Went to the theatre last night and it was absolutely FANTASTIC!!!  Chesney Hawkes(of One and Only fame) played the lead role and the music was all Barry Manilow.It was brill!!  The story was good, live band and the singing was first class. I was a bit sceptical because Chesney Hawkes was a one hit wonder but boy can he sing.I actually shed a tear 4 times OMG. Darren just thinks I'm a bit soft I think.I love Barry Manilow music and because of the love story it wa set to, it was really sad! Totally loved it so much so I stood up at the end and clapped my hands off.Go Chesney!!

Out again tonight as well. It's sods law isnt it, you don't go out for ages then go out all at once. It's Darrens' nieces 21st so we're out for a Chinese -all you can eat mmmm. James and Luke are coming too so they're getting their hair cut after school under protest. james back at school today he is much better ( he's had tonsillitis) though he still has a few white spots on his tonsils.He finishes his antibiotics tomorrow so will see how it goes.A doctor once told me that it takes 3 days for antibiotics to work and they continue to work 3 days after the course has finished.

Have a good day everyone.

Little boy asks where poo comes from? Dad expains 'Food passes down the oesophagus to the stomach where digestive juices and enzymes induce a probiotic reaction in the alimentary canal to extract protein before waste products descend via the colon and the rectum to emerge as poo'. Blimey, says the little boy, so where does Tigger come from then?

My other half and I are going out tonight!!! We haven't been out for yonks and we are going to the theatre to see the Barry Manilow musical-Can't Smile Without You. I'm really looking forward to it. We both love a bit of Bazza. Chesney Hawkes-him of The one and Only song is in the lead role.

My mum met The Barry Manilow a few years ago.My stepdad won a competition to stay in a posh hotel in London for the weekend.My mum was going up to her room after beakfast ans wasn't looking where she was going-as usual!! She bumped into someone who said, 'Good morning ma'am'. She looked up and it was Barry Manilow.She said she went all ga ga and just said Oh. She said he was totally gorgeous and felt a twit for not saying anything but Oh.

James is still off school but going back tomorrow.He has had really bad tonsillitis but is much better now.He gets bored really easily and is ready to go back now.After picking Luke up from school I shall be dyeing my hair again. My grey hair seems to come through quicker and quicker after each time of dyeing.Can't go out tonight with grey hairs can I?

I've done another blog today and would be really intersted in others' opinions on the subject.So far no one has commented about it.Thanks.

My niece was given a laptop from her school a few months ago to help with her coursework.Yesterday, I checked my emails and found a 'friend' invite from ny niece on Facebook.I accepted her request and couldn't believe the amount of info she had given out. She had given her full name, date of birth,town where she lives,what school she goes to and her email address!! All there is to know about her on one page.She has also been logging on at midnight and 5 in the morning-obviously the reason she was sent home from school yesterday feeling ill!! She has been chatting innocently to some people with dodgy sounding names and this is what really scares me.

You don't know who you are talking to on the internet anybody could be anybody.You hear every single day about paedophiles preying and grooming people on the net.My niece is very open with her feelings and emotions and even though she never said anything about that up to now. But that is all it takes, some youngster saying they feel depressed and they don't have many friends-which she hasn't and bang they're in.Giving kids what they want to hear, filling them with shit about how they care how they feel and that they will be there for them.It happens all the time.My niece has had her PC taken off her and she is annoyed with me for telling on her.She just doesn't realise,she said ,I'm not that daft I know what paedophiles are like.No, she doesn't just like you or me.They could be in your street ,you just don't know.

I think it's about time certain site should be much stricter about who they let on.I know kids are crafty and give false info and stuff but surely there can be something done.I feel bad that she has had her laptop taken off her but I would've felt worse if someone had got their claws into her and something happened.Maybe I'm too pessimistic, I don't know but it's better to be safe than sorry.

