Or as Kate would say the Clampits

Good afternoon every one .Bit of a grey day here, I need some sun to function properly .But since theres none I;ll struggle on .Well after yesterdays entry ,in magestic company ,I bring  us down to earth with some more pictures of the family ,most were taken when we met at Sharons pub on the Monday before Christmas ,I dont claim to be a photographer !! but you have an idea of who is who when I speak of them all .Oh !perhaps I should mention Blue,  Mark and Chrissys dog ,he is huge but so soft and gentle ,he is a Pyranean (sure thats not the correct spelling )

This wont be a long one today, I have to go to post my time sheet for the hours I worked before Christmas ,it has to be in before the tenth ,in order to be paid by the end of the month ,I wonder if they;ll ask me again ?But not yet I hope !Well I suppose Id better mention it......Im at the dentist tomorrow though Im trying not to think about it .....UGH !!

    So with that happy ?thought in mind ,I;ll say bye for now ,Jan xx

Rolf paints the Queen

Did you see Rolf Harris painting the Queen last evening ?His picture of her was unveiled recently ,and the programe last night took us through the procedure in his words ,he was obviously nervous ,naturally ! He did just a lot of blur at first ,then gradually you saw the Queens features ,become more clear and recognisable .They chatted about all sorts of things ,and about previous sittings shed done for various artists over the years ,the one that was done of her as a very young girl ,she described the artist as awful ,he;d wanted her to sit still all the time a thing she found difficult even now !!one of Rolfs favourites was done by a fellow country man of his ,who the Queen explained did two at a time ,so one of them went to the Australian Prime minister ,and the other one ,is here ,He also said his Grandfather had ,had the priviledge of painting her Grandfather ,"Looking back on all these paintings ,you must see your self getting older Maam ,Does it bother you ?"said Rolf .The Queens reply ,after she thought for a moment ........."Nah " I thought was wonderful !thats just how she said it Nah

  Have a good day folks ,dont worry about getting old ,think of the alternative ..............Jan xx

Getting better !

Hi again ,what did I say about getting better on the computer as my new year resolution, Glynn came round earlier and showed me where my pictures were ,Sara had told me how to put words under them ,,So as my second entry today a few of the pics I;ve been taking ,and letting you meet some of my family ,  Im getting cleverer all the time arent I and modest with it lol            lots of love Jan xx

The Very Best for 2006

I saw the old homestead ,and people I loved .  I saw Englands valleys and hills ,  I listened with joy as I did when a boy,  to the sound of the old village bells ,  Oh the log was burning brightly , Twas a night that would banish all sin , For the bells were ringing the old year out ,    and the new year in . 

A very Happy, Healthy ,blessed new year to you all, my J land friends .

Maurice is working today ,so was up at four thirty ,He went to bed at around ten thirty only to be woken by the bells ringing through our little Market town ,at eleven thirty last night ,and then the fireworks at eleven ,fourty five untill twelve thirty ,He didnt complain bless him ,and said he thought they would have an easy ish day ,I hope so ,I rang him earlier he says hes OK !!

We didnt go out last evening ,though we did ride through to Huntingdon in the morning ,now the snow has gone from the roads ,thankgoodness it went quite quickly didnt it ?

The sound of the church bells last night ,reminded me of the song I started off with (of course one my Dad used to sing ),and I got all ,daft ...you know happy and sad ,sad and happy .Soppy Cow  ! 

Any New Year resolutions any one? Im going to learn to do graphics ,  I dont mean make them oh no no no ! just apply them ,to learn where Ive put stuff  Ive saved ,as you see Ive learned to snag ,sort of !Donna talked me through that one ,well she did put my name on it LOL I know I know !its in pictures ,but at least I got it  from her journal to mine !! So that is an achievement in it self ,I feel Ive come along way since my first entry on September the first ,I remember how I trembled as I pressed save that day ,then I emailed Jeannette whod been encouraging me to do it , and well the rest as they say is history ,except that I have made so many lovely friends .Im going to finish now cause Im getting all choked ,cus your all brill ,Bye for now with a lorra lorra luv ....Jan xx

The Youngest Grandchild

My word its still cold out there and the snow is still on the ground ,is it waiting for more ?

