Arte - glad the birthday wasn't too freaky. That decade is pretty good I reckon. Hope everything goes well with W today.

Cass - oooh, tornadoes! I think I would be quietly freaking out about that, but chances are pretty small you'd manage to get caught up in one (aren't they?)

DD is having a sick day today. Woke up this morning with no voice and a terrible barky sort of cough. Apparently one of her little friends had croup last week so she might have that. DH is coming home at lunch time to take over so I can do some work - he's away the next 2 days so it will be just me if it is something more serious than just one recovery day.

On the plus side it is going to be 24 degrees today, so we might go to the chemist to get some sore throat lozenges, then have a bit of a swing at the beach (well rugged up of course)