First blog for ages again.Been ill yet again!! In the past 6 weeks I have had an ear infection, tonsillitis and a really bad cold verging on flu last week.It's left me really tired with no energy and I couldn't be bothered to even turn my laptop on!!  Lazy sod.I bought some immune building vits, echinacea ans vit C super strength so will feel better soon I hope.

James has a bad throat and cold at the moment and has been off school.He gets really high temperatures and hallucinates when he gats too hot.He's done this since being a baby and can be quite frightening and weird.I've been giving him paracetamol and nurofen for children so hopefully he'll be a bit brighter soon.He always gets things worse than Luke for some reason.James is far more robust than Luke yet illness affects him more.

GOOD NEWS- I passed my driving theory on Monday.Got one question wrong-I changed it at the last minute and I'd done it right in the first place so would've got them all right if I hadn't changed it.I didn't think I would pass my hazard perception videos but I did-YAY!!! Real chuffed with myself.I don't feel ready to take my practical driving test yet though.I've had 19 lessons I think now so not doing too bad.

The weather is freezing here already.It's got cold really quickly and we have our heating on.October has been quite mild the last few years but it's back with avengence this year.

I ordered myself some new specs the other day.I wear contacts and have been having problems with them for a while.I hate wearing glasses but have ordered some nice 'trendy' ones so we'll seepardon the pun,haha. I've ordered a black pair and a red pair.The thing is I have astigmatism and am as blind as a bat so have a really complicated prescription and they cost quite a bit.I pay for the lens to be made thinner so they don't look like jam jars!!! Will let you know what I think of them when I pick them up.

Think I'm all caught up now.Have a great weekend everyone,Lisa xx

Now, I have that off my chest my 'normal' blog.

Yesterday, Darren cut himself really badly at work on a stanley knife ugh.He used a new blade to score some PVC and it slipped.He sliced the fatty , pouchy bit on the palm of his hand near his thumb.It goes all the way across and he had 6 stitches.He said the injections they gave him before hand were worse than the cut and stitches themselves!!  The nurse who stitched him up was funny though.She said to go to his docs in 10 days to have them taken out-unless he wants to do it himself with a stanley knife-hahaha!!

I have my theory test for my car exam on the 21st of Sept and I am so nervous.I have told no one not even Darren I have only told all of you on minti!!   I am studying like mad and have been practising the hazard perception on a disc that I bought for my laptop.It makes me bog eyed.Theres loads to learn but love my driving lessons now.

My best friend, Sarah passed hers 2 weeks ago with the same instructer.She is a bit big headed though and goes on and on.I have another friend, Mandeep that passed hers 3 weeks ago as well.So, no pressure there then.I thought if I don't tell anybody, if I don't pass they won't know!! Clever eh?

I had an argument with a neighbour out of the next street to us yesterday.She has a little boy (5) and is so rude and naughty. He swears like a trooper and he pulls his pants down where he feels like it and wees'.

I feel sorry for him cos his dad is an alcoholic and his mum is a sandwich short of a picnic shall we say.Yesterday afternoon Luke went out to play with him.Within 5 mins this boy said to Luke, F...k o... You b......d!!! I brought Luke in and told him not to play with him.Obviously he did play with him again.A bit later his mum came knocking on my door saying Luke had told him to pull his pants down and that a neighbour heard Luke say it.I confronted her and told her to get the neighbour cos I knew she was lying because I had been watching out of my window.She went on to call James and Luke horrible, naughty little boys and told her son not to play with them again!! OMFG. I went ballistic.How dare she? Her son swears, is cheeky pees in the street calls his mum a fat cow and worse.On Saturday I went to her house because her boy had spit all over my windows.I don't mean a little bit either.

Woe betide anyone who calls my kids fo no reason.I seriously could have cracked her one.One of my other neighbours said the week we were in Wales, he pulled his pants down at her gfandkids aged 3 and 5.Disgusting, horrible little boy.

