tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83916510240652280732023-11-16T16:14:13.212+00:00Jenny's KaleidoscopeJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575120825168051139noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391651024065228073.post-32512980872679752822021-07-01T00:57:00.006+01:002021-07-01T00:57:56.051+01:00Happy birthday Ryan!!!<p>My little bundle of joy 14.5 years ago that I held in my arms is no longer little.</p><p>My 15 year old son Ryan is now taller than me (6 feet to be accurate), what can I do to make this thing called time to slow down?! I have learnt that we have just got to live in the present. Every moment looking back to the past, is a moment wasted. So ''focus on the now'' is my new general motto.</p><p>On June 20th It was Fathers day in the UK so my sister Eve had decided to invite all the fathers of our family for a wee meal to celebrate, that day also happened to be Ryan's 15th. 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A typical Chinese style cake!</p><p>Actually it didn't last long (2 days at most), we joked we would be having it for breakfast, lunch and dinner for the next 2 weeks! That's after we distributed the rest to colleagues and in laws, friends etc....</p><p>At £65 it was well worth the money I would say . 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Oh my. I am guessing this has something to do with the recent explosion in popularity of social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter that people have maybe become somewhat less interested in blogging, perhaps I am wrong? I am a frequent Facebook user I must admit but nothing more satisfying than being able to read through a good blog /blog post in detail, especially the travel ones. </p><p>I really do miss hopping on a plane and going somewhere. We are now in the middle of a pandemic. In the UK the death figure has sadly surpassed the 100,000 mark. The pandemic - who would've guessed, would find us in lockdown not once or twice but for the third time? Covid-19 is presumed to have come from bats in China and others may believe it came from a laboratory in Wuhan (the town where this deadly virus first originated). No matter what it is regrettable that so many lives have been lost.</p><p>My father passed away in May of last year 2020 due to Covid pneunomia. May he rest in peace.</p><p>He was admitted to a care home at the age of 55 after a heart attack and stroke which has left him mostly paralyzed from the chest down. God bless him he stayed in that home for 20 years until he caught Covid.</p><p>I gain comfort in the knowledge he is no longer suffering and that he is walking in heaven. It used to pain me and be very upsetting whenever I visited him in the home...the tears would not stop. I know he is at peace now.</p><p>March 2017 - St Paddy's Day, my mummy passed away in the end of life care ward at Antrim hospital.</p><p>She was given 18 months to live from her lung cancer diagnosis in August 2016. We hoped maybe it would be longer, but sadly she only lived another 6 months. It still hasn't sunk in that she is not here. I still replay all the scenes of the past in my head, like I am still processing it, especially during the last 2 weeks of her life, when she struggled. She's gone 4 years almost now.</p><p>I miss my mother so much, her voice on the phone, her calling my name, her laughter and smile. Her generosity and selflessness. She was the best mum, she did what she could to raise us 3.</p><p>I miss and love you every day, til wee meet again mum xxx </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575120825168051139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391651024065228073.post-8969183486822187602016-05-08T19:25:00.003+01:002016-05-08T19:26:20.197+01:00My son is getting older...Well...this is an important year for Ryan. In November he will sit three AQE transfer tests, which hopefully he will do well in..we hope he will get into a good grammar school. Ryan has the brains but not the motivation sometimes. But that's where our role is....to push him gently towards the right direction. My baby turns 10 in June and I find myself wondering....where has the time gone??<br />
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Yesterday I did my charity challenge for Action Cancer - both my sister Yvonne and I participated in the Zipline over the River Lagan...in Belfast. I enjoyed it so much!! In total we both raised £545.00 for the charity - YAY!<br />
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<br />Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575120825168051139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391651024065228073.post-77156176335306305482015-12-22T21:08:00.002+00:002015-12-22T21:09:03.732+00:00Happy Christmas!Well, it's almost Christmas! Four more days and it will all be over...I have been very well organised this year for presents/gift giving. Starting early in January definitely is a recommendation - I can relax now without needing to run round the shops, dashing about like a mad woman!!<br />
