Thankyou all so much! I've loved reading them. And I'd so love to meet all of you I haven't met yet!
I had a lovely birthday. It began with breakfast on a tray made by DD9 and then some gluten free chocolate croissants that I found (haven't eaten one for 2 years).(Actually probably won't buy them again - not quite the same as the real thing).
The girls had made a birthday banner and I received some neclaces and some homemade biscuits from them
Like Una, I had the day off work -in my case as I don't work Thursdays, but it was way less busy than usual because it was school holidays so I spent some time playing a board game with the girls and contributing to the fashion era challenge.
We had Thai take away for tea, another favourite I hadn't had for over a year, now possible because I discovered a local restaurant that does gluten free items. DH and I had gone out for dinner the previous Saturday to a fancy place when we had a child free night.
And then I meant to sit down and thankyou all in the evening, but got stuck making a cake to take into work and helping DD11 fill out an application form - so here I am on Saturday night writing to you!
Thanks again to everyone and particularly to Angie for your kind, kind words