Did some work this morning on a CV and got that emailed back to them so I feel virtuous 🙂
Then my mum rang and in a strange manner asked if they could see the children today (like we have ever kept the children from them, it’s more a case of them not bothering unless we go over to them or make the arrangements!) and I said Ady was working this morning then I was writing a report for him for work this afternoon so we would be in all day and they were welcome to come over. She said ‘oh, we’ll come and take the children out then so you can get on with it!’ OMG!!!!!
And that’s exactly what they’ve done. Went off a couple of hours ago down to the beach with kids, Ady is happily tidying the house, vaxing the carpet and dusting things and I am sort of doing the report, sort of ordering stuff on the internet (Cat in the Hat board game we coveted at Barbara’s and a Green Eggs and Ham one for good measure! and a trio of pc games Dr Seuss related from Bright Minds which I saw in their new catalogue arriving last week and some wikkistix which look pretty cool).
I am also, I must confess, keeping an ear constantly cocked and getting up to check whether the police car which just pulled into our road is stopping outside our house as I am just not easy about the children being out but that is my issue to deal with and if they were up for doing stuff like this with them more often then I guess that feeling would gradually dissipate anyway…
They’ll be staying for dinner so further blogging tonight is unlikely, but then again, you never know 😉
Wow 🙂 Maybe your mum’s got that anti-baby thing going on too, and your children have just stopped being too scary to do anything with. Hope it all went smoothly anyway.
My lot are all currently arguing about which 2 get to stay with my mum tomorrow night whilst C and I and the other two are in a Travelodge – Lulah: “I don’t want to stay with you, I want to stay with Gammer” – I’m such a beloved mother, lol!
Comment by Alison — 29 August 2005 @ 4:51 pm
You could have had our green eggs and ham game – it’s on the Ebay pile, and has been since we bought it. Think it might be missing the spinner though, which I think is going to dent the resale value.
Hohum.
Comment by jax — 29 August 2005 @ 5:01 pm
WOW! I’m proud of you for waving them off!
Did it feel strange just the two of you in the house?
Comment by Roslyn — 30 August 2005 @ 10:20 am