Up, up and away!!!!!!!!!

Today should have been my Dad's 58th birthday.

We got up this morning and everyone was feeling a bit grotty with the sniffles, I was feeling really rubbish yesterday and the day before but the kids were off it as well so we all called in sick and instead we sat around eating and moping until lunchtime.

Then the lady came bearing gifts...



annnnnnnnnnd...



claret and amber of course!! So out came the permanent marker and messages of love and birthday wishes were written on the balloons.

Shoes and coats went on and off we went to find a wide open space (I like the rest of my village, like having a home with an electricity supply) where we did this..







Then we sat on the bench keeping one eye on that big black cloud, eating Maltesers and planning what to do next birthday to top this one!!

I think it was a fitting tribute to a fabulous man with huge, gigantic amounts of love from his daughter and his Grandchildren who miss him so very much.. he would have loved it and we did too... it was soooooooooo much fun!!!

Happy Birthday Dad, we love you lots.

xx

These days are sent to remind us...

"You can shed tears that he is gone
or you can smile because he has lived.

You can close your eyes and pray that he'll come back
or you can open your eyes and see all he's left.

Your heart can be empty because you can't see him
or you can be full of the love you shared.

You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday
or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember him and only that he's gone
or you can cherish his memory and let it live on.

You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back
or you can do what he'd want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on."

- Anon

This is me and my Dad on my wedding day, he's just about to walk me down the aisle.

Look closely and see the look on his face, see how proud he is? I'm so very lucky, and the reason I'm so very lucky is because I saw that look on that face EVERYTIME he looked at me and then some clever photographer managed to capture that look for me in a timeless photo so I can still see it everyday.

This is my father and I know he loved me, I hope he knew how much I loved him too.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!

So the day finally arrived and not a minute too soon for my girls bless them, they were SO excited, it was great to watch...

at first what we wanted for our birthday was boobs (yes, you read right...) so after I explained that they were not something that I could buy for them right now (or indeed ever!) they decided to 'make' their own and so we ended up with this....




I thought it was amusing anyway!! So, moving swiftly on to this....



the birthday was a winner. The dolls were fantastic and are already much loved by everyone except the cat who is completely freaked out by them, bless her and the food was well received by all... I even made buns and the birthday cake!!! look see...


yep!! I made a cake!!!! I think it might look slightly phallic...but no one else seemed to notice!!

anyway, it was a great day and the kids fell asleep at 7pm..which is ALWAYS a winner in my book!

Bless!!!!!!

I know some really nice people!!!

Angelina's lil boyfriend Leo's Mum, just knocked on the front door with 2 presents and cards for tomorrow and some sweets for Jake so he doesn't feel left out!!

Now you might not think thats such a big deal but when you consider that we hardly know each other really and Leo has only been at the nursery with the girls for a few months or so then I think thats really sweet.

People are reluctant to buy gifts for twins as it can get quite expensive, which is understandable, after all.. kids toys aren't cheap these days but to buy them something, and something for Jake too... even when they're isnt a party involved is lovely I think. So big thanks to Sarah and Leo, I'm very touched.

Trouble is now we're all intrigued as to what is under the beautiful wrapping paper and we have to wait until tomorrow to find out..... bugger. lol

HOW MUCH?!?!?!?!?!

The 'Jennie Savage Exchequer' is closed for business until I've saved up some more money...

it's true I have finally spent up. At least thats what I'm telling the kids....lol



This is "My Baby", apparently....

"She's the sweetest, most realistic baby doll you'll ever meet. You can give her a name and she will respond to it! My Baby can move her arms & head and can hold her accessories. She loves to hug her teddy bear, drink from her bottle and hold her blanket. You can play peek-a-boo together and she giggles when you tickle her. Take care of your baby by changing her nappy, feeding her and wrapping her up in her blanket when it's time for bed."

This coming Sunday my beautiful girls are 4. Apparently, "this ^^^ is what we want for our birthday Mummy!!".

Apparently "We NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED her"

Apparently... we need one each because one of us wants to call her 'Emma' like in the advert and one of us wants to call her "No Rebecca NO!!!!!" after Luke from BB (guess which one and no... I don't allow my 4 yr olds to watch Big Brother....it's a long story...lol) and she'll only recognise one name.

