"You know, none of my boys broke a bone for years.. Jay didn't break anything until he left home ( and even now just a few knuckles from loosing his temper and h..."
"Hiya Bran.. I wondered why you'd been quiet!Glad you have the internet back, hope the winds aren't too bad and not coming my way!! I'm hoping for a really quiet..."
"I think when we write things down we actually really think about it - that helps to put things in perspective and what seemed like a mountain of a problem in re..."
"Glad to hear you're still alive!! Lol.. although drinking all that Baileys can't be good for you.. blech! My mum comes from Carlisle.. they're not too bad, ther..."
"Hi Karen,Hope you're feeling better soon! Keep an eye on that cough mind... I ended up needing repeat prescriptions of antibiotics because it turned into a nast..."
"(((HUGS))) Sandi,We always decorated the tree on my birthday, even now the folks still wait until then! I'm not looking forward to the day when I don't get to s..."
"Unfortunately Mark, until she learns to be happy with herself and who she is - which really has to be learnt alone, she will never really be able to make any re..."
"From the way you talk about the Ex, I don't think anyone could have stopped her from doing what she wanted. But she seriously needs to stop blaming other people..."
"Lol.. no problem! It takes my mind of my own shite! I suppose it would be different if anyone actually tried to justify her behaviour when you blog.. so far eve..."
"I'm sure writing off the other one has taught him to respect his next car too! My eldest is on car no... 6 or 7 now? The first one was written off before he eve..."
"hmm.. I mute adverts.. although saying that I did actually see one last night that made me chuckle.. can't remember what it was about though so it can't have be..."
"Hmm filofax.. yep that's the one ( problem is I forget to actually put anything in it that I'm supposed to do ), wall charts tend to get forgotten to be turned ..."
"(((HUGS))) Hi Louise I'm sorry things are hard for you at the moment, I've not seen any updates from you for a while so I thought things were going well for you..."
"Lol.. I have an image of a woman checking her list to see who she's actually going to be angry with that particular day! Well that's good that they're making an..."
"Ben decided he didn't want the swine flu jab - they wrote to him weeks ago and started rolling out the jabs last saturday. We did have the normal jab though whi..."
"Gosh you house certainly does get all the bugs! I hope Ruthie's better soon - when I had it I stayed away from everyone and Ben didn't get it so crossed fingers..."
"Hmm.. way past my budget! I struggle at £50 each and this year I've been given a £75 limit for each of Brians girls.. which is nice except he's not actually giv..."
"I'm a huge fan of musicals, I love them all.. Cats was amazing to see.. Phantom of the Opera is a favourite of mine ( even bought it on DVD ). I'm liking the po..."
"Sounds like you had a tough weekend Mark, I do think the sooner you acknowledge that your marriage is completely over the better. You are putting yourself throu..."
"Wow that is good news for Jennifer! I bet you are proud.. even if you are a bit cautious of letting her fast track too much.I'm so grateful Jay's not made me a ..."
"Shame you're not nearer to me.. those logs would sure come in handy.. planetary gravy.. cosmic soup.. you did have to ruin it by mentioning liver and onions!"
"Shame daughter and her friends aren't staying over at your place really.. as for the Ex.. surely she can be bothered for her daughters sake? What is she plannin..."
"It must have been a huge heart wrench having to deal with that over the phone... it's a horrid feeling knowing that we can't always be there 24/7 for our kids."
"Fluffy socks and winter blankets came out weeks ago for me.. I've always had a problem keeping warm you see and even the hot water bottle's come out to say hell..."
"I'm starting to wonder about your divorce.. was she caught and forced into it to save face?Please Mark.. don't feel guilty because her new life isn't bringing h..."
"Hmm... bag pipes when played properly are good.. just a shame some people think they're not supposed to!I see through all the annoyance re sunlight etc and see ..."
"Am trying hard to be awake at such an hour... is it too early to go to bed? Argh... how come I spend the day cleaning and it doesn't look like I've done a thing..."
"Mark very kindly typed the words out to refresh my aging memory!That's a strange day.. not surprised your hairs stood up on end!Hope your mouth is back to full ..."
"You could send one of your clean nuts down my way... as for the noise.. since Jay left home it's rather quiet round my house.. even with the problems I have wit..."
"I don't quite get the whole Ex expecting things to be done by either her parents or you... she's a fully grown woman and as such should be able to either do thi..."
"What's switch off brain time? Oh hang on.. that's when I'm watching the news in the morning.. or is it when I'm at work?I wish I could have 5 minutes to be bore..."