Not that I haven't been industrious, in fact I haven't stopped.  Gorgeous hols and much needed rest/hang loose time back in Sept/Oct when N and I went to lovely Portugal and had a fantastic fortnight.  Back to work 8 Oct, had interview for own job and got it, so the new ward is up and running with our great little team and doing well with lots of positive feedback.  Usual teething probs of course and still waiting for new staff, but we're getting there and I think we're all feeling work isn't such a bad place after all, AT THE MOMENT anyway!  Toby was 2 yrs old last sunday, so that was a dear little family party apart from I forgot I was working a late on the Saturday and ran out of time to make his birthday cake, so my sister bought one from M & S and brought it with her on the day, I felt a bit of a failure but it was lovely and after all you just can't be everywhere and doing everything, especially in your flaming 50's!!  Tomorrow is Mike's 22nd, I dare say he will be out this eve with friends and be extremely hung over tomorrow, but he's agreed to join us for supper and N will doubtless do a burster of a roast for him, and indeed the whole family.  With the day off, maybe I will make him a cake!?  He hates fuss, but he's the youngest and almost wasn't here, so fuss to a certain extent is permitted especially by me as Mum.  So, all is well at present,  I've even got over the trauma of my credit cards being "found out" and now being extinct courtesy of a hefty Lloyds loan, relief in one way but heaven only knows how I will manage Christmas.............best not to dwell, especially not in October!  I will manage, and the key this year "low profile".

I need to say that I am completely fed up with seeing the McCanns now.  Its tragic, but could so easily have been avoided from the outset, the babysitting service was there for all to utilise.  Natural that they wish to continue their search, but their emotionless, hard, uncrying faces are doing them absolutely no favours in my view, and I realise it is just my view...........  Enough