Hi girls... Sarah, glad you had the mobile charged for both walks, have a sit down and a cuppa to recuoup
Black trees are all the rage now, so I've heard. I'm sure you'l have it looking fantastic by the time Ellie lets you decorate it
Smoo, sounds like helens running club could be just the thing you're looking for...glad to hear you're having a good time outdoors
Frus, your run with your friends friend sounds interesting, you're a good sort to run for someone else..
Lou, good to hear noname is settling in...Lew ruffles my bathroom mat, pain in the arse when you go in for a wee in the middle of the night and trip on it.
Jen, hope you feeling 100% soon luvey
Veggie, the radio times, Mum gets another one, what's on TV? I think it's called, I used to get it when we lived there...it has some good puzzles in at the back I think...
Morning CG... Mum is here... FINALLY! Poor thing, her flight was delayed over an hour at Heathrow,due to a world tour of musicians holding up the flight by putting their intramunts in the thingies above the seats and then no one else having room for their carry ons. So the musicians then had their cello's and such in the seats next to them, and there was a carry on about that. Also a lady kept fainting while waiting to board as it was so hot in the terminal, so that held things up, and then they didn't get clearance from Boston to take off, so sat on the runway for a bit as well.
I drove into Boston at four thirty to get there for six with rush hour.. Dave directed... I've never seen traffic like it, it was amazing, but we made it fine and on time, and then had to wait becasue of the delay.
Not to bad waiting, I like to people watch and you get some interesting ones in an airport.
As we saw the flight coming and twenty minnutes later people started to appear we knew Mum would be a bit longer as she was getting assistance, we had a drink and had fun saying what country the peeople from the flight were from, we really do look different from different countries.
The flight landed at 7.40p.m. and by nine there was no sign of Mum and I was getting worried when a woman came out and asked who was there for a Mrs. D.... I stepped forward and said, that would be me, what's wrong... she explained that Mum was upset, and I feared that imigration had been nasty to her... it's happened before, but it wasn't that, she was upset as both suitcases hadn't turned up, of course she was very tired after a long day and the time change, so that didn't help stopping the tears.
They took us through to another part of the airport to help her and calm her, she's so little now, 5'3" and I just ran and huggd her and said it will all be sorted. She was so upset about the cases, one because some Christmas pressies are in there and two because all the godies she brings as well.
Apparently there's some sort of baggage handlers strike going on and her cases didn't get put on the flight...although otehr people had their cases, and I know they didn't carry them on, there was quite a few people lined up with the same problem, so we got in this line, described the cases, gave them our address anad they're supposed to be coming today on the one o'clock flight and then BA will bring them to the house, good thing too, as I told them I'm not driving into Boston to pick them up.
So my poor Mother, has no clothes, save one pair of knickers in her handbag and the flight socks they give you on the plane. BA did compensate by giving her a fifty dollar visa to use anywhere to buy neccessities, to get her through the night, but we didn't stop on the way back, as she was to tired to care and move, and I could deck her out with p.j's and such and wash what she was wearing so as she can wear it today.
I shall be writing a letter to BA, I'm not happy with them
She's slept through the night and has been up for a few hours and had a cuppa and breakfast and I've sent her back to bed....so she should be as right as rain when she gets up.
It's lovely to have her here though, and if her cases don't show up, I'll be claiming the loss and going on a shopping spree to deck her out
Ok, must go and get sorted...
this morning. Had a really bad night so hubby is coming to take me to the doctor.
(now thinking of adding a ticker to count down the days....) 
I drove to see Pink in Bournemouth on the 3rd Dec... working for Pink this time!! Her Merchandise crew! So got to see the show for free... aaaah the perks of the job! I was only handing out promo info, so it's not as glamorous as it seems! 
@ your Mum going through someone's rubbish - was the bowl on the top or did she have to dig deep????? 