Lazy Monday

Well, as expected we didn’t win last night, but as usual the quiz was great fun, and even better- we managed to stay awake for it! Mike has the day off today- a very rare occasion, so after taking all the older girls to the bus stop in town first thing he drops our littlest to school for me, giving me the chance to have a bit of a lazy start to the week for once. Our eldest daughter, though still tired and chesty, is feeling quite a bit better today so has gone into work with strict instructions to come home early if she feels too rough.

My lazy start doesn’t last long as I feel too guilty for sitting in bed reading, and by the time Mike comes back from the school run I’ve already loaded the washing machine and begun on the washing up! With everyone feeling at such a loose end yesterday, nothing much got cleaned for once and, as a result of having had a house full on Saturday, nearly every mug we own is sitting by the sink! It takes a while, but for the first time in a long time Mike and I stand together at the sink sharing the duty.

Hot drinks in hand, we head to the dining room- Mike takes out his computer and is soon lost in some game or other, and I settle down to do some admin. Emails, Facebook page and blog checked, I realise that my new St. David’s day dress needs to be highlighted on the homepage of the website if I want people to notice it. As I haven’t yet managed to get one of it made up yet, I simply write a couple of lines about it, and add a link through to its page.

It’s getting on for lunchtime by the time I’ve done a bit more work on checking that the website is up to date, doing a stock take etc. and as a rare treat we are going out. Only up to a village in the moors where there is a lovely little delicatessen we came across a year or so ago. They sell the most wonderful fresh filled baguettes, and the range of fillings you can choose from is amazing- even at this time of year. They also sell pasties of every variety, salads, delicious cakes, locally grown produce and have a butcher’s counter! If money was no issue, you could easily eat from the shop every day of the year, and still find something you hadn’t tried before!

We sit eating our baguettes in a car park overlooking miles of beautiful moorland, enjoying the view and the wildlife, and just being in each other’s company with no other interruptions around. After a very enjoyable couple of hours out with my dear hubby, we head back home refreshed for the week ahead. Second youngest daughter is already home, having finished college early today, and its nearing time to pick up our youngest.

Happy and full, I decide that it’s too late to get the sewing machine out today, so sit down to work some more on my blog, which is currently nearly a week behind. I debate missing a few days out and just skipping forward to now, but it just doesn’t seem to flow properly. I soon abandon that idea and simply continue as before, over a (very naughty but nice!) tea of treacle tart from the shop this afternoon!