Ady’s been doing some work down at Fliss and Sandy’s clearing their back garden the last two days which means the kids and I have had lovely mornings at home reminding us of Home Ed days of old :). Yesterday we read for ages and finished My Side of the Mountain which we all loved. We started The Far Side of the Mountain today 🙂 Scarlett got the trilogy for her birthday. I went out to collect some wood, sorted out the kids lunch and then nipped down to meet the ferry. We had jerry cans to go off empty and a full one arrived but not the Harbro order we were expecting. I collected Ady on the way home.
I walked down to the shop to put in a veg order and stopped for a drink before coming home and cooking dinner of leftovers and jacket potatoes. We watched Mirror Mirror which was quite good and then Miranda which was excellent 🙂 I read the last bit of the book to the kids and they went to bed.
Today was an earlier boat so I had an hour with the kids before heading down to meet it, calling in to see Ady on the way. Sandy is in a state just now and Ady spent some time in the house with him. A box of drink came off the ferry for him which I nabbed and passed to Fliss. Our animal feed and haybales came and I gave a lift to Sean the rat man, Rum’s newest resident who is here for a 2 year field study of the rats on Rum for his Phd. He’s housesharing with Vikki and has only been here a week but loves the place and is very keen to meet everyone and make friends. He seems really sweet. I called into the shop, saw Ady again and then came home for lunch. Fliss had emailed to say could she come up with Joss this afternoon so I nipped out to collect firewood and they arrived at the static at the same time as me.
Davies and Scarlett and then Ady when he came home did a really good job of distracting and entertaining Joss so that Fliss and I could have a proper chat. It’s really hard supporting someone who is having problems with someone you are also supporting with their problems! I feel like I used to with my parents. We’re being very straight with both of them about being their friends and not taking sides or doing anything other than supporting and being there for them as individuals and a couple. I really feel for them both though.
Fliss and Joss left and I cooked a really lovely curry (if I do say so myself! 😉 ) and we watched Look Who’s Talking which the kids really enjoyed. We were all snuggled up reading and about to pack the kids off to bed when Sandy arrived, drunk and wanting to talk. Ady and I sat with him outside and worked through tears, wanting cuddles and then starting to sober up thanks to two cups of coffee and the below freezing outdoors before he left at midnight. Davies and Scarlett had gotten back up so we had a quick chat with them and they went to bed while we chatted stuff through. A friend in need and all that…