I also heart Olivia C, though slightly suspect a tinge of 'who? Little moi?' false modesty at the BAFTAs. Though I could just be hideously jealous. Certainly was of her frock.
I say crepeys, I have an AIBU for you. I have a very old friend, who used to live round the corner, and has moved to The North. She has twins and is a single mother. As such, she tends to take the path of least resistance, and the twins are v hard work. Every time they come to our house they trash the place, and as she sees being at another house as being a break, she doesn't attempt to mitigate the damage. DP can't stand it. We had them to stay last year, and it was exhausting.
She has asked if she can stay for the weekend at the end of the month, while she's attending a mutual friend's big birthday lunch. It would be of course correct form for me to say yes, especially as I was at hers only recently. However, we have no spare room, or indeed spare bed. Having anyone to stay would mean moving furniture around, all sleeping in the same room, etc. This wouldn't be too much of a hardship, except I'll have been in Germany all week, on tour with the choir, getting back in the evening sometime, then wanting to go to the end of the party, arranging a babysitter, etc.
DP will have been looking after DS all week, on his own, for the first time, and will need some R&R. As will I.
And, another mutual friend has also asked to stay. Just one adult, on her own. I have said she can.
I've said all the above (apart from the house-trashing bit) to twins friend, but have yet to have a reply. I'm not being unreasonable to just not want to have them this time, am I?