Busy Week

Since we arrived home from our little break away last week, we have been very busy one way and another! Andrew is home, having brought everything with him, so it’s been a matter of trying to find homes for everything since Sunday. The house is creaking at the seams! He sent us a video while we were on holiday, in which he walked through the hall, the kitchen, the utility room, the gym and the garage to show us that each space was full to the gunnels.

We haven’t finished the ‘Great Unpacking’ yet, but we hope to break the back of it next week. The attic may be bowing under the weight of it all…….

Danielle and the children came over on Sunday for a roast dinner, which was lovely, while Michael was out and about watching the Coventry City match in the Play-Offs. We had a great time together just chilling out; and then, further excitement just as we were waving goodbye to them: the Kenilworth Originals arrived for a cuppa on their way back from a trip up North. Smashing to see the family so soon after we’d got back from our holiday.

Andrew and I have spent some time during this week digging the house out, in between other bits and bobs. John took himself off to his exercise class on Monday, which was good and he was pleased he went.

However, John has been pretty tired all week, feeling a bit ‘post-holiday blues’ and frustrated that every job he tries to do seems to take for ever. I had suggested a visit to the docs to ask him to up one of his meds, but we’ll see if things improve before he does that.

We had great fun on Tuesday – Michael was working and Danielle had an appointment at the hairdressers for a full overhaul of her hair. Four hours in the stylist’s seat and she came home looking beautiful. John and I looked after Oliver for the morning and a bit of the afternoon. Well, I say ‘John and I’, but John was quite tired and spent some of the time inspecting the back of his eyelids!

Oliver was as good as gold and great company. He’s not daft though. I had sent a photo of Oliver and Chester to reassure Danielle that all was going well. Danielle texted back: ‘Not missing me, then?’ And he wasn’t at that point. However, a bit later on, he crawled with purpose into the hall. Finding no joy there, he crawled into the lounge. Ah…. no Mummy or Daddy! He turned round to look at me, as if to say, ‘Well, where are they then?’ Fortunately, no tears as I was quickly able to distract him, but he was definitely looking for one parent or the other.

We drove into Birmingham on Wednesday morning for an appointment with the immunologist and he said he thought John is doing very well considering the tough times he’s had. It was a good appointment and we came away satisfied. Despite that, John continued to feel tired all day, to the point that he wasn’t keen to stay the course for Quiz night. It turned out that none of us were really, for one reason or another, so we simply had an evening of chat instead, postponing the prepared questions until next week.

More blood tests for John on Thursday down at the surgery, whence he travelled on his scooter as I had the car to go to yoga, and Andrew had taken the other one and stayed over at Paul’s the night before. We both pottered about a bit. John mending the door handle to the lounge, and trip to Screwfix and ToolStation for parts, before we collapsed on the sofa for some evening TV watching.

Andrew and I gathered together a whole pile of stuff – his and ours – to take to the tip on Thursday afternoon and both felt better for getting rid of some junk, but bad about the waste when you see what other people are chucking out!! More sorting to do and another trip to the tip next week, maybe?

And today, John and Andrew have been baking cake ready for Oliver’s christening on Sunday. Danielle was working and Michael had a meeting mid-day, so I toddled over to Kenilworth to look after the two littlies for an hour or two. Once again, had a lovely time, messing about in the garden and the children were as good as gold. Only Chester spoiled the tranquility of our togetherness by doing a bit of barking for what appeared to be no reason at all.

The boys worked hard on the cake(s) which are cooked but not yet decorated…… pics tomorrow if it’s finished!!

And that’s us!! We’ve been on the go all week and are beginning to feel a bit befuddled……hehehe! Take care everyone. God bless.