Kitchen Update

It may not look different to the last picture, but look closely……

Can you tell? Can you?

All of the electrics have been done, AND

I have a ceiling.

Kind of.

The plasterboard is up, the plastering gets done next weekend.

It’s a slow process, but the finished result will be worth it.

Spam

Does anyone else with a WordPress blog find they get loads of spam in their Askimet Basket?

Puppy Power!

Look how cute she is! She’s 10 weeks old today, and that picture was taken a few weeks ago. She has grown so much and is starting to lose her puppy fur and her adult coat is coming through!

We took her to a puppy party the other night. It’s basically a chance for puppies to get used to socialising with other dogs their own size and they play with each other. Frankie was a little minx, she pinned down an Alsatian puppy!!

It just so happened though that two of her cousins were there. The breeder we got her from had two litters, one a week younger than Frankie, and two people that were there on Tuesday had a puppy each from that younger litter. I think they all recognised each other, coz they were playing together the most. It was so sweet!

We’ll be able to take her out for walks soon. It’ll be great when we can do that. She doesn’t really have a middle ground. She’s either on, or she’s off. And sometimes, she goes into second gear where she runs round like a mad woman, just running round as fast as she can! She’s mastered the stairs now as well. At first, she could only go up and not down, but now she can do both.

She’s learnt a trick. If she’s in the garden and she’s found something to play with, which she knows she shouldn’t have, she’ll lie there, chewing on it whilst looking at you with a cheeky look, and as soon as you get close enough to take it off her, she runs off! And she LOVES my slippers and trainers. This morning, she went up to my trainers, picked one of them up and went to her bed. So I took it off her. So she got up and went and fetched the other one instead! I think it’s coz they are the right size for her to pick up, hubby’s are just a bit too big.

She’s so good though, and she is learning quite quickly. I can tell her to sit while she’s eating, and she’ll just stop eating and sit.

So yes, I’m settling into motherhood quite well.

Halfway There

I’m halfway there with my sponsorship. The aim is to raise £150 for Race for Life, so far, I’ve raised £74. Come on guys, I’ve got two months to raise the other half. It’s for a good cause. Click here to sponsor me. It really doesn’t have to be much, something is better than nothing.

Ill

I am ill.

I don’t have tonsillitis, I have a chest infection. I have no voice, a bad cough, a streaming cold and I look like shit.

I hate being ill. I haven’t been off sick for over a year! I went in today after my doctors appointment, I lasted just over 4 hours before I was sent home. I don’t think I’ll be in tomorrow. I’ll be here, at home, feeling sorry for myself.

Interview Me

If you head over to Lass’s blog, you’ll see she had a meme up, and Ivolunteered for said meme. So as I lie here on my sick bed (I think I have tonsilitis *sob*), I will do said meme.

1) What is your favorite article of clothing? How long have you had it, and do you think you can ever part with it?

It goes without saying that it’s my wedding dress, and no, I’d never part with it, but…..In my day to day wear, my favourite item is my cream, thick cotton hoodie. I’ve had it about 4 years now I think, and I love it to bits. It’s comforting!

2) What is the most romantic thing your hubs has ever done for you?

I have to say that hubby and I aren’t very good at the whole romantic thing. But the most romantic night was our first valentines together. We’d only been together two weeks. I went round to his and he’d put a huge bunch of flowers on the bed for me and he cooked, but he’d set the table with candles and confetti hearts and stuff. It was really nice.

3) If you had just five minutes to speak with any one historical person (currently deceased) and tell them something that would save their life, who would it be and why?

I’d save Princess Diana. I still say it was a conspiracy and that she was murdered. I’d tell her not to get into that car and to spend the night where she was.

4) If you had 50,000 pounds, and you couldn’t spend any of it on yourself or any immediate family member, what would you do with the money?

I’d split it. I’d give half to Cancer Research and the rest I’d divvy up between my friends I think.

5) If you could take a trip to outer space, would you? Why or why not?

Yes I would. Just to experience the whole no gravity thing. I think it’d be ace. I’d also be able to see if aliens really do exist!

Here are the rules:

1. Leave me a comment saying, “Interview me.”
2. I will respond by emailing you five questions. I get to pick the questions.
3. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

Just so you can see how bad it is….

….this is my kitchen

See, I’m not blowing it out of proportion, it REALLY IS shit. And it won’t be complete for another 6-8 weeks.

Does anyone want to invite us round for dinner?

Stressed Out

I am extremely stressed out. I have no kitchen, no worktops, no cooker, no oven. I don’t even have a ceiling. This whole getting a new kitchen thing isn’t as good as I thought it might be.

Petition

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Chaos

That’s what I’m living in. We’re in the process of emptying the kitchen so we can start ripping it out. Frankie has discovered she can get under the units! So the sooner they’re out the sooner she won’t be able to. I feel like we’ve turned a corner with her this weekend. Don’t get me wrong, she’s still a cheeky minx! She’s going for her first trip to the vets tomorrow. She’s really grown in the last week! We’ve had loads of visitors, but they havent come to see us, they’ve come to see her.

Some little git stole my mobile phone on Saturday night from my pocket. I’m not too bothered about the phone to be honest, I’m insured and I get my new one tomorrow, it’s just the hassle of losing all my numbers and the sentimental value of the pictures that were on there. I just don’t understand why they’d bother. I mean, the first thing I did was get a bar put on it, so they couldn’t use it. And it’s not just the SIM that’s blocked, it’s the IMEI number, which means the phone is worthless!

It’s my three month review on Thursday. I’m quite nervous. positive thoughts are needed my way!!