Sunday, 24 April 2005

Sciatica is a pain in the butt

..literally! I'm not sure if this has been triggered buy my increase in weight, my poor posture (at times) or the fact that Junior is getting bigger and lying in a funny position - or all of these things! What I am sure of is it can be fine some times and agony at others...and it's a bit frustrating 'cos there is little I can do about it! Any tips warmly received! :)

'celebrity' wrestling

I was a bit stunned this morning when I went downstairs...even more so when I found out Peter was watching Celebrity Wrestling on ITV2! I think he must have been a bit embarressed cos the channel changed rather swiftly...I insisted on seeing what he was fnding amusing...so he turned it back on...well....It is amusing but only because it is soooo silly! I thnk it's a cross between WWF and Gladiators but using 'celebrities'....If you can recognise more than 2 of these you are either doing well or have read/watched too much trash!

Saturday, 23 April 2005

Album Art

Over the last few weeks I have been slowly adding albums to my iPod (in no particular order and with no particular discretion...) And as a result I have been a bit rubbish at adding the Album Art. That is until yesterday when I found a nifty little bit of software which goes off and finds it all for you...iArt

It has two modes Automatic where it finds the best match for the track or Manual where it finds anything vaguely like the track or album name and allows you to choose what art you want to add. I must admit its a bit hit or miss on the automatic and you can end up with a different album cover than you were expecting...but if you can be bothered to sit and check each album art selection in manual mode then that's the way to do it! Fortunately it does allow you to skip the tracks which have art or you could overwrite it - it's up to you!

If there's anything better for doing this bothersome task out there it would be great to know!

Thursday, 14 April 2005

Working Party

Just got back from a long weekend in Carvoeiro, Portugal...Weather was fab and I now feel nice and relaxed! Peter, his brother and sister-in-law worked really hard painting the inside of the villa as it was long overdue... I didn't really feel guilty at all about not being able to help - although I did paint 17 lanterns (which hang on the walls) so I did contribute something! I was also the designated driver for some reason...
The good news for Junior is that I found my appetite whist I was out there and ate lots!
It also turns out that there a few weeks which haven't been booked up from now until June so if anyone fancies a week or two in the sunny Algarve just let me know :)..There's plenty of lovely golf courses...if you are that way inclined!

Monday, 4 April 2005

Heartbeat...

I had my 16 week check-up today...and I got to hear Junior's heartbeat for the first time! That was really cool!! The magic Doppler wand picked it up and belted it out!! It's comforting to know that something is still going on in there and that all is well!

Friday, 1 April 2005

Welcome Ruby!

Ruby has arrived! Not a living arrival...our new car! We picked her up yesterday and I was allowed to drive her home!!

I think that it may take a little while to get used to the size as she feels a little wider than our other cars...but she is definately more practical! We have plenty of time to get used to her before Junior's arrival in September.

I have a feeling that we may be enlisted by my little sis for a trip to IKEA before long...