tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20745967751331132572024-03-13T04:31:20.616-07:00Musings of a madwomanNymphetaminehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318758612292414272noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074596775133113257.post-61325105424896073252012-09-11T09:19:00.001-07:002012-09-11T09:19:34.836-07:00Winter worry<span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Ok, so Im currently sat in my front room, waiting for the first casserole of the season to cook and I cant help but think "where did the year go?" Its Autumn already, Iv had the heating on a few times to take the chill off the house (yep even in August, Iv had to heat the house) Iv nearly finished paying off the xmas club, Kids are all back at school including the eldest a high school and its nearly Halloween, although the shops seem to have forgotten this and have stacked the shelves fit to burst with xmas goodies already.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New;">Yep, I even noted last night that there's 14 weeks left until christmas. Lucky me eh?</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New;"> So while me spuds and carrots are bubbling away nicely and the sausages are starting to brown, I cant help butt wonder what next?</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New;">What will next year bring us? (assuming the world doesnt end on Dec 21st and there's no zombie apocalypse between now and then) its gonna be 2013 so will 13 prove to be unlucky for us or will it be a good year? Who know's? Hopefully one of us will have a job and hopefully we'd have moved or the neighbours from hell have moved and more importantly hopefully everything will be good for us for once.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New;">Im already starting to worry how this winter will be for us. Will we have to choose between food or heat again or will it be warmer enough for us not to go without?</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New;">Iv started to stock up the store cupboards with tinned foods which will be a great help if they're not used up in the meantime. Im also planning lots of filling meals like my casseroles and also pasta dishes to leave us all fuller for longer.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New;">Maybe Im just worrying over nothing as we always manage to get by but too many times in the past have I gone without to make sure my kids dont. I know its different now and Im not alone either but still, cant help but worry.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New;">Anyway, the sausages are starting to burn so I best get the food served up lol</span>Nymphetaminehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318758612292414272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074596775133113257.post-55715193488823024622012-08-05T14:17:00.001-07:002012-08-05T14:17:49.680-07:00<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: purple;">What's Goth ??!!<br /> <br /> A Goth is Someone Who Sees Beauty in The Dark Side of Life. Today's Society is Focused On Negating Darkness Because it is Associated With Evil. Think About it - in Almost Every Fairy Tale , Who is The Antagonist ?? The Brunette. Who is The Protagonist? The Blonde. Dark is Evil , Evil is Bad , And Therefore We Should Wipe All Trace of it From Our Lives. Unfortunately , That's Simply Not Possible. No Matter How Hard Society Tries, People Still Die. Day Turns Into Night. Love Becomes Loss. It's A Fact of Life. So While Everyone Else is Denying An Entire Half of Life , The Goths Embrace All of Life , Good And Bad. Goths Understand That The Best And Most Lasting Joy is Tinged With A Little Sadness ,<br /><span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Born on 31st May 2012 weighing in at a hefty 9lbs 1oz after a very fast labour.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I wont share the details of it other than too quick for pain relief and going into shock once over with but hey, it was worth it<strong>.</strong></span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New;">After a 2 day stay due to being a reluctant feeder, we got home and have settled into not a routine as such but more of an organized chaos. Logan's breastfed and feeds on demand. That means Im taking fenugreek, maiden's milk and Domperidone to help milk supply. You'd think I'd be like a dairy cow but nope. Logan has decided he would lose a good lb of weight. Nothing worrying to me but something seriously wrong according to the midwife. Iv been told my milk is like water and to give him formula as it would be the equivalent of a 5 course dinner. Now, as Im a bit of a lactivist Im a huge believer of breast is best. thats why I rattle when I walk with all these supplements to make sure my milk supply is good. I eat and drink plenty and as it seems Logan cant get enough of it. The only person with the issue is the midwife. he's had plenty of wet and dirty nappies and he's content after a feed and sleeps very well yet this woman who barely knows me seems to think she knows my baby better than me and apparently he needs to be on 8oz of formula at every feed and he will sleep through the night. Really? at barely 2 weeks old? I think not!! his stomach is the size of a marble and the only milk designed for it is breast milk. Formula makes him sick and pooh excessively both of which arent good for him.