All restored. 🙂
Still no refund from Maplins but they promise it is coming, parcel from Book People still out but now showing as being returned to supplier, log burner still not collected from supplier but complaining email resulted in a change in courier if it’s not collected tomorrow. No idea where our oilskins are – they should have arrived on Saturday, will chase them tomorrow if they don’t come on the boat. Assuming the boat comes of course… the weather is dire.
But it’s all back to being able to be taken in my stride again now. This too will pass…
Today I made leek and potatoes soup and soda bread for lunch and did lots of crocheting Christmas decorations. They will be for sale at the Christmas Fayre on 1st December and then go in the craft shop, if not sold then we’ll hang them on our own tree – win:win 🙂
The kids are struggling with lack of outdoor time and insufficient indoor space or stimulation to keep them sane. Squabbles which are so not characteristic of their relationship are tedious for all of us. I think tomorrow may have to be a donning waterproofs and getting outside for a while regardless of the weather sort of day. Tough when we have no where to hang stuff to dry really but necessary for everyone’s peace of mind.
Ady and I got out – we met the ferry (nothing for us) and then Ady did some work with Sandy helping to tidy the workshop. I had a cup of tea with them and then walked home again to do some more crochet with the kids. Scarlett sewed a little present decoration, Davies did some more Christmas cards. They both played with the lego and did some drawing. I bullied Ady into doing some stuff with Davies too rather than just tidying and mopping up condensation.
I had a long phonecall with my parents and Frazer last night and a flurry of email exchanges with Lynda who is being very mother from afar and worrying about me. nice to feel so loved :). Sandy is spending more time planning and researching our house plans than we are at the moment so we’re feeling very supported from here too which helps.
I’ve emailed the local library to see if they can help supply us multiple copies of books for the reading group I am setting up, sorted out on island secret santa and distributed names and am generally ploughing through my joblist. No meetings this week which is nice, they drain so many hours with getting to and from the village.