Guess I'm the one to start it up yet again...

White rabbits!! (No pun intended just because Easter's coming up.)

So... what's everyone doing today, on the first day of April?

I'm going to stay home since today's not my day for going to work.

I think I have to work

Spring energy is in the air! I don't know what kind of switch turned on today, but I have a lot more energy today than even the last few weeks of March and definitely a lot more than winter. :D

So... what's everyone doing today, on the first day of April?

I'm going to stay home since today's not my day for going to work.



nothing much, My Mother is celebrating her birthday Thursday.  :)

My dad's birthday is I think on the 8th

Busy day at home today. We had our carpet cleaned this morning; the process took 4 hours. Before the carpet cleaning company got to our house, we had to make sure everything was off of it (save for furniture) so that the guys could do their work. Now we have to wait for it to dry. Because of this, I haven't been able to get online at all today...until now. And in less than an hour I have an event to go to.

My dad's birthday is I think on the 8th

Very nice; my dad's is the next day!

mom and dad are going out for dinner now

mom and dad are going out for dinner now

That's nice; I hope they have a good time. My dad is not sure where he wants to go for dinner next week on his special day, but since it is a Tuesday, we will all have to go to work.

Busy few days here.


James has gone on a school trip to Greece. The bus left the school car park at about 4 a.m. yesterday. Thankfully its only about a five minute walk from the house so we only needed to get up a short while before.

Then last night Elizabeth and I ran the bar at the school Jazz Night. We've done it for the past few years. It's good fun, great music and lots of people to chat to, plus free food and a drink.


Today was the last day of work/school until just after Easter.  Various end of term jobs to leave the labs in a decent shape for the start of term while the rest of the school are at the various Founder's Day church services (different year groups go to different venues in the schools and a couple of the churches in town). When the students have all left at noon the staff get a three course celebratory meal.  Then I came home and had a nap!


Dai will come home tonight so we can have a day with Elizabeth before she goes on a field study trip for a week.

Yesterday (Saturday) I finally completed my tax forms and mailed them! (I would have done it sooner, but I wanted to make sure I had everything right on them before submitting them.)

Yes I know there is also the option to take them to a professional and have it done that way (which I actually did last year... on the first of March), but I didn't do that this time around.

We decided to get Elizabeth to pack all her uni stuff so we could take everything last Friday. We drove down to Cambridge, unloaded the car and then went out for a nice meal in a Greek restaurant.

Dai and I went round to see my dad on Saturday and fit a key safe outside his house. My niece is a trained paramedic and she recommended he get one fitted so it would be easier for the ambulance crew to get into the house if necessary. I also vacuumed up the cobwebs from all the downstairs rooms. I don't think they had been done for a while!

James came back from his school trip early this morning. Later today I am taking him to the test centre for his driving theory test.

We decided to get Elizabeth to pack all her uni stuff so we could take everything last Friday. We drove down to Cambridge, unloaded the car and then went out for a nice meal in a Greek restaurant.

Dai and I went round to see my dad on Saturday and fit a key safe outside his house. My niece is a trained paramedic and she recommended he get one fitted so it would be easier for the ambulance crew to get into the house if necessary. I also vacuumed up the cobwebs from all the downstairs rooms. I don't think they had been done for a while!

James came back from his school trip early this morning. Later today I am taking him to the test centre for his driving theory test.

...and Cambridge won the Boat Race too.

...and Cambridge won the Boat Race too.


All of them.

We didn't know anybody rowing this time, though I think Elizabeth probably knows the girl rowing at stroke as they are in the same college. Last year we knew a girl in the Cambridge Women's second boat.

All of them.

We didn't know anybody rowing this time, though I think Elizabeth probably knows the girl rowing at stroke as they are in the same college. Last year we knew a girl in the Cambridge Women's second boat.
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This year's race was of keen interest for me, for Olympic Rowing Medalist James Cracknell was at Number 2 in the boat. 

work today  after work tomorrow, I get to go grocery shopping

Today is my dad's birthday; we took him out for dinner last night because we all had to go to work today. We're gonna have birthday cake later on tonight. :)

Walked into town this morning to take a book back to the library. The library has a new smart system installed, meaning on some days you can only enter by swiping your library card and typing in a PIN. This system wasn't running last time I went to the library so I couldn't register. It's working now, and Wednesday is one of the smart days where you can only get in using your card. I am in town again tomorrow getting my hair cut so I will have to go back to register at the library.


