I have explained to her that there was a mistake and everything about my saddle (it is a different make from the one she should have been given) but now have heard nothing from her. I am gutted! 

kittykat wrote:

Two days before my brother's wedding and my face is sunburned...damn it.

As long as your brother's face is fine! 
Dammit, that reminds me of Hangover.
 

I've got some

Oh, lots of dwerps?

Leaving a rant, even though this will more look like a demonstration of self-pity.
I had a small accident with my in-line skates yesterday night and well, there's now a massive scrape all over my left leg. I was taken to hospital because it needed to be disinfected and dressed.
Now I've got an uncomfortable bandage and I can barely move.
Awesome. That was just what I needed to start the holidays. Woo-hoo.
It's all due to that freaking cat who jumped in my way. 

The cat is all fine. But not any longer. I will find it and I will skiiiiin it.
Well, my leg looks horrible but I'm feeling better now, thanks. 

All the best for you, Mary. Have a look at last week's pics and let them comfort you. 

Have to vent:

Every year, our street blocks off both ends so that our neighborhood can have a block party.  It's normally pretty busy, so it's a rare occasion where we can get all together without fear of the street.  Well, each year, some idiots always try going around the barrier, and last year some a**hole was speeding and almost hit one of the kids who was getting his ball from the street.  This year, some people were doing the same thing.  WHY WOULD YOU GO AROUND A BARRICADE TO GO DOWN A STREET???  I just don't get it.  What do these people think?  That they are special?

Anyway, just had to vent.

Several rants...
1. Son rehabs his shoulder injury for months, does contact rugby training for the first time and it goes again. Now looking at MRI and operation.
2. Trying to get kids to wash clothes prior to holiday.
3. Bloody ragwort picking. Vile, nasty stuff is sprouting everywhere in ponies' field!
4. Someone knocked over can of fly repellant, all leaked out and evaporated and now got to go buy more! It is not cheap!

That is all!

We are set to leave for London in less than 48 hours and you just have to know that after months of planning disaster will strike!

My 15 year old daughter and her friend were mugged tonight. They were attacked by two men. One of them was a Marine or ex-Marine according to the police and he was the one who needed a sledge hammer to go after a 15 year old girl who is 5 foot 2 and weighs 110 pounds! Big man ya know!  

The other guy was 6 foot 2 and there was a third guy who stayed in the car with it running ready to bolt if they got in a tight spot. The 6'2" guy grabbed my daughter from behind in a choke hold and lifted her off the ground by her neck. He carried her back toward the car to abduct her I would assume, but she fought very hard. She couldn't breath very well so she couldn't really call for help. He was also trying to prize her cell phone from her hand but she wasn't letting go. He got frustrated, I guess, because he ended up throwing her to the ground and falling down on top of her when he bit the back of her neck. You should see the bite marks. This guy had a very large mouth!

That was when she started screaming. This drew the attention of the guy with the sledge hammer who had been busy beating her friend and taking his cell phone and I-Pod. He came over yelling obsenities and telling her to shut up. He hit her in the left side of her head with the hammer and then again on the right side behind her ear. The second hit was only a glancing blow, but she kept screaming her head off and the neighbors started coming out so they took off in the car. Another driver took down the licence plate number when they peeled out and cut him off and he gave that to the police. Within 2 hours the three men had been apprehended and they took the kids to the scene where they were being arrested and had them identify their attackers.

The kids got off lucky. These guys had committed 6 robberies over the course of the evening and some of their victims were seriously injured. Our kids got off with cuts, bruses and some good sized lumps on the head.

Now the real issue - when these guys are arraigned my daughter may need to be at court to testify. We may not be back in the country yet! The police said not to worry because they don't think it will ever get to court. They have a mountain of evidence so the perps will most likely plead out to a charge rather than having it go to court.
Man what a terrible night.