Apparently... 'My Baby' is £50. yes... I said FIFTY F*CKIN POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!! for a doll!

"HOW MUCH?!?!?!?!?" Yell I in the middle of the toystore, much to the disapproving stares of every mother in the world around me.

"That will be £100 please" whispers terrified young shop assistant with pretty pink cheeks... me thinks she was a tad embarrassed by my shocking outburst. "They're £50 each."

"FIFTY QUID?!?!? for a doll?" say I...

"Does it shite pound coins for that?" says my shopping buddy *edited* who would like to remain anonymous due to the embarrassment of read this post earlier.....

"ummm..... no, I don't think so..?" says the poor girl and then she reads off the small list of things it does do as I lean on the counter and cross my legs to try not to pee my pants laughing at anon shopping bud who is stood wide eyed and mumbling under her breath about "daylight fookin' robbery!" - I sooooooooo nearly made a puddle in Toymaster.

"Well for £50 it'd better be made of f*ckin gold!" says anon shopping bud. heh ;)

So in the end I didn't buy them, not because I don't want them but I had a feeling we were about to be ejected from the shop!!

Anyway, no matter for I have discovered 2 vouchers in my inbox for 20% off from the ELC as part of their birthday club thing, I might have to save myself a few quid and get them from there, £40 each is still a lot but its better than £50 I suppose...lol

and then when I've finished buying those my precious boy Jake wants a Nintendo DS lite for his birthday (do't want much my lot huh??) and then there's the Wii that I just bought them for Xmas... that was a bargain though!!!! LOL I'm rubbish aren't I? every year I complain that they get too much and every year they get more...

Think they might have to fight Rich for the Wii though he's already planning the Xmas day games schedule!!! I bought one of those Wii Fit things to go with it too, so its definitely worth the money if it helps us all in our recent quest to become fit instead of fat!! LOL

I just hope my newly anorexic wallet can recover....hehehe

Best excuse in the world ever!

^^^ she might not be but I bloody am!!!

As we are all aware, I have been having some scary domestic goddess moments of late.

Well I'm pleased to announce they are over, well... for today at least!

I'm clearing away breakfast dishes, go to the sink and what do I find??



nice isn't it?

needless to say I wont be doing any dishes until someone rescues me from this monster so I'm off to put my feet up with a cuppa and the omnibus edition of the Gilmore Girls on E4!!! God I feckin' LOVE Saturdays!!! mwahahahahaha

Out of the waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!!

Look!!! its me!!!!!

Well, almost. Today I got back behind the wheel of a car for the first time in... well a whole lot of years that I don't really want to count!
I was 17 when my Dad taught me to drive (around Tesco car park in Cleckheaton) and now I'm 33 so you work it out cos I'm pretending not to remember! LOL

My driving instructor is called Lee and he's a little older than me, he's nice but unfortunately he does NOT resemble Mr Tennant above and I'm afraid thats just not good enough!! There was I, under the impression that driving instructors are to look like my beloved David (albeit in geeky form...it matters not to me) but alas no *le sigh*.
Still... its probably a good thing, I would NEVER have been able to concentrate with David Tennant at the dual controls! I'd be a road menace! heheheh

Anyhoo... I decided I liked it that much that I'm gonna do it again!! might even do a test or two and buy me a car...mmmmhmmm...ya... me..owning a car! Oooh... pink fluffy dice and pink seat covers....PINK CAR!!!!!!!! Rich would never get in it would he? Remind of this fact, I may need it later ;)

So I went driving and not only did I drive around Sainsbury's car park (which was fun but let's face it, its not Tesco's in Cleckheaton and I'm not 17 and terrified anymore either...) and then down some road somewhere (scarily observant aren't I?) and I have to admit, it wasn't long before it was all coming back to me so even though I was having a smidge more than a gigantic meltdown at 9am this morning I was soon feeling much better and I'm quite proud of myself too.

So, Lee's a pretty busy guy, I'm booked in for next lesson on 2nd October and I'm doing them in 2 hour blocks weekly at the mo, but I can't wait for the next one and am practising at home with the dinner plate and wooden spoon (stop laughing I'm serious heh), its exciting isn't it?!?!?!