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Morning all
I've been catching up since yesterday morning!
It was our daughter & husband's first anniversary yesterday, we went for a drink with them which evolved to going for an Indian meal, which cost us a fortune
Anyway I'm up now because I had a raging thirst and water wasn't cutting it so I got up to make a cuppa, I'll be making another one soon.
A nanny nap may be needed later.
H
Morning Helen
I hope you've caught up with some sleep now as you had a very early start. I was up a couple of hours after yourself.
How quickly has your daughter's first anniversary come round? I remember you telling us about their wedding last year and how you joked about wearing a wig instead of a traditional hat. Time flies.
Anyway, that's great you all had a good time yesterday and happy first anniversary to daughter and hubby - is paper the first?
Hopefully you're feeling much better now hon. Hugs and love xxx
Oh, the wonderful but sometimes pricey joys of being a proud parent . To compensate, you'll probably be looking for the cheap but often excellent wines in supermarkets if you are heading to France in the near future. Indian meals are very tasty. I think their chefs use a lot of salt because they make me ultra thirsty for hours afterwards as well. Snooze well. xxx
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