Welcome wobble, you are definitely in the right place, we've all been there and had the uber-cheery innocence stolen, so I for one avoid the Jan 2011 thread totally. Plus there's some really good advice on here when you need it... and a big fish slap too (although it hasn't been out for a while, thanks for reintroducing the Halloween version unbuffy).
Meant to tell you all about my airport experience... so I've worn my boots so I don't have to pack them in my luggage, we're at Heathrow, with it's hellish security check, and I'm fully expecting to have to take them off to check I'm not a boot bomber, but I said to the lady, of course that's fine, but I'll need to sit down, I'm 30 weeks pregnant. It's not like I can bend to my toes to unzip standing up!
Fine, they say, but there are no chairs, apart from on the other side of the scanner. Cue much confusion. I suggested going through the scanner, sitting on one of the numerous put your shoes back on chairs, sending my boots through the X-ray machine and then me walking back through the scanner. But no, she said I may set it off and have to be searched. Even though I said that was absolutely fine, she continued to radio for a chair. By now my DH has re-dressed himself and gathered all our things and is laughing his head off.
I tried my sensible suggestion again, to no avail, and the exasperated woman heard on her radio there were no chairs. I mean seriously... I can't be the first woman who can't touch her toes!! At which point she says to me, "Well how did you put them on this morning?" Erm... sitting on the bed, not that it's anything to do with you thank you very much! "Well it looks like I'll have to help you." And she proceeded to start unzipping my boots for me... I went to help and she virtually screamed at me, "No, don't bend down for goodness sake" like I might die.
Needless to say, I didn't set the machine off, I sat on the chairs to put my boots back on, and all was well. In Prague on the other hand, I walked through the machine, the lady apologised, sat me on a chair to get my boots off, carried them back for me to scan them, returned them to me etc. etc. So why do the Heathrow ones have to be so rude!? Apologies if any of you are that Heathrow lady!
This has taken an age to type, just needed to share my frustration.
TFLS I think that is a lovely idea, and I for one will be thinking of a way to remember Georgie, and you and your family Louise. I hope tomorrow goes as well as it can and you can share some time talking about your daughter with friends and family. You have done a wonderful job for her.