My Birthday

Today started well as daughter ran me a bath complete with doughnut, coffee and a Yankee candle! Just got out of the bath when DIL arrived with granddaughter, who is 4 today, bearing flowers and cards. My other son turned up an hour later with chocolates and a Next voucher for my birthday. The kids all played together after granddaughter had opened her presents from us. Think she liked the Barbie puppy jewellery set the best, and the Little Pony hoodie my daughter bought her. Eldest son turned up with grandson 7 yrs. after collecting him from school, with a nice box of chocolates. Had a text from my youngest sister (Jane) wishing me a happy birthday. Reminds me that I haven't visited her in ages and must make more effort. She lives locally and is not driving atm as her car went for scrap. My sister Amy rang to say she will call round. She turned up half an hour later with chocolates and a card, and a packet of dog chews for our puppy! Then she spent the next half an hour moaning about her firm and how she will be putting in a complaint about them!!! Some things never change lolol.

We went to a local pub with a soft play area for the children and then to a very nice Italian restaurant. The meal was lovely and all the kids were very good - the toddler loved the olives - funny taste that one! It was expensive but you get what you pay for; excellent service and food with no waiting to be served. My grandson was a bit tearful from time to time which is very unlike him. DIL says he's had a few late nights recently so perhaps that's why or maybe he is becoming unwell.

Well the house looks like a bomb has hit it as I have done nothing today. I decided to have the day off and apart from feeding the dog and making the bed all the rest has just stayed as it is. One cup left clean and the rest loaded in the dishwasher, toys everywhere, dishes and crumbs all over the worktops, washing basket is piled high etc.but hey today was my day off. Definitely the Mañana approach!  OH was off as well and hasn't done a lot either apart from making cups of tea and walking the dog. Oh yes, I did clean the bath with some white vinegar to disinfect it and remove the limescale film that builds up, as the water is hard. Daughter had to give it a clean and disinfect it too after bathing the toddler but we won't go into why here lol.

Sad to read in the press today that 2 young sisters (13 and 14) abducted a toddler girl (2yrs old) from a Primark store and took her to a park 2 miles away. They took the toddler at 5pm and were found with her in the park 2hrs later, so around 7pm. Apparently, they were seen shoplifting in a supermarket with the toddler and stole baby milk, bottles and dummies. The toddler was found unharmed. The press is saying they have been charged with 'kidnapping with sexual motives' and shoplifting. But, the worst part is these girls have been let out on bail with a tag and curfew with directions to reside where social services say. Now am I the only one who thinks that these 2 should have been secured and they pose a huge danger to other little ones? Surely if they would take a toddler to a park in the dark (and at 7pm when she was found it was dark) what exactly did they have planned for that poor little girl? And how are the police charging them with kidnapping with sexual motives - did these girls tell the police what they were going to do? Or did they have things on them for sexual purposes? Who knows, but what I do know is that if I had a young child in that area I would be very worried that these 2 wicked girls were at large to strike again. They didn't even know the child, just saw an opportunity to grab her and did. Quite horrific.

Well we all had a chat about the EU referendum today which was interesting. We all looked through the government booklet that they paid millions to send to us. I was well surprised that out of 6 family members 4 of us are going to vote OUT with the other 2 people as of yet undecided. I thought it was just me that wanted out. The reason I want out is because I can remember the butter mountain, our fishing rights being restricted, farmers not allowed to grow crops as we had to buy from Europe, barmy health and safety laws, and also the huge problem we have with the volume of European people coming here to claim benefits, housing, medical services, school places etc. When we have so many people homeless and living in poverty here, with not enough money to look after people who are born here, why are we subsidising another country's population? If we were a very wealthy country with all our people having jobs, housing, enough food, school places etc then it would be different and we could share and afford to allow others in to work here and benefit, but while our population is waiting months for hospital beds, sleeping on the streets and using food banks then perhaps we need to end free travel and get out of the EU ASAP. Comments welcome:-  you may have a different view on this and I will respect your opinion but not change mine.

Bye for now All the best xx