Another freezing cold weekend, still I keep warm scraping the ice off the car windscreen!

Anyway my main news is my daughter, Sarah, is now a member so if anyone wants to greet her or make friends her user name is keiths_sarah

It was threatened - snow - granted there's not that much, but what we've got is frozen especially on my car windscreen - ugh!

Haven't been to the new art group yet I'll probably go this week.

Anyway Thursday has gone, the new Head acts like butter wouldn't melt in her mouth! I guess I'm cynical (or realistic) I don't trust her. Well I survived but I don't want to feel like that again in a hurry.

There's only two weeks left on the CMP course I think I'll get through these without erupting at the two attention seekers, even the leaders are fed up with them always talking.

Oh and yea John Sergeant's out but he should have waited to be voted off.

I've got SKY again, well SKY 1-3 any way, whatever dispute they had with Virgin is over 8). Anyway, celebrated it's return on Thursday by watching Bones for the first time in ages, I watched Brainiac: Science Abuse - the cool science we're not allowed to do in school. Last night was Children in Need, I loved the Strictly Come Dancing with Terry Wogan and Tess Daly, it just shows that old men can learn to dance - note to John Sergeant get off the show!!!!!

I've just found out there's an art studio very near me for people with mental health problems - I shall be visiting it as my depression qualifies.

I've got a meeting with work this Thursday - I'm already petrified at the thought of going there even with Kay, my Union rep. Wish me luck please.

I'm feeling much better now after being laid low by something last week, still have a sniffly nose though :(. Anyway I'm back to my Art cl@ss tonight, missed last week, we're working on self portraits in a cubist stile(!) :o Who knows I could be the next Picasso!!!!!!! :lol:

Also back to the CMP group tomorrow, missed that last week as well. To be honest I'm not looking forward to it - one of the leaders is a bit patronising he gives a Powerpoint presentation, gives us copies of the slides then proceeds to read each one through as if we're stupid and can't read (aaaarrrrggghhh my worst nightmare - the head used to do that at work :cry:) and I'm dreading that both of the very longwinded talkers are there - I may scream :roll:!

I know I'm a day late but congratulations to Barrack Obama for winning. Hopefully he'll bring more sense to the world.

It's almost election time in America - I hope to goodness that Obama wins that Sarah Palin terrifies the life out of me - after what she's "alleged" to have been up to in Alaska what would she be like with the whole of the States? She's also likely to put females back to the 19th Century or before!

We had hailstones here yesterday - they stung my nose, I hate to think how Becky felt but she tried to go into each gateway we passed!! :lol: Zoot's been here again (don't know if I've mentioned her before?). Anyway she's a Liemburger (no idea if I've spelled that properly) she's the size of a St Bernard, anyway when she sees Becky she always puts her paws on Becky's shoulders(!) after a lot of growling on Becky's part she stops - thankfully. She's back home to Yorkshire today so Becky's safe for a while.

I watched seven nights of Most Haunted Live last week - it was brilliant. It came from a derelict asylum in Denbigh, North Wales. The building must have been so impressive when it was in use - I'm surprised it's not listed. The audience were fully involved this time. A very successful experience.

I've started a CMP course basically to try and get back to thinking happy thoughts - that's a bit basic! A group of us meet on a Tuesday for 4 hours to discuss things. By the end of this week's session I was not on the right track in fact I was ready to lynch one girl who kept interrupting everyone to put her (verylong winded) stories forward in a very slow babyish voice - aaaaarrrrgggghhhh! I'm not going to last eight weeks if she keeps it up!

You have the Presidential elections coming up - I must say I'm glad I don't have to choose. McCain has a president's voice whereas Obama's voice grates but if it were just I suppose choosing wouldn't be too bad but you have to choose their vice president too - I don't even know who Obama's running mate is but Sarah Palin ............... well! It scares me to think she could be second in command of one of the most powerful countries in the world - God help us. She's been proved to use power for her own agenda and I feel she'll put women and their rights back centuries.

Anyway it's not my choice - we're stuck with Gordon Brown (remember I'm floating voter who listens then decides) who likes to tell people they don't have the experience to run a country - like he's making a good job of it!

Apparently Becky is now on Facebook, thanks to daughter Sarah! She's put pictures of Becky and her boyfriend (Keith) and her dog Casper. People have actually commented on them and becky comes in as the cutest dog ever!:) Becky and Casper don't get on well together, in fact Casper launched a play attack at Becky and she started growling and barking with hackles raised!!! Casper's a Staffie. Becky has also started showing her "bravery" when we meet an old (very friendly) Rottweiler - she turns and runs behind me!:oops: Another cat has befriended her, this time it's rather timid but it did run at her and touch nose to nose before it retreated to a distance. I'm beginning to think Becky is part of the local cats bravery test!!!! :lol:

Sarah is now off work with anxiety and depression, it's beginning to run in the family.

I've just read about the blackout I'll join and not come on line on Sept, 30th.

I've been away on an unplanned holiday and it's all changed. I don't know if I like it! I logged on whilst I was away and saw my birthdate staring my in the face - not a nice surprise, plus I tried to write a blog but it wouldn't let me.

Anyway, in the hope that I can actually submit this, I've been in a little village in North Yorkshire called Swainby. There was just Becky and myself - very relaxing even though there were lots of healthy walks!

Oh well! now to see if it submits and to try and find my way around here.