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2013-05-21 11:57:49 (19 comments, 37 reshares, 197 +1s)

Most of the world's thoughts (and prayers if you're so inclined) are with the survivors, friends and family of those affected in Oklahoma. 

I came across this video of a woman that found her dog in the middle of a tv interview. It brought a tear or five to my eye. She found her best friend alive.

Okla. tornado survivor finds dog buried alive under rubble

2013-05-21 10:31:17 (25 comments, 39 reshares, 165 +1s)

Something that's always been super popular on Google+ is zombies... another thing... Parkour.

So check out this melding of genres!! <3

A little bit different from the slow-moving zombies we're used to seeing on TV and comics ^_^

Found through Stuff Kevin Likes: Monday May 20th, 2013 (Start Here)

2013-05-21 08:08:24 (46 comments, 167 reshares, 466 +1s)

Check out this amazing stop motion tribute to James Bond's Casino Royale done in lego...

This must've taken ages. Very dramatic... well, as dramatic as lego gets!

(Found via Stuff Kevin Likes: Monday May 20th, 2013 (Start Here) ^_^)

2013-05-19 20:45:37 (19 comments, 2 reshares, 122 +1s)

Blogtastical 5 weeks on...

Here's some of our photos from the last week.

Week 5 has given us both the cold, so we've both been a bit grizzly.

It's been lovely to get out of the house to go shopping. And we've been getting out with them pram and dog through the days (rain, hail and sunshine!)

He's finally fitting into newborn clothes this week! Huzzah! So lots more clothes fit him (cue the baby-fashion show!)

He's squeaking more and making more noises.. But I can't wait till he starts smiling... I know he'll do it in his own time, but still ^_^

2013-05-16 09:57:20 (36 comments, 11 reshares, 85 +1s)

Hello Google+... have you done something with your hair?

Well, you've obviously seen the new update to the google+ template if you're sitting on a desktop... It incorporates the look of the mobile apps (at least of my experience of the iPhone app) having all the sidemenu on a dropdown at Home.

Browsing profiles is a completely new experience... Scrolling down folds down the cover photo down to a small bar. When the small bar's activated, scroll one mouse wheel bit up and a search bar section with access to your account/settings and a share button pops down. I love it... Very intuitive.

By having the two column design on the profiles, I can take more information in at a glance... So posts that have videos and pictures really pop and seem to take preference in my opinion.

The profile photo's now in the circular design, just like the... more »

2013-05-13 08:09:26 (15 comments, 1 reshares, 70 +1s)

*A belated Mother's Day posting. *

The UK's Mother's Day was back in March, but since the UK one and the US one... A lot's obviously happened to me (well, obvious if you've been reading my posts)

I honestly don't know how I would have coped after the last few weeks without the amazing support of my mum. Of which the experiences of having a newborn have boosted my appreciation of my mum a million-fold. 

Also with the extra time and effort she put into helping me when I was ill and pregnant... She's just been simply incredible. A super-mum. I can only watch, thank and hope that I'm able to be half the mum you are for Xander. 

Mum...I, Kai and Xander love you very much. Xx Even though its not Mother's Day here... We still want you to have a great day!

2013-05-11 08:52:59 (15 comments, 3 reshares, 53 +1s)

Check out this Evolution of Music medley that Pentatonix has put together. If 11th Century music doesn't appeal, stick around as they bring us right up to date.

<3 Kept me amused while I fed Xander this morning :)

2013-05-10 11:29:52 (28 comments, 52 reshares, 188 +1s)

This little dog certainly has that Friday feeling <3

A better dancer than I am!! #FidoFriday  ^_^

2013-05-10 08:52:50 (11 comments, 2 reshares, 37 +1s)

Something nice to start off the weekend with... Stuart Edge on YouTube shows mums that they're awesome by randomly giving out flowers for US Mother's day :)

2013-05-09 08:00:03 (11 comments, 3 reshares, 59 +1s)

I couldn't pass up the chance to share this adorable puppy video... It cheered up my morning!! <3

80 Seconds of Precious Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Puppies

2013-05-07 14:26:51 (1 comments, 5 reshares, 20 +1s)

Ah hah! Catching up with YouTube again and it looks like the +Sneaky Zebra  guys have been having fun again Gallifreyan style.

Pun-tastic fun for Doctor Who fans! <3

Tagging in +Nick Acott ^_^

2013-05-06 10:27:08 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 24 +1s)

At the end of banger week, the Slow Mo guys have done something a bit stupid and dangerous... nearly blowing off a finger!!

