LOL, we have come a long way, Bama. A girl in my German class played hockey in the 1970's and that was so unusual to us then. We had all been stuck in net for our brothers to practise in the back yard, of course, but to actually play on a team was unheard of.
That is so disappointing about the car and the key, trissie. If they had found something, you'd feel more confident driving it. In Canada, our fobs are expensive to replace because you have to go to a dealership. But the keys can be cut at Canadian Tire, so it's just a few dollars.
I had downloaded an old favourite of mine called Demi Gods. It's a game like My Kingdom For The Princess where you send characters out to collect resources and build things to complete the level. I just out of the blue wanted to play it again. I shouldn't have tried to play it all in one day, though, LOL.
Happy birthday! Do hold out for a nice celebration, even if it can't be on the actual day.
True, Bama and trissie. It's a long wait, but boy! Mondays feel different when you are retired.
I am completely mentally unprepared for Shrove Tuesday and Lent being this week. I was sure that it was in March. What do you want to bet that I had it mixed up with St. Patrick's day?
I also love the chance to talk to people from all over. That is the one thing that I miss from my call centre days; working with people from different countries.
Look at all of those Ta Das, helia. WTG!
I'm afraid that Kubla Khan never made it into any compartment in my brain, Harriet. I've heard of Genghis, of course, but we didn't cover any Khan's or Marco Polo in my history classes.
Apparently, New Orleans extended Fat Tuesday to Fat Monday, which is the origin of Lundy Gras. Nothing wrong with an extra day of pancakes in my view, LOL.
I haven't got progress to report either, helia. Just ate breakfast and CUOP. But the day is still young.
HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS TO YOU! 
Putting the box away and going to vacuum.
) so it's only a matter of time before it makes its way down here to the SW. The nurse has recommended the MMR vaccination, so I've booked that for 2 weeks time. Apparently the government has launched a campaign to get everyone vaccinated to try and contain the outbreak. This will also give me time to look and see if I can find any paper childhood vaccination records in the filing system to prove my hunch. Getting a serology test done would also prove if had antibodies or not, but it's quicker and easier (and not harmful) to just get the jab. 
