BBC

So today I went with Dad on a tour of BBC Television Centre. It was well cool! They have security like in airports and prisons which made me smile. I didn't beep though.
We got to see most of the studios and we got to hear Nelly Fertado live coz she was being filmed for 'Later with Jools Holland'. Was very funky.
I got a bit excited coz I bought a BBC cake cookbook. I'm well into making cakes at the moment and was running out of new cakes to make for Dad's cell. Now I have 101 new recipes - wooo! Fun times!
So that was my day - all very funky.
Tomorrow - work.

My loopy Brownies

We played a game at Brownies tonight. You know the one where you say 'I went shopping and I bought a ....' and the next person then has to say 'I went shopping and I bought a ... and then add something else' etc. You know the one?
Well tonight, my Brownies went to Tesco and they bought 'a loaf of bread, some plates, a pair of shoes, a cuddly bunny, cling film, a pony (!), a lemur (!), a banana, a chair, an advacado, a chicken, a toy car, a paramedic (!), some ice lollies, a shop assistant (!), a church (!), an elephant (!), a carrot which was then changed to some chocolate, a cucumber and 2 other things which I've forgotten!
My goodness, they were all something else tonight!

The House...

...of Tiny Tearaways

Ok, so I am officially completely ADDICTED to this TV programme. If you don't know what it is, why not?! Go watch it - BBC3 8pm Sun-Fri.

So, what is it? Well 3 families are put in a house. Each family has a child with some kind of problem; eating, sleeping, temper, speech etc. In the house is also the clinical psychologist (sp?) dr Tanya Byron.

It's all Mum's fault I started watching it. One evening she watched it, this was series 2, week 2. Then I watched it the next evening and got hooked. Somehow I then saw the first series through repeats and now I even missed cell group tonight to watch it. And yes we do have a video recorder!!

So yes it's wonderful. During the week these families are in the house dr Tanya works with the parents and the child(ren) to try and solve the problem. Often it's mostly the parents fault and they're often carrying a lot of emotional baggage.


It's interesting coz I think to me, it really emphasises the need for people to deal with issues in their lives, to seek help, to talk things over, to see a counsellor even. Dr Tanya is so great with them. She always has the right words and is fantastic at identifying things and spelling them out, but not in a rude or in your face kind of way. She also has a lot of love towards the parents and it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy to see the way she shows this.

I guess it reminds me that this world isn't all doom and gloom. Even though the world is fairly broken, there are still good people out there, there is still love and there is most certainly still hope.

Praise God for this!

A few thoughts...

I know I'm not a very regular blogger, but here's a few updates...

• Tried out an orchestra in Orpington this week - it was fun
• I officially LOVE playing my bassoon
• I'm now a clothes size 14 - 2 sizes smaller than this time last year :-)
• Last night I had a night in - I watched 50 first dates - thanks Katherine - I'd forgotten just how much I really do love that film!
• Today I have to play keyboard at church - I don't like playing keyboard
• On Wednesday I go back to see the specialist about my hip - I hope he can fix it
• I got a veggie cook book for my birthday - I'm really excited about using it
• I need to hear more sermons, I'm never in church for them any more
• I feel so great!