Why me?

Car developed a horrible noise when leaving work.  Got as far as Waterbeach before it got really bad.  RAC towed car home.  Calling garage and Warranty peeps tomorrow.  Clutch f****d.  Not a happy bunny.
Really lovely couple invited us into their home (we were in waterbeach to buy a radio for Dave that we had won from ebay - was supposed to be a 5 min stop on way home as we'd left work a little early especially) gave us coffee and kept the 3 of us warm while we waited.  There are some genuinely lovely people still left in the world.  As RAC guy (Ben) couldn't fit us in his van, Terry (radio man) offered to drive us all the way home!  How unbelievably kind! 
I need to make a special mention too for my super childminder Jessica and her husband Arron for hanging onto our other 2 until we got back and I could run the other car over to collect them.  So glad we didn't part-ex the Brava!
Now got to battle on phone tomorrow to get it fixed.  So going to have nightmares about this tonight.  Oh well here's to a restless nights sleep and a terrible morning.

New Year New Car!

Hi everyone it's me again!  Well I found the christmas spirit eventually, it was hiding in a tin of Roses chocolates lol!!!  Seriously, we did have a lovely christmas and new year with Mum and Dad and my sister and her family.  Presents were great - none that I even slightly considered exchanging!!!  Dave will tell you all that I am extremely difficult to buy for and very hard to surprise but he managed it this year!  Must be something about being married now but not only did I love all of my gifts from him, I actually had no idea what any of them were! Well ok, maybe a sneaking suspicion about a couple but normally I definitely know what most of them are but not this time!  Children loved all of their gifts too (I assume Quinn did anyway he didn't actually say much.....) and have played with ALL of them and are still playing with them.  None are left forgotten and cast aside in the corners of the living room or bedroom as is the case occassionally with some children (I have heard tales....) so needless to say I am very happy with the way things went.  Then out of the blue we get a phone call from someone who shall remain nameless (some of you reading this will already know who this is but they have asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal) saying that they would like to give us some money (GIVE not LEND) to get another car as the one we have is unreliable and a bit too small for our growing family!  OMG!!!  I'm not speechless often but this time I actually was - so much so that this person had to ask if I was still there and if I'd heard what they had said!  Then the thank you's and the tears flowed.  After the call the shock and disbelief set in.  The next day we were sure it was a weird dream that we had both somehow had at the same time but no, it was very real.  We are the luckiest people and very very grateful.  The hunt for a suitable car began in earnest but there wasn't really that much about (and still isn't) with our criteria.  Now all we wanted was a car that was newer than out current one and had either 3 separate back seats or an MPV (7 seater).  Dave has a thing against most French cars so that was a no-no.  We decided a while ago that we liked the Fiat Ulysse MPV's and so with that in mind we trawled the internet and car sales places.  At last we found one in Peterborough and one just north of Bradford.  We decided to look at the one in P'boro as it's closest.  Very Long story short, we liked it, got the cheque, banked it, waited for it to clear, went back today in the snow and bought it!!!  I feel very lucky and very happy right now.  Even though I have a stonking headache as I'm writing this.  I am fed, I am warm, I am loved an awful lot by my family and friends and we have an 8 SEATER CAR!!!  I ask you - How lucky can one person be?

been a long time!

Hi everyone!  I know I haven't posted since August but a lot has been happening - the christening of my youngest son, Quinn, a trip to Las Vegas with work and planning a wedding and finally getting married to Dave!   Phew glad it's all done now but it seems that christmas has sneaked up on me!!!
I know everyone celebrates differently and has their own family traditions been passed down and also some new ones that you started when you started your own families, and that some love to get their decorations out as soon as the clock strikes midnight on 30th November and others leave it until a couple of days before Christmas day to put them up....BUT don't you just find it a bit too much sometimes?  I'm not saying that every year I feel like this and it's probably just because I've had a lot on my plate, but this year I don't really seem to have the christmas spirit.  I've lost it!!!  The decorations and trees are up, the lights are up and presents are being planned and bought.  Christmas food plans are being planned and negotiated with mum and sleeping arrangements are being arranged as for every other year, so why do I feel a bit flat this year?  I normally love sitting in front of the tree at night with the twinkling lights wrapping presents but I found myself hating it!  WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME???  We've been to see 3 different santas and some real reindeer which was lovely but no mounting excitement, no warm fuzzy feelings, nothing.  Why is it more stressful this year than any other?  I only have one more child and he's only 6 months so doesn't have a long list, neither of the others have reeled off a shed load of stuff they want either.  Maybe I'll get into the swing of things after I've had a day christmas shopping without the kids?  Who knows.  All I know right now is that it all seems to be a huge stressful rush for one day of frantic unwrapping, pigging out, watching tv then squeezing some more food in before bed!  I don't want to sound Bah Humbug at all I love seeing my kids faces light up when they get downstairs and see their presents and I love giving people presents and obviously receiving them!  I guess it's just taking me a little longer this year to get christmassy!  I hope none of you are struggling this year to find your christmas spirit, and don't forget that one well chosen present is much better (no matter how little it cost) than lots of little things that your children will play with for maybe a couple of days then discard.  I've learnt that lesson the hard way!

This is different and a bit scary

Well I'm new to this blogging lark so I thought I'd take some time out to give it ago - you never know it might help me and also help some people who read it!  Or at the very least give them a giggle!
As you will know (if you know me at all) I am slightly odd at the best of times and quite crazy at the worst all due to my depression and also now it has been heavily hinted at that I have ADHD too so a whole world of crazy going on in this house!  Add to this the fact that I am planning a christening for september and a wedding in november AND it's summer holidays and you get total and utter chaos!!!  All I can say is I'm glad I live in the arse end of nowhere so no-one can hear me scream!!  Seriously though this is a lot harder work that I thought it would be and not being able to get hold of the person who deals with the bookings for stowbridge village hall is not helping any.  I can't complete my invitation inserts without booking the hall and it's driving me MAD!  I also have to meet with a lady at the Castle Hotel in Downham to arrange a menu for my wedding guests to pre-order from which I cannot do today because Dave's at work and it would be a very bad idea to try to do it with the kids in tow.  And breathe.  At least I have managed to get the christening sorted out and can finish writing the invites and send them out.  One thing down....