A Saturday night away and out!

My eldest, Becky treated me to a night away a couple of Saturdays ago as a late Mother's Day treat. It's the first time we've spent the night in a hotel with just her and without the rest of my family. Becky has a busy life so it was nice to spend some time together, just us and we had such fun. I thought I would share 10 moments from the day which made me smile and some photos.

We arrived in Hull and decided we needed something to eat. We decided to get a Happy Meal each, just for the Minecraft toy, I know it's childish but why not. Happy Meals are not just for kids, we got an extra burger each and our favourite drinks. I got the The frozen strawberry lemonade and Becky got a Shamrock Shake. I finally got to try one. It was nice and something different but not something I'd order for myself.

After we had eaten as we went outside we saw a crowd had gathered and we could hear music so we went to investigate. It was some street performers, we just caught the end of their show and they were doing limbo under a flaming pole. They were so funny and had everyone laughing. I wished we had came out earlier to see more of what they were doing as they were that entertaining! 

We checked into our hotel and for the first time ever we were up on the top floor and the view over Hull city was amazing!! I did feel a little queasy when looking down at the cars and people below, I don't do well with heights. It was even prettier when it was dark with all the lights shining.

It has been years since I had slept in a single bed but I did on our night away and I totally get why some couples do sleep in single beds. I had the best nights sleep, sleeping alone, not having to fight for any duvet or have someone snoring right next to me although Becky did snore a little but she wasn't as loud as my fella. hehehe

I was so happy with the outfit that I wore to go out. Usually I would wear a dress but I thought I would go more causal but still smart. I had got a new top and think it went so well with my denim jacket. In fact I think everything I wore just looked good together. I am in love with my white trainers. As well as looking good, they're comfy too! I remember when I was younger going on nights out and no one wore trainers, in fact you weren't allowed in some bars and clubs with trainers on but now most people have trainers on! It's a sensible idea, being comfy! 

Not the best photo of my food but my favourite meal from Wetherspoons. The Tennessee beef burger with maple cured bacon with chips, onion rings and a side of coleslaw. I am not usually a fan of Jack Daniels but I do love their BBQ sauce that comes with this burger! We do like the pub Wetherspoons as not too expensive and the food is OK.

After eating it was time for some cocktails. We wouldn't usually get a jug each but we weren't planning on drinking much alcohol for the rest of the evening and we had a couple of hours to kill. We played it safe and had jugs of Sex on the Beach. I loved the sound of some of the other cocktails but lots now have that Monster Energy drink in them which I am not a fan of.

The whole point of our night away was to see Whitney - The Candlelight Concert. I wrote all about it last week. We had such a fab time, the singer was amazing.

We stopped off at a bar on the way back to the hotel, another cocktail. We didn't want any sore heads in the morning as we were planning to stay up the next night until about 4am to watch the 2nd night of Wrestlemania. Becky got all embarrassed because of me talking to a women while waiting in the queue for the toilet. I didn't say anything wrong but she thinks it's strange to talk to strangers. lol I guess it's because me and the woman were of a similar age and that's the thing us oldies do. 

We made it back to the hotel just after midnight and Becky and I ended up sat in one bed, eating sausage rolls and watching the first match of Wrestlemania 41! Becky did want to order food off Uber Eats but I said no and was glad that I had bought some sausage rolls earlier on in the day. We didn't want to go to sleep but knew we needed to so turned the phone off and tucked ourselves into bed. We went asleep at around 1am.

Becky and I had such a fun night away and were up the next morning for breakfast with no sore heads, raring to get home to catch up on all of the Wrestling that we had missed.

Our weekly meal plan! 28th April - 4th May! #MealPlanningMonday

Last weeks meal plan went OK. It was strange having a week without a Gousto box, I felt pretty lost without it which seems so stupid to say, I got that used to it. We skipped having the hot dogs but the sausages didn't go to waste, I used them in the sausage pasta and we ended up having pork chops and sweet potato fries instead of the chicken curry and finally we ended up getting a Chinese takeaway on Friday evening, it has been ages since we last had one so decided to treat ourselves. It was so good, we tried a new place to us which is always risky but it worked out well, we even got fortune cookies!

