BOOKED IT

FRIDAY - Went to Pc World over at Bradford and bought Helen a Apple Watch series three in space grey it was the nearest store which had any in we reserved ti and collected it , it is  for her birthday which is tomorrow she will be 51 years old .

Booked my speed awareness course  was caught doing 35 in a 30 zone it cost £84 it is not until the 4th of February 2020 and the venue is minutes away from where live in a hotel and keeps my license point free .

SATURDAY - Helen's birthday Went to the Apple store in Meadow Hall Sheffield there was issues with the Apple watch it was not always receiving messages and calls .Apparently if your iPhone is unlocked then the watch won't show the alerts or calls maybe obvious but was not to us .

Went to Compo's for fish and chips they forgot to process our order and the waitress had to re order our food I had a jumbo haddock for the first time with baked beans .

SUNDAY - Went to Helen's parents stopped of at Gregg's on the way it was after six when we left stopped at KFC for a late tea early supper .

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Christmas Eve - Got home from Asda put the windscreen bottle on the driving seat so I would fill it up before going to work .
Helen was up watching You Tube videos on how to make bath bombs.Was after four o clock before we went to sleep .

Went to work  at 18.00 when I drive back home it will be Christmas morning .

CHRISTMAS DAY - Hope everyone reading my Blog had the best Christmas ever , filled with Love and Peace and hopefully will enjoy a great 2020 .

 Exchanged gifts with Helen loving my Braun re-chargeable razor should have it for years to come , and Helen liked her Pandora necklace /locket and charms HER SONS ONCE AGAIN A MAJOR LET DOWN it is the same every year they buy her nothing that great if they bother at all .

Went to my daughters house saw Jenson before he left with his Dad Lee , we had a great Christmas dinner the turkey and trimmings was excellent it was my daughters first Christmas dinner that she had cooked herself we all pigged out and enjoyed the meal .
I received some American dollars of her for our trip to New York and some CK Shock aftershave and other stuff socks and a t-shirt Helen received a Pandora charm "Love You To The Moon and Back and some Paul Smith perfume .We palmed Think Words was good fun Helen name a city in the U.K she pressed "D' and said Dubai was good fun .Thanks to my daughter we had a great Christmas .

PORRLY "H"

WEEKEND  BEFORE CHRISTMAS - Got home just after half past two Helen not any better .
After trying to sleep I got up and took the dog out then went to Asda .It was not that bad I bought three curries two pizzas , sweet potatoes , swede , parsnips , carrots , Four cooked meats  two hams one beef and a roast turkey , white  bread brown bread and two packets of bread cakes . Philadelphia cheese spread one with with chives and one with garlic and herbs , two bottles of Lucozade for Helen and juice cherries and berries for me  dog and cat food , tea coffee with white and brown sugar , paracetamols , toilet tissue , washing up liquid and two packets of chips with skins on in beef dripping , chewing gum , milk and gift tags obviously I have to go back to finish off .

Got home refilled a bowl with with boiling water and Elbas oil for the bedroom Helen is still residing in bed I made her a cup of tea and cooked her a fried egg sandwich .

Had a bowl on chicken balti with nan bread and chips no cider which was a shame not sure have not had any cider in for a few weeks not sure why been doing cherries and berries juice .

Order 24 gel pens of eBay for work I can't use normal biros writing is just not the same without gel ink.

SUNDAY  - Filled the car up with petrol £42 enough for 550 miles could go to either end of the country without stopping for petrol .Went over to Helen's parents with the Christmas presents , Helen stayed in the car the quickest visit ever , we then we went over to her sons Kris hose in Leeds and dropped his gifts and then off to her other sons house to drop his Christmas presents off  .

MONDAY - Helen still not 100% still in bed feeling dizzy I went to Asda bought two small turkey crowns and cider and other bits we needed bought Helen a bottle of Bailey' Irish cream .
Finished work at 02.00 went back to Asda for other items also bought some screen wash for the car rung out not good .

