League Cup Semi Final, Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers

Had a good week last week, went to my first football match of the season, and what a game it was. Went to the League Cup semi final between Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers. Villa were 2-0 down in the first 20ish minutes, I thought that was it and we were going to get knocked out. Thankfully due to a poor refereeing decision Villa were let back in to the game and then a definite penalty put us back in front of the tie. I don't think anyone could have predicted the final scoreline of 6-4 to Villa which surely means it goes down as one of the greatest semi-finals in Football history.
The fans reaction at the end showed just how much this competition means to people and that it isn't the Mickey Mouse Cup that some people tout it as. The sad thing is that according to some sources that Aston Villa Football Club will be fined for not controlling their fans in the post match "Friendly" pitch invasion. Have the powers that be got nothing better to do?

After the euphoria had died down the realisation that because I gave my Season Ticket up due to financial difficulties, that the only probable way of getting a ticket for the final would be to pay Ticket Tout or pay £300+ to a Ticket Agency. Neither of these options are acceptable as I am very loathe to give my hard earned money to these leeches.

For once in my life I actually want Manchester United to win their semi final against Manchester City as I feel they have bigger fish to fry and do not take the competition seriously, making them the "easier" opponents, we will find out who we play on Wednesday night.

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

What a week this has been, I have been on holiday all week but not got a great deal done. Monday night I made a last minute decision to go with Claire and the kids to her parents in Upton Upon Severn as they had a dentist appointment the next day. The plan was to come home about mid-day on the Tuesday but due to the bad weather we could not get home. We eventually got home Wednesday evening but that was only because the cats only had enough food for Monday night so we made an extra special effort to get home. I was dreading the sight we were going to get home to but fortunately they were both OK apart from being a little bit hungry.



I have been loving the snow apart from having to deliver the newspapers in it. The scenery takes a whole new look to it, just like Walking in a Winter Wonderland and I know it is a bit of an inconvenience but I really cannot understand why people are moaning about it after a couple of days, just enjoy it while it is here.

On the subject of the snow, I live on one of the busiest roads in town and do you think we have seen a gritter or a snow plough, not a chance and to think they threaten me with court action if the Council Tax is late.

The last few days of the week I have had a cold and have felt really under the weather so have not felt like doing a lot even though I have had loads planned. The big job that I really need to get done is the Tax Returns for the web sites, this wouldn't be too bad but I have 18months of accounts to do first, there's always next week I suppose.

Finally got round to watching Final Destination 3D last night, thought the film was ok, not quite as good as the first couple but the 3D effects made it a good film. Although because of the red and green glasses the films colours were a bit washed out and they did get a bit annoying at times.

Back to work on Monday, not looking forward to it, hope I've won the lottery tonight.

Snow bound

Another night at the in-laws due to the snow, cant wait to get home though. Bet the cats cant either, for once I hope we have got some mice in the conservatory so that they have something to eat. The up side of the snow is that I have hopefully got some great pictures, and hopefully will get some more tomorrow. Got a few orders stacking up as well, hopefully be able to get home soon to process them.

Snow Day

It is snowing very heavily in Upton Upon Severn and is at least two inches deep already, could be stuck here, might need the Red Cross rescue parcels.

Sunday 3rd January 2010

Had a rude awaking from 2 kids shouting and jumping on the bed, had to give in eventually and take them downstairs.
Got a lot done though, cleaned the birds and cats out, , emptied the bins, load of washing up and even got the dinner prepared.

Claire eventually got up which meant I could do some work in the garden, emptied some pots, pruned a shrub and then found the gruesome discovery that we had a death in the family. A frog had managed to get itself frozen in ice at the top of the pond.

We had my parents round for dinner, to have Christmas dinner again as nobody really felt like it on the day. It was fantastic apart from no turkey or Pigs In Blankets.

Had a bit of a quiet evening, now just watching Rude Tube before bed.

You Tube video wanted by TV Production Company

We have been approached by a TV production company to use the video below for a show about the physcology of laughter. The video shows Aston taking my Mums Basset Hound, Mr Whippy for a walk and then falling over him in a You've Been Framed moment.

Saturday 2nd January Part 2

Bed time at last, had a fairly quiet evening with Claire at the pub and the kids in bed asleep. The only disturbance was when Georgie fell out of bed. Watched Quantum Of Solace, not a bad film for James Bond. Anyway, night all.

Saturday 2nd January 2010

Typical isn't it, yesterday I had 12 hours sleep then last night I didn't get to sleep until at least 2.30am which isn't too good really when my alarm is set for 4am. Anyway I managed to get up on time, the frosty morning was a bit of a shock to the system but it kept me awake long enough to get to work.

Wasn't too bad at work but had to sit around for half hour or so waiting for mail to come in. My round was uneventful today apart from noticing a shop wall had been smashed by a car sometime over the weekend leaving a fair bit of damage. Even managed to get a ten pound tip off a customer and finished at quite reasonable time for a change.

After a brief wait in the Post Office posting some packets for the business it was a trip to the Coop to pick up a few things and then home. I decided to stop off in Magpie Antiques to get some modelling glue, I am determined to finish off some of the models I have started. Wish I hadn't gone in there I could've spent a fortune on models and railways but I was quite restrained and left only with the glue and a few ideas for the future.

Got home to what can only be described as a right mess of toys and games with two little girls in the thick of action, they seemed happy enough anyway.

After something to eat I took Georgie to bed to get her to sleep, not sure which of us fell asleep first but I was soon woken up by Claire telling me she had to take someone home to Kidderminster, this had been on and off all day and was now obviously back on.

After a few games of Gator Golf and Pairs with Aston Iam still waiting for Claire to come home...

At least Villa won today and are in the next round of the FA Cup.

Friday 1st January 2010

Well the first day of 2010 has been a bit of a quiet one. Cant remember getting home this morning but I have been told it was 3am. Had a good time at the pub anyway with a few beers. Woke up about 12.30, had an ice lollyjolly then went back to bed until 3pm. Spent the afternoon relaxing in the bath and watching tv. Packaged a few orders and then went to my parents for tea, now waiting for Claire to come back from the shop so we can go home and go to bed, probably wont be able to sleep though.