....someone left the cake.......

These are (were) my super scrummylicious, gorgeous, beautifully presented birthday cup cakes from the Baking Bird...........check her out on fb or just google her.

The S & H, YH and Charlie stayed over last night....so up at 7.30 to take the
S & H to his lift to work.

Back home to find the Boss, YH and Charlie up and about and a bacon butty and a coffee for breakfast. An hours play with Charlie then we gave her breakfast....the Boss went off to bed....YH and Charlie went home and I waited for the cake delivery.

Cakes arrived about 12.10...and then I went to see Dai who is just back from Siberia...he had some gifts for me from Vladimir.

Quiet afternoon....the Boss got up....YH and Charlie came back....the S & H came from work....we had a HUGE pizza and the scrummy cakes.....the Boss went off to work (last night shift, thank God, I'll sleep properly again tomorrow)..the others went home.. I went to the quiz....the pub was packed but just after I got my beer two ladies got up to leave....quick as a flash I moved in and politely asked if I could have the table...they replied in the affirmative and one of the ladies asked about the quiz.

While I was talking to them, with my beer on the table, two guys moved in and started putting coats on the seats. I pointed out to them that I had just claimed the table and had my daughter and two friends (D & V) arriving soon. Their reply was that they had asked for the table and getting no answer had decided to take it any way...and they had friends coming too. I pointed out that the only reason I hadn't sat down was because I was talking to the ladies who had vacated and I had certainly asked before them...the reply? "So?...there's two of us and one of you!"

They smiled......so did I.....and then explained that the table was mine....and I didn't really care if there was two of them...but they weren't forcing me to give up the table.......some of the regulars sitting nearby were beginning to take notice.....there was a silence....and I smiled again....and they picked up their coats and moved away. To be fair I don't think I scared them off...I just think they didn't want to look tits in front of their wives....but maybe?

We didn't win the quiz, wiped out in the last round....but I felt pretty good.

In case you're interested the presents were...a Kindle from the Boss...a hand warmer from The S & H and YH.... a Grandad pint glass from Charlie....a camera cleaning kit from the Daughter...and from Russia a scarf from the Omsk Ice Hockey team, a Team Russia Ice Hockey hat....a Winter Festival hat.....and a bottle of Siberian port.

The Boss also got a present today....I asked Dai to pick up a big Mamoushka doll...and he got a cracker....there are twenty dolls in total!

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p.s. I had 78 Birthday messages on fb today...someone somewhere must like me!