This week is totally back to normal with everyone back at work and college on the days they should be. We have a little break before the next Bank Holiday. They don't mean much to us anymore as it's Stu's usual day off and Becky is always either sleeping for a night shift or sleeping at the end of a run of night shifts.

On the menu this week we have:

Monday - Stu is doing the cooking so it's going to be a surprise for me.

Tuesday - Gousto meal - Meat-Free Mince Sloppy Joes With Creamy Potato Salad. This is one of our favourite meals from Gousto. Who'd have thought my family would be a fan of a meat free meal.

Wednesday - Gousto meal - Cheesy Sausage & Pepper Chilli Con Carne Pasta Bake. I must remember not to make it too spicy like last time.

Thursday - Gousto meal - Five Spiced Crispy Chicken Strips And Sesame Slaw.

Friday - Pizza. Just one out of the freezer.

Saturday - Red onion and bacon tart with new potatoes.

Sunday - A roast dinner of some sort.

What are you eating this week?

A photo every day for a year! 19th - 26th April! Week 17 of #Project365

Happy Sunday! I hope you are having a great weekend! I have had a pretty quiet week. It has been nice to get back into some sort of routine after the Easter holidays and catch up on my sleep. It's the start of exam season for Ellie and she has a couple over the next few weeks and then more in May. Becky had a week and a half off work and I predict she will be so tired today after her first night shift back. She is great when she is in a routine but after having time off those night shifts take some getting used to.

It feels like we're heading into summer now with college winding down and the weather improving! It looks like it's going to be a scorcher next week, well a scorcher for this time of year.

Now for a photo every day!

109/365 - 19th April.

Becky and I had a night away! It was a late Mother's Day treat. We stayed in a hotel, ate out and went and saw a show which was fantastic! We were back in the hotel just after midnight where we had a fantastic nights sleep!

110/365 - 20th April.

It was a late night, Becky and I stayed up to watch Wrestlemania. It finished just before 4am. We loved every minute of it, well apart from seeing out least favourite wrestler at the moment win. Wrestling is so fickle, 6 months ago we loved John Cena but now he's a bad guy. Hmmf.

111/365 - 21st April.

We made ourselves pizza, well almost I bought the dough ready made and I just had to roll it out and get everyone to put their toppings on. I have stopped cooking it in the oven and do it in the air fryer now. It seems to taste so much better. As long as I keep the dough at the right size to fit in it works perfectly.

112/365 - 22nd April.

Just me, regretting wearing a jacket. It was warmer than it looked out. At least I remembered my sunglasses, they were needed!

113/365 - 23rd April.

It was a day for catching up on the housework and a good day for the washing! I filled the line, the clothes dried and I filled it again.

114/365 - 24th April.

The last of the Mini Eggs! We still have a couple of bigger eggs left so we're still happy.

115/365 - 25th April.

We got a Chinese takeaway, we hadn't planned to but it's ages since we last had one and such a treat to get some fortune cookies.

116/365 - 26th April.

Dandelions have taken over the garden again. They do make me smile though, the yellow colour is so cheery.

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This week my Word of the Week is: Sleep!! #WotW

This week my Word of the Week is:

I have had such a good week, it has been a busy one which has revolved around me trying to get enough sleep. Weeks ago, in the middle of March I mentioned in my Easy #WotW post that we were going to have a busy, tiring weekend. This past weekend was that weekend!

