Saturday 6th march
installed windows seven on to home PC had trouble with the speakers and sound and auto run sorted the sound , and think i sorted the auto run , auto run was working because it installed the new windows o/s bloody pc's .Internet up and running and is fine reinstalled spybot,ccleaner and A2 , also reinstalled i- tunes be lost without it and copied a load of music back on to pc from external hard drive i did transfer all files over at the first attempt but there was an issue with admin rights and ownership of files so i wiped my hard drive clean and reinstalled from scratch i have it all on a external drive which is regular baked up .
Took Helen round to a house she knows the lady gave us a load of old sandwich plates dinner plates a bed warmer and a paraffin lamb and a earthen ware storage jar .

Sunday
went to Saddleworth still loads of snow about, ventured up on to Shinny brook took some photos it was sunny and warm ended up quite warm in the afternoon sun clear blue skies quite a few walkers , fresh wreaths placed at Wesseden by Winne in remembrance of her son Keith killed by Brady and Hindley 45 years ago his body remains somewhere out on the moors .

Break up tonight from my evening job at the hospital , so i finish at four and go home like a normal person the rest of this week this will also happen next week too ,had to take my remaining holidays before April bet it flies by.

Listening to Pet Shop Boys - Pandemonium

Saturday
Went to a showroom sale off all the things that where placed in to a show house the furniture pictures and other stuff where being sold of for charity bought a swivel dressing table mirror and some ceramic ware all going cheap.
When we got home we fixed the airer that Helen bought of eBay to the ceiling in the dining room very soon the wall will come down and the kitchen and dining room will be one and and we will have a kitchen dinner.

Sunday went to car boot at Rufforth then bought some crystal glass ware a sweet jar two flower vases and a dip or nut dish and a ornate bird cage for three quid ,The cat got in on his own accord he likes boxes , bags and confined spaces.. called in to Clifton moor shopping centre . had breakfast at Tesco afterwards bought the ingredients for Sunday dinner , a ready cooked chicken , leeks ,sweet potatoes , peppers , carrots, mushrooms , and stuffing ,dropped them off back at the house had a coffee then went on to saddleworth.





At Saddleworth bought a bunch of dried flowers for £12.50 which will be tied to the airer and two bunches of fresh daffodils. Then from a charity shop, a basket full of dried flowers for a fiver.

woke up this morning and it was white again with snow should have stayed in bed but we drove to Ilkley and bought this metal figurine from a local shop think he is Horace anyway he stands by the front door he's cool even the cat Harvey likes Horace ,

listening to :- RIHANA , RATED R

Woke up to sunshine coming through the bedroom window got up had a shower than had toast and butter for breakfast before going in to town shopping.drove in to town late afternoon went to Primark and went to Argos we had reserved a single electric blanket Helen's son Liam stayed Friday night and is staying again tonight he also brought with him his X-box and laptop . we had bought an electric blanket from Tesco the night before he was coming to stay and it was not even airing the bed so it went back spent another ten quid and got a decent one.

Listening to :- Jason Mraz -we sing we dance we steal

watching :- Fish tank

Dropped the car off this morning before half past seven i left the keys in a letter box fitted on the wall outside the garage , that if you sneezed too hard it would fall apart never mind try to break in to it then i had a two mile walk back home wondering if the car would still be there when they opened up the garage.anyway it was and is now all working fine apart from the mechanic mentioned the exhaust back box is slightly blowing,sooner the house is sold and i get some money the better.

valentines day





Helen gave me this card which she hand made for valentines , and i love it no one ever before apart from the kids when they was younger has bothered to make me a hand made card i bought Helen's which i suppose is the easy way out.

To accompany the card she made my favorite banana cake which as been way too long form the last one that she baked and a roast chicken Sunday dinner with my favorite roasted parsnips and roasted sweet potatoes , will be going to bed with a full stomach tonight, wonder how i can burn a few calories off? will have to see .

