Mother's day meets Dibley

Oh hell my poor stomach...

Today I re-enacted the Christmas episode of the Vicar of Dibley with me in the starring role as Dawn French.
Set the scence... Oliver, my mother and me versus a large gammon joint.

One large snag, Oliver had forgotten that he had to rehearse first and mother likes to eat early so she can settle down and watch 'Dancing on Ice'.
So I cooked for mother first, gammon, creamed potatoes, tender broccoli spears and carrots, followed by key lime pie.
A couple of cups of tea and a slice of mother's heart shaped chocolate fudge cake that I got her... I know chocolate, but it looked so sweet.

Four hours later, mother's day lunch mark two with Oliver cooking; once again cooked gammon, his amazing roasties, tender broccoli spears, honeyed carrots and cheese sauce. He had the pie and I had melon. I thought otherwise if I didn't eat the fruit, I may actually go bang and die a horrible death. Not death by chocolate, more death by roast dinner.

I did try on a few of my dresses that I was hoping to take on the cruise earlier that morning and strangley enough, I seem to be losing weight everywhere other than off of my stomach.
Now I couldn't even move in my jimjams let alone a fitted dress... must have been the slice of chocolate fudge cake that did it... my penance for breaking lent!

Lots of love Debbie x