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I am now two years cancer free....I am so lucky. On 19th Dec 2013 I was told the cancer was away....on the 18th Dec 2015 I found out my mum-in-law's lump in her ovary had turned out to be cancer after all. She'd had a hysterectomy the month before but they still needed to examine the lump - which apparently was the size of a grapefruit. So they've given her a date for chemo - 4th January!!<br />
At least she shouldn't lose her hair as she is getting a single chemo drug....poor woman. I remember my ordeal with chemotherapy all too well....not at all pleasant but then again mine was a very aggressive form of treatment - a combination of Cisplatin & Docetaxel....I suffered every side effect under the sun from severe painful constipation, to hair loss to a mouth riddled with ulcers and I had lost two stone because of the ulcers.....Chemo is very very tough on the body.<br />
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RIP to the victims of the Paris shooting om 13th November 2015...it's so sad that these innocent people died....especially in my most favourite city of all time....Paris.<br />
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I really hope all readers will have a blessed and happy Christmas, and a fruitful and wonderful new year 2016!! Take care - until my next post xxx<br />
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<br />Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575120825168051139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391651024065228073.post-51091125933804923022015-04-29T20:32:00.000+01:002021-07-01T01:00:16.326+01:00New Job, new start!I am so sorry for not updating this for a while... it's been almost a year. On May 7th 2014 I went for a job interview at my local university for a catering job. I got the job but didn't start until 26th August 2014. What an experience that was..<br />
Hearing I'd got the job was the most exciting news I had had for a long time...it was term time work. As I type I am still working there. Three more weeks then I will be off for the summer, and don't return until the autumn. It has all pretty much worked out for me. Thanks to God and for the support of my family & friends, especially my mum....who still does quite a bit for me....I am only starting to process my cancer experience now. Yes ...almost 2 years later...tell you something interesting ...in February 2015, I put my name down for the Northern Ireland Hospice sponsored charity walk event and the hospice staff were keen to find out more about why I was doing it so I engaged in a bit of publicity. My story got published in two new local newspapers. <br />
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Needless to say, I felt chuffed and I even got recognised by customers at work, so it was a good, good feeling!<br />
At one point my article had more 'likes' on Cool FM's Facebook page than teenage hit band sensation One Direction!!<br />
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My family (Andrew, Ryan and I ) visited Salou, Spain for a week in August. We enjoyed it very much. I do feel so much stronger physically and mentally these days. My hair regrowth has speeded up....thinking of growing it long again..we'll see..</div>
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I was also following the Amanda Knox story in the media...just before Easter I sat tentatively beside my laptop on the AK online forum and the TV for the final verdict ruling by the Supreme court in Italy....to my absolute shock but sheer joy she was found NOT GUILTY and was EXONERATED!!!! FREE at last!! I felt so happy, upon hearing this news I cried like a baby. My partner and son were in the same room as me when it happened and they gave me very strange looks!! The poor girl, I knew she was innocent all along...and the justice system in Italy so far had failed her right up to that point. I couldn't even begin to imagine her horrifying experience of being in prison for 4 years for something she didn't do!!</div>
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<br />Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575120825168051139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391651024065228073.post-41633111183689845462014-05-06T20:27:00.003+01:002014-05-06T20:27:39.631+01:00The cancer is gone!I am glad to announce that on 19th December 2013 I was confirmed cancer free by my oncologist.<br />
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The best Christmas present EVER! I really am truly <u>so</u> lucky to be given another chance in life. I survived chemo. I survived a very risky operation to remove my entire left lung (and was on morphine for many days after)! I thank GOD most of all. It almost seems surreal this whole experience...I experienced a myriad of emotions throughout my cancer journey. Finally three weeks ago, I received my first ever haircut since I went bald after getting chemotherapy. Right then I decided I don't need my wig anymore. It feels so good to walk out my front door without worrying about my appearance!<br />
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My first 6 month review will be this month. I have been wondering what the tests will be - hopefully there will at least be a CT scan. A standard X ray would not detect everything. <br />
