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I tried fighting it with Cold and Flu tablets and Strepsils and Tom Yum soup and sleep and fluids but all to no avail. I am sick in bed with the snottiest, sinus-iest headcold known to humanity (okay, slight exaggeration, but I FEEL LIKE SHIT!)

I've called in sick to work which I'm kind bummed about because 1. I need the money, 2. it's an evening shift, so pays more while being more interesting 3. I feel bad leaving workmates in the lurch and it's no fun being home sick in bed and 4. I need the money ("I need the money" is also reasons 5, 7 and 8) (There is no reason number 6)

So instead I'm going to organize what wedding stuff I can with my trusty laptop and phone.

THINGS TO INVESTIGATE:

1. Agonise over guest list again: It can't be a very big wedding because we don't have the space nor the budget, BUT we both come from big families- therefore our friends list has to be smaller than we'd like ideally :-( I don't think I can squeeze anyone else on the list- but I'm still going to look it over and try!

2. Try to google the florist from

jpom40's wedding= cos she was lovely.

3. Try to google the invite people

_audhumla_ used (yep, stealing everyone elses' ideas- that's why it's good to get married in the middle of the wedding trend!)

4. Check out the Myers' gift registry as I'd prefer to give family in particular some directions and NOT end up with 7 toasters. (Any family reading this- you don't HAVE to use the registry, and if you do, you don't HAVE to get the thing from Myers. I am just thinking Myers because everyone has one near them and Myers will have everything we'd want on the list- you can always take a squiz at the list for ideas and then buy something similar elsewhere!)

5. Speak to guy at place we're thinking of having reception (have left message on his phone)

6. See if I can book our preferred caterers

At some point must make it out of bed and down to the kitchen to seek sustenance.

mc_shamo very nicely brought me toast and hot milo in bed before he left for work (as well as the cold tablets, tissues and laptop- I have a lovely fiance!) but that was several hours ago now and I may need something else before he comes back after 6pm... Wish I could train the cats to make soup...

But before all this I think another nap... nighty night.

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Aw, I am sorry you're feeling grot. I will make it worse by being a total pain about two things! First, totallytotally *seriously* understand if we're not on the final cut for the guest list, I know what a horrendous pain in the brain those things are - OTOH, if we are, her what has to sort out flights and stuff would *really* love the dates, or even a vague idea of them, as soon as humanly possible. I'm still torn up about missing

nearlyalegume and

directorratbag's wedding because I'd already booked my plane tickets by the time the dates went out!

On a less happy, but more urgent note, Pennypennypennypenny?

Got this from her mum this morning:

We have just come back from seeing Penny up in the ward.

Although tired she was awake, able to talk and smiled when Jina presented her with some Baileys chocolates.

We have been told Penny has coped with the operation very well but will have a full-on few days ahead with recovery issues.

And we have yet to get a biopsy result.

FYI she is in Ward 4, Room 19 but we don't know much about the visiting regime.

Peter and I will be going back tomorrow, probably for short periods. We are extremely lucky to be walking distance from St Vincent's.

Susan & Peter

I sort of figured you would not be able to make the wedding because it will be on Easter Sunday next year- which from what Helen said (who is going to Oxford next year for her PhD, hurrah! You'll have to catch up and lead her into temptation) is a real pain of a time to get off. Let me know if you think you could do it though!

That is awesome news! :)

That makes sense :) Although getting time off at Easter can be done, it makes sense that you would apply that as part of your calculations, so no worries!

Date has changed to April 1, which is Holy Thursday, hope you've not done any investigating yet!

Ah, thankyou! I was going to message to ask about wards and so on to send flowers.

By the way, Helen is planning at this stage to attend via skype (so many Holly jokes shall be made!) If it's a bad time of year perhaps we could get a row of laptops going with friends who have been scattered to the four corners of the earth by their PhDs?

I'm sorry you're sick, but glad Penny's doing well.

We didn't have a gift registry and still didn't end up with multiples of things (except the salad servers, but that was a joke). Still, I can understand your concern. I think though that if people know you already have the house pretty much set up, they will get you more interesting things (like Bunnings gift vouchers, although I might be the only person who gets excited about those).

I know how you feel about the guest list. We were reasonably all right, but there were a few issues. See if you can get an entire chunk of your friends to disown you for some bullshit reason; it worked for me. (Don't really do this.)

Guest list can be a problem.
I did find having large parts of the family overseas/interstate does help.

Instead of disowning your friends you could try to arrange a couple of major family dramas.

You are such a ning-nong :P

Bummer for the cold! I too shall be bedridden for a few days, crying "My eyes! My eyes!" etc. Anyways, hopefully you feel better soon, and re training the cats to make soup - if they do that, they'll work out how to open cupboard doors and feed themselves, and then they won't need you any more! (except for pats and cuddles, cuddles and pats, makes a happy cat - I made a silly song. I sing it to Jabba. Yes, I'm sad)

I'm glad to hear Penny is good, too!

Good luck with the guest list - must be tricky! I have to admit that should I ever do such a thing, I shall be very thankful that I do not actually talk to any family on my mother's side (including - ehrrmm - my mother) and my father's side is very limited (six of us left, two don't count). But I think everyone will understand that you're doing your best (although I say that from my lofty BM'y height).

Re: gift registry: sounds like an excellent notion for family! Although you are not likely to request them, keep in mind for those VERY snazzy dinner parties that Myer DOES sell $150 salt and pepper shakers and this COULD BE YOUR CHANCE.

Now I have to think of a completely frivolous, random gift...

But there are so many things you could use those salt and pepper shakers for!

Well, only one thing really...

What day are you having surgery?

Good luck for wedding! Also, what happened to Penny? (unless it's too personal inwhich case ignore me) Glad she's ok.

Penelope had to have a tumur removed from her lung. very ouch and scary :-(

http://www.flowersbyjanelouise.com.au/

http://www.inspired-design.com.au/

I'll get you the hair and makeup woman at some point as well. She's a bit more expensive, though.

cheers mate!

I'm hoping my years with Omniprop will stand me in good stead and I can handle my own make up, and the bridesmaids if need be.

Hair, however, I'm complete rubbish at once you get past the ponytail stage...

From the friends of ours that overlap, people will understand if they don't make the final guest list as we all know that family take precedent.

If you need help with cake or musicians let me know. I have contacts

Glad to hear Penny's doing well.

You sound super-organised about the wedding! We still haven't got the reception venue booked in, partly because it's run by volunteers, so a lot of the time there's no-one there to answer the phone.

If you're interested in a gift registry that can be accessed by everyone, but isn't Myers, there is this website. We were actually thinking of Myers ourselves, just to avoid the 7 toasters problem, but then we found that site, so we're using it instead. Our half-finished registry is up there already, so if you want to see an example of how it looks, just log in as a guest.

I'd say people would understand about the guest list thing. After all, family has to come first in a wedding.

Hope you feel better soon. Have evil cold as well and it is Not Right. Brandy helps.

What about a "Hey Look guys, I have a shiny ring" party where you wear a white dress,

mc_shamo wears a suit and we have a reception shindig and pretend we just sat in a church watching you. Repeats of wedding footage would not of course be frowned on, so possibly after you get the video back.

...wait, what?

(Dagnabbit, I have to keep better track of my friends.)

Congratulations!! Not on the cold, on the thing with the flowers and invitations and gift registry. *That* thing! **bounces and hugs**

And I'm glad to hear Penny is doing OK - hadn't caught up on that news either. :-/

(I feel better now -

cumbernotathome and Adrian both said "wait, she's what?" too. Yay out of the loop together!)

Bleugh

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