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I is a very good girl Looby

Checked diary, and I'm afraid I'm only free Sat 9th August or Sun 10th August. DH is likely to be away on the night on Friday 8th August, so would be abit of a rush for me/us to get to York on the Saturday, but could make it so long as it's not horribly early. I think we'd probably try and come minus kiddiewinks if my mum is happy to sit so we can escape for the whole day and night Anyone else free that weekend?

Can you squish JD in the picnic basket?

Ok, would everyone be able to make York, or anyone prefer Newcastle? I'm easy not literally of course Any suggestion for dates?

That's fabby

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You going to come? Only fair....I'm coming to Greenwich KarenT makes a mean muffin

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Title says it all really.........anybody up for it? Will probably be mid August before I can make it though. Happy to travel to Newcastle again if that suits everyone better.

Me too

Yes, that's him...although I don't know if it was confirmed or not. I thought the other contestants would eat him for breakfast, but he seemed to be accepted for him, and did very well I thought. I haven't watched BB since the one with Makosi and gang. Tried to watch last year, but all these women went in, so switched off. The best one was with Alex, Jade, Johnny and Kate I think that was the first one we watched tbh.

Oooohh Pearl, Prince Caspian..................... Yum yum I'm looking forward to Mamma Mia too. You can't beat an Abba song can you

I stopped watching the X factor a few years ago because I became uncomfortable with how they were judging and airing the auditions and taking the mick out of young people, due to their appearance or weight or lack of ability. The sniggering, at the expense of some very young people, really p*ed me off so I switched off. It's not hard to treat someone with respect and kindly tell them if/why they feel they havn't got the vocal talent. Kinda began to feel like I'd gone back centuries and was watching someone being thrown to the lions for entertainment. Re watching disabled peeps on reality TV.......I've gotta say I became more aware of tourettes soley through watching Pete, and wasn't a previous contestant allegedly supposed to be an Aspie? I really warmed to the guy, not because he had supposedly had AS (I wasn't aware till he came out of the house), but just because he seemed a genuine fella with no "sides" to him. I do think it would be wrong for someone to be voted for solely based on the fact they have a disability though.

Karen, that is fantastic, well done J

Hope it goes ok Kathryn <'>

Watched Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium tonight and thought Dustin Hoffman was smashing Our DVD's have been coming thick and fast from our online peeps, so a quick round up of what we've watched recently. The Other Boelyn Girl - I enjoyed it, DH went to bed The Invasion - Disappointed tbh Inside I'm Dancing - Had me in floods of tears (youngest DD has same type of MD as the main character) played by James McAvoy who was superb Charlie Wilson's War - Fab I Am Legend - Disappointed with the ending National Treasure Book of Secrets - DH enjoyed it, I didn't, found it too drawn out, and in some cases ridiculous A Mighty Heart - DH fell asleep but I thought it was quite good I took eldest DD to see the new Narnia film last week and we both loved it, but DH and DS went to see it and thought differently. Have also been to see the new Indiana film, made no sense to me whatsoever SATC however was

Multicoloured Mayhem by Jacqui Jackson

I'm off on a girlie night out tomorrow I mean tonight.......flipping heck, have you seen the time! I'll look even more haggard than usual

Life is quite topsy turvey at ours atm too. Our youngest DD has been going on transition visits to her new school to prepare her for September, but it's causing abit of a backlash at her present school. She's all over the place, growling at her teacher, being defiant, refusing to sit next to certain pupils, consistently saying at home after school "I've had another bad day today", something we'd never heard her say till recently. I think the incidents are beginning to happen on a daily basis now, and her teacher has even stopped logging them in her home/school diary. Roll on the end of term. <'> For you all Sooze2

What a lucky little man Elun