Unlike ducks my soap won't float

Needed that. A relaxing weekend. No deadlines, no rush. Well. Except for one stupid moment...

Hey! No kids on Friday night! Time to party?! Ummm, ah - well, in the end the evening became a warm cup of Ringtons tea, Ugly Betty on the telly and an early night.

Slow start, gathered the kids from their sleepovers and off to do a bit of retail therapy in Bury St. Edmunds. Chosen transport just to emphasise the lack of rushing around - the Fordor.

Fopp! Great shop stuffed with DVD bargains! Replaced my "Mars Atacks" with a DVD copy. Resisted "Reefer Madness" for £3 however and put it towards "Tie me up, tie me down". Haven't seen that in YEARS!!! Must have been good - I don't remember the Spanish subtitles....

Started covering the steel roof panel with black vinyl as the sun grew hotter in the late afternoon before we all wandered down the road for dinner at some friends. But a late night call sent me out on a midnight errand of mercy to save them from a long, lonely, bus journey. So happy to oblige, except a lapse in concentration had me caught for speeding. Oh well. Reality bites sometimes.

Sunlight broke and we finished gluing and stretching the vinyl before fitting the roof panel. Hmm. Nice. Non-leaky...
Jenny decided to brush some primer over her previous bare metal creativity, and then continued around the car till the tin ran dry. Lunchtime! Threw a picnic together, grabbed Joss and Di on the way, and set off to Diss park for the swings, roundabouts, and to watch the ducks by the Mere. Egg mayo crusts for the coots and mallards. After Eight icecreams. Mmmm.

Small child delivered "don't bother cooking" message drew us back down the road for a barbeque, to which I contributed a re-animated pasta salad left from our impromptu picnic. Goats cheese and grapes. And an Adnams.

Low sun, tired kids and back for baths and bed. Relaxed - in the bath. Humming "My Soap won't Float" by the Regiment. Must rip some more vinyl to mp3 when the moment allows and the mood takes me. Strange the things that get me wired, but three points and a fine? Nothing.