All of a sudden it's Stan's birthday!
Hurray - my Little Saviour is five years old already.
Fly-Wheels
A Cricket set (cheap US import with FOUR wickets???!!!***)
A Football
A dartboard
A remote controlled car
Three books
A set of stencils and pens

We've had a fantastic day, and got Tx and baby out into the sunshine for the first time. So many people turned up in the park to meet Nora and see Stanley - twenty odd parents and probably 30 other kids. Felt good.
I had a half dozen five year old boys kicking a football a round, and playing pirates. We ate lots of cake.
That seems to be the way of it this time around - instead of pink clothes or squeaky toys, at least half of our visitors have 'bringed' cake...

Had an inspired phone call last night from Mr E, whom I shamefully have been missing almost daily but not been in touch with since before Christmas. Other than writing two letters (to which he hasn't replied!) and kids birthday cards.
Had a letter from Mrs E a month or three ago saying that they were expecting Number Two, and he finally rang me yesterday, very excited about the birth of his daughter on Monday!
Fantastic news - so pleased for them both!! Sounds very exciting too - delivered at home half way up the stairs with three ambulance men waiting in the hall and three midwives in strategic places top and bottom.
Unusual name tho. "Chila"??
Native American apparently. Wonder what the connection is?
Anyway, am determined than now he's made this gesture I will make an effort to really break the ice. Of course we got on as if no time at all had passed, which was a warm feeling, cuz losing touch with the only friend I have ever been Best Man was not something I felt happy with.
But we're as bad as each other.
Bought a coat for his baby today and a card, which I have every intention of dropping round with over the weekend. Can't ignore this important sign.

Found an interesting book today that I have heard a lot about. I think its called "The Story of God" - basically it's The Bible as a Novel and seems from I looked at very readable.
I'm going to start a books list and pick up a few on the music industry.

Started work on the Foxx biog again last night. Now up to 26,000 words.
It would surely be something to get that finished and published. A target for next year.

Seem to have dried up reading the last few months.
Began Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix yesterday. Pop pop
Pop music