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i'm on holiday sept 17th - so nothing to do with me - sorry!

super bp x

Please CLP, Christmas!!! Although I did buy a few bits at the craft show yesterday for my cards (idea still in its infancy, but you never know).

Am at a loss for 17 September, I'm afraid - broadcasting from a hot air balloon perhaps?

AF x

ps yes to Saw Doctors, they've got some crackin' tunes!!

HHMMMM sept 17th???????????????

Tis a hump day........................so maybe????

No idea who the saw doctors are so i wait to be educated

c

ooh AF, for a moment there I thought you were asking CLP for Xmas on Sept 17th!!!!

hmmm ... maybe broadcasting from a zoo??

(hump day/camels ... see where I'm going with this one???)

T xx

September 17th. Not got a clue.

Don't want to start thinking about Christmas just yet.

Although i am taking my daughter lapland for a surprise this year. Never been before so don't know what to expect.

m xx

Guessing its your 3rd anniversary of starting the show on Radio 2 on Saturdays?

xx

September 17th - it's my sister's birthday. Are you going to Guildford to surprise her?

How jolly kind...

jx

oooh Michmel, that will be amazing. my friend went with her two littlies a few years ago and said it was just magical. Can I come too??? I've already started making my list...

T xxx

17th Spet 2005 was the first Chris Evans drivetime show on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2...

Well Saturday show anyway so on_a_score_of_ten was right!

Hi Chris,

This is a long shot - 17th September is Merrill Osmond's wedding anniversary - is it something to do with that?!

(Sorry, I'm a real anorak when it comes to the Osmonds!).

C xx

If you promise to be good Tinsel.

M xx

Afternoon each

I know, I know, it's the day after I get paid - that's it!!!! How did you know Chris?

xxxx

Oh I just love a guessing compo..

My money is the Liberal Dem's Conference...

Let's see some of them MP's boogie on down.




PP

Just had a look at the last of the previous posts. For all you mothers of 17 yr old daughters: My sympathies!! Mine is now the mother of 2 boys and I just love raising my eyebrow at her when she starts moaning. She then mutters 'I know, Iknow' and slopes off.

Just as well I have a sense of humour - her room was a tip, every plate, cup, etc in the house ended up under her bed with penicillin growing out of it, the spare telly was HERS!, even the hammer lived in her room - very logical according to her - she had so much stuff in her chest of drawers that when she tried to open them the fronts came off - so she REALLY NEEDED the hammer to batter them back on, RIGHT?

It does get better and you'll end up with a lovely daughter you can have a laugh with.

xxx

Ooh, it's exciting this guessing game, isn't it?!!!

AF - I have to confess that I also bought a few Xmas pressies at the weekend !

Thanks to everyone who sent best wishes for 'im indoors and his redundancy on the previous blog. In the grand scheme of things I know it's not the end of the world and that something will turn up eventually, but it's a flippin' nuisance alright.

Anyhoo, many thanks again - much appreciated xx

jillygoat

Jillygoat: Sorry I didn't comment on your post. Redundancy is horrible, isn't it? My 2 sons were both made redundant a couple of years ago (they both worked at the same place) and, after a lot of anxiety, they are both now in much better places.

Good luck.

xxxx

Annie: thanks for the reply. It is wonderful to know that (with a bit of luck) it all works out in the end!

If you should be reading this CLP, don't worry, you have years of lovely stuff ahead before your child needs a hammer to close the drawers on their furniture!! Hilarious!

C xx

Chrissie: Lots more where that came from. Praps we'll keep it for the Friday night wine club?

xxxx

But they're just lovely, aren't they? I look at my daughter with her children and wish I'd been as good a mother as her.

Annie: Friday night it is!

C xx

There was not an ohh, nor was there a kay, and definitely no ampersand, and yet I was ethered!

So, as I was saying...

Third anniversary, traditional gifts should be leather, modern gifts - glass.

Ergo....(great word!)

You're planning on a beer festival, with lots of glass tankards full of umm, well beer mainly, lots of strapping men in lederhosen doing the slappy slap dance, and big busted fair maidens in frilly tops and flowy skirts lugging the beer around on trays. If thats not what you're planning, then hands up from those that think it should be!

Lapland, I have been many times and it is truly a wonderful, beautiful, serene and captivating place. Layer up well and the cold won't be a problem. I hugely recommend reindeer safari, husky safari, skidooing (another great word, makes a friend of mine giggle everytime I say it), and of course a trip to see Santa for the younger ones.

