Christmas brought:
A scanner (so I can scan in those hundreds of photos I have of my ancestors)
4 pairs of pajamas (I did need them)
Benny & Joon DVD (have to buy a DVD player in the new year, I gave mine away to my Dad as a present. He wanted one, and mine was new but didn't do what I needed it to do.)
Socks
De-icing Scraper Mitt
A healthy amount of books (finished one of them already)
A box of Thorntons Continental
A Chocolate Orange (it isn't Christmas without one)
A huge plant pot, compost and seeds
Beads
Waterstones vouchers (hurrah more books)
A cardy (not sure about it but have the receipt)
A Pink Adidas Beanie hat (?)
A calendar
Some Oil of Ulay bath stuff (the secret santa pressie)
A little teddy bear bag (?)
Christmas Day was okay, my Christmas Dinner was fantastic though I do say so myself. I managed to convert Jo (the girl I worked with) into liking parsnips with my parsnips roasted in parmesan, she went back for seconds, depriving my of my midnight munchies. I'll let her off though as while I was cooking the meal she got one of the clients to help her wash all our cars. The clients were a little confused by our early tea, it messed up their routine, so by 7:30 two of them had taken themselves off to bed and the 3rd was yawning his head off so I had a very quiet night.
Boxing Day I got home at about 9am and went straight to bed. I woke at about 2pm and we opened our presents then I spent the rest of the day on the sofa reading, it was lovely.
Christmas has also brought the discovery of Last.fm I know it's been around for ages, but I never seemed to get around to signing up. Now I have it's kick started my obsession with ID3 tags again. I'd only just managed to break the habit, but Last.fm won't display the tracks unless the tags are correct so my obsession is back in full swing. If anyone is interested my profile is bilblio let me know if you have an account on there so I can add some friends, I feel all lonely at the moment.
Finally thankyou to everyone who sent me Merry Christmas text messages. I felt so rude not replying but I was out of phone credit. Which reminds me I still need to top it up.
Saturday 24 December 2005
Merry Christmas to One and All!
Not that I feel Christmassy in the slightest.
Spent the day at work, mostly in the kitchen. The Turkey hadn't been taken out of the freezer so I've had it in bowls of cold water all day, the label says by doing that it will take 20 hours to defrost. I've also prepared most of the veg for tomorrow, so in the morning I only need to prepare the potatoes, stuffing, and Yorkshires, and stick everything on to cook. Which means I can concentrate on opening the guys presents up and entertaining them. We're not eating till 3pm, so it will be a lazy morning. I've also decided the other staff member can go and take one of the clients on a long walk. It means he will get tired and won't be restless from being in all day, and I'll get respite from the staff member. I can cope with being in with clients all day, but you have to have conversations with staff (as opposed to talking rubbish to the clients) and it's tiring.
I did the same today, 2 staff took 2 clients out while I made a couple of lasagne's (one meat, one veggie) both of which seemed to go down very well thankfully. While they were out the other client had a nap (the joys of being 80+) and I stuck the radio on and had a dance to cheezy party tunes. When they got back we had a session of blowing up balloons, then I used the static from my hair to make them stick to the ceiling. I managed to get 23 up there, and 21 of them were still the when I came home. I was quite proud of my accomplishment, but no one else seemed to share my enthusiasm.
Now I'm off to check everything is ready for tomorrow. Presents need putting in bags for Porl to take to his parents, the litter tray needs getting out again, and I need to find my camera and pack my sleep-in bag. Roll on Boxing Day, I'll be home by 8:30 I hope, then I'll probably go straight to bed for a couple of hours before surfacing to open my prezzies.
Hope everyone has a Fantastic few days.
Merry Christmas!
Not that I feel Christmassy in the slightest.
