Were all going to the Zoo tomorro...er...last weekend

So Wayne had disappeared on a stag do to Oktoberfest in Munich and I was left wondering what to do what to so with myself ...so i did the logical thing, invited my mum to stay and had a girly weekend.

On Friday we looked at all the furniture we wouldn't buy in Ikea...then on Saturday we decided to go to Tycross zoo. We didn't get to see the show leopards but we did see lots of monkeys, elephants penguins and a baby orangutan and a litter of baby meerkats.

We then went to find hobbycraft in Coventry, we failed and ended up at a garden center in the middle of the country.

On Sunday we cooked a roast and spent the afternoon playing cards ans scrabble... I lost lots

We then went and picked a very tired and hungover Wayne ... who brought some yummy looking chocolate back from Germany

Social life

It has been a week of doing stuff and meeting people, and a very nice week it has been.

On Monday I meet my brother and his family in Birmingham, so watch my nephew sing in the Music for youth festival (http://www.mfy.org.uk/coreseason/national). They where very good and so where all the other contestants.

In the evening we had the 'Monday Group' round for games and wine. They were also very patient and supportive as I sort out my insurance claim

Thursday we went to London to hand in are passports. While waiting to go into the embassy a lady approach Wayne and said that she recognised him from the forum so he felt a bit famous. after we handed are passports in and picked up are raffle ticket (high tech!) we went to Islington and met Kevin and Ollie, who used to play a well known online game. Kevin has just that his own business and Ollie is trying to become a sound engineer. They both had different jobs which they didn't really like. I was very impressed with there courage and wish them both good luck.

We had a little walk round Marble Arch and Oxford street before heading home.

Friday we went to Lucy and Paul's for a bbq and met you with lot of people we haven't seen for a while. We left them drinking marshmallow vodka, which smelt sickly.

Saturday and we were in Birmingham again, meeting with Brandi and Tasha. We chilled by the canal and then went for Japanese food. The food was cooked in front of us which was very impressive and it was very yummy.

Today is lunch with the inlaws, which brings us back to Monday again!

19 Holes

Well...I am always up for trying new things and yesterday I found myself on a golf course swinging some bats (clubs) and trying to play a game I don't/didn't understand.

It is a game all about consistency and accuracy - two things I am not particularly good with sport. I blame weak arms. It was fun and required a lot of concentration. I learnt that I need more power in my drives and less in my putting.

I think I could play again ... but maybe not very often.

We then deiced to visit the 19th hole for a spot of lunch, which ended up with us staying in pub(s) most of the afternoon and at Stu and Helen's. We watched Withnail and I, Wayne fell asleep but did amuse us by talking in his sleep.

An awesome unplanned Saturday.

Raglan Castle

On the way back From Wales we thought that we would make a little stop at Raglan Castle which is near Monmouth. It is the ruin of a Castle from the 15th century (House of Lancaster, House of York and the Tudors).

It saw the War of the Roses through to the civil war and was abandoned when the war ended and left for Ruin.
It was great fun to look around and had lots of little passageways and a vaults. It also had a great tower, which was octagonal in shape.

There was also multilingual warning signs which were very amusing...

We then travelled back home, went shopping and cooked an awesome Chinese in Stu and Helen's kitchen and then played Trivial Pursuit...A game I am rubbish at! It was fun though.

I got a PhD!

Snigger....

It has two meanings apprently! Mine is the real one

Catch up in Hull

I have a few days off work, so I thought I would take the opportunity to to visit a few friends in Hull.

So off I tottled in the car, (Wayne cycled to work and got soaked on the way home, sorry Wayne!) and got to Hull for lunch time wherea spenta wonderful afternoon with Ella and Leona and Joanne (Baby). James popped in for lunch and it was nice to see him too, I hope he got his work problem sorted out.

Mainly Ella and I put the world to right and watch Leona play. We where very amazed when we thought Leona had gone to find her new wellies and came back with crisps and then chocalate! It was an very impressive trick, but she wouldn't tell us how she did it.

I then popped down to catch with with Viv who is very well and we spent and hour gossiping on general things and then I thought I better come home before it got dark. I did run into an old freind of mums before I left.

Bad Idea Bears

I have found the ultimate group of bad idea bears...

They can convince each other and anyone that almost anything is a good idea especially if it involves Beer .

they are known collectively as the SSDS there real identities will not be revealed for there own protection.

Distraction

So I was having a lazy day yesterday and stumbled accross 2 addictive games

http://apps.facebook.com/chainrxn/?ref=nf2

http://apps.facebook.com/bejeweledblitz/?lpt=ff1c-inline

I was going to post them yesterday but I got distracted ...

Bushism?

"I take full responsibility for what happened. That's why the person who was responsible went immediately"

No it is a Brownism!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8002085.stm (full article)

Strong Bad email - Kids book

Strongbad is great internet entertainment

this one is one of my favourite

http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail84.html

enjoy

Some people need to go get an icecream sandwhich...

Invasion!!

I got a parcel today, and these guys where inside...



Apparently they are perfectly harmless unless you get them wet...after midnight!

These are great and I also have a lot of glow in the dark pens. Now all I need to do is to finish organising the event.

pub quiz

Check this out...

http://www.more4pubquiz.com/

It is either a little revision for the swan, any other pub quiz, or just a little bit of fun. You can challenge Tony Robinson

7 out of 10 with a 9 second average is my best so far.

lego beer song

Beer Art

Whilst at the pub last night, after going for a Birthday curry with Stu, we noticed that the beermats had a list of beer on them, thinking that this was the bottom side of the mat and that advert was on the other side we turn them over to find they were the same on the other side. After much discussion we decided that we should animate them ourselves, here is the first one drawn by Stu:







he has more at home, we were getting quite artistic, by the end of it. We didn't get the complete as the pen ran out :(