One year, during my stay there the news of the week was that the 'real' Santa's house had burned down. Quite funny really.

MW, a!

Mariella - my hands up!!

xxxx

BtW Mariella, reminds me of the Santa at Aviemore who was soooo drunk he fell of his chair and passed out. Think he's been made redundant.

xxxx

Sorry on a serious note I did forget to say....

Errol well done on being a Grandad.

MFR enjoy your holiday.

Jilly G. Sorry and wish you some better luck.

Jumpingbean. Wish you well with the baby.
I worked right up till having mine and apart from being a fat lady, (quite a shock to me at the time( never felt better) .


Hope I have not forgotten anyone.

pp

CLP

Ahhh thanks, its really nice of you to have a day on your show to celebrate my wedding anniversary. Me and my other (slightly better on a good day) half will have been married 13 or is its 14 years!

Ahhh love!
xxx

Would have been my 29th wedding anniversary today - but I got let off at 7 years ;-)

I would love to go to Lapland to see santa - can I come pretty pretty prettttttttttttty please?

Watching Nigella - she reminds me of you CtD.

xxxx

MW,a!

My hand is well and truly up for the lederhosen beer fest. I'll even volunteer to be a fair bloggy maiden in a frilly shirt with a lovely pair of bazookas!

Way to go!!!

I reckon CLP is planning a call out for all babies born on 17th Sept exactly 3 years ago and then have a massive children's party with party hats, a bouncy castle and everything!!!!

If that's the case CLP ..... can I do the goodie bags. Please????

;-)

And how spooky is this ... me and AnnieG were having a discussion on FB just before I left work about muppets. Then, I get in the car and CLP is discussing muppets and Sesame Street with Foxy!! Goosebumps like hillocks!

Love Monday night on telly - double corrie, The Paxman, Dragons ..... bliss!!!

Laters lovely gang.

CtD x x x

Annie

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat??

I'm nowhere near as delish as Nige. She is The Goddess!

But, by my own admission, I bake a darned fine muffin and am extremely Divalicious!

C x x

PS: Annie - in reflection, that is probably the best compliment I've had in a very very long time!!! xxxx

Good, you deserve it. XXXXXXXX

Did I miss the last Saw Doctor's number - you've got tp play some more - they are brilliant wordsmiths and the greatest crack (spelt the old fashiined non-pc way) ever for a gig. I just parked up to text and listen but never heard a second numver after 'Raining' and 'useta Lover'

Am loving the saw doctors - found them on u tube and enjoying it very much!

Def agree re nigella/Ctd!

It's all Irish to me.

Jillygoat - you have my utmost sympathy with your situation I have just been through it and am now on a 6 month contract role which could be extended next year into eventually a full time role - believe me agencies do work out and your hubby will get further work.

All the best though.

Debbie and MV my neice did exactly the same as what we term the "kevin" syndrome - overnight she was horrible and a real problem - now turned 18 she is once more the nice girl that she was before 14 struck.

The weekend was lovely and quite fun mum did well in the Flower Show and when I drove home she was off out to the proms by the Bristol Cameo Orchestra - the village has more activity than anywhere else I've been.

Is 34 a comment on my spelling mishtakes or am I just parahnoyd Oirish

Begora no I was meaning the song to be sure.

Think you might be a bit paranoid sawdoc.

x

Hmm have I been struck with bingoistis?!

Never heard of the Saw Doctors so I'll check them out later.

Nigella hell yes Diva! What a lovely compliment!

Such lovely support on here regarding teenage terrors at the moment. It's nice to be able to share and have a giggle about it all.

Debbie x

Debs: Just let me know - will give you lots of tips. Mine are grown up now but I look back and think: how did they survive? How did I not kill them?

xxxx

Anne, some tips are always appreciated.

Don't eat yellow snow is a particularly good one ;-) (that's a favourite of Mr Debbie's sorry)

Once in a while I actually enter the eldest's room past the washing basket and check out the washing up that needs removing.

He hides washing up in his cupboards and drawers. The knives and forks sometimes are literally stuck to the plates!

Phoenix your weekend sounds so calm and ideal by the way, flower shows and orchestras...how lovely!

x x x

Shame I didn't get to stay this time for the proms but it ends so late and I still have to drive 2 hrs back to Poole so it's a no go. As it was I made the contingency bus with 5 mins to spare this morning and can't oversleep tomorrow as have too much to get done.

