Because I have such a long commute to and from work, and because things in England have ridiculously short opening hours, I'm never in Ely during the week when anything is open. It's ok though, because I can always do things on the weekend, and there are also plenty of shops and what not near work that I can go to during my lunch hour through the week.

This then, was my plan for my step-mother's birthday card. Because it's going to the States, I can't just buy a stamp and send it off, I need to go into the post office. So, I figured I'd run in and do that on Monday. But on Monday I had a meeting that ran through lunch. And on Tuesday I got stuck in a phone call with someone from France. And yesterday I had an all day training course that ran through lunch.

Which brings me to today, when I finally went to town and finally mailed the card. Which doesn't do a damn lot of good considering Kathleen's birthday is today, and no matter how good the Royal Mail might be, it doesn't actually defy the laws of physics.

So, no way the card is getting there on time. But I figured, as much as my dad bugs me for not writing entries enough (hi dad!), surely he'd notice a new one and pass it along to Kathleen!

Happy birthday Kathleen! The check's card's in the mail.