It's all happening

Well, well, well. What a couple of weeks we've had.
First a lovely holiday with my mucker and her family. Very relaxed and lazy - I was!
Then Little Fink returned from Denmark/Sweden, with many tales to tell of trips to Copenhagen, long boat racing, she was blown away by the jamboree and came home with lots of badges from around the world, Japan, USA, Sweden, Norway, Kowloon to name a few. Apparently the next one in 4 years is in Japan and she tells me, "I'll be old enough to go." Oh really?!
Little Fink has taken an interest in ice-skating so her and some pals went off to skim the ice at Wally World.
I bought an electric bike with the intention of cycling to and from work but have realised I am more unfit than I thought so, more work needed.
Mr Fink has been working hard and also enjoyed a couple of long weekends in the static with Mr Hammer playing "Twack"! (that's golf to you and me)
Last night I enjoyed the company of my bestest bud KT Wong, over from Oz, we chin wagged, put the world to rights and had a lovely evening - hopefully to be repeated before she goes home next month.
Tonight The Finks will be heading North to see The Foggs and The Cadwalladers for the annual Meteorite BBQ and outdoor hot tub experience in York. I hope the skies are clear to see the meteors - having said that, last year we got so drunk we were all in bed by 11pm! I will of course be providing some liquid refreshment made by my own fair hand.

Never a dull moment

Well, where to begin.
Little Fink had her first sailing lesson this week and really enjoyed it, next lesson on Thursday, she has also been preparing for her SATs next week.
Mr Fink has been playing squash and doing Ju jitsu.
I've been excited as my first 5 gallon batch of wine plop plops away fermenting.
We've received the kit list for the Scout camp in Denmark/Sweden - HOW MUCH!!!
Last night Mr Fink, myself and Mr and Mrs Hammer (Mrs Hammer also known as Louise...can you guess who is Thelma?) went to a Biker Club in a nearby town to see Waiting For Katherine, our local punk/ska/indie band - I was at school with the lead singer too. We managed to outstay the bikers who, by midnight were mostly drinking coffee! We had a brilliant time and the band were amazing.
Today we had Sunday lunch at Nanny and Shouty Grandad's.
Little Fink has been sent to tidy her room - she has 'previous' for getting distracted and not finishing (read 'starting') the job. She came down just now and advised us...."When I get distracted, I draw a line on my arm (hmm too much Doctor Who methinks?), each line means I must spend one minute in a cold shower." She already has three lines, she's only been up there half an hour.

Fox River Conspiracy

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use this link to check out the other pictures from the night - they're a bit blurry as people were jiving!

Last night, Mr Fink, Mr and Mrs Hammer, Silver Surfer and I went to our local rugby club to see a live rockabilly band, Fox River Conspiracy.

We had a terrific night, fantastic music from the 50's and 60's, Eddie Cochran, Elvis, Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly. The authentic twangy rockabilly guitar, the thumping double bass and the vocals were all there. What a great sound.

There was much dancing and drinking. Can't wait till the next time they play. I also met up with Smithy from The Blues Blah Brothers, I haven't seen him for a couple of years and it was good to catch up.

All in all a wonderful evening of local, live music. You can't beat it.

Poor Matt

Did I tell you that several weeks ago I had a dream that Matt Baker (Strictly Come Dancing, Blue Peter, Countryfile) was going to marry me if he won Strikly? I didn't? We it happened, the dream that is.
I chose the colour scheme for the wedding, rhubarb and custard, organised my friends to be bridesmaids and flowergirls - do you know how hard it is to get 40 yr old women to wear velvet knickerbockers?

Then on Saturday the big day - The Strikly Final. I couldn't join my entourage due to adverse weather conditions - boy did I mutter and swear all afternoon as the snow kept falling - so we communicated via Facebook. Me in me farthingale and them drinking Pernod & Black 10 miles away.

The dances were done and the voting began, I looked for the phone to vote for Matt - Little Fink had stolen it because she wanted Kara to win. DOH!

At the end of the day Matt came second to Kara, a very worthy winner. Matt was gracious in defeat and I'm sure I saw a tear in his eye when he looked at me down the camera? Heigh Ho, so i packed away the dress and the bustle and the wings and thought about what could have been.

It's Official - Summer is Here

The Finks had their first BBQ of the season yesterday - AND IT DIDN'T RAIN! So that means Ched is the 'rain bringer' and not Mr Fink's BBQ!

Mr and Mrs Hammer came over and we enjoyed lamb burgers, chicken kebabs and snorkers all cooked by Mr Fink.

Little Fink and Marsha engaged in some bunny training and had the rabbits show jumping!

We rounded off the night with an impromptu "Name That Tune" which Mr Hammer was very good at, especially the film themes.

Today we have Nanny and Shouty Grandad round for dinner. Enjoy

Nutty Professor and Bodyflight

This is Little Fink dressed up ready to go to school on Friday. the school combined the idea of raising money for Red Nose Day and the culmination of Science Week by encouraging the children to dress up as Mad Professors for sponsorship (and fun). I managed to get hold of a genuine lab coat from a kind Lab Tech Freecycler, daddy's Bugs Bunny tie, the Dennis The Menace wig from nearly 10 years ago and a few accessories and she really looked the part! Well done.

Mr Fink has also been off on adventures, for his 'special' birthday last year, GWTBO gave him a voucher for him and a friend to go indoor-skydiving. Which was the only date they had available for clumsy Mr Fink to go and give it a try? Friday the 13th of course! (On that note,I hope Shouty Grandad behaved himself last night - his record for antics on a Friday is legendary). Anyway, the flight went well and judging by the photos and the DVD, Mr Fink and Mr Hammer (JB) had a great time. The huge fan that creates the vortex that they 'fly' in is in the ceiling and 'sucks' them up towards it. I thought it would be in the floor and 'blow' the divers up. You live and learn!

I've had a quiet week this week, concentrating on finding the perfect venue for my 'special' birthday at the end of the year.

It's 8.30am on a Saturday morning, I've fed the cats, put the washing on, filled and started the dishwasher, hung up the wet washing, dusted, hoovered, cleared up. Just the ironing to go and i can feel really smug! Laters peeps!