The Crepe Escape

[Cremolafoam]

We were getting to the end.

Good news, BD

Update, please ruby! Am hoping the barn and you are still standing!

Don't feel too bad this morning after sampling new local wine/deli place which has big vats of wine at very cheap price... off to meet friends for brekky now!

I love that skirt Beachy - I don't know why the shops don't make more things like that (having trudged round despairingly yesterday).

BD - your DP sounds lovely.

Report back on Beachy teenage party please:)

With teenage parties - I always think of that old Yellow Pages advert where they call the french polishers to repair the scratch on the coffee table.

BTM, you must tell me where said place is - we can lure MrsS down there when she returns back to Blighty.

Ruby, any chance he might chill out over the holiday?

Hatty - I once had to repaint our front hallway following a teenage party held while parents were away on hol. At another of my parties someone stole the answering machine (back in the day when it was a huge whirring thing with cassette tapes inside) and let down people's tyres. Cue drunk friend trying to reflate them with a bicycle pump . Happy Days . Although I'm sure nothing like that has happened at beachy's....

Sorry dh is stressed ruby - those are some seriously long hours. Fingers crossed that things will calm down soon.

Right, party report...

All good, two early drunken casualties who revived after a couple of hours, one almost fight (but calmed down by his mates) and lots of general teenage socialising.... Mr Bulmers, Mr Magners and Ms Lambrini were all attending in numbers....

Something I don't remember our generation doing was, at the start, they all took their drinks, then took 'some' for later, they then skulked off and hid it in various places.

An hour into the party, dd1 complained that the drink had run out. I told her to tell her friends to retrieve their hidden booty before I took anymore out.. 'but that's for later!' she said, I said 'it is later' This was at 8pm!

Anyway, no major traumas, no ambulances, no police attendance, music went off at 1pm and they all drifted off.

I'm feeling a bit rough though

Music went off at 1am, that should have said... Otherwise it would have been a marathon

beachy, you win the prize for the best crepey-mum-of-teens Sounds like it was a great success
And oops, I put ruby, but meant beachy on the party update - was obviously having a crepey-moment morning as I also managed to forget to make DD her packed lunch for gym, then DH dropped it by, but as she couldn't find it, I found a few angry texts on MY phone. Then I had to dash back home from my leisurely coffee with mates as when she did find it, there was no fork for the pasta. Then I had to drop said fork off on way to pick up DS from footy as DH was in the pub watching the rugby.
I blame it on the wine last night.

At least I didn't have to pick her up at 4 today for more moaning at me, as she has gone straight to her friends for a sleepover.

I have made MI's Nigella's raspberry chocolate cake for friends coming tonight, and it looks lush with the choc fudge icing! Plus some rather spicy Caribbean dishes...

Oooh, good luck to your DD ruby! Wish the chaos was organised!

Golden star for Beachy!
Menu sounds amazing BTM
O dear....
I am a disgrace. I went out for a drink last night as it was a colleagues leaving do. By 12.00 I was dancing with random 20 year olds to hits from the 80s and had sunk 5 pints of Guinness and 3 Jagermeisters( why I ask you why?)
It all seemed like a good idea at the time until I had to get up and work today. I have NEVER felt so crepey
I can hardly walk or construct sentences. I am on my fifth litre if water.

Am sniggering at yr goings-on, Crem. Hope you are now feeling more hydrated.
Oh Crepsters, I am feeling a tad dejected, as my holiday is currently feeling not v holidayish. It is a bloody strange coincidence, but DJ's older stepdaughter from his first marriage with whom he has had little or no contact since our wedding (she phoned on the day to moan about how she wouldn't be getting any more money off him - she's the same age as I am and her kids older than mine) called us today. Fucking weird coincidence because she lives in Vienna and had obviously no idea we were here. She knows now, obvs, and we will have to see her. Have never met her before, she is cross, ds is confused, dh is being feeble and thinking I will soothe any and all ruffled feathers. Why the bollocks should I? This is his history and nowt to do with me.

Oh and tomorrow is a "work" day as we are socialising with clients. Not easy with dcs. Dear god, remind me to do my hols MrsS-stylee from now on: back of beyond and uncontactable.

DH's SD, obvs. No DJs round here, more's the pity.

Actually, in all honesty, this is not very nice at all and I just want to go home.

Oh Stropps . That's all a bit grim.
Can you leave dh to it and do something with dc on your own?
Really hope things are not as dire as the image you have in your head.
< holds hand>

Oh Stops, I'm so sorry your nice trip got highjacked. That is pants. I guess the only way to go about it is to be so charming that she is not able to complain/make things difficult. Can ds be bribed to behave impeccably too? And dh owes you huge time when you get back. It's def not your job to sort out his relationship with her though.

Crem - 5 pint of Guinness (and the rest)! [Shock] I'd have been sick on my shoes.

Crem - that was me two weeks ago - mind you I don't think I could have sunk that volume. I was only on excessive quantities of wine.

Suffice to say - having learnt my lesson - I paced myself beautifully last night and am feeling fine.

Well done Beachy on relatively calm party. Not very social to hide in cliques with your booze. Isn't that sort of mass alcoholic behaviour!

Wilbur That is exactly the sort of thing I'm worried about.

Hope your meet up goes ok Strops.

I'm going to have a calm day reading the newpaper and ignoring the turmoil around me.

Oh Stropps that's pants, I'd be inclined to tell him to go on his own, as you said, nowt to do with you. Actually I don't see why you should see her at all as there has been no contact up to now.

Cremo - ouch, been there done that

Nice dinner with family last night, mum is very slow and needs support, but I am hopeful.

I agree with Blackduck. You have enough on your plate!

Theatre was fab. I even got up earlyish today for my regular Sunday swim but pool is shut so am bracing self first to dye hair and then to take DD1 to Bromley to buy her sister a birthday present.

Stropps, that's rubbish Maybe it's time for a little father/daughter bonding?

Well no hangover this morning, despite not getting to bed till 1.30. However, am now awaiting the return of DD (or call for pick up?) who is then going off to do her RFL and is "not bothered" if we go along as her mates will be going. Do we need to go?!

Aggghh! spoke too soon. She is back and now wants a lift up there. DH says he can't drive so.....

Well, my party-in-a-field last night was the best fun I've had in ages. Heaps of old friends, excellent food, crazy dancing, copious amounts of ale, and no rain. The headline act were a "pirate sea-shanty band" and included one of my old neighbours on the banjo; one of my best friends had knitted a couple of huge guitars for the stage set, there were free giant foam fingers and chocolate brownies handed out at midnight, a ukelele duo doing covers of Motorhead and the B52s, and a very sweaty dance tent.

DH and I were almost the last to leave, staggering across the fields at 3am, and I have completely lost my voice this morning. Happy days.

Now have to mobilise myself for an Optician's appointment.