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<br />Fingers crossed x<br />
<br />Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575120825168051139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391651024065228073.post-21875351253142742732014-05-06T20:19:00.003+01:002014-05-06T20:30:00.146+01:00I'm back!So sorry to all of you, for not updating this last while....been very busy with life....you know how it is.<br />
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Firstly may I say I was overjoyed beyond belief to know my old, old friend Mayling was coming over from Hong Kong to visit N.Ireland. I had not seen her since I was a very immature 6 year old. We'd been friends and used to play with each other whilst growing up in Larne. So I jumped at the chance to arrange a meeting when I found out Mayling would be over here for 2 whole weeks!!<br />
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We met up for lunch at the local shopping centre - and boy, had she NOT changed!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two friends reunited after 32 years!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<br />Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575120825168051139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391651024065228073.post-100353070716259102013-10-25T20:30:00.001+01:002013-10-25T20:30:39.856+01:00Life changes.....This may come as a shock for all, it is no longer a shock for me...<br />
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On July 29th 2013, a date which I will never forget, I was diagnosed with stage 2b lung cancer.<br />
After going through so many tests and appointments, I finally found out the results - having been kept waiting for the biopsy results for almost 10 days. My memories of 29th July were of my mother and I in the consultant's room, sitting listening as he told us the bad news. My mother's eyes were all red from crying days before. I was told I have ''cancer''...I didnt want to believe it myself...so much so I asked him could I have a second opinion. He said I couldn't...the next few days were a daze ...overwhelmed by feelings of sadness, some days I would cry for no reason, I was so scared. I could have only a year left in my life to live.<br />
I was put straight into chemotherapy on 8th August, within a fortnight of being diagnosed. I can't tell you how awful that was - definitely the hardest part! I had all the worst possible side effects. Couldn't eat for days due to multiple mouth ulcers forming in my mouth, lost 2 stone, felt extremely tired...and severely constipated. The 2nd chemo - 3 weeks later - wasn't so bad....and the 3rd one made me feel more nauseous than the 1st two!<br />
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My family & friends have been so supportive of me......I have recently went for a CT scan and it was revealed that the tumour had shrunk...I really hope that I will continue to improve...<br />
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I have come out of the chemo stronger than before, lost all my hair...and I will have to have a pneumonectomy next month. So I've to go for preassessment tests on Tuesday coming. May God be with me and keep me strong for this , please?<br />
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<br />Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575120825168051139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391651024065228073.post-43283902722637629782013-07-22T23:17:00.001+01:002013-07-22T23:19:09.006+01:00My health is most important!Apologies for being so quiet lately - I can explain...basically I have been undergoing many tests. In March the doctor at my hospital where I was treated for pneumonia last year told me he'd found a lump in my left lung. I have had a CT scan, a broncoscopy, a PET scan and currently waiting on the results for a biopsy! I can't even begin to describe the myriad of emotions I have been feeling lately!!! From scaring myself by reading books on cancer to imagining a possible death sentence! What is happening with me? I used to be a very positive person. I've cleaned up my diet....I have a feeling my results will be due tomorrow or Wednesday..<br />
I am worried to say the least. Really finding it hard - had to decline overtime at work , fortunately they all understand...<br />
I have got to the stage where I have just placed all those sad thoughts to the back of my mind and take a proactive approach by eating much more healthily which I discovered is known to be a big help if GOD FORBID, I did have that C word disease!<br />
I still wheeze every now and then...I'd just put that down to the pneumonia I had last year!<br />
Pray that I will be ok ( my sister reassured me so, dear love her)!!<br />
We had a magnificent time in Krakow, Poland. We were there for a week, first week of July there.<br />
What surprised me was the cheapness of the food, and everything else!!<br />
Watch this space for photos etc...<br />
