Easter

Before I start this, I would just like to say that I am fully aware that I am 17 years old but in NO way does that mean that I am any less childish than I was as a 6 year old. Now I shall begin... 

Personally, I am really looking forward to Sunday because it is EASTER SUNDAY! I'm not excited for the 'proper' reason that Jesus was resurrected on that day. I'm aware but I find that Easter egg hunts are FAR more exciting and so yummy too! 

Every Easter my mum and step dad make my sister and I an Easter egg hunt (my brother isn't too bothered, as long as he gets a chocolate egg), complete with clues with codes, rhymes, mirror stuff and whatever else they can think of! This year Graham is planning to make it extra difficult, as he thinks that they are too easy! So if he does manage to make it really difficult then this hunt could be extra good! He did joke that he would go for a 10 mile drive with the eggs, so we'd have to hurry before someone else gets there first! 

This is a little bit strange but... I think I'm going backwards! Now walking, I can do that fine forwards... I mean in life! I think I am getting more and more childish... as I grow up! Surely it should be the other way around. 

What I mean is, I don't remember ever owning a Where's Wally book when I was younger... but now I do, and I love it! Also, I don't think that as a young child I ever had an Easter egg hunt, now in the last 3 or 4 years we have asked for them...

I don't think it is a bad thing though, I absolutely love being a kid, it's more interesting and exciting than actually having to grow up! I don't plan to for a long while! My Dad is 40 something and still hasn't grown up in the slightest!!

Dogs Trust and Ear Piercing

When I say Dogs Trust and ear piercing, I don't mean that we went to the Dogs Trust and pierced the dog's ears because that would just be weird... and I'm not sure about the legality behind that either. But that's not a problem, because we didn't do that! Now to what this blog REALLY is about... 

You my remember about me writing about my family maybe getting a dog, specifically wanting a golden retriever. Well yesterday, my mum, step dad, sister and I went to Canterbury Dogs Trust Centre as we had seen that there was a golden retriever there called Dermot. So we thought we'd look. 

When we got there we asked if we could see Dermot, but we were told that he was reserved... bit of a bummer. But they said that we could fill out a form to show more about our family, so that they would be able to determine whether any dogs would fit into our family. While Mum and Graham filled out the forms, my sister and I went around the reception room, where they have a selection of dogs in kennels that we can see, looking at all of the dogs. 

We went over and looked at Dermot and he was absolutely adorable! He was so big and fluffy, but the thing was... he looked a little depressed. I know, what does a depressed dog look like? 

What I mean is... all of the other dogs were walking about, and everything but he just stayed there, laying in the same spot. Doing nothing. It made me feel really sorry for him as I don't think he liked being there, who would really. 

Graham enquired about us perhaps being a second reserve for Dermot, as we loved the look of him and felt really sorry for him. The woman on reception gave us a bit of a blank look and said that she didn't knwo Dermot well so she wouldn't know if he would fit in our family well. There was a more helpful guy there who took over from that point, so he went through our form and said that we may not be the perfect family for Dermot as he needed something quiet as he is very sensitive around a lot of people, and there are 5 of us. 

We spoke with him a bit longer and then he had to do something else so after looking at the dogs a little longer, we left. The guy that spoke to us before came running out after us, apologising if he was rude (which he wasn't) and said that there was a dog that he though would be good for us, so he took us round to the other dogs to see a Doberman cross called Millie. There were so many dogs there and they barked SO MUCH, I didn't like it! Although Millie was cute, she was way to noisy as she didn't deal with kennels well apparently. Even though Millie was lovely, we decided we'd keep looking. My mum is 'allergic to noise' anyway so that wouldn't have been good. 

After this we went into town as my sister wanted her ears pierced. The shop told us that they could do it straight away so they took us down this teeny tiny stairs to the piercing room. Mum signed the form and Zoe sat on the chair, and told me I had to go the other side of the curtain because I would put her off. Me? Never...

I did do what I was told, and Graham came out too so we decided we'd go and wait in Waterstones. I saw a friend of mine, Arthur, so spoke with him briefly and shortly after Mum and Zoe returned. I was surprised they were quite quick! Zoe and I then went and looked at the Where's Wally books because I love them and I didn't want to look like a complete 'special' person looking at them myself! There was one with a board game in :O awesome! 

But best of all, there was one called 'Where's Wally?: The Totally Essential Travel Collection', it was all of the Where's Wally books... all in one! It was in an A5 type book and it has LOADS in! It looked awesome! But I didn't buy it, I'm not that childish! Ok, I am that childish, the child within me was telling me I wanted it. I resisted the temptation!

Where's Wally

'Look in the mirror' is what my brother might say to me - thanks James! 

You may remember in my first blog I was talking about my Christmas stocking list and that I put a Where's Wally book on there, but I didn't get one! I wasn't too bothered as it was just my childish side coming out really but they are so awesome!

Well anyway, one of my friends, Moritz, was coming from Germany for a weekend away and after giving me the most amazing bag ever of assorted haribo (most that are not available in the UK) he said 'I saw you blog and I couldn't resist' and then he handed me a waterstones bag. I was very intrigued as to what it would be as I could not remember much that I have actually written on here so obviously I took the book out the bag. I was so happy!! Literally looked like this :O except not sideways of course!

We sat there for ages just looking through the book trying to find all the different things in all the scenes and my sister joined us in the search too! It was so good, some of them are so tiny that they are so difficult to see - but obviously that is the idea! We got to the last page and there were probably over 100 Wallies on there and the description says something about Wally losing his shoe. So basically you have to look for the Wally with a red and white stripy sock on! I just thought 'how the hell are we ever going to find that, there are too many Wallies'

We spent ages looking for this one Wally but then decided to go out instead! However, the next morning (I think) that Moritz and I were looking through the book I FOUND HIM!!! I was so pleased - I realise this may seem sad by to be honest, I don't care because Where's Wally is amazing! 

We then turned that page and then there is check lists for more and more things to find in each scene and in the corner is says that there is a Wally Watcher (a Wally kid basically) that has lost to bobble on it's hat, can you find the Wally Watcher with the missing bobble, and find the bobble? Moritz said something like 'Oh dear, why did you read that out' hahaha!! 

We couldn't find it while he was here but yesterday when I was looking though it after dinner I found it! I was sort of thinking 'no I can't have found it, I must be wrong' so I searched for the bobble on the same page and FOUND IT!! I was so happy as I honestly thought that it was impossible haha!!

Basically- Where's Wally is amazing, for ANY age! I love it so much and it will keep me amused for ages! Thank you so much Moritz!

Now blog off ;) (Okay I know that was a crap joke but still it made me smile and I hope it made you smile too)