Wii are not the same!

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posted by Babs on Tuesday, 27 January 2009

Mo is a very different character to me. She’s a ‘Take me as you find me’ sort of person. I’m glad about that because we do have a lot of laughs at Mo’s expense. Like the fact that she lets me send out hilarious photos of her and she lets me put videos up on YouTube. She has also allowed me to post this video on my blog for you all to see and laugh at. This is almost as brave as JD posting this.  I did say almost.

Anyway, as promised, here is a short video of Mo on the Wii.  Notice it’s not me!  The reason for this is two-fold.  Firstly Mo never thinks to take any video of me (thankfully) and two, nobody is going to see me in all my over sized glory.  I’ll wait until the Wii has worked it’s magic.  I have to say that for two people who are NOT on diets, we are losing weight nicely, even though we still have a way to go!

Here it is then. Mo, in all her scruffy ‘Wii’ splendour!


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Look what I got & Which doodle?

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posted by Babs on Sunday, 25 January 2009

It was my birthday yesterday and just look what my sister ‘GrannyGrimble’ gave to me!  My very own ephilump!

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It isn’t 3 inches but it’s pretty close at 4 1/2 inches.   Those of you that read my ‘Honest Scrap’ post will know the relevance of this.   Isn’t she lovely?  If I can’t have a live one, this is definitely the next best thing!

I also got a nice new lens for my camera from Mo, among other things.

While my sister and her husband were here, we showed them our Wii.  They had a couple of games of golf and bowling and enjoyed it so much that they went home and immediately went online and ordered there own!  Normally you wouldn’t think that was unusual, but my sister is 77 and her husband is in his eighties!  The Wii is good for ‘low impact’ exercise, and you can take it at your own pace, so I guess most age groups can enjoy and benefit from it.

Which doodle?

You have all been voting as to whether I change the doodle on my blog.  This is the result.

Existing, slightly updated doodle - 40 votes

New doodle - 19 votes.

There you have it.  The redheaded windswept doodle wins!  Except for the slight modification, there will be no change - at least until I get another bee in my bonnet!  Thank you all for taking the time to vote.  If I’m honest, and I am always honest, I think I would have been sad to see her go!


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I need your help please

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posted by Babs on Thursday, 22 January 2009

I thought about updating my beetle doodle a bit.  Nothing drastic, just give it a slight re-vamp.  As I was working on it, I suddenly thought.  The hair couldn’t be more unlike mine!  My hair is straight, my hair is dark brown, except for the grey strands.  My hair is longer.  I decided, as well as revamping my existing doodle, to do a doodle with hair that is like mine, at least until I get bored and cut it off again.  Mo likes it better than the existing one.  I think I do too.

The problem I have is whether the change would upset my readers.  Is this how you see me, in your minds eye, or would you like the new doodle that is more like me?  It’s only the hair that’s changed and instead of a black eye I made it brown.

I think a vote is in order here.  After all, I wouldn’t want to upset any of you.

Here is a slightly updated beetle doodle, alongside the new doodle.  I would love you vote in my poll, and let me know which you would prefer to see on my blog.

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Which doodle should beetle use?

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Thank you for voting.  While your in the voting mood, I wouldn’t mind a smiley too!


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What’s Your Word?

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posted by Babs on Monday, 19 January 2009

I saw this at Sandee’s blog - Comedy Plus and thought it was fun.  Besides, I couldn’t think what to post today so, thank you Sandee!

This is actually quite true of me - so Mo says, and she should know.  Click the link below and have a go.


My Word is “Peace”


You see life as precious, and you wish everyone was safe, happy, and taken care of.

Social justice, human rights, and peace for all nations are all important to you.

While you can’t stop war, you try to be as calm and compassionate as possible in your everyday life.

You promote harmony and cooperation. You’re always willing to meet someone a little more than halfway.


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It’s a knockout!