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<br />Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575120825168051139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391651024065228073.post-83798965783042405862013-02-28T23:14:00.000+00:002013-02-28T23:14:14.684+00:00Study , study , study!!!Since the end of January I have been doing a new course with the Open University. It is a level 3 course , which means it's the equivalent of a year 3 course at traditional uni. So far - I am 'taking in ' the contents of the course without much difficulty..however I will have a end of course project to prepare for , something which I don't feel entirely confident about! But I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.<br />
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<br />My old high school (Class of 1992) has a reunion coming up!! Not sure if I will be persuaded to go - I have my reasons! Even though the day I left school was the saddest of my life at that time. To be honest I was painfully shy back then ...and in a way I am still very reserved....I just don't really feel 100% comfortable about opening that particular can of worms of my past!<br />
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My work is so so. Could be better. Much better.<br />
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This time next week I will be at the Stereophonics concert. My sister Yvonne is coming with me.....I managed to get that day off work so I wont need to rush about the place getting ready...they are a Welsh band. <br />
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<br />Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575120825168051139noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391651024065228073.post-42449652842786865562012-08-30T19:23:00.001+01:002012-08-30T19:26:55.179+01:00Post holiday blues...It's obvious I need a holiday when I start buying travel guidebooks by the handful.....I went into 'The Works' bookshop today and came out with five books & a Rome dvd at a bargain price. I mean who would pay £17.00 for a book that I paid £1.49 for?? Talking about holidays , we had an amazing time & did lots , went on boat trips , coach trips ...sightseeing , the highlight of the trip had to be .....YES!! I met Kerry Katona!! On the first day we arrived, we were relaxing by the hotel pool...then I noticed Kerry sitting several sunbeds away. I went to approach her , my partner tried to stop me as he believed she was just her double, I'm so glad he didnt....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryan & daddy at our hotel pool</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On way to Formentor</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magaluf's famous Western Water Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Formentor beach</td></tr>
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Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575120825168051139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391651024065228073.post-7942564395298306852012-07-15T23:08:00.001+01:002012-07-15T23:08:29.893+01:00Gosh - it's been so long...HI all,<br />
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My lateness in updating is unforgivable I know, life has been really happening lately...<br />
I have a new blog - it's a craft blog (www.craftyjen8022.blogspot.co.uk) .. take a wee look when you have time.<br />
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Looking back at the last few months I have come through a lot - I overcame pneumonia, thinking back now it is still quite scary...but I feel so much better now.<br />
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Going to the garage tomorrow morning to see if the 'dent' that happened when I reversed into a lamp post can be fixed - really wish it hadn't happened! Am now kicking myself as it is a brand new car - well nearly new. A Chevrolet Spark 1.0+, I actually saved about £2000 because it was a showroom car. Lovely vehicle, silver. Not my first choice of colour but I fell in love with the style of the car straightaway.<br />
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My son is on his summer hols at the moment , he's been staying up with me most nights... can't believe my baby is getting SO big now! Bought him a scooter today and he loves it.<br />
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My Mandarin course has been quite challenging lately - managed to get my 6th assignment done, going to send it through to the Open Uni. online submission system before I go on holiday- not even half ready for it , we are going to Majorca in less than 2 weeks time!!<br />
