Something I really should have posted as the title for the post on Monday considering my rant about referees!
My son went to Jo Jingles today. It was one of the kids birthday's there. He refused to sing Happy Birthday. For ages, he has wanted a birthday of his own. Coming up to my birthday, he wanted his own birthday. He was told his was after mine. Well, I have had mine, and he wants his. So when another child had his birthday, he felt that his own birthday had been stolen. Which is sad, though it does make me laugh. Anyway, I am to look forwards to the game on Saturday. I might get a chance to listen to bits as I drive home from work. And then, on the day afterwards, I get to spend precious time with my family.
And for those wondering about the picture, it is about the flip flop of our Prime Minister over the proposed sell off of our nations forests. But that is not the most important story in the news right now. It is the liberation of Egypt. It will be interesting to see if democracy does happen, but there and in Tunisia. And more interesting will be the chance for democracy to spread throughout the Middle East. That could be a double edged sword, if nothing else for Israel, but if true democracy is allowed to flourish, and is not stamped on by the west, or the dictators of the Middle East, well then the world will become a better place, and the fight against terrorism will be that much stronger.
Evening all. I am sitting in front of the kids while they watch Cbeebies. Got to spend time with them. For the moment, I get to spend Wednesdays taking them to school. Normally, that mean that I go to work, come back, walk them to school, leave my daughter there. Then I walk with my son to his pre-school. Then get back, go to work, do some more paperwork, then pick up my son, go home, have lunch, go back to work, and return to collect my daughter.
I love it, and I look forwards to Wednesdays loads, it being one of my favourite days.
Today was different. My wife is not very well and so I stayed at home and got them ready. My daughter and I had issues about the speed of getting ready. I wanted her to get ready faster, she wanted to take a more relaxed approach to doing so. I managed to convince her to do things quicker with a promise to take her to school in the double pushchair so that all her friends would get to see her in it. Peer pressure does have its advantages. Though we still were pushing it, and my poor son had to practically run the way there, his short legs not being able to go as fast as his big sisters.
Afterwards, my wife told me that my daughter had begged her not to go to work as "Daddy can not get me ready" and that while she has to shout at times, the level of screaming from my daughter was more than normally happens. I am amazed at the patience of my parents at times, and having kids does make me feel sorry for them, for there are many times I feel sorry for myself, let alone my wife, after all, I get a rest by going to work!
The trip back from preschool and school was a lot better. My son got to ride his tricycle on the way back, which was great as it tired him out and allowed him to have a nap with my wife, something that both needed. My daughter loved being able to use her scooter to get back from school, though she was a bit tired by the time she arrived at home!
And of course there has to be time to talk about politics. Our Prime Minister says that we are all in it together. Which is nice, considering that his party are getting so much money from those in the city. Mind you, it is not a surprise. I guess those cuts will affect them then? Oh, they will not really, well, not compared to how they could be. Anyway, take care.
First of all, let me rant about the football. Now, I know that my rant is not going to be as well formed as other people when they make posts about football. But I am going to have to moan about a game where we played with ten men against twelve. I know that referees have a hard time, and that mistakes are going to be made, but it was wrong that Nolan was not sent off for holding our goalie in a headlock. Diaby did deserve to be sent off for his attack on Barton as referees should take a hard line on violent conduct. But when Nolan was left on the pitch... Saying that, we should have held onto a four goal lead. That we could not, despite being two men down on Newcastle was a reflection on how well Newcastle played, how bad we played, and how crap the decisions the ref made. And to think, Fabregas has been getting stick for allegedly making comments about referees taking bribes in the game against Everton and then this happens! I know that Newcastle had one goal disallowed, but then so did we, and the second penalty was not one. But as noted, credit where credit is due. We folded, but Newcastle played brilliantly (with the help of the ref) and the last goal was amazing.
Anyway, back to the kids. Yesterday, took them to the shops, my son on a tricycle, my daughter on her scooter. They both loved it. They had stopped me watching football, my son deciding that he wanted to play it in the garden after watching me watch the first four Arsenal goals and my daughter decided to do the same. But after they got bored in the garden, I took them to the shops. Well, they loved the change in the routine. Both spending time in the garden and also the new and different way of going to the shops. My daughter did have a tendency to fall over on the scooter which is a two wheeled one, and not the fashionable ones that everyone else has. But she loves it. The time spent with them is precious, and is something I have to treasure as they are not going to want to spend time with me in a few years!
