Bring on 2008!

Hmmmm... my first post in 2008 is my first blog in about three months.
Sorry to be so tardy (As if anyone cared!), but glad to see others have been writing in the blog while I've been ignoring it!
I'm waiting to hear about my redundancy claim from the Beeb. The closing date for applications was 23rd Jan, and now I think it will be three weeks or so before I find out whether I've ben successful... I hope to God and all his pals that I get the boot. Hurrah. If all goes according to plan I'll leave the Corporation at the end of May or June. I'll keep you posted.
I've started the second module in my Open University course today - my life is no longer my own... slog my guts out at work then come home and log opn to slug my guts out there. (Actually that would make a difference from the first module when I hardly did any work for days on end and then had to work 22hour days for about 10 days in a row - and just before Xmas, too!)
Saw Nicky Tam out with his work mates last night - that was some experience. I was staggering home after 2 hours boozing comparing his management style to that I've experienced in the BBC and come to the conclusion the Beeb needs to be more robust. Honestly, if Nick gets away with that - then me and my colleagues are a bunch of fu**in pansies.
So, better get back to my studies.
It's good to be posting again
Cheerie
Sam

here i am, your own "Mum Thom blog" who you have all been waiting for I know!!! after all that time of not going into our blog. The A.G.M. on Thursday Feb. 21st which will give me the freedom to stop a.r.s.i.n.g. about with things which are not nearly as important, interesting, fun or meaningful as M's B...g, i'm sure you will agree. HOWEVER.......I MIGHT JUST DO ONE DAY OF VOLUNTEERING THERE i know , i know, i know but it will only be till i get a place to live in Cupar. UNLESS.. you want me. my tea chests, clothes, odds and ends,women friends!! nudge-nudge visiting you while i am in waiting...kiddy-on-like !!! HOWEVER {watch this space}
I saw Sonya's Blog with photo's of Christmas, party at Nick & Clare's which were so good to remember. It was great to be at HOME for Christmas and I look forward to my other Christmas's among some of my family (always hoping other family members might be living up there!"£$%^&*()_+}{L:@~?>< (I can dream)
If you come accross a single photo of 'myself' in a hat, do NOT larf but it was a time of Coughing, Spitting, Lolling around in bed and YES! wearing a hat. My head was cold and my neck... well it was very painful just turning round to look at the TV, admiring a passing female , and turning over in bed, extremely painful i assure you. Anyway I pinched Sam's hat of the peg at his flat which i wore at night lucky for me he was generously agreeable that I wore it night and day, i even wore it down to London when i went back down however you will be pleased to know I washed it and sent back up to Aberdeen with a poke full of sweeties as a Thank U, which he seemed pleased with {Mind you he had bought a new hat meantime} incidentalty Sam has, hopefully, photo's of myself as Father/Mother Christmas. haven't seen them yet BUT they will appear from somewhere I am sure. Have photo of ME wearing my sister Marcelle's hat. Later blog entry so keep watching. Mum..Marian.

Happy New Year...

Hey there, just a couple of photo's from our day at chez Nickn'Claire. Thanks for a super meal and good company!!!


Hope Father C. was good to all. Our secret Santas were very very good to us, thank you for that Secret Santas!!!!!


It would be FAB if the Woodses came for New Year 2009...I'll start day dreaming about it now!!


love Laura and Peter