Sleep? Yes, please

Today has been one of those days when you don’t know whether you are coming or going. I woke up early and intended to get ready to go to church. However, I lay in bed, luxuriating in the fact that I could have a bit more sleep if I wanted. So I did. John also lay in bed for a while longer. After all his recent exertions, he sure needed plenty of rest.

Once I was up, however, I felt very untoward. Not ill, but didn’t really know what to do with myself. Yes, yes, jobs on a list as long your arm, but really, I didn’t want to do any of them. I went outside in the garden with Chester instead, to see if that would brighten me up. But no. It didn’t.

In the end, when I went upstairs to take John’s cup of tea, I said, “I’m going to have a bath. See if that’ll perk me up,” He nodded. “Good idea.” And, I said, “Are you OK if I see whether the Kenilworth Sleaths fancy coming over for a roast dinner?” Of course he was. Always a treat to see the family.

As it turned out, the Kenilworth Sleaths were going out for dinner and did we want to join them? We said yes, and kept our fingers crossed the whole time we were there. It wasn’t too busy and everyone was well spaced out, so hopefully there wasn’t a COVID cauldron going on.

Anyway, back to this morning, I ran a lovely deep bath and filled it with different salts and enjoyed an hour of relaxation and meditation. Once out of the bath, I thought I’d just have a lay down on the bed for a few minutes….. Three hours later……

By the time I woke up, the day had more or less gone. John had been out the front and planted our new privet hedge and was sitting watching TV in a new pair of trousers and shirt, looking very smart. A new man, in fact. He’d been ordering new clothes from the internet. Unheard of, but I was very pleased he’d thought to buy something that fits.

We just had time for a cup of tea before it was time to go out for meal with the Kenilworth Sleaths and then we set off.

We enjoyed our meal and enjoyed seeing the family, some of whom, it transpires were all tired and feeling a bit crotchety for one reason or another. Sometimes the imbalance of work and family life does that to you, doesn’t it? Hoping they feel better as the week goes on.

I would have liked to have taken a photo of everyone while we were out, but it slipped my mind because we were fully engaged in eating our roast dinners and also playing ‘Pass the Pigs’ while we were waiting. That’s the trouble isn’t it? When you’re engrossed and enjoying yourselves? You don’t always think to capture the moment. Ah, well. next time…..

I did, however, for any dog lovers out there, capture a moment with Chester when we got home….. here he is waiting for his treat.

In COVID Country we are still high on the infection rate, with 32,417 people testing positive today. 58 were indicated as having died in the community. Hospital numbers tomorrow.

And, just for the record – how has your petrol situation been? Or the grocery situation? All OK? Or empty shelves and empty petrol pumps? I hear that people are queuing for petrol now as there no HGV drivers to drive the tanks that deliver it…… Government officials are saying this situation has nothing to do with Brexit……ha!

Take care everyone. God bless.