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Mad Saturday

Oh isn't it odd the things you miss?
Donna has been asking me what to get Philip for Christmas.  Well for a start, as it is costing her over 2000 pounds just for the flights over here, I have told her not to buy presents.
The cost of flights has gone through the roof.
She has been following them online now for a couple of weeks and they are just getting worse.
She plans to book them this coming week as  they are not getting any cheaper.
I know Alan has found the same problem too.
This was another reason I was so fed up about my England trip.
I hadn't been for two years and it wasn't cheap.  Then I became ill and it really did ruin the whole thing.
I loved seeing Donna, Glenn and Lauren but there were so many people I didn't see and so many things I didn't do because I felt so crap.
It was very disappointing, to be honest.  I did manage to see my wonderful father in law and his partner.  That was truly a lovely weekend in Whitstable.
It was one of those things that stay with you forever.  Glenn and I had such fun with them and their friends. I will certainly do that again.
Many other family and friends ..........I missed.  I was poorly and just didn't have the "ooph" to do much.  Such a shame.
Hopefully next time will be better.
Anyway, back to Donna and the Christmas pressies.  I know Philip would love a tin of Quality Street and a selection box.  We can't get these things over here so they take on a whole new significance.
If she brings these things over they will be wonderful Christmas pressies.

I nearly forgot.......we were talking to a waiter last week when we were having brekkie.
He was very interested in where we were from...........this accent fascinates Milwaukeeans.
He told us that a couple of years ago he went to Greece (his ancestors came from Greece). Anyway, he found out he would be having to change flights at Heathrow with a 5 hour layover.
He decided that he would make the most of it and visit London during that time.  He was going to do all the sights in London and he would take in Stonehenge (at this point we got the giggles).
Unfortunately his flight was delayed and he did none of these things.
 We were still smiling as he walked away.  Bless the Americans.  They truly do think that England is so small everything is just around the corner.
He really thought he could do all that in a couple of hours.............bless him.
I still talk to people who, learning I am from England, say...."Oh you must know my Uncle Bill.  He lives in Market Street....not sure which number.....but he has a moustache and a boxer dog.  His front door is painted red. You must know him."
I kid you not.
Oops mad Saturday.
Today we put up all the outside lights on the house.  I put out more Christmas ornaments and we went shopping. Phew natchered.
Only about 7 more huge plastic tote boxes of Christmas decorations to put up.
Thursday it is Thanksgiving.  We shall have Gary over for dinner.   After that I suspect we shall go in search of a Christmas Tree.......oh I love our real trees.  Artificial ones are ok but they have no scent.

You can't beat the smell of a real tree.

posted by Sue Banks @ 8:55 PM