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New;"> She decided that his weight loss was serious business. At first, she threatened to admit him back into hospital for monitoring. Then because he gained a little she then decided that she would weigh him again in 2 days time. she did and he had lost again so she took it upon herself to make a Dr's apt (bear in mind Im not the slightest bit concerned about the weight loss as its perfectly normal for babies to lose weight) and because there were no apts available, she decided to phone it through as an emergency.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New;"> Anyway, got to the apt and Dr takes a good look at Logan and sa</span><span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New;">ys he's not concerned, especially as its baby number 4. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New;"> Just wish this midwife would back off and stop her bullying. He's doing absolutely fine. If she's great at making me feel like crap, how on earth are those first time mums feeling that she visits? </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New;">Anyway, enough moaning for now. Bet you all wanna know what he looks like. here's a pic :D</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: purple; font-family: Courier New;">The usage of cloth nappies is going good too. Iv got a good practical stash and Im pretty much an expert on them now lol. Its not all terry squares, pins and rubber pants either. Im using Bumgenius xs and Tots bots Teeny fits. Iv also got a lot of birth to potty nappies for when he's bigger and some customs too including wee notions and Alexis Taylor. Will have to do a seperate blog just for those lol</span></div>Nymphetaminehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318758612292414272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074596775133113257.post-75331319597707437842012-04-08T05:48:00.000-07:002012-04-08T05:48:42.405-07:00WOW what a difference a year can make<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Ok so I guess its been a while!! my bad :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New;">Id been without internet since Dec 2010 and this site refused to work point blank on my mobile so rather than annoy myself on a daily basis, I thought Id better start concentrating on the real world.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New;">Net sorted now thankfully and sanity restored. I can go back to escaping for hours on end of an evening in a world where all the mundane stuff is forgotten about.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New;">Anyway, enough of that. What have I been doing with myself? believe it or not, Im now MARRIED!!! yep its true :D</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New;">we're even expecting a baby. I know, I must be mad!! on plus side its a boy so not completely a hormonal hell that the girls are.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New;">I wont bore you with all the details, but will say there's only 7 weeks left until his arrival eeeeep!!</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New;">In the meantime Iv been busying myself with the buying of cloth diapers. Yep thats right, we're going cloth :) as if Iv not got enough to contend with already huh.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New;">Again I wont be a baby bore, well not in this post anyway. I'll save the pics of our cloth for another day. We're waiting on a few customs so once stash is complete, I'll bore you all with photos then.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New;">in the mean time, today is easter and Iv got a lamb roast to get on. will leave you with a picture from our wedding :D</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Simple reason being I fried my netbook, thanks to my little brother.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">You know those conversations you have, while tyoing back and forth, where you're either laughing too hard and cant take a sip of your dring or you burst out laughing with a mouth already full? Yeah, it was one of those kind of conversations lol</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">I couldnt type unless I held down the shift key so it was very dodgy looking typing. I had to copy and paste a "m" though as that key died completely. Sometimes the writing was a mixture of upper and lower case letters so started to look like a very bad ransome note. </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Anyway, tis the festive season. am I excited? Nope. not in the slightest.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Why? no idea.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">My birthday last saturday. another year older and that was it. just another day.