We're on our way to Emirates!

There am I, off of work for a week as I am poorly - what excitement can I expect as a relaxing candle bath doesn't work for me?

My daughter is in another country and I receive her mail - I am supposed to look at it to check everything is okay and there it was: "I am pleased to tell you that Danny's name has been drawn at random from our computer to be ARSENAL'S mascot for our home game against Danny on Sunday24th May 2009" (not the mistake - not mine homest) It actually doesn't mean to much to me as I am actually a Spurs fan and really not a great football fan anyway - but I knew what it meant to them. So I phoned them and the excitement - well I wished I had Skyped them and video'd it.

I had to phone Arsenal to accept it - they are really nice (for the other side of course) and she said she had sent lots of those letters out and was getting excited families ringing all the time. I mentioned about us being Tottenham Supporters and she said don't worry, they will be relegated then. Do I know what she means - I don't think it was very nice about Tottenham though.

I phoned my parents (dad is 94) and my mum answered - who hates football. I said you won't understand but.....................Mum shrieked of course I understand and promptly turned round to tell my dad who has been an Arsenal support for quite a time. He once took his dad to a match and got there when they were all coming out! He had got the timing wrong.

So we are all going to the Emirates in May (I shall be wearing by blue and white shell suit 0f course).

My grandson will proudly lead his team out - how wonderful for him (and yes for us and his family). A few tears to be shed.

A little bit of what you fancy does you good - or does it?

There I was - feeling very very poorly. I went to the doctor and was so pleased when he said I had a temperature and wasn't well. I wonder why that is? Not that I wasn't well but I was pleased about it - I think I must like being labelled! Everyone said relax and then I remembered all my christmas gifts, a relaxing thai bath salts, etc etc etc. I got out the candles ran my bath and relaxed. How can you find what tub is what when you haven't got your glasses on and the light is dim? I put on my glasses which promptly steamed up and thought just relax, do a bit of meditation but how do you breath in through your nose and out through your mouth when you have a cough. Doesn't work. I kept trying. Then I though I would use the massage scrub. Again, couldn't find the right tub. Eventually I did, rubbed in the body scrub - actually not to be course - you do need someone to help you. The scrub had to be left on - well after you do 3 extremeties - how do you do the fourth without slipping further into the bath. I put the scrub down, which promptly fell on the floor. So I had body scrub all over the bathroom. I decided I had enough but got out the bath, still being relaxed and blew the candles out. Did I do this gently. Of course not - with all my lack of breath I blew and had candle wax everywhere. I promptly had to clean that up. Perhaps all this relaxing business is not for me. Went down and watch the bloody Whitechapel series with Mr V. So much for relaxing and having a good night