Katy’s rambles about life

Today was very pleasant - more time with Kirsty et al then a gentle half hour drive over to Jax to book browse. Didn’t liberate that many books (but I may bag some of those early reader type ones in 6 months or so if they haven’t sold out Jax!) but had a very pleasant time “sorting” them into vague groupings. Becca tore round with Big and Small.

A much less traumatic journey home - straight onto the M1, off at Tankersley, up the 616 and over the Woodhead, non of this weaving in and out of quaint villages with 30 limits (but still lots of speed cameras, I was in South Yorkshire after all…) and home in around 1 and a half hours. Becca slept most of the way and still went to bed early.

Tim came home briefly then went back to work for (more) overtime.

I had an evening of CSI/snacking/crocheting planned but suddenly it’s 10pm and bed is looking such an atractive option….

The day didn’t really start that well really, just as I was about to leave the house I got a phone call which started a half hour game of “hunt the ambulance keys” (they were in the trousers that Tim was wearing but should have been at home, the spare set were locked in the ambi as Tim didn’t know it should have been left unlocked and why they thought I could do anything about any of this I have no idea….)

Eventually we set out to see Kirsty ! Had an unspeakably rotten trip over to her due to slow wagons over the Woodhead and endless roadworkings but got there eventually (yipeeeee!!!) Got there, got into Kirsty’s car and went to get our new piggies from Kris (who’s white truck is poorly so she couldn’t come to Kirsty’s….) Came back with a bag full of *very* fresh veggies as well as the piggies (more yipeee!!!)

After much running round the house, playing, squabbling etc the kids finally started to look tired and Alex and Becca decided that they were sharing a bed…. you know sometimes you just *know* something is not going to work don’t you… when I went up (far toooooo late or far too aerly the next morning depending on how you look at it) Becca was awake, sat up and looking glum. So she got in with me. How come a 4 year old can take up more bed than an adult??? She giggles in her sleep by the way!

Why, oh why do people buy car alarms then fail to leap up out of bed to shut the **** things up when they start alarming at 2am????? What if someone was actually trying to nick your pride and joy? I mean if it’s worth spending ££££ on a really loud, variable sound alarm it must mean something to you?

Our next but 1 neighbour’s car alarm started at 2am Friday and carried on in 5 minute stints with a minute or so in between for over an hour. It would probably have gone on longer but the battery ran down, a most wonderful sound….

Our new Piggies in their indoor “home” - a big deep plastic crate with lots of shredded paper to hide in/shove into their food bowl etc.

I’m keeping them indoors for now as it’s nearly Bonfire night and that means consant nightly fireworks for at least the next month. Also they are only young and I want them where they can get used to us (and us used to them) and it’s not really the weather for us to be sat for hours in the back “garden” to keep them company!