18-12.... what a wonderful few numbers :)

yes, i did watch the rugby..... what a superb match :) and after me saying for so long that we were going to "thrash the english"... its so nice to be right about that for once! :)
My mother even wanted someone to play Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture before the service started on sunday morning at church.... but then she thought better of it. Mainly because she didnt necessarily think that everyone would get it / appreciate it / recognise the piece of music. Was a fun thought tho.

So. other new in the world of me... erm... ... ... ... ... i'm ill at the moment. there's some news. I have developed this horrible irritating cold-y type thing this morning. Totally bugs me. I hate being / feeling ill. Dont want it! take it away! all bunged up and icky feeling. Not nice. And had to start work at 8 this morning... that wasnt fun. And also worked longer than i was supposed to. That also wasnt fun. Technically it wasnt just sprung on me that i was going to work longer... i knew yesterday that i was going to have to work longer today because Lisa (swedish girl at work) was going to see "Joseph" with the RoL school (matinee performance in Carlisle) so she couldnt do her whole shift. Work was relatively ok tho, all things considered. I sneezed far too much tho.... hate sneezing cos i never just sneeze once... its always about 3 or 4 times in succession and there's nothing i can do to prevent it.
Since coming home til now i have eaten almost a full tube of smarties... now that doesnt sound like much, but when you understand that this particular tube of smarties was bought in Switzerland and has a "twirling disney princess" on the top... measures approx 25cm in height (not including the "twirling disney princess" that is actually the stopper) and 3.5cm in diameter... its quite a large tube of smarties. Was a birthday present from a friend. In case you're wondering, which i'm sure you are, the disney princess on the top is Belle from Beauty and the Beast. And i'm pretty sure that by the end of this post i shall have devoured the remaining smarties in the tube. I really need some proper food. But i cant eat tea til Dad comes home with the food... which i'm really hoping is soon cos its already 8.40pm... if not i shall probably resort to eating the BBQ pringles that are in a bag up here.... again, another not so good idea cos as they say "once you pop, you cant stop!" (make that the end of the paragraph to finish the smarties!!... all gone!)
In other news we made pancakes at prayer group last night which was fun .... tho we burnt the first few. And for someone who has never tossed a pancake before, Chris does a remarkably good job!.... except when attempting to toss a pancake and a grape at the same time....both fell on the floor! We also made an extra special pancake and wrapped it in tinfoil and hid it it Cheryl's fridge with various notes around her kitchen / house about "killer pancakes" and the fact that all the monkey nuts that Sandy had been "lovingly" scattering around her house were really hidden cameras / microphones placed in strategic locations to ensure she did not remove the genetically modified killer pancake until the appointed time. *Cheryl was dozing on her futon at the time of said pancake / monkey nut posting* Ah the joys :) Twas a very fun evening!

Verse for the week comes from Isaiah 43:10. Its the one that sprang out at me at prayer group when we read it last night. Also happened to spring out at Cheryl and Chris so there's obviously a lot to be said about the verse. I read it from the NLT last night and it was just so nicely put. It says:

"...and you are my servant. You have been CHOSEN to know me, believe in me and understand that i alone am God. There is no other God; There never has been and never will be."

so there you go. The emphasis is mine. Have a nice day / evening.

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!

i'm quite happy actually :-) SCOTLAND WON THE RUGBY - yes i know it was yesterday, but still... i am allowed to still be happy about that!! All i can say is BRING IT ON!!! Would have been goin thru to Edinburgh to see the Scotland/England match on the 25th from the sidelines but cant make it now that i'm YF contact person and should probably be there instead. A bit gutted about that... but hey, what can you do!?

