Adrian and Amy Many thanks and I am very very happy with the speech. This is just the type of speech I wanted to give but would have really struggled to put into words so you have saved me an awful lot of mental anguish and time. It is much appreciated. I have to say that this whole exercise has been a real eye opener for me as it has forced or allowed me to really think about how special a daughter I have and how much she means to me, so thank you for that. Now 'its in the bag' I feel a lot calmer and when people ask me how the speech is going I simply give a little smile and say good!