D'y ever wonder why its ALWAYS this time of night when we start a new thread!!

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Still searching the shag pile for my Faliraki flip flops!!!

Been mostly dry here, think its the only day this week though. And we have thorpe park book as a treat for the older two on thursday, and archery on Friday. Will prob round this week off with colds!

The sickness bug was nasty, spent most of sat in bed, now starting to feel a bit more normal.

Morning girls xx

Posted long message on her this morning and crap machine would not send it so I chucked it to the bottom of the bed...................now on Beccas! Just watched the big concert we recorded last night, skipped through some bits but thought it was amazing.................how about the Robmeister Shabs? Gary Barlow did a brilliant job didnt he? Who was that lovely young lad playing the guitar, looked about 15 and had the sweetest voice? Chucking it down here, great weather for the school hols isnt it? Off to see Mum tomorrow, she thinks she is coming home..................she cant and I dread telling her:( Night night xx

Morning girls

That was Ed Sheeran, Trips. I really like his music. Love Gary Barlow too, would take him over Robbie any day!

It's dry atm here, really hoping forecast changes for tomorrow. I really want to go see my parents at the weekend too, not seem them for 7 months. No point in driving all the way up there if it is going to be horrible weather though. Would like to make a day of it with the kids.

How long is your mum likely to stay there trips? Is it more of a long term thing now?

Morning girls xx

I am not a Barry Garlow (thats what we call him in our house) fan at all. Yes he did put on a great concert but he is so smug. Robbie?? OMG I love him - think it is because he is a bad lad

We have had a few days of drama here. Dan & Em were having the room at our local golf club. They have a lady who does all the functions and she was going to do everything for them......food, dressing the room, DJ etc etc. Danny went to pay some money off the wedding reception to find that she has 'done a runner!!!' She is the only one who has all the contact details so the poor blokes who run the golf club are dreading every weekend. They have already had two wedding parties turn up to nothing!! Luckily Dan had given her a post dated cheque for half of the money and he has cancelled the cheque with the bank. We have a cricket club about 3 minutes walk from our house and we have managed to book his reception there - the 18th of August was the only date they had available. BUT now we have to dress the room, organise the DJ etc etc etc. Dan & Em are in a blind panic running around like headless chickens. My lovely best friend, Chelle, is doing the night time buffett for them. It WILL be alright on the night

.....and the mighty Lew is 4 on Friday

Morning cloudy and grey...........bit like my head really

Barry garlow ... Smug? .

I've finally got the news I've been waiting for since Easter - ds1's DLA has been renewed [grn] phew! So today we're off car shopping, currently one contract expires in 5 weeks.

LOL @ Chops. Glad you got the DLA renewed - they have been very slow with the renewals this year - its so worrying when you are waiting xx

yes it will Rubester....Dan & Em have a fantastic bunch of friends and at least we found a venue!!!

Em had a massive bridezilla moment ROFL....I dont blame her to be honest. They were so thrilled to have a wedding planner - they just didn't know (and I dont know how they could know) that she was going to 'do a runner.' If needs be I told them we could get loads of folk in our house - even though its a two up two down Then we could have ordered a takeaway for 120 people That did not help with the bridezilla moment but I did try!!!

We have ordered a galaxy! mm def not kidding about slow, been worrying so much about it, really couldn't afford to lose it.

Really hope they get it sorted, Shabs. They must have been furious. Is there a Costco up there for the food? Cheap and easy to get stuff in bulk.

Chops we only have 'cheap' shops up here More pound stretchers and stuff like that than anything else!!!

I know it will all be brilliant in the end but it was so much easier for them when they had somebody who was supposed to do everything for them. No worries its not a crisis - just was a drama for a few hours

Had horrible afternoon over at the home with mum, she had made the staff bring her trolley walker down as she was going home:( We have to await an assessment by her social worker who might be over to see her this week! I spoke to the physio team who have only been out to her once, they have also promised to go this week. No result from the swab taken over a week ago, I bravely unbandaged her leg to see what was going on and could have heaved, I wont tell you its that bad. I just dont know what to do for her, how can we just leave her with a rotting foot? She is very low in herself and its depressing me to see her. :(

Your poor mum, trips :( still, you are doing the best thing you can for her. Xx

We got invited to a wedding too, and an Indian wedding at that. I was getting all excited, and online sari shopping, but then the invite arrived and it was no kids! And on the last day of term, when dd finishes at 1.30, boys 2.15, so no chance.

I have 10 saris in my cupboard, direct from India!

Oh Trips I am so very angry for you and your precious Mam. How can they do that? Thats beyond Victorian times. I wish with all my heart I was closer, in miles, to you. Me and thee have kept each other going for so many years but now I have no idea how I can be of any use to you or how I can show my love for you to help sort 'stuff' out. xxxxxxxx

Morning girls x

Wow trips, how come? Do you find problems with the length of them? I've got The punjabi suits but no saris, one day there will be a wedding I can actually go to, and I SHALL have a sari and go to the ball

Unfortunately not, no one around. We also have another invite to one in India which would be lovely but def can't afford to go to that. Whereabouts in the US is yours?

Agree about being quite demanding. I had to go to one of DH mums appointments to try to get some help for DH mum. His family are quite reserved. She has multiple sclerosis and was getting no help. She is very ill now, can't do anything for herself.

Morning lovely ladies, Shabs ...........you are such a star xx
Just going to start making phone calls to se if I can get anywhere today, first port of call is Deal Hospital where I am hoping the vascular team who had her admitted to hospital 4 weeks ago will be able to advise. Just cant sleep for endlessly thinking about her and what I can try to do. Another dreary day here weather wise, kids in bed still, H in and out of the loo, thats something that doesnt improve!
Shabs posting Lews card this morning hope it gets to you in time .xx