Below are the most recent 17 friends' journal entries.

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
dk_leathers	9:02a	A bright blue crisp winter morning, sunlight reflected on perfect snow. Perfect for a winter solstice, blessings all! Heh.. bacon and sweet pancakes for lunch.. How perfect! :-) yay to Lu being home! twitpic.com/uity1 - Pic - Kirsty's mini snowman & kitten! Off to see Abi and new baby Declyn! Just wanted to share my glee, heh. twitpic.com/uj1zl - Pic - Declyn! :-) unexpected evening trip to Hugh's for a laptop recovery. All done and fixed (clever Hugh thank you!) and back home to make shopping lists! twitpic.com/ukmgi - Pic, some of our very lovely xmas cards. ~hatches plan~ ...I'm off out into the somewhat dodgy wintry night... to do a Tesco Christmassy food shop whilst nobody's there... Mwahaha! (Comment on this)
Monday, December 21st, 2009
dk_leathers	9:01a	Got home safely after the panto (which was a mad hit!) despite the ghastly blizzardy roads. Slept exhausted for hours. Awake now of course! (Comment on this)
dk_leathers	1:37a	The Freeplay Foundation: Tackling Energy Poverty The Freeplay Foundation: Tackling Energy Poverty How totally brilliant. Rowan's Yule gifts to us were a donation/certificate in our names to this charity. What a wonderfully green and lovely idea, meaning so very much to people it affects. Thank you Rowan, I'm proud of you and proud to be a recipient of such a truly wonderful gift. Love xxx (Comment on this)
Sunday, December 20th, 2009
dk_leathers	1:01a	Lots of excitement! New baby pics, Amy's brother wed today (congrats!) and a very Happy Birthday to someone pretty special to me, Lee xxx twitpic.com/u6mf7 - Pic - Abi's new baby Declyn Lewis Wood! Righty ho, going offline to write my (as usual very late) Yule cards... lol I'm so rubbish!! :D bye all, I may be gone for some time... lol Time to sleep now before we're off out to the Brum Bazaar early tomorrow, where we're in the Panto! Madness I tell ye, madness. lol (Comment on this)
Saturday, December 19th, 2009
dk_leathers	1:01a	Whoohoo Abi (liane and katie's sister) just had her baby boy! :-) -bounce- such an exciting day! twitpic.com/u0hvx - Pic - smallest church ever, lovely! twitpic.com/u0wih - Wedding! H, J, morgan & kids, beautiful! Now the journey home. What a magical day. A birth, a wedding & an accident. Welcome Declyn, congrats H&J, & thoughts to Karma! Home safe and sound. Trouble with snow? None! Beautiful day, lovely wedding, proud new grandparentishness, even a sisters birthday! Magical. (Comment on this)
Friday, December 18th, 2009
dk_leathers	1:01a	Snow, wrapped up warm in town, market day with Rachel. Mmm noms.. Bacon and egg butties in the snow, lovely! Snow is fairy dust for grown ups! -smiles- meanwhile I'm snuggled in my blanket because its more comfy than crawling back under a rock. Off to college now, no more hiding under blankets, last class til after xmas. Meep! Argh! Blizzard! Love pretty snow, but eek to driving in ruddy blizzards! Yay last lesson let us out early! I may be 42 but that still fills me with childlike glee :-) Unbelievable. Blizzard journey home, star trek style (snow like stars heading fast towards you!), and saw two accident aftermaths en route. Well I've not been doing these because a) I was away and b) I look like crap lol... but I figured better... dailybooth.com/u/1ajw6 Five weeks today as a non smoker. Rah go me etc. I'm still at the bitter & resentful stage ~laughs~ but I'm laughing about it see? Hurumph. Travelling waaay south today for a certain special friend's, very special day. Whoo hoo it's Brujah & Voldsom's wedding day! ~sleepy bounce~ (Comment on this)
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
dk_leathers	4:04p	listening to "I'm Going Slightly Mad" on Blip ...and finally this one. Anyone getting the idea I was feeling slightly off my rocker today? ~grin~ Current Music: Going S (Comment on this)
dk_leathers	3:59p	listening to "19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN" on Blip here's the other 'song of the day' going through my head... lol Current Music: OU (Comment on this)
dk_leathers	3:11p	listening to "the doors people are strange" on Blip Definite song of the day... ~chuckles~ Current Music: people (Comment on this)
