Quite A Lot to Catch Up On #1

It’s been 9 days since my last post and I can tell that you are all getting worried so I thought I’d re-surface and in the words of Craig David (well almost) “Fill You In”.  So to speak.

Dinner At the Parentos

The sit down Sunday Dinner with Strictly Ice Dancing or whatever it's called

A week last Sunday we were invited up to my Mum and Dad’s for some grub.  We never turn down free food.   But first we picked Betty up from Auntie Karen’s, after Gail and I had a rock n roll night in Rascasse in Clarkston.  Unfortunately we constituted 10% of the entire customer diaspora that night and felt like we had turned up to a disco that nobody was invited to.  Rank rotten.  Anyway we had a laugh and then missed the chinese and the kebab house – so phoned our old pals at Flames on Pollokshaws Road.  Here is some actual transcript of Gail’s drunken order placing:

“You know… we used to live in Govanhill… and… we were pretty much – I mean we were in all the time…we were pretty much… your favourite customers…and …you know… I love Flames… it would be nice to have some more…what?… oh we stay in Clarkston, I know it’s a wee bit out the way – CLARKSTON, yeh it’s just up the road really…yeh Clarkston, it’s just up the road”

She ‘K.Od’ about 10 seconds after hanging up and I am truly amazed that the guy even took her order because sure enough, at quarter to 2 in the AM the pizza and chicken tikka kebab arrived.

“We don’t normally deliver this far up mate-”

“-THANK YOU” says I, “appreciate it mate!” pressing another £2 coin into his outstretched paw.

Anyway;  hoovered that, then bed.  Very dry mouth in morning – not so much spitting feathers as peeling them off the roof of my mouth.

So to Karen’s, which is also Gran’s – but this depends on who has offered to watch our beloved little angel.  Then to the Burrell Collection for some force-fed culture and shelter from the snow.   Here are the highlights:

Burrell Highlight number 1

Burrell Highlight number 2

So as you can see, that was good.

My Mum cooked an Indian curry the name of which escapes me – but it was a beezer!!  Here’s the proof of it’s home-made-ness:

It ain't half hot Mum!!

…and a cute picture of Betty and my wee sis Louise – just cause it’s rare to get the 2 of them smiling in synch…

...as if butter wouldn't melt...

Cross-dressing Babies

The next morning I awoke to find that our outside tap had burst, and seemed to have been burst for some time…

Nice one...

All that stuff on the garage wall and the ground – that’s ice!!  If i’d left the water on it would have ended up like Superman’s home out there.

Not only that but my wee china Fionn (of Collins-O’Donnell fame) had had his masculinity somewhat sabotaged by either Betty or his sister Olivia, or a combination of the two.

I think we should have a chat wee man...

Anniversary

Gail and I were officially ‘out’ for 9 years on 12th February.  I think I’ll call it quits at 10.  Nice round number.

Anyway the day before this I was hustled into a trip to S****rburn to get Gail some ‘accessories’ for a new dress she had acquired to wear on our anniversary. Here are the highlights from that trip:

Great Fun...

Forget mum, let's go!!

Bethany did manage to bag a pink Bear Factory monkey “Tonya” as a sparring partner for “Tony” her best pal at home.

Betty plays cupid

Later that night my wee mucker Bethany impresses me with her drawing skills – I drew a wee face and she copied it – perfectly…she’s only 2 man, I can’t get my head round this:

Pretty good?

Anyway, later still that night I decided what I was going to cook for our anniversary – get ready for this ladies, I came up with this myself and AM capable of cooking it (despite my last venture into the kitchen being 12th Febrauary 2007):

Starter: Scallops and Black Pudding with Chilli Sauce. Nice.

Mains: Lobster, Roasted Parsnips and Crushed Peas.  Wow!

Dessert: Berry Terrine.  Yes that’s right, a Berry Terrine.

But then I thought, “why have carry oot when we can have a soiree oot?”  So instead I saved us a few days upset stomachs and took her out to the Giffnock Ivy.

9 years and loves me even more now!

See how lucky she is?? That's not fat it's funny lighting...

Always good to get the benefit of Valentines decorations

So would thoroughly recommend this restaurant to all you folks out there.  We both had the Scallops for starters and then fillet steaks which were awesome.  I had cheesecake and Gail had cheese.  Pink champagne and red wine, a whiskey and a Baileys and no idea what happened after that!!

So I’m gonna leave it there and try another update tomorrow night.  That one will be a cracker – I have a video exclusive to reveal and some more tantalising textual feeling.

Catch ye Versace

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