Happy Birthday to me

My birthday is off to a lovely start; I had presents (a yoga tote bag for my mat, champagne and chocolate truffles, hanging baskets and an official Stoke shirt from the official shop in Newcastle, gift vouchers and books and David has taken the day off so we can go out and do exciting things (I want to look at patio stones to make our handkerchief sized one bigger).

Loved last night's SPN which had some genuinely great moments that reminded me why I've been watching for five years.

Following the UK election results avidly and have been since the polls closed. My home has stayed Labour, thankfully. It looks so messy right now; who knows what will happen, but any way you slice it, the Tories won't be able to run riot which is something. Can't believe people queued for hours and still couldn't vote but the turnout seems to have been way higher than normal in places.

I think I look like a chipmunk, but David says I look cute (besotted man).

ETA I retook the picture; less chipmunky :-))


The final games of the season all play at the same time on Sunday. Stoke play Man U which means we'll decide who wins the Premiership if Chelsea lose or draw to Wigan. The POWER! Mwhahahaha. I shall be on the sofa wearing my shirt and drinking beer out of my Stoke mug, opened with my beer opener that plays Delilah.

We cannot lose.

Birthday part 2

I changed the chipmunk picture, taken first thing when I had my nightie on, no bra and was still sleepy. I'm looking much perkier now in my NEW bra, acquired today from the lady at the shop that gave me the instant boob lift.

It's all rush here; David and I went out for lunch and decided to treat ourselves to duck breasts for supper (very hard to get here; the only shop that does them is half an hour away) instead of going out since it's our anniversary in two weeks plus it's Mother's Day weekend. Then we picked up E, went to the supermarket and got oranges (I love duck a l'orange) and a posh carrot cake about a foot high. L arrived from school and since she has to leave for yoga soon, she's in the playroom doing her Kumon reading work (we started her on Kumon; she's struggling at achool, bless).

We're going to drop her off at yoga and pop up to Chapters to browse and have a fancy coffee while she downward dogs away.


Sadly, the weather has forgotten it's my birthday and went from lovely this morning to bloody freezing and pelting with rain; I'm miffed and giving the sky a narrow-eyed look as I toy with a truffle.

Many, many thanks for all the kind birthday wishes which I will answer properly later on. Eek, look at the time!

Sentinel fic for me!

wesleysgirl writes this future Jim/Blair verse where they're settled in a house and it's just the most restful, real verse imaginable.

And because she loves me, she writes fics in it on my birthday ::loves WG::

Here is my one for this year ::beams and pets it::

Surely But a Fancy

ETA MORE birthday fic for me! ::is so lucky::

The adorable t_verano did me a lovely J/B drabble which is here