Alice's world is turned upside-down when her estranged husband Doug announces he has a new girlfriend.
Alice takes her boyfriend to a romantic restaurant where she and Doug used to eat, in an attempt to prove that the place no longer holds any ghosts for her.
Alice is determined to get her academically struggling son Joe into a smart new school. And SHe'll stop at nothiing to get what she wants.
Alice's plans for Joe's birthday get hi-jacked by Doug, and Alice finds herself lumbered with a psychotic parrot that can hold a grudge.
Alice's sister can't keep a boyfriend for longer than a week, so Alice decides to do a spot of matchmaking, which backfires when she fixes her up with one of Doug's best friends.
Doug's girlfriend discovers that he and Alice are still technically married as they never got round to signing their divorce papers, so Doug calls round to ask Alice to sign them.