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July 06 Fine dining - OMG it was heavenlyLast night Hubs and I went out for our Anniversary celebration. Good job too as Sprout is off sick today. We had a table booked for fine dining at Coombe Abbey. A country park hotel set withing the Warwickshire countryside. I have to say it, it was wonderful. It really was like a dream date.
To start it all off, Hubs took me shopping and brought me the most beautiful dress from Wallis. Although I had already brought a dress for the occasion, as I have lost weight it sort of looks a tad baggy. Hubs found a little off the shoulder, full patterned number. So not me, but insisted I tried it on. It's the cutest dress I have ever seen and, with the new blonde do, I felt like a princess..
The evening started with us being met by the Maitre de, welcoming us to the hotel, ordering us our drinks and showing us to a table in the waiting area. Such an amazing room. Really beautifully decorated and just a hint of things to come. At 7pm prompt we were shown into the Garden Rooms for dinner. OH MY GOD. Ive never seen a place like it. A stunning conservatory with chandeliers, sweeping floristry displays, candles... and nothing at all was too much trouble. It was the type of place where you are not allowed to fill your own water glass. They do everything for you... And to start they held out the chairs, pushed us in, and draped the silk napkins over our laps.
We went for the set menu, although it was still A la Carte. This weeks menu is:
Starter
Carrot soup
with coriander oil
Salmon roulade
Watermelon and Feta salad
with mint and herb dressing, green beans and fresh croûtons.
Main Course
Saddle of Lamb
with creamed herb potatoes, fresh green beans and lemon, thyme and tomato Jus
Confit of Duck
with Rosti, fresh vegetable medley and blueberry Jus
Pan Fried Sea Trout
with crushed new potatoes, Asparagus and pink grapefruit Hollandaise.
Dessert
Toffee Parfait
Lychee (something or other)
exotic fruit salad
Milk Chocolate Fondant
with Passion fruit semi fredo
Got to say it, we were pretty stunned. Hubs took a flyer and started with the carrot soup and I had the salad. We HAVE to find a recipe to the soup as it was just beautiful. We were offered bread not just with the starter but literally every 5 minutes throughout the starter and mains. The choices of bread roll were tomato, onion, cheese or olive. So piping hot that they steamed when you opened them.
For the main Hubs had the lamb (which was very lean and just melted in the mouth) and I was really brave. I like fish that isn't too 'fishy'.. Cod, Haddock, Hoki, Pollock, Tuna etc. So I decided to go for the Sea Trout, never having trout before in my life. It's a pink fish and I'm not a fan of Salmon but again, OH MY GOD. It was just stunning. It really was so good and I just didn't want it to end. I'm now on the hunt to buy fresh Sea Trout.
For dessert Hubs went for Toffee Parfait and I had the fondant. A lovely little sponge pudding which was filled with molten chocolate and hazelnuts. The thickest part of the sponge must have been only half a cm. Just one touch and the centre just oozed out. Completely decedent.
The entire evening was an experience I will never forget. There were dead posh people in the restaurant, big wig business types, couples dressed up to the nines. We were dressed up and, even though nervous about the whole thing, we were treated no differently to anyone else. I know there really was no reason to treat us differently, but we're not the poshest of people.
If you ever get the chance to do something like this then grab it. Honestly, it is worth a lifetime of memories. Yes it's VERY expensive but if you REALLY want to know a secret, PM me.
 2 years today.2 years ago I said 'I do' to a wonderful man. A man who makes me feel alive and makes my days complete. A man who has put me through hell and given me the darkest days of my life. A man who holds me up and supports me when I am down. A man who makes me laugh. A man who makes me cry. A man who can hold me and make the rest of the world disappear in a second. A man who has held my hand through such traumatic times. I'm glad I said 'I do'
Happy 2nd Anniversary sweetheart.
July 04 Oh yes
I'M BACK TO BEING A
BLONDIE
AGAIN
HUZZAH
As I said to Hubs, I now feel a litle more confident in keeping things as they should be, and christ am I a happy fluffster today. Pants music thingys!!!First Windows media player went poof, so I put on a playlist from playlist .com. Now thats gone all illegal or something and you can only show videos. But guess what? That doesnt work either... So Ive had to resort to using a Youtube embed thing. All I need to work out now is how to get it to auto start. Getting annoyed now!!
 July 03 He's done it!!!Our friend has been accepted to adopt a specific child
Instead of having to wait yet another week for a verdict, the match is so strong they told him there and then.
So he gets to meet the lad on the 17th, then gets to spend a little time with him each day until
the 25th when he moves in.
I am SO SO chuffed for him. He's going to make a wonderful dad.
