But I just wanted to be sure the world wasn’t going to end so I thought I’d see the day out…
The cold is ebbing and flowing really, I feel just fine now but I’m sitting on the sofa with a dog at my feet, the log burner chucking out heat, candles lit and a glass of amaretto beside me so I’d have to be pretty ill to feel anything other than fine really.
Ady went off this morning to do some fencing with Mad Fencing Ben while I stayed home to take the phonecall for my interview for the school job. The call came just as I finished ordering a card from moonpig for Mum & Dad so I took that, was offered the job and then listened to Popmaster with the kids.
I left them and went to find Ady and help him with the fencing. The job is putting on the twirly pigs tails things that secure the line of fencing wire to the fencing mesh and is very fiddly. We both have very sore fingers now. But will be another £50 or so better off by the end of tomorrow for doing it 🙂 It was nice to be outside in the fresh air too. We got to 1pm and Ady went home to have a shower and gather the children while I headed down to the hall to start mulling wine and give the hall a bit of a tidy up ready for the kids party.
8 of the 9 children on island came along – Joss and Elena both 3 (on the same day bizarrely), Eve – 4, Scarlett -10, Davies and Cara 12, Nell 13 and Sorcha 15. Baby Andrew didn’t come along, not sure why. Fliss had organised games and music and prizes so she did all that, everyone had brought food to share and we had two sets of visiting grandparents along too so it was a nice full crowd. Santa (Ranger Mike) appeared at 4pm loaded up with a sack containing carefully selected presents (Ali ordered books for all having asked what everyone would like, I asked for the Deadly 60 annual for Scarlett and the latest Andy Stanton for Davies so they went down very well :)). And a good time was had by all.
We came home, watched Sister Act which we’ve been trying to persuade Scarlett is a good film for about a week. Had pizza and now the world has not ended I am starting to slump a lot so am off to bed.