Rushing Around

You have to wonder if having guests is really worth the hassle sometimes! heheh, seriously though I've got loads to do this morning before my sister turns up with her boyfriend to spend the bank holiday with us.

I'm first out the door this morning and off to the supermarket to pick up all the requisite bits needed to feed 4 people over the weekend and when I get home I pack it all away which leaves me with about 30 seconds before Phil and I both have to head out of the house since Phil has got his eye appointment at 12 to check his prescription and see if his eyes are suitable for contact lenses as he rather fancies getting some of these ones that you can wear for 30 days / nights without having to take them out.

We get into town with just a few minutes to spare and whilst he is getting his eyes prodded and poked I do some shopping. I pick up a few things, namely a new coat for autumn and also another pillow for the guest bedroom as it appears we've only got 3 and 4 would be much handier for a double bed. I also get a few new cooking utensils as well as a bigger cooling rack for cakes and the like.

By the time I've done all that I head back to the opticians where Phil is having a lesson on how to get contacts in and out of his eyes which IMHO looks really tricky and difficult but eventually he gets them in and we go back home where I get on with cooking some chocolate fairy cakes and preparing dinner for tonight as well as squeezing in a shower so I look at least half respectful when my sister arrives.

Our visitors are on the door step by 4 pm and we then spend the rest of the evening chatting and eating and generally catching up - it's been a long time since I've actually seen any of my family rather than just chatting on the phone.

A lovely evening then, and now I'm popped and my cold or cough doesn't seem to be getting any better.

Posted by Abi on the August 26, 2006 10:58 PM