots of themselves on the dance floor.... me included.
But since then its been work, ear infection, more drinks with friends, work work and work!
I've got a Christmassy day planned with my sister in law and nephews... grottos, carousels, the works!
But I just want to sleep.

Old man grouchie.

That's me. I feel quite grumpy to say the least and nothing's really happened to cause it.
Maybe it's because I've been in my home town today and I don't have fond feelings for it (to say the least) and nothing seems to have changed either. Or maybe its because I have the work Christmas "do" on Saturday and the prospect of being in town on a Saturday night in the ice and the thought of going to a nightclub........ shudder! The thought of being in a place surrounded by strangers freaks me out. Its all too much for me if I'm honest. I want to be near the people I like and nowhere near people I don't know. I don't mind meeting new people really but in the right environment. I don't want to talk to strangers who are drunk and annoying.
On a plus I went for tea at my brother's tonight (the reason for the trip to the hometown) and got to see my nephews which was a treat.

Fantasia.

My fiancee is going away tomorrow for five days and to keep me from being lonesome he bought me Fantasia bluray with the original and the 2000 edition. I'm going to watch them both AND all the bonus feature because...... you know I love Mickey Mouse!

Snow walks.

Some cute stepping stones.
Picnic tables... only suitable for Polar Bears.
Frozen boating lake....

Me getting snowed on so much it turned my beret yellow!

Watch this snowy space.

I'm just about to head out to play in the snow.
Gos bless days off.

Death by snow.

I knew I would need to walk to work today when it snowed from 5pm last night and never stopped!
I got up early, put as many clothes on as I could, gave up on make up. (I'm glad I did cos loads of people had panda eyes!)
Here I am getting ready to set off with my big yellow hat and flask of tea (flask courtesy of Charley's Mum!)
It took me an hour and a half and when I got there Starbucks was closed! Boo hoo!