Let battle commence.Got to go now after my ranting and raving.Better get my kiddies from school.They're going to my mums for tea and Darren at work so I'll be back...

As you will know if you read my last advice piece that I wrote on Monday about Autumn, I love to feed the birds.I have fed them for years and yes you may think I am sad, I like it!

Yesterday, I went into the town and stocked up and treats for the 'bods'.Seed-2 varieties, peanuts,3 different fat squares with insects,fruit and berries(yeah get the men in white coats I know ).A Bill Oddie-a dippy man that used to be in the Oddies and now is an ornithologist-bird thingy with mealworms in-mmmmm nice.Some new fat balls-it's not rude honest,and a new 'Bill oddie' feeder. Yep so I spent a small fortune on my little friends.Now, every day my bit of 'garden' is full of birdies waiting on what delights I have in store for that day.Sometimes its toast,bread,cheese,fruit-yes Darren is starved!!!!

And so guess what? Yep, I have had NO BODS since Monday!!!

Work that out.I think it's weird but then no more weirded than me going on about it.I find it strange that after all this time of feeding them, I spend a bloody fortune on them for the colder months and they naff off!!

Darren and the kids think I am a nutter cos when I get loads of birds I watch and oo and arr for ages.I bet they've had a petition going -anti bird.

So, Bill Oddie the silly little man who charges silly amounts for silly products for silly people to buy-YOU GOT ME_HA HA!!

And so relax-I am now back on your planet.

Am I just miserable or is it tikes,tikes,tikes!!  Is anyone else finding it annoying?

Good morning minti peeps!! WOAH how many tikes?? They're so cute and dinky.I've recieved lots of gifts and lovely words of encouragement over the last few days and you are all so nice and caring.You have cheered me up no end.

The weekend passed with no evil messages from 'the bitch' anyway so that's one good thing I suppose.I have seen Josh over the weekend-he came for Sunday lunch after working with Darren.He said he has no doubt that his mum will dump the girls here again at some point.He said she hates me and if I want to play mum then I can have them!!

It still is beyond my comprehension that as a mum, she can be so flippant and unfeeling about her children.I would lay my life on the line for James and Luke and wouldn't dream of dumping them with someone they didn't know.Bearing in mind when she dumped them here before, she had and still hasn't met me.It's been on my mind all weekend and yesterday I was changing the boys bedrooms around and the girls came up in conversation.I asked Luke-who is a bit more mature in some ways than james how he would feel if they were dumped here again.I didn't say it would happen just could.He said,'she is a horrible bad mam anyway and they would probably better off with us.But, I'm not going to give my bedroom up again!!' 

I have had problems with Luke in the past with his behaviour, but he is so considerate about others and their feelings he makes me so proud.Our next door neighbours are refugees from Iraq . There are 2 kids a boy and girl and he plays with them all the time.They can only say 'hiya' in English but he seems to communicate really well.He went into their house on Saturday and was loving the fact he watched Teenage Turtles in Iraqi-he came in and said they've got Welsh Tv hee hee-bless.The childrens dad was asking him about what religion he is and about Jesus and stuff.Luke is only 9 and I think he got a bit flummaxed.I don't really like the topic of religion with young children because it's complicated enough for adults.Lets face it, wars are caused through religion and I tend not to talk about it too much.I told Luke to say he is Christian-Church of England and leave it at that.I must admit I feel a bit uncomfortable with it, but he likes the children and all children need friends and to play.They sent me a stew dish as well on Saturday to try-ugh. I was very thankful but it was highly spicy and tasted of vinegar, but it was nice of them to send it.

Have a great week everybody,Lisa xx

Thanks to all off my friends that have read and answered my blog today.I greatly appreciate all of the advice that you have given me today and it means a great deal to me.

Also thanks to Thuy and Winnie for sending me gifts.You are all really kind and I've sure missed you all!!

Thanks again, Lisa xx