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It is not bitchiness ..... it is friendly advice ..... she will no doubt be pleased for our advice and act on it oh and Ayda - cut the label out of your Primark scarf ;)

it was ok ..... not particularly pleased with time (I never am) - my running partner had a knee injury and had to walk for a couple of miles in the middle ..... I couldn't run on and leave her, so i walked for a while ..... but taking that into account was a good time. and was a great day - such a fabulous atmosphere!!! I did ask the organisers to postpone the run because of the reunion but Brendan fosters said "f*** off" - how rude :o

Ayda needs to break out the iron :o

you not on your diet anymore then?? ;)

Jups :dancing: you escaped your meeting?

but the beard is still gone :yahoo: I can forgive anything now the beard has gone :kink:

hmmm wonder how many pages back is our thread :o

:o Sparkle how did you get that photo of the mod's lounge :o well if they are busy must be time for super fake mods to take control again ;)

I finished :yahoo: :yahoo: was a good run - fantastic weather and atmosphere. was slower than last time but I am getting older ;) Is truely an event and felt good to be part of something SO big - is the world's biggest half marathon ... and I came 33,023rd out of 52,000 - not too shoddy ;) I shook hands with rebecca Adlington and Tani Grey Thompson!!! a touch of inspiration

sneaks in ......... ....... looking for signs of Ossy :unsure: what no Ossy :naughty: :naughty:

.... oh don't do that :whip:

hello ...... goodbye xxx

well just thought I would pop in and say hi and have a lovely reunion without me :drama: I shall be heading off to the even grimmer norther early tomorrow. Think of me as you drink yourselves silly ....... altho hopefully by 2pm I will have actually finished the Great North Run!!! ICR xxxx

..... and how did I get conned into coming back to this God forsaken place?????? hmmmmmm Sparkle???????

yes am still using run baby run xxxx knocked off a 10km before lunch today :naughty: :naughty:

Good time!!!! go you :cheer: I did 1 hour 5minutes ..... 3 minutes faster than last week :yahoo: :yahoo: now have to ease up as the "Big One" approaches :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

How did it go? I did 10km last Sunday (slow but comfortable) and have another this Sunday :o they are mere training runs for THE GREAT NORTH RUN arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! 5th October.

tut tut :nono: I shall not be stopping for a fag!!! We honed atheletes allow no distractions to our running -_- but if you pop BBC1 on I will wave to you...... @Ossy - only a half marathon??? and to think I almost had a nice thought about you while updating my MP3 player ..... am glad I fought it off!!! :whip:

oooooooooooooooooooooo such a good idea. But I can't make it - I am running in the Great North Run that day ....... and will be punding the streets of Newcastle while you party :cry: :cry: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

It is not necessarily the mother working that is the issue, rather the care for the child whilst she is working. Many mother's chose to work regardless of the needs of the child, leaving them here there and everywhere to be cared for. Small chidren particualrly need routine and security, yet over and over I see children who don't know who is picking them up from school, who don't know where they will be eating their tea that night. If a mother is working evenings and the child is at school all day - no matter how good the babysitter - when does the child get to spend time with their mother. Time when mum isn't too tired or stressed or worried about doing the ironing? Tho maybe I should replace mother with parent? I mean no one ever criticises father's for working to provide for their children? I, personally, feel that many mothers today work long hours desperate to provide mobile phones, designer clothes and all the lastest gagets they think their child "needs" when what the child needs more is security and time, routine and someone to make them feel safe. But then if you can't afford to support a child and are not prepared to give that child your time why have a child???

absolutely chucking it down!!!

It's raining here ........ just thought I would return with that shock news!

I have been in the sun too :o :o :o :o

Sparkle came 75th :o :o :o :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j288/miller2348/myspace/comments/Happy_Birthday/images/sparkly-have-a-happy-birthday.gif Have a great day and maybe 4 or 5 units tonight??