The little girl,on the bed is Emma ,she is my sister Jeans little grandaughter ,she is playing with her Grannys collection of Dolls .She has a sister Rachel ,Rachel and I share a birthday,which is rather nice as her mother,Joanne(Jo) is my goddaughter as well as my neice.When my sister Jean was having her second baby ,She had a son first ,Gary ,her husband Pete who was a long distance lorry driver,well when the babys birth was close Petes boss very kindly let him do local  runs ,Ar but the baby was quite happy where she was,and Jean went overdue ,me in a moment of weakness said if Pete couldnt be there ,of course I would !! and Petes boss ran out of local runs ,so on this particular day he sent Pete further afield ,no problem we had all decided Jean was going to be pregnant for ever !! At the time I worked in a filling station ,"dumdumdumdum Esso blue"putting tigers into tanks  ,and Jean looked after my then three year old Kate,I arrived with my little Kate,A voice came out of Jeans bathroom ,Jan Ive started can you take Kate and Gary to Pollys ......then come back to me (Polly was/is Jeans friend )the nurse is on her way !!,Oh me and my big mouth !! PANIC ,no keep calm ,this is your little sister ,!!!

In due course the Doctor arrived ,and Jean was safely delivered of a dear little girl , and I saw her first(says she smugly) Joanne a sister for Gary and a cousin for Mark ,Derek ,Sharon,and Catherine ,so now between us we have six children ,we did so much together with them ,now they are grown with familys of their own they are all still in touch,and get together when ever they can .

I tell this story on the aniversary of the death of our dear Mum ,she would have loved you little Emma and would have been in there helping you dress those dollys ,Its fifteen years since you left us ,and we miss you still ,but we ,your family are still close and remember the things you taught us .

    With Love to you all Jan xx       

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Thats life !!

Another sunny day ,the only thing is there is alot of snow underfoot ,that doesnt seem to want to go !I have to admit I dont like it ,I worry about people who have to travel. I woke up this morning... feeling ,well I dont know .....not quite headachey ,but as if I have another cold ,I feel hot and muzzy,so that decided me ,between how I feel and the conditions on the roads I rang in to say I wasnt going in to work ,I feel abit bad ,but at the same time ,sometimes you have to get your prioritys right ,it was the last day I was to work and if Im ill standing about waiting for buses to come home ,etc Im sure you know what Im getting at , I seem to have been doing this entry all morning ,First Jean rang so we had a nice girly chat ,about everything and nothing ,then friend Jackie rang ,upset,they have had their car stolen overnight .Surely not for joyriding ,in this weather !they had almost decided that John wouldnt be driving for much longer ,each year it amazed us by getting through its MOT yet again ,so now the decision has been made for them ,which is sad really it should have been their decision ,and not the b*****,who think they can help them selves to other folks property.Reading through this entry it strikes me its not exactly full of sunshine and light ,I think Id better close before I depress you all further !! With Love Jan xx XX

Happy Chri........oh its gone !!

Well my friends its nearly over for another year ,We will soon be saying goodbye to another year and welcoming in yet another one ,it is so true the older you get the quicker it goes .

Ive been trying all day to do an entry, and add some of the many pictures,I have taken over the last few days but I cant find them !Oh I know they are there we looked at them on the slide show thingy,but when I go to add pictures for the journal I cant find them !I know Im doing something very basic very wrong !So will leave it today and try another time as Im just making myself more and more cross !

I received some lovely presents ,hope you all did too !Maurice bought me a Web Cam ,and a rather nice scarf (to wear with sweaters )not winter muffler type !I had lots of bath goodys and some rather nice stationary and £95 worth of M&S vouchers ,from various members of the family ,they know how to please me ,so I shall be dancing in the isles at M&S any day now !!Books chocs and wine ,so Im a very lucky old gal !

Yesterday morning was busy, ringing up all the family grandchildren coming onto the phone all excited ,we then went into Peterborough hospital to see a friend of Maurices who is terminally ill with cancer ,Poor Mike hes in good spirits ,and very resigned ,but so sad as we were on our way to have Christmas lunch with my eldest son and his wife Chrissy ,Mike was going to try and eat some custard ,thats about all he could tolerate !he has a syringe driver for his morphine ,and I am so pleased that pain relief is so much better controlled nowadays . We got to Mark and Chrissys were I wasnt allowed to do anything ,so just sat back and was waited on and served a delicious dinner ,it was so nice to spend the time with them ,we set of for home early evening ,didnt want to be caught in a fog ,there had been a pea souper the previous night as often is in the Fens when ,there isnt any anywhere else ,all the drains and rivers,as it happened it was a very clear night with one very bright star ,leading us home ! We had a night together in front of the tv ,though very disapointed at the stuff thats been on ,Chrissy gave me some turkey to bring home so I made another sort of Christmas dinner today,and we spent some of the time listening to new cd;s , Maurice has now gone off to work !!So Im home alone ,me and the dog ,and the tele and you all my dear friends,so talking of tele thats what Im going to do ,I might even do some knitting ,just think no cards to write, no pressies to wrap, no pressure.So on that happy note ,enjoy the evening as I plan to .

     With Love Jan xx