dk_leathers	9:01a	Time to take Lina for the 1st of her jabs.. the cervical cancer one, which I still think's amazing. Nervous! Lina had her jab and was NOT a happy bunny, most unhappy!! Meanwhile Lelani's birthday dinner was lovely. Quiet evening ahead. ...apparently I haven't had enough kicks yet after all. Go figure. (Comment on this)
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
dk_leathers	9:06a	Had a mini-meltdown, too much stress for too long. Slightly mollified; least I now have Sims3 on my old phone (N95) ~ I'm better today :-) Poo.. Apparently I'm not getting texts from most people :( sorry! I'll get it sorted asap. Busy sorting out a belated bday dinner today for Andrea, who's bday we missed while away! nope. still melt-downy. pah. Andrea's birthday tea was pleasant fun, good to all be together again round the table. Quiet evening putting up the tree with Lina ahead x ~gibbering wreck~ (but funnily) omg, Lina's doing the tree, aged 12! Totally. ~gulps~ Someone else is doing my tree!!! ~hides and quakes~ Huzzah, helpful Orange lady (um, a helpful lady from Orange that is, rather that badly fake tanned) fixed my phone - I'm text-able again! 12seconds - vid - lina & her finished tree! tiny12.tv/TID60 (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
dk_leathers	9:01a	Just leaving hospital after having my dicky ticker monitor read again. Seems the verapamil's working. Off home now. Now my spanky new phone is totally fubar, dead, kaput (like the Norwegian blue parrot from the Money Python skit). I can haz major sulk nau? (Comment on this)
Monday, December 14th, 2009
dk_leathers	9:01a	It's the Christmas Cmunch today... total chaotic fun ensues! This is my favourite munch of the year, see you there in your PJs folks! Then later my baby bro Ben's coming round, plus Lina, Kirsty & Tony... what a lovely day lined up. I'll try not to sleep through it!! Would anyone else like to kick me in the doodahs tonight? No, on second thoughts kindly leave me be, thankee. muchly. m way beyond wear ... Moped quite enough over heartaches today so it's time for bed. Had a smashing evening with Ben, Kirsty, Tony & Liane too visiting, even so! (Comment on this)
Sunday, December 13th, 2009
dk_leathers	9:01a	Home safe, jetlagged to hell, tried to sleep it off (made of fail). Hi again all :) grunted groggily... Yay typing, such relief. Sorry I'm not texting anyone, a) I've been *utterly* fubar & b) I'm still getting used to this swish new phone-ish! My baby bro Ben visiting from Spain and highly amused by my braindead jetlag. Dr Jen is here and equally amused. I'm tired & fed up, doh. Unbelievable. Can anything else occur today to add to my weariness? We ordered take out. In my salad? A bloody CATERPILLAR. I kid ye not. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
dk_leathers	9:01a	Today we make the long journey home. Leave here 2pm. Plane leaves 7.30pm NY time, 7/8hr flight, + 5hr time difference = 7.30am land-ish, ... Omg it's sooo cold out here! Lol carrying & dragging luggage. Returning rental car in a couple of hours. Brrr! Already at airport, 35mins early for check in. Rah! :D Not far off boarding time, quick diner break so we don't have to eat the revolting flight food, heh. See you all soon folks :D (Comment on this)
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
dk_leathers	9:01a	9am in NY, bleak rain. Yesterday was so hard to get him to his club, they've said he can't go any more without a carer :( A brief fun respite. Writing Lu's dad's xmas cards, dictated decibels! Cathartic laughter as he crosses people off his list for various ... We managed to get Lu's dad to the club with a walker, huzzah! Off to do some retail therapy while we've a chance. Me; let's just have a sandwich. Lu; I know, I'll have a meatball palm! Me; that's not a sandwich, that's another dinner pretending to be ... (Comment on this)
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
dk_leathers	9:00a	Not been keeping in touch, too busy/harrowing. Still in NY looking after Lu's dad as best we can. Hard times. Meh. Just to wish my wonderful son Tony a truly happy birthday, wish I was there, see you Sunday handsome xxx (1 Comment |Comment on this)