Don't do this at home, but worthwhile watching ^_^

2013-05-05 13:22:14 (23 comments, 6 reshares, 128 +1s)

So week 3 of our complete wee family... Sleep deprived as it may be has been brilliant. Xander is amazing. He's actively looking around and putting on weight.

Most of my time is spent dealing with him and the rest of my time is spent sleeping. :S so sorry if I've been a bit quiet lately.

To make up for it... Here's a few pictures of my wee darling cheeky monkey!!

2013-05-03 06:43:13 (8 comments, 6 reshares, 45 +1s)

Oh my goodness!! I never knew this was a thing, but people building roller coasters in their gardens?!? Wow! ^_^

It seems it's not the only video too. There's more when you search on YouTube for homemade roller coasters.

2013-05-02 08:40:41 (3 comments, 10 reshares, 22 +1s)

Welcome to Earth
We actually live on a very pretty planet in this huge universe. It's up to us and following generations to keep our Earth in good shape. There are so many great places around the globe and most of us won't see them all in a lifetime. Check out this time laps to go on a virtual travel and relax for a few minutes.

2013-04-30 17:48:16 (4 comments, 4 reshares, 19 +1s)

A very cool music video featuring Perpetual Motion... A-Trak & Tommy Trash "Tuna Melt" (Official Music Video) Has been beautifully filmed. <3

Found on Stuff Kevin Likes: Monday April 29th, 2013 (Start Here) :D

Oh yeah - and check out the behind the scenes video. Behind The Scenes: A-Trak & Tommy Trash "Tuna Melt" ^_^

2013-04-30 17:06:44 (8 comments, 41 reshares, 89 +1s)

I do enjoy a bit of ImprovEverywhere on YouTube... so check this out: Seeing Eye People

In New York in the US, a group of people pretend to guide people along as they text to make sure they don't trip up or get run over etc.

My favourite part of the video is people's reactions... So funny!

Also, pop over to NYC Walking Texters Guided By Seeing Eye People to see them try to drum up some volunteers to be guided :D

2013-04-27 20:14:35 (13 comments, 1 reshares, 89 +1s)

Look what my mates Dom and Suzanne made for Kai, Xander and me...

It's a blue (to celebrate the birth of Xander) version of a companion cube from portal in the form of a bed throw... Handmade and months of work. I had no idea they were making it! So cool!!

Thanks guys!! Xx +1000000!

2013-04-26 17:32:23 (17 comments, 5 reshares, 89 +1s)

My #floralfriday  today is a gorgeous little basket sent from Kai's work to us.

Look... The little bird looks like a twitter bird! <3

2013-04-26 15:42:50 (15 comments, 2 reshares, 76 +1s)

My #fidofriday  today has Shug watching Xander on his mat having just been changed.

She really loves to guard him :)

2013-04-26 10:49:01 (8 comments, 3 reshares, 33 +1s)

I'm only just catching up with YouTube now after a couple weeks of hiatus...

Check out this video where Man at Arms on the AweMeChannel, they've forged a real-life 8-bit styled diamond sword from Minecraft. 

It looks pretty lethal... but if you watch till the end, you'll get to see him use it on some unsuspecting bottles, keyboards, melons and ice blocks. ^_^

Forging the Diamond Sword (Minecraft) - MAN AT ARMS

2013-04-25 19:09:49 (5 comments, 6 reshares, 46 +1s)

This cheered me up today, +Kai Young and I had a good giggle with it ... Hopefully it'll make you smile too.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/reasons-kids-are-pretty-much-just-tiny-drunk-adults

2013-04-24 23:05:24 (64 comments, 7 reshares, 182 +1s)

post-bump-age blogness

Well, it's been an exhilarating few weeks... And I know I've been very very quiet on G+... Sorry about that!

For those that didn't know, I had my first son on the 9th of April, Kai-Xander. It's been a bit of a roller coaster, where I had to stay in hospital and little Xander had to stay on a different ward which was pretty gutting.

We're both well now and we're getting to know each other and enjoying our time together.

So far, we've only had a few hangouts... But as soon as we feel up to it, we'll be hanging out soon.

Anyway, I'd better go grab an hour's sleep before the next feed.

What's your top tip for looking after a newborn baby?

2013-04-20 20:46:45 (14 comments, 1 reshares, 111 +1s)

Since I'm mega late for #fidofriday ... Here's a wee #dogurday  post...

Shug the dog has settled in quick well with our newborn son Xander. She's very protective of him and watches over him constantly...although now seems content to leave him in our care at night without having to see everything that's going on.