James's friends have come round for a Dungeons and Dragons session. There's a distinct smell of teenage boy about the place.

Going to look at a new(er) vehicle today.

Pics if I get it.

Going to look at a new(er) vehicle today.

Pics if I get it.

Good luck with that.

Today is my dad's birthday; we took him out for dinner last night because we all had to go to work today. We're gonna have birthday cake later on tonight. :)


Happy Birthday to him. :)

Today is my dad's birthday; we took him out for dinner last night because we all had to go to work today. We're gonna have birthday cake later on tonight. :)

Happy Belated Birthday to your dad

Woe is me - I gotta get the taxes done  :o

gonna finish mine as well.  Lets see, the weekend is coming and I'm going to want to do some garden like stuff even if it's just arrange the weeds to look nicer.

Woe is me - I gotta get the taxes done  :o



Done!

I am lucky because I let Carlos handle it which is basically handing everything over to our financial advisors. This year will be no harm, no foul. We don't owe nor will we get anything back.


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Just traded in my Malibu for a 2015 Chevrolet Impala LTZ.  I'll get some pics up when I get a chance.

Woe is me - I gotta get the taxes done  :o


Do you have any refunds coming to you, AG?

Woe is me - I gotta get the taxes done  :o


Done!

I am lucky because I let Carlos handle it which is basically handing everything over to our financial advisors. This year will be no harm, no foul. We don't owe nor will we get anything back.


Cat


Glad I got mine finished last weekend. I will be getting a small refund.

Anyhoo, I have a dental appointment this morning (one hour from now, in fact).

Found out I've been very sick...

Found out I've been very sick...



Hope you feel better.

Anyway, my dental appointment went well this morning. No cavities or anything to mention.

Anyhoo, I have a dental appointment this morning (one hour from now, in fact).


We went to the dentist yesterday as well


Anyway, my dental appointment went well this morning. No cavities or anything to mention.


Same here.

Woe is me - I gotta get the taxes done  :o


So glad we don't have to do this.


Just got back from Parkrun. Elizabeth posted a new personal best (and beat her former chemistry teacher by one second!)

Anyway, my dental appointment went well this morning. No cavities or anything to mention.


I was at the dentist last month and lo and behold, no cavities. :)

We went to the dentist yesterday as well

Same here.

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I was at the dentist last month and lo and behold, no cavities. :)

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yesterday was mom why cant I garden day.  I got her to say something besides I cant dig and me saying but I can to her.

Yesterday (Sunday) was a good day for me, even though we had a long morning at church. But we rested the remainder of the day.

Today I had things to take care of. Tomorrow's a work day.

I am trying to recall the os I used for the magic parody I did.  Pair of dice  I roll the dice and lookie one's already bare.  I don't remember all I wrote and did.

This morning I got my car serviced... but it took a little longer than usual, because they had to replace the battery (in addition to doing the routine work), and they noticed that one tire was low. So they sent me down the street to the tire store (where we had purchased new tires for this car 2+ years ago) so the people there could look at it. So I did that, and they found a nail embedded in said tire. It got fixed, and they didn't charge me anything for that because the set of tires was under warranty. (The only thing I had to pay for was service to the car.)

My current work and trying to get work that might help me get some kind of training.  I don't want to talk about it.

^ Fair enough, if that's how you feel.

Right now I am tired after a long day. Drove to work (with no heavy traffic), worked my hours, then drove home (with plenty of heavy traffic). Had an early dinner with my family, then we went to the church for our Holy Thursday service. Parents had to set everything up, practice the music with the choir, and then came the service (7pm). When it was over we came home.

Tomorrow my mom has to go to the church for the Good Friday service, but my dad and I don't. Which is good because I need a day at home.

plans have been made to eventually try working somewhere else for possible better training, but I may not be at a place that care and love eachother as much

^ Too bad about that.

