ANOTHER FIRE

 SUNDAY - More snow fell in the morning before we got up out of bed  think it snowed more than the day before and its also  colder if it freezes the roads out of Hade Edge are going to be impassable  unless the gritters have been out .The trouble is any way out of the village is either up and down hills and valleys  little winding roads .Just got to sit in drink coffee with bourbon and watch Netflix and Prime .

MONDAY - Taking Helen to the dentist had to clear the car after the second lot of snow  it was also iced over the windows.I  also cleared the drive way getting back on to the drive after going out  is always a nightmare .

Made it to the dentist I parked up at the supermarket four hours on my ticket  .We where early so did some shopping bought plain and self-raising flour two packets of Atora suet for dumplings if we so wished and two packets of digestive biscuits and three cartons of fresh orange juice as well as a can of de-icer spray  .Helen couldn't have any dental work done she has to take a course on antibiotics to clear the swelling her infected tooth as caused.

Cooked us a lasagne for tea with home made garlic bread and fries and of course a cloudy cider for me .

Last day off tomorrow don't think we are going to get anymore snow over the next few days so we might get out not sure where but n o doubt we will do something because its back to work Wednesday .

My second Fire tablet came today the first one I never ordered it as a gift so it was configure to my details so I ordered another as a gift for my son I have bought him a case and a sd card as well .Have set mine up they are a bit slow loading apps etc but they are ok for the price I am quite happy . I have ordered a case might get a keyboard not sure .

A WHITER SHADE

 THURSDAY - My daughter is recovering from covid hopefully over the next 48 hours she is over the worse , she had headaches back ache the sweats and just feeling tired and run down.

I have ordered her Christmas present it should arrive the next few days I have bought nearly everyones present amazingly well before the big day .

Helen was buying me the X-box one game "Guardians Of The Galaxy " and a coffee grinder for Christmas without spending silly money there is noting else I can think of that I want as a gift .Now I have ordered a Amazon Fire tablet and case miss having a tablet .

FRIDAY - No work went to Curries Pc World we both ordered new iPhones 13 Pro Max two year contract unlimited data , texts and calls for £47 a month don't think we will get a better deal we don't get them until the end of December but its only four or so weeks away be a nice start new year new phone .

SATURDAY - Got up it has snowed through the night its a few inches thick its drifted in parts and a car in our street already got stuck we have a neighbourhood who cleared the road with his tractor .He did the same the year before we are on a new estate its a joke we should have got a free shovel and bag of grit free with every house .

BULLEIT

 SUNDAY - Cooked a chicken from the farm shop for our Sunday roast , Helen did some awesome roast potatoes I went out this morning to buy some cider the fridge was devoid of any cans unbelievable .

Go back to work on Monday had five days off who wants to go back unfortunately I have little choice how crap is that . I  least I break up Thursday for five days cant be bad short week what a bonus .

I need to get a couple more presents and the will be that I also need to get some drinks in I usually get a bottle of Baileys Irish cream for Helen and a bottle of Jack Daniels for me although I do like Marks & Spencers bulliet bourbon.

MONDAY - Tidied round the house Helens back is still giving her some aches and pains managed a trip to  the shops she bought the dogs new beds and we did some food shopping at M&S got my bottle of bourbon and some different chicken pieces , fried , tempura and katshu  will last me well into next week I also bought a Indian tikka masala curry .

TUESDAY - My daughter is feeling better she has not got over it fully but she is slowly getting better her headache and temperature as gone .

Went to Meadow Hall Helen picked up some jumpers and tops from H&M that she had seen online stayed well away from Five Guys more the pity .

Four off my Amazon deliveries are outstanding spoke with them this morning they should be arriving today hopefully the land sometime before I go to work at five , obviously yes its Hermes .

MORE DECS IN NOV

 FRIDAY - Last day off took three days emergency annual leave to look after Helen I have the weekend off then back to work on Monday hopefully Helen will be a lot better , she is improving but it only takes one wrong move to go back to square one.

Ordered a Kindle fire tablet 7" and a case I am buying it for my son for Christmas I am not buying him anything too grand I was going to get him and echo dot but the fire tablets where in the Black Friday sale so seeing he does not have a smart phone I figured he would get more use out of the tablet he does have  an internet connection .

Ordered 20AA batteries and 20AAA batteries and two chargers that do eight batteries at a time in 45 m minutes cant have enough power .

SATURDAY - Went to the Fox Valley shopping outlet to buy a few toiletries and snacks we didn't have anything in the way of snacks bought some Reese's peanut cups  and some chocolate buttons should have bought some Coca-Cola . never mind I have cider .

SUNDAY - Put the Christmas decorations up outside looking festive might be people saying its too early our house our rules we don't need permission or to apologise you don't want your decorations up yet fine we won't judge .

Finally watched the new James Bond film in its entirety thought it wasn't that great and I didn't like the ending and a few other bits in the film didn't make sense  but it  was good in parts a long wait for a mediocre film .