On Saturday Becky and I went away for the night, we went to see Whitney - The Candlelight Concert! It was such a lovely evening, we had food and a few drinks before and then stopped off at a couple of bars before we went back to the hotel to sleep. We didn't want to sleep though, it was the first night of the WWE's big Wrestlemania event which started at midnight. We said we would watch the first match off Netflix and then go to sleep. So there we were at around half past midnight, both sat in a single bed, watching the wrestling on Becky's phone eating sausage rolls. lol

We actually had more sleep than we thought we would, sleeping from about 1am until about 9am and felt as fresh as daises, no sore heads for us after a few cocktails the night before. We had breakfast, well Becky did. (that is a whole different story for another day) and we got the bus home to catch up on Friday nights wrestling show. We watched that and then Becky wimped out and decided she needed to have some more sleep so went for a nap. I joked saying sleep is for the weak. hehehe

We caught up on night one of Wrestlemania on Sunday evening all ready to stay up and watch night two! It started at midnight and didn't finish until just before 4am. I was so surprised, I was tired of course but not falling asleep towards the end of the show like I thought I would be. As soon as my head hit my pillow I was fast asleep though. The next morning our food shop was delivered early but Stu dealt with it and even came and switched my alarm clock off so I could have a little more sleep.

I was in bed early on Monday night, trying to get my sleeping pattern back to normal and it has been a struggle especially when I had a little lie in on Tuesday morning before I went to my dad's but I think the walk there and fresh air did me some good as well as catching up on all of the housework that I didn't do over the weekend.

Wednesday was a shock to the system with Ellie going back to college after almost 3 weeks off for her Easter break and the half past six alarm clock going off, I might have said a few naughty words when I was woken up. I wanted to sleep more but my alarm clock was saying no.

Now I feel back on track with my sleeping although I am hoping to have had a little lie in this morning. 

How has your week been? I hope you have had a good one! I am of course linking up with Anne who blogs at Raisie Bay for her Word of the Week linky!

What I have loved this week! Week 17. #FridayFavourites

This past week has flown over even if I have been mixed up with what day it is for most of it. We had a long weekend with it being Easter and a couple of bank holidays thrown in there, I had a night away with my eldest, a packed weekend then for the rest of the week I've been trying to get back into some sort of a routine. I have had a fantastic week and I am linking up with Erika and Andrea to share my favourites from it.

Wrestlemania!

It was Wrestlemania weekend and I watched a lot of wrestling and wrestling shows, probably about 18 hours worth. Eek! My highlights were Jey Uso winning, Becky Lynch returning, Joe Hendry making a special appearance and lots of Randy Orton! I wasn't happy with John Cena winning, that is something I never thought I would say, he's always been a good guy until recently and it's funny how Wrestlemania flips everything. I went from loving a couple of guys, Rollins and Heyman to now hating them! 

A denim jacket!

Last week I mentioned that I got some plain white trainers and I thought they would go perfectly with this denim jacket which I bought. It is the Rita Ora Fitted Denim Jacket from Primark. It fits in all of the right places and is so comfy. It's great when I want something a little warmer than a cardigan but thinner than a full on coat. I've worn it 3 times this week and I love it!

Whitney - The Candlelight Concert!

I wrote all about it in my blog post yesterday. It was such a fantastic evening with an amazing performer, lots of singing, laughing and a little bit of dancing!

The Handmaids Tale!

I've seen that the newest series of the Handmaids Tale is coming soon so thought I would give myself a refresher and watch it all again. It is such a hard watch but I want to see how the story ends.

My plants are growing!

Not having to get the shopping in!

I ordered the food shop to be delivered on Monday, between 11am and midday and the driver decided to bring it early, just after 10am. Eek! I was still asleep after staying up until 4am to watch the wrestling. I had planned to get up about 10 minutes before the delivery slot but thankfully Stu was downstairs and wide awake and dealt with it. He even came upstairs and switched off my alarm clock to let me sleep a little bit longer. I woke up just before midday in a little bit of a panic, thinking I'd slept in and missed it. 

Easter eggs! 

It was of course Easter over the past weekend and we ate a lot of chocolate. I said I had only got us one egg each but then other people bought us them too so we ended up with more than expected. I'm not complaining, chocolate always tastes better in egg form! I have been putting a handful of mini eggs in the air fryer and melting them a little, they are the best type of Easter treat! 

Exams!

