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Christmas is soon on us and "D" say's come on Steve this Saturday we are going into town.
Now I have never,, I mean never,, done any xmas shopping before the 12th of December.
There is good reason for this as the 12th is my Birthday and it is only after that I consider it Christmas.
So I was tricked, bring some money I was told.
So off to the train station at Selly Oak. to find the whole of the platform full of folks anyway not phased we waited for it and to our suprise it turned up and thankfully was at least a 100 yards long and everyone got a seat.
There is only 2 stops and we are at New Street Station so 10 minutes later we were in a sea of heads, now I am closteraphobic, I hate being in crowds and for me to venture into this lot is a big thing, but I agreed with "D" it had to be done.
So off we went into the shops and into the Bull ring, out of the Bull ring, back into the Bull ring, Had a Burger King for lunch (highlight of day).
More shopping and soon it was time to leave, my fingers were wheighed down with plastic bags and they were cutting into my fingers and all feeling had gone.
We must have some Gluwien at the German market "D" said, (we have one every year here in Bimingham) we truged up New St and got to the top where the food stalls are next to the
Floozie in the Jacuzzi is.
It was bloody packed so we queued for our Gluwien(hot wine with spices in a mug) I heard one bloke saying obviousley a fellow Yorkshireman bloody hell you can buy 12 cans of Stella for the price of that( made me chuckle a bit we don't change do we).
A great place to be Birmingham at Xmas time but for me too full, however a first for me to get any presents before the 12th, I repeat the 12th oh did I tell you it's my birthday on the 12th.

Birthdays

Today it is "D"s Birthday and she is 37 again so next year she will be 20 years younger than me, I still can't work out how she does that.

But first I will make her bacon and mushroom sandwich her favorite.
Then a quick Trip to Dunelm to buy a new duvet, and then off to Matalan in Odbury

Anyway today is special so we will go to a Toby Inn carvery in Quinten and have lunch, no cooking for me today.

Looking at the calender I have only 4 more weeks to work before I break up for Christmas then I have a full 15 days off work to chill out I will be doing some painting I think.

well

After what seems like the longest time I get to sit down here again and do this.



I have been busy.



Since my last blog,



I have been up to Yorkshire TWICE

Once to see my kids and the other to drive the big truck full of all (D's) oldest sons belongings from his home in south Yorkshire and move him back to Birmingham.



That was a journey I will never forget , we all live life the way we want to, however he is a hourder and believe me, nothing was ever thrown away, so his life went into this bloody massive truck and I helped to fill it and empty it, and drove it all the way up and back, I did suggest a skip but he wasn't impressed.

I started at 8.00 in the morning and got home at 10.00 at night I was exhausted.



It was the longest day of my life and I will never voulenteer to do anything like it again "ever".



My oldest daughter is 30 on Tuesday.



I am getting to feel a bit old but not much.



Work's been much the same of the daily grind as it is always.



But everything is well.



I had to go back to the Hospital to see the Consultant about my heart thingy and he has discharged me so once again all is well there, all the results came out fine.



I have a wish list

someone buy my old car

someone buy my old car

someone buy my old car

someone buy my old car





its cheap,,,with a full years mot test and taxed for 6 months.
It will bring you luck and you may win the lottery one carefull owner (the rest were crap)