Also, we went out for a rare treat. We went to The Sun in Dedham. My wife loved it. She is a great cook, and I am lucky enough to have food of that standard most days. But she does not get to enjoy such food. She did take me out for my birthday last month, but ended up with food poisoning due to the Scallops that she ate at the Fountain House and did not like the food at The Anchor in Nayland. The kids liked being taken out for the day and the Sun Inn is dog friendly so they got to see quite a few dogs, which where not as boisterous as Dougal, my brothers dog is, when they get to see him. Anyway, time to go. Until my next quick instalment.
Q: What do you do when a blond throws a pin at you?
A: Run like hell because she has a hand grenade in her mouth.
How do you drown a blonde?
Stick a scratch and sniff sticker at the bottom of a swimming pool
Q. Hear about the blonde that bought an AM radio?
A. It took her a month to figure out she could play it at night too.
Q. How can you tell a blonde has used your computer?
A. There is tippex on the screen.
Q. What do smart blondes and UFO's have in common?
A. You always hear about them but never see them.
Q. What do you call it when a blonde dies her hair brunette?
TRANSFER MARKET UPDATE: Sir Alex Ferguson has offered Webb a new contract because he is convinced that Howard Webb will be a perfect replacement for van der Sar. He has always come up with tremendous saves for United with impeccable consistency.
Evening all. I am watching the match, as noted in the last two posts. So let me get on with this quickly. Since I last posted my son has been as cheeky and as charming as ever, and by daughter keeps on asking about new things as she soaks up as much as she can at school and at home.
Today was paperwork day. My job here is much harder than where I worked before. More paperwork, as well as more clinical work. But, I am happier here. Which does not mean that I did not like my old job. It was just that the team which I worked with as one that I felt was not working well together. I hope they are working better now that I have left. And of course, the other plus side about not being there was that it was just outside Ipswich, which meant that I would have got a lot more stick for the result when Ipswich beat Arsenal in the first leg of the league cup semi-final.
But back to non-football things. Today, woke up early. Went to work. My wife, who is ill with flu like symptoms, got the kids ready and I came back from the mountain of paperwork that I have to take my daughter to school, and my son to pre-school. It was great taking them. We walked in, and then after my daughter went in, I got to take my son to pre-school. Went to work, came back for lunch, picked my son up first of course. Then back to work. And then back home, to collect my daughter. I am lucky to be able to spend this much time with the kids. I know that there are many who do not get to spend time with them, and while all kids are going to be naughty from time to time, my two kids are really well behaved. And of course, charming. My son, on the way from my daughters school to his pre-school held the hand of one of the other mothers who live down the road, deciding that she was female, and therefore was there to be charmed. At times, I think that he has had to step up in cuteness as his sister is so amazing. And with the two of them getting on so well together, being with both of them is amazing. Mind you, being with just one of them is brilliant as well! He has started to change the say he talks to me wife as he has realised that there are ways of saying things that make my wife more likely to say yes.
It is nice to hear my wife say that, as I know that she says things in a certain way to get me to do things. I know this as once she admitted to doing so. When or how she does it, I have no idea. But it is nice to have it being used on her my my son, who has her eyes.
I might have a rant on politics later. After all, there has been loads to comment on. But I think that I will leave that for another time.
I have to go. Half time. Leeds have pulled a goal back just before half time. Fingers crossed that the Arsenal will win. Hope the rest of the post below brings a smile to your face. And that you like the video below.
DICTIONARY FOR WOMEN'S PERSONAL ADS:
40-ish.............................................49 (to 53)
Adventurous................................Slept with everyone
Athletic...........................................No tits
Average looking..........................Ugly
Beautiful........................................Pathological liar
Contagious Smile........................Does a lot of pills
Emotionally secure....................On multiple medications
Feminist.........................................Fat & Furry
Free spirit......................................Junkie
Friendship first.............................Former slut
Fun..................................................Annoying
New-Age........................................Body hair in the wrong places
Open-minded................................Desperate
Outgoing........................................Loud and Embarrassing
Passionate....................................Sloppy drunk
Professional..................................Bitch
Voluptuous....................................Very Fat
Large frame...................................Hugely Fat
Wants Soul mate..........................Stalker