I have been on the bus all week , well for each night i only caught the bus Monday morning after then i managed to get a lift in to work from Ray my work colleague cheers mate .On a night after my evening shift i have been catching the bus and getting home just before nine so i am out for nearly fourteen hours a day , by the time we have eaten relaxed and a coffee its usually midnight.

The car is booked in next Tuesday getting the clutch done which will cost around £450 pound .Its the first month that i have the court order to pay when an attachment of earnings for £400 was made , this will come out each month until the house is sold, so as always perfect timing so far 2010 ain't been the best of starts as they say things can only get better .

I received some paper work from the solicitor whom is assisting us in the sale of the house with my ex and it all seems to be going through fine fingers crossed i have borrowed money from my sister for the repairs of my freelander so i hope to pay her back as quick as possible , plus i need to get the car serviced and a cd/mp3 player fitted cant really be driving a car which has a cassette deck although i have got a cassette i can insert to enable me to use the I-pod , its not the same.

Went to the hand car wash at Rodley to get it it cleaned after i took it to the and they did a really good job will go there again.

P.S THE CAR IN THE PHOTO IS NOT MINE I COULDNT BE BOTHERED TAKING ONE OF MY CAR

Sunday
Got up at eight and set off for the car boot at Whetherby race course to grab a bargain it wasn't on , so we went to Ruthforth instead we bought a couple of blue and white old dinner plates for the dresser a craved wooden duck and a old fashioned cameo wall plaque ,from there we drove over to Aberford where we got three bars of hand made soap and a white floppy duck , form there went for a all day breakfast at our favorite eating place the red bus on the A64.rest of the day just chilled and watched some dvd's .

SATURDAY
Went to the Arndale centre bumped in to a old Friend Wyn who is going to live in the states in the next couple of months , he is now married to an American lady he married her last year after meeting her online , he jetted over to see her and the relationship developed , and eventually after a few years they got married and now he is planning on giving the finger to his job , home and this country . Must be a nice feeling to fall in love jet off and start a new life in a foreign country miles away the other side of the world, and be gone for good . I bought Helen a couple of diary's will have to get her a personnel organiser if i can get one cheap on eBay ,i bought a usb phone charger went on to visit my twin sister Anne she gave Helen bottles of perfume a silver necklace bracelet and earrings , went to Millhouse pine and bought a large ceramic black heart,

The sale of the house i jointly own with my ex is still going ahead , went back to work and looking forward to the weekend again .I bought some more items of eBay its been well over a year since i made any purchases and then i have only ever bought two items . i bought a new black leather case for my Noika e71 and spare battery for my Fuji finepix digital camera which is over two years old but well up to the job , so i thought that i would buy a battery to back up the original one just in case they became obsolete , and a usb xd card reader which is being posted from Hong kong to work with a western digital tv media player that i am thinking of buying at a later date.

Listening to :- OWL CITY , OCEAN EYES

WATCHING :- "The Time Travellers Wife"

Been of work sick yesterday and today full of cold head aching sore nose headaches and feel sick plus cant stop blowing my nose its constantly running .Letter from estate agents the sale of the house is going through so it looks like its well on track for the sale to complete .
Getting the cavity walls insulated to day so all the drilling wont do my head any good least be warmer even though at the moment i have a temperature any way .Hope i am well enough to go get my hair cut its a right mess needs a decent cut after Helen has cut it the last three times its a bit wild.

At least i can have the internal wall removed so we have a kitchen dinner which will make it the biggest room in the house , i will fit a new kitchen and patio doors out to the rear garden .
Also we will get radiators fitted through out which will cost us £1800 already had a quote but couldn't get the finance the boiler is fine and up to its job .
I suppose i better not be counting too many chickens JUST yet but its nice to know its not all doom and gloom , AND at this stage things are looking up it is nice to know things are changing .
January as been a long month in a new year and things have changes so much i don't know what the rest of the year will bring , but i believe things will change and the end of this year i will be in a totally different position.

