Wendy - anywhere/everyone in Benchland will give you TLC, we’re all here for you with cups of tea, or glasses of something stronger and lots of cake. Yes, lots of cake! Or anything that you need. Hope the painkillers work their magic.
Kay, you’re lucky to have seen your grandson’s play. My two grandsons attend a small village school and the audience for their school nativity was restricted to parents only. I feel really cheated. Some moments are priceless and I couldn’t be there.
FF my children were at a very small school approx 30 pupils and everyone was invited, they staged it over 2 nights, seems very cruel, as you say these moments are priceless xx
Hi foxy, you are right. We are lucky. Our little grandsons was on Tuesday and the older one’s was today. Both had 2 performances so we were able to go to both. Absolutely priceless. They staged it as the X Factor and my grandson played Dermots role. The judges had to choose and one of the contestants was Mary - it was all performed as a mime after that - it really brought a lump to your throat.
I have not told I’m about my role as No 1 shepherd in our Pantivity, didn’t want to steal his thunder!
Wendy, hope you are feeling better. Find yourself a bench and name it according to how you feel! Or share with someone (trouble shared and all that). JCJ has described them very well.
Take care all you brave and strong ladies (and any men). We are absolutely fabulous!
Kay x
All of a dither, away to have a house full kettle boiled, cakes out, all tidied running round in circles all morning!!
Unexpected daughter visit at 9 this morning 
, have no idea where I am or what I’m doing?..sound familiar… Pantivity this evening yahoo be dooby/booby!! xx
Pantivity!!! HOORAY
Round up all the guilt, get off the CBA benches ladies and gentleman, dogs and cats, THE SHOW must go on.
The excitement mounts!!!
Wendy, pull up an bench and prepare to be amazed (a little first-aide glitter won’t come amiss, either) We’ve got tea and pies today to spare!
Hope the weather isn’t too grim everywhere. I’m trying to get the energy to decorate the tree. OH mysteriously disappeared about the time the lights came out. Hmmmm.
See you backstage.
Getting ready for the BIG NIGHT - should be working, oops!
Anyone else noticed that the number of forum pages is slowly but surely going down? Having peaked at a little over 300 it is now down to about 270-something. Do you think the techies are feeding some of the old stuff to the aligators? How super splendidly fat thay will be when we make more ali-burgers!!
Right, come along woman… work. work
What time are we putting on the pantivity - sorry am a bit lost! x
Hello everyone - Dame H**** has lent me a frock for tonight!!!
HURRAY
grumpy
LOVING the sparkly, spangly number, as befits a Dame, Grumpy.
I’m on the totally kn***ered bench having just finished a Loooooong term with over excited children, at least half of whom are not very well - colds and tummy bug(ger)s. Most of the staff have been struggling this week too. I’ll probably get it just in time for Christmas - usually do! 
Must get ready for the grand performance. Must get ready… must get ready… must…snzzzzz
What a perfect dress, DG. Much better than the black I was imagining. And so nice for your BFF Helen to loan it to you, after all, what are friends for?
I’ve finally finished my knickers, ready for tonight. I hate to cover them up with my bathrobe, so I may leave it open. What a great look, especially after all the Christmas cake I’ve been eating! I’m VERY excited, but certain it will go well. I may skip the before-show alcohol–it didn’t seem to help at the last rehearsal. Mwah, mwah-- break a leg everyone!!!
My drain is out woohoo woohoo woohoo 
x
Ah Jelly, I was going to bling it up for you with tinsel and glitter to make it really special… 
Lol, I might hang a bauble off my nip instead x
How fabulous we all are. Couldn’t compete with your new BFF ( although I still feel a few solar lights could add something) Dame Grumpy.
Been stocking up my sewing box/toolbox. Spare bulbs, Wundaweb, safety pins,Sellotape , wd40 (for creaky joints), alcohol ( for those that are past caring). Yep think I’m ready. My tea towel is clean for shepherd costume, borrowed daughters 2 rabbits as could not persuade Rio the Labrador to dress up as a sheep.
Fruit punch made ( have removed the cranberry juice and lime and replaced with gin due to popular request.
Just going to have a spray tan, back soon
Kay x
Just rushing in to say lambs are ready… sheep are ready… Very nervous… drinking wine… how “wise” is that??
go for it ladies! (and camels and donkeys and…)
NO, NO, NO - NO ALCOHOL BEFORE THE SHOW, ONLY AFTERWARDS!!!
The words never again are floating round in my brain…
grumpy
just rushing in to stop the lambs drinking the wine and leaving a tap running so “my” lamb wees itself out.
I’d just like to add Ms Grumpy, that should you hear any calumnies about me jostling Joseph and flashing Mary in the dressing room. It’s very crowded in there and one of the solidiers stepped on the back of my sandalcausing me to stumble against Joseph and as stumbled, the soldier grabbed my cloak which pulled open just as mery turned round.
I have not beenat the sherry and all will be well for the performance as joseph has a bag of frozen peas on his nose and mary has stopped hyperventilating now.
I’ll just go and practice my lines…
NO ALCOHOL BEFORE THE SHOW???
Somethings not right in that sentence - I think there are too many words in it. I’ll remove the shortest one.
ALCOHOL BEFORE THE SHOW!!!
That looks better! And would appear to be an instruction…
Right, I’m off the the woods to open up the bar - pre pantivity drinks anyone???
Oh, go ahead, Jane, I’ll have a tiny one! What about you FF? I see Jelly pouring something into Kay’s glass, so they’re taken care of, and what’s that bulge in Clunk’s thong? Looks like a flask to me! Thank goodness RevCat’s sticking to th’ glitterjuice, hope she doesn’t get giggly again.
Lol Grumpy - too late, way way WAY too late!!! Me n Jelly are sinking the gin and playing with baubles, you can’t get at my remaining nip cause I’m in my camel costume already so we’ve improvised…well if Rudolph can have a lovely big red shiny nose why can’t a camel?? Lovely shiny bauble, held on with blu tack. It’s tasteful, honest…