I am not a fan of exams and especially when my girls have to take them but exam season is upon us and my youngest had her first on Wednesday. One of the written one's and she says it went really well. She is not usually one to be overly confident, she is not that type of person. Usually she will say she didn't do well even when the results say different but this time she said she knew the answers and what to write for most of the questions. I am so glad!! My girl tends to do better in practical, hands on exams so this is a great confidence boost for her! 

What have you loved over the past week?

Whitney - The Candlelight Concert at Jubilee Central in Hull!

I do love going to concerts and shows but don't go to them often enough so when Becky, my eldest offered to treat me to a night out as a late Mother's Day gift I jumped at the chance. We had originally planned to go to a Wicked sing-a-long but when we realised it was just the movie with the words on the screen and they were charging £35 we had to find something different as it seemed over priced for what it was.

We soon came across the Xperience Live shows and saw the Whitney Houston one which took our fancy and we went to it on Saturday!

We didn't really know what to expect as walking into the venue, Jubilee Central it looked a bit rough and ready but is in the middle of being modernised. It is run by Jubilee Church Hull, a local charity who are heavily involved in supporting those with the most need in the city. The revenue from Jubilee Central is reinvested back into the local community through the many projects that Jubilee Church are involved with. It smelled old, a nice old smell though with church pew type seats but it really added to the charm of the building and the seats were actually really comfy! We settled down and waited for the show to start.

Prepare for an electrifying night as Xperience Live presents - Whitney The Candlelight Concert bringing you the unforgettable music of Whitney Houston in a tribute like no other! This breath taking show will feature a world-class live band with one of the UKs leading Whitney Houston tribute artists, delivering Whitney’s greatest hits with an amazing passion and energy.

In the glow of hundreds of candles, feel the thrill of Whitney's iconic songs, including "I Wanna Dance with Somebody," "One Moment in Time," "I'm Every Woman," and "I Will Always Love You," performed with the dynamic presence of a live band. From soaring ballads to dance floor anthems, every note will immerse you in the power and emotion of her legendary catalogue of hits.

Wow! What can I say! Marcia Lynnette the singer was amazing! She said she wasn't and impersonator of Whitney Houston, no one could live up to her but she was a tribute and she was good! She hit all the high notes and when you think of Whitney Houston songs there are a lot and was just a nice person on stage.

The band was fantastic too, especially the saxophone player who played almost the whole night through.

I imagined that it was going to be such a sophisticated evening, with everyone sitting in their seats and quietly singing along but by about the 4th song we were told to get up, dance and sing along. It was such a fun! Of course during the slow songs we all sat down and just enjoyed the music but it was nice when a dancey song came on, we weren't expected just to sit!

The outfit changes were impressive, the singer would nip off the stage while still singing and then come back in a whole different outfit. There were about 6 changes and there were a lot of sparkles.

I of course loved Whitney Houston. Her songs were there all the way through my life until she sadly passed away. I know so many of her songs and loved hearing them all. What I didn't expect was Becky to know so many, she knew almost all of the songs which were sung. I guess it's true that Whitney's music really does live on.

We had such a great evening and will be keeping an eye on what other concerts are on at Jubilee Central. If you fancy seeing Whitney - The Candlelight Concert there are future events and performances up and down the country.

Were you a Whitney Houston fan? What is your favourite song?

The Wednesday Hodgepodge! #12

I hope you are all having a good week? It's Wednesday which means it's time to join in with the Wednesday Hodgepodge with Joyce over at From This Side of the Pond! Each week there are 6 questions, we answer and then link up. Simple!

1. The Hodgepodge lands on National Picnic Day will you celebrate? Do you enjoy picnics? Dining out of doors picnic or otherwise? What are three or four things I'd find in your picnic basket?

I don't think we will be celebrating today as we're all back to normal after our Easter break, although I do love a picnic especially on a nice summers day as long as the insects and critters stay away. I think my favourite picnic foods are mini sausage rolls, mini scotch eggs, ham or egg sandwiches but they have to be cut in triangles instead of squares and something sweet like any sort of Mr Kipling cakes. The French Fancies would be my first pick.

