Just Jo!

We (being the three of us) all had a long chat with my Mum this morning. It’s her birthday today. Happy Birthday Mummy!! Not that she actually gets to read any of this at the moment. Believe me, if she did, there’d be plenty of comments from her, “JOANNE! BEHAVE!!”….and more in that general vein!

A concious decision was made this morning to have it off. Um….That reads so very, very wrong.
I’ll start again….
We made a concious decision to take the morning off. That’s better!
So we did. I have a vague recollection of what we did this morning. Olivia washed her hair in the bath. She’s managed to remember the plug ever since Sunday’s debacle. Mainly, I think, because any chastisement this week has been, “I have only one word to say to you….”
“….plug,” she mutters, as she shuffles away remorsefully….

I had minor heart palpitations when something I tried putting in my sidebar seemed to demolish everything in sight.
But then I managed to get everything back!
All by myself!!! Whenever I’ve done anything as stoopid as that in the past, I’ve always had to send a frantic email to Lin. But I’m a grown-up now and can do things all by myself!!
Still haven’t put the grotty self-destruct thing on though….
But I have added all the Exeter photos to Flickr. Not sure why, other than I just felt like it, OK?

Adam has been very annoying today. He didn’t have to leave for work ’til about half four, so he just loitered in a very pestering way around the house….all day….
So we discussed what he’ll be taking with him when he moves out. If he hadn’t been soooo annoying, maybe, just maybe, I wouldn’t have felt the urge to rub it in remind him. He’s going in September, to live with his Dad in London for six months before taking off to Spain for another six months.
His room will then be a spare room. I could start taking in foreign students for a bit of income, or I could use it as a classroom type setting. I really can’t make up my mind. More money….or….more space downstairs when all the junk our wonderful resources move into their own lodgings upstairs….hmmm….decisions, decisions….

Olivia has also developed a slightly annoying habit, but if she doesn’t do it again, I’ve promised not to blog it….

Anyways, we made up for the spectacular waste of time this morning with Olivia doing a few pages each of maths, English and science, a few basic Easter worksheets and a paper cut out thingy from Yamaha. It’s Cherry Blossom Viewing week in Japan, so we made a scene….so to speak…. Although it actually started on Sunday, we’ve only just got around to doing something today.

We completely forgot Passover on Tuesday (passed over Passover?)….ahh, but I seem to remember not feeling pukka that day….
Olivia also got her Plants With Attitude all set up.

We’ve tried growing Venus Flytraps from seed before and not had much luck. Diddly squat actually….fingers crossed for this lot. Olivia was pleased that the celery had already started changing colour by the time she went up to bed. The Jerusalem Rose had also started unfurling.

I’ve had a lovely bath this evening, now I’m going to watch Sea of Love. I got it for £2! I do so love a bargain!

As a final thought, I really, sincerely hope this dentist isn’t Eleanor’s. I feel quite ill now!! Thank goodness he’s not mine!!