Good Old English Brekkie

So if you don't know already I'm off work, after our holiday in the States, things just got on top of me with Manny being out of work and having NO money coming in at all apart from my wage which just about covers the bare essentials! I do feel bad that I am off work but as many of you will probably agree family and life comes first your employer pays your wages so you can live not so you can live every waking minute for your employer!



This morning I decided to cook myself a good old English breakfast, as you can see I just throw it on the plate, their is sausage, bacon, baked beans and fried eggs with a side of toast and a nice cup of rosy lee, that's tea to all my dear friends in the States. lol I have to say I thoroughlly enjoyed it and cleaned my plate of course.



Anyway I'm afraid I haven't blogged about my hols and reunion yet, I'm very sorry, facebook does seem to take over a little which is annoying a bit because I think blogging is a little more personal. I will sit down and get one done for you all very very soon I promise.



We have been to the job centre today, the experience was not too bad if I'm honest, they are very nice to you now, not like when I was unemployed many years ago, the bouncer, yes bouncer on the door is lovely and takes you to where you need to go and talks to you about what is going to happen. All this for maybe £65 a week, I guess it's better than nothing but hopefully by the time Manny gets his first job seekers allowance payment he'll be back at work. He really wants to go back to sea, can't say I blame him, he's happiest there and he earns better money doing a job that he enjoys and is good at, so I am looking for him, think I'm going to call Princess to see if he can go back there.

Bless his heart he has just cooked tea for us, he made a chicken pasanda, it's the only curry Mum really likes and he does make it good and adds extra onions, I could live on onions I just lurrv them! lol

So guys and gals, just a quick update, I'll download all my holiday pics soon and post them all on here for you, I have put a few on facebook.

Take care you all

xxx

A day on the Census

So today I went with T to work, she has to collate addresses for the census. She has a hand held thingy device which she inputs the address into then she has to map the address on it, as close to the front door as possible, which is difficult when you are working in the Beverly Hills of the area and all the properties are gated. So I drove and she jumped in and out of the car, lol, we got the job done in 1 half hours instead of 3, it's great having a chauffeur when your doing a census, lol

So this house at the top of this hill I just fell in love with, do you think we could afford it on Manny's credit card?

What a cute mailbox!

Like I said gated Beverly Hills type properties.

I did get out or the car just the once to have my piccie taken in front of this glorious view. lol

I'M HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well folks it's finally arrived, for those who didn't know I'm on hols in California again with my bestest buddy ever TLC. Manny has been laid of work for a short while we hope so he has gone off to his Sisters in Houston, Texas and I'm here in Murrieta.

As you can see from the picture, I fed my addiction pretty much straight away and we went to Brighton, I think we are going to buy one of the picture frames in the background to put one or our cute pictures of the two of us together in, lol. T and I are like peas in a pod, it is so weird, we are completely different in a lot of ways but so close and I know will always will be, I would go to the end of the earth to help her out if she was ever in trouble and I know she would for me. She has a new beau, he is very sweet and attentive, we all need a little attention from time to time don't we gals!

So when I landed in San Diego of course we went and ate first at Denny's, you can't beat a brekkie any time of the day, then we stayed up talking till 2.30am, wow was I tired still am really, but had a good 8 hours last night.

Then we went to the mall, not quite as good as Victoria Gardens in Rancho but has the same shops so I'll be happy and the good thing is I can't walk there so perhaps I may behave myself a little better this time, especially with the exchange rate being as bad is it is. We met T's guy in Red Robin and I had the chicken burger and onion rings, wow their food is to die for, and here's me supposed to be getting healthy, lol. Then we went to Brighton and spent a little money, you know what my little is like, so you can imagine, lol.

Then we went to visit Kimi and Chris and the kids, CJ and Maya are such lovely kids and so well behaved, Kimi and Chris are doing a great job with them, 2 beautiful children to be proud of. They have a new dog called Lena, she is a cross between something and a Lab, you know my weakness for dogs and especially Labs, I do miss my girls. She is such a lovely girl I didn't want to leave her, I could bring her home with me.

So T cooked dinner last night, Kimi's recipe for meatloaf, it was absolutely gorgeous, I am going to make cauliflower cheese for them all, they have never had it and it is my favourite.

So it's 7.30am and T has only 3 hours work today she thinks, which is a shame in one way but in another good because then I get to spend more time with her, I miss her so much when we are apart. I feel so relaxed over here and so at home, I am convinced that whoever gave birth to me was American so I am half, lol. Roll on the day we can move here, I just know that it will be the best thing ever for Manny and me.

So folks keep an eye on my old Bloggy, it'll be getting loads of pictures I'm sure, especially when we are in Vegas, can't tell you how excited we are about that.

Catch you all soon. xxx

Mother's Day in Blighty

So as you've probably guessed it's Mother's Day here in England.

