working and holiday blues

Well, first day back to work after my holiday I overslept - woke up at 7am to hear the alarm going off, then went back to sleep until 8.10!  Not a good start lol.  At least I know I am capable of getting up, dressed, breakfasted and out of the house in 20 minutes.  Not sure how I would have managed if the children had been at school tho.  The new bosses came in around lunchtime, they are lovely, and meeting them has put all our minds at rest as to the future.  Phew!  Lets face it, they arrived yesterday to meet us for the first time armed with a box of chocolates and a box of biscuits.  We were sold instantly lol.  Shrewd business move :o)

It was lovely to be working with James again and having sensible conversations.  Well ok then, daft conversations that usually make us laugh, and get weirder and weirder.  He was in a particularly high mood due to the fact that he is off on his holiday on Friday morning, a fact he mentioned just a few times!  This gives me another fortnight off work.  Good in one way as its the school holidays, but then there is the lack of money.  Lets stop there!

I had a phone call from my sister tonight, my Dad is very ill and ended up at an emergency clinic.  He has refused to go into hospital, so they are bringing him home tomorrow. Heaven only knows how they will manage as he keeps being sick apparently.  The doctor who saw him said he is in need of an urgent scan and blood tests as he is showing signs of jaundice.  I really wish I had put my foot down on Saturday, as he wasn't well on Friday.  I rang my sister and warned her Dad wasn't up to staying, but come the Saturday the stubborn old git insisted on going to her house to stay.  I love him to bits, but its us who have to cope with the fall out.

Well, the wallpaper debate has ended - we are going to paint the wall!  We are now debating curtains.  Or blinds!  And if we have curtains do we go across the alcove or around the alcove as they are now?  Blinds get dusty - in that case, NO! lol   I would love to know if other people have this problem with decorating.  I only ever get to discuss it with Rach, and her hubby is just as bad in getting around to things, or finishing things.  Rach does most of the painting in their house.  She does keep offering to come round and help me, but I daren't take her up on the offer.  Don't think hubby would be best pleased!  If you want to hear the outcome, read my blog about it, which will be in a few months time lol.

Right, am off to bed.  Need to be up earlyish to make a GP appt for my Dad.  Maybe I had better turn the alarm up!