Ho Hum

Another milestone is about to pass in the boring life of this old fart. Sunday 12th nov, I will be 40. Never thought I'd see the day to be honest. When I was a kid I thought that 40 was an incredibly old age. I wondered if I would ever live to be THAT old.

Last weekend I was busy sorting out a new bedroom for Taylor. I ripped up her old carpet and dismantled her wardrobes and drawers. I laid a new carpet and put together a double and triple wardrobe for her (How can anybody have so many clothes????????) and a chest of drawers. It has made her a very happy young lady and now that she has a flat screen TV in her own room, it has also given me the chance of getting hold of the Dibdob every now and then. (Dibdob = Remote control for the unitiated)

The guys at work have said we are going for a drink after work on Friday. I shall enjoy that but won't be drinking much as I have a busy schedule over the weekend. Up early to play golf on Saturday morning. Then get home and get all spruced up for a black tie function at the golf club. I don't look good dressed as a penguin. Doesn't finish until 1am, but again I won't be drinking much as I have a full schedule on Sunday. We have our annual Karate tournament on Sunday which will last all day, and I have another student in a big Cage Fight on Sunday evening. I won't be able to get there in time but hopefully I will get to see it on TV next week.

Sunday night I have the house to myself so I will at last be able to sit down with a beer on my own and relax. Lovely. Probably only the one though as I will be knackered. Have a bath and an early night. I will be able to relax next week though. I have been saving some holidays up from work so I am planning to get as much rest as possible next week. It's been a bit hard here lately.

Until today that is...
I walked into the office this morning to find a big, blue box on my desk. Hmmmmmm methinks. Whatevere could this be? Then I noticed that the box was upside down so it could only have come from an Aussie berk. Of course I was correct with this assumption. Smiles all round. Everyone gathered around my desk with puzzled looks on their faces and big, beaming grin on mine!

A collection of weird and wonderful pressies. Dog is going to be chuffed with probably the ugliest cows head in the world. Taylor will be stoked with whatever is in her package. And I am over the moon with mine. Several tunes to last until forever. Chocolate to keep me going. A whoopee cushion which was used very quickly on an unsuspecting colleague. (Nearly 40 years old and still laughing like a little kid at fart noises) And a dvd to laugh like a drain at. Damn my cheekbones are aching like mad here.

Thank you so much Crutchpiece! you have this wonderful habit of being able to put a smile on my face when nobody else can. xxxxx

OK - this berk has just logged on to msn so I am going to chat to her now.

See ya!