Morning, crepeys!
Gosh, it's early. Herbaceous, I feel your hangover pain from yesterday. I have been up since about 4, as it is customary chez nous for one of the children to have a crisis overnight when I have had a few. She went back to sleep after about 30 mins whereas I was wide awake. I am bound to feel especially fragrant about 3pm this afternoon, when the tiredness and hangover combine. Ah me. It was hugely worth it, though, as he is such a dear friend.
Wilbur, what a pain on the bikes! I am so sorry. Insurance etc is such a bore to have to sort. I find in our house that we wouldn't even have insurance etc if I didn't arrange it. Have the police been any use at all? Hope it gets resolved swiftly and in your favour, even if you do have to do all the legwork.
Rose, huge sympathies on the early waking text message. How is DS doing? When will he be back? Did you get to speak to him last night? Well done on keeping up the fitness challenge.
MI, these young people 
! What do they know about anything? My pal and I worked out last night (once we'd started the second bottle of rose) that our tutor at university, who had seemed like such an old fool at the time, was probably about 38 when he had the pleasure of teaching us. We more mature wimmin must seem ancient to her, but she will learn (as you will show her.....). I think the Maggie Smith pose is a sound one. Is the bonkers designer the one who is 2 weeks post partum? Huge kudos to her if so.
Hatty, glad DD1 is getting over the separation.
NUFC, your day sounded trying. Hope you are feeling more chipper today.
Loving the BF stories, esp Rudy and her twins. I managed between 1 and 2 years with mine. I was rubbish at giving birth but seemed to get on with feeding and it was a whole lot less hassle than all the bottle / sterilising fandango.
MrsS, sympathies on the job front. It is terrible when you are working for such arses. Have you a viable escape plan?
Hello CV, glad St Ives is proving so relaxing. Fingers crossed for decent weather etc today.
BTM, so sorry about missing luggage. Hope soon resolved so you can do the next leg of the journey.
Right, everyone is slumbering peacefully and there is another ten minutes til alarms go off, children need breakfast etc etc. I do love early mornings, which in our house is just as well. The children are going to spend another day running around in the park with the fab childminder, whilst I sit at my desk and try to meet my deadline writing a report. Piano lessons this evening and they are a bit light on practice. Perhaps I should be mean mummy (even meaner mummy?) and make them do some practice before I march them to the park for 9am. It would be better for them than CBBC but I am not sure my hangover and I are up to the conversation....