So - with eldest returning from Uni and jealousies high - they have a scuffle. Youngest now needs surgery on his right hand and is off work for the foreseeable. Fab. He doesn't get sick pay but has a new phone contract and loads of clothes he owes for.

And still no sun!

Presume we are postponing till half term

oh did the scuffle cause the hand in jury then?

darling plum you need a facebook account so that you can play scrabble

For various reasons I have come to the conclusion that Facebook is the work of the devil

no it is fun

Yes. Brotherly love.

Kids! It's funny, when they're little and having a major strop you can't wait for them to grow up... and then they do!

It is stupidly hot and muggy, I've been working at the PC for added sauna effect, man+dog seem be trimming hedges and mowing lawns with industrial kit, and there's the demented barbershop singer ...

Lucky it's just the one...

You guys need Sue Barker.


And Batty, we need less insomnia

I second that emotion

Thirded. I managed to get to sleep by about 4am, then wide awake again before 6. Cream crackered.

I have a theory. All you insomniacs are wanting to live in my time zone and keep me company Then I won't be all on my lonesome *sighs pathetically*

I reckon it's our age, y'know


... like Plummie's theory better

As the saying goes.

What's the best thing about having children?

Being able to kick them out when they reach 16/18.

That's lost on me Sad, but SB still floats my boat, she's wearing well, if a bit too posh.

Older woman knee-tremble too ... only by less than a month. I'm off to Google Annabel Croft ... 10 years younger, urrr.

Oh, Plum.

It would be nice to blame it on something that'll pass but it's been my age since I was 20 something.

I've been an occasional insomniac for too long... Busy brain, innit.

Yup:yawn:
Off to an open day tomorrow...so really need some sleep tonight...

Let's hope we get some then - fingers crossed

Mmmmmmmmmmm-hmmmmmm......

I know - me too. What to do about it though?

Probably help if we shut down the bliddy computers

(((((Fellow insomniacs))))

Haha.

Yes, going to bed with the Kindle was just what the doctor ordered. I clocked in 6 solid hours.

Hope you guys ended up having a decent night too.

I've got a slightly odd day ahead from me because I did loads yesterday and then stuff I was expecting hasn't arrived so I'm at a loose end. An unplanned free day. Cinema? Shopping? Cleaning the kitchen flooor... ?

More like two hours here. Compounded by the dog coming upstairs and licking my nose shortly after 5am when I had taken until at least 3.30am to crash out Bloody animal - never normally does that, still trying to work out how he opened the bloody doors!!!

Tonight, after a very busy day which felt oddly like Saturday, I will mostly be imbibing at a birthday party (it's my turn ). That's if we ever get there *gazes pointedly in direction of teenager*