Time Flies

Doesn't time fly when you're having fun or is it when you are so busy you are the proverbial headless chicken?  Either way you way have worked out we've been busy.  Between cleaning the gutters at our daughters' school during which the worse rain shower I've ever experienced decided to take place, running the wonderful  Hilary Guest House , being Mum to the 2 most amazing daughters, eating out with Divas Who Dine, organising events for Llandudno Daffodil Capital of Wales.............you've got it there's a lot going on.

So my highlights of this last week?  Planning Katie's 8th birthday party.  Katie and 11 friends are having a cookery lesson.  In fact, they are going to prepare their own birthday tea party - and hopefully do all the washing up afterwards. Complete with caps and aprons to make it even more fun!

Inventing a cocktail or at least having one invented for me!  The Pink Daffodil is new and exclusive - its ingredients are yummy and a secret and it's especially for the Llandudno Daffodil Capital of Wales fund raising disco I'm organising for September 28th 2012.  It's at The Imperial Hotel, Llandudno - don't miss it!

This coming week I am really looking forward to Sunday when to go to Venue Cymru to see 'The Event' which Nicol is in.  This is part of the Olympic celebrations and is being filmed especially for it.  300 welsh gymnasts and our daughter earned her place to be one of them - what an experience.that will be for her. The gymnasts are training so hard for this  - in addition to the usual 4 times a week training they do.  I'll let you know how it goes next week.

What a week -  I was 46 on Wednesday and had a lovely day.  Although no one arranged for the fairies to come in and do the breakfasts and rooms - shame really but Rhod Gilbert at Venue Cymru made up for it on Thursday night - what a giggle.

Col once again proved what an amazing array of strange skills he has- I asked him what bulbs was needed for room 4's bed side lamp and he knew.  So just to test him I asked him 3 more bulb questions and he knew those too.  Shame there's not a game show about such trivia - he'd do so well.

Feet, arms and face are getting browner every day from hanging the washing out - I'm going to have the usual strange tan lines this year.  I'm not one for sitting around in the sun but it's amazing how easily the skin colours just from trips to the laundry room and back.  Does make choosing dresses to wear more complicated - to show or not show the tan lines that is the question - 'definitely not' is my humble opinion.


Thought you might enjoy this video of our lovely girls in action when Nicol was still Alice.Alice Day Llandudno

Nicol and Katie had a gymnastics competition on Sunday, gold for Nicol and bronze for Katie. Nicol also picked up a gymnast of the year-  Good Conduct award.  Congratulations to our wonderful daughters.

That's it till next time.
Hwyl Fawr
Deborah

Busy Half Term

Apologies for a blog-less week last week.  It's been half term and we've been busier than ever.  So a quick recap over the last 2 weeks. Olympic fever came to Llandudno.  The flame even went up and down the Greta Orme on the cable car!  We joined the crowds on the promenade at West Shore. Nicol and Katie were there representing Llandudno - Daffodil Capital of Wales.  I think Nicol will remember it most of all as the 'music' bus stopped right by us played a chorus of One Directions ' That' What Makes You Beautiful' and then drove off again.  They're her favourite band -I couldn't have organised it better if I'd tried.

Mayor Cllr Myra Wyzgell cutting the cake at the official crowning of  Miss and Little Miss Daffodil

The Laburnum arch was in full bloom at Bodnant Garden last week.  It's wonderful.  If you've never seen it then you should definitely add it to your 'bucket list'. There was also a harpist playing on the day we went. Although we didn't stay long as it was too hot!

  We had a Diamond Jubilee Street Party in St David's Road on Bank Holiday Monday. I had managed to get the road closed for the day.  Everyone brought food and drink and we had a bouncy castle and games to keep the Dads amused.  

We also attended a Tea Party in aid of Marie Curie on Llandudno Pier.  It was a most enjoyable afternoon with the new Miss Alice and Nicol and Katie in their 'official roles' as Miss Daffodil and Diamond Jubilee Princess.

There was more fun on the prom with the Lions Club. 

I enjoyed a lovely dinner with the Divas Who Dine at Osborne House - we can highly recommend it.  Next on our list  is the St Tudno. It's my choice and I chose the St Tudno because they have Conwy Mussels on the menu.  Conwy Mussels are small and sweet - delicious.

Lots of lovely shows coming up too - Rhod Gilbert at Venue Cymru on Thursday - my birthday treat.  Further into the future but I 've also got tickets to take the girls to see  Starlight Express and Grease (I remember my mum taking me and my sister to see it at the cinema when it first came out), and then I'm taking my Mum to see The Mousetrap. It's great to have big London shows coming to Llandudno.

So back to school on Monday.  The guest house is full for most of the week (thank goodness) and all the girls' activities start up again so Mum's taxi service is back operational.

'til next time,
Hwyl Fawr
Deborah