I have not participated in the Friday blog hops for the past few weeks, as my blog was offline due to technical problems. Thankfully, everything is all tickety-boo now, and I’m soooooo glad to be back blog hopping this week! Yay!

Diana at The Girl Creative, host of New Friend Friday, is on holiday at the moment. However, her friend, Michelle at Dilly Dally & Flitter, is hosting the blog hop in her absense. Yay!   Please visit her lovely website to link up – and don’t forget to follow her!

Hubby and I don’t have very many date nights these days.  It has to be a special occasion (Valentines,birthdays or anniversarys) for us to go on a “date” these days.  Even then, it was my birthday the other week there, and we spent the day in the park with the girls (which was very enjoyable, it has to be said!) and then went to McDonalds for dinner!  So no romantic candlelit dinner for me then!   Well, to be fair, he did take me shopping to pick my birthday gift the day before, and then we went for a Eat All You Like Chinese Buffet!!

I used to LOVE my Girls Nights Out in my life B.C.  We used to have such a laugh, and dance our socks off!!    Now, I don’t have the time, money, energy, attire or inclination for those sorts of nights out very often!  I can’ t handle my drink the same as I used to B.C. and I certainly can’t handle the hangovers!!  ;P  I live too far away from the ‘Big Smoke’ now, and I simply prefer my home comforts, snuggled up on the couch at home, watching TV or playing the Wii with the family.

To be honest, my favourite nights out (or in!) tend to be out with Hubby and one or two other couples (friends / siblings).  These kind of nights are good fun, cos I can feel like a cosy couple but still have a good blether* and a boogie with the girls!  Perfect.  

No, I can’t.  Next question!….

I also love sunflowers.  They are truly awesome!

 

“Study harder.  Stop reading trashy teenage magazines.  Forget about boys for a few years – at least until you pass all your exams!! ”

However, all my mistakes, my wrong turns, my bad decisions have all lead me to the very place where I am today and, you know what, it’s not too bad, really! 

The first thing SPENDING-wise would be to pay off all our debts (mortgage, loans, cards, etc…) – Now that would feel fantastic!! 

*Blether means to have a right good chinwag (chat).

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This week, the Girl Creative wants to know about our favorite childhood memories.

I have fond memories of going on caravan holidays to Devon with my family every summer.  I particularly loved walking along the sea wall (pictured below), between Dawlish Warren and Dawlish.  The walk took about 45 mins, and we used to wave to the trains as they sped past.

Dad, Me (middle) and wee sis at Dawlish, Devon, England (circa 1982)

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1. What is your worst memory of your siblings?

 I’m six years older than my little sister, and I can remember her being an annoying little pain in the butt whenever I had friends over.  She was always being cheeky and interrupting us, making fun of us and acting silly. 

The problem was that we shared a room, so I would resort to (literally) throwing her out the room and sitting against the door to stop her getting back in.  After much kicking and screaming, she would run to Mum and whine:

 “MUMMY!  They’re not letting me in the room!”

Sometimes Mum would attempt to appease her with suggesting another fun activity for her in the livingroom.  However, sometimes Mum would insist that I let her back into the room.  Then Wee Sis would return all triumphant and be even more annoying than ever!

Wee Sis & I dancing on holiday circa 1983.

The thing is, the two of us got on really well (most of the time) when we were on our own.  The only time she really acted up was if I had friends round.  I realise now that she was probably just jealous of the time spent with my friends.

Thankfully we get on very well now.  I am proud as punch to be her bridesmaid at her wedding in July.

2. What was YOUR naughtiest childhood memory? (Must be something YOU did, no pawning it off on someone else!)

This is a hard one!  I’m sure my Mum and Dad would be better placed to answer this one!  I can remember many a time being told off, and bundled into my room in disgrace, but I honestly can’t remember ONE particular reason why!  I think I was always a bit ‘lippy’ so I reckon most of the time I got punished for answering back.  I was just as stubborn in those days as I am now, and ALWAYS wanted the last word!  (Much to my detriment!)  However, I can’t really remember any particular mischevious episodes.  I think my parents realise now, that they were lucky to have such well-behaved kids as me and my sis!

3. Where do you like to go to relax?

I actually like to go walking to relax and unwind.  It’s a great way to de-stress.  I also enjoy soaking in a warm bubble bath with scented candles and relaxing music.  Bliss.

4. What was the last thing you won?

I won a bottle of port in a raffle at a Ladies Night recently.  I have not yet opened it.  Cheeky Vimto anyone?  I’d much preferred to have won the Zumba lessons, pole dancing lessons (yes, you read that correctly!! LOL) or beauty treatments, but hey, a prize is a prize! 

5. If you could be on a game show, which would you choose?

It would have to be Who Wants To Be A Millionnaire?  This is the only game show I have actually applied to enter.  In its heyday about ten years ago, I phoned up several times to enter.  I suspect I would be absolutely rubbish at it anyway!  My mind would probably go blank and I’d be unable to answer even the most simple questions.

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It’s time to find lots of interesting new blogs and lovely people to follow. I also hope to gain lots of wonderful new followers too!

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Please make sure you scroll right down to the bottom of this post or you will miss the story of one of my most embarrassing moments!! 

I LOVE Fridays, because it is blog hopping time! Yay!

It’s time to find lots of interesting new blogs and lovely people to follow. I also hope to gain lots of wonderful new followers too!

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This week, The Girl Creative wants to know about our most embarrassing moment. So here’s the story I promised you at the top of this post:

Last year, on holiday in Florida, we visited an outlet shopping mall.  We all had a great time browsing the bargains in designer stores.  The ten of us in our party split up to look at different stores.  I was with my mum and one of my daughters, when we went into a shoe shop to browse.  The store was very busy and the aisles were very narrow, so my mum soon left the store with my daughter to wait outside.