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">not got all the decorations up yet simply cos I cant get in the festive mood no matter how much I try. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Paper chains are up and Iv gotta raid the loft for the tree, this should be fun. my ceiling aquired a huge crak in it last time I was up there and Iv no idea where about the tree is. Havent exactly got a head for heights and no doubt there's spiders and other creepy crawlies up there too.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Maybe after tomorrow I'l feel a little more festive. Hope so. girls are taking part in a nativity. C is Mary, K is a King (or maybe a camel, depending) and S is a sheep :)</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Failing that, there's always the frantic present wrapping on xmas eve where Im lucky to get into bed by 3 am, only to be woken up again at 5 with 3 excited girls bouncing on my bed and all over me dying to get downstairs to see if santa has been. there goes any hope of a lie in!!</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Im home alone for xmas. Girls are at their nana's til around 2 then C will be back. other 2 wont be back til 27th. poor C gets pushed out yet again :-/</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Anyway, wont dwell on that or will just annoy me even more. On plus side, just think how much sleep I can catch up on while its quiet :) Excellent!!</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">If it wasnt for the fact iv gotta be up early in the morning, Id crack open a beer lol.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Never mind.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Laters taters x</span>Nymphetaminehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318758612292414272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074596775133113257.post-34721187066717191002010-10-26T16:15:00.000-07:002010-10-26T16:15:58.476-07:00Caws a Thatws wedi Pobi Potato and Cheese Bake<h2>Cynhwysion</h2>1kg o datws wedi eu berwi a'u stwnsio (dal yn boeth)<br />
150g o gaws Cheddar coch wedi ei ratio<br />
3 llwy fwrdd o lefrith<br />
30g o fenyn<br />
1 tomato wedi ei dafellu'n denau <br />
<em>Stwnsiwch y tatws gyda'r menyn a'r llefrith yna ychwanegwch y rhan fwyaf o'r caws gan ei gymysgu i fewn yn dda. Trosglwyddwch i ddesgil addas i'r popty (eg desil gratin) yna rhoddwch y tomato am ben y tatws gan wasgaru gweddill y caws am ben y tomatos. <br />
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Gosodwch o dan ril poeth nes i'r caws doddi a dechrau lliwio. Gweinwch yn unionsyth. </em><br />
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<h2>Ingredients:</h2>1kg potatoes, peeled and boiled (still hot)<br />
150g red Cheddar cheese, grated<br />
3 tbsp milk<br />
30g butter<br />
1 tomato, thinly sliced <br />
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<h2>Method:</h2>Mash the potatoes with the butter and milk then add the majority of the cheese and mix in thoroughly. Transfer to an oven-proof dish (eg a gratin dish) then layer the tomatoes over the top and scatter the remaining cheese over the tomatoes. <br />
Place under a hot grill and <a class="kLink" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=2074596775133113257#" id="KonaLink1" style="position: static; text-decoration: underline !important;" target="undefined"><span style="color: blue !important; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; position: static;"><span class="kLink" style="color: blue !important; font-family: georgia, divona, bitstream charter, john baskerville, baskerville; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; position: relative;">cook</span></span></a> until the cheese has melted and is beginning to bubble and colour. Serve hot.Nymphetaminehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318758612292414272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074596775133113257.post-23808848132702262062010-10-26T16:10:00.000-07:002010-10-26T16:10:56.971-07:00Cynhwysion Welsh Rarebit2 llwy fwrdd of fenyn<br />
2 llwy fwrdd of flawd<br />
1 llwy de of fwstad Dijon <br />
1 llwy de o saws Worcesterchire<br />
½ llwy de o bupur du<br />
60ml o gwrw porter<br />
200g caws Cheddar<br />
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<em>Yn gyntaf dylid todi'r menyd mewn sosban cyn ychwanegu'r blawd a'i gogino am ddau funud (heb losgi'r blawd). I'r gymysgedd yma dylid ychwanegu'r mwstadd, y saws Worcesterchire a'r cwrw. Wedi cogino'r cymysgfa am tua pedwar munud dylid ychwanegu'r caws wedi ei garfellu ychydig wrth ychydig gan sicrhau and yw'n llosgi ar waelod y sosban. Tra mae'r caws yn toddi dylid tostio bara ar un ochor a phan mae'r caws yn barod dylid ei dolldi ar ben ochr amrwd y bar cyn ei roi o dan y gradell i liwio pen y caws (fe fyddaf yn rhoi <a href="http://www.celtnet.org.uk/recipes/spice-entry.php?term=Chilli">paprika</a> ar ben y cymysgfa caws cyn ei bobi). </em><br />
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2 tbsp flour<br />
1 tsp Dijon mustard<br />
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce<br />
½ tsp black pepper<br />
60ml porter beer<br />
200g Cheddar cheese<br />
