Mon, Mar 11, 2013
Liam is being given a pirate-themed birthday party but when Paula drills through a water-pipe putting up a porthole the party is moved,along with Ray's huge,home-made pirate ship,to a reluctant Eileen's house. Paula gets hysterical that things will not be ready on time so Eileen gives her a whiskey and asks her friends round to help with the organization. When one of them gives Paula a tranquillizer the effect,mixed with the drink makes her very hyper and frightens the guests whilst Liam,scared of pirates,locks himself in the bathroom and Ray bemoans his parents' absence from the gathering. To cap it all Eileen has a 'surprise ' visitor,invited by Paula,Maurice,the man who tried it on with her in Lapland. Eileen is relieved when the day is over though Mandy and Pete have some welcome news - Eileen is going to be a grandmother again.
Mon, Feb 25, 2013
Discovering her old Teach Yourself Spanish tape Eileen decides to carry on learning the language but is beset by interruptions. Ray,seeking to sell his otherwise pristine Monopoly game, needs to get the set of instructions from Eileen's board game in the attic to complete the deal and soon the family is playing Monopoly on the landing,driving Eileen out to the shed to learn her Spanish. Ray's sale does not go well and Eileen could also do without Mandy trying to sell stolen food from her freezer. A misunderstanding on the part of the grandchildren leads Paula and Pete to assume their mother is moving to Spain but she lets them sleep in their old rooms for one night only anyway.