Spent the day at work, mostly in the kitchen. The Turkey hadn't been taken out of the freezer so I've had it in bowls of cold water all day, the label says by doing that it will take 20 hours to defrost. I've also prepared most of the veg for tomorrow, so in the morning I only need to prepare the potatoes, stuffing, and Yorkshires, and stick everything on to cook. Which means I can concentrate on opening the guys presents up and entertaining them. We're not eating till 3pm, so it will be a lazy morning. I've also decided the other staff member can go and take one of the clients on a long walk. It means he will get tired and won't be restless from being in all day, and I'll get respite from the staff member. I can cope with being in with clients all day, but you have to have conversations with staff (as opposed to talking rubbish to the clients) and it's tiring.
I did the same today, 2 staff took 2 clients out while I made a couple of lasagne's (one meat, one veggie) both of which seemed to go down very well thankfully. While they were out the other client had a nap (the joys of being 80+) and I stuck the radio on and had a dance to cheezy party tunes. When they got back we had a session of blowing up balloons, then I used the static from my hair to make them stick to the ceiling. I managed to get 23 up there, and 21 of them were still the when I came home. I was quite proud of my accomplishment, but no one else seemed to share my enthusiasm.
Now I'm off to check everything is ready for tomorrow. Presents need putting in bags for Porl to take to his parents, the litter tray needs getting out again, and I need to find my camera and pack my sleep-in bag. Roll on Boxing Day, I'll be home by 8:30 I hope, then I'll probably go straight to bed for a couple of hours before surfacing to open my prezzies.
Hope everyone has a Fantastic few days.
Merry Christmas!
Monday 5 December 2005
Also not so happy about seeing Dukes antics.
He spent 5 minutes stood at the patio door making muffled miaowing noises at me expecting to be let in.
The miaows were muffled as he had a mouth full of mouse.
Thankfully the mouse was dead.
However, that fact did not make the sight of seeing Duke "playing" with the mouse any easier.
Especially when the playing involved throwing the creature up in the air, or at the patio window then catching it again.
The horrible little cat only got let back in when he had stopped playing and had put the mouse down.
Also when he was thoroughly wet from the rain.
Now I'm going to make sure he's not decided to sleep on my bed.
Horrible cat.
He spent 5 minutes stood at the patio door making muffled miaowing noises at me expecting to be let in.
The miaows were muffled as he had a mouth full of mouse.
Thankfully the mouse was dead.
However, that fact did not make the sight of seeing Duke "playing" with the mouse any easier.
Especially when the playing involved throwing the creature up in the air, or at the patio window then catching it again.
The horrible little cat only got let back in when he had stopped playing and had put the mouse down.
Also when he was thoroughly wet from the rain.
Now I'm going to make sure he's not decided to sleep on my bed.
Horrible cat.
3 things making me happy at the moment.
Gu (sorry can't do the silly little dashes that should be over the u.)
The possibility that Burscough might get to play Man U in the FA Cup. If it happens we have to go and cheer them on. You never know they won the FA trophy 2 years ago beating a team 2 leagues above them. Hopefully they'll do it again. Man U are 7 leagues above them though.
Another 3 day weekend where I'm avoiding the computer and the rain. I might have to brave the shops tomorrow though and get some Christmas shopping done.
1 thing making unhappy at the moment.
The fact I'm doing the Sleep-in on Christmas Day, so I'll be in work from 8am Christmas Day to 8am Boxing Day.
Christmas is being postponed by 24 hours, and Porl is probably going to his parents for the day.
Thankfully I've got the 27th & 28th off, and also a couple of days over New Year.
Bah humbug!
Gu (sorry can't do the silly little dashes that should be over the u.)
The possibility that Burscough might get to play Man U in the FA Cup. If it happens we have to go and cheer them on. You never know they won the FA trophy 2 years ago beating a team 2 leagues above them. Hopefully they'll do it again. Man U are 7 leagues above them though.
Another 3 day weekend where I'm avoiding the computer and the rain. I might have to brave the shops tomorrow though and get some Christmas shopping done.
1 thing making unhappy at the moment.
The fact I'm doing the Sleep-in on Christmas Day, so I'll be in work from 8am Christmas Day to 8am Boxing Day.
Christmas is being postponed by 24 hours, and Porl is probably going to his parents for the day.
Thankfully I've got the 27th & 28th off, and also a couple of days over New Year.
Bah humbug!
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