Dark, cold and windy outside. Really did not want to get out of bed this morning and the first words out of hubbys mouth were not "Good morning darling would you like a cup of tea" but

">:XX cricket team what the >:XX is wrong with them!"

Great

So I drag myself out of bed, make a cuppa, take some beechams powders for my throat which feels like someone has scrapped raw with a sharp knife, coughed my heart up, then laid drapped over my fitball in the hope my back would re align itself.

He finally makes an appearance and tells me he had a bad night (I know he kept me awake), he couldn't breath (I know) he is stuffed up (I know) and feels like crap - drinks his tea and goes off to work :)

Youngest puts in an appearance. "Do you have a cold mum" he says.

Thanks for noticing son was beginning to think I was invisible there for a minute!

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So today I have a contact lens check up, need to transfer some money over from one account to another, work out how much money I have until pay day, look for a top to go with a skirt for the works do, drag myself into work and take two lessons, come home, find cheque book, write out cheque for youngest swimming lessons (£49.00 if I pay today otherwise it will be £58.00 for next term!) take him swimming, come home and hope t'other half remembers to pick some chips up because I am not going to cook.

Tomorrow I have the task of driving all the way to Makro in South Acton to take two friends out for our yearly trip to stock up. To be fair for one of the friends it is her only chance to get out for Christmas, and try not to spend too much money - mmmm not sure I can do that one. Weather forecast for tomorrow is gale force winds - lovely.

Also parts of the M1 will be closed off as well so what should only be a 45 minute journey will now be a lot longer as I will have to go the long way round.

Oh well, going to make myself another cuppa and chill before the madness starts!