BRITS SCOOP THE OSCARS, AND I SCOOP WILD WIND HAIR

So the Brits did very well at the Oscars, especially "Slumdog millionaire", I can't believe that was going to go straight to dvd, originally! And our lovely Kate Winslet finally got her Oscar, her dad must be so proud. And as for "Dancing on Ice", well, Ray & Maria did it again! What a performance, some truly amazing skating from a young lad who has never done it before, he's a natural.

The kids have gone back to school today...yippee...the holidays have drawn to an end. It was a bit of a shock to them getting up at 6.30am, (and me), after 2 weeks of lie-ins. They all complained, and it's a Monday which makes it worse. They should make the first day back at school a Thursday, then it wouldn't seem so bad. In fact, maybe Mondays should be abolished altogether! The weather today is glorious, I think it's warmer outside than in. This is typical as it was like this on Saturday, so we decided that we would go to the beach on Sunday afternoon. When we got up yesterday morning it was overcast, but the sun did come out at lunchtime. However, as soon as we arrived at the beach the sun did an about turn and the wind whipped up, and it felt cold. We had a nice walk, well I say nice, it would have been nicer had the wind not blown sand in my face and made my hair look like some giant hoover had just tried to suck it up! The walk did have a positive side, though. It tired out not only the children, but the dog and in consequence all four of them dropped like flies on the sofa upon our return, so I was able to cook dinner in peace. Well worth the wild hairstyle!!