2. A time recently where you felt 'antsy'?

On Sunday after having a night away I was ready to be home but we had to wait for the next bus and we were ready far too early. I started feeling antsy, there was nothing wrong but I just couldn't settle my nerves. I knew there was nothing wrong with me, the bus was running on time and all was well at home. I just had to wait it out.

3. As the saying goes...'when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.' Do you like lemonade? When did you recently need to make lemonade out of lemons, figuratively speaking?

I do like lemonade and drink it often. I really enjoy it on a warm day with lots of ice.

Once in a while I will get a negative comment left on a blog post, I could let them ruin my day but sometimes I turn those mean or argumentative comments into motivation to write blog posts. On my blog post about candles last month I received a comment saying "They are also the leading cause of house fires." I did some research and found out that isn't true, candles are not the biggest cause of house fires and wrote the blog post How to prevent kitchen fires before they start!. 

4. Recently five 'celebrities' made a brief (ll minute) foray into space aboard Jeff Bezos Blue Origin rocket. Did you hear about this? Your thoughts? If money were no object is this something you'd like to do someday?

I did hear about the celebrities going up into space but didn't know much about it apart from one of them was the singer Katy Perry. My first thought was what a waste of money especially when people are going hungry, without medical care, warm homes or even everyday things that they need. Sending rockets into space willy-nilly can't be good for the environment and our planet either.

No thank you, I like to keep myself on the ground. I won't even go on a plane as it terrifies me so the thought of going in a rocket is the thing of nightmares.

5. Favorite thing about the 'space' you're sitting in right now?

I love my little space in the living room. I have my own comfy armchair so I don't have to share, I have a little table to my right where I have a drink, snacks and most things I need without having to get up. To my left is the TV with the wrestling on at the moment, I have a blanket over me to keep cosy, my feet up on a footstool and my laptop on my knee! What more could I want for a Sunday afternoon! 

6. Insert your own random thought here.

My eldest daughter took me to a bar on Saturday night which she loves but I hated every second. The bar staff were rude, the music was too loud, the smoke machine was pumping out too much smoke, the lights were flashing too much and everyone was half my age. We stopped for one drink and that was enough. I would say I felt too old for nights out but we had been to a different bar before and the atmosphere was totally different. I wished we had stayed there but at least I got to experience something that young adults love.

Confessions of a nosy neighbour: How my security camera made me even nosier!

I never set out to be the nosy neighbour but I do like to know what's going on outside, especially on my street. I've always been a little nosy but during the lockdowns I got even nosier Then things happened and we got a security camera. Now, I am fully invested in the lives of the people on my street and I don’t even know most of their names.

It started innocently enough. I wanted a security camera to keep an eye on my house for safety reasons. What I didn’t expect was that my camera would provide me with the best reality TV show that I didn't even know that I needed!

One of my favourite things to watch is the early morning rush. Parents ushering their little darlings to school. There’s people who are always running late, hurrying their kids into cars, forgetting things like school bags, a lunchboxes. There are little one's running away from their parents, chasing after dogs and whizzing off on their bikes and running riot.

There's a neighbour who sits in his car for about 20 minutes before he leaves for work. I have no idea why he just sits there but I imagine he’s scrolling through his phone, sipping his coffee and contemplating his life choices. lol

If you think your street is boring, get a security camera because trust me, stuff happens and it's so interesting!

There's the neighbourhood cat who does make me chuckle. He comes out every day just after 3pm waiting for the kids coming home from school hoping to be stroked. It is very clever and if he does get stroked he will follow the person for a little bit and then run back to it's spot. I've seen it try to jump in the back of cars or delivery vans and it has an awful habit on sitting under cars that are parked up, I do fear for it's safety sometimes.

One of the more intriguing sights my camera has uncovered is a mystery individual who walks past my house at around the same time every single night. Hood up with a plate of food in his hands, every night!! Where has he been to get the food? Who cooks it for him? What's on the plate?