The washing up saga sounds so familiar - ha ha ha

This weekend is Swanage stewarding so will be full of music and song and dance so will be exhausted afterwards.

Have trips to Corfe Mullen and Salisbury tomorrow evening so may not appear at all but that doesn't mean I'm not lurking as I view comments at work but can't enter. Did it one day but too much pressure thinking someone will tell what I was doing as anyone can see my screen.

Oh Debs, don't ever go into their rooms. Stopped going into mine when they were about 14. Just closed the doors tight when anyone visited.

xxx

Still fighting cat for control of the mouse... his tail is now hiding it from my use.

He wants to sit on the keyboard as it is warm and I'm using it.

He's fascinated by my fingers doing the typing and is eyeing them up for a pounce - ooooer may have to close up earlier than I thought tonight.

Hello. Long time lurker, very occasional commenter here. Had to say ChrissieS am loving the fact that someone knows that it's Merrill Osmonds wedding anniversary on 17th September - apart from Merrill and his wife, that is. That made me laugh out loud, and after a dreadful day at work, it was just what I needed! Thanks!

Enjoy all the entertainment the blog provides, might join in more....

fT

Ah Phoenix, I heard about Swanage from a friend it's supposed to be great there she loves it.

My cat is currently sleeping in the pop-up tent that I bought for the rabbit. She looks so funny and it's a perfect hiding place from little man.

In fact if I could fit in there I would be in there myself.

x x x

Hello FT, do join in more and hope that you have a better evening after your horrid day!

x x x

FT welcome to the blog.

Am off now. For the Friday wine club: remind me to tell you about the bumper pack of condoms which the daughter and her then boyfriend bought without a bar code - and the mattress which used to get bumped across the landing into her bedroom when he stayed the night. Friends - they did get married in the end.

Anne xxx

Thanks Debbie, I will do, and the evening is turning out ok.


fT

Hellooooo to newbies and nitey nite to y'all!

Bring on the Dragons.

Sleep tight!

CtD xxxx

HEY HEY HEY FOLKS,

DOGWITH nobrain been missing in action for a while... did you hear me 1758 on friday .... asking for MC Hammer for my Boy No 1.

i've spent the weekend at UK School Games. I'm so proud that my son was part of this gathering of 1500 athletes! What brilliant kids they all were.

DWNB

Christooooooooooooooof, I was so thrilled to hear the sawdoctors on todays show, They are a fantastic band, have seen them a couple of times and they ROCK. I met them once coming out of a Bruce Springsteen concert in Dublin and they were lovely, please please play us some more, was dying for you to play the hay wrap today. GET THAT WASP OFF MY SANDWICH!!!! Or how about Red Cortina or Presentation border? Could we have a sawdoctors song first on ARF? Ah go on.....
Hi to everyone, not around much lately due to working nights so hardly ever get to hear the show anymore let alone read the blog!! Im on two weeks holliers now so I can listen all week. xxxxx

Insanity - how come you reply to todays blog on the last blog? Any road up - wet celery and your idea of the 17th a good one.
Mine for the 17th? 2 days before my sis's birthday and one day after my exes may he go - well - wherever - and 13 days after my doggy reaches the grand old age of 3.
Teenage kids - I was one of the worst! not mucky but the biggest rebel out! You're right annie twas me - the worst one seeing to mother to her last!

Lots of newbies - lovely please stay here - insanity from previous blog, lozts.. ,salheppo, score of ten, sawdoc, fancy Tuesday (blog makes me laugh out loud too often!!) and anyone else I missed.

Dwnb - drat - missed you on ARF - can't do listen again - what was the chat with CLP?

Nowhere near caught up on work so reasonably early night for me - prob wont drop off until usual 1ish but hopefully early start tom. Nowhere near as early as you Diva!

Nite all x

Beesmum xxx

ps mwa my hand in air too!

Morning each

Ooh,ooh, ooh...wonder if Chris is coming to Italy with me on the 17th - first day of our holibobs! Would be great early birthday pressie for GM and me (b`days 2 and 3 days later respectively!)

Failing that - i have no idea but a birthday party for his R2 return has to be on the cards..

Jillygoat - belated but sorry bout the news - im sure something will come up v soon.

Dragons fun last night as ever...loved the last 2 - they were invested in just for them not their product - good for them.

