It was Simons 38th Birthday yesterday so its been a busy weekend. 

On Saturday Mark, Simons ex was up with Mandy from Manchesterford.  Before doing the now obligatory bars and club till 6 in the morning, we went to the new show at Funny Girls. It was by far the best show I have ever seen there with feathers, fireworks and fancy footwork.  Their version of riverdance had me in stitches.

Sunday we should have been recovering, but instead we drove down to Winsford to introduce ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Tyler to Simons parents and the nephews.  At one point everyone was sat on the floor apart from Simons mom and Tyler who wasted no time in making herself comfortable on the sofa.

Sunday night, just past midnight was prezzie time.  I think Simon liked everything with the possible exception of the daniel o'donnel singing birthday card.

On Monday we got the train down to Manchester where we shopped before seeing the pet shop boys at the Apollo.  Great venue and the gig was ok, although It didn't blow me away as much as the funny girls show.  Simon enjoyed it although he spent so much time filming it on his mobile, he missed some of what was going on and is only catching up on it now as he rewatches the clips.  Of course the evening was finished off with canal street bars and a club before returning to our hotel.

And today we have done little more than recover.

One more thing, Saturdays Doctor Who was one of the best have ever seen.  Not because of over the top effects or CGI aliens, but great story telling well written, acted and directed.