That’s it?
So, we dragged ourselves up to the Bay, to do the whole in-law thing. Such joy. Such unbridled pleasure. What a complete waste of a day! We didn’t even go out for lunch. Not even to the crummy club! We had cold corned meat and veges. How exciting. And we were expected to stay for dinner. Consequently, it’s 8.30 and we’re not long home.
On the upside, we got presents! It’s Darren’s birthday tomorrow, and mine next month. They gave us this cool machine- I don’t know what it’s called- that records TV programs onto some kind of computer thingy. It lets you record something while watching something else, but most importantly, you can cut out the freaking commercials! It doesn’t change the fact that there’s actually nothing on TV, but if I ever take the plunge and get pay tv it could be really handy. One of my pet hates is actually television. Even on the rare occasion when there is something on I may actually want to see, the commercials drive me to insanity. I rarely watch a program all the way through, because I get so cranky with the interruptions. A commercial will come on, I’ll get up to go and do something, and by the time I come back I’ve missed some crucial part of the story. At that point, I usually go to bed with a book. Which I would have really preferred to do in the first place!
I’m a bit cranky about today. It’s not that it was really that bad, just that it was so damn boring. We drove all the way up there, had lunch, I read a book, had a snooze, we had dinner, then we came home! It was such a waste of time. Tomorrow morning is a bit of a write off too, because we have church at 9am. I’m teaching Sunday school and Mollie is an altar server. Only once a month though, thank goodness. If Daz has any sense, he’ll stay in bed!
There’s a village fair on at Broke tomorrow, so if the weather’s nice I hope we’ll go and have a look. It’s been raining all week, so I don’t hold out too much hope. Even if the weather’s ok, the ground will be a mess out there! We’ll see. To be honest, I don’t really fancy doing anything that’s going to cost money. We’ve had all our monthly bills this week, so there’s not a whole lot left to play with. With a bit of luck it will be a crappy day and everyone will be happy to stay home and watch movies. We’ll keep the heater on and make popcorn…..that sounds like a plan!
I’m pleased to say that I have not been tempted to try out any new activities this weekend. I have now fully recovered from my horse incident (see previous entries!) and don’t anticipate doing anything that silly in the near future! Despite my nana nap, I’m just about ready for bed. I have a couple of books on the go, so I may creep into bed, stick the electric blanket on and indulge myself in a bit of escapism.