CROWN

My Daughter text the Christmas menu that she is cooking for our Christmas Day lunch sounds like we are having a banquet , she has left us to get the desert will have to have a look for a fitting dessert to accompany her meal , if we have enough room left for a desert .

As far as I am aware Tuesday mother has always cooked her Christmas dinner for her  I think every she has done this every year  apart from the time my daughter was was away travelling in New Zealand in 2012 .

Doing next week shifts of  18.00 - 02.00 apart from Christmas Day which I have off will be back on Boxing Day .

FRIDAY - Helen is full of flu and cold e have a party to go to this Saturday I doubt very much we will be going we are also delivering presents over the weekend which might mean me going on my own .
Went to the doctors she has an ear infection as well as cold and flu like symptoms she was prescribed some antibiotics .

Get paid early on the 23rd will have to go out and do some food shopping because the 23rd is on a Monday there is a good chance my wage will be in for Saturday which will make going to the shops a lot easier ,Last year I was in the supermarket like half past two in the morning .

Will get the usually stuff even though we are dining out will still get a turkey crown no legs wings or bones just meat  and maybe a joint of gammon a jar of  cranberry sauce and a packet of sage and onion stuffing and all the veg we usually get as well as some sweet potatoes .Need to get a Christmas card for Helen my daughter and grandson .

I remember when I worked at the council I always use to take two weeks off work break up on the Friday before Christmas it was great it seemed like a proper break no rushing to do everything now getting just the one day Christmas is just for a day .

Watching  - 6 Underground

Listening to - Post Malone "'Hollywood Bleeding "

BETTER THAN A WELLIE

MONDAY - Received a text message from work asking if I will start at 18.00 - 03.00 and do this pattern all week I  rang back and told them that  I would only do until two  , finishing at three a.m is too brutal on my sleep pattern .The only reason I do these shifts is for the extra cash specially as I need funds for New York in April .It is Helen's birthday on the 28th of December get paid on the 23rd.

TUESDAY - Another boring day at work did nothing much seemed a long day .To a chicken curry and some rice for my tea I also took some chapatis I warmed them up in the toaster the second lot I did burnt  , the office was full of smoke luckily the smoke alarms did not go off I taped them up and put the fans on last thing I wanted was the fire brigade turning up it can be a big call out charge if its a false alarm .


WEDNESDAY  - Off work went out to a bakery in Ossett to buy some rum truffles also had a fish sandwich from the Barracuda was not impressed not sure why the cats ate what I left .

Took Helen's son for his pre assessment was near Bramhope past Golden Acre Park it was a pain the traffic was bad he was only in for ten minutes I dropped him off at his house before setting back getting stuck in the rush hour traffic on the motorway .
Went to B&Q for some GU10 bulbs for the ceiling spot lights , that cover the kitchen area  it was three bulbs for a tenner or eight bulbs for £16 I just got the three .

On the way home I went to our local Asda it was raining I bought some beef wellington hopefully it taste better than Compos wellie (Last Of The Summer Wine  - Google it ) , and some stuffed mushrooms with garlic and cheese and a  bag of frozen goose fat chips with the skins on so that is tonight's  tea sorted I also bought some chicken Kiev's and some shower gel as well as dog and cat food .

CHRISTMAS WRAPPING

FRIDAY - Had to pick Helen up from her friends house at Meltham she has been invited for her tea and had been picked up just after half past six the agreement was could I pick her up later during the evening .I stayed at home cooked some jacket potatoes chili and cheese I was sorted .I watched the film classic "Leon" as I have the new Jean Reno movie "Cold Blood " to watch .I picked Helen up just after midnight I had to stop off on the way and get a tank full of petrol .

