2009 Top 10: Gran came to visit

2009 Top 10: Gran came to visit

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My Gran and her sister Margaret came and stayed with my Mum for a couple of weeks at the end of September/start of October. First, some explanation - it seems nothing is ever straightforward! My Gran, Jean, is actually my Dad's adopted mother, and her sister Margaret is my Dad's biological mother. Because Margaret wasn't married when she had my…
All about Gizmo

All about Gizmo

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Also known as:Giz Giz-giz Gizzy Gizbo Gizzy-bo Gibby Gibbles Gibito Gib-gib Jib-jib Boy-boy Orange L'orange Skinny Runt Skinny runt Boney Wuss Ginger bitsHe has a lot more nicknames than the other two! So, what can I tell you about our orange boy? He's quite a large cat, not fat, just kind of stocky, long limbed and athletic looking. He has…

Sunday Service

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A lot of stuff happened this week that didn't deserve a post of their own. This very rarely happens, but, if I can remember enough random things from the week before then I'll try to do this every Sunday, like a weekly round-up of boring shit wrapped up in the façade of actually being interesting because it's more diverse than…

My cousin got married

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Yes he did. It was a very grand affair, they had hired out this magnificent barn in the middle of nowhere (Petersfield), and it was like something out of a fairy tale, it really was. The cake was huge, there were flowers everywhere, and it was just generally grand. I got to see my Mum, which was nice, as I…

So, we’ve decided to move

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We're moving out of my Mum's house to Jane's parent's house, which is in preparation for a BIG move in the future, when we're moving into a huge house with Jane's Mum and Dad, and Jane's sister, her sister's Husband and their two kids. The move is set for January 2009 and it should be interesting, to say the least.

Not enough and too much

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This was originally posted in the Bloggers section on the now-defunct Poopgang forum. I really need a job, but it's tricky... I have a years Supervisory experience and six months Managerial, it's kind of an awkward middle ground. Not enough experience to go and run a store straight out, too much experience to be a sales assistant, and it seems…

Signing on is rubbish

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This was originally posted in the Bloggers section on the now-defunct Poopgang forum. I have to go and sign on in a sec, for all the good it'll do me. As I was classified as leaving my old job voluntarily, I'm not eligible for Jobseekers Allowance, which is a bit of a bummer. My Mum and Jane have been really…