Right then, let's get this show on the road.

 I feel like my head has been about to burst for about a week now, until today I've been under a fair amout of pressure.

Last Thursday I was to give a talk on "The Dockleaf Project" in front of lots of people with suits....scary. I haven't spoken in public since I read poetry at the Ayreshire Literature Festyival in 1999....It scared me that much that I avoid speaking publicly at all costs....still there I was. I think I was still shaking the following morning, in which I had a small, but important test on restraining children, and a very long day doing the practical stuff too. My brain was pretty much broken by then!

Saturday was the first day of the half term holiday, which I find is the hardest. Explaining to the kids that we don't have to do all we planned in the weekend because we had all week....all week!! Sunday was nice, we went to church, but we have a problem with a lady there as she keeps talking to my son, (and only my son) especially when I want him to settle down and be quite, during prayers and the sermon and whatnot - it's a long story, so I won't bore you with the details, but she's really getting on my nerves....nerves that are still on edge!

Monday and Tuesday meant getting stuff ready for Wednesday....I had organised a Bring and Buy Sale to raise money for the Mission Nutrition and Blue Peter. That was a bit of a dissapointment, as we weren't exactly turning people away at the door, but we did manage to raise £124...£24 went to the rent of the hall and Blue Peter got £100. When I think that this is Pembroke Dock (the most un - motivate - able town I have ever known) and we had 3 hours, in the morning...we did quite well.....and thank you everyone who helped out with that!

Today, my head hurts....I tried to relax but couldn't, so tried some retail therapy.......

 Big J found this in the surf shop in Pembroke. We'd actually gone in to buy a recycled cup tide clock which we'd seen ages ago, but everytime we went to town, it was shut. Anyway, Big J gingerly turned over the tag to see how much it was, low and behold...it was affordable! So we bought it....obviously!

It's a metal, couldn't tell you which, possibly copper painted black. It's going on a white wall so it casts shadows of the little flowers onto it, which I think will look great.

Walking back to the Dock, we watched the swans and ducks performing in only a way ducks and swans do when you don't have a camera around. Diving, showing off, making heart shapes with their necks, skidding to a halt...you know the stuff. It just reminded us about how much we forget to come to Pembroke and appreciate it....and there's the castle....a massive castle in the middle of the town!

I also bought some little drawers in an attempt to organise "my corner" . It's not gone very well as most of the stuff is still ...out....but what's ...in.....looks good. I can see what I have without having to get trapped in a corner of art and craft and yarn.

woohoo!

*whispers* and this too but don't tell anyone.....

 sssshhhhhhh........

so now I am off to bed to read it. Thanks for listening to my moan.....just think, it can only get better from here......and then it's lent and I'm giving up tobacco....oooh I bet you can't wait for that!!  Night night folks. x