SATURDAY - Went over to the chiropodist Podiatry for my six week appointment I have been paying  £23.50 a visit  and have been nearly going a year now , I received a letter I am guessing all her clients are getting the same letter , stating that in January 2020  her prices are going up to £28.00 a increase of £4.50 this is for a thirty minute slot so a £9.00 a hour wage rise that's a £1440 a month increase  a total of £4,480 a month gross pay or a £53.760 a year .I think we at the NHS are getting a massive 1% rise in April which will not even cover the food rises in the shops or the increase in petrol prices for getting to work .

Helen has more readings over in Linthwaite tonight I have about a four to five hour wait sat in my car  if anyone has every sat in a car for half an hour it seems an eternity then five hours I can assure you is specially if it is raining dark and cold which it will be .I need to take coffee and wrap up warm I will wear a t-shirt hoodie and my quilted Levi jacket , with thermal socks I have gloves and a scarf I also have a blanket , I will take my charging brick for my iPhone put the seat back and down relax and watch either a film or you tube or listen to music , audio book or a podcast I won't get bored a little cramp maybe a little feed up but will do it so Helen has enough money to buy her Christmas presents she needs to get she  has already got mine so I have no ulterior motive for doing this .

SUNDAY - Went to Wakefield Helen bought her Christmas presents North Face T-shirts for her sons , a bath bomb selection and  a v-tech watch and reed diffusers from Next for three other people she also bought wrapping paper and gift tags .
Bought two ham hocks for dinner and swede it only took an hour to cook we was wrapping presents has the dinner cooked in the oven ,

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS

CHRISTMAS LIST  -What I would like for Christmas 2019.

A unpolluted Earth all countries equally being responsible for climate change.

All endangered species of animal  protected .

Enough food for all ,  people never going hungry.

Clean free fresh drinkable water for every one.

Affordable housing for every body requiring a home .

Free health care for everyone.

All wars and  hostilities to end .

All weapons of mass destruction to be decommissioned .

Governments secrets on U.F.O's , Aliens , and Area 51 to be disclosed .

All homeless people given shelter clothes and food .

All forests re planted .

All politicians to take a lie detector test before being elected to office .

All would be nice a few a dream come true any one of the above would do , be lucky to get any hopefully things will change before it is too late , trouble is I can see myself asking for the exact same things  again next year  and the year after .

Not sure why because all are easily achievable if the world leaders and government officials agreed to let it happen trouble is they don't want to if all the money spent on weapons was diverted elsewhere there would be money left over to give all people the basic things to sustain a healthy happy life .

GETTING MOTIVATED .

SUNDAY - Windy and rainy and sat in waiting for a delivery from Hermes ,playing Relic Run on my iPhone . Cooked a bacon and brie panini for breakfast it was ok it was Helen's idea she had been watching someone on You Tube cooking one and seeing as we have a panini press we gave it a go it was ok .The package form Hermes delivery arrived just before two p.m we have no more packages outstanding .

MONDAY - Did nothing much took Helen to a out of hours doctors surgery at Dewsbury because she was getting terrible head aches this was at 21.45 wa sin and out in ten minutes better than wasting hours in an A&E department .

TUESDAY - Helen bought me some new slippers from Asda she says it is unlucky to buy someone slippers it means they are leaving you or walking out I think it is only if you give someone a gift of shoes .

Bought two lots  chicken a pack fillet strips  and also a packet of diced chicken we are going  to do a chicken stew in the slow cooker with a big bag of stew veg thrown in  and a Chinese stir fry with the stir fry veg and black bean sauce , we have also sausages and lambs liver for a casserole as well as pizzas and a sponge cream  cake , should be having jam roll poly and custard .

Need to clean out the fish tank and filter system I also need to clean the windows both jobs are about four hours and the problem is I can't be arsed not good need to get motivated the big problem is just starting ,

NINE DAYS OFF

THURSDAY - Got home just after half past three the shift went ok had a few cappuccinos and some ham and cheese quiche two more shifts to go , I have asked if I can continue doing the same shifts next week even though I am supposed to be on annual leave I am waiting for a response from my line manager .
Need to go out and buy some fish food for the cichlids we are cleaning them out hopefully this Saturday .

