A Great Start To The Year!

I can’t believe it’s February already! What happened to January? Where did it go? It seemed to zoom by, probably because I had so much fun. Where should I begin? Oh yes, at the start of the month I met up with an old friend (Shaun) in Lancaster and we had a fun trip down memory lane. We also had a lovely meal at The Penny Bank pub. I'd never tried it before, but the meal was delicious and reasonably priced, so I’d recommend it if you’re ever in Lancaster.

Shortly after this Judy and Dimitris threw a lovely party to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. When I say ‘a party’, it was actually two parties, one for the kids in the afternoon and one for the adults in the evening. I helped organise both and they were both a lot of fun, but I actually preferred the former to the latter, probably because I love watching my kids having fun.

Most of the kids came dressed in casual gear, as requested on the invitation – there were lots of messy party games and Judy wanted the kids to have fun without worrying about their clothes. My personal favourite was the cream bun eating contest, which I wasn’t allowed to enter! (I don’t know whether this was because I was too old, or because of my professional status!)

Keith and his friend Michael came dressed as scouts, complete with cap, scarf, woggle, shirt, belt and pants! As a prank, Keith wore his uniform and told Michael that it was a scout only party to get him to come in his uniform, then he changed clothes when he got to the party, leaving Michael as the only one dressed as a scout! It was meant to be funny, but only Keith seemed to see the funny side – everyone else just thought that Michael looked smart in his uniform and he wasn’t at all bothered by the ‘joke’. (Unfortunately, Keith gets his sense of humour from his father.) Anyway, it was a great party with lots of fun had by all and a great start to the year!