sliced bread <br />
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<h2>Method:</h2>Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the flour. Cook this mixture for about two minutes, ensuring that the flour doesn't burn. Add the mustard, Worcestershire sauce and the beer. <a class="kLink" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=2074596775133113257#" id="KonaLink1" style="position: static; text-decoration: underline !important;" target="undefined"><span style="color: blue !important; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; position: static;"><span class="kLink" style="color: blue !important; font-family: georgia, divona, bitstream charter, john baskerville, baskerville; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; position: relative;">Cook</span></span></a> for about four minutes then begin adding the grated cheese little by little, ensuring that it does not burn on the bottom of the pan. Whilst the cheese is melting slice your bread and toast on one side under the grill. When the cheese has all melted turn the part-toasted bread over and add the cheese mixture on top of the uncooked side of the bread. Place back under the grill until the cheese has coloured a golden brown (personally I like to add a little <a href="http://www.celtnet.org.uk/recipes/spice-entry.php?term=Chilli">paprika</a> at this time). </div>Nymphetaminehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318758612292414272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074596775133113257.post-66621921501275126322010-10-26T16:06:00.000-07:002010-10-26T16:06:11.059-07:00Cynhwysion Bara brith<h2><h2>Cynhwysion</h2>450g blawd hunan-godi<br />
225g menyn<br />
225g siwgwr<br />
¼ llwy de nytmeg ffres<br />
¼ llwy de sbeis cymysg<br />
pinsiad o halen<br />
60g o groen ffwythau<br />
120g o gwrens<br />
180g o sultanas<br />
3 wy<br />
300ml te poeth<br />
6 llwy fwrdd o lefrith<br />
1 llwy fwrdd o farmalêd<br />
1 llwy fwrdd o driog melyn <br />
<em>Yn gyntaf dylid paratoi te cryf poeth. Dylid ychwanegu hwn i'r ffrwythau a'u gadael wedi eu gorchuddio dros nos. Y diwrnod wedyn dylid hidlo'r blawd i fowlen ac ychwanegu'r sbeis a'r nytmeg a phinsed o halen. Wedi torri'r menyn yn sgwaraid dylid ei ychwanegu i'r blawd a'i rwbio i fewn gyda blaenau'r bysedd. Wedi tynnu'r ffrwythau o'r te dylid eu ychwanegu i'r cymysgedd blawd a menyn ynghyd a'r siwgwr a'u cymysgu'n drwyadl. Wedi curo'r wyau gyda'r llefrith dylid ychwanegu hwn a'i guro i fewn i'r cymysgedd. Yn olaf, ychwanegu'r marmalêd a'r triog melyn. Wedi iro tun pobi bara hanner cilo (a leinio hwn gyda papur pobi) dylid arllwys y gymysgedd iddo a'i osod mewn popty a gynheswyd i <a href="javascript:void(0);" onmouseout="UnTip()" onmouseover="Tip('Gas Mark 3, 325°F', BALLOON, true, ABOVE, true)">170°C</a> ar ol chwarter awr dylid tynnu'r gacen allan a rhoi papur pobi am ei ben i arbed llosgi cyn ei ddychwel i'r poptu am tua ugain munud arall. </em><br />
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225g butter<br />
225g sugar<br />
¼ tsp freshly-grated nutmeg<br />
¼ tsp mixed spice<br />
pinch of salt<br />
60g <a href="http://www.celtnet.org.uk/recipes/spice-entry.php?term=Citrus%20Peel">mixed peel</a><br />
120g currants<br />
180g sultanas<br />
3 eggs<br />
300ml hot tea<br />
6 tbsp milk<br />
1 tbsp marmalade<br />
1 golden syrup <br />
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<h2>Method:</h2>First prepare 300ml of strong tea. Pour the hot tea over the fruit in a bowl, cover and leave to stand over night. The following day sift the flour into a bowl, add the spice and nutmeg and a pinch of salt. Cut the butter into small cubes, add to the flour and rub this in with the tips of your fingers until the flour and butter are thoroughly mixed. Remove the fruit from the tea and add them to the butter and flour mixture. Tip in the sugar and mix well. Beat the eggs and milk together and add this to the mixture. Finally, add the marmalade and golden syrup and mix thoroughly. Grease a 500g bread or baking tin with butter, line with baking parchment and pour in the <a class="kLink" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=2074596775133113257#" id="KonaLink2" style="position: static; text-decoration: underline !important;" target="undefined"><span style="color: blue !important; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; position: static;"><span class="kLink" style="color: blue !important; font-family: georgia, divona, bitstream charter, john baskerville, baskerville; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; position: relative;">cake</span></span></a> mixture. Bake in an oven pre-heated to <a href="javascript:void(0);" onmouseout="UnTip()" onmouseover="Tip('Gas Mark 3, 325°F', BALLOON, true, ABOVE, true)">170°C</a> for fifteen minutes. At the end of this time take the cake out, line the top with baking parchment (to prevent the top burning) and return to the oven for a further twenty minutes (at this point check the cake occasionally; it is ready when set in the middle and golden brown in colour). Bara brith is usually served at tea time spread with butter but it can be eaten as it. It may even be toasted and served buttered. </div>Nymphetaminehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318758612292414272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074596775133113257.post-62646117551609456832010-10-10T06:28:00.000-07:002012-06-17T09:04:01.323-07:00Canllaw i oroeswyr Cymraeg sylfaenol bod y llyfrau llaw dont dweud wrthych y bydd yn ddefnyddiol i chi os yw colli erioed yng nghymru. Or A survivors guide to basic welsh that the hand books dont tell you that you will find useful if ever lost in wales<span style="color: #a64d79;">1) Lle y uffern ydw i? <br />