I've been in my current job for 3 1/4 years (exactly) and it's a good company with good people (including a caring boss, who shows concern when an employee is not feeling well - which was the case with me last month).

well, I don't know yet.  I just know these people that are suppose to be helping me seem like they want to deny my rights and if so they're going to pay

^I've had similar experiences when trying to look for a job. Someone would help me all they could, but never actually get me into a good employment. I still am hoping for a good employment position closer to home (my current job is a 27-mile drive one way from my house), but part of me doesn't want to leave my current job because it's a good company and I enjoy the work/environment there.

Anyways, right now my dad is taking my mom to an urgent care facility because she injured her hand yesterday and wants to see what she can do to get it back to normal.

^ Too bad about that.

I've been in my current job for 3 1/4 years (exactly) and it's a good company with good people (including a caring boss, who shows concern when an employee is not feeling well - which was the case with me last month).



I've been at my job for about 12 years.

I've been at my job for about 12 years.

Awesome. Do you enjoy it there?

Anyways, right now my dad is taking my mom to an urgent care facility because she injured her hand yesterday and wants to see what she can do to get it back to normal.

Update: They just got back home a short while ago; my mom's hand is doing better. The doctor gave it an injection, which will help subside the pain.

my hands will need a little rest from weed pulling

Awesome. Do you enjoy it there?


It's OK It's not the greatest but at least it's a job and I'm moving about.

Update: They just got back home a short while ago; my mom's hand is doing better. The doctor gave it an injection, which will help subside the pain.


I hope she is soon back to full health.



Just back from a weekend in Cambridge. Dai's mum came with us. We stayed in an Airbnb place - a semi-detached two bed house in a new complex of apartments and houses.

On Friday we had a punt and went up and down the river and yesterday we went to Ely to visit the cathedral there.  Today we were at the botanic gardens before driving home

^ Oh yes, she was. Thanks.

In fact, last night she was able to sing at the Easter Vigil service and conduct the choir without any trouble. Same with this morning at 9 for today's service.

And then afterwards we went out to our favorite place for brunch!

came across a Sacramento butterfly garden website so I've started looking up some plants again. 
this is exactly what I've been looking for,  Plants butterflys can stop by and eat as they're migrating.So anyway, I'm looking at what they sugest.  My monkey flower seeds just came and I think I want to get some solar pumps some time soon to create some sort of little fountains. 

Sleepless night today  >:(

talk and stuff having to do with work and stuff. bla

So...I'll be having the house to myself during the final week of April; this is because my parents will be going on a week-long cruise up the west coast of the US. (I'm not going with them, since I have work to do, and stuff like that.) They've had a busy last few weeks (with preparations for Easter, etc), so they need some time away.

Think I'll plant some seeds I now have starting with the monkey flower seeds I just got.  already planted  the soy bean seeds.  Have lupine seeds but may want to put them in the ground instead of a pot because they grow very deep roots.  Have chrysanthemum seeds but think they need to be planted in the fall

So...I'll be having the house to myself during the final week of April; this is because my parents will be going on a week-long cruise up the west coast of the US. (I'm not going with them, since I have work to do, and stuff like that.) They've had a busy last few weeks (with preparations for Easter, etc), so they need some time away.

They'll be leaving in less than an hour, by the way.

So...I'll be having the house to myself during the final week of April; this is because my parents will be going on a week-long cruise up the west coast of the US. (I'm not going with them, since I have work to do, and stuff like that.) They've had a busy last few weeks (with preparations for Easter, etc), so they need some time away.


All round to Jeff's for a party!

All round to Jeff's for a party!


PARTY! PARTY!


Cat

All round to Jeff's for a party!

PARTY! PARTY!


Cat

Sure! The door is open now! ;) :D

Had a mild headache for part of the afternoon today, but I'm glad it's gone now.

The last thing I needed happened to me yesterday, that guy that keeps saying and wants to  buy me ice cream at Mc Donalds was at the bus station.

Had a mild headache for part of the afternoon today, but I'm glad it's gone now.


Too much partying!  ;)

International Penguin Day - let's celebrate!

Or go to work as normal, eat dinner and flop in front of the tv

Too much partying!  ;)

That, and not enough sleep during the night.

