What I did today! The next chapter!

ga I hope you get some down time soon. You deserve a rest!

Wow ga I'd be flat-lining by now.
Sleep well

grannya what a bloody day you have had. {{{hugs}}}

Sleep well! and pleasant dreams attend thy sleep.

Probably boring to read - but a typical day in the life of..............
I spent the early part of this morning preparing GCSE revision papers for my two boys. I then drove to the nearest town to meet with an ex-student at a Mediation meeting as she is divorcing her abusive husband. One and a half hours later and I'm off to Boots to buy formula milk for poorly grandson (which I had strict instructions to hide as my daughter is feeling very fragile at her current inability to feed baby herself). Bought a sandwich and coffee to eat on the go then made a quick visit to a bookshop to buy cards and gifts for 2 and 3 year old 'surrogate' grandchildren before going to help out at the Easter Fair at grandson's school. He won the prize for the best Easter Bonnet! Although I must confess it was my daughter in law and NOT his mother whose artistic skill was honoured. Off then to B&Q to pick up something builderish for the Wonderful Man - driving home quickly, but within the speed limit (don't do fast) in order to be at a parents evening for the boys. Spent a frantic hour whizzing round teachers who all said lovely things about my boys and how well they've adapted to their new country, culture and education system. Lots of hard work ahead still, but it was nice to get some appreciation for the work put in at home too. The WM and I made dinner for the family together and had just finished eating when the phone rang. It was a friend who lives in another country and explained she has just received a 24 page letter from my mentally ill relative and was scared. She thinks he is a danger to himself or to my parents in law. (!!!!!) Spent more than an hour talking to her about the situation and she's agreed to copy the letter so that (at last) I will have some concrete evidence to show the psychiatrist, GP and mental health team. Wrapped up gifts bought earlier, wrote cards - and here I am checking up on Gransnet just before getting into bed AND I AM EXHAUSTED!!!!!!

Glad soop and all those affected by the snow are now electrical again!
I was taken out to lunch by my oldest school friend who is staying with her daughter in London on "Granny duty". She took me to the rather grand but exquisite Gilbert Scott restaurant at the refurbed St Pancras hotel. Beautiful surroundings and a lovely meal. I could get used to this sort of life!!

Men!

I locked my husband out of the house this morning. It was an accident honest! he had gone out about 9:45am to a U3A meeting very locally.

I went out at about 10:30 and noted the front door wasn't locked but I didnt think about it.

When I came back after about two hours he was pottering about outside the house looking very cold! He hadn't taken his door key with him. I have no idea how long he was out there. Why he didn't go off somewhere to shelter I don't know!

I have spent a lot of time today updating and installing our anti- virus software; not a difficult job, and one I'm used to doing. So - downloaded a package for 3 computers, installed it with relative ease on two (one laptop, one netbook) the spent the afternoon in battle with the third (laptop). Started because Theseus, whose laptop it was, hadn't backed it up for ages (or, to be honest, I'd forgotten) and so it went on....

But - done - interspersed with a little, light, evening shopping and with DD and DGD, which probably oiled the wheels in my brain.

#icanstilldoit!

I agree with you, number and from various reports, the engineers deserve a very special mention.

After seeing all the men from the electricity people working like beavers night and day up there, I was amazed to hear a man on Arran this lunchtime complaining that not enough was being done! Arran seems to have got more attention and publicity on the news than Kintyre, seems a tad unfair?

I said yes! Ok! Im mad i tell you. Totally insane!

Tell us, Galen...was it polite?

I must be stark staring bonkers. I know I said I was bored but I was secretly enjoying a light week. Cardiff have just rung 'Dr x , can you possibly sit tomorrow in Cardiff?'
Guess what I said?

You lot are so kind. Have just had a call from our pal in the village. She's still waiting for the power to be restored. The village hall is open as a soup kitchen for those who need warming up on the outside and in. Also heard that our power may go off and on for a wee while yet. There are so many men working their socks off to put everything back as it should be. I think that they deserve a VERY WELL DONE in the face of so many difficulties.

Rory purrs a thanks for all his fan mail.

So pleased you are okay soop, quite shocking to see on the TV

Glad to see that you're back soop, safe and sound, as well as the men in your life

Good news all round soop, and especially about Rory!

Glad to hear you're all ok - here's hoping for a nice steady thaw so you don't all get washed away.

Happy news about the furry one Soop - he sounds to be improving at last. Probably enjoying being pampered now he's feeling a bit less sore. Also pleased that you have survived the Siberian blast and are back in touch with the outside world.

SOOP!!! So glad that you`re back with us again, it seems an absolute AGE!!. Glad you`ve come through it all unscathed, bet it`s lovely to be back to normal again. You really did tempt providence when you said that you`d had no snow yet.
Also very pleased to hear that the gorgeous Rory is doing so well.
A and A who run the caravan site at Muasdale have announced that this year they won`t be opening at Easter as usual, due to uncertainty over power supplies, and state of the roads.

Purrrrs to Rhori

You have lovely neighbours, soop. Glad you're safe and sound, Rory too!

Oh. And glad you're ok too.

Good job you had Rory to keep you warm. Glad he's on the mend.