I always thought to myself that I never see my neighbours getting a food shop either delivered or carrying bags in from their cars but it turns out everyone gets a food shop. hehehe There's the fancy family up the road who get Ocado or Waitrose every week and there's always supermarket delivery vans whizzing about. I love having a nosy and seeing what people bring in with their food shops.

The funniest time to watch my security camera is when the weather is bad. Parents trying to hurry their kids along in the rain, people slip sliding on ice and bin day is extremely entertaining when it is windy out and the bins have blown open and fallen over! There's rubbish everywhere and blowing about.

I have found the camera fantastic for catching people doing things that they shouldn't. I am always spotting delivery people walking over my grass and when I tell them not to they said they didn't! Little liars. The camera is also great for when they say they came at a certain time to say they tried to deliver a parcel but the camera footage shows different. 

I like to pretend that I check the camera footage purely for security purposes but if I’m being brutally honest it has become a guilty pleasure. Watching the daily dramas, the comedy of everyday life and the tiny mundane moments that are all weirdly fascinating.

Do you have a security camera? Have you seen any interesting sights?

Our weekly meal plan! 21st - 27th April #MealPlanningMonday

I feel like I am running behind with everything, blogging especially. I am writing this blog post yesterday afternoon, usually I write it on Saturday but I was out for the afternoon and the night with Becky seeing a show, I will have more about that later in the week. As I am writing this I have about 6 hours of wrestling to watch before the 2nd night of Wrestlemania last night that I am staying up to watch.

Last week was a busy week and as fun as it was I am glad it's over just so we can get back to a bit of normal! We ate everything I had planned but just on different days. Our favourite meal was the Roast Pork Belly, Apple Stuffing & Mash. We had it on quite a chilly day so it was perfect and I learned how to make apple stuffing balls, they were pretty amazing and something I will make again. 

This week is going to be strange as we're not getting a Gousto box. I was out Saturday our usual delivery day and because of Easter they weren't delivering Friday, Sunday or Monday so it seemed pointless just getting a couple of meals before our next box was delivered. So this week we're having some of our favourite meals, picked by my family!

On the menu this week we have:

Monday - Home made pizza and I am not getting suckered in to making everyone's, my family can help and at least put their own toppings on.

Tuesday - Hot dogs, fried onions and mustard with fries.

Wednesday - Chicken curry. A lazy type, the sauce from a jar and all thrown into the slow cooker. We will probably have it with rice and naan bread.

Thursday - Sausage pasta.

Friday - Fish, chips and mushy peas.

Saturday - Gousto meal - Hot Honey Bacon & Fried Egg Pancakes.

Sunday - A roast dinner of some sort.

What are you eating this week?

A photo every day for a year! 13th - 18th April! Week 16 of #Project365

It was the 2nd week of the Easter holidays here and I have really made the most of having Ellie off college and Becky having some time off work. What a week we've had, it has felt non-stop with not much time to relax but it has been fun all the same!! I feel like I haven't taken many photos at all, I've been living in the moment and only after I've done or seen something I've thought I should have taken a photo of that.

This week I am a photo short as I wanted to get this post scheduled early before I went away for the night with Becky yesterday. I will add it next week. By the time this post goes live Becky and I will be eating breakfast in a hotel after seeing a show last night.

Now for a photo every day! 

103/365 - 13th April.

Stu cleared off his desk and I don't actually know what he was doing. I wasn't going to ask, I didn't want to be roped into helping. hehehe He always says that he likes to have a relaxing Sunday, that wasn't relaxing. Eesh! lol In the end he was just tidying his desk and shelves.

104/365 - 14th April.

I finally got the Easter eggs! I didn't go too crazy this year and we only got one medium sized one each and I bought a few as gifts for people. It still came to a ridiculous amount of pounds but I guess it's just a once a year expense and chocolate does taste better in egg form.

105/365 - 15th April.

