Saturday 5th Jan 2008

Today I am recovering from Johns birthday celebrations, coffee and cocktails, chat and birthday cake at home with anyone who called in about tea time then to the pub at about 7.30 then back home again with friends to more chat, more drinks, finger food, loud music and then later guitars and drums and singing(not me of course) then finally to blissful bed and sleep. The children had walked with friends(and supervising adults) up to the youth hostel, stayed the night and have just returned happy but tired, I think that tonight I will roast for them the beef that I didn't get around to cooking on New Years Eve, we've been one large meal adrift ever since John through in the Joker on Christmas Eve with the Goose he bought from the goose plucker's in the New Inn!

Steve thanks for the work on the flat, as we discussed I shall be up on Tuesday after I have got the Kids off to school for there first day back.

Dad, you and Mum are very much in my thoughts so good luck on Monday and I shall be with you at the end of the week to hold Mums hand and be helpful in anyway I can. I expect you know all about it but friends of mine have advised that we check that your procedures are going ahead as planned as I'm told that many hospitals have wards closed and ops on hold because they are short staffed due to the sickness bug that is whipping around the country, I hope all goes to plan for both your sakes.

Pete, Have you a got bed for Amy yet? I have a single bed to spare, it's a pine framed 3ft bed abit knocked about but servicable, could be painted to look pretty I could bring it over if you want it, there is also a little desk thats abit cheap and cheerful but may serve a perpose untill you find time to get something better there may be other things too, I think there is to much furniture in the flat but I'm not quite sure yet, also I have Mum's dressing table that I haven't found a natural home for if Jan or the girls would like it I know Mum would be very pleased for you to have it, if you think you are interested in the dressing table let me know by monday if you can as I will be traveling up in an empty car on Tuesday.

We have had abit of trouble with our broadband and our wireless router and the upshot is that in trying to restore a connection(you can see I don't know what I am talking about) everything got wiped and our family commputor is dead untill we recieved some hardwear/softwear/disc from Dell in a few weeks time the children are in computer purder, so if anyone is trying to communicate with them I'm sorry but they are commputerless

Julian, You sent a invite thingy to me for facebook but it doesn't respond I may have been out of time can you send me another as I don't have Ruth or your email address so I can't invite you to join me. Also I haven't forgotten about our letter of welcome for your baby, just abit daunted but I will get there in the end, I very much do welcome the little person that is waiting for you somewhere in the world and it will be an exciting day the day we all meet. much love Cathy