Unconscious mutterings #220 aka better late than never

I say ... and you think ... ?

Tumor :: Cancer
Bunch :: Grapes
Gratitude :: Thanks
Feel alive :: Ah ah ah ah ... I know it says Feel alive but Staying alive just popped right into my head as soon as I said Feel alive.
Connect :: Internet
Temptation :: Heaven 17 - what a blast from that past of mine.

Brighten :: Lighten
Jewelry :: Diamonds
Tough :: Tonka toys - I remember the TV ad from the 70s where they made an elephant stand on the back of one of the trucks, ok it was a baby elephant, but hey it was an elephant!
Harmless :: Fun

Lax ... in fact lax beyond belief!

Well, what a difference a May makes ... I obviously don't like posting in May because I haven't been able to manage more than 1 post - pathetic! I'm going to blame it on the pressure of work, my 2nd wedding anniversary and the fact that it's still bloody raining - what happened to that nice weather we were having around Easter? I got sunburnt one day and now I'm just getting foot rot from the sog :o(

Life has been very busy actually ... started new job, leadership coaching, interviewed to employee new teachers, new job made permanaent, teaching, wedding anniversary, Simon's birthday this weekend coming, school reports to write, won in poker last night etc etc etc.

Hopefully I shall post a little more before the end of the month ... and if I don't, see you in June.

Eat that snickers then

A shopping update

Simon's going to be 50 in May *not sniggering really* so we're having a family BBQ. It was going to be bigger and there were "surprise" guests coming BUT he had a little bit of a cob on and numbers have been cut back and there are no surprises.

So yesterday's shopping trip was in preparation for the BBQ. After a lovely lunch Moules-frites for me, roast lamb with thyme for him ... we bought pork, lots and lots of pork! I love French pork *snigger* of the pork chop variety. And Toulouse sausages, proper steak haché, Brie de Meaux, Reblochon and some wonderfully stinky St Paulin ... unfortunately I couldn't get any Saint-André. I don't think we bought anything else did we ... oh yes a couple of drinks. Just a few you understand because there's no need to go overboard is there??

I say ... and you think ... ?

Order :: from the menu
Mortician :: undertaker
Determine :: decide
Ignore :: pesky little brother
Guy :: Guys and Dolls
Train :: Shongalolo ... one day!
Garlic :: delicious
Wacky :: Wacky Races
Parent :: mum
Burning :: fire

Going shopping

Off to Calais for a spot of lunch and some shopping :o) See you later.

BBQs

When a man volunteers to do the BBQ (and with summer and his birthday coming it'll be happening soon enough) the following chain of events are put into motion:

Routine ...

(1) The woman goes to Tesco and buys the food.
(2) The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, and makes dessert.
(3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces, and takes it to the man, who is lounging beside the grill - beer in hand.
Here comes the important part:

(4) THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.

More routine ....
(5) The woman goes inside to organize the plates and cutlery.
(6) The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is burning. He thanks her and asks if she will bring another beer while he deals with the situation.

Important again:

(7) THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN.

More routine....
(8) The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauces, and brings them to the table.
(9) After eating, the woman clears the table and loads the dishwasher.

And most important of all:

10) Everyone PRAISES the MAN and THANKS HIM for his cooking efforts.

(11) The man asks the woman how she enjoyed "her night off." And, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that there's just no pleasing some women ....

I can see the enjoyment in a warming winter stew you know!!

I say ... and you think ... ?

Found :: Midnight at the lost and found

Male :: Man
Spoken :: Words
Life :: Love
Tonight :: Sunday evening
Fingernail :: Manicure
True :: False
Give up :: Clue
Shining :: Sunshine
Everywhere :: Here, there and everywhere

Shocked!

We had a surprise visit from our local health visitor yesterday. She's lovely and we see lots of her as children as young as the ones we get to play games with all day long teach are still seen by her and not by the school nurse.
She came to talk about a little lovely who started with us in September has some health issues that Mum forgot to tell us about. This little slip is that he has hemophilia. How the hell do you forget something like that? It's not like forgetting to mention a verruca is it? Shocked? Just a little!

Finally

A poker win - £3.20. Coincedentally the amount that one of my readers lost ... sorry :o) Need more sleep though as I didn't get home till almost 1 o'clock - detour because the tunnel was closed :o(

Some sentences for from the teacher.

Ah well, holidays are over as school started yesterday :o(

My promotion was announced to all and sundry so I don't need to keep a lid on that one anymore - that's a relief.

Yesterday was a SDD - Staff Development Day.

We had a phonics session in the morning and then I ran a workshop on *yawn* Assessment of ICT in the afternoon ... people just about stayed awake!

I had a headache by 10.30am.

I was asleep last night at 7pm. I missed Nick Knowles! So I figure I deserve a photo for some drooling.

I probably get more sleep than the children I teach ;o)

Unconscious mutterings #219

I say ... and you think ... ?

Freeze :: Stand still
Naturally :: Growing
Painting :: Watercolours
Merits :: Positives
Ironic :: It's like raaaaiiiiiiiin on your wedding day.
Survival :: Bear Grylls
Cow :: Milk
Anchor :: Butter
Sisters :: Sister Sledge
70 :: 71, 72, 73