FRIDAY - Not working my week off so when I finish Fridays shift on Saturday morning will have no work for a whole nine days.

Bought my Grandson's and daughters Christmas presents and Helen's Pandora order came , I don't bother with my son he is a waste of time , he does not contact me even though I have phoned him hundreds of times,  he was never that much of a son to his mother and even less  of a son to me.

SATURDAY - Home cooked lasagna for tea with enough left for dinner tomorrow had it with chips and a mozzarella flat bread .

LISTENING TO - Audio books by James Patterson "Along Came a Spider " and 'Cross Kill".

READING - James Patterson 'Criss Cross".

WATCHING - "Toy Story 4 "

MUSIC - Coldplay "Every Day Life ".

WANTING - X-Box , Wireless ear pods I18 TWS .

BUY MORE BULLETS

I have Apple notes on my phone I keep all my passwords on there for more or less everything  as well as user names or numbers for login o different sites , well some how I deleted the lot , Its not the first time this has happened and  it is quite frustrating and extremely annoying when it happens , I do have a copy on my work computer and I do have some written down . But of course I do update passwords and don't always write the new password down and I do have different combinations of words and numbers my Mac book also auto complete password details so I don't have to remember for manual enter the password when I go to a particular site . It is amazing how many passwords you keep I will now have to try and retrieve them those I don't have will have to use the forgot password option to set a new one not a total pain just need to be more careful in future.

TUESDAY - Working 14.00 - 02.00 a whole twelve hours rest of week doing 18.00 - 03.00 not sure I am off next week might ask if I can continue doing the same shift but on over time .

WEDNESDAY  - Got a Nip from West Yorkshire Police for doing 36mph in a thirty zone a few yards further on the same road it changes to 60 mph it all the joys of motoring last time I got a Nip I paid the fine and took the points this time I might do the speed awareness course and save the points still £85 either way its my fault .I got caught on Sunday gone didn't  waste time getting the Nip notice out to me guess they need the cash for the Christmas party , I was in the wrong hands up but still think I was set up , but if they use my money to buy more bullets , to shoot more terrorist's then I am happy.

Went to the fam shop bought home made Cornish flat pasties , peas , chicken and leek pie , potato rottis as well as sausages and bacon .

CAST ON CAST OFF

FRIDAY - Started cooking the stew at four this morning it will slow cook all day will have it with dumplings and pancakes will smell it all day simmering away Ordered another charm from Pandora online for Helen's locket she also as the ring . Need to get her birthday present for the 28th of December its the worst day ever too near Christmas everyone is skint she never gets anything great from her sons for either Christmas or her birthday .
Last shift working till three a.m it has took its toll i am absolutely cream crackered the things we do for a half decent pay check.

SATURDAY - Left work at three  the car was iced over and it was cold got home made some dumplings to throw into the slow cooker the longer it cooks the better the taste , so that is dinner sorted stew dumplings and Yorkshire puddings .It was after four when i went to bed the cats woke me around six to go out i was up at nine to walk the dog .it is a hard life Helen is working to night i will have a four hour wait in the car at least got loads of films still to watch and season three of the "Stranger Things ".To be honest it was not that cold I did take some coffee and watched a film the time went fast it was near a busy road so there was cars going past all the time .On the way home we stopped at the Barracuda fish shop and got fish and chips total home a good end to a Saturday night.

SUNDAY - Went over to Helen's parents at Acaster Malbis before going we stopped off at Monks Cross shopping outlet Helen went to Hobby Craft to get wool and needles two of her sons partners are both having babies and she wants to knit some blankets .

 its been a few weeks since we last went to see Helen"s parents we had Sunday dinner with them which was a meat pie with Yorkshire puddings and mash  , and a home baked apple pie and double whipped cream . I also was given a Fat Face gift card for £30 for my birthday which was totally out of the blue .Helen had her mum show her how to crochet it was a learning curve casting on and off looked complicated I hope she remembers if not its You Tube tutorials .