Sunday, February 26, 2006
Friday, February 24, 2006
Taking A Break
Hello friends,
Wanted to let you all know that I am taking an extended break from my journal.
I need to do this. Over the past many months the time spent on the computer has crept up and up. When I began my journal I never thought it would take over my life in quite the way that it has done. Other things that I should have been doing have been sadly neglected and I want to focus on those now.
Regular readers might remember that I started a rug for Nathan's room many months ago. It remains less than half completed. I want to finish it. I had further information in for the family tree so I need to spell check it all now and print that off. I want to print off Pip's Tale. Yes, I will be adding the final two chapters and then printing it off because both Mike and myself wish to keep it. There are cupboards and drawers sadly in need of cleaning out, a half-finished piece of knitting and other things. I also need to get myself fitter by not spending so much time during the day sitting in front of my computer screen.
When the warmer weather does arrive I shall wish to be out in the garden, pruning, weeding and planting up so I want to get all of the other outstanding things out of the way first.
For those of you following Pip's Tale, keep an eye out over the next few days because I will be continuing and finishing that.
This break, of course, means I shall also be turning off alerts. I cannot take this leave of absence and do the things I need to do if I still have to spend several hours per day dealing with those. This does not mean I do not care about you. You are all special to me and I enjoy sharing in your lives. You have become and will remain my friends.
I am not giving up my journal, just taking time out and I may well pop back unexpectedly from time to time during this break but, in the meantime, I need to concentrate now on other things. Time passes all too quickly and I have been putting things I need to do on hold for far too long. When the time is right and I have done what I need to do, I shall return hopefully to do regular entries. However, like I said I might pop up occasionally with photos or brief entries even whilst taking time out ~ I shall just see how it goes.
So, in the meantime, I wish you all well. I hope that life treats you kindly and I shall look forward to catching up with you farther down the line.
God bless you all.
New Chapter added to
P.S. I shall still be online picking up e-mails from my long standing internet friends some of whom I have known for ten years, banking, shopping etc. so if any of you wish to e-mail me from time to time, please feel free to do so.
Signature courtesy of Donna (D's Designs)
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Aaaaaahhhhhhhhh!
I have some delightful photos for you today. We looked after Daniel whilst Nathan went swimming and decided to introduce Jack to him properly. Jack loved him immediately and he loved Jack! You would be surprised at how much Daniel smiled and gigggled. Unfortunately, we did not get a smiling shot but we did capture some charming moments that we will treasure. I have a feeling that you will like them as well.
Why no pictures of Nathan I hear you ask. Simple. Nathan does not stand still long enough when he is here and neither did Jack. They chased each other up and down the hall and around the rooms. It was impossible to get a decent shot. We are so happy that Jack loves both our wonderful boys and that he will grow up with them.
Tomorrow we are having both Nathan and Daniel for most of the day, whether we get any pictures remains to be seen. I imagine with feeding and changing the boys, feeding the puppy and generally keeping things running smoothly there may not be time. Just think tomorrow I shall be the only female surrounded by five males.
Hope you are all having a good day.
P.S. Jack & Daniel gives me another Jack - Jack Daniels lol!
Sunday, February 19, 2006
I Hate Baths!
Jack had the smile wiped off his face, so to speak, this afternoon when Mike gave him a bath! In fact both he and Jesse have had a good wash. Jesse gets very dirty playing in the fields and poor little Jack looked like a mudlark as our garden is like a swamp. As we live towards the bottom of a hill, all the water seems to collect here.
Jack is the only dog we have had whose eyes appear blue in the flash of a camera. Even Jesse's amber eyes usually appear green in photos. Jack has unusual eyes, they are a sort of blue/grey and very human looking, not like dogs eyes at all. Still, he is a baby and that could change. He is nine weeks old today. Strangely, he looks much bigger and older in the pictures than he is. He is already developing adult looks though and we think he will be a very handsome dog.
Mike is somewhat wet as you can see and this was before he bathed Jesse. You should have seen him afterwards.
Still, Jack soon realized it was all worth it in the end. He had a good game afterwards and a good brushing and is now sound asleep.
Whilst I was drying him I got to thinking of all the things to do with Jack. Jack Spratt, Jack O Lantern, Jack and Jill, Jack of all trades, Jack be nimble, Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack in the box.
If you can think of any more Jacks, please leave under comments.
Hope you are all having a good Sunday.
Saturday, February 18, 2006
Saturday Smiles
WOMAN V MAN
Marriage - Part I
Typical macho man married typical good-looking lady and after the wedding, he laid down the following rules:
"I'll be home when I want, if I want and at what time I want
and I don't expect any hassle from you. I expect a great dinner to be on table unless I tell you that I won't be home for dinner. I'll go hunting, fishing, boozing and card-playing when I want with my old buddies and don't you give me a hard time about it. Those are my rules.
Any comments?"
His new bride said, "No, that's fine with me. Just understand that there will be sex here at seven o'clock every night ..........whether you're here or not."
(DAMM SHE'S GOOD!)
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Marriage (Part II)
Husband and wife had a bitter quarrel on the day of their 40th wedding anniversary!
The husband yells, "When you die, I'm getting you a headstone that reads:
"Here Lies My Wife - Cold As Ever "
"Yeah?" she replies. "When you die, I'm getting you a headstone that reads:
"Here Lies My Husband Stiff At Last"
(HE ASKED FOR IT!)
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Marriage (Part III)
Husband (a doctor) and his wife are having a fight at the
breakfast table.
Husband gets up in a rage and says, "And you are no good in bed either," and storms out of the house.
After sometime, he realizes he was nasty and decides to make amends and rings her up. She comes to the phone after many rings, and the irritated husband says, "what took you so long to answer the phone?"
She says, "I was in bed."
"In bed this early, doing what?"
"Getting a second opinion!"
(YEP, HE HAD THAT ONE COMING, TOO!)
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Marriage (Part IV)
A man has six children and is very proud of his achievement. He is so proud of himself, that he starts calling his wife, "Mother of Six" in spite of her objections.
One night, they go to a party. The man decides that it's time
to go home and wants to find out if his wife is ready to leave as well.
He shouts at the top of his voice, "Shall we go home 'Mother of Six?'
His wife, irritated by her husband's lack of discretion, shouts
right back, "Anytime you're ready, Fatherof Four."
(RIGHT ON, LADY!)
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Marriage (Part V) The Silent Treatment
A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment. Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight.
Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper, "Please wake me at 5:00 AM." He left it where he knew she would find it.
The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM and he had missed his flight. Furious, he was about to go and see why his wife hadn't wakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed.
The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM. Wake up."
Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests.
God may have created man before woman, but there is always a rough draft before the masterpiece.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
J-Land News
Wonderful news about our friend Linny who was so desperately ill. She is now back writing her journal although she can only use one hand and is having some memory problems. Please go and give her a great big welcome back at
Another journaller has, very sadly, lost her 20 year old daughter in a car accident. Please friends, go and give her some support. I can only imagine what she must be going through . When things are really bad you need all the support and love that you can get. Here is the link
Thank you.
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