Mission Crepe: no surrender

[Collymollypuff]

Here ya go...

Can Morecombe come on holiday to Dorset? I would love a naughty goat in my garden. I have often threatened to get miniature goats. Especially as dh only mows the lawn when I put a rocket up his arse.

I'd be into Crepey goat-sharing. Morecambe should deffo come on our retreat, along with all our norty dogs. Imagine the mayhem.

Huge congrats to dd, Stropps! Be massive with rewards!

(And I am with you, Stropps, on Track Changes.)

All this teaching prep is why I've opted for TA. Did a full day today and really enjoyed it although I'm exhausted. The library computer crashed at the end I'd thought I'd done all the books and then a child emerges who has forgotten hers! I have written her books down and slunk away from the computer. Why does technology hate me so.

Crem - I cannot see your dress

Have been asked to dinner by annoying friend who has a lovely husband who is a friend of DH. His wife is totally bonkers and they have moved out into the country. I don't want to drive miles for bonkers dinner party. I want to slob out in front of a box set with wine and DH. I'm going to have to go aren't I?

No, you don't Hatty. Sounds awful. Have you said you will go?

I love goats!

Bad , bad goat.

Crem - that fence looks much higher than the goat.

The trouble is Lalsy - I have already made excuses once so I think we better get it over and done with. I just can't believe DH's BF has married such a case. They were expatriated to London for many years so now they're back I'm going to have to find a strategy.

Hatty, can you not feign illness? I think I would.

Lalsy, you should have told me you liked goats. I could have showed you my goat pics from the county show instead of those sheep pics that you didn't believe were real sheep.

I have got the paperwork through for new job, including a medical history form which wants to know when I was vaccinated for diphtheria. Er, about 1965...

Crem, do you have Wise the goat as well??

at the goat with challenging behaviour

Hatty, DH has an old friend whose wife is bonkers. It is DH rather than me who isn't keen - we haven't seen her for about 15 years - the 2 men just meet up in town together!

Stropps at diphtheria jab - WTAF? I am sure I have never been asked that. Is it a secret code in private education?!

I am feeling wrung out after having to do a mercy dash to collect DH with punctured bike. He says it is because of the mega-full-on holiday at half-term, but I just feel old

Molly, what are those icons with the stars and how did you do them?

Once again, Stroppdog has not read the memo on how to behave on November 5th. When the first firework goes off in the neighbourhood, he asks to go out in the garden and sits out there wagging his tail, waiting for the firework so he can have a good shout at it.

Go Stroppdog!

Just had a rather alarming firework experience. Having a few super-tame fireworks in the garden, and thought I was being excessively cautious by making DS stand inside the patio doors. Then I lit a 'six shot Roman candle cake' and part of the firework came shooting across the garden, banging into the door, right in front of his face (so would have blinded him had he been outside), and sneaking in through the tiny gap into the doors on to my coat. I shall write a stiff letter.

Crem, is that gorgeous thing YOUR goat? You have a goat?? How could I not know this! I LOVE goats (as you can tell from my new incarnation).

Stropps, GoatDog goes ballistic from about 30th October until 10th November (which is how long firework season seems to last around here - it's hellish. Right now she is shut in the living room with me and dh, standing on the back of the sofa looking out of the window on red alert and the tv is turned up to earsplitting volume to drown out the bangs and whizzes.

Bought this with a topshop credit note - bacofoil top - will I look festive or be mistaken for the turkey and popped in the oven?

Spat my wine at turkey top - no, no, no, you'll look gorgeous, GGG!

I love goats too. Aunt used to have one called Alfie, who lived in devoted partnership with a dinkey called Monty. Alfie had a low tolerance for fuss, and would butt you very firmly on the backside when he'd had enough attention.

Fab news about the driving theory pass, Strops. That will give her a big boost.

My ickle baby boy is SIXTEEN tomorrow......

A dinkey???

I bet you will look faaaabulous in it GGG.

Yes Cremo, you need a dinkey donkey called Wise, Cremo.

CV, how's he celebrating?

I quite like goats and goat curry.

These are not the droids you are looking for..

Is that the legendary Stropdog??! He's cuuuute.

That's him in the Obi Wan Kenobi dressing gown 5 mins ago.

Very cute, especially with the towel on his head!

Adorable!

Herbs, I see your firework story and raise you - just had the most almighty bang right inside our house. We all jumped out of our skin and raced around looking for it. It was DHs bloody bike tyre that he mended earlier

BTM - DS has no plans to celebrate his birthday. I've suggested several times that he invites mates round, or goes out for a pizza etc. but all proposals have been met with a grunt. He doesn't even want any particular present, so we've just bought him a few bits and pieces plus "credit" for future use. FIL flies in tomorrow, so we'll get a takeaway in for dinner, and that'll be that. He's being a right bugger at the moment, to be honest, milestone birthday regardless.

at bike tyre! How hard did he pump it up, FFS??