Ms Fifikins

Yes. Both Gin and Tonic have gone to the great fishbowl in the sky. I’m blaming the weed- you know bad weed kills. Jean-Claude is still with us and will be getting new playmates at some stage. Any tips for names?

Yes, it is my sad and melancholy duty to inform you that our dear pet gin (or was it tonic?)  has passed on! This fish is no more! He has ceased to be! ‘E’s expired and gone to meet ‘is maker! ‘E’s a stiff! Bereft of life, ‘e rests in peace! If we hadn’t flushed him ‘e’d be pushing up the daisies! ‘Is metabolic processes are now ‘istory! ‘E’s off the twig! ‘E’s kicked the bucket, ‘e’s shuffled off ‘is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin’ choir invisibile!

Kids took it really well. I don’t actually think he had been dead 5 seconds when Japs had whipped him out and started to feel him. He wanted to cut him open for a look and then asked if we could eat it. I said it was kinder to flush. Now the fight is on as to which fish died and what the new fish will be called.

I can imagine show and tell at school tomorrow.

“Last night, Mummy picked us up and we went and chose gin and tonic and spent ages working out which weed was the best to get.”

We are pet owners again. Imogen wants a cat, Jasper wants a dog and I told them we could settle for goldfish! MIML™ has two pet rats that are rather sweet in their ratty kind of way! Actually sitting there looking at them is very calming. 2 months ago if anyone had told me I would be in the same room as two rats, let alone holding them and letting them crawl on my shoulders I would have sent them for a psych consult, now I am having the psych consult as I play with rats

But back to Gin and Tonic! We have had the bowl for ages and used to have fish, especially in the old house. I was trying to remember all their names. The ones that lived the longest (we are talking months here!) were Dory and Marlin. I am not sure how long these two will last, but still if Gin dies, we can get Vodka and have Vodka and Tonic. If Tonic dies we can get Vermouth and just have a martini. Of course Imogen wants two new ones called Fish and Chips.

Oh and the snail, well he is called Jean-Claude. I did suggest Citron to go with the Gin and Tonic, but no, the kids decided on Jean-Claude. For dinner tonight we went to Sushi Train and I told the kids that if one of the fish died we could turn it into sushi. Jasper quickly pointed out that if it died it would be sick and would make us sick. The logic of a 7 year old. The weed was hard to choose. In the end we went for some young stuff that will sit in the bowl. As long as Gin and Tonic like it I suppose.

So here they are! Now bear in mind, I think Imogen and Jasper have differing views as to which one is Gin and which is Tonic, but meh!

Hi Mum! I figured you’d found me here since you found me on Plaxo on Sunday and I had one referral here from there! Pour a gin and enjoy! Not a lot here you don’t know already… I think

Oh and the sign comes from my new waxer- did I tell you I am going elsewhere for depilation these days?

(And to everyone else, please excuse me! Normal programming will resume shortly!)

Puns galore, yes! Have just bulk moderated 68 spam comments from the last few days. Most either offering online poker of ringtones. Oh and one from ‘Increase your girth and make her smile’ who liked my feminist rant on women’s day. Yeah… whatever!

Oh and you know how much I love elephants? Well I found this…

Suppose this is obligatory… Well if you are reading this then you have stumbled from somewhere. So sit right down and make yourself at home. There is gin and ice in the freezer, lemons in the bowl, glasses and tonic in the fridge. You will even find my glass swizzle stick in the dish drainer…

Comments are appreciated. Won’t say that I will post on a regular basis because then you can be surprised when I do.

Other option is to leave now whilst you still have the chance. Don’t say you were never warned!