]> http://greasy.com/jensgems/index.html jensgems's Blog en-us © 2008 Greasy.com All rights reserved. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:44:41 GMT 30 http://greasy.com/jensgems/weeks_go.html I can hardly believe that my son has been at school for 2 weeks already. We have had the sounds, s, a, t, and i. We have also been practicing the number 2 and reading about the happenings of Kipper and his older siblings Biff and Chip. Word tins are not what I remember, he has the names Biff, Chip and Kipper in there so far. The tin (or should I say tub) is a small plastic tupperware box, suppose the tobacco tins we used to get are not seen as being very PC these days! He seems to be enjoy ... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:19:09 GMT http://greasy.com/jensgems/avon_book_drops_equals_squillions.html I have posted about my recent money spinning venture of being an AVON GAL. (makes me sound younger!!:P) Well I don't know if it is a fluke, beginners luck or my given terratory has been Avon depraived for so long that the chickadees are mad for it!! I counted last night I still have around 60 doors that I haven't dropped a book to, some friends and family I haven't seen to plug my wares and I still haven't made the mother and toddler group to try some of the girls there. All this aside I a ... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:49:56 GMT http://greasy.com/jensgems/day_firsts.html To say there were few dry eyes yesterday is a little bit of an understatement. J started school and L started nursery. I was more than a little emotional when J put on his new uniform in the morning. Man how a kid ages just with the clothes they have on! He was understandably shy when we arrived at school but there were plenty of children that he already knew but that doesn't stop the wee soul feeling strange. L on the otherhand couldn't get to nursery quick enough. We only had to stay lon ... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:25:58 GMT http://greasy.com/jensgems/mia.html I seem to have had no time to scrtch my own nose let along blog and read posts. There just doesn't seem to have been enough time to get half of what I would like done these days. The Avon book drop is going well, delivered 40 books, 10 customers and £140 worth of orders. I go and collect more today and get them re posted ready for collection on monday afternoon along with the extra 15 books I received yesterday from my manager. I am aiming to crack £250 in sales every month for 6 months, ... Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:51:18 GMT http://greasy.com/jensgems/avon_brochures.html I am always on the look out for ways to make a little extra cash, be it online surveys, ebay,selling my handmade cards and the like. Well recently I have been looking into doing something else without having to get a formal job. The one thing I thought I could fit around the kids and family life was door to door catalogue drops. I looked into Kleeneze, Betterware and Avon. Two of them require more of a time and financial commitment than I am prepared to give right now so the most suitable ... Thu, 7 Aug 2008 08:17:41 GMT http://greasy.com/jensgems/moving.html After viewing what we now see as our forever house last weekend, we have decided to give it a go. But this means we now have to get ours valued, tarted up a little and get it on the market. Sit tight, hope it gets lots of interest and the dream home gets no more! I am hoping that the sking price for the other house isn't too far off the value of ours. As long as the difference is no more than �25K I think we will be in a position to do something anything more and it will just stretch ... Mon, 4 Aug 2008 08:10:57 GMT http://greasy.com/jensgems/body_interesting_facts.html The human body is a machine that is full of wonder. This collection of human body facts will leave you wondering why in the heck we were designed the waywewere.1. Scientists say the higher your I.Q. The more you dream.2.. The largest cell in the human body is the female egg.3.. The smallest is the male sperm. 4.. You use 200 muscles to take one step.5.. The average woman is 5 inches shorter than the average man.6.. Your big toes have two bones each while the rest have three.7.. A pair of h ... Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:50:32 GMT http://greasy.com/jensgems/chippendales_30th_reunion_tour.html     Coming to your town soon Can you believe it...30 years since these HOT Men came dancing into your lives. (Scroll Down for more pictures) Then it all went wrong   A CHIPPENDALE'S 30TH REUNION... Sometimes life isn't FAIR............................                   Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:53:54 GMT http://greasy.com/jensgems/storm.html I woke this morning thinking that DH had spent half an hour dragging a chair across our bathroom floor. I was wrong! It was a thunder and lightening storm like no other I had ever set my eyes on. I am not good with thunder and lightening ...I always sit and think about the lings you shouldn't do in one! When I was little our phone line was hit which resulted in our phone being frazzled ... a flash being seen from the phone is never a good thing. Just after DH left for work a lightening bol ... Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:14:35 GMT http://greasy.com/jensgems/go_2.html OMG We are not even looking for a new house but DH noticed that a house he has always like has come on the market. We decided that we should probably view it. Secretly hoping that the house would be awful and a real disappointment we went along on Saturday to see it. But we didn't find a disappointing excuse for bricks and mortar I think we have found our forever home. This is a real blow though. As our house isn't even on the market and houses where we live just aren't selling. This fact ... Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:05:51 GMT http://greasy.com/jensgems/important_health_advice_women.html IMPORTANT HEALTH ADVICE FOR WOMEN Do you have feelings of inadequacy? Do you suffer from shyness? Do you sometimes wish you were more assertive? If you answered yes to any of these questions, ask your doctor or pharmacistabout White Wine. White Wine is the safe, natural way to feel better and more confident aboutyourself and your actions. White Wine can help ease you out of your shynessand let you tell the world that you're ready and willing to do just aboutanything.You will notice the ben ... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:33:57 GMT http://greasy.com/jensgems/consumer_trial_tomato_plants.html I seem to have been receiving a constant stream of items to test over the past couple of days. I have signed up to various online survey sites over the past few months and seem to be doing away ok with the rewards and incentives I have received. I have probably made around �100 so far with a few things still to come in. Products I have tested in the past include aquafresh toothpaste and a battery operated vibrating..........toothbrush. I have had 3 different types of baby wipes (I th ... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:22:51 GMT http://greasy.com/jensgems/night_ages.html A few days back I received an email from my mum at her work wondering if I wanted to go to the pictures to see "Mama Mia". Thought *why no*, it has been two years since my last cinema trip. It is not that I don't love the cinema, because I do, we just keep getting let down by baby sitters. Last night we went and it was brilliantly awful! The music, movie, Pierce Brosnan's singing (well he tried...painful!!) all made for a fun toe tapping sing-a-thon. Plus there was the cameo appearance at ... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:22:44 GMT http://greasy.com/jensgems/bushed.html I have finally gotten to the end of my son's two weeks of swimming lessons. I am taking bad for two reasons. Firstly, I am so used to leisurely mornings that having to get myself and the kids fed, dressed and out of the house by 9am is a real challenge. Secondly I do like a lie in and get up because I want to not because I havta!! It has been worth it though to see J's confidence in the water develop and hear his enthusiasm on the way to his next lesson. This week and last he has been on w ... Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:37:56 GMT http://greasy.com/jensgems/warning___this_gross_out.html My daughter is now a secret pooper!! She has now reached the age she is becomming aware of her body but not yet old enough to potty train. I have found her twice recently sitting behind a curtain - the smell was a give away! Then today she disappeared into the hall and came over to me with the wipes - if only I could get her to change herself!! In other news.......listen to me you would think I had a social life that an A-lister would be envious of!! LOL Anyho, This weekend was great (well ... Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:54:48 GMT http://greasy.com/jensgems/drama_just_road.html I am a total techno gal and seem to host my social life online by means of MSN messenger, Bebo and the likes. To be honest it is not that I never talk on the phone with three ankle biters constanly screaming and chasing you round the house when you are trying to hold a phone conversation is just a no brainer. Take yesterday....... I am getting quite friendly with another mum who's son will be in my son's class next year. We both signed the boys up for swimming lessons and by shear coincide ... Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:57:34 GMT http://greasy.com/jensgems/bother_me.html I feel like I do nothing but moan about my family these days. But I must have done something wrong for them to be the way they are with me. I am ignored, overlooked and generally miss called but still I want to know them and stay in contact. Take the beginning of the week. It was my sister's 30th birthday. But knowing I wasn't going to manage to see her I posted her card and called to wish her a happy birthday and to let her know that I was still waiting on her present arrive. Because it w ... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:44:33 GMT http://greasy.com/jensgems/kids_quick.html Kids Are Quick____________________________________ TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America .MARIA: Here it is.TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America ?CLASS: Maria.____________________________________ TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor? JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.__________________________________________TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?' GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'TEACHER: No, that's wrong GLENN: Ma ... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:46:53 GMT http://greasy.com/jensgems/going_snip.html I am so bad at getting my hair cut that the 6-8 week trim turns into the 6-8 month mercy dash to the salon to have an overhaul on the split ends and general fuzzyness that is my mane. I have been really bad this time though. The last time it was cut I only had two children, my third is now 17 months old which means that my last trip to the hairdresser was an embarassing 18 months ago! Yes I am ashamed and I now tie my hair back most of the time because it is such a disgrace. I have decided ... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:33:21 GMT http://greasy.com/jensgems/meme.html Are u named after anyone? ............... I wouldn't have thought so When was the last time you cried? ................TuesdayDo u like your handwriting? .................. Sometimes Your fave cooked meat? .................. Rare fillet steakDo u have kids? .................. Yes, threeIf u were another person, wud u be friends with u? ............ ObviouslyDo u use sarcasm a lot? ...................erm, let me think YES!Do u still have your tonsils? ............... YesDo u untie shoes whe ... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:17:14 GMT