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posted by Babs on Thursday, 15 January 2009

Firstly, for those of you who have never used a Wii, I will just explain that my ‘Mii’ is me.  It’s the little character that replicates, within the game, the moves I make.

I had a boxing match with Mo and it went something like this…..

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Mo: Jab, jab with the left, uppercut to the body with the right….WHAM!

Babs: Thwump!  flat out on the floor….  One….two….three…. gets up to her feet….jab, jab, uppercut….jab, jab…….. (Nothing is happening) “My Mii’s not doing anything”….

Mo: Jab, Jab, WHAM!…..

Babs: “My Mii won’t work!”  Jab, jab, uppercut to the……..er…….Bowl of nuts! CRASH! Nuts and sweets fly everywhere! “Oops” “My Mii won’t work”  jab, jab…..

Mo (laughing): Jab. jab. WHAM!!!

Babs: Thwump!  Flat out again… One…..two….three…..four….. “Why won’t my Mii work?”  Gets up…..

Mo: “You can’t be doing it right….WHAM!!!!!!!

Babs: Jab, jab (slowly working her way across the room to the television, in her frustration and attempts at getting in closer to hit this elusive Mii)  “I am, look it won’t do anything”  Jab, jab…

Mo: Jab…jab…. “Hit me upwards to the body”

Babs: “I AM! Look”  Gets low down, arm back ready for a neat ‘upper thrust’  Babs is very focused.  WHAM!! CRASH! SPLOSH! “Oops”  “SEE! she did nothing! She didn’t hit your Mii at ALL! Mi remote isn’t wor……..”

Mo: WHAM!!

Babs: Thwump….One…two….. gets up.  “But it isn’t wo………..”

Mo: WHAM!!

Babs: Thwump….One….two…. nine….TEN!   Game over!

Babs: (looking around at the nuts and sweets all over the floor and the pools of tea soaking into the rug)  “Oh look at the mess!”

Mo: “You was supposed to hit my Mii, not thump a mug of tea across the room! I hope it doesn’t stain the rug”

Babs (armed with cloth and carpet spray)  “I don’t think it will (giggle) My Mii wouldn’t do anything …….. Oops! There’s tea all up the wall too!”

Mo: (calm as you like)  “Well she can’t hit my Mii while I am jabbing at you.  You have to wait, and hope I stop for long enough to get a hit in”

Now she tells me.

Note to self: Remember that the little Mii on the television screen isn’t what you are supposed literally to hit!


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Yes, it’s an award but……

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posted by Babs on Sunday, 11 January 2009

Before you say “But she said she wasn’t going to do posts on awards”  This is different, and I did say I may post some that are slightly different.  Anyway, it’s my blog!

Fhaye of  Photodito passed this on to me.  Thank you Fhaye, I enjoyed doing it.

This is the ‘Honest Scrap’ award

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With this award I must list at least ten honest scraps about myself. It’s not easy to list things that I haven’t already shared here, but I managed to come up with ten new things.

1. I come from a very large, and somewhat colourful family.  Our family history could not be mistaken for ‘ordinary’ by any stretch of the imagination.  I grew up with a toleration of differences that maybe I wouldn’t have, if our family had been more ’so-called’ ordinary.

2. Everything I do, by way of hobbies, Is totally self-taught.  Playing the guitar, drawing, painting, photography etc.  I never read books, or go to classes.  I may well get the same results, through experimenting, but it no doubt takes me much longer than it would if I’d had lessons.  I feel that if I’m taught, I miss out on the experimental journey, which is half the fun for me.

3. I have never used facial creams in my life.  Not anti-wrinkle, or moisturizer, or any other cream.  Other than soap and water, and the odd face mask when I was a spotty teenager, my face has been totally beauty product free!  No comments please!