CRISTMAS DECO

 THURSDAY - Helen has pulled something in her back she is suffering badly she is in pain and is stressing out , some how something as dropped in her back or moved she thinks its a nerve or muscle or both . I had to take yesterday off work and have booked the rest of the week off , its not good but I cant leave her on her own .Hopefully over the next four , five days things ease off , as I can only have so many days off work .Helen slept on the sofa half sat up we have a heat bag that you heat up in the microwave which the doctor recommended hopefully it eases her pain and discomfort even if only slightly .

I bought her some deep heat patches that are like giant plasters the give out heat for 16 hours hopefully they will help .

Like the rubberised Nike watch strap for my Apple Watch that came the other day so much that I have ordered another one which is  off white and back the opposite of  the black and white one that I have already purchased.

FRIDAY - Went to Wentworth garden centrre thought a walk around would help Helens back we went to look at the Christmas decorations I bought some led remote  tree candles , a pre lite fir tree garland for the fire place and a Christmas scene snow lantern .

SIX GUYS ONE LADY

 TUESDAY - Whilst in Meadow Hall went to Five  Guys one hamburger , one cheese burger a regular fries and two peanut milk shakes £30 .02 it was worth it if you like burgers Five Guys is as good as anywhere .

WEDNESDAY - China  kicking off with Taiwan , Russia kicking off with Europe , Covid -19 still hanging around , people still dying , global warming and pollution , volcanos and asteroids heading towards earth we are fcuked and its not looking good . So my advice is cash in what money you can get in debt and buy what ever your heart desires.Treat your nearest and dearest and of course yourself and do whatever pleases you , including eating and drinking and being happy because its one life .

Got tonight away from work I am not attending my shift Helen as pulled her back and is in pain and needs help moving about no way can she cope on her own , we are waiting a call back from the G.P

Ordered a Michael Kors smart watch for Helen it is going to be a Birthday present which is two days after Christmas there was £80 knocked ofr thanks to an early Black Friday deal it arrives tomorrow .

Had a go at making peanut milkshake bought the smooth peanut  butter co-op own brand £1.50 , ice cream £1.60 for 2litres  and milk plus two small bananas , used 450 ml of ice cream 80ml milk two small bananas and two big desert of peanut butter got it right first time it was spot on .

NO PROS

 Some of the things I have bought of eBay and Amazon recently in no particular order 

1. Nike Apple Watch strap in black/white.

2. Super glue that sets using ultra violet light x 2 . ( Cheap super glue only good for sticking fingers)

3. Pilot black ink Gel pens x 6 ( A big pet hate are blue biro pens )

4 . Front gorilla protective screens for  future iPhone 13 pro max.

5 . protective screens for future  iPhone 13 pro max .

6. Black case for  future iPhone 13 max pro .

7 . Present for Helen. ( its a surprise )

8. Present for me . ( Japanese chefs knife )

Future iPhones should happen next week we are going Monday to sort out the contracts we are on and upgrade to the latest iPhone 13 pro max the phone shop sell screen protectors and cases at five times the cost of buying the online , have fallen for that rip off before .

MONDAY - Eventually washed the car it was filthy has it had not been washed in ages not sure why but it wa long over due it took a good hour and half to pressure wash and wax the car obviously now it is going to put it down but at least its clean until I have done a couple of tris to work on the motorway .

TUESDAY - Tried to get an iPhone 13 max pro no chance what so ever even the Apple store in Meadow hall have none in they are waiting for delivery . I took my Xs max to I-Smash one of the pins on the charging port is broken to fit a new port £80 so I am going to get it repaired and keep it until at least my contract ends then I will get the 13 Max pro , hopefully .

THREE TREES

THURSDAY - Went to Meadow Hall wandering around fcuking Primark my only saving grace is after I went to Five Guys and bought a peanut milkshake .

FRIDAY - Went to Trinity at Wakefield bought Helen some jewellery some rings and brackets a necklace and a couple of rings some are for Christmas and a couple of items for her birthday which is two days after Christmas .

Went to Asda bought six boxes of coffee pods for my coffee machine as well as dog and cat food and some frozen veg .

We have decided to buy out of our phone contracts early and get new phones , My iPhone no longer charges with a cable its lighting port is not functioning I can only wireless charge which is annoying but is manageable also I cannot connect it to the car with the lighting cable for maps also I cant sync with my Mac book although when I put my lighting cabled headphones in they worked fine , on the plus side the price of our monthly contract will drop and its a decent upgrade from the XS Max we both have at the moment of course 

SATURDAY - Helen had readings to do in Linthwaite after we drove over to Asda at Owlcoates in Pudsey this was the very first place I meet Helen outside work we meet one dinner time she was buying kickers I said only just meet and I have already seen your knickers the rest as they say is history .

Oven cooked a Indian curry for tea  well super it was well after nine when we got home we had the chicken curry with pilau rice nan breads and onion bhajis which where cooked crispy slightly over cooked they where quite hot .

