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Birthday week went very well. I didn't have the breakdown I was waiting for but its early days yet. I will be here alone with time to think tomorrow, so lets wait and see! I got loads of fab presents and we all went to see The Jersey Boys on Saturday - what a brilliant show. I reaquainted myself with alcohol and found out what a lovely friend it is. I even managed to stay upright in 5 inch heels! So I am not the lightweight I thought I was. Am knackered now so off to bed, more later. xx

Birthday week...

Next Thursday its my birthday and I have a whole week of "outings" planned:-

Mon - Mums
Tue - Dads
Wed - London (Nans/Eves/Sharons)
Thu - Lunch out with the lovely Clazza & maybe dinner out
Fri - Lunch here with the lovely Nessa (also our wedding anniversary)
Sat - Jersey Boys & Dinner with my Dad & family (staying in a hotel)
Sun - collect boys & lunch with the lovely Conways.

What a fab week of fun. xx

Up early ...

The snow stopped at 10ish last night. J woke up at 5 this morning, declared the roads too snowy and went back to sleep. I stayed awake huffing - because that is my favorite thing to do at 5 am. Then at 5.45 he rolled over and declared the roads fine! So in the interest of being a good wife I got up to make his breakfast so he would not be too late for work. Its 6.30 and he is leaving soon, then I have to break it to the children that the schools are open. This is not a task I am looking forward to. It will however, give me a bit of time today to get organised for the weekend/half term. I hate starting the holidays unorganised! xx

snowed in...

Grrrr we are snowed in. I went to bed last night - no snow- J got up at 5am, 6 inches of snow and the road had disappeared, grrrrr again. So, he is off work and the boys are home from school. The boys have been in the garden shoveling and making snow man/sculptures. I have been a short order cook for most of the day! Its 5pm and they are making noises about dinner, which will be a cobbled affair of freezer treasure (what ever is left). Salmon or gammon are the choices and the accompaniments are the same. Does salmon go with pineapple?? I willlet you know. xx

Roller skating...

I am going skating again this morning. I went to our local rink last week for the first time. It was fab! I have always skated. I remember skating up and down my Nans hallway when I was 3 and my sister was a baby and then every weekend at our local rink. In my teens the local rinks were the ice kind and even though I hated being cold I still went regularly. Now at the ripe old age of *ahem* 35? I am back in the swing. Last week I got a lesson in turns which I haven't had the courage to try for yonks but it went well and I didn't show myself up. This weeks lesson is proper skating backwards not just moving your feet in and out!!! xx

Greetings from BFN.....

Its been a while, sorry, I must try harder.

Yesterday I ventured into my sons room with a hoover and some disinfectant wipes....it wasn't enough!

Amongst the detritus I found:-

one machine load of dirty washing
17 books off the shelf
my sewing box
my first aid box
the yellow pages
the carpet
4 screwdrivers
and a Gideons Bible (?)

If its this bad now what will it be like when he is an official teenager??

On the good side he cleared his desk and you can actually see that its a desk, not just a pile of rubbish pushed into a corner. xx



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