It has now been raining on and off since Tuesday, it is currently lashing it down. Of course, this is all because there is washing hanging on the line. Seriously .... I reckon if I rescue the washing, the sun will automatically come out !
The trip to London last Friday was a blast, if a little wearing on the feet ... we went to the British Museum, concentrated on the Ancient Greeks and the Egyptians .... with a preview of the Sutton Hoo exhibition which is coming in the Autumn. All of these periods pertinent to what DD is or has studied recently.
Then we trundled across town to the Natural History Museum and we saw the dinosaurs ! A far bigger display than I remember of a mere 2 decades ago .... well worth a visit if you're in the vicinity.
I am absolutely frazzled this week, and I know it's all my own doing. I need to go to bed earlier. Last night, for example, I finally sat down at 21:00 and was ready for bed then. But did I go, no of course not. Why not ? Well, because DH was busy painting the living room and I thought it unfair to go to bed whilst he was working so hard on it. Consequently, bedtime was around the one o'clock mark. Bleurgh.
Tonight, I am going to go to bed pre-midnight. Well, that's my aim.
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Friday 13th .....
Now, do you view Friday 13th as a day for bad luck ? My jury is out, although in fairness, I'm favouring on the "bunkum" theory, as in 40yrs, I've never had a bad experience ... but .... let's not tempt fate until tomorrow is over, eh ?!
Especially, as tomorrow, I have the day off. It is DD's last day of Easter hols (yes, hols, not vacation ... ), and we're planning a visit to London.
On the agenda currently is the British Museum in the morning, with the Natural History Museum in the afternoon .... and I think I am way more excited than DD. However, that is understandable, given that she's 8 and has never been to either !
Her topic for history next term is Ancient Greece, so hopefully the British Museum will have some fun and interesting artefacts / exhibits, failing that the Natural History Museum ought to excite with a rather large dinosaur or two (this is where I hope the dinosaur is still there ... after all, I last saw it, ahem, about, cough ... a couple of decades ago!)
I also want to fit a trip into Kings Cross station ... especially Platform 9 3/4 as she's a HP addict (both movies and books)
Right, best find the camera and charge the batteries ... !
Especially, as tomorrow, I have the day off. It is DD's last day of Easter hols (yes, hols, not vacation ... ), and we're planning a visit to London.
On the agenda currently is the British Museum in the morning, with the Natural History Museum in the afternoon .... and I think I am way more excited than DD. However, that is understandable, given that she's 8 and has never been to either !
Her topic for history next term is Ancient Greece, so hopefully the British Museum will have some fun and interesting artefacts / exhibits, failing that the Natural History Museum ought to excite with a rather large dinosaur or two (this is where I hope the dinosaur is still there ... after all, I last saw it, ahem, about, cough ... a couple of decades ago!)
I also want to fit a trip into Kings Cross station ... especially Platform 9 3/4 as she's a HP addict (both movies and books)
Right, best find the camera and charge the batteries ... !
Monday, 9 April 2012
Easter 2012 - death.
Well, that was a cheering title wasn't it ?
I am 40, and as I get older other people seem to disappear off the mortal coil (die) and we're left to deal with the consequences in whatever form.
This is not a blog post about those that have passed, but is way more personal and those that haven't.
The way I live my life, is about planning for us, for the future, with the understanding, that I will be the person left, and therefore the person picking up the pieces. However, with that, I have ensured it's all documented "just in case", but the reality in my thinking is that I am going to be the responsible one.
But, what happens if I'm the one who gets struck down with a brain tumour, runover by a bus .. whatever?
I've set myself up in the knowledge that when DH dies, I will be lonely, but I will manage. But, how do I ensure DH is AOK if I trip off this mortal coil ? How do I ensure that DD has the opportunities I have planned for her ? How do I ... how do I ... when I am no longer in control, cos I'm just not here ... ?
I am 40, and as I get older other people seem to disappear off the mortal coil (die) and we're left to deal with the consequences in whatever form.
This is not a blog post about those that have passed, but is way more personal and those that haven't.
The way I live my life, is about planning for us, for the future, with the understanding, that I will be the person left, and therefore the person picking up the pieces. However, with that, I have ensured it's all documented "just in case", but the reality in my thinking is that I am going to be the responsible one.
But, what happens if I'm the one who gets struck down with a brain tumour, runover by a bus .. whatever?
I've set myself up in the knowledge that when DH dies, I will be lonely, but I will manage. But, how do I ensure DH is AOK if I trip off this mortal coil ? How do I ensure that DD has the opportunities I have planned for her ? How do I ... how do I ... when I am no longer in control, cos I'm just not here ... ?
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