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Ok, here is a little picture to tease you ... more pictures to come ... I can only seem to get one in at a time and need to take some more now the kitchen is almost complete.

Hmmm, today lady boss called me into talk about my rise and told me it made no difference how long anybody had been at our firm ... we will all get the same money.  That told me then!  Told her then that she had her opinion on what she thought was fair and I had mine.  Funny, really as I haven't made any official complaint, they are the ones that keep on about it!  The new girl is quite nice and I actually do like her ... but I am still peed off that she is earning the same as me, so there!!!

I can't tell you how pleased I am that I am not at work tomorrow.  Yay, although I only have tomorrow off because I have to take Rosie to have the brace fitted.  Brace day at last!  She is not at all nervous although she realises that she will be feeling some pain while it settles down.  I am going to meet her from school at lunch time and we will be ladies who lunch and then plan to have a good time looking round the charity shops before we go for her appointment at 3pm. I must also make an appointment for myself first thing at the doctors because I almost run out of my blood pressure tablets and I don't want to go bang.  Its almost impossible to get an appointment to get my blood pressure read with the doctor!  She is booked up weeks ahead for goodness sake.  The receptionist told me 2 weeks ago that I would have to phone tomorrow and say that it was urgent that I saw the doctor, what a palarva!!

I had some great news at Matthew's school when I went for the parent's evening.  As you know he attend a moderate learning school and I was amazed and proud to be told that they think he may be able to take an English GCSE.  My Barb would be so proud.  I had a little tear in my eye.  I wasn't so pleased though to be told that he was king of the belchers in one particular class.  He has been taking advantage of a young, new teacher.  I was amazed that she hadn't even contacted me about it.  Now I know, I can confirm that his reign is now over!

I had to dash out the other evening to get him some new school trousers.  He is growing at a rate of knots and is now 5ft 9inches with size 9 feet.  Oh god, he is going to grow out of his bunk bed and then what will I do?  He is very slim with a 28 inch waist so men's trousers are no good as even a 30 inch swims round his waist.  In the end I managed to find some lovely, easy care ones from Matalan for only £7 each, which have buttons with elastic tags with cut outs in which you can pull tight ... thank you Matalan!

Great excitement here ... Mr Enthusiastic has put my new switches and plugs on in the kitchen ... one left to put on, watch this space.

Martin is coming back this weekend and the children are really looking forward to seeing him.  I hope we have a good weekend together.

Right, off to do some wishy washy.

Hugs, Terry x