I find myself rarely sleeping these days.  It seems to help me when I stuff myself at dinner time.

I find myself rarely sleeping these days.  It seems to help me when I stuff myself at dinner time.

Simple advice: Don't eat too much at dinner time. You can get full without stuffing yourself.

International Penguin Day - let's celebrate!

Or go to work as normal, eat dinner and flop in front of the tv
Celebrate by making a journey home?

Simple advice: Don't eat too much at dinner time. You can get full without stuffing yourself.


or just limit your portions.

Simple advice: Don't eat too much at dinner time. You can get full without stuffing yourself.


I just had some dreams last night after having a big meal.  Okay, it was full not stuff stuff, but it seems my brain needs extra food my brain to function in everything I do.  Yesterday I put some of my plants in the ground to get them out of plastic pots.  In the evening, I had some trouble listening to part of a cartoon so I decided to watch some Pink Panther

or just limit your portions.

That's good to do too.



I just had some dreams last night after having a big meal.  Okay, it was full not stuff stuff, but it seems my brain needs extra food my brain to function in everything I do.  Yesterday I put some of my plants in the ground to get them out of plastic pots.  In the evening, I had some trouble listening to part of a cartoon so I decided to watch some Pink Panther

O....kay... I think I understand (somewhat).

^ I don't understand me either


good news and bad news  the bad news is I'll be gone all day tomorrow.  The good news is that my boyfriend is a movie star

Anyways, I'm doing fine holding down the fort at home. Parents messaged me earlier today (email/facebook) and I told 'em things were just fine here at home. Right now they're on the ship heading toward San Francisco.

We traveled to get to this cancer information thing.  I ended up having double vision and hearing problems, but mom said she got some good info.

looked at mybeads and I have punk spikes so I wanted to remind myself what punk was. Of the music lists and titles in then I saw, I now a knew God Save The Queen for sure although I couldn't hear the speach I know what the song sounds like.

I'll go in the shower  some time after my brother gets out then figure out what the L i'm going to do



;)

Going to see Menopause: The Musical-AGAIN, today.  :) :)

The last time we saw it-and it looks like maybe this time, too included Megan Cavanagh in the cast-who played Marla Hooch in A League Of Their Own.


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Anyways, I'm doing fine holding down the fort at home. Parents messaged me earlier today (email/facebook) and I told 'em things were just fine here at home. Right now they're on the ship heading toward San Francisco.

Yesterday (Saturday) in the morning, my mom called me from San Francisco; she and my dad say they've been having a good time. (And I assume they did during the day, after talking to me on the phone.) Today (Sunday) they are at sea, heading further north. Tomorrow is their next port (Astoria, Oregon).

Looking to see if I can find any more info on jesters and stuff and came across street performers.  That's what I'd be determined to do.  I've already written hundreds of my own parodies unless there's some kind of real bad law to get me or something.  I might be able to just do something like this as a hobby maybe.

the place I work at is in trouble.  They want me to bring my joker hat.

slight change of plans.  What they're having me do at work right now is messing up my double vision so I'm going to be a pirate.  Lets see, Polly spelled backwards is Yllop.  How do you say that?

Busy day this morning, going for place to place, at one point it was easier to walk than waiting for public transport.

slight change of plans.  What they're having me do at work right now is messing up my double vision so I'm going to be a pirate.  Lets see, Polly spelled backwards is Yllop.  How do you say that?

"Ill-op"? That would be my best guess.

Busy day this morning, going for place to place, at one point it was easier to walk than waiting for public transport.

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I had a busy day myself, with work. Being the last day of the month, it's always a busy time. But I got everything done; only stayed 10 extra minutes.

So I came dressed as a pirate and made the workers laugh and smile as well a someone to come say high to me.  Planning on showing them my jester hat and eventually my magic hat ( gust need to make sure mom doesn't find out or I'm sure she'll kill me,  but this is a positive place that thinks that love and determination are important.  They want to see me dress up again

Bye Bye April!

It is now May 1st.

It is now May 1st.
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Bye Bye April!

It had its share of eventful moments, for all of us. :)

bye bye month  bye bye springyness

bye bye month  bye bye springyness
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