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I've been offline for what seems like years, seems that happens when you don't pay three months worth of your internet bill. Ah well, I'm back now and it's not like I wasn't busy anyway. I've been reading in any spare moment since my birthday and I'm so thankful that ninjetti75 sent those first two Anita Blake books because I have so much love for the series. He knows my tastes well that's for sure. I'm up to Obsidian Butterfly and though I'm enjoying it too, I miss the weres and vampires from before. But if you know anything about the next books don't tell me. I'm reading these totally unspoiled and want to keep it that way.

( Not that I've been reading all the time. I was at my regular hospital appointment on Friday )

( Saturday we took Corey to a children's farm,  )

Sunday we dropped Kay off at Durham station because she was going to see Lia. So we stayed in Durham for a while and walked to the cathedral. It's so beautiful there but we couldn't see everything because of the services that were going on. But still, we saw a lot of old beautiful things and enjoyed walking where we could. We also passed two very pretty grown up versions of choir boys ( whatever they're called) and proved my mind has no shame at all. I also briefly lost my engagement ring at the weekend, thankfully it had slipped off my finger in the house so I found it again. It's not expensive or anything but I'd be devastated if I lost it. I asked how much it would be to get it resized and it's not much but it takes three weeks, and in that time my fingers could have shrunk again. Ha, in my dreams. I think I may have to keep it on my necklace for now, which isn't ideal but at least it won't get lost.

In other horrifying news the in laws are taking Corey to Butlins in the summer holidays, which isn't horrifying in itself, but they want James and I to come too. I like Butlins, we've holidayed there many times, but the MiL, SiL, niece, nephew, BiL, FiL, BiLs mam James and I on one caravan, hell no! I don't care how big it is that's not happening. I'm getting a headache just thinking about it. if we go we'll be getting a chalet on our own.

It seems I missed the sign ups for the remix challenge when I was offline, which is good because I was starting to waver a little about joining. But it means I can get on with my own stuff now. I was poking at Boxes2 and was horrified to see I was missing 1000 words from the end. Thankfully I found Word had auto backed up the file with another name, which was good. I always hate recreating words that have been lost. It was good writing in that universe again, it's comfortable and I really like the characters how I've written them. I still get a little flaily when I think of the plot because I'm not used to writing long, and I need to get so much in there. Because Justin is pretty much losing the plot and could easily bring Lance down with him. Add in Joey who's not to steady either just now and the looming problem on JC and Chris' horizon and I can't help a flail. See, this is why I tend to stick to the 6000 to 9000 word mark. It's easier.

I think that's all, unless you want to be subjected to my moaning about how my tumble drier packed up and I have clothes on every radiator and a clothes horse in the middle of the room, which I wouldn't mind but I hate ironing air dried clothes, they're so wrinkly. But I have stories tabbed, mails to write and project runway to watch, which sounds like a good way to spend the evening. I have to get Corey to cubs first though, and it's bucketing it down, we're not dry from coming home from school yet and have to go out again. It's times like this I wish I could drive.

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Becca! I just found Brennan hidden behind my front door! Now he's sitting on my desk, and you're so right, you can't have too many and he's going to be attached to my bag tomorrow, next to the sparkly lobster. I love Brennan so so much *happy sigh* Thank you! *hugs you tight and smooches you*

I'm at skip 700 and that's with skimming posts I'd normally comment to. There's no way I couldn't not try and catch up, I like to know what's happening to you all and without doing a mega flist read I would have missed a lot of stuff I wanted to see. Like a new Chronicles story from pensnest which I enjoyed so much. I'm reading along while listening to James obsessively check the weather. He's going down to Lowestoft to pick Kay up tomorrow and is horrified that it's supposed to snow all along the east coast. He's a star driving down to get her, he can't even go until he's finished work so won't get home until the early hours. Then the bil just phoned asking for a lift at 6 tomorrow morning. Poor James isn't going to have a minutes peace from the minute he wakes up.