Another thing we are considering is a girlfriend for Harvey think it would make him happy and give Helen the chance to make some money , if we could sell the kittens at a reasonable price , what we dint want is a house full of cats so we must sell them on ,easier said then done if they are all cute

LISTENING TO :WILL I,AM SONGS ABOUT GIRLS

The judge says i have to pay the EX £400 a month and back maintenance of £2500 for even when my son lived with me , there has been an attachment of earnings made which will come of my wage.My son works is nearly seventeen and does not go to college.

Went to see the mortgage company after we came out of court they have agreed for us to go on a interest only mortgage which has dropped the monthly payment to £577 from £808.

We have had a offer on the house , a cash buyer is buying it as a result i have agreed to the following ,

1. to pay no maintenance for 18 months
2. no back pay of £2550 to pay
3. no costs for selling the house which is £2100
4. 11k in cash.

i have accepted .I can get on with my life with Helen i can draw a line under it all and it will be the end , no more demands no issues its done and dusted .

At ten am this morning i am in Court in Leeds city centre defending myself against the ex over maintenance payments not looking forward i have no idea how it will turn out.
I hope common sense prevails and i hope i am being watched over and get a decent result and get some good luck when i need it the most.

Today Helen is going in to work to say her goodbyes to people that she has worked with over the years that she has been working at the hospital , no doubt it will be emotional saying goodbye is never easy .

Another day that i have been asked to work over hope it lasts for weeks to come i will do what overtime i can for obvious reasons hehe money we ain't got enough ,i just hope that it lasts until i sell my house or Helen gets another job or six little numbers come up ,it will all come good in the end , we will both have to battle on until we come out tops but sooner rather than later is all i ask, and that we are happy in the end so far so good .

Helen has handed her notice in at work has given them four weeks , her last sick note went in at the same time for four weeks .

I am up in court next Tuesday for maintenance issue's the ex wants more money she even wants money for when my son lived with me , when does the meal ticket end she is with someone else wy cant he support her he more or less moved in with her . my son is seventeen at the end of the month is not in full time education and works part time five nights a week.
Anyway i hope her face lift needs re doing which cost her £2500 , no wonder she wants more maintenance what for now her tits doing.



She would never be capable of having an affair getting two blokes interested in her would be more or less impossible and getting two to shag her forget it .


On a more positive note the house i jointly OWN with said bitch has had an offer made on it for the full asking price so fingers crossed .

Went to Saddleworth to take more photos need a ideal photo that we want to use to put in a frame for our living room wall went ignored the warning lights for the road closed this time we got stuck in two foot of snow.
Helen got out of the car i cleared the snow from behind the wheel and drove back then went forward a foot and back a foot at a time finally got the wheels to grip and could pick up enough speed to clear the drift although it was all over the road going sidewards and sliding , had to drive straight has i had no room to turn around because of the snow drifts.
Picked Helen up 300yards further on nowt like leaving a sinking ship and made it to the next available turning space then drove back to the Huntsman inn other cars where finding it difficult and they also where having to turn around so we were not the only fools out and about .
Went to Saddleworth village bought some cakes and some paraffin for our hurricane lamps back at home , no doubt we will burn the house down that will melt all the snow.
Finally made safely home the end,

Well made it to the new year 2010 will have to think of some new years resolutions only so i can break em.
back at Saddleworth last Sunday 3RD OF JAN 2010 ignored the road closed signs like loads of other drivers did and went to Wessendhead and Dovestone reservoirs was told if the road is really impassable then they have police manning on the road turning cars and drivers away.
Celebrated new years eve with Helen at Anne's house my twin sister and her partner Alan , his daughter and grandaugther , along with Mark and Sue Irene and Ged .
Let loads of fireworks off and Chinese lanterns al aglow in to the night sky .
was at work new years day had to be up at six don't mind its double time.