I love this feeling. Alone in the house with no deadlines, no noise, no talking. Doing my own thing. Aaaaah! Anyone would think I have a huge family from that statement, but no, it's just that there's ALWAYS a teenager on the computer or watching TV or listening to loud music in my house, and sometimes, just sometimes, I long to be alone. So this morning, while DD is out at her French school job, and the OH is down at his mum's house, I get the place to myself. I've just done last night's washing up (I got in very late), and I'm ignoring the rest of the mess until I've had some me-time.
I can't believe it's almost Halloween. Even though DD's all grown up she wants to do something to mark the date, especially buy this creepy stuff from Woolies... On second thoughts, I'll show her that Youtube video and maybe she'll pass: he says it tastes like the worst cherry cough medicine! Could do this 
though, which I found via Stacy Julian's blog. Might do them with chocolate cos I'm not sure we can get butterscotch or peanut butter chips to melt....
Whilst blog surfing, I discovered, or rediscovered, Amel Bent, a French singer who reached the semi final of the French Pop Idol (apparently). She's fantastic - and then I heard her sing a duet with a French Canadian singer called Gage, and I'm in love. His voice is so smooth. And he's not hard on the eye either, which is a bonus, right? Tell me what you think (PS in the song he says he can't do like the other guys, even though he's tried, he's a one woman man. Swoon).
or there's this video here. Careful though, it might make you cry...
Ooh, I nearly forgot (how could I forget?): the OH got a job! Yay! He was supposed to start Monday, but it's been pushed back a week. OMG I'm so happy for him. He "retired" from the corporate world about 4 years ago I think it was, and has been making a living from property development. Everyone knows of course that the economy is not good at the moment and it's been getting increasingly hard for him. Now he's got a 3 month contract, which will then be extended if they like him. Fingers crossed! He told me what the company was and it went straight over my head: it's some scientific campus out near Oxford and they do something with beams and something called a "synchrotron". Yep, told you it was waaaaay over my head! His role is a crossover role with project management and engineering, which is right up his street. Plus, the most important thing they were looking for was personality and the ability to get on with the team - yep, he has shedloads of personality ;) Anyway, now all we need is for DD to hear back from her job interview (they still haven't made up their minds apparently).
Right, I'm missing X-factor now, so I'll sign off. I've also got to go and tidy up my bedroom because we have company tomorrow: my youngest Australian cousin is coming to stay for a couple of nights, and we don't have a spare room, so I'm giving up my comfy bed!
It's so great to come back and visit you after so long. You sound content with life, and I couldn't believe it when I read you have been working for your boss for 2 years now. OMG I remember months and months of your yearning for another job, and you seem to have found something that you are happy with. I haven't read enough to see how your DD is going, but mine is in the full throes of A levels, a bit behind yours.
It's so great to catch up with you Jen
Jennie
x
Posted by: Jennie | 10/19/2008 at 07:07 PM