The Moiderer

The Gallery–bond

Wow it’s been a long time since I took part in the Gallery hasn’t it?

Well this week’s them is “Bond” – as in the bond between people.

This picture is a perfect picture of bond in our family.

The hubby, the little one and Spud the cat, all together and reading

And look at which book they are reading!

The hubby and the little one have a special bond. He is a stay at home dad to her and they adore each other. He often feels bad for the physical things he can’t do with her but he does so much that is worth way more than the physical – after all I do all the running around, swimming, jumping, sledging. You don’t want both parents doing the same things. It’s about balance.

He teaches her to read. He makes up stories with her. They play keyboard and guitar and make up words to songs.

When she’s having an awkward moment it’s always him who can calmly talk her round. He can always find a way to make her smile when her and I are locking horns.

And Spud adores her. Ever since he was a kitten he has taken abuse from her. She was not of an age to understand that he was a cat and not a toy and at one point we thought we might need to get rid of him for his own sake. But they have settled into a partnership. He is tolerant and loving. He follows her around and sleeps in her room when he gets a chance. When I take her to bed, he often comes along to say goodnight.

This was all put together for this weeks gallery over at sticky fingers where the subject is "Bond"

Squirrel

Ok well a squirrel isn't the main point of this post but it seemed a shame not to share.

The little one asked me the other day what a squirrel sounds like. I thought they were silent but now I’ve hear them in real life. It’s hard to describe but a bit like the ook a monkey makes

So snow very much got in my way again.

On Friday I was due to fly to London for a 3 day Cognitive Hypnotherapy course.

It was snowing a lot.

And thanks to  suggestion from my hubby I looked at a flight on Saturday morning, discovered one at 8:20am and rang up and changed to that one. I also let the hotel know I still wanted my hotel room but one less night.

All good.

The flight I was supposed to be on never took off and so it was the right call.

I cleared the drive of a couple of inches of snow 3 times. The last time was at 4pm

I got up at 5am the next day and cleared off a couple more inches before heading to the airport with hubby and little one in tow so I could leave them with the car and take a taxi back.

I got to the airport in plenty of time. It was a beautiful morning. It wasn’t snowing and had stopped in the early hours of the night before.

All looked good.

There was a de-icer lorry going up and down the runway in Dundee and plenty of passengers as the flight now included the ones from the night before.

Then we got notified of a delay till after 9. No problems. There were free biscuits provided and the coffee machine was on free vend. Dunkirk spirit kicked in and everyone was jolly.

Then the runway was shut until after 10. People started muttering and talking about cancelling.

We were amused that the staff at the airport had 2 ways of testing the safety of the runway:

1. The men checked how far they could slide

2. The de-icer lorry driver bent over and stuck his finger in the puddle.

Technology!

Anyway, then we were told it was shut until 11. And I remembered that London City airport shuts at 1pm on a Saturday due to licensing regulations as it’s in a residential area. The flight down is 1.5 hours.

The Dunkirk spirit was slipping and some people left, others got agitated.

I checked for trains because this course was only once a year and if I missed this one it would be a long wait until the next.

The hubby talked me round saying that if the plane didn’t leave I should just call it quits.

So I waited.

Meanwhile suddenly a crew arrived and got on the plane.

We eventually left just after 11. I had totally convinced myself it wasn’t going to happen. I had planned to cancel holidays and focus on work instead so now I had to get my head back in the game!

This is the view I had of pretty much the whole of the UK on the way down apart from London which was totally clear of snow.

Anyway I got to the course at 1:30 so only missed half a day and was able to catch up with what I missed over the afternoon break.

As ever, the course was brilliant and I now have a couple more things in my toolkit to allow me to help my clients even more effectively.

When snow stops being fun

This is the back garden over the last week. And it’s still snowing and building up

Yesterday the little one’s school opened for the first time this week.

This is the road on the way up there.

So the hubby took her to school and because of all the snow he couldn’t park on the right side of the road or open her door when he had parked. So she had to climb over the drivers side and into the road. At which point an idiot came round the bend too fast. So the hubby picked up the little one and shoved her into a snow bank and safety. The hubby was paralysed many years ago, technically he shouldn't be able to walk but when he does it causes a bit of bone to rub on his spinal chord causing bleeding, pain and a tendency for his legs to collapse. So picking up a 4.5 year old and throwing her is not a good idea. In fact a very bad idea.

He came home and was in agony. So much so that he needed to take painkillers for the first time in a long long time. Luckily they helped and he was soon high as a kite (which in itself was quite amusing!)

Today I am off work because I am supposed to be heading to a course in London. It’s snowing again. A lot. There is no way I will be flying. I have had to clear the driveway twice already today and will need a 3rd go at it in an hour or so.

Luckily I have changed my flight to tomorrow morning and sorted the hotel. My fingers are now firmly crossed but it is not good. If I don’t make this course I will have to wait a year for the next one.

So we’ve tried to have fun but it’s not funny any more!

More snow pictures *yawn*

My ebook has been updated!

When I produced the print version of my ebook I had help to edit it properly. Nick helped me out but also pointed out where there appeared to be big gaps or missing posts.

I reviewed it and added at least 7 more posts. I put in a request to Amazon to produce an update but never heard anything back and so it slipped my mind.

Then yesterday I was told by someone on Twitter that they had downloaded an update.

Brilliant.

It means if you have my ebook you can now get an update with additional posts. I know there was a key one missing from July 6th 2011 when I had a meltdown at work.

Obviously if you buy/bought the paperback version they are all in there (and it looks lovely on your shelf )

So go and get the update or just get the book!

Also if you have read it, would you please like and/or rate it on Amazon. That will really help my marketing (if I can ever work out how to market it!)

Thank you everyone who has read it. It is my mission to let as many people as I can know that there is always a way to find happiness if you just look in the right places.

Snowed in

I cleared the driveway on Saturday.

I cleared the driveway on Sunday.

I didn’t get time yesterday.

This is what faced me today

So I tried again

But the snow is falling so fast that by the time I had finished it was white again!

I don’t know why I bother. The tractor normally comes down and clears the road across the front of the house and he hasn’t been for 2 days so that is as bad as the driveway – and longer!

So we’re pretty much snowed in!

Weekend Snapshots

So the theme is snow.

I had to clear this drive twice!

There was sledging

And deep snow for snow men and snow castles

We made peanut butter cookies

And a bit of time on the new games table (34 in 1! and great quality)

High Blood pressure–testers needed

I have developed a new download to reduce high blood pressure through hypnosis. I need testers

Would you please read and share this post so I can find a few people to test it out?

Thank you!

Snow days

Future Nanny Song

At lunch time yesterday we were asking the little one about her morning at school.

"It was my turn to sing" she said

"What did you sing" we asked

"I sang the future nanny song" she answered

We looked at each other confused and asked if it was a song she learnt at school

"No it's one I made up" She answered "I will sing it for you"

"So here it is Merry Christmas everybody's having fun, look to the future nanny's only just begun"

We were almost laughing too hard to give her a round of applause at the end!