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Well things are really moving on ! The Lip Sync rehearsals have continued every Monday and Friday night...mind you a few people are taking it "very seriously" and insist of getting together in a local hostelry to " practice". Needless to say Lip Sync Levins, The Mad One and I did not feel that need...until last night ! After a 20 minute session with Lythe Lesley, who actually did not shout at us... we headed back to our local and arrived into a busy bar. Lip Sync Levins like the Cock of the North said to the barman " Can we use the back room?" and to much sniggering and teasing we paraded through the lounge, out to the vacant function room at the back..." to practice our moves" . The Mad One and I were delighted to see a full wall mirror , as we like to watch, and we set to jiggling, twerking and moving like the dancing experts we are. Lip Sync, who was in a pair of size 11 stilettos , was in his element and put us well and truly, through our pa

Today has been a day of two halves. It started off sweetly by my two boys and I joining me down at the start of the Seamie Weldon 5k Run/Walk. This year I was to be in the " walk" section but was delighted to see all my old running buddies, very aroused at the sight of Gentle Gary and cheered up to see Jolly Joan's smiling face. I could feel the excitement and nerves of those undertaking their first 5 k, 2 years after I had completed mine. I was envious of the incredible buzz they would get afterwards. I suggested naively that the boys might like to have a photo with their mother going over the finish line but they gave me a look like they do when I suggest they eat broccoli ! I met up with Marie the Moocher, who was only too happy to accompany me as they took off with their friends . Off we went catching up on the chat as basically everyone passed us, but we were happy out in the sunshine alongside Lovely Leona.To my immense pride my boys crossed their first finish line