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<br />Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575120825168051139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391651024065228073.post-39995721912795713782012-05-28T09:55:00.000+01:002012-05-28T09:55:33.259+01:00I hate being sick!!Ever since I had a cold 2 weeks ago I haven't been feeling the most energetic...then last Monday I was having severe pains in my left side, something was wrong - didn't know what - so my OH rang the out of hours doctor and got me an appointment. It turned out it was caused by a chest infection. The next night the pains came back & the doctor says it was due to pneumonia (SHOCK HORROR) I have never had chest problems in all my life, and to be told that!!! Anyway a few days later I got a chest x ray done & the results showed an abscess on my lung....OMG!! I was so scared , what if it is cancer? My OH says I'm a hypochrondriac, but during the first few days of the pains in my side I truly believed I was going to die. Lying in bed, I'd never known such pain - in fact it was worse than childbirth. I cried and cried, because I missed my dad. If he was here he'd make everything alright....reading the book Dear Sebastian, made it even more emotional for me.....Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575120825168051139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391651024065228073.post-61475056122493741652012-04-30T21:54:00.001+01:002012-04-30T21:54:19.441+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I think this is an extremely underrated song, loved Oasis and do still listen to them. Anyone else a fan?<br />
Meeting Noel Gallagher was my ultimate claim to fame!!!Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575120825168051139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391651024065228073.post-80785614706325966602012-04-30T09:48:00.000+01:002012-04-30T09:48:01.921+01:00Have you ever wanted to write a book?I wonder how many of you always wanted to write a book? I've always loved to write, whether it was updating my diary when I was in my teens or writing to penpals all over the world. Blurb.com has brought a whole new dimension of possibilities to my writing. Since September 2009, I have had four books created with them. They are a 'self-publishing' online company and the way they work is they provide you with basic templates (for anything from photo books to wedding books, even facebook & blog books!) - you have full control of creative content and they just publish it for you. <br />
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Here are some photos of the books I have made:<br />
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Well, to start I had a nice Christmas and was hoping for a rather lovely New Year's eve, instead on the 27th December my other half took a choking fit from what we thought was a chest infection/asthma attack. It turned out to be pneumonia and my other half had to be hospitalised for 4 days - what a long four days it was, seemed like an eternity... when he got home I had to care for him , all in all he ended up being absent from work for a month and I had to do all the running about, more than usual...but no complaints, I must say I was glad of the company for a while.<br />
THEN, few weeks later he started coughing again one night - was an asthma attack as a result of his weakened lungs - I was so scared - never seen it happen to anyone before, let alone my loved one. He took two attacks in the space of 6 days , and twice again it happened after that. Since then, he's had no further attacks. It just shows you what is really important in life, I was very scared , never felt so petrified in all my life as I could've lost my partner, my soulmate, my lover, my shoulder to lean on...I am so lucky he is ok.<br />
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Now to more recent news, I spent the Easter break up in Portrush this year - ie. the north coast.<br />
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We'd booked a family room in a B & B before Christmas of last year, and the four of us, well I , drove up two Sundays ago, up the Antrim Coast Road , took roughly 2 hours as we stopped and got out to stretch our legs etc. On the way we passed Red Bay, Carnlough, Glenariff, Cushendall, Waterfoot, Ballycastle, etc..right all the way up to Portrush! Our B & B was facing Barry's which is a famous kid's amusement centre.<br />
We enjoyed ourselves, and must say was a little sad at having to leave, the clean sea air did us a world of good and so did the walking. My own highlight of the trip has got to be the Mussenden Temple, I've always wanted to go there, dreamed of it , then I came across it by accident on this recent trip - I didn't even realise it was that close (it was in Downhill). The views are spectacular from it, and it was built around 1783 or something like that. <br />
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On 14th April 2012 , it was the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the famous Titanic - which was commemorated in Belfast. I'd managed to get tickets to see the Titanic Quarter (experience) on the first day of it's launch. Would highly recommend it as it is a brand new visitor attraction in Belfast, and although the entrance fee was a little pricey I thought it was well worth it.<br />