Plus i am getting all psyched up for FRENZY (www.frenzyfrenzy.com) on the 10th June!!! I know it is a while away but it will be great! Especially since the David Crowder Band are coming back :-D T'will be soooooooooo goood!! Cant wait! And the reason i am totally psyched up about it so early on is we're bookin tickets in the next few weeks cos if you book before the 4th March its cheaper. And i'm excited cos Chris has said he'll come as well. That'll be good :) he normally doesnt like loud things, tends to get a headache like an old man - his words not mine! but he's said he'll come and i'm sure he'll enjoy it even if some bits are quite loud!

3-6 shifts...

i discovered today that 3-6 shifts are actually rubbish. You think they would be all right, since technically you're only working 3 hours.... but in reality, it has to be the longest-feeling shift ever. I just did not like it. I dont like working til 6 at the best of times it has to be said, but my whole work ethic and motivation / enthusiasm (which to be fair, is lacking somewhat at the minute anyway) was just screwed today. It was really weird starting work at 3, hitting the "teacher rush" at about 3.45 and then just hanging around waiting for them to leave for what seems like forever. Incidentally, we have two different groups of teachers who come to us for their friday afternoon coffee kick. Maybe we should warn everyone else that although there may be tables free, they'll be hard pressed to find any seats! It amazes me really, how many teachers you really can fit round one of our dinky tables. Its quite a few i can tell you!
It was suggested, thanks jill, that i should have a girlie day tomorrow. It is a great suggestion with a few flaws. 1) i am going crazy being on my own and finally having a weekend when i'm not working is something i actually want to share with people. 2) my parents would not allow me to have such a day, since they already think i dont pull my weight around the house enough and they'll probably be in most of the day so it wouldnt be like i'd be able to relax properly with them around anyway. 3) i could probably do with some fresh air and exercise
Hence, i have decided that i am going for a long stroll somewhere i've never been before... like along one of the cycle paths that go out past heathhall into the back of beyond. This will be both exercise and fresh air - please note, i will probably not end up going if it decides to pour down with rain... which in all fairness, is probably the weather forecast for the weekend here! - So i shall set off at around 2.30pm and walk til i decide to turn round and come back. It will give me some thinking time. I have invited Hugh if he is bored enough to come, i shall also text the other guys to let them know my plan tomorrow morning so they can choose to come if they wish, or suggest something else that i may be interested in... and so i have my afternoon sorted. Shall be exceedingly glad of any company i may get, cos tho its nice to have alone time, i get lonely and bored easily these days. Need some company.
My morning will consist of making up a YF programme from now til Easter. Kinda daunted by that prospect since i think we need to have some kind of structure, but i also never really got a response from the other YF leader about meeting for a discussion about what to do with them, so i actually feel a little overwhelmed at having been landed with the "YF contact person" role and very little idea about what to do / how to go about it / how the other leaders actually feel. Its very hard trying to organise anything because both main male leaders have young kids and the other female YF leader has other problems to deal with.....

i think we need more leaders.

*sigh*

Am feeling in quite a flat mood this evening. Nothing has happened to cause me to feel deflated particularly, but i just feel a little down. I dont know why really. It may be because i finally have a saturday off in what seems like a long time, when in reality it was only about 3 weeks ago since my last one... but i have NOTHING to do. Normally would be able to organise something with someone, and normally would have Cheryl or Ali about to do something with them. But Cheryl is in Edinburgh for a wedding this weekend and Ali is working 11-6. And i have YF from 7-9ish... so i might suggest a film / dvd evening .... but i need to do something in the day. I need some social interaction or i will go crazy. Thing is, i dont actually think i could ask the guys if they want to something if they are free. Its not that i wouldnt like to do something with them, its just not a typically me thing to do. Cheryl and Ali get away with that easily and with me, i dunno, its just not a natural thing. Plus i dont know that they would necessarily want to spend the day with me as the only girl. Perhaps a little paranoia coming out there. Dunno.
I may just do something like go for a long walk somewhere... take in the scenary - providing its not raining! - get with nature.... or perhaps i shall just waste another day doing not very much and then feel frustrated with myself! *hmmmmmmmm* *sigh*