Surprise, surprise!

We had such a big surprise yesterday. The girls' father sent them a postcard each. They were rather overwhelmed as they had been out of contact for ages. I used to get so upset when he didn't get in touch on special days because the girls would hope and hope and be disappointed. I let them phone him as he supplied a phone number. They talked for a long time and I was very pleased that bridges are being built. They will phone him again soon.



I have a pay-as-you-go mobile. My mum told me about Dial to Save which gives you cheap international pre-paid calls to and from mobiles. I put £5 on and could speak to Andy's mobile in South Africa for 190 minutes. You dial a London number using the free minutes that come with your mobile tariff. The London computer tells you how many minutes you have available depending on how much credit you have. It is a lot cheaper than phoning a UK mobile I can tell you! As it is pre-paid via top up, you can't run up huge phone bills. No nasty shocks, just a lot of pre-paid talktime. Like ordinary PAYG, you talk until your credit runs out and when you need more, you just top up. I will definitely use them again. This is their web address http://www.dialtosave.co.uk/international/ and for extra security you can pay via PayPal.