Half term madness

Been a week or so since i last blogged as I really seem to struggle to find the time at the moment but as its half term i have a couple of minutes to myself.( I don't suppose too many read this but for the people who do (thanks for your comments) i better try and keep it updated lol )

Neesa and Sam have gone to their mums for a couple of days and Rebekah has gone to explorer scouts with her dad. I feel he wanted me to go with them but I managed to get out of it lol.

So what have we been up to ?

We went on our scouting centenary camp and arrived Friday night in the sunshine but oh how cold it got in the night and doesn't it get light early ? well that was the excuse that our cubs made when they were up at 4.30am fully dressed waiting for breakfast. That wouldn't of been too bad but the scouts didn't stop chatting till 4.00am and tents don't have good walls do they lol . We had a fantastic opening ceremony where i did see Tracey's son but then when i went to point him out to my sis they all merged into one in their uniforms. Loads of activities Loads of food Loads of laughs loads of oohs and ahhs at the firework display but not a lot of sleep. We came home Monday afternoon just before the hail and rain hit and all tents were dry thank goodness

So really now we are just recovering and wow is it taking some time.

What have we been upto

Well at the moment things are looking ok re Rebekah and the others etc, but we had a bit of scary news Saturday morning Tom who is Nessa's boyfriend Nessa being my step daughter was rushed into the hospital with a suspected blood clot on his lung he is only 16 and had his appendix out about 4 weeks ago, he has now had a scan and have started treatment to dissolve it so she is a little worried at the moment as she has not seen him yet as he was not allowed visitors yesterday so she will go today.
I have just finished a first aid course yesterday it was over 12 hours so the last two Saturdays that's what I have been up to.
Rebekah went on her first ever sleepover last weekend and although she cried at bedtime she stayed but we had to go and pick her up at 7.30am as she wanted to come home little babe, ( I cried when i dropped her off I am such a wuss when it comes to Rebekah lol)
Last night we went to the Mexican with my mother in law and Steve's brother and wife they are up from Dorchester for the weekend.It was really nice and we had a good time.

Forgot to add my TSV came from QVC and I love it !!! might even use some of it ( that would be a surprise lol )

May May May

Gosh into May already and I haven't even gotten round to Blogging so whats been going on. Well our house is full of pre gcse nerves as Nessa prepares for her exams and I am warned it will probably get a lot more tense before June and the final exam. We have had another meeting in school about Rebekah and it seems fingers crossed touch wood that we are on the right track to getting things back to normal.

Bank Holiday weekend news not a lot to say really but I have managed to persuade hubby that we should go visit the Lowry Shopping outlet at Salford where I know there is a paper mill shop lol so I will report back later with any news lol. Oh ........................... and yes I just had to order the TSV on QVC today to cheer me up hahaha

Enjoy your Bank Holiday what ever your doing

Film Buff ????

