Wilbur, I think you could totally carry off that style on your second link. Go for it! Am sorry to hear about your aunt and can completely empathise with the feeling that the GR is creeping up on you. Hope the trip up to Scotland goes OK.
BD, I'm so pleased for you that the house move has finally come good. Hope ds is thrilled with the new gaff when he arrives.
MrsS, will ArseBoss not ever get into trouble for "working" (hahaha) from home? Surely someone must be checking up on him? (ahem)
Our boys' day out yesterday went very well, with everyone exhausted, covered in mud and very happy at the end of it. I did the death slide, but seeing as I had 10 people shouting "Go Stropps, go Stropps", I didn't really have much choice in the matter. :) The only fly in the ointment was that ds still couldn't bring himself to do the slide and, despite the fact that 2 of his friends and 2 of the mums also didn't do it (didn't even try, in fact, whereas he got as far as sitting on the top but was absolutely jellified with fear), he had a very unusual meltdown and disappeared into the woods for 20 minutes. And today he is stomping around muttering "I am the most boring boy in the world". Dd due back today, so we will have a full quota of drama queens in the house once more. 
I am uncomfortably aware that I need to go and check out the school uniform situation in ds's cupboard. New trousers are probably needed and gawd knows what else.
Trialled the dog on some cheapo dog food this week. He usually has obscenely expensive special dry food for canines of a sensitive disposition and constitution. He has gone all greasy, stinky and miserable on the normal food, so I will have to carry on with the pricey spinach, salmon and fennel biscuits (or whatever they are made of).