prezzies .... again.... already!!!

 I have exciting gifts for my birthday and I've only got them from two friends so far!!!

From Lou a desk calendar of lost English words for 2008. No doubt I will share them with you as the year unfolds - and there are 366 as it's a Leap Year. My Christmas prezzies from her were ace - a finger torch (I have shocking night vision); a teeshirt with a long thin monarch lying in a drunken stupor with the words lateral thin king on it hee hee and a notebook made from recycled plastic boxes. When it's full I can send it back to the makers and they will recycle it again. I feel all green.

From Sue a lovely woolly scarf and gloves in a fetching natural ecru shade and a wind-up radio, torch, phone charger (see above for how useful that is). Yay! Also two bottles of Chilean red.

Tonight there is a part-ay at Joani's with disguises, games and cards. Squeee! I am taking my Ultimate Movie Quiz and no doubt we'll do charades for clues so Lynn can join in (She's a bit slow on the uptake but we love her).

Boxing Day I went to view the lads against Manchester United. Pitiful fare for 47,360 paying fans but at least I was there for a 4-0 defeat and I saw Ronaldo and Rooney, neither of whom are on my Fantasy team, which, by the way, has suffered a recent reverse that I don't want to dwell on.. Coming out, the aforementioned night blindness kicked in and I found myself walking in completely the wrong direction from where I'd parked the car. Fortunately, I was able to do a circular tour of the back streets of Sunderland and find my way onto recognisable territory but I could have ended up in Shields! (north when I needed to be south of the river). Anyway I managed OK.

TV viewing consisted of my dad watching a 24 hour Two Ronnies marathon like some sort of 80 year old Pavlovian dog. We played cards for pennies after that and then watched Shrek 3 on Boxing night. Quite enjoyed that though there wasn't enough Donkey and Puss action. The girl power bits were funny as was Merlin but I could have done without Justin Timberlake.

That's all for now. Happy Holy Innocents Day to my Catholic readers.

prezzies .... again.... already!!!

 I have exciting gifts for my birthday and I've only got them from two friends so far!!!

From Lou a desk calendar of lost English words for 2008. No doubt I will share them with you as the year unfolds - and there are 366 as it's a Leap Year. My Christmas prezzies from her were ace - a finger torch (I have shocking night vision); a teeshirt with a long thin monarch lying in a drunken stupor with the words lateral thin king on it hee hee and a notebook made from recycled plastic boxes. When it's full I can send it back to the makers and they will recycle it again. I feel all green.

From Sue a lovely woolly scarf and gloves in a fetching natural ecru shade and a wind-up radio, torch, phone charger (see above for how useful that is). Yay! Also two bottles of Chilean red.

Tonight there is a part-ay at Joani's with disguises, games and cards. Squeee! I am taking my Ultimate Movie Quiz and no doubt we'll do charades for clues so Lynn can join in (She's a bit slow on the uptake but we love her).

Boxing Day I went to view the lads against Manchester United. Pitiful fare for 47,360 paying fans but at least I was there for a 4-0 defeat and I saw Ronaldo and Rooney, neither of whom are on my Fantasy team, which, by the way, has suffered a recent reverse that I don't want to dwell on.. Coming out, the aforementioned night blindness kicked in and I found myself walking in completely the wrong direction from where I'd parked the car. Fortunately, I was able to do a circular tour of the back streets of Sunderland and find my way onto recognisable territory but I could have ended up in Shields! (north when I needed to be south of the river). Anyway I managed OK.

TV viewing consisted of my dad watching a 24 hour Two Ronnies marathon like some sort of 80 year old Pavlovian dog. We played cards for pennies after that and then watched Shrek 3 on Boxing night. Quite enjoyed that though there wasn't enough Donkey and Puss action. The girl power bits were funny as was Merlin but I could have done without Justin Timberlake.

That's all for now. Happy Holy Innocents Day to my Catholic readers.