where the hell am I?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">2) Mae eich defaid wedi bwyta fy map <br />
Your sheep has eaten my map</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">3) peint o gwrw os ydych yn <br />
Pint of beer if you will</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">4) Ble mae'r siop sglodion agosaf? <br />
Where's the nearest chippy?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">5) beth amser yn y dafarn gau? <br />
What time does the pub shut?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">6) Kebab a sglodion os gwelwch yn dda <br />
Kebab and chips please</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">7) dim ond paned os gwelwch yn dda <br />
Just a coffee please</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">8) pa ffordd i'r dafarn agosaf? <br />
which way to the nearest pub?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">9) mae wyth y nifer bws yn mynd trwy yma? <br />
Does the number eight bus pass through here?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">10) for the smokers - unrhyw un got a golau? <br />
anyone got a light?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">11) Fi cant yn cael signal ar fy ffôn symudol <br />
I cant get a signal on my mobile</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">12) chyfnertha 'm Im a gollwyd </span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;"> Help me Im lost</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">13) onest, Fi didnt gwybod ei fod yn eich defaid <br />
Honestly, I didnt know it was your sheep</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">14) Iv colli fy esgidiau glaw <br />
Iv lost my wellies</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">15) ychydig dros y mynyddoedd wnaethoch chi ei ddweud? <br />
Just over the mountains, did you say? (a very common direction given)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">16) yn unig sy'n ymweld am y dydd <br />
just visiting for the day</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">17) yw bod blew eich siaced? <br />
Is that coat your jacket?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">18) ble mae'r orsaf drên agosaf?<br />
Where is the nearest train station?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">19) swyddog ddrwg gennym, yr wyf yn wont yn ei wneud eto <br />
Sorry officer, I wont do it again</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">20) dyna ni, dwi'n off cartref <br />
That's it, Im off home.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">dyna ni. ugain o ymadroddion sylfaenol maent yn colli allan o'r llyfrau tywys eich bod yn fwy tebygol o ddod o hyd o ddefnydd. croeso i chi ofyn os Iv methu unrhyw allan.</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">or</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">there you go. twenty basic phrases they miss out of the guide books that you are more likely to find of use. feel free to ask if Iv missed any out</span>Nymphetaminehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318758612292414272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074596775133113257.post-16077827430427929322010-10-09T12:06:00.000-07:002010-12-18T15:54:46.730-08:00PENS!!!<span style="background-color: white; color: #a64d79;">In my lifetime, Iv bought a million Pens.</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">Iv bought multi packs and posh Biros in an assortment of many colours.</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">Today I get my forms to apply for pass ports for the sprogs.</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">Form says to fill it out in black ink only. Ok, not a problem, I bought a brand new pack of 10 pens and I put them over on the computer table for safe keeping. Only when I go to the table, there's no pens. There's loads of other crap on there though but not a pen to be seen.</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">Nae problemo, there's some pens in the kitchen draw, I'll just go and get one of those. NOPE!! no pens there either.</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">Hmmmm thinks I. Im slowly running out of options as to where all my pens could be hiding. I check all the obvious places and some not so obvious ones, all with no luck.</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">Not a pen in sight.</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">I go up to my room and have a good rummage about. AHA!! a PEN!!! YAY. . . .but then NO!!!! its BLUE and not the required black and if that wasnt enough, IT DOESNT WORK!!!!!