4. I am not very tolerant of people who, every time you see them and say “Hi, how are you?”, sigh and proceed to list all of their ailments and problems.  Once, or even twice, is reasonably acceptable, but if that’s all I ever get, I will usually say something positive in an attempt to stop them.  If that doesn’t work, I will stop saying “How are you?” replace it with “Hi” and move on.  There are far too many people in this world with real problems.

5. I am a very optimistic person.  Life has taught me that most things work out for the good long term, and no amount of worrying will change the outcome.  You may as well go through whatever it is with a light heart.  If you worry that something might happen, and it doesn’t, you’ve just wasted part of your life in an unpleasant state for no reason.

6. There are many things in this world that I feel deeply about.  All of them are caused by man’s greed, and most end up with man’s inhumanity to either man or animals.  The worst thing is that man never learns from the past, he just repeats the same atrocities using a different label.

7. I love animals, and have always wanted a tiny little elephant of about 3 inches high.  One that I can hold in my hand and play with.  I know, I’m weird.

8. I’ve always been painfully shy and would never speak to people I didn’t know.  Once I became a Christian, and learned my true value, I no longer worried about what judgment I came under from strangers.  I find that most people are just waiting for someone else to make a friendly gesture, and they respond well.

9. I am only 5′1″ and I have always wished I could have been taller.  Being short has definitely been a drawback in life, especially in business.  I was once told by a client that he was generous to have given me the opportunity to win his account, for two reasons.  One that I was a female and the second was because I was short. Can you believe that?  He said that most other people wouldn’t have even given me the chance to try for it, let alone give me the account.  I went up against several other designers - all male, and all taller than me, and I won it through my work, not my height! And I held on to the account for 21 years! That made me so mad!

10. I love to make people laugh.  Either by being funny or being teased.  It’s as if somehow I encourage people to laugh at me and tease me.  Everywhere I go people tend to do that, in the most loving way, of course, and I don’t mind at all.  In another life I might like to have been a comedian.   I would so love to be able to write good humour!  That is hard.

I also received two other awards.  Both from people that I didn’t know read my blog.

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I received ‘The Lemonade Stand’ from The Matthias Chronicles

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and ‘The Butterfly Award’ from Rambler @ Lofty Matters

Thank you both.


Babs

Are we mad?

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posted by Babs on Thursday, 8 January 2009

wiifitWe bought a Wii.

For someone who gets out of breath climbing the stairs to go to bed, having spent almost a year blogging, this may be a little adventurous, don’t you think?   Well that’s exactly why we bought it.

Since I caught the blogging bug, I have never been so unfit!  Something had to be done, and I wasn’t about to give up my blogging!  Luckily Mo felt the same so this was her Christmas present from me - thank goodness she’s having fun with it as well as me!

I have to say, I was a bit concerned that it would be one of those ‘five minute wonders’ but I somehow don’t think so.  I played a mean round of golf today and enjoyed a game of tennis with Mo.  I even had a few rounds in the boxing ring.

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If this is the way of future gaming, I have to say it’s a vast improvement over sitting with a controller in your hand, exercising your fingers!  It would be nice to think that kids may get hooked on Wii.  The games are  not the real thing, but they come fairly close.

I think this is going to be the most fun way ever to get fit, and hopefully lose some extra pounds!

Mo victorious in her tennis match!


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A Fabulous blog decision

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posted by Babs on Monday, 5 January 2009

What to do? …. What to do?

I’ve been getting a bit concerned about posting every time I receive an award.  It wouldn’t be so bad if I posted daily like a lot do, but as I only post every few days, it seems wrong to make one of them about me receiving awards.   If I was one of my readers, I think I would get a bit bored with feeling obliged to say ‘Congratulations’ every time.

Please don’t think I don’t appreciate the awards, because I certainly do - every one of them, but I’m sure you understand my dilemma.

So……well…..I’ve made a decision.

I will put them on my ‘Awards’ page with a thank you.  I will visit the blog of the person who passed it to me, and leave a thank you in a comment, but I will no longer write a post about them.  However,  There may be the odd exception to the rule, like this one.  This award is fun and you get to know a little bit more about the people you pass it on to.

