Yesterday was the annual trip to the in-laws, delivering everyone's Christmas presents and catching up with the family gossip. Needless to say they were all stories of woe, pregnancy and nervous breakdowns (pretty much the same as every year). Our nephew Jordan's condition has deteriorated since we saw him last and he is now in therapy to fix his left arm which has become partially paralysed, it's getting better but he was quite down as video games are his only real passion and he can't play them too well for a while. It made me feel even worse about not being able to go on the trek in January but even more determined to raise money for his charity.
After that long day of driving around, we got home late and it was straight to bed for me. I had to be up at 5 o'clock this morning to take our friend to the airport, she was flying back to the States for Christmas and I stupidly volunteered for the airport run. After a 5 hour, traffic-filled, 240 mile drive I arrived back home to be greeted by this:
Yep, they've closed my road for re-surfacing (which I'm sure was only done a little while ago). I was told that, instead of turning into my street and driving 200 yards to my house, I'd have to turn round and drive 15 miles in the other direction to come in the the other end. As you can imagine, I wasn't happy and taught the guy doing the work a few new swear words. This is going on for 5 days. So for the next week, I have to drive this extra distance 4 times a day as everywhere I need to go is on this side of the village. Assholes! To re-surface half of the street at a time to allow access is too logical for these fucking idiots, they have to make sure that they ruin as many peoples day as they can. I even heard the guy laughing as I pulled away, I would have loved to have punched him in his fat face right then.
Anyway, sorry this hasn't been the happiest of posts but I'm tired and pissed off. I'll post a happier one soon, I promise. I'm also aware that I have a mountain of blogs to read, I will get to it today, please just let me get some sleep first?
"In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey to outrageous fortune."
Taylor Caldwell
After that long day of driving around, we got home late and it was straight to bed for me. I had to be up at 5 o'clock this morning to take our friend to the airport, she was flying back to the States for Christmas and I stupidly volunteered for the airport run. After a 5 hour, traffic-filled, 240 mile drive I arrived back home to be greeted by this:
Yep, they've closed my road for re-surfacing (which I'm sure was only done a little while ago). I was told that, instead of turning into my street and driving 200 yards to my house, I'd have to turn round and drive 15 miles in the other direction to come in the the other end. As you can imagine, I wasn't happy and taught the guy doing the work a few new swear words. This is going on for 5 days. So for the next week, I have to drive this extra distance 4 times a day as everywhere I need to go is on this side of the village. Assholes! To re-surface half of the street at a time to allow access is too logical for these fucking idiots, they have to make sure that they ruin as many peoples day as they can. I even heard the guy laughing as I pulled away, I would have loved to have punched him in his fat face right then.
Anyway, sorry this hasn't been the happiest of posts but I'm tired and pissed off. I'll post a happier one soon, I promise. I'm also aware that I have a mountain of blogs to read, I will get to it today, please just let me get some sleep first?
"In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey to outrageous fortune."
Taylor Caldwell
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Hope you and your family have a great Christmas... Spurs usually do well on Boxing Day anyway...
I love you and miss you too! I am thinking of you and Lilli big bunches, hoping life will slow down for me again soon