July 02 Well don't I feel just Hunky Dory - NOTHere we go... Yet another Fluff whinge. Will it never end I hear you cry. Nope, 'fraid not. Whats wrong this time - bloody teachers and authorities.
Sprout, as you know, has a variety of problems, which leads to her being statemented for school. The authorities do these statements every time a child goes up a Key stage, but in the mean time, the teachers do reviews. Ive just got back from one of those reviews and I feel like shyte. Ive just sat through an hour of gumpff... 1 minute Sprout is doing brilliantly, the next she is useless. Her scores are WAY down on the academic scale for her age. The fact that they were looking at scores she produced when she was 5 and not nearly 7 didn't seem to occur to them!!! Then our home life came in for a criticism. I'm obviously not a good enough mum and 90% of it her lagging behind is my fault. All of the issues she suffers with are my fault because I'm not strong enough!! AND alot of the problem is because Sprout is an only child... Well just stick that knife in deeper wont you eh! But on the other hand, I have so much pressure to deal with, all the doctor and specialist appointments Sprout has to attend, I MUST find time for myself, to get away blah blah blah blah. Utter hypocritical b*llshit.
Needless to say I'm having a glass of wine (or several) to calm down.
On a different note, you all know I'm going blonde again. Not full on, but blonde all the same. Here's a few pics to show the different colours through the years and I think the blonde is best.
Blonde
VERY dark brown
Red - not a good pic but the only one I could find
There you go. All the Fluff colours so far - apart from the time I 'accidentally' went lilac when I was 15 and pink when I was 23!!! July 01 Fluff the gardenerThis year I decided I wanted a really nice garden. Last year I just couldn't be bothered because of alot of bad things going on, and the year before we got married so I just didn't have time. This year Ive been working sooooooo hard and I've got to say it, it looks bloody fab. Flowers everywhere and veggies and fruit going mental. Pumpkins, tomatoes (standard and tumbling pots), strawberries, lettuces... And all of the herbs too. Rosemary, Thyme, Sage and Oregano. I love sitting on the patio looking round thinking 'Ive done that'. It's just a bit hot out there to do that today lol.
And why do I want to grow pumpkins? To make one of these
Hope you are all enjoying the sunshine. Love n hugs Me xxx June 30 Gentlemen prefer Blondes...I've finally got round to re-booking that hair appointment. You know, the one I had to cancel cos I hurled myself down the stairs (unintentionally). Carpet burns all healed now so 'Blondie here I come'. It may just help give me the security boost I so desperately need. So far I'm 8lbs down and slogging my guts out to get fitter. Next step in that aspect is to get an iPod (yes I'm only of the last ppl on the planet to be able to afford one) and get some audio-books. On the advice of Mr Steven Fry, it makes walking much more pleasurable. Get engrossed in a book and walk at the same time. Quite looking forward to it tbh.
I wish I could lose about 2 stone to be like I used to be. I wish I was as blonde as I was. I wish life was as exciting as it was. But things change and no matter how much they hurt I have to accept them. Saying that, not everything changes and I see the same old things rearing their ugly heads. Every day I see the life I am in leaving me behind. New things. New people. Then little old chubby me lagging behind. i know Ive got to find a way out of this hole, but honestly, I don't know how to.
On the depression side... Still off the prescription drugs but Christ am I not coping. The anxiety attacks are back and most days I'm a shaking/sobbing mess. So I'm back to popping pills. St. Johns Wort (like that's gonna do anything), but I've got to try. June 27 Its a mysterySo there we were, all in the land of nod at around 3am this morning when we are woken up by a sobbing Sprout. There she was, still in her bed, not moved, holding her hand saying her finger hurt. On closer inspection, some how she really has hurt her finger and there is a nice chunk of skin hanging off of her knuckle. There was nothing sharp near her. Nothing she could have trapped finger in. If she had bitten it the skin would have come off surely? We just have no idea whatsoever how it happened. It sure is a mystery. Needless to say, like most 6 and a bit yr olds, with a sore finger she is unable to do anything with that hand today!
June 26 Oooh oooh ooohAnother 1lb lost this week so thats 8lbs now (it was 9lbs but 1 has gone back on
 )It also means that
I'VE DROPPED JEAN SIZE
GO ME!
 If (and it's a big if) I can lose another 6lbs by the time we go on holiday in a month, that'll be 1 whole entire stone. Still not a 'happy' weight but it'll certainly be an achievement. June 25 Leaving TwitterI joined Twitter a few months ago to keep in contact with old friends. I've now come to the conclusion that they don't give a shit. I talk to them, reply to them and what do they do back, ignore me. I don't have an iPhone. I don't do gaming so haven't got an Xbox or PS3. I don't own a Mac. Just because I don't own these things, because I can't afford them, it makes me unworthy. They obviously can't find anything to talk to me about. I have nothing about me to interest them.
