Happy birthday to monster child nephew

Well its Friday and test match is well and truly in full swing.( Strauss went very early yesterday morning!) and England look in a strong position, Alistair Cook making 114 and England finishing the day on 267-3. So get settled down in front of the TV (or radio) at 11am with your 'flankie' on your head and #comeonengland

 However in  Lady Lainey/Dame Didi world there is only one thing of great importance today and that is the birthday of Super besty eldest monster child/nephew Count Christophe!

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday to you ,

Happy Birthday with a teddy cake

that gives you blue poo!

OK this is a family joke ( or not a joke at the time!)and I think that it is self explanatory. I know that the Count will be hating his wonderful, beautiful, amazingly funny ,besty Auntie Lady Lainey for saying it but, Christophe there are worse things I could have written about, I am just saving these for your 21st!!! and for goodness sake DO NOT  drink cider tonight!! But more importantly have a great birthday and see you over the weekend. XXX

OK enough of being super brilliant besty Auntie in the world..

Cricket news now and what the 'Donald Duck' is going on? Rain falling  overnight on my 'Tykes' in Chesterfield  resulted  in a wet outfield yesterday,and them all having to go back to the hotel and watch 'Jeremy Kyle', '60second makeover' and 'Diagnosis Murder'!!! This was not  what I( or any other Tykes fans) wanted to be reading on Twitter! Even though TMS was on radio in super swanky Lady Lainey office, it didn't lift the gloom. Today hopefully will be a better day for the boys.

Durham got out to play in Sussex with Scott Borthwick scoring a half century before going lbw. Durham finished on 231 and Sussex start the day on 100-3

Over at Rugby School yesterday  Durham 2nd XI were playing, and super 'well dones' to Lady Laineys favourite Durham cricketer, the lovely polite young Jamie Harrison who took 2 wickets in his first over, for  big fat 0 runs!!!! Well done Jamie, keep up the good work.

Well its nearly the weekend  and there is the German Grand Prix to look forward to. I am not really an F1 fan but do like it when Jenson Button is on the podium, also Sunday sees the finish of Le Tour de France so 'Allez Wiggo' as they are shouting in France. However it is creeping closer and I am still on count down to Wednesday 25th July, Super Yorkshire match.

Over at Platinum Duck Palace (hub of cricket tea empire) fridges and freezers are filling up ready for feeding the masses at Shildon BR and Marton CC. Where has the week gone? ( Actually most of it spent shouting at 'boys' in office because I didn't feel very well and then going home to bed ). Friday night used to be party night in LT Towers now I am up to my elbows in egg & cress sandwiches, quiche etc. OR maybe .........shock of shocks..........I am getting old!!!!!  

Right just knocked that thought out of my pretty head, so now decided that Saturday night is party night, everyone welcome,bring a bottle ( super 'spensive champers please!)

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