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| Ready for the England Match |
It didn't all go quite according to plan, mainly because Adam had an op 10 days prior and it was a big op with a big scar and it isn't healing quite as well as it should and Debbie had a perforated ear. They were late arriving in Blackpool, we arrived, checked into our B&B - not top of the range accommodation by any means but the hosts were very very friendly which made up for it. We went for a stroll down by the prom and after purchasing a sun hat for me and an England T-shirt for Tom we headed to the amusements and spent a remarkably long time loosing a £1 each on the 2p pushers.
When we came out we got a call from Debbie, they had arrived and they were thinking of visiting their friends for the England football match (we couldn't go to a Blackpool pub with Tom and Luke - way too rowdy and Adam was feeling too tender). They have friends with a bar shed in the garden and we were invited. Debbie taxied us over, we arrived just in time and were made very very welcome (Adam and Jo went to school together) We settled in and had a very very pleasant time watching England win against Sweden in the bar shed whilst enjoying banter and eating crisps and drinking beer - what could be better?
We got back to the B&B in good spirits, had a quick shower and change and then headed out to the Hot Pots gig, grabbing fish and chips on the way. The Hot Pots were as good as ever, we were all bopping up and down to them - especially during our favourite tunes - Chippy Tea and Egg, Sausage, Chips and Beans. Tom was tired, but he enjoyed himself. Luke was the same - these schools wear our children out during the summer term!
We headed home - Adam was in obvious pain when walking back - which was quite worrying. We all went straight to bed - I ended up in the double with Tom just to give us all more room, he was a bit like an octopus though - limbs going everywhere!!!!
In the morning, Debbie came down to tell us that Adam was worse, his wound was weeping and they needed to get him sorted. After giving him a talking too - to go to A&E not GP, Matt took them back to Debbie's car which was parked by their friends' house whilst Tom and I watched trams. We then had a MacDonalds breakfast (upper class by Blackpool standards) and then drove to the Old Trafford Cricket Stadium in Manchester to watch 20:20 Lancashire vs Northamptonshire. This was mine and Tom's first ever cricket match as spectators, it was hot hot hot, and according to Matt it was quite boring, but Tom and I enjoyed it. We got loads of freebies: '4' and '6' cards, blow up batons, red hair, a lanyard etc etc. We settled ourselves in where we started off in the shade and watched the players warm up - think Tom was very impressed by the catching practise (mainly by the way the trainer was able to consistently hit the ball in the same direction, and with the same amount of speed etc)
The match itself started and we got into the swing of it with our '4' and '6' cards and by joining in with the singing, chanting etc etc. It was a good afternoon - and considering Tom was shattered (he fell asleep in the car on the way over which is almost unheard of these days) he really perked up and concentrated - a hot dog and chips helped too. It was mega hot though, I was very happy with my £2 straw hat purchase in Blackpool or I would have got frazzled.
The match finished at 5pm and we headed home - Tom fell asleep almost immediately - he is mega short on sleep.
A good weekend, hope Adam is feeling better soon!
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| The Hot Pots |
We got back to the B&B in good spirits, had a quick shower and change and then headed out to the Hot Pots gig, grabbing fish and chips on the way. The Hot Pots were as good as ever, we were all bopping up and down to them - especially during our favourite tunes - Chippy Tea and Egg, Sausage, Chips and Beans. Tom was tired, but he enjoyed himself. Luke was the same - these schools wear our children out during the summer term!
We headed home - Adam was in obvious pain when walking back - which was quite worrying. We all went straight to bed - I ended up in the double with Tom just to give us all more room, he was a bit like an octopus though - limbs going everywhere!!!!
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| Ready for Cricket |
The match itself started and we got into the swing of it with our '4' and '6' cards and by joining in with the singing, chanting etc etc. It was a good afternoon - and considering Tom was shattered (he fell asleep in the car on the way over which is almost unheard of these days) he really perked up and concentrated - a hot dog and chips helped too. It was mega hot though, I was very happy with my £2 straw hat purchase in Blackpool or I would have got frazzled.
The match finished at 5pm and we headed home - Tom fell asleep almost immediately - he is mega short on sleep.
A good weekend, hope Adam is feeling better soon!
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