I'm now leaving Twitter being left feeling lower than the low. Thanks to people I care about. June 24 A language grumble.Since giving up the anti-depressants, Ive found that many MANY things really get on my tits. One of the things that really has started to get my goat is the language people use in texts. Take today for example. I received texts from a 42 year old woman and one of them consisted of 'WOT U MEAN'. Surely saying 'What do you mean?' wouldnt really take much longer to type and certainly wouldnt cost any more to send would it? Please correct me if I am wrong.
June 20 Never let on to a child...that it's someone's birthday the following day!!! 4.45 Sprout decided to get up and come legging it into our bedroom this morning yelling 'IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY'.. Then she decided he needed his cards and pressies. It's not even 6am yet and we've done the whole present thing for Hubs birthday AND fathers day (cos she's going to bio-dads later) and had cups of caffine! Anyhoo...
Babes. Lets hope this rain clears up for our day out and picnic (not that we're gonna have any energy now lol) June 19 Hubs birthday and Stowe
As tomorrow is Hub's birthday, he has decided that he would like to go out for the day and has chosen Stowe Gardens. I'm just so hoping that it doesn't rain as the place is MAHOOSIVE. Im doing a nice picnic for us to make it a bit special. He's not getting much pressie wise as he has already got his PS3 (a joint birthday/fathers day and anniversary pressie). The menu consists of: Mini sausages in homemade sticky sauce BBQ spiced chicken fillets Mortadella pasta salad Fresh green salad Garlicy new potato salad Garlic and herb pittas. All washed down with chilled sparkling rose wine (non-alcoholic) The best of it, because most of it is homemade, I can control the fat content etc. The entire picnic is nice and healthy
Just a few pictures of Stowe gardens. Miles of walks and over 40 monuments and temples to explore. Getting active the EA way.Ive sold enough gubbings via Play Trade to say 'sod it' and treat myself. EA Active uses the Wii fit board so if I pop to order it. It arrived a few days ago but I really didn't think it was wise to have a go yesterday, not with all the cotton padding I was chewing
 So while everyones away, Fluff can play. My god is is better than the Wii Fit. Don't get me wrong, the Wii Fit is brilliant, but this really gets you working up a sweat!! It seems to work on toning different muscles too. Really good fun and really enjoyed it. I recommend it  See I'm still working at this fitness lark lol.
June 18 OWWWWW :-(All I can say is
OW
and I feel sick.
They say things come in 3s don't they, and this is my third thing that involves blood. And lots of it. Had my tooth finally taken out today. A nice healthy tooth, stolen! Really there was nothing wrong with it, but I chipped it earlier in the year. If it ever started to decay it would be agony so El Dentist said to whip it out!! And you know what? I had to pay for the privilege. THEY took my tooth and I paid. Surely that's not right. They should have paid me for it! Anyways, it went at 9.30 and it still wont stop bleeding  . 1st the excruciating miscarriage, then the stairs incident and now this. Please 2009, can the 2nd half be kinder to me. My body has been tortured enough methinks.  June 17 I have reached the conclusion...... that hoovering is actually O.K. Just had a whizz round downstairs and have come away with the substantial treasure of 1 green pencil, 1 red pencil (slightly rabbit chewed), a ping pong ball AND several 2ps. All that after only a few days!! The Gumpff Fairy's certainly been busy in my house. On top of that, hoovering can in fact give cause for muchos guffawing. Take last week. Oscar (lazy, mad house bun) wouldn't get off the dining room chair and I wanted to hoover it. He is going through a molt so there were hairs EVERYWHERE. As he wouldn't budge, I proceeded gingerly with the sucky nozzle, wiping the hairs in as I went round him. The next thing I hear is that FLLLLLLUMK. You know the noise. The one where something slightly too large has tried and failed to go up the nozzle and is wedged to the bottom. All I could see was Oscars bum wedged onto the end of my nozzle. His tail had been sucked up the pipe!!! To say he was slightly on the disgruntled side is an understatement. As for me?? After I had stopped wetting myself laughing, I text Hubs to spread the rabbits misfortune!! Bunny is fine... He just had a strop for the remainder of the day.
June 16 Please send god vibes...... for a friend of mine. A guy close to where we live is doing something that I find amazing and Im wishing him all the luck in the world. He is our age (I think), single and gay and he has decided to adopt a child. I say 'he's decided', he decided over 3 years ago and has fought tooth and nail to get to the point he has. He has now been approved to actually get a child and is in the final stages of being approved to adopt a particular 8yr old. This poor lad has been through alot of trauma in his life so our friend will have his of work cut out for him if it all goes ahead. I have got absolutely everything crossed for him. He is a wonderful person and all I can say is if it all happens, that'll be one very lucky 8yr old.