Anyhoe - must be off to work - hi to the newbies (does that mean that i not one now if there are more newer than me?!)...and hellloooo to the usual suspects...have a great Toosday one and all..

Hugs

mSc x

PS - have nothing to add the the teenager thing i`m afraid - i was a goody two shoes(!) ...my sister on the other hand....! x

hiya

much more awake today and able to play again!

lovely nights sleep last night - to cheer up Mr bp (hes got a cold/ cough and feeling pretty manky) I put the twister duvet cover on - hopefully will get a game in later this week (well I can hope) - but it made him smile!

Also I confirmed with him that his anniversary present (date way back in August) is in the post and he said he has another DVd waiting for me when it comes - I really am spolied :-)

sorry - no longer a teenager myself and have no kids so cannot comment other then to say hang in there - they will get better when they have left home!

super bp x

Morning each

Think I see the sun!!

How's everyone today?

Anne xx

wet - can you pass the sun down south please?

No, SB, not doing that!

Workmen digging the road up outside - and none of them a day under 70 I reckon!

xx

Ahhhh - I think I'm going to need to borrow Hazel's canoe this morning just to get across the road! No sun in these parts today :( but we did have some yesterday which was nice.

17th September... nope nothing special for us, in fact is quite interesting to read that's when Chris started on drivetime! We were a month into our year's stay in Finland then and were only able to listen to radio2 on Saturdays if we went into the office to play on the internet.

Sounds like a party is in order :)

PP thanks for the best wishes... it's all becoming a lot more real now...

Enjoyed the sawdoctors, might have to look them up. That will it ever stop rainin' has been going round my head all night AND as soon as Mr Jumpy said he was taking his big coat to work (a whole 200m to walk) because of the rain, it started up again.

Must go now - more appointments to keep, more medics to keep happy.

See you later hopefully...

xx

me-and-jumpingbean

Morning beauties

Wonderful night's sleep - even tho Mr Diva informed me this morn that I was yelling out in my slumber. Oh well, at least it never kept *me* awake!!! lol

Very gray, very wet here this morn.

Filled the car up with petrol then the petrol cap wouldn't lock, so looks like a trip to the garage or something. :-(

Hope to work at a nice pace today - lady boss having day off so I intend to leave here a lot less stressed than at half five yesterday!

Right, off to boil the kettle ...... laters my luvlies.

CtD xxxx

Hey hey folks,

Now safely ensconced with the inlaws but every time Mr P works away, I go back to me good ol' Ma's so I'm STILL living out of a suitcase basically. Not fun but hopefully only for a month or so.

The 3rd birthday bash? How about a live show from CLP's boozer with 100 invitations saved for listeners, which could be drawn out of a hat by a glamourous assistant (think Johnny in a feather head-dress and bejewelled leotard)?

A Santa Claus round our way got shot one Christmas with a BB gun. No serious injury. Is it wrong that I find this quite amusing?

What else have I missed?

Rosie x

Morning one and all. Had the rain chucking down yesterday afternoon and evening so there shouldn't be too much left for you guys in the east. Now lovely and sunny so will send over later!

Hi ho Hi ho off to work I go - to try and reduce this mountain of work! Be good all.

Beesmum xxx

LOL Rosie - loving the thought of Locker Cocker Saunders in a feather head-dress! Maybe when Kylie's finished her tour she can lend him one of hers!!

btw gang, after all that talk of Nigella last eve, you will be releived to learn that I didn't sneak down to the kitchen in the middle of the night to eat peanut butter and chocolate spread out of the jar on the kitchen floor!

CtD xxxx

BM - I'm in the east. Woke up at 5.45 this morn and have since sprouted webbed toes and flippers! xxxx

The Sun is still out in the Midlands. Though a few black clouds lurking.
Hope everyone is having a good day.

M.xx

Hiya,

Just a wee reply to fancyTuesday #45: I'm glad my comment made you laugh! I felt a bit of an idiot when I posted it, but I feel much better now!

We have a glorious day here in Glasgow - what a change after the monsoons we have been experiencing for the last month!

Happy Tuesday all!

C xx

I was thinking - one day when we have time we should type excatly the way we speak - in dialect - to give eveyone a real insight to who we are and when we come from?

what do you reckon?

super bp x

Speaking in a real cross of sound as I am part brummie, part berkshire (think farmer) and part bucks - slightly posh!

