Tuesday 25th June

We’re all up for breakfast together again today, a mixture of cereals, bacon, toast, bananas and croissants, as you asked. I then have to drop the youngest at the local train station as he’s on work experience this week. He’s got himself a week at one of the big local cricket clubs and spent yesterday throwing bricks into a skip, watching live cricket and a bit of daytime TV. Given the weather is fair this week he’s got quite a good result. At least he’s getting experience of using the trains, and turning up on time. To be honest from what I see and hear, not a lot of kids seem to get a huge amount from work experience weeks. Mostly due to the limited amount they are able or allowed to do.

The carpet is coming! I repeat, the carpet is coming! On Monday in fact. This means we finally have an end date to our decorating of the lounge. It also meant that this morning, I was touching up and filling holes in. I then decided to take a crack at finally fixing the toilet seat. I followed my planned strategy and it looked ok initially. It was only later in the day I noticed it was not secure again, so I suppose its back to the drawing board on that one.

I have to pop into town in the afternoon, and this time, unlike last week, I’m happy to report that the trains ran to time. I get home just as the eldest gets in, the youngest is already home having been released early from his work experience. I make myself and the eldest a cup of tea, before getting stuck into the ironing. I then get tea ready as Mrs P and the eldest are going shopping together this evening. This means an argument as to who will drive in our brave new world. Mrs P wins and off they go. They return later having had a successful shop, but in disagreement over the eldest’s drive home. I think it’s a mother teenage daughter thing. Mrs P and I proceed to take an evening stroll around the block and stop to chat with a neighbour, very civilised behaviour to end the day.

Yours not experiencing work.

Jay