Highlights of 2023!

The truth is more important than the facts - Frank Lloyd Wright

Happy New Year everyone 🎇

Just a quick update on how 2023 went for me.

The Best of 2023 

My older son became a Councillor and started at University.

I too, became a Councillor on two Parish Councils

The sequins made appearance....

My youngest son turned 18!

(Even better is I won't have to see my ex-plum any more \o/)

 We visited Blackpool twice \o/

We visited Bobby Ball's statue↓

We visited Les Dawson's grave↓

&

Keith Harris's grave↓

I came first in a Macmillan Bake Off in aid of my lovely friend who passed away in September.

The minion collection is growing...↓

Third Anniversary of cutting off both of my brothers \o/

The Worst of 2023

We stopped in two hotels and after staying there,we won't be going back again. :(

My lovely friend of 30 years passed away in September :'(

My hubby's brother cut contact with my hubby \o/

Their inheritance was paid out, no contact with hubby for two and half months until after Christmas. When hubby had got badly written message from his brother, asking where the £600 payment from a plan their dad took out for his  brother's kids was?

(Hubby didn't realise there was time limit!)

 Hubby's brother had wanted a huge games machine that hubby  got rid off while clearing out their dad's house.

(Hubby's brother couldn't fit it in his car when he came down on the Sunday after their dad had died, when he grabbed the new 2 week old microwave, and coffee maker from their dad's house)

I hope Hubby's brother enjoys his inheritance!

At least my Hubby is paying for a nice new Gravestone for his  late dad and the 5 family members in the family plot. It should be ready in April just in time for his late dad's Birthday.

We went to see Madness in concert before Christmas.

Oh dear, they only played two old hits in 40 minutes. They played their new album, which we couldn't stand. After 40 minutes we walked out of the concert. At least the DJ before Madness came out played some great tunes!

Now to see in the New Year...

 

Overspill....

 Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one - Brad Paisley

New Year's Eve

Welcome to my Saturday Fun!

We were early to do today's Heardles.

Heardle 60s.

My answers:

Breakfast and Brew.

We listened to "The Sounds of the 60s"

UK Top 3 Singles from 1964 

3:

Val Doonican - Walk Tall

2:

Petula Clark - Downtown

1:

The Beatles - I Feel Fine 

Now to put on the thermal vest.

Out to visit some charity shops and to do food shopping.

First stop was to collect some plastic boxes from Argos.

Nice car in the car park↓

Looked in 3 charity shops before Argos.

Pity they weren't my size :(

I did however pick up 2 more minions!

Picked up boxes from Argos.

Now onto to Lidl to do the food shop.

Pity they weren't in my size ↑

We did the shopping.

Back home to unload it all.

Light lunch.

Now to start making room for everything.

Found the Return Back to Work Form from my old lollipop job from 4/7 2018.

I just returned to work after having 8 months off due to my foot injury.

I was only back to work for 2 weeks.

As I asked on the form,

Can I come back in September?

I found out sometime soon after I broke up for the 6 weeks holidays, I was up for redundancy.

My last day was Aug 31st.

Pity one arm don't talk to the other leg and they paid me for September. So after they clawed back the overpayment, I was left with £100 redundancy money! 

More moving about in the Living room!

We ran out of room to put the DVDs.

We made room on top of hubby's wardrobe!

All the minions were put together.

After all this moving about,

Time for a stiff drink!

Nice...

We had some party food to go along with it.

Quick look in the newspaper:

US No.1 on this day in 1966:

The Monkees - I'm A Believer

We caught up Gordon...

I wasn't going to keep awake up to midnight.

I kept yawning....

Off to bed I went.

I wished my hubby a Happy New Year.

(As we are going travelling alot in 2023.

Some of the places we are going to are:

 Las Vegas, Australia, and going on the train to Scotland in 2023)

Wishing you all a Happy New Year!

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

Rolling, Rolling Into The New Year!

May all your troubles last long as your New Year 's resolutions -

Joey Adams.

New Year's Eve 

Welcome to my Friday Feeling 💋

Nice big warm hug.

Goes back to sleep,

Wakes up 8.30am!

Gets up son,

(Who is supposed to be in by 9am!)

Breakfast.

Dressed.

Cuts three pieces of Christmas cake.

Just about to leave the house and it starts raining.

Puts on the rain mac.

Now to leave the house.

I gets the newspaper on the way.

Drops off son with 2 pieces of Christmas cake.

Then off to see my friend with other piece of Christmas cake.

Has a nice chat, coffee.

Wishes her a Happy New Year.

Gets back home.

 Hubby had took all the things off the bathroom wall, ready to apply some nice blue paint to the walls.

The Dunelm order I put in on Christmas Eve, which was supposed to be ready for yesterday, isn't ready, which doesn't help that I had ordered some rollers to paint the wall with!

I put a Click and Collect order with Screwfix for some rollers,

(I checked they had some in stock before I ordered them.)

We went out to Morrisons to get some bits.

(Hoping I would get the text message to pick up the rollers while I was out)

We have a easy lunch when we got back.

With some much needed coffee.

I opened my packets that came this morning.

It didn't help the one sat in the chair, the arm had broken off in the process of being delivered.

Do you think I could find my super glue?

One of the kids used it last time, and didn't give me back!

Great.

I had to go and order some more!

I went to see how hubby was doing on painting the bathroom.

As we had no paint rollers,he had to use a paint brush instead.

I put my hand on a bit of newly painted wall.

I had a nice blue hand ;) 

Time to relax with coffee.

Now to write yesterday's blog post.

Still nothing from Screwfix.

(It is now shut until Sunday)

I have tried to cancel my Dunelm order as my order has frozen in time!

Time for a much needed drink as well.

 Boxes up the Nutcracker Soldiers

&

Christmas House.

As the Christmas Decs are coming down tomorrow.

Hubby starts on his Rum...

We had some party food to eat.

We caught up on a tv programme we recorded earlier on in the week about Terry Wogan.

Wogan:Now You're Talking.

Then onto 

"Have I Got News For You" Best of 2021.

Quick look into today's newspaper.

Eric Nelson  known professionally as Ricky Nelson, was an American singer, musician, and actor.

He died on this day in 1985 aged 45. 

Dean Ford (born Thomas McAleese ) was a Scottish singer and songwriter best known for his tenure as lead vocalist and frontman of the beat pop group Marmalade from 1966 to 1974. Ford (credited as McAleese) co-wrote the group's worldwide hit "Reflections of My Life" with fellow band member Junior Campbell. "Reflections of My Life" has sold more than two million units globally, and in 1998 the writers were awarded a Special Citation of Achievement by BMI for attaining radio broadcast performances in excess of one million in the U.S. alone.

He died on this day in 2018 aged 73.

The Monkee's "I'm a Believer" hits #1 & stays there for 7 weeks in 1966.

The rum is going down ↓↓

Sleep Tea Time.

Time for the Bongs and Fireworks...

Off to the first sleep of 2022!

Happy New Year Everyone!