Party By Numbers

The party was a success! Here is it in number break down:

37: Number of people who attended
1: Number of dogs who attended
6: Number of tricks dog could perform for people
27: Age I turned
20: Bottles of wine drunk
6: People who were going to sleep over
4:People who did sleep over
8: Out of town guests
2: Times wine was known to have spilled on the red carpet
2: Times Cadfael was known to try and drink up the wine spilled
1: Times Cadfael was told "get out of the way you fat fox"
11: Engagement cards
13: Happy Birthday cards
2 and 5: The ages that two birthday cards professed my age to be
1: Birthday card that had 'Happy Birthday Mum' crossed out and my name written in. -thanks Ginger Chris
3: Types of nachos - 1 being 'Chili' flavored - thanks Dan
2: People who could speak fluent German
3: People who tried to speak German
3: People named Chris
3: People named Kate
2: People named Tom
2: People named Dave
1: Person named Grayskull
1: Person to fall over gate outside - Grayskull
7: Teachers
2: Six form students
4: From LLT
10: From Cambridge University OTC
1: From Oxford
3: From Dartington
3: From Poringland
4: International students
2: People in Devon greatly missed
4: Types of muffins
6: Types of crisps (US=Chips)
1: Type of crisp not eaten - roast chicken

1: Type of Celebration chocolate not eaten - Topic

2: Umbrellas left (better than last year I only had one)
1: Person who had rude things drawn on his back in permanent marker
1: Person threatened a penguin (same person as above)
1: Person who prayed to the porcelain God in the ‘Perfect’* (same person as above)
1: Person who is a Cambridge grad and going to Sandhurst at the same time as Prince Harry and William (same person as above)
16: Candles completely burned
2: Picture frames given as gifts
1: Picture frame broken (picture of puppy Cadfael in frame however was unharmed)
2: Number of people who could actually spin a basketball on their finger
1: Scotty Pippin basketball
2: Northern people - speaking of football and cricket
1: Photo of Chris at Dartington in a production of Rocky Horror Picture Show - as Rocky
12: Time of night Cadfael was found asleep on the guest's coats
3:30: About the time Chris and I finally got to bed
37: Number of people I think had a good time
1: Very bemused dog




*The 'Perfect' is the outside toilet that has a flush that could sink the Queen Mary and is inhabited by spiders.

Sorry about the toilet humor.