The Onesie abroad - Kayaking - Our Adventure

Well it was a super duper Bank Holiday weekend for Billy and me.  We set off for Anglesey, it was hot and sunny enough to have the roof down on the car, and we left the house much later than planned, then whoops.... a quick stop at Asda for some items forgotten by me, not Billy!

Finally we arrive at our destination, check in and wait for Denise and Martin to come and join us to plan the activities for the next day, which would also include Murphy, their lovely, very friendly dog.  We decided on some sightseeing and Kayaking followed by BBQ n Booze............  Well, I would be lying if I said I wasn't scared of getting on the kayak, but you can't have an adventure if you don't do new things,  so my cow onesie in my bag, I joined the rest of them for the sightseeing and kayaking.  

When we reached the cove where the kayaking would take place, I donned my cow onesie and much to my amazement I discovered that I had been afraid for no reason at all.  Unlike boats, the kayak didn't move a millimetre so I lost the "fear" and I was thoroughly enjoying the pleasure and thrill of paddling round in circles, occasionally going in a straight line, when suddenly, my kayak started bobbing violently on the water and my word did I scream.... the people on the beach could hear me. I was petrified, however, the kayak was soon floating very gently again and Denise informed me that the passing boat had caused an undercurrent making the kayak unsteady.  So I didn't let it put me off and I sure will give kayaking another go.  The kayaking, the sightseeing and the company were absolutely top Notch, thank you Denise and Martin we love you xx

Hope

Each and every one of us is a gift and like all gifts,

some of us are cherished, loved and treasured, others

are left broken and unwanted, like old toys found in the garden,

discarded because of ‘Imperfections’

Some are passed on to those less fortunate,

 others, neglected, unappreciated left to fend for themselves,

forgotten, beaten, abused, lonely and friendless

while others are hidden away, kept ‘secret’

Now, we can rage against this unfairness or

turn the other cheek and dust ourselves down, go forth and

spread a little happiness, leave massive foot prints

in the hearts of those who are lucky enough to cross our path

Remember, you can choose your friends but not your family

believe in yourself, never stop picking yourself up and

dusting yourself down but above all

have faith in yourself

                                              

                                                                                        Maxine

My Book "Mixed Up Maxie being me!"

well I have finally completed writing my book, it's taken four years and a lot of hard work and now it's finished and I have published it on lulu.com, I'm not quite sure how I feel about it all. anyway, on the plus side all the people who have read it for me have agreed that it really does highlight some of the trials and tribulations that come with being deaf and the lack of understanding of how deafness affects people.

the paperback is available at lulu.com or Amazon

Available at www.lulu.com

Goodness Gracious Me!

We were at an Engagement party in Stockport, on Saturday, it was the daughter of a friend.  I was so surprised when I got a tap on my shoulder and turned round to see a handsome young man with a goatee towering over me.  "Maxine" he said, I  looked up at him, he said "I'm Karen and Martin's Son, John.  Well I didn't need a sirname I was amazed it was like i had been thrown back 30 something years.  John isthe double of his dad, you couldn't mistake him at all.. I haven't seen John since he was about 15 years old so I said "How do you know me?" and he replied "Oh I know you Maxine I remember you."

There were three more people at that party that I haven't seen in over 30 years, I couldn't tell you who they were and yet they all remembered me.  I don't know how, but after reading an email I received today I can hazard a very, very good guess!!

Maxine's BBbitching 'N' Stuff: @!!! Tradesman or Cowboy

Maxine's BBbitching 'N' Stuff: @!!! Tradesman or Cowboy: Unbelievable, it has been almost five weeks since we stripped the walls ready for a makeover in the living room.  Having quotes from four d...

@!!! Tradesman or Cowboy

Unbelievable, it has been almost five weeks since we stripped the walls ready for a makeover in the living room.  Having quotes from four different plasterers we chose one to do the work.  Rubbing my hands in glee at the prospect of a brand new living room just like the 60 minute makeover program, we arranged for the work to be done on my non-working days.

So, the day arrives for the work to begin and I'm up at 7.30, dressed fed and watered I'm sitting in a fold away chair squeezed into the kitchen waiting for the doorbell to ring, and waiting........ and waiting and waiting and t 10.00 am I call Billy, I am sooo fed up when i tell him we have a no show.  Billy rang the guy but got the answer phone so he sent a text sacking him and two weeks later the guy has never been in touch.  Having sacked the first guy we arranged for someone else to begin and lo and behold, the night before he should start he sends a text message not even a phone call to say “I can't come tomorrow, I'll come on Thursday if that's ok",   HA!  OK my arse!! First of all we arranged for him to come when I'm off work not when it’s bloody convenient for his lordship, so he was sent packing too.  Third time lucky, so you'd think?  The next guy, yes I'll start on Friday at 9.00am.

Billy calls this next guy on Thursday to confirm and yes, he is coning at 9.00am tomorrow, super, smashing, ten minutes later a text arrives asking for money up front!! Not so great

Well I was livid, and I rang him up, gave him a piece of my mind and told him to bugger off!  Money up front NO Chance.  So now we are back to square one looking for a reliable plasterer.........  Is there such a thing? 

the house is a mess we are sitting on fold away chairs the electric sockets have been taken out and the extension trails through the house like a serpent.  I am sooo fed up, how much longer will it go on?????

Just as I thought

Ouch!!

Monday afternoon, I finished work and couldn’t believe my luck, not only was the sun shining and….. there’s a space outside the house so I can park up and Hoover out the car at last.

I dashed inside grabbed the car keys and moved her outside the house then I went to get the Hoover ready, When I turned the Hoover on nothing happened so I went back into the house to switch the plug on, only I tripped over the cable and fell spread eagled on the hall floor.  The front door was wide open and I was soooo embarrassed.  After I got my breath back I ventured back out to finish what I started. 

Not the only Goofy!

Tuesday,  one bruised leg later, my husband and I went to B & Q to buy the wall paper for the living room, having filled the trolley with enough paper for the living room AND our bedroom (love nest) we got the till to pay, neither of us had brought any money……… The cashier agreed to put our trolley on one side till we came back to pay, do off we went, jumped in the car and set of home.  Alas, when we got there I no longer had the door key!!

Well,  after searching the car we went back to B & Q but could not find it and it hadn’t been handed in, we left our phone numbers and went home, Billy called a locksmith who quoted £50.00 and would be half an hour getting to us.  Meanwhile, it had started to rain and Billy had to go back to work.  Our next door neighbour took me in and we waited for the locksmith.  We waited and we waited and waited for two hours.

When he arrived with no apology, I must add, he looked at the lock, a five lever mortise lock and said “I’ll go and get my tools”.  On his return he started to unscrew the door handle and after doing one screw he stopped and said it was going to be more money, he wanted £100.00   I got him down to £80.00 but I wasn’t happy at all.  Next the cheeky blighter stopped unscrewing and said “I need to break the lock and put a new one on, it will be £150.00 he also told me to ask my neighbour to lend me the money and I could pay them back…… Well that was it; I told him to sling his hook and rang the company to complain.  The boss said the guy would be suspended and I only hope he meant it!!

Thursday, Ill be blowed, 6pm the telephone rang, it was only

B & Q to tell me my key had been handed in can you Adam and Eve it?  So on his way home last night Billy collected one door key that has been run over and survived, sadly my fairy keyring only has a head and one wing now. But hey, so what!