SUNDAY - Went to Halifax to Sainsbury they have an Argos we had ordered a 6ft pop up Christmas tree with snow effect and a box of twinkly lights .On the way home bought a new set of step ladders these are four rung high and are a lot taller then the previous ones plus a lot more sturdier than the last ones .

TOPPED UP

 MONDAY - Going over to Meadow Hall to the dreaded Primark its my biggest pet hate as a rule I don't mind shopping and don't mind being dragged around apart from Primark just hate the place .I don't even bother with the t-shirts anymore I buy Fruit of the Loom of Ebay a lot less hassle and no petrol cost its a no brainer .

Below is Bee my daughters puppy she has only had her a few weeks and she is spoilt rotten .She is treat like a baby and spoilt rotten , she is a great little dog truly is amazing she couldn't have a better owner than my daughter she will be well loved and well looked after like most dogs the love you give you get back ten fold for life the only family the dog has is its human family , how anyone can miss treat a dog or any other pet is beyond me .Unless you are 110% committed don't get a pet .

Have the latest James Bond film to watch "No Time To Die "its been a while which I could watch it with my Dad that would be the best Christmas present ever .My son wanted to take me to watch it unfortunately I couldn't make it .

TUESDAY - Had my covid booster it went ok no issues arm aches slightly but its very slight discomfort go for the flu jab tomorrow with Helen .

WEDNESDAY - Had my flu jab Helen also had her flu jab fully topped up can keep my job for another six months .

ANNIVERSARY

 Ordered some new cushioned ear pieces for my Bose headphones the ones I have are starting to wear they will be ok for another few years but at least I have a new set for when I need them ,just in case they get discontinued .

WEDNESDAY - Already looking forward to the weekend , went over to Dobcross other side of Saddleworth to the garden centre specifically at their Christmas decorations we want to go over to Wentworth garden centre before we buy anything .

THURSDAY - Helen as an infection in either her tooth or in her face she is in pain and we have booked an emergency appointment at the dentist for Friday morning at 10.40 in Sheepscar Leeds will need to set an alarm to get up just in case .

FRIDAY - Happy anniversery to Helen and me. Was up on time and made it to Helens dentist appointment she needs work doing but it needs to be a specialist dentist she will have to wait for an appointment can take up to six weeks .In the mean time its paracetamol . Actually we ended up finding a dentist at home we are visiting them tomorrow .

SATURDAY - Helen signed up with the local dentist she has a full inspection and x-rays next Tuesday fingers crossed its not too bad .

SUNDAY - Had to toe a tree back it was well leaning the wind we get up here where we live is well strong its notorious hopefully the tree will eventually grow thicker and root itself .

Cooked a full Sunday chicken dinner with three greens peas sprouts and broccoli , did roast potatoes and Yorkshires , it was a large chicken from the local farm shop so tasty there was enough for both the dogs and both cats ,

CHILLIN AGAIN

 SUNDAY - Its raining its Halloween and its raining and it don't look like that its going to stop anytime soon .I cooked myself a full English black pudding included  the clocks went back so was up an hour early until my body clock adjusts its always the case .    it also means I will be driving to work when its dark and coming home when its dark , roll on Spring .

We carved the pumpkins that we had outside the front door  Helen did hers like a spooky cottage and I did the scary face , she also cut out a silhouette of a cat from card board and painted it black and attached some battery powered lights for its eyes for the bedroom window .We did get quite a few trick or treaters and first year we got rid of all the sweets .The rain did not stop we watched the Johnny Depp "Alice In Wonderland " as our Halloween movie .

MONDAY - Its still raining it has been relentless look like its going to be a grey wet Monday the clocks went back Sunday an last two mornings have woken up at silly o'clock.Cant even take Bailey out its too torrential be a pointless task .

BILL AND JAMES

 THURSDAY - Back at work its shit always is when I have had a few days off shouldn't have leave don't know how I would feel if I had two weeks off bean nightmare .

FRIDAY - Finished work was so glad to be leaving downloaded Ed Sheehan new album = on Spotify which I listened to on the way home .Stopped of at the garage bought some fresh orange and two packets of Max strength jalapeño and cheese wrinkly crisps though I had some dip in the fridge I hadn't need to get some sour creme and chives .

Took Bailey out in the morning after a few hours sleep , though about work I really cant be arsed with it for the responsibility and things I am expected to do the money is crap I do get paid night rate for my shift otherwise it would be totally crap wages .It is starting to piss me off what with covid short staff and people who cant be arsed with doing what they are supposed to be doing . As a lot of us out there I am a slave to a monthly wage .

SATURDAY - Helen had three readings to do in the afternoon in a little village a twenty minute drive away .I waited in the car whilst she completed each reading .

In the evening we went to my daughter house and had a Indian for tea from the local take away she also bought me James Patterson and Bill Clinton "The Presidents Daughter ". Will down load it so I can read it anywhere , started reading the first few chapters and its got me hooked already .