She's happiest when she sits under his crib or sitting next to us on the couch... although I should point out that Xander's never left alone with Shug.

2013-04-20 04:46:25 (9 comments, 9 reshares, 125 +1s)

I'm a smidge late with my #floralfriday this week.., but I specifically went out to get these photos... Baby on arm!!

Here's my garden's spring flowers... Daffodils and crocuses. ^_^

2013-04-18 16:41:23 (30 comments, 2 reshares, 121 +1s)

My #blastfromthepast and #throwbackthursday has been sparked by the birth of my son Xander last week.

I've not really been posting while we've been getting ourselves settled since getting home from the hospital.

The photo with me is of my second Christmas. My brother and my dad were holding me up.. Ready for me to blow out the candle on the Christmas cake.

The other photos are just a couple of the wee man. He pretty much looks like his dad... But my chin's there. ^_^

2013-04-13 22:51:47 (54 comments, 2 reshares, 171 +1s)

Well, we're still in the hospital, so I've not been able to share quite as much stuff.

But this week has been filled with bouncy baby cuddles while we've been on the neonatal ward.

I finally got proper cuddles from my wee man Xander... Not just feeding.. And wireless! He's not on anything any more... First bath ahoy tonight. We'll just see how he likes to be bathed or not *_^

As soon as I get home, normal posting will resume!

2013-04-11 22:29:31 (70 comments, 9 reshares, 188 +1s)

I know I haven't been able to share much, but I'm still in the hospital with Kai-Xander... And a very limited connection.

Very much looking forward to getting home with him and settling in (and showing him off in hangouts!!!) but in the meantime... Here's some pics of our precious +1!!

2013-04-10 10:17:29 (132 comments, 6 reshares, 253 +1s)

Just a quick update!

+Kai Young and I welcomed our son Kai-Xander Andrew Young to the world yesterday at 2:08pm yesterday!

A new +1 to the family ^_^

At 5lb 5oz, he's a teeny wee man, but he's been adored by the wonderful staff here at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in the post natal and neonatal wards. Hopefully we'll get home in the next few days. It all happened a bit quick to be honest!!

2013-04-08 07:51:39 (15 comments, 14 reshares, 61 +1s)

Ever seen a baby bird hatching? Be Warned: this is full of cuteness!

2013-04-07 21:56:42 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 16 +1s)

Just a quick post to let you in on one of my favourite circles... *Hangout Hijinx*

These people are folk I love to hangout with and share some great content.

Definitely worth checking out ^_^

2013-04-05 13:48:54 (5 comments, 3 reshares, 21 +1s)

If you've never seen +TheFineBros on YouTube... where've you been!?!

I love their round-up of popular YouTube videos through the month and usually watch the outtakes as well... they add a section onto a little routine each time they get don't manage to get the whole video done in one take.... It gets longer and longer each time! <3

Here's a link to the bloopers - http://youtu.be/XDv7_gKXC10

Oh and check out the playlist of all the videos they talk about on here > 50 YouTube Spoilers in 5 Minutes (March 2013)

2013-04-04 09:26:37 (46 comments, 158 reshares, 342 +1s)

Who doesn't love a bit of cat-ness on the internet...

AsapSCIENCE tell us some things about cats that we might not necessarily know about, how cats can land on their feet, see better in dim light than we can and possibly why cats purr :D

2013-04-04 08:49:07 (26 comments, 33 reshares, 93 +1s)

I was a bit dubious when I saw this card trick this morning... but I've gotta admit, it's pretty good... check it out!

Found via Stuff Kevin Likes: Wednesday April 3rd, 2013 (Start Here) ^_^

2013-04-03 13:24:47 (17 comments, 17 reshares, 95 +1s)

MinutePhysics describes the possibilities of parallel universes in a fairly straightforward way.

Which universe type would you like? I think it'd be interesting to have the many worlds universes... pretty much like every sci fi programme I've liked!