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</tbody></table>Well, hoped I kept you all entertained for a little while longer, it is fast approaching my bedtime now , so I must shoot, hopefully it won't be too long until my next update!Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575120825168051139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391651024065228073.post-78779855503296435382011-11-27T01:02:00.001+00:002011-11-27T01:03:23.680+00:00Festive greetings....!!Tree is up, decorations up and now I can relax , I am glad that my Christmas shopping was already all done in October!! Ryan is hoping for a bike, a metal detector & Transformers toys....amongst other things.<br />
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I felt tired today - not sure why - but just didn't feel too motivated and perhaps a little down in the blues...<br />
I miss my daddy. He's still in the home...can't see, speak properly or walk..he's been the biggest source of my pain for the last 10 years....how would life had turned out if he had never taken that fatal heart attack & stroke?! Whose fault was it that my parent's marriage never worked out?<br />
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I feel regretful that time can't be turned back.....I remember him always smiling, though he had a serious side , most of the time he was very childlike and fun loving, which is a good thing. Who wants to be around a misery guts?Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575120825168051139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391651024065228073.post-51137672093205455972011-11-06T03:30:00.000+00:002011-11-06T03:30:28.405+00:00Britney you're amazing!!These are some of the pictures I took at the Femme fatale concert on the 25th October 2011.<br />
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My life just seems to get busier & busier.<br />
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Well, my son started P.2 end of August there after a long 8 weeks break in the summer. During that time we visited Alicante (Spain) and Liverpool/Manchester. The Alicante trip was our 'proper' holiday this summer......I have good memories of it - I would go back , if only to see the look on Ryan's face when he accidentally put his hand on one of those statue street artists which started moving!!!! What a hilarious moment that was - wish I could've caught it on camera...Ryan leaped about 30 feet!<br />
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Summer is over & so is the autumn season (almost), it felt quite cold tonight and the gritters were out on the roads , the first time I noticed it!! Everyone's planning for Christmas, now I have to say it IS going a bit far for those that have already got their decorations up including tree etc.!?! I am well organised every festive season but wouldn't put my tree up yet.<br />
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Ryans is learning in leaps & bounds, I'm amazed he can read so many words, I'm impressed by how smart my little baby is! He does art club (afterschool club) - he naturally loves to draw. Maybe if I nurture it, he will flourish...I was never really any good at the art. Couldn't paint to save my life...I feel embarrassed everytime I think of my failed venture of joining an art class & being about the only one there that couldn't master painting the colour chart in watercolours - my work atually resembled a 3 year old's painting!!<br />
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I LOVE music - going to concerts I mean. I was at Britney Spear's one recently , she had come to Belfast. What an amazing comeback. Ok she might use her body/sex appeal to sell records but who doesn't these days??? She's doing great and I admire her strength after all she's been through - she is human after all.<br />
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Our computer crashed this morning so I have lost a whole lot of information on it - thank goodness it wasn't TOO important. Well at least I don't think so.<br />
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Wow!! Tomorrow is a big day for the music entertainment industry. The MTV European music awards are to be held in Belfast!! Yay!! That means an estimated 20,000 extra visitors to the city. It's be interesting to see just what will happen - already stars such as Coldplay & Rihanna have already been spotted outside the Europa Hotel in Gt. Victoria Street. Lucky for those that did the spotting! I'm too old to be fighting my way to see famous faces.<br />
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Been carrot juicing for my health - had been eating too much junk lately too....just hope my arms don't turn a slight shade of orange like they did the last time. I don't wanna look like the mad person in the 'I've been tangoed' adverts - remember those?<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> Ryan's 5th Birthday - Funworks centre , Newtownabbey</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> Daisy - our new Syrian hamster!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Albert Dock, Liverpool</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alicante castle grounds, Spain.