iPads and Bagpipes

Jon and I got our iPads roughly at the same time. I filled mine with games and the usual social groups twitter Facebook - as well as blogger so I could do this and talk to you. I  also have the usual emails and browsers etc. Not very interesting eh? Jons on the other hand has the equivalent of an 'activity centre for men' imposed on it - it flashes beeps and whirrs? He has more music making' synths software on there than Rick Wakeman and all of it makes every single sound you could ever want or need-  if programmed correctly including bagpipes!?! Unfortunately he has only managed so far to make one sound from them - it sounds like a cat being strangled! He wanders around the house grinning making the most dreadful noise and despite politely asking him to "shut up" he is still making it now. I may have to resort to hiding it or me! I did that years ago when my oldest proudly bought home a recorder that the school had given her, I lasted two days - then I hid it, luckily she didn't mind to much and all was forgotten so she practiced her notes on a ruler in class (just as I did as a child) - haha

I'm glad I've had today off the house looks a bit tidier and I've done loads on line that I needed to do and the good news is...

My friends monkey business will continue in her honour but will be renamed after her which made me cry again. I am amazed to see how much people loved her and will miss her greatly, that's something to be proud of in my book. So if you are on face book go to 'Matilda Camper Monkeys' and sock companions' and hit 'like' just for me. She was such a brave lady and she really did love making the little fellas,in her final months, it would be great to spread the word for her. I've got loads of them round the house and they are very very cute.

Jon returned this week from a trip to Cambridge - he was obviously 'away' from me and Horace. I missed him but if I am honest I really enjoyed being the centre of attention from the cat! Once he is back it always changes and the 'bromance' continues, everywhere Jon goes - Horace follows. I wake in the mornings and I find Horace snuggled into Jon and its a little galling to say the least. Yes Mr Horace, if you are listening - you only live in our house because I insisted, because I nagged for years and finally just went and chose you. This, with hindsight was possibly the bravest thing I've done as it could have gone so horribly wrong. But since his tiny paws crossed our threshold he has been Jons right hand pal - where there used to be photos of me there are now photos of Horace on his phone and his Facebook timeline is littered with them all with extra galling 'multiple' likes....

Jon never had any 'manageable' pets as a child other than angry gerbils and a 'corky the cat balloon' that was his friend but I will only become hysterical if I talk about that!... I think every kid should have a cat or a dog - it's part of growing up isn't it? Coming home from school and begging for a puppy, claiming you will walk it, feed it and clear up its poo as you are the ONLY kid in the whole school who hasn't got one sounds funny now but I used to lay in bed praying I would wake up and find a puppy downstairs. We did have cats but I wanted a dog !!! 

I still want one! I'm let's say a lot older but I'm still wanting one - only this time I'm considering my availability due to work, my painful hips, Jonathan's piles of books, mags etc. I got as far as buying a 'how to book' but not the dog (well yet) I don't want to wait until I'm retired to get one as by then I suspect I won't be able to walk it or myself for that matter?

Today is his 'aspie' people free day -  he has to have at least one as he finds all the noise and stress of other dealing with folk over whelming- so it's just the three of us and the TV and the ever present 'stamping elephants' who roam next door of course. I used to resent these days as I wanted to shop or eat out as I enjoy doing things like that but now I treasure these days as much as he does.

Today has been a good day x