Unexpected pleasures....

I went to check out a new kennel to board my dog at when we go away to Germany next month... expected mediocrity, but it was actually pretty nice, and they even had a lounging room with big couches and cushy chairs for the dogs to lie around on!   That would be right up my dog's street! 

I was coming into JFK on Christmas and the Customs agent (Very thick Long Island Accent, which I always love to hear when I am first coming back into NY) ASKED ME OUT!!!!!  Hello.  Even after I said I was married and 5 months pregnant, his answer to that, "But I can cook Stacey!!!!" it was hysterical.  And ego boosting to say the least.

my mom's homemade Christmas cookies making the long flighht back intact!!

My siamese kittens purring in my ear, waking me up in the morning. 

Having vacation days that I'd forgotten about so my paycheck for the last two weeks wasn't as thin as I was worried it was going to be.

Having vacation days that I'd forgotten about so my paycheck for the last two weeks wasn't as thin as I was worried it was going to be.

now that is an unexpected pleasure!   

there's still some bailey's left!  thank f*ck!  i need a drink.

meeting a new friend online, who lives only 20 minutes from my hometown, has a birthday two days before mine, and hit it off so well i will go to visit her before i return to England!

oh he's too cute!

what are u planning on doing with him? 

my hubs, over the phone 6000 miles away, walked me through my new cute super fabulous little ibook!!!!!  So patient with me and got everything off my old mac, love that hes so geeky!!! 

And my very close geeky friend in town put 2500 tracks into my itunes!!  Ahhhh.. I love geeks!!

I was coming into JFK on Christmas and the Customs agent (Very thick Long Island Accent, which I always love to hear when I am first coming back into NY) ASKED ME OUT!!!!!  Hello.  Even after I said I was married and 5 months pregnant, his answer to that, "But I can cook Stacey!!!!" it was hysterical.  And ego boosting to say the least.

LOL whats with JFK? Last time I was there,headed to the UK,one of the security guys hit on me as he xrayed my luggage, I as well was 6 months pregnant at the time lmao

I've been so impressed with the people I have dealt with in terms of midwives, health visitors, speech therapists, audiologists in my 2 1/2 years in the UK. 

They are all so kind and helpful with my children.  I really appreciate that.

My sister had to have speech therapy in the US in the late seventies, early eighties and I just remember my mother wasn't allowed to go in with her, they would talk about her in front of her ("Well, she can't do THAT either", etc) and my mother would leave in tears every time. 

I have a wonderful GP here in York, too.  We sat talking for 1/2 hr last time I was there, and she was so kind and understanding.

LOL whats with JFK? Last time I was there,headed to the UK,one of the security guys hit on me as he xrayed my luggage, I as well was 6 months pregnant at the time lmao

LOL!  Yeah, they are great ego boosters huh!  One day I'm sure if will be a guy I went to HS with

walking into town yesterday a teenage boy and his  mate were there and one cussed as I was passing and apologized!! I was very pleasantly shocked.. made me smile..

It is a 5p listing day on ebay and I was going to list some stuff today anyway! Yayyyyy

I bought the most wonderful pair of black trousers for 10 quid yesterday at Laura Ashley- they were RRP 70!!!!!!!!!!!