2013-04-02 07:38:20 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 21 +1s)

I love the crashcourse channel on YouTube.... but something else that I totally love is outtakes... <3

Crash Course Out-Takes Chemistry #1

2013-04-01 08:23:11 (5 comments, 6 reshares, 24 +1s)

The freakiest april fools I've found so far...

http://www.genpets.com

Cue the matrix-type flashbacks! :S

2013-03-31 21:06:17 (8 comments, 13 reshares, 107 +1s)

#Easter   #Punday  

2013-03-31 13:21:09 (41 comments, 1 reshares, 78 +1s)

37 Weeks bumped!

I've been fairly quiet today as I've spent time basically nesting... Getting ready to greet our new wee boy into the world. I did a 'bump' photo back at 30 weeks... But here's a photo of me at 37 weeks pregnant, today ^_^

I've had a few cravings, mainly vegetables, but it could be that I just really want to eat fairly healthily. The piccy with the food and fizzy juice are things I've really wanted through a fair chunk of pregnancy... Pickled beetroot, onions and American Cream Soda (although only the one from Barrs) One of the very few fizzy drinks that I drink that doesn't have caffeine in it.

Anyway, I'm rambling! What I wanted to ask was *what were yours/your partners/ mum's/ sisters pregnancy cravings? *

My weirdest craving to date is peas, vinegar and cranberry jelly all mixed into... more »

2013-03-29 21:30:12 (22 comments, 2 reshares, 70 +1s)

My #fidofriday today was Shug enjoying the afternoon spring sunshine on the new couch.

Spring seemed to finally peek around the corner in the afternoon here in Central Scotland. Although it snowed in the morning... Hopefully it'll be more of a single season kinda day tomorrow. ^_^

2013-03-29 10:06:12 (11 comments, 5 reshares, 37 +1s)

Here's something I StumbleUpon'd this morning... which led me to even more marching band with geese videos...

Little bit wacky to start of your Friday! :D

Goose parade

2013-03-29 10:06:42 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 19 +1s)

Ever wondered how Goosebumps work... and why do we get the chills when we listen to certain music...

The AsapSCIENCE guys to to explain ^_^

2013-03-28 09:53:07 (5 comments, 23 reshares, 85 +1s)

Getting ready for +Game of Thrones, there's a brilliant video from the AweMeChannel on YouTube where they show a propmaster make amazing weapons.

This video shows how he would make Jaime Lannister's sword. It's amazing to watch him grind, forge and shape the parts of the sword and work with steel and molten bronze. Beautiful! Totally worth a wee subscribe ^_^

Forging Game of Thrones Sword (Jaime Lannister) - MAN AT ARMS

2013-03-27 22:35:13 (10 comments, 2 reshares, 19 +1s)

This is a cool wee circle that will add some colour to your stream.... Some of my favourite people are in here!

To those in the circle.... Hello!! ^_^

2013-03-26 21:44:50 (9 comments, 4 reshares, 33 +1s)

The awesome Ariel Winters stars as Dora the Explorer in the collegehumor's 3 part series 'Dora the Explorer and the Destiny Medallion'

There's a bit of swearing... so make sure you don't watch it with the kids... But if you've ever had to watch Dora with kids, you'll appreciate the humour.

Dora the Explorer and the Destiny Medallion (Part 1)

2013-03-27 01:39:14 (45 comments, 13 reshares, 170 +1s)

The G+ Apple app update

Just a quick little post about the spiffy new G+ app for iPhone that's been released today. 

I think that the new design pretty much looks like it really incorporates the G+ on a browser... particularly the new super-large cover photo which for many is still new and shiny ^^ The use of rounded profile piccys in the last big update was pretty much a clue as to where the site was going to go... Perhaps keeping eyes on the mobile designs could let us have a good idea of what's to come to G+ on the browsers.

They've changed the menu screen from being predominantly dark with white text to a white design with black text for the links which I think really fit in with the browser version... Settings is now up the top right hand side with a little cog symbol and you can now control in much more detail the... more »

2013-03-24 15:31:12 (5 comments, 5 reshares, 26 +1s)

*Really into your #ScienceSunday ?*

Well check out this little science news segment on the YouTube channel scishow... Worth signing up, these guys make science fun ^_^

Today they are talking about how scientists think they may be able to kill off some horrendous viruses that are pretty hard to kill.

A Cure for Ebola, Rabies, & Other Virus Villains?

2013-03-24 12:51:40 (37 comments, 32 reshares, 125 +1s)

This gave me a little chuckle this morning... 

A Breaking Dawn Part 2 Parody from the JckSparrow channel.

If you don't enjoy Gangnam Style song... probably best to give this a body-swerve, but if you've recently watched the film, it's pretty good :D

2013-03-25 19:38:54 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 68 +1s)

Courtesy of +Moritz Tolxdorff, here was my almost #fridayface that was taken yesterday ^_^

So happy weekend everyone!! :D

2013-03-22 21:03:39 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 45 +1s)

Here's Shug's #fidofriday  for today - happy and looking healthy. She loves being in the car. ^_^