Despite Lynne’s best efforts to deny it, we turn 40 this year!

 

As most of you will know, we have been best friends for more years than we care to remember, we have laughed, cried and supported each other through the good, the bad and often the ugly. This year we plan to celebrate our 40th birthdays in style by raising money for a charity that this time last year we hadn’t even heard of but now it’s become very important to us and we want to support the good work it does.

 

In September last year, Lynne was diagnosed with a rare cancer called pseudomyxoma peritonei (appendix cancer). Thanks to the fast and thorough work done by a team of experts in Basingstoke, 2 tumours were successfully removed. Why Basingstoke you might ask, well as the cancer is so rare research hasn’t progressed as much as it has for more common cancers. This means that patients diagnosed with this cancer have to travel for specialist care. Due to the prompt treatment that Lynne received at Basingstoke, this news has been kept quiet (Amy is still unaware). Lynne will remain under their care and this is why we want to raise funds for Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital PMP Research.

Lynne has had her 1st year CT Scan and thankfully results look good so far! 

So how will we do this? Well we’ve created a bucket list of 40 things that we will do this year, some are for fun, some more serious and some are just downright scary! The most important part is that we will be raising money for a charity close to our hearts in the normal way we do things – by laughing as much as possible!!!!!!

 

Here is our list

1.      Go zorbing (another 1 completed! Think its the best yet!)

2.      Go to court on a Monday (long story but apparently great entertainment!)-done

3.       Do a 10k walk with kids round chatelerault-done

4.       Get on the Glasgow tour bus and have a night out in Ashton Lane - Done

5.       Have a relaxing pamper treatment day- done!

6.       Take up a night class-done (a wine tasting class counts right?)

7.       Audition for X factor - application is in and we were rejected!!!!

8.       Have a divorce party (for Lynne ) - tonight!!!!! Think everyone had a good time (of what I can remember!) - Done

9.       Take the kids skiing - done 

10.      Have a party for our birthdays (Done - Had a great night!)

11.       Do a abseil / zipslide

12.      Do a 10k run-as of Sunday done

13.      Go to an opera - Done

14.       Do my Chartered FCIPD qualification (Sharon) - submitted and waiting for outcome

15.       Go pole dancing - done

16.       Sing at a karaoke like in the old days - Done

17.       Go to a murder mystery night -done

18.       Organise a Come Dine With Me night -will be done over Christmas holidays

19.       Do the Glasgow West in Spy Trail -done

20.      Take skating lessons - DONE!!!!!

21.       Test drive a fancy car

22.      Camp in an actual tent - Done

23.      Visit a personal shopper -done

24.      Get professional make over-done

25.      Go down memory lane with a trip to Hamilton Palace! - Hadnt been for over 10 years and will not be back for at least another! - Done

26.      Get a good professional (sober) picture of us - Done

27.      Give internet dating a try (Lynne only – Martin would object to Sharon doing it!) Done and dusted!!

28.     Run the great scottish family mile with the kids-done

29.     Go for a midnight walk on the beach-booked for the spring 2015

30.     Become an extra in an advert - we beat that we are going to be extra's in Waterloo Road epsoide 19 or 20.

31.      Do 400 sit ups in one session

32.     Do some volunteering - Sharon was a volunteer in the Commonwealth Games! - done

33.     Go on a scary roller coaster (Done a least 5 of these in Florida and sharon at the efteling!)

34.     Swim with dolphins (Lynne - as you all saw pictures to prove this - done)

35.    Scuba Diving (Was amazing  would do this again!)

36.    Record I Should be So Lucky and One Way or Another (copies will be on sale soon!)-done

37.    Give up wine for 1 month - DONE!

38.   Sharon to lose 5 kilos (nearly a stone) - DONE

39.   Do a tour of the Berlin wall - Done

40.   Get 10 people to give blood on our behalf - Done, huge Thank You to all our volunteers.