Half Term

It is half term and I am sooooo ready for it!  Lots to do as usual but it will be nice to have some time. 

Skipsea Beach

Straight from work on Friday we headed out to the caravan for a long weekend.  I would love to have stayed longer but J is working Tuesday to Friday. We have rented out the caravan on those days and then we are going back for the second weekend.  The site stays open until January so we are just going to see how tough we are in the cold weather!  Maybe after the bonfire weekend we will only go for the odd weekend up until Spring.  They weather this weekend was a little cooler but it was dry and bright and perfect for wrapping up and walking along the cliff tops and down onto the beach.

The Heartbreak Kid

Ratatouille

We saw Ratatouille & The Heartbreak Kid at the cinema too.  I loved Ratatouille and listening to the little kids giggling in the cinema warmed my heart and really made the whole day for me.  When a song came on during the movie, a group of little girls who were sitting on the front row, got up and danced.  I had forgotten how cute and adorable kids can be and boy, do they know how to enjoy themselves! I didn't really like The Heartbreak Kid all that much, it had some funny bits but i found it dull in places and my mind started to wander. I began thinking up excuses to walk out of the cinema and go shopping instead.  I did stay and see it through though.

My to do list for the days I am back at home

• take rubbish from garage to tip
• set up new freezer in garage
• stock new freezer with homemade soup and casseroles etc to make things easier when i am back at work.
• list bag of unwanted items on ebay
• sweep yard
• phone Grandma and have a nice long chat.
• bath and groom dog
• get car MOT'd
• make some christmas cards (i am serious?!)
• phone silly tax credit people who have messed up and assumed my 16 year old left school and didn't go to college.
• cook something different from my recipe collection
• sort out 'my documents' folder and arrange recipes etc

I won't do all this but I will try to cross a few things off.

For tea last night we had chilli with jacket potatos.  I have been hungry all week on this diet and had been thinking about this meal all day...I love chilli.  I am made a healthy version and also left off the sour cream (boohoo) and butter. Tonight we are having a healthly stew but I am throwing some dumplings into the family pot and they have beef in there too the lucky devils.  I just have veggies.  How exciting.  I am thinking of making a nice family dessert too but I haven't decided yet.  What shall I make?  Do I have enough willpower to resist? We shall see.

* updated to do list - didn't do it all of course but at least i managed to cross some more off it!

Comments

[wendy]

Hmmmm, sounds wonderful you are making me hungry now.

[wendy]

Hmmmm, sounds wonderful you are making me hungry now.

[wendy]

Hmmmm, sounds wonderful you are making me hungry now.

[Gill]

Ohh - tell me about the constant hunger! It wasn't anything like this bad over the summer but there's something about casseroles soups and winter carbohydrates!

[Nonnie]

Hope you have a lovely time at the caravan. I kind of miss those north sea beaches. I'm glad I wasn't the only one not to enjoy the heartbreak kid. I was really disappointed with it. It was the first film in ages where I have found myself peering at my watch and wondering how long until I can go home. I'm planning on seeing Stardust on Sunday which I've heard is brilliant.

[Gill]

Well that could have been my list Angie! (apart from the freezer one). It's nice to get at least a few things crossed off. Yeah who are we kidding, making Christmas cards?! There's still tomorrow though (for me anyway,you're at the caravan). So watch this space, I might surprise myself. Speak soon I hope.
Gill x

[jemima bean]

LOL, I'm hungry now too! And it's 9 a.m. here :D

Maybe I'll have chili or stew for supper. I'm trying to diet as well, but I have zilch willpower, so I"ll prolly have dessert, LOL!

[carolyn]

Shame about Heartbreak Kid we love Ben Stiller and he has been in some hilarious movies especially the "Fockers" and Zoolander.