We usually go out for lunch but decided this year that we would cook Mum lunch at home instead. Well I say we decided I put the idea to my Sister and she agreed but then had to go somewhere so it was down to me. Of course this plan was in the week and today turned out completely different, lol.



Our oven gave up the will to live last week so we are currently waiting for the new one which arrives tomorrow thank goodness, so we have been using the most fantastic invention, the Halogen oven.




One of Mum's specialities is a trifle so she made one last night, OMG it was divine, only had one spoon though as I'm seeing a health trainer now, yes a health trainer, we don't say the D word in this house, we are not on a D we are eating healthy.





Mum did some roasted carrots, courgettes and onions in the oven first, then put the pork in it, it turned out so tender. I peeled the potatoes and sliced the cabbage and away we went.......


So the Mothers day feast was on the go, OK I know Mum did some of it as well, she likes to be in charge in her own kitchen, but she always leaves the mashed potatoes to me, they are my speciality after all, nice and creamy!





We sat down and really enjoyed our meal, just Mum, Sophie, Manny and Me, the kids are at there Dad's house. It's only just now that I am doing this that I have remembered WE FORGOT THE ROASTED VEG!!!! Hecky thump, lol.

We really enjoyed our Mother's day lunch, we always enjoy a family meal together. I bought Mum 3 lovely Lavender plants for her garden as she is in the process of getting it ready again for Summer, Sophie got her some forrero rocher and a nice china mug, so all in all a lovely day was had by all. I wonder what the kids have got for Sophie, no I don't I know what it is and I know where it is hidden, she just has to wait until they get back from there Dad's, lol!!!

ONLY 4 WEEKS TILL T'S AND 5 WEEKS TILL VEGAS!!!!!

Quick update, nothing special.

So the snow is nearly gone around here, some parts of the UK have been in a terrible state, people getting stranded in cars all over the place and being rescued by the army.

Well it's my Man's birthday on Monday, 21 again, we have just been out for a lovely meal with Mum and Sophie, Mum's treat to us for his birthday.

I am so excited about going over to the States in April, can't wait to see Tracy again and the reunion in Vegas will be a blast I am sure. Love Manny for letting me go he is a good one, thank goodness for credit cards that's all I can say, let's hope I can get some overtime to pay for my extravagances! lol

So my dear friends if you have any money making schemes keep me in mind I could do with a few extra quid!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!

How exciting, with all this global warming I never thought I would get to see snow like this again in England, it is lovely that the kids are getting to see it aswell. This is the heaviest snow we have had in this country in 18 years, yes 18 years that means I was the tender age of 18 last time it snowed like this and I'm getting that old I can't even remember it.

Snowmen are popping up all over the place, kids are skidding around and getting soaked through and loving every minute of it. It hasn't stopped snowing all night and it's 1.10pm now and it's still going, they estimate another 2.5 cm over the day and then again tonight, but by then it will be freezing and lethal. I have no plans to go anywhere today, Manny has just come back in from work the weather is too bad for them to work so his 5.30am start was a waste of time, never mind at least he's home safe, accidents happen a lot in this weather with some of the fools out on the roads, it's always a worry.

I bet it is gorgeous down at the old Churchdale Cottage, I do miss that old house and when the weather was like this it was fantastic. Dad built us a sledge one year and the canal was frozen over so we had hours of fun skidding up and down it. Oh the good old days, I'm not going to get all sentimental just going to remember what a fantastic childhood Sophie and I had and how lucky we were to have parents that devoted every waking hour to us, and of course Mum still does, don't know how she does it, we are still both demanding and we've got Manny, Jordan and Lauren too.

So enjoy the snow piccies it will probably be the last ones I ever take in good old Blighty.

xxx

YES I am still alive! lol

Well Hello to you all and so sorry it's been such a long time, doesn't work get in the way of life eh? lol

I do hope you are all OK and surviving this blooming recession, what a pain it is, I'm having to think twice about my shopping on QVC but don't panic I am managing to treat myself once a week at least. lol

So what's been happening here then, well I can tell you NOT A LOT!!! We had a lovely Christmas at home, nice and quiet with the family, the kids came over in the afternoon after spending the morning with there Dad and we had a great time opening ALL of there gifts, I certainly don't remember getting that many when I was there age. It is such fun watching children get excited over things.

So I had a couple of weeks of work after Christmas but just hung around doing not a lot which suited me to a tea.

We all went out from work just before Christmas for a curry and a drink, we had such a lovely night it would be nice to do something like that every few weeks, (wink wink nudge nudge Manager!)

Tracy puts her piccies into a slide show which I think is fabulous so I have done the same, hope you like them?

Hopefully I will be able to blog a bit more often now but we shall have to wait and see how exciting life gets. lol

Take care I miss you all

xxx