Hi all

Superbp, I think Bingo already does! (where is he by the way??)

It was erally p***ing down this morning. I was lying in my bed all snuggly with the cat curled up next to me purring, listening to the rain beating against the window - and I just had to have an extra hour in bed!! So late for work this morning but hey ho it was worth it!!!

T xxx

super bp: not a bad idea, I am Glaswegian, but I do speak quite well (I think!).

The best would be a lovely friend of mine (a lady who was my boss 30 years ago, and we are still friends!). She is absolutely hilarious, she is so posh. When I answer the phone when she calls, she says things like "Gooooood Evening: you are in residence?" and "tell me, Chrissie, do you drink daily?"! An absolute scream, Hyacinth Bucket on speed!

C xx

Morning from soggy Essex.

I can speak very nicely when I need to, when answering work phones etc. But otherwise I think that I have a typical North London accent. Maybe even sound quite common sometimes lol! What do you think Cheryl?

Poor you Rosie, must be hard for you.

I'm re-working my cv at the moment while I have the chance. Must think positive, sell yourself girl (eeek!)

Debbie x

I don't fink I've got an accent - best ask Debbie as she spent the day with me recently! If anyfing I spose I'm a bit London, although can lapse into Suffolk-speak if in the company of other suffolkites supping the devils brew!!

If you're lurking Errol - you have a FAB accent!! Biiiiirkenhead indeed! That's still making me smile.

btw: MW,a! and Errol - I cannot believe that after 10 days it's still very hard and upright, standing proud. I am of course referring to my heliium balloon!

the rest of you - shame!! Go wash out your minds with carbolic!

Laters.

CtD xxxxx

Debbie- weird! We posted at the same time.

Yep - you're pretty norf london like, but i wouldn't say common. just normal hun!

Remember - you are the Rolls Royce in the show room!!

Good luck xxxxx

CtD xx

PS: one more sleep ......

Yay I'm normal!

You speak very nicely Cheryl. I didn't detect any particularly accent but I don't think I'd know a Suffolk accent.

Starting cv from scratch now, I'm inspired!

One more sleep indeed. First thing said this morning was simply 'birthday?' Bless him.

Debbie x x

LOL!! I was on my best behaviour Deb!! Show me a few pints of The Devil's Brew and I'll show you the mouth of a fishwife!

Docklands anyone . . . ?

Ah I see, well at least two out of three of us was on best behaviour that day!

x x x

Help!

My friend has just suggested taking the kids to a soft ball park this afternoon as the weather is lousy. I hate those places, it's going to be a screaming, smelly, hyperactive nightmare.

But the kids will love it........countdown to next Monday starts.........now!

x x x

Don't Do It Deb!!!!

Stick LM in front of a video of Texas Chainsaw Massacre or something similar - it will be far less damaging!

xxx

Blooming weather eh?!

I have done absolutely everything that money and time will allow this summer without having to go to that place.

Wish me luck!

x x x

Hey all

Def don't do it Debbie....those places are awful. Should be illegal!!!

What is going on on Jeremy's show??? Who is this woman?? And if she is from the government, why is she not explaining why we are in this position and how we can improve it?! Fix the whole problem!!! Abs nonense!

dreamer
xxx

Oh dear any other ideas anyone? I have half an hour to come up with something a little less stressful.

x x x

Oh, its a good post day. I love good post days.

Today I have received my new memory foam mattress and pillows, stuff from RIAT including the chance to purchase tickets for next years cancelled show and a lovely little package from CtD. Will be wearing my ribbon with pride at work tomorrow hun. Thank you x

Typing in my accent would be quite tricky. Its a very lazy speech where we not only drop letters, but whole syllables. Local town Kettering becomes ke'rin, northampton is norfam'un and so on.

Classy eh!

MW, a!

Debs - put on wellies and go splash around in all the puddles!!! Enjoy the rain!

xxxx

MW,a! - couldn't have thought of a better word to describe you.

Definitely classy!

I thought the ribbon would look grand in your newly mono-colour mane. Black, I assume?

I've been finking how the Suffolk dialect would look, and there's a local guy who writes books on the suffolk accent, so i'll "steal" the title of one of his to best decribe it to you all:-

"Sloighly on t'hu"

(roughly translates in Queens English as Slightly On the Huff, apparently)

When I worked near Ipswich, common words were "boike" (bike), "shew" (show), "loike" (like) ..... i think you get the gist!

