It's all calmed down this week and things are back on an even keel with the NJ. We've filled in the forms for the police and she's been invited to the Xmas party with them, so things are looking up. *Crosses fingers*. Trying to get the boyfriend into work is another thing though...

Had a lovely evening on Saturday round Bev's. We had very pathetic fireworks, which we all sniggered at and then had a meal of linguine with home made ragu wrapped with that big purple vegetable, whose name I can never remember. So, it was lovely. Bev and Pat thought it was a bit bland, but I really enjoyed it and even Anna had seconds! Amazing! She shied away from the bread pudding though... We were just about to take off with the second bottle of red wine when Patsy said that he had to go home because of his back. He'd pulled it helping Mick in his garden, so we had to go home. I was a bit put out by it, but then we sat in bed and listened to the heavyweight fight with the 7ft monster and thoroughly enjoyed it. Had a really good sleep and was awake early enough without a headache to slide off to the forest to see the old boys, Sean, Dean and Chris for a spot of mushrooming and then a birthday lunch for Chris. His mum and sister came too, as well as Livvy and the kids so it was a real family affair.

Thoroughly lovely weekend which went too quickly.