Days are all blurred into each other, January can be that way anyway I think. This year more so. I’m hoping for some perspective on it all once we’ve got some distance out the other side. At the moment I am very aware of the slightly tarnished element of enjoying spending time at various friends houses with the fact that what we all four crave more than anything is some time to ourselves in a space of our own. I know it is our choices and possibly my actions that have led us here and that it is all very temporary indeed anyway and how incredibly lucky we are to have such wonderful friends at all but there are just too many aspects of our lives in limbo just now for even me, queen of ‘it’ll be fine’ to know it will all be fine but wish it would bloody hurry up and get there! 😆
So we’ve had excellent times with friends. Marcus, Michelle and Chloe are looking after us so well and insisting that they are the lucky ones to be able to – I’ve been brought a cup of tea in bed each morning, had baths, been cooked for, had my washing done for me and generally been totally princessed out :). The kids, as ever, adore the company of Chloe and also M&M (Scarlett is actually citing Michelle as a favoured candidate for Godmother should she ever get to have one. Fret now Kirsty, she still loves you too and I don’t think anyone will ever replace Ali in Davies’ heart 😉 ) We’ve had long walks, were treated to a drink in the pub and have spent enough time here now to feel utterly at home. It’s like our second Barbara’s! :loll:
Staying with Zoe, Wayne, Skye and Poppy (and dog and cats) was also fab. There was dancing, actual Popmaster with Ken Bruce, our own versions of Popmaster, homebrew, Humphrey worship, more walks, a gaggle of very noisy school girls outside our bedroom window at some unGodly hour, so much laughter and singing. Davies & Scarlett got to know Poppy and Skye better and found plenty in common. We did art challenges, swapped bits of life stories and generally and a wonderful time with them in their very gorgeous home. It was fab, funky and babyproof!
Seeing Merry, Max & girls was lovely. I can’t actually recall the last time Merry and I got to sit and chatter for hours but it will have been several years so it was great to do that and as ever the kids adore Merry’s girls (maybe one slightly more than the rest 😉 ). It was so nice to be reminiscing about years gone by and days of old :).
It was lovely to come back to M&M’s today and know we’re settled back in for a couple of nights before heading to the next place (not entirely sure where yet but we have several options).
I have spoken to my Dad today, as have Davies and Scarlett and the relief at doing so was fairly obvious. He anticipates my Mum ringing me tomorrow which will be good, I’d far rather pretend none of it happened and get some semblance of normal back for the kids’ sake if no one else’s. If she doesn’t I will equally know it is not me who failed to break the silence so can rest easier there too.
It’s now tomorrow, although I’m not officially 38 until 10.10am but I’m not yet broken! 🙂
Awww to S still loving me 😉 Michelle probably has a way higher child tolerance rating than me though!!!
Wish I could speed through this time of uncertainty for you all, won’t be long now xxx
Comment by Kirsty — 06 January 2012 @ 10:42 am
both prob higher than zoe…. [snd runs!]
Comment by HHaricot — 06 January 2012 @ 6:56 pm