</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">I raid sprogs rooms. find a vast selection of half eaten crayons and dried out felts but no pens!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Giving up, I decide I will call into the shops later. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Later, Drop C off at her Brownies meet and call into the shop to buy a black pen.</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">I look and I find :</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">Felt tipped pens</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">Crayons</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">pencils</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">but NO pens!!! sob sob :(</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">I GIVE UP!!!! lol</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">Who'd have thought obtaining a black pen would be so damn difficult?</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">So as a desperate measure, I ask a friend who always has everything but the kitchen sink with him when out. and YES he has a black pen that works!!!! GREAT!!</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">Happily I borrow the pen and carry it in my coat pocket which is zipped up to make sure I dont lose it.</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">I get home and into my house only to find on the floor behind the front door a BLACK PEN!! trying to escape!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">So what I wanna know is, WHERE DO ALL THE PENS VANISH TO??</span>Nymphetaminehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318758612292414272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074596775133113257.post-3938191979559797152010-10-06T11:22:00.000-07:002010-10-06T11:22:03.871-07:00Scorpion Pit \m/One of my fave Jobs was working as a Doorman for my friend's Rocknight =)<br />
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Before I got my official uniform, I looked like this <br />
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Official uniform then looked like this.<br />
(nope I didnt have a sex Change, that is Mr. Scorpion himself my boss)<br />
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I didnt work alone, I had 3 others working with me, Chris and Andy. <br />
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Then ofcourse there was the madman Matty<br />
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We prided ourselves on our ability to reach out to everyone, including Jesus!!<br />
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</div>But all in all, we were one big happy drunken family rocking out together<br />
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<span style="color: purple;">If you're reading this then congratulations!! You're officially more bored than me =)</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Suppose I should start with something about me just so you get an idea of what exactly it is you're letting yourself into reading this.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Im Nat *waves* Im the most complicated woman you could ever meet. Not intentionally, just the way things go I suppose. While I write this Im currently 28 years old. Im a single mum to three girls (hormone hell). C is 9 and has ASD (Autism spectrum disorder) K is 5 and the clingy nightmare kinda child and S is 4 with a pletherer of little "problems" as well as having DDEB (dominant dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa)</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">I love them all like crazy despite how chaotic the day gets and believe me, it does get mad!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Besides my girls we have 4 cats (Sylvie, Eve, Lilo & Stitch) and 2 Rabbits (Ron and Lady, who thankfully isnt preggers after all!!) </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">So thats pretty much us. Not as straight forward as it looks either.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I dont currently work (which is absolutely killing me as Iv always had a job since I was 14) due to having both physically and mentally disabled kids, however thanks to a good friend giving me the idea, Im in the middle of setting up my own business which is proving harder than I first imagined (especially with kids harrassing me constantly)</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Hmmm. . . what else can I tell you?</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Oh. . . erm. . .Im a Goth. Im a lesbian (currently lol). Im wiccan. IM BLOODY LATE FOR TODDLERS!!!</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">* I help out at the mums + Toddlers at the local church on wednesdays and just spotted the time*</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Gonna have to continue with this laters Im afarid!! lol</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Laters x</span>Nymphetaminehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318758612292414272noreply@blogger.com2