I found this fun film questionaire on Nic's blog....It’s been said that allegedly if you’ve seen over 85 movies you have no life. Mark the ones you’ve seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own blog, paste it in and put x’s by the ones that you have seen. Add them up........
(x) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean
(x ) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest
( ) Boondock Saints
( ) Fight Club
( ) Starsky and Hutch
(x) Neverending Story
( ) Blazing Saddles
(x) Airplane
( ) The Princess Bride
( ) AnchorMan
( ) Napoleon Dynamite
( ) Labyrinth
( ) Saw
( ) Saw IIx
( ) White Noise
( ) White Oleander
( ) Anger Management
( ) 50 First Dates
( ) The Princess Diaries
( ) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Total so far: 6 out of 22.
( ) Scream
( ) Scream 2
( ) Scream 3
( ) Scary Movie
( ) Scary Movie 2
( ) Scary Movie 3
( ) Scary Movie 4
( ) American Pie
( ) American Pie 2
( ) American Wedding
( ) American Pie Band Camp
(x) Harry Potter 1
(x) Harry Potter 2
( x) Harry Potter 3
( ) Harry Potter 4
( ) Resident Evil 1
( ) Resident Evil 2
( ) The Wedding Singer
( ) Little Black Book
( ) The Village
( ) Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 9 out of 43
(x ) Finding Nemo
( ) Finding Neverland
( ) Signs
(x) The Grinch
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
( ) White Chicks
( ) Butterfly Effect
( ) 13 Going on 30
(x ) I, Robot
(x) Robots
( ) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
( ) Universal Soldier
( ) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
( ) Along Came Polly
( ) Deep Impact
( ) KingPin
( ) Never Been Kissed
( ) Meet The Parents
( ) Meet the Fockers
( ) Eight Crazy Nights
( ) Joe Dirt
( ) King Kong
Total so far: 13 out of 66
( ) A Cinderella Story
( ) The Terminal
( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
( ) Dumb & Dumber
( ) Dumber & Dumberer
( ) Final Destination
( ) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
( ) Halloween
( ) The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
( ) Surviving Christmas
( ) Flubber
( ) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
( ) Practical Magic
( ) Chicago
( ) Ghost Ship
( ) From Hell
( ) Hellboy
( ) Secret Window
( ) I Am Sam
( ) The Whole Nine Yards
( ) The Whole Ten Yards
Total so far: 13 out of 90
( ) The Day After Tomorrow
( ) Child’s Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
( ) Bride of Chucky
( ) Ten Things I Hate About You
( ) Just Married
( ) Gothika
( ) Nightmare on Elm Street
( ) Sixteen Candles
( ) Remember the Titans
( ) Coach Carter
( ) The Grudge
( ) The Grudge 2
(x) The Mask
( ) Son Of The Mask
( ) Bad Boys
( ) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
( ) Lucky Number Sleven
( ) Ocean’s Eleven
( ) Ocean’s Twelve
( ) Bourne Identity
( ) Bourne Supremecy
( ) Lone Star
( ) Bedazzled
( ) Predator I
( ) Predator II
( ) The Fog
(x) Ice Age
(x ) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
( ) Curious George

Total so far: 16 out of 121.
(x) Independence Day
( ) Cujo
( ) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
( ) Christine
(x) E.T.
( ) Children of the Corn
( ) My Bosses Daughter
( ) Maid in Manhattan
( ) War of the Worlds
( ) Rush Hour
( ) Rush Hour 2
( ) Best Bet
( ) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
( ) She’s All That
(x ) Calendar Girls
( ) Sideways
( ) Mars Attacks
( ) Event Horizon
( ) Ever After
(x) Wizard of Oz
(x) Forrest Gump
( ) Big Trouble in Little China
(x) The Terminator
( ) The Terminator 2
( ) The Terminator 3
Total so far: 22 out of 147.
( ) X-Men
( ) X-2
( ) X3
( ) Spider-Man
( ) Spider-Man 2
( ) Sky High
( ) Jeepers Creepers
( ) Jeepers Creepers 2 -
( ) Catch Me If You Can
( ) The Little Mermaid
( ) Freaky Friday
( ) Reign of Fire
( ) The Skulls
( ) Cruel Intentions
( ) Cruel Intentions 2() The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2
Total so far: 24 out of 165
( ) Swimfan
( ) Miracle on 34th street*
( ) Old School
( ) The Notebook
( ) K-Pax
( ) Krippendorf’s Tribe
( ) A Walk to Remember
( ) Ice Castles
( ) Boogeyman
( ) The 40-year-old Virgin
( ) Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
( ) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
( ) Lord of the Rings: Return Of the King
(x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Total so far: 27 out of 181
( ) Baseketball
( ) Hostel
( ) Waiting for Guffman
( ) House of 1000 Corpses
( ) Devils Rejects
( ) Elf
( ) Highlander
( ) Mothman Prophecies
( ) American History X
( ) Three
( ) The Jacket
( ) Kung Fu Hustle
( ) Shaolin Soccer
( ) Night Watch
(x) Monsters Inc
(x ) Titanic
( ) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
( ) Shaun Of the Dead
( ) Willard
Total so far: 29 out of 200.
( ) High Tension
( ) Club Dread
( ) Hulk
( ) Dawn Of the Dead
( ) Hook
(x ) Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
( ) 28 days later
( ) Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
( ) Waterworld
( ) Kill Bill Vol. 1
( ) Kill Bill Vol. 2
( ) Mortal Kombat
( ) Wolf Creek
( ) Kingdom of Heaven
( ) The Hills Have Eyes
( ) I Spit on Your Grave
( ) The Last House on the Left
( ) Re-Animator
( ) Army of Darkness
Total so far: 30 out of 220
( ) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
( ) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
( ) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
( ) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
( ) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
( ) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
( ) Ewoks: Caravan Of Courage
( ) Ewoks: The Battle For Endor
( ) The Matrix
( ) The Matrix: Reloaded
( ) The Matrix: Revolutions
( ) Animatrix
( ) Evil Dead
( ) Evil Dead 2
( ) Team America: World Police
( ) Red Dragon
( ) Silence of the Lambs
( ) Hannibal
Total 30 / 239