I was given this ‘Your blog is fabulous’ award by  Awake in Rochester, Jaffer and Drowsey Monkey

Thank you Awake, Jaffer & Drowsey

The instructions are simple, list 5 of your addictions and pass the award to 5 other Fabulous bloggers.

My addictions:

I am addicted to Macaroni cheese.  Well, most food that involves cheese.

I am addicted to blogging, and all that goes with it.

I am addicted to my Mac.

I am addicted to late nights, or rather early mornings.

I am addicted to Nicorette - don’t ask.

I will pass it on to:

Sandee @ Comedy Plus - Laura @ Can You Be A Part Of My Life - Jay @ The Depp Effect - Maureen @ I’d Rather Be Blogging and Lady Banana


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Who’s a happy bunny?

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posted by Babs on Thursday, 1 January 2009

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Despite losing my Simplycats blog, having updated my WordPress without deactivating my plug-ins.  Only myself to blame for the mess.  All’s well that ends well, and I managed to get it all back and running smoothly again.  I then updated this blog and It went like a dream.  That was enough to make me happy, but something else made me even happier.  Look what I got for Christmas!

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I’ve been snapping away every minute I get, testing all the various settings out. I wanted some outside, daylight shots so Mo and I went out yesterday, armed with my camera.  We almost froze to death!  We hadn’t gone prepared for the freezing cold wind, so the trip was a short one.  How could I keep the camera still while I was shivering?

fingerToday I decided to use my lightweight tripod and try some indoor shots.  It’s an aluminum telescopic one.  As I extended all the legs I got my finger caught in it somewhere.  I screamed out!  I didn’t know where it was caught but the tripod was firmly closed with the fleshy part of my finger trapped inside!  It wasn’t trapped for long because it cut the flesh right through, freeing my finger.  Oh man!  It hurt!

Still, a bunny that is happy is what I am!

I would like to wish everyone a really great 2009, full of joy and peace!


Babs

Noblesse Oblige award

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posted by Babs on Tuesday, 30 December 2008

I was surprised to receive this very special award today, from Liza at mommyslittlecorner.  Liza’s blog has lots of tips on food, nutrition and health, amongst other things.  I have no idea where Liza gleans all her information from, but it’s all nicely packaged into her blog for easy reading.  Each helpful tip only takes a minute or two to read but they are all little gems, like this one Dots, Flecks & Spots.   And don’t we all want an excuse to tuck into some chocolate?  Try this one 101% Chocoholic.   Why not pop over?  You’re bound to find something useful.

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There are quite a few rules that come with this award, these are:
This Award is presented to bloggers who display consistency in any one or a combination of these conditions:

1. The Blogger manifests exemplary attitude, respecting the nuances that pervades amongst different cultures and beliefs.
2. The Blog contents inspire; strives to encourage and offers solutions.
3. There is a clear purpose at the Blog; one that fosters a better understanding on Social, Political, Economic, the Arts, Culture and Sciences and Beliefs.
4. The Blog is refreshing and creative.
5. The Blogger promotes friendship and positive thinking.

The Blogger who receives this award will need to perform the following steps:

1. Create a Post with a mention and link to the person who presented the Noblesse Oblige Award.

2. The Award Conditions must be displayed at the Post.

3. Write a short article about what the Blog has thus far achieved – preferably citing one or more older Post to support.

4. The Blogger must present the Noblesse Oblige Award in concurrence with the Award conditions.

5. The Blogger must display the Award at any location at the Blog.

I would like to pass this award onto the following people:

Christa @ Giggle On - Christa provides invaluable help to many, through her blog.

Mimi @ Mimi Writes - Mimi’s tireless work for world peace spreads throughout the blogosphere.

JD @ I Do Things -  Well JD does EVERYTHING so we don’t have to….How kind :O)


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