Hair dye day for Ellie and I, we do it every 6 or so weeks and it was time. Ellie just went dark, dark red and I went bright red.

106/365 - 16th April.

Lunch out and a jacket potato with salad. It confused me so much to why they sent out a little tub of butter when the toppings had already been put on. Do people put butter on top of the toppings?

107/365 - 17th April.

Waiting to be seen for an appointment. It was nothing to worry about, just a bit of life admin. I sat waiting longer than I was actually at the desk. I am one of those people who is early for everything! It turns out it could have been done over the phone so felt like a big waste of my time.

108/365 - 18th April.

Ellie was out for the day and came home with gifts! She had bought me some fudge which was so good. She had a lovely day out while I spent the day at my dad's which was lovely too.

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This week my Word of the Week is: Oops! #WotW

This week my Word of the Week is:

My week has been busy! There have only been two days over the past week where I have stayed home and that is really unusual for me. I have had a good week but there have been some Oops moments that have left me shaking my head and wondering what was going on.

The lovely Jayne, a good friend who I met through blogging has moved house so I sent her a housewarming card and a gift. I was so organised, giving her chance to get moved in before Moonpig sent it but the thing was I forgot to write in the card who it was from. Oops. Thankfully Jayne realised it was off me because of the card saying "Congrats on your new house I hope Your neighbour isn't a dick! It gave us a giggle. hehehe

On Saturday we went to Hull, to the all you can eat place and shopping! I was supposed to buy Easter eggs while we were in town but I forgot. I blame the fact that Stu got pooped on by a bird and he had to buy a new t-shirt as he was covered. So annoying as we had just stood in the queue in Primark for about 10 minutes and a new t-shirt was not something he had bought. He nipped to another shop, paid over the odds for a t-shirt and knocked me off track and the Easter eggs went out of my head. Oops!

Ellie and I decided to go into town to get the Easter Eggs on Monday and that was an ordeal! The bus was diverted because of road works but it turns out the driver didn't know the way and some helpful man gave him directions which were totally wrong, we went right around Scunthorpe in the wrong direction. What should have been a 20 minute bus ride turned into almost a 50 minute ride with the bus driver getting angry, shouting at the man and not letting him get off the bus, the man shouting back and the driver having to ring the depot because he couldn't understand the map. I can't help but feel that if you are a bus driver you need to be sure of the route that you need to take. I've been to town again this week and the drivers still hadn't got the hang of the diverted route, hopefully by now it's all back to normal!

Becky ordered herself a new power bank to charge her phone when she is on a night shift at work and it arrived damaged. It looked like it had been dropped and it had exploded. Oops! She really hates speaking to people on the chat help on websites so I offered to do it for her. That was a challenge especially when she had to pick a day to have the faulty power bank picked up. Did you know if you return something that has been delivered by Argos they come and pick it up to return it without any hassle.

I had been out for most of the day mid week, the girls and Stu were out too. I came home to find one of my greenhouses flat on the ground, something or someone must have pushed it over as I had made a point of wedging it in securely between the wheelie bins that morning. It was an oopsie which had me shaking my head in confusion as it wasn't windy and even on windy days the greenhouses have never fallen over in the past. 

During the week I dyed mine and Ellie's hair. We have done it plenty of times in the past but this time I got my timings wrong. It turned out Ellie and I both needed our dye washing off at the same time. It was a bit of a panic, I took the risk and left my dye on for longer than I should have but all turned out OK, in fact better than OK. The bleach lightening my hair before I put the red on actually took more of my previous colour out than usual.

This weekend is one big Oops but it's going to be a good one! Ellie made plans for yesterday forgetting that the buses were running on their Sunday service but thankfully made different arrangements. I made plans forgetting it was Easter weekend and Wrestlemania weekend. (The WWE's big event). It is going to be a busy one for us. I am very glad that it's a bank holiday on Monday so I can just chill, I think I will need a day of doing nothing by then!

How has your week been? I hope you have had a good one! I am of course linking up with Anne who blogs at Raisie Bay for her Word of the Week linky!