My party was truly wonderful. I loved every minute of it. I am so grateful to everyone who was able to come - thank you. Especially those of you who came such long distances. Also a huge thank you to those of you who sang or did readings or spoke. And thank you to those of you who helped set up, decorate and made the hall look beautiful. And a very special thank you to my bible study ladies without whom the whole thing wouldn't have been possible. I will treasure the memories in my heart.

Photos taken by my lovely photographer Zara are here
http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/927053217

Unfortunately my week since then has been a bit yuck! I have had a yucky throat infection which turned into a cold. I haven't had a proper cold for 2 years so I can't complain but i have been proper poorly. I don't seem to have any resistance to fight so it makes me feel very yuck and also makes me sick. Ugh! This then affects dialysis and I am then poorly in dialysis. Still hopefully I am on the mend now and looking forward to feeling much better next week. I think I might go back to trying to avoid bugs again - I am not ready for them yet!

The coming week holds a peaceful weekend after last weeks very very busy one. It was SO lovely to have everyone home and we all fitted in very nicely although I think the house felt it was bulging at the seams! On Sunday I cooked roast dinner for 8 of us quite an achievement after a party for 70 the night before. But it was lovely to have all my children and partners around the table and Kitty. We then watched strictly from Saturday evening - a perfect combination, roast dinner, strictly and family. It won't be quite the same watching strictly on my own this weekend. I am off to the cinema on Monday morning with a friend - purple hat thinking! I will feel very naughty being at the cinema on a weekday! Hopefully some catching up on house tidying after being ill all this week. Also some cooking - we have had make do and mend meals this week. I can't believe we are nearly at half term it has gone so quickly. Paul and I are planning some nice events for the next few weeks so that we have nice things to look forward to as it gets colder. A trip to see the Degas exhibition at The Royal Academy and a visit to The Royal Opera House to see Manon - a ballet. Lovely!

Hope you all have great weekend plans - which should include Strictly of course! My girlie is off to Cornwall - I am so jealous!