Happy Birthday Dana!!!

I was just looking back at your blog for a good photo and re-read the fish horror story and laughed my head off! So here's a reminder. Hope you have a good one!!

Guid Neichburris

(Note: Pictures are not in any order at all!!!)

Well, we were in the big parade this weekend. I would liken it to boot camp (you can disagree with me, Jason!). Mostly because I had to sit on a lorry for 4 hours straight, legs completly cramped! But it was good, otherwise. Mae had a grand time. It was the local childminding group's float, and parents could come on, although I think there was only a couple of us.

The crazy thing was how many people were watching the parade!! We saw loads of people we knew, which Mae loved, but when we stopped we were so close to everyone! And passing pubs was nuts, all you could smell was beer fumes!

The best part was when the pizza arrived at the float- I tell you, Mae has the best childminder ever!!!

All in all, a good day. The next day was Beck's birthday party. Yesterday we went with the school to the Puppet Theatre in Biggar, which was a whole day out. Tomorrow is another birthday party at the farm. Thursday is Mae's graduation and induction day (another full day at school for me and Geoff) Friday Mae and I are off to Edinburgh to take Lauren out for her birthday on Saturday and at 6.50 am on Sunday, Nonnie is showing up.

Can't wait for the holiday!

Mosquitos, Midges and Ticks, oh my!

When I lived in Canada I was never really bothered by mosquitos, and I figured I must have some kind of magic elixir for blood, which helped me escape the torment.

So when we moved to Scotland, I thought, ' Bah, midges. Way tinier than mosquitos, and they don't like me, so I am not worried.' Swarms? When British people think that a flurry is a blizzard, I figured it was a slight exagerration.

Midges are awful. You can't see them at all, and it's like you are suddenly being stabbed by millions of tiny needles over and over in your scalp. They are the kind of thing that would make a person run screaming into the coldest lake.

But ticks? Oh, Jesus wept. I had another one on my leg today. It's HEAD in my leg. A little fat body and legs sticking out of my BODY. And you have to calmly and firmly grasp them with your tweezers and twist clockwise. Maybe more than once, as their heads are really stuck in. Ticks make me feel the scream welling up in my chest.

Old Tarts

Happy Birthday Sharon!!!!

I Bid Ye Fair

This is the motto for Mae's soon to be school. And actually, I DON'T bid ye fair, because someone is taking time and moving it way too fast. When did Mae turn into a schoolkid?! Sure, I don't have to change nappies anymore, I just get threats that she is going to call Rebecca D's dad (who, incidentally, is a police officer) to put me in jail. I would rather change nappies.....

The funny thing with kids, though, is what they come up with in their spare time. One of the dads at the nursery works on a farm, mainly with poultry. Mae told me they were going to see the babies hatch out, as they now have a new 'chickilator' in class.

Don't be Scared

Mom seems slightly reticent about camping with us this summer. It's only for four nights, as opposed to a month the year before last with my brother and his family. I would say she will be fine. After all, look at the size of this baby! With the awning on, it's almost as big as our house!!!

Two and two

I finally figured it out. This has been bothering me for ages.