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My next excursion across the pond seems to have taken on a life of its own.  After a chat with a slightly stressed and sleepless Tammy this week to explain the cost of fuel duty has made the Toronto bit impossible for now, the itinerary is thus:

Monday 29 Sep ~ leave home at midnight for a 6am flight from Heathrow to Amsterdam, then on to Dallas (DFW). Friend of 4 years Kerri who works in the Child Support office whose hubby was in the prison next door to Ray's until last year is picking me up and I'm staying the night with them.
Tues ~ Possibly seeing daughter-in-law + Jason in the AM, get train to Austin just after lunch, spend all afternoon crawling through the TX countryside, Moergan and Tim picking me up at Austin train station, staying the night with them
Wed ~ seeing another friend of 4 years Nancy during the day, night at Mo & Tim's again
Thurs ~ get bus (not Greyhound, but close) from Austin to Prairie View (NW of Houston) to meet Carol (this is where you start to roll your eyes folks) acquaintance of about 6 months but ex-pat with son in prison next to Ray's. Stay the night with Carol
Fri ~ mooch around Prairie View and Magnolia, early to bed
Sat ~ very AM, drive with Carol up to Tennessee Colony, drop off stuff at Hospitality House, I see Ray *big grin* Carol sees son. PM, eat in Palestine, chill out at Hospitality House, stay overnight
Sun ~ AM, Carol drops me at Coffield again and then makes her way home as she doesnt live far enough away for a 2-day visit. See Ray again *big grin*. Ray's ex Sharon picks me up on her way to collect her youngest son from his dad at Corsicana, go back with Sharon to Dallas. Spend evening visiting Melba and possibly DIL + Jason if she & Sharon are speaking at that point. Stay the night at Sharon's.
Mon ~ Get picked up by friend of approx 6 months Jo Anne, potter around for the morning, get dropped off at DFW by midday. Fly home, via Amsterdam again
Tues ~ get home around 3pm. Sleep.

I need to book my train ticket, bus ticket from Austin, coach ticket from here to Heathrow & back, and save the equivalent of a small African country's national debt for the gas money while I'm over there.

Lily has decided that  she is not going back to Hartpury in September. She is going to go to the 6th form at her old school in Launceston to do AS-levels and stay with her best friend's family for which I am paying board and lodgings. She will trek back here every couple of weekends and for holidays, and then apply to do a foundation degree either at Hartpury or the Berkshire Agricultural College to start Sep 09. This is a compromise.

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Well, a huge thank you to everyone who has been so generous in buying numbers for this Not A Raffle. As promised, the winning number has been chosen by one of those random number generating thingies and the number is . . .

Ta Da!!

therealjae

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