Cliff notes

Sorry, I'm still all rushy. My sister's having a BBQ, somehow I got roped into cleaning up on Sophie Kinsella day (do my family have death wishes?)

I'm just starting chapter seven though. I read fast. Minnie needs advice from boy on how to work your mother properly. You don't do tantrums, you maintain silence when mummy shops. Then at the check out, or when her eyes have glazed over in the book store, you go in for the kill. Bat eyelashes, drop face, 'mummeeeeeee .... I have some sweeties/bob the builder book?' ... works every time, I'm ashamed to say! He does have to say please though.

So yeah. There's a new sweet shop near burger king (saw between waterstones and the loos) - old fashioned sweets in glass jars. It's been open 4 days, but the other mothership called me in. So I have proper fudge and edinburgh rock and sweet peanuts and boy has chocolates that look like pebbles (he eats enough of the real ones) ... happy fat little me, lol.

Oh, and I got a phone call this afternoon. Some people were canvassing in town earlier this year for this new studio, and I entered this prize draw for a laugh. In fact, a couple of weeks ago I had a clearout and found my end of the slip and thought 'oh yeah, that thing' but nope, I'm one of 12 winners :D you take 6 outfits down and there's a champagne reception and you get facials and makeovers and people styling your hair and then you can choose if you want to buy the pictures. Which is awesome but because I never win anything and this sounds amazing I'm actually wondering whether or not they're a real company. Will be googling. My appointment's in November, and I'll be dragging someone with me, but highlights will be included (on the blog. Not in my hair or anything. Sorry, Becky Brandon nee Bloomwood moment).

Ohoh, and waterstones had free samples of 'I am number 4' which is this book series being made into a film, but it sounds interesting so I took a sample and may by the book. And I bought a cookery book since the cakes I made for boy looked amazing but cupcake recipes don't translate well to pan cakes. And there's this tan coat I want from Jane Norman but is £90. And I saw on msn's film feed the actual date for HP7:part one. And it's in 3D. Anyone coming with me? Lol.