Ha! Honu - us oldies (but mere infants when it comes to Flying) need to stick together on this thread! It was revealed that one of the guests at lunch yesterday hadn't been born when dh and I first met 
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to your lovely daughter Swan bless her
Engels I always remind dh that I needn't be wicked witch of the North if he wasn't continually playing the role of 'Fun Daddy'. DD drove us nuts last night, coming downstairs four times, each with a different excuse worthy of a 5 yr old not a 10 yr old and each time it was me who had to administer stern words and take her back upstairs, while dh stared as if in a trance at Sports Personality of the Year as though nothing was happening ... arrrggghhh....it's so infuriating when he sits there like a stone pillar seemingly oblivious to anything that is going on around him .... it's so bloody rude apart from anything else.
Hope your ds1 is OK Toffee and sorry about your friend 
Take care of that back Whoknows (another one very impressed by your oven cleaning)
Have exactly the same objectives for the week as ÿou Blue so am with you in spirit!
Oh dear Gossip hope your shoulder is OK and that you have a less stressful week. YOu never, ever, need to complain about being "flaky" on this thread. It is virtually mandatory 
!!!
Feetheart "He is only 8 and I can't see anything in life stopping him if he puts his mind to it 
" Congratulations to your ds and what a lovely, lovely post!!!! [Dabs corner of eye with handkerchief again]
Goth I think you have reached a round-up record!!!! [And thanks for wrapping cartoon btw - meant to say earlier - although in rl resembles a scene from one of those hoarder programmes!!!]
Waves to Silly Bitchy Just Alice Dizzy PA Ellie Castle Pushme Nicknacks *Lauren and everyone else!
Well I went to bed knackered and woke up knackered. Also have intermittent stomach cramps (bit worried I have poisoned all of our guests yesterday - will email them - but no one else here affected - yet).
Bit downhearted that dd has gone off to school for her last day of exams not having had a good night's sleep (despite putting her to bed at a decent time), not having had good things to eat (despite being offered a selection of very healthy grub) and not having done much revision (despite virtually dragging her to the office yesterday and sitting next to her while she revised geography and history and I wrapped presents) frankly she didn't every try.
You can lead a horse to water and all that ... .
I feel really, really frustrated and discouraged. I know it's being properly over the top to say that I feel hurt that we put so much effort in and it all seems to be thrown back in your face, but that's how I feel right now!!!!
Had better get over myself and get on
Ta da
Morning routine inc dw, wm, s&s, rabbits
(+ ironing of school uniform and polishing of school shoes that didn't get done yesterday)
wrapped another present
treated wine stains on table cloth
dining room table hot spot
To do:
take down "autumn" nature table display [bit late with this to put it mildly 
] and hoover that area and get it ready for Christmas tree delivery tomorrow
wrap presents, write cards
school run
dd tutoring
objective for day = to get back in to bed as soon as humanly possible tonight, having wrapped as many presents and written as many cards as humanly possible!
Have a good week everyone! And thank God for this thread! Don't think I would survive without it!