No thanksgiving wishes

I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving.

Spotty still has his spots, he also has a few infected spots as well, and to top it off he has an infection in his eye (we can only presume from touching his infected sports and then rubbing his eye). Carys on the other hand (being female) is stubbornly refusing to get chicken pox even though she is in direct contact with lots of children who have it.

Apart from that life still goes on in the Doherty household as normal.

Patrick.

Chicken Pox

Adam has chicken pox. Diagnosis confirmed this morning. He has been telling me for the last three days he feels sick and couldn't go to school. What did I do? Sent him to school everday! Well this mornignhe woke up with blisters on face, torso, mouth. Oops. He is fine, in bed upstairs. It took jsut an hour for him to start saying "I'm bored!"

I'm updating, I'm updating.. don't yell at me!

Just thoguht I'd get that title in there before I got an e-mail form the powers that be to 'update my blog... to send me pictures..... to e-mail and not call coz its cheaper' . You know you know who I mean.

Haven't blogged in a week. Been busy. Kids got back from Slough in one piece.. I never doubted it... honest :-) Patricks and kids had a fab time without me! I am such a sap. I called everyday sometimes twice. Next April is going to kill me!

Carys is exerting her control... and is still refusing to 'perform' on demand.... i.e potty time. But hey.. she is showing us that she has a colourfull personality.

James and I chilled out last weekend. He had a friend stay over so there was still noise about. I think that helped with the kid-sickness. (play on homesickness.. get it?).

Carys has a cold.. again. Measles is on the rie here in the northwest, so I am keeping her away from playgroups until I get her MMR up to date.. which I can never do... because she is sick all the time! We rescheduled for next Monday so fingers crossed.

Adam is a hoot. I eavesdroppped on his conversation with his little friend.

C. Life is boring
A. Why?
C. Don't know, jsut is.
A. Don't worry. It won't always be boring.
C. Why not?
A. Coz soon you can grow up and stay hoem all day and watch the football match on T.V. ALL DAY LONG
C. No you can't. You have to work. How will you get money?
A. The wife will work!
C. WHAT?!
A. The wife will work and give you money. You can stay home all day and watch telly. So you won't be bored.

Mom.. THE WIFE WILL WORK? where did you get that idea?
A. Its only fair. Dad goes out to work like 5 days a week for like 7 hours a day..and you only work whenever you feel like it... for like an hour. So it is only fair that the wife works and the dad stays home too.

I feel sorry for Adams future wife. It is interesting though that he see's this as a 'fairness' issue rather then the normal taught wife nurturer and male provier.

ITCHY FEET

Hi.

Patrick took the kids down to his mother's Thursday night. So I have had no Carys... no Adam.. and no Patrick. :-(. I am missing my family.

I couldn't go. James needed to stay.. not enoguh time to put together a contingency plan.... will have to plan better for next time.

So what have I done with my three days of freedom? Mope... watch chick flicks (27 dresses and made of honour) .. ate popcorn felt sorry for myself.. moped... watched CSI.... studied.

no dancing on the ceiling for me!!!

BONFIRE Night

Tomorrow is bonfire night. An evening of blasts and sparks of light above. The displays we have around here are nice. I am sure we will nip out at some point tomorrow night to se some and of course let our fireworks. i am such a cheapskate and get like the cheapest pack of fireworks for effect because the kids are so easily amused. I mean Adam gets excited to see a leaf on the driveway!! Carys is going to be enamoured with them though!

We are headed down for a proper carnival and firework display on Saturday night at mum-in-laws. I have made sure and COMPLETED my report for class (due Monday) so we could enjoy the weekend as a family. This summer was really hectic, and then this school term took off pretty much straight away.

Adam's first day back to school today after half-term. i got the normal answer to my how was your day question? hmmm.. i can't remember!! So i suppose all is well on that front.

Patrick made Chilli tonight. James is out at the moment and the simpsons is blaring in the background.

life..... nothing like it! :-)

Dean Garcia

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAN!!!!!

HApe you had a FABulous PArty yesterday!!

trick or treat

DSC00487, originally uploaded by the_stakes.

Our halloween photo for this year. Kids had a good time and did not feel the cold while out trick or treaing. Loads morepictureson flickr. don't be lazy... go and look.

Kids had a little party inthe house before we went out and we had a haunted hallway, treasure hunt, guess whats in the box and build a skeleteon games.

Next year we are going to have a 'nice' halloween. This is the first year I gone around with the kids. It is usualy patrick.. and I stay home and give out candy. This year we left a bowl of candy on the front step for people to help themselves until we got back. Anyway.. all that were out were little witches, skeletons, werewolfs, zombies, wizards, hatchetmen and vampires. It is all the stores sell here. . Not sure how I felt about that. I saw ONE happy trick or treat costume in the form of Krutsty the Clown. There is a very big 'fancy dress' market but it is seen as something for everyday dressing up play rather than for halloween. So next year I am going for a happy medium!

Someone ran into the back of my car on Wednesday night. The kids and I are fine. The other car is a write off... it's front end crumpled like an accordion. My car is repariable and will be taken away to get fixed next week. I have a courtesy car until it is sorted.