Laters babes!!

CtD xxxxx

PS: I once tried to read Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting - and gave up by Chapter 5.

It's all written and printed in real hardcore Edinburgh brogue ...... extremely hard to read but genius writing, nonetheless, providing you can read it with an Edinburgh accent in your head (heeeed?)

C xxxx

Well I'm off.

Not as in the smelly, mouldy type but logging off.

I have done as much as I can with this cv and looks much better already. Thanks Cheryl!

x x x

Afternnon each

Annie/Phoenix - my 17 year old is lovely but bone idle and I keep thinking she'll always be idle (lovely I can cope with!). Hoping it's just a teenage phase. Went to see a friend's two week old baby last night and couldn't help thinking as we left that in seventeen years he'll be getting his AS results and they might not be cooing so loudly then!!!

Super-bp - I'll be on holiday on the 17th too so, like you, missing all the fun. Where you off to?

MV x

No worries Debbie - twas a pleasure. Have fun at play-hell-place!

i remember being 17. big hair, black eye make up, black clothes, black boots ...... funny how not much changes over the years eh!!!

Awwww ... people still with holibobs to take. I'm sooooo jealous. Gotta wait til next year for our 2 weeks in the sun. Lots of little mini breaks have been nice, but not as nice as 2 whole weeks somewhere different from home.

CtD xxx

MV: My daughter was a minger. She was clean but her bedroom was truly horrible. She now has a large house with 3 bathrooms/toilets and they are sparkling!

x

I'm off to Torquay - less summer holiday - more just time out to spend with Mr bp x

and we are only off for a week - next year will be the biggie!

MV: Thought I would just let you know that I left a message for you on yesterday's blog, just before Chris posted his new blog, so you may not have seen it.

Basically, I'm just letting you know, I know where you are right now!!

C xx

morning/afternoon all,

Just been catching up and having a bit of a lurk, been away for weekend as it was labor day holiday here yesterday.

Happy Tuesday one and all.

Dragonxx

PD - what is labor (labour) day? how come you don't work on labour day?

Also - how is count down til the big day?

hey sbp. labour day is a bank holiday here, US missed out on the last UK one, but I'm ashamed to admit I have no idea what it it. answers on a post card please!!!

*warning, warning, wedding post alert*

countdown is 4 weeks and 4 days to go. Think I'm mostly there, just bits and pieces still to make, table names, etc, and need to do things like make list of photo's we want for the photographer, basically finish paying for everything and ring everyone to confirm it's all what I think it is! Had a dance lesson last night in preparation for the first dance. Hilarious, but still don't think we'll get there in time!!!

Dragonxx

My old boss used to celebrate Labour Day by bringing a red carnation into the office for every female in the Department.

Made him popular for one whole day of the year!! lol

xxxxxx

ooh dragon, what dance are you going to do? Dirty Dancing????

Buenos Dias one and all

Sept 17th... Southampton Boat Show.. more than just a wild day out.

If it keeps on raining like this, we might all need one soon .

PP

tinsel, we don't know!!! we picked the music, gave it to the instructor and he will make us dance to it! eek. learnt a few basic steps yesterday but ginger and fred we are not!!! I'm hoping all will become clear next lesson.

Dragonxx

No no no to Fred and Ginge ..... aspire to be Johnny and Baby!!!

Have the time of your lives!

xxxxx

Chrissie

Ta for the message mate and the moral support. Know exactly where you are coming from - and the more I talk to parents of 17 year olds, the better I feel. The Press were just so full of all the AS passes being the best ever but here in the real world that just wasn't happening!

I try and bribe her to keep her bedroom clean by saying I'll put petrol in her car but she just gets by without it. 'Im indoors says we should disconnect broadband!!

Can't help loving them though and making plans for their 18th.............

MV x

MV - its her room - as long as there is nothing growing in there - leave the mess - for your own sanity!

when she has nothing to wear - cannot find stuff etc - refuse to help her - iron and wash her stuff and the lesson will be hard learned!

Don't bribe a 17 year - she is old enought to do things that need to be done - she is old enough to be a mum and she should be able to look after herself!

PS - my mum really belived in independence - does it show??

super bp x

** wedding** PD - I ahve asked the man if we can have dance lessons too as I really want to wow on our first dance - what music did you pick?

don't think we could do dirty dancing - I weigh more then my fella - s'spose I could pick him up and twirl him around!