Generation gap - not so bad

I saw this over at What the hell is wrong with you?

Things that apply to me are in bold:

1. Father went to college he finished school on a Friday, went out to work on Monday
2. Father finished college
3. Mother went to college
4. Mother finished college
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers.
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home.
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home. D
9. Were read children's books by a parent
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18 unless you count Chess Club
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed As students
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
16. Went to a private high school Rydal School, Colwyn Bay - with a social scene similar to Rydell High.
17. Went to summer camp
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child Dad's paintings
23. You and your family lived in a single-family house
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
25. You had your own room as a child Shared with Helen til about 7
27. Participated in a SAT/ACT prep course
28. Had your own TV in your room in high school It was black and white
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16
31. Went on a cruise with your family
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family

Lizzie and Peter would write..
1. Father went to college
2. Father finished college
3. Mother went to college
4. Mother finished college
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers.
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home.
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home.
9. Were read children's books by a parent
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18 Swimming, dance
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed as Bratz Dolls (lizzie) or Bart Simpson (Peter)
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs too young
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
16. Went to a private high school
17. Went to summer camp
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels Sometimes
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child unless you count photos, or their own paintings
23. You and your family lived in a single-family house
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
25. You had your own room as a child
27. Participated in a SAT/ACT prep course
28. Had your own TV in your room in high school Lizzie has her own TV
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16
31. Went on a cruise with your family
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family

I guess that's not atypical.

Turned out nice again

Newtonhill.... sub-zero swingpark with bonus wind and dog crap. Peter and Lizzie don't mind.

Christmas Morning

It's here again. Pictures...

First, THIS is the wreckage we found on the wee table in the living room. That's one greedy sod, that Santa. And Rudolph.



Baby Wet n' Wiggles. He wets, and he wiggles. It's a disgrace.



Peter seems pleased with his Thomas the Tank Engine tent.


And in it...



And wrecking it with his digger



It's carnage in here

See!

Santa says Not Guilty. Lizzie is exonerated on all charges. Santa was obviously drunk and took his eye off the ball during the School Assembly Incident.

Caught in the act

Christmas Eve, and I caught Peter under the tree checking out his loot.

Dylan, 1989 - 2007

RIP Dylan

We're not having much luck with the cats recently.

Dylan... son of Ziggy (father not known, could have been any of a selection of seven or so). A somewhat effeminate character. Useless hunter. Last member standing from the 'Gang of Six' that used to abuse our generousity. Dweezil, Dylan, Ziggy, Beau-beau, Smudge and Arthur. All dead. Some not before time. Shame about Dyl-boy - he was the only one I liked.

Lizzie and Dylan in the halcyon days of their youth.

Ziggy, 1989 - 2007

RIP Ziggy.

A cat with personality flaws. And a fat arse. Sorely missed by manufacturers of cat biscuits everywhere.

Look what I found when I got home last night. There's no explanation for this.

SOmetimes photos remind you of more than you want to remember.

Non-sex-stereotypical plastic crap

Even Peter likes his Princesses

Aviemore, April 2007

Wow, it's been a while. Everyone's still alive. Hereby a photographic record of our overpriced World Tour of Aviemore.

Chicken Pox!

Argh! You can tell it's Christmas cos one of the kids is sick. Tonight, Matthew, Peter is going to be..... (drum roll)... the POXMEISTER!

As a matter of fact, I've never had chicken pox, though I have had cowpox (long story - it was Helen's fault). So if the terrorists launch a smallpox attack on British and US interests, *you're* all screwed, but *i'm* fine. However I might be about to catch chicken pox.

Oh Lordy, it's Christmas

WARNING: BLOG ENTRY MAY CONTAINS SCENES OF CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION OF PINK PLASTIC.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AWAY NOW

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Lizzie and 'Lizzie from Cars', Santa had trouble getting that.

Pop-up books are better than in my day

Marvellous. Pink Plastic Leapster

Ocean of Pink Plastic

Playing with Lizzie's presents

Playing with Mac

Sprouts

Bratz are evil

The night before Christmas...

...and all over the house, not a creature is stirring, especially not these two little horrors. Bless. They're in bed, waiting for Santa.

But THIS is a short clip of what they were like before the chloroform kicked in...

Here we go

it's starting///
Lizzie and Peabrain doing the tree.


And my little angels....

And i'm sorry Peter, but if you don't want to be shamed on the internet, don't fall asleep on the rug with a filthy rag in your mouth, when I'm bored.

Peter sleeping

As the saying goes, I'll try anything once except incest and Scottish country dancing. Peter, on the other hand, can do Highland in his sleep.

Here we go

Christmas is a coming, the goose is getting fat, we'll eat the budgie if we can get it before the cat. My house is going to fill up with pink plastic crap, and now with Peter, 'Cars' plastic crap. So, with this in mind, I'm wandering round the house with a big black plastic bag, getting rid of anything I don't like the look of, creating space for Xmas orgy of toys. Here's some random photos; if you're not immediate family you're probably not interested, but as a clue, if you see anything you recognise in these pics... we don't want another one, thank you.

Bit worried about Peter's choice in pink sparkly shoes.

South Park Collinsons

You too can have an entire South Park family. This is us...

Peter's makeshift beds

Peter's made himself a bed out of our settee. grrrrr.... notice how this settee is perfectly decent and servicable.... but no! It's on it's way out to make room for new leather settee. I swore I'd rather fall down and die in a puddle of purple diarrhoea than buy a new settee. But I lost the moral high ground when I bought a new telescope. Turns out my scope cost£700 more than I thought, and came with free settees. If you'd like to take this orange number off our hands (the settee, not Pea-brain), drop me a line. Dirty stinking settees.

Peter's also made himself a bed out of an old daddy he found lying around.

Red sky at night, something on fire

Look at the sunset this evening.... I don't know what it augers, but I hope it's something good. Might be a coincidence, but a lioness whelped in the street, too.


Lizzie took this picture of me in stoopid pose, with random lightswitch and ornamental tortoise. i said it could go on here.