Sunday, February 09, 2014
Four seasons in one day
Yes its been a while, but will it be worth it?
Saturday started clear, so I went out for a bike ride. Then off to Villa Park (cold wet and a miserable game) about the less said about the better.
The evening bought a gathering of the clan (minus two members at work) . My brother came up from Suffolk with his partner and two year old son. We had a chinese takeaway and then he kept us amused playing with cars and making his daddy be a "horsey" I love having grown up children! They may be less cute, but I can watch tv without being bounced on!
Sunday was a much better day than the forecast suggested. Mostly ok, but with the odd rain and hail stone/ shower.
I wanted to get ahead for next week, so went to work for a few hours and then went to church. Geoff gave a fantastic sermon, that will take some reviewing and pondering over.
Ali and I had lunch together. We went for a carvery and had the usual large amount of vegetables and some meat. What was great was we actually talked, rather than dealing with jobs, organising etc. It was brilliant. Then a trip to Aldi. Highlight was boxes of Christmas cards for 25p! I would recommend the (non sale price) Aldi budget lemonade for 17p.
The rest of the afternoon was trying (and failing) to get Ali's car started, calling out a breakdown man (10 seconds with the right tools) and reorganising the clothes in my wardrobe.
If all of the above thrills and excitement is too much for you, then you probably need a lie down.
Saturday started clear, so I went out for a bike ride. Then off to Villa Park (cold wet and a miserable game) about the less said about the better.
The evening bought a gathering of the clan (minus two members at work) . My brother came up from Suffolk with his partner and two year old son. We had a chinese takeaway and then he kept us amused playing with cars and making his daddy be a "horsey" I love having grown up children! They may be less cute, but I can watch tv without being bounced on!
Sunday was a much better day than the forecast suggested. Mostly ok, but with the odd rain and hail stone/ shower.
I wanted to get ahead for next week, so went to work for a few hours and then went to church. Geoff gave a fantastic sermon, that will take some reviewing and pondering over.
Ali and I had lunch together. We went for a carvery and had the usual large amount of vegetables and some meat. What was great was we actually talked, rather than dealing with jobs, organising etc. It was brilliant. Then a trip to Aldi. Highlight was boxes of Christmas cards for 25p! I would recommend the (non sale price) Aldi budget lemonade for 17p.
The rest of the afternoon was trying (and failing) to get Ali's car started, calling out a breakdown man (10 seconds with the right tools) and reorganising the clothes in my wardrobe.
If all of the above thrills and excitement is too much for you, then you probably need a lie down.
# posted by Mark @ 3:00 PM 