Thanks for this one Nic.....and like the lady says, if you're reading this, consider yourself tagged!
Linda x

Ok I admit it I am addicted

Well folks I have got to admit it I am totally hooked on reading lots of Blogs ( is it addicted or just down right nosey cant make my mind up)
Well had quite a nice weekend so far Rebekah went for tea to a friends on Friday night which gave me time to go and have my hair done in peace and quiet lol. Today we had a cub competition in the morning where the Cubs had to do bases such as pioneering, first aid, fire lighting, map and compass, home safety, road safety and tracking they all had a brill time and our team came 2nd ( Well done lads ), this now means we get to go on and represent our district in the county competition in June.
Next we went to the football and Blackburn beat Charlton 4 - 1 so that was good, went to Asda thanks to my sis who took me and then had KFC for tea.
Tomorrow hubby and two step children are out for the day so just me and Rebekah to do as we please ( how lovely )

Going to add a list of blogs I read so check them out they are such a bunch of talented people

catch up

What a week we have had and I feel I have had no time what so ever to sort stuff out but here is a quick catch up.
We had our meeting at school and to be honest it went really well as I was half expecting to get in there and be told " Rebekah will have to get on with it " but the Head Teacher was really good and supportive she said we needed to unpick all this with Rebekah as we don't want a school phobia and we need to get back the Happy little girl who left infants in July.

I was told that she is ok once in class but that doesn't help us when she is making herself sick and crying in a morning. So these are the strategies we are putting in place

1. Rebekah is going into class a little earlier than the others as she has a really important job to do ( you know the ones that the school could just not continue if she didn't do it )
2. The N.T.A in the class has become her "mentor" who she can go to for a cuddle and a love and just a hold of the hand if that is what she feels she needs.
3. The Family Liaison teacher ( who is brill) has an ever open door for her to pop down and see and chat to and hug if needed
4. The teacher has been told that Rebekah just needs a little more recognition in the class and made to feel more at ease ( i.e rub on the head in the morning and a "hi how are you this morning")
5. And the Head said we should let Rebekah know we have had the meeting so she knows we are all trying to make it better for her.
6. Another meeting has been set for next Friday (4th May) with Rebekah so we can see how she feels and she can help us make it better.

So hopefully things will be on the up she hasn't cried this week apart from Monday although it wouldn't take much to push her over the edge but a least we are making progress ( fingers crossed) So that's were we are at.

Thanks to all for their support I have had some lovely messages on various forums i visit it just helps knowing there are people i can chat to if i feel the need.

Back to school Blues

Some of you might be aware of the trouble I was having with Rebekah and not wanting to go to school ( she has been making her self sick and crying that she was not well enough to go) This has been going on for a while now and although we have been working with the family Liaison teacher and we did seem to be making some progress we have been knocked back to step one today when she went back to school. I have had to literally push her into the car whilst she is crying and trying to make herself sick and all in all have had one bad day. I have been in touch with school today with the head teacher and arranged a meeting tomorrow , I am really at my wits end I don't know what to do anymore for the best. Sorry to bore you but feel better just "talking" about it