It's a mixed blessing having a brother.

I asked him to help me out with setting the layout of this blog and have ended up with a slideshow of his band photos. Sorry about that.

My mate Ruth says I have to copy and paste these to here so I'm gonna (cause I always do what I'm told)

25 things about me is a note that is going round on Facebook at the moment. I quite enjoyed thinking of them - it's very indulgent.

There are loads that I have thought of since so I might do some more later but there were the first 25 things that came to mind.

01. I can be incredibly selfish but not about material stuff - in a demanding way.
02. I am the worst speller I know and hate it when people assume that I must be stupid because of it
03. I am extremely competative and don't always take as much delight in others' achievements as I should
04. I love my children deeply but treasure my personal space - I sometimes crave time on my own
05. I hate the phone and will go to great lengths to avoid using it
06. My Aunts house in Wales is my most favourite place in the whole world and I have never seen scenery that matches it anywhere.
07. I am a very loyal person
08. I'm a much more high maintenance wife than I expected or hoped to be.
09. I rarely gossip and can keep a secret forever but have to confess to listening to gossip and being entertained by it which is probably just as bad.
10. I have a very deep faith in God but don't always find church the easiest place to express it.
11. I still call Norfolk home and I haven't lived there for years
12. I have already planned my funeral and chosen hymns etc...
13. I love Dolly Parton - a fact of which I am ashamed - I was brought up on Queen and Cream!14. I am a better mum than I thought I was going to be but it is much harder work than I expected
15. I am always cold and have constant thermostat wars with my husband
16. I write songs and compose music that I never play to anyone
17. If I could learn to do anything new it would be to paint but I am a no hoper!
18. I have a lot of panic attacks - quite often about the posibility of having a panic attack!
19. I love my job and get embarrassed when teachers bang on about not getting paid enough.
20. Cooking and music are my two best ways to relax
21. I was 5 and a half stone over weight in July and have lost 4 of it!
22. I cry at the news nearly every day
23. Being in beautiful countryside makes me spread my arms and spin around like a child.
24. I miss living near my brother
25. I am irritated that I have ended some of these statements with punctuation and not others but can't be bothered to go back and correct.

If I was allowed a 26 it would be that I still get butterflies when my husband walks in the door - bit soppy though isn't it?