Farmville

OMG I love Farmville! I can't wait till the new flower shed is available :O)

Halloween Catch Up

Thought I'd better catch up with my blog as it's nearly 3 weeks since I wrote anything. Not much has been happening lately hence the lack of blog posts so hope I don't bore the pants off you :O)

Elena went on holiday for the half term week with Gemma & Matt to Claire's house. She had a fantastic time especially with Zoe her cousin. Gemma took them all to Matlock Bath to visit the Heights of Abraham. They loved it there. They also went into Buxton & Stockport shopping and had a ride out to Bakewell. The car Matt had bought the day before the holiday decided to play up so the last few days were spent at Claire's and the AA bought them back home. Photos by Elena.

Sam & Steve also went away for the half term. They drove up to Liverpool to see their friend Billy, then back to High Wycombe to see another friend, chink. They ended up at Liam's in Guildford & then onto Lisa's where they all went to a Halloween party.

Andrew & I ended up for the first time in a very long time, on our own for a whole week. We spent most of it at work but the evenings were lovely, sat together in the front room, playing Farmville on facebook lol. I did nothing I had planned to do. I wanted to catch up with season 2 of True Blood & 2 episodes of Desperate Housewives & didn't watch either. Sam's been on at me to watch Dexter for ages & even bought round the DVD's but I just sat playing Farmville. How sad is that :O) We did go out to the Ponderosa one night which was lovely.

Elena loves, no adores Halloween and was a bit upset that she couldn't dress the house up again this year because she would be travelling back from Claire's. She can't even do it next year because we'll be across the pond in Orlando. So, as a surprise, Andrew & I bought some decorations & decorated her bedroom for her. She went nuts when she saw them :O) Andrew even made her a cake in the shape of a coffin & laid a skeleton on top lol.

Kitchen Tiles

Andrew's been concentrating on the kitchen floor tiles this week and if I say so myself, I'm loving them. It's made the kitchen/utility look so much bigger. They haven't been grouted or cleaned yet but you can see that it's definitely "Andrew's" kitchen :O) Elena's been taking photos too. She's doing photography as part of her Art GCSE & she's loving it. My favourite one she's taken is this one. Tesco Points:
Sept to Nov total today is 12900 ~ £129.00 x 4 = £516.00 holiday money
Jun to Aug total is 17100 ~ £171.00 x 4 = £684.00 holiday money
Total so far: £1200.00

Middle Age Spread

My best friend & work colleague Kerri, the one who keeps me sane & shares in my insanity has just come home from her holidays. I have missed her loads but can also sympathise about her holiday blues. Nevertheless I was so chuffed yesterday when she gave me some middle age spread :O)

Lisa you have such a dirty mind, I just don't know who you take after ???

Here's my Middle Age Spread. Bought all the way back from Wenslydale in Yorkshire, the home of Wallace & Gromit (I love Wallace & Gromit).Thank you Kerri xXx

Yesterday was such a beautiful day after 2 days of rain. The sun was shinning, it was lovely & warm & the sky was blue.

SG.U

I put the heating on last night, not because I gave in to the cold evenings but because we've had the carpets cleaned. It took Mick the carpet cleaner from 9am to 12:45 to clean the lounge, dining room & hall, landing & stairs carpets and what an amazing job he's made. They look like new :O) I had to be at work at 1pm so he finished just in time.

All I have to do now is try & dry them out. It's not stopped raining here since yesterday morning which is great for the garden but not for the carpets. Good job it's still warm :O)

We watched the new Stargate Universe last night on Sky and I have to say it was really good. Andrew was in heaven as they showed both episode 1 & 2 and then did a follow up of interviews & behind the scenes stuff. The one character that stood out for me was the actor David Blue. I always like the geeks lol & it seems like SG.U is no exception. I caught up with the new episode of House in the morning and I swear this is the best season yet. The episode starred the amazing James Earl Jones as a dictator and I was glued to the seat. It is definitely worth watching.

Sharing a Bath

Cor blimey, the temperature's dropping quickly now in the evenings isn't it. Last night I was really cold. I'm trying my best not to give in & put the heating on but I'm not sure how long I can survive. After sitting through X-Factor I gave in and decided to have a bath, but a certain person, who shall be nameless, had beaten me to it. I offered him a cup of tea in exchange for the tap end and we shared a bath for the first time I think, in years. Now we've got a 'big' bath we can both fit in it lol. We were working out how many rooms Andrew has decorated this year. We've got 13 rooms if you count the hall, landing & stairs as 1. He's decorated 9 of them, 9 in 12 months wow!! He's already talking of what he's going to do to the house next year. Thinking back, I'm sure we didn't discuss DIY the last time we shared a bath!

Tesco Points:
Sept to Nov total today is 11100 ~ £111.00 x 4 = £444.00 holiday money
Jun to Aug total is 17100 ~ £171.00 x 4 = £684.00 holiday money
Total so far: £1128.00

Mixed Feelings

I'm really happy today as I have managed to reach 10000 points from Tesco (£100) but (and it's a big but) tonight we've heard that Tesco are stopping their coupon policy. I've been saving anything between £30 & £50 per week using coupons but since Martin from Money Saving Expert went on National TV & told the UK about the policy, Tesco have put a stop to it. I'm gutted, thanks Martin!