I was in tears last night when I found out and even sitting here now I have tears in my eyes. Obviously I'm not gonna give out any names etc, but if there are any spare good vibes going, please send them this way for him. I can't think of anyone more deserving. Ta very muchly. xx
June 15 Please Santa...I HAVE been very good this year
So pleease can I have one of these
For Christmas?
Your's in the greatest of anticipation
Fluff
xxxx
June 13 Coombe AbbeyIm really excited. I dont often get the chance to get excited about anything but last night I booked something that I've got fluttery butterflies over. Silly really. For our 2nd wedding anniversary next month I have booked a meal at Coombe Abbey. It'll be the night before the actual day but Sprout will be at her dads so we can have a lovely meal out with no rushing to get home. And ooooh get this, talk about posh, NO denim, NO t-shirts and NO trainers. Gonna have to dress up for it. I can't remember the last time I really had to dress up for anything other than our wedding. Got a few weeks yet so fingers crossed I can lose a few more lbs so I can have a meal and not worry. Got my dress picked out and everything.... And... AND the hair is growing back on my bald bit so I might not be a baldy by then either
The restaurant - ooooh I say!
Outside of the Hotel
June 12 Murder? Quite possibly.See, when you suffer from sleep deprivation, little things REEEEEEEEEEAALLLLY p**s you off... Here goes the sleep patterns for the last few days in this house...
Tuesday - So fooking cold that not only did I end up with full long jammies and bed socks, poor hubs had to get the thick winter quilt out again. I managed to drift off with the thick quilt over the thinner summer one!!! Eventually!!!
Wednesday - Sprout had the snots. Bad enough for any kid, but Sprouts Trachy has to be de-snotted when she coughs so its an endless trail from our room to hers. Literally as my head touches the pillow, she's off again..
Thursday - Nice and warm in bed. Check. Sprout not needing de-snotting. Check. Someone elses Car alarm going off all night. FECKING CHECK.
Bloody honk
honk
honk
throughout the night. And the twazzock who owns the car lives in the flat right where the car was parked. It was right outside his bloody window. Did he come out to sort it? Nope! Every time it went off I crapped myself (not actually literally).. If it happens tonight I swear I'll kill the blokie and have his car towed away... Needless to say, I'm a tad on the touchy side today.
June 11 Brain acheageToday Ive come to the conclusion that my brain hurts. I mean really hurts. And it's all because of other people. Stress and worry you see. Several people in my life are not getting on with others and Im either stuck in the middle ala piggy stylee, or just really worried for their welfare. Some of them I am the only person they have to talk to. I wish I could help them, I really do, but I know I'll just end up making matters and situations worse if I go wading in. It's making me very snappy. I bit mums head off today because Im getting fed up with her phoning every day. Usually I would just not say anything and carry on, but today I snapped. Now Im feeling awful because Ive upset her. Maybe it's because I'm off the drugs. Maybe it's because Im not using drink to quell the tensions.. I dunno. What doesn't help is that I've had a headache since my fall. A dull throbbing ache that has me popping pills all day. Pants is all I can say. Bloody PANTS.
Disclaimer - no spaces friends are mentioned in the above!! Mind you saying that, there are several spaces friends Ive been worried about so sent out plenty of PMs!!
June 09 Humpff but yay at the same time..A totally distraught moi waved bye bye to Ashes to Ashes last night. The final episode in the best programme ever made. Love it love it love it. Now today I was gonna pack my bags and head off to sit on the lawns of the writers, and not budge until the wrote another series. Granted I would end up niffing a bit if I was there for any amount of time, but needs must and all that. I mean they CAN'T stop now. Shaz and Chris need to get married and Gene genie and Drake SOOOOO need to get their thang going and have a bit of the old *whistles* jiggy dance and all that.... He is, in a bizarre way, kind of erm... erotic. I think it's just that gruffness that does it. Us wimmin do like a bad boy
 So can you imagine my unashamedly outburst of joy when I found out they are gonna be doing a 3rd (but final) series.... Oooooooh yes. I can wait for a year.... honest.... *starts getting the shakes*
June 07 NEEEEEEEEEEEEE NEEEEEEEEEEEE(in a high pitched voice)
NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE NE NE NE NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE NENE NE NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE NEEEEEEEEEEEE NEEEEEEEEEE
Why motorcycle manufacturers? Why do you insist on making bikes that go NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE NE NE NEEEEE NEEEE NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE NEEEEEEEEE NEEEEEEEEEEEEE?? ITS BLOODY ANNOYING!
There piece said.
Hope you are all having a great weekend
Love n hugs
Me
xx
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