I spotted a gorgeous pair of Nine West shoes.  They were red peep-toe platform wedges.  I just had to find my size and try them on.   I eventually managed to find a pair in my size, but it was difficult to juggle the box, the shoes and my bags.  There was no seat nearby and nowhere to lean on or lay the box or my belongings on.  I had already kicked off my own flip flop sandals, and so bent over to put one of the new shoes on my feet.  It fitted – yay!  So I leaned forward to try on the other foot……. Aaaaaaaaargh!!!!…… I lost my balance and fell backwards, knocking over LOTS of boxes of shoes, both legs in the air (with a short summer dress on! *blush*), and there  was a collective “OH!!” from the squillions of other shoppers in the store, many of them who IMMEDIATELY ran to my aid!  (How embarrassing!)  A shop assistant helped me up (with great difficulty!)  I could hardly moved for laughing (albeit out of nerves!)  She then took me to a corner of the store to sit, made sure I was okay and then left me to try on the shoes in comfort, while she went back to tthe ‘scene of the crime’ to re-arrange all the boxes I’d knocked over.  I ended up buying the shoes, but I left the store with a face almost the same colour as the shoes!!

My family and I all had a good giggle about it when I relayed the story to them later.  They all wish they’d been there to see me lying flat out on the floor, amongst all the displaced boxes, legs in the air, flashing my knickers at all an sundry!! 

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Have a great holiday weekend!….

I LOVE Fridays, because it is blog hopping time! Yay!

It’s time to find lots of interesting new blogs and lovely people to follow. I also hope to gain lots of wonderful new followers too!

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Happy hopping!….





 

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I LOVE Fridays, because it is blog hopping time!  It’s time to find lots of interesting new blogs and lovely people to follow.  I also hope to gain lots of wonderful new followers too! 

 First, it’s time for Five Question Friday, courtesy of Mama M.

 

1. Have you ever had a celeb sighting?

 

Well, actually, I am fortunate enough to have seen a LOT of celebs up close, spoken to lots and had my picture taken with quite a few.

I used to work in Glasgow city centre and would often spy celebs (albeit most of them only famous in Scotland!) on  my lunch break (mostly journalists and TV presenters such as Bernard Ponsonby, Billy Sloan, Shereen Nanjiani, Carol Smillie).  The embarrassing thing was that I would recognise their faces and, thinking I knew them personally, I would smile and say “Hi!”, only to realise afterwards who they actually were!  LOL.  The most famous of these lunchbreak encounters was Billy Connolly and his wife Pamela Stephenson in M&S.

As a teenager, I met my heartthob Marti Pellow from Scots band Wet Wet Wet, which was absolutely thrilling!

However, in recent years, I have met lots of celebs through my Hubby.  My Hubby received many accolades for his bravery in the Glasgow Airport Terror Attack of 2007.  I had the pleasure of attending many star-studded award ceremonies with him, meeting and getting photographed with various celebrities.  We even got to meet the UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, and HRH The Prince of Wales. 

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2. What temperature do you keep your house?

 I loathe being cold and like to keep my house quite toasty, which is not too difficult as I live in a new-build house with double glazing and plenty of insulation.  My thermostat is set to around 18.5C.

LOL  Not particularly!  (Unless it’s really fithy!) People are more likely to notice it in mine! *blush*  As a busy working  mum, I tend to only dust at the weekends, or if I’m expecting visitors, or if the sun is streaming in the windows, highlighting a particularly dusty area.  I tend only to notice dust in the homes of my family and friends who are particularly anal OTT obsessive about housework.  When I notice a little dust in an area they’ve missed, I smile smugly quietly to myself, safe in the knowledge that they are not quite as perfect as they would like to portray!  LOL  

When I was just 21 years old, I worked in a small, cramped office with a lot of smokers, and pretty quickly developed a rather nasty “smokers cough” and chest infection.  On listening to my chest, my GP could hardly believe that I was a non-smoker!  I used to go home every night with my hair and clothes stinking like an ashtray!  *yuk!*

The smoke problem was not the main reason I hated this job though!  My boss was an absolute nightmare!  She was very gruff, very bad-tempered and foul-mouthed, and down-right lazy!  She used to sit in the back office, doing her crossword, while my colleagues and I were rushed off our feet, and then had the bare-faced cheek to shout:

“Is somebody gonna make the tea?”

Her first words to me where not, “Hi!  Welcome to the team.  If you need me, just give me a shout.”  No, her first words were actually this:

“I hope yer gonna work yer days aff!”

No, it certainly was not my intention to work my days off, thank you very much!  However, that’s exactly what I ended up doing! 

Still, even my nightmare boss was not the worst aspect of the job.  The worst thing was that we took in a lot of money every day, and I could NOT trust my colleagues.  Money and stock was always going missing and my nightmare boss was forever asking us to cough up our share of any big shortfall!  One day several hundred pounds went missing from my float, and the police were called in.  It was awful!  After this particular incident I’d had enough, and asked to be transferred to another office.  A year or so later, two of my former colleagues and a delivery driver were sacked due to fraud and theft in separate incidents.  If I ever see those scumbags again I’ll not be responsible for my actions!  *grrrrrr*

I look forward to reading your answers…. 

If you are visiting my blog on one of the MckLinky Blog Hops, for the first time today, I’d like to welcome you!  I hope you like what you see, and that you will bookmark my site to browse later.  You can follow me on Google Friends Connect, Twitter (@mammakerr) and Facebook.  You can subscribe to this blog via email or RSS feeds.  Please leave a comment below to tell me you’re a new follower, and I will follow you back. 

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