</div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575120825168051139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391651024065228073.post-27614047679015876182011-05-28T00:51:00.002+01:002011-05-28T00:53:56.542+01:00Bomb Alerts!!! All Fourteen of them!!What a lovely place Northern Ireland is....except for a few idiots that find it amusing to cause disruption by creating bomb alerts - 14 of them!!!! It all started last night in South Belfast, then there were 3 today in my local area. Thankfully they were all hoaxes and to my knowledge no one was hurt. I mean, 99.9999% of the people in Northern Ireland want PEACE and they want to move on, it's just this tiny minority that want to cause problems. I mean a journey that normally takes me 5 mins, took me an hour today because of the road closures caused by the alerts!! I'm glad the PSNI have already arrested 5 people because of what happened..Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575120825168051139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391651024065228073.post-60699662066696971422011-05-26T00:09:00.002+01:002011-08-29T21:28:34.045+01:00Woop woop!!I forgot to say I received 87% in my final Latin assignment, which is the equivalent of an A grade. I received four A grades since I started. I am not blowing my own trumpet. No. But I am proud of the fact that my hard work has paid off , and three weeks today will be the final exam. I am excited at the prospect of being one step closer to getting a degree. Woop Woop!!Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575120825168051139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391651024065228073.post-42292827337908601092011-03-06T01:36:00.000+00:002011-03-06T01:36:05.678+00:00Well done on my Latin!!My Latin is going <strong>so</strong> well that I must give it a mention before I write anything else.<br />
I received 92% in the first assignment and 95% in the 2nd. The third I am about to do next week.<br />
I attended the tutorial last week in Belfast and I felt happy that the tutor was so helpful. There were only 2 of us that attended. Myself, and a girl that travelled up to Belfast by train from Kildare. Now that is dedication. I admire people like that I truly do. At the minute I am tackling the future deponents (grammar) and just hoping my brain will retain it all and let me reproduce it on the day of the exam....I hope so. Exam nerves have been known to get the better of me but I will make pretty sure that I get a decent grade...so it's revision, revision, revision all next week!<br />
My daffodils and crocuses have appeared in my garden and they are lovely. I LOVE fresh flowers - nothing like a good colourful bunch to brighten up your day!!Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575120825168051139noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391651024065228073.post-29607819050104729152011-03-06T01:25:00.001+00:002011-03-06T01:26:36.615+00:00First of all I must say how dreadfully ashamed I am for not having updated this for a while, life has just been so hectic that I have barely time to blink, I've been rather busy and I hope that this post will somewhat make up for that.<br />
My mother had her 60th birthday 2 months ago. It was a big thing that took months of planning by my closest sis' and step dad. To cut a long story short, my mum enjoyed herself tremendously which was great but she stiil is a workaholic. Something I doubt will ever change. <br />
Everything changes so fast, my son is getting bigger and more curious than ever - mummy , he says to me today. 'Are you Chinese or are you Chinese & English like me?' Dear love him. I tried my best to explain to him and he wants me to teach him more Chinese words....not that easy since his father is English speaking and most of my friends speak English!! <br />
I have been putting on a little bit of weight lately , not good. Still am unable to decide on an outfit for my cousin's wedding. A top and slim black trousers seem too 'casual' yet, if I wear a smart/posh-ish frock I would feel overdressed (I really would) so am at a loss as to what to wear! I have 4 months to decide!<br />
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My beauty tip of the week - <em><span style="font-size: large;">Homemade face mask</span></em><br />
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Step 1. Mix some honey with flour to make a paste<br />
Step 2. Add a good few drops of lemon juice.<br />
Step 3. Apply to your face ( the lemon will help remove blackheads) for 10 minutes and rinse off.<br />
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Beautiful skin!!Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575120825168051139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391651024065228073.post-9178061320344255542010-12-23T21:42:00.001+00:002010-12-23T21:42:56.993+00:00Also....Forget to mention, I did very well at my first Latin assignment.....woohoo!! Tomorrow (Christmas Eve) we are having a Mongolian Hotpot dinner with my cousin John and his family. Can't wait!! The second in two weeks! (I'm so lucky - the last time I had it was over 15 years ago. My dad used to make M. hotpots al the time)..it's a Chinese get-together type of thing... (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_pot">More info</a>).Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575120825168051139noreply@blogger.com0