Thursday

1/the end of my working week.

2/Master T's new snakes and ladders game. A big hit.

3/a new magazine to read in bed.

Tuesday

1~getting back into the swing of things at work.

2~Master T falling asleep watching the wild things - so sweet.

3~My mini daffs and mini irises which are flowering in the garden.

Monday

1~Leaving for work in the morning and then leaving the office all in daylight. Still dark by the time we get home though.

2~Master T has been reunited with his appetite. Hurrah!

3~A little tidy up. Not sure it made a huge difference though!

Late Monday

1~my cheap pot of tete a tete daffs is flowering. Lovely white narcissi.

2~a cold run/plod by moonlight - lovely

3~a quietish day at the office

Thursday - my Friday

1~the last day of my working week

2~surviving without chocolate or crisps!

3~my new phone working at last. I am back in communication. Unfortunately my poorly thumb is hampering my texting ability.

Wednesday

1~The bank of fog up the Forth and across Edinburgh as we drove into work this morning. Beautiful, but eery from our sunshine.

2~My vase of pussy willow twigs. They have lasted for ages and are so soft.

3~My girlfriend is Olivia....................my boyfriend is Max!!!

Wednesday

1~catching up with Mrs F for lunch - an ex work colleague - but now almost colleagues again.

2~recovering from the explosion on my way to work.......what exactly was it? A bus?

3~rice crackers and hummous - they filled a gap when I got home from work.

Tuesday

1~ A visit from Baby R to the office today. Maybe we should become a creche and all take our kids to work. It would brighten the day up - but maybe it would be just too stressful.

2~The shadow cast by the streetlight through tree branches - it was very beautiful. Almost worth struggling with my run.

3~A sandwich for my lunch from Rudi's. The best sandwich shop in town.

Thursday

1~My pilates class - I wasn't nodding off tonight.

2~Getting picked up from work - sheer luxury.

3~A sneaky chocolate biscuit - it will soon be lent!

Tuesday

1~Snow again. It was lovely to get up to the snow again this morning. Not enough to get snowed in though! Went for a run tonight (which was rubbish) and had to contend with frozen snowy pavements. Not such a good idea fter all.

2~An interesting day observing interviews.

3~Having my tea made for me. Great!!

Friday

1~So many interesting talks at a seminar today. Fascinating stuff - but what are the solutions?

2~Glueing and glittering with Master T. How did I get covered in glitter?

3~Reading Master T his new book - Little Rabbit Foo Foo. He knows all the words and we had a great discussion about why he gets changed into a goonie and what is a goonie and why he bopped everyone on the head....... and the moral of the story is........

Late Thursday

1~A delightful dinner with colleagues, fabulous food and company.

2~A lovely gift of a rose schfer beetle - beautiful.

3~Learning so much at a meeting where I knew nothing. Wasn't able to contribute - but very interesting.

Wednesday

Has anything good happened today?

1~Was asked if I wanted to increase my hours at work. I immediately declined - though nice to be asked. I would have a nervous breakdown if I moved to full time hours and even less would get done at home (if that is possible)!

2~Wore my purple tights. I love them and have been asked by a complete stranger where I got them.

3~Going to bed with my hot water bottle and book.

Monday - the start of the week

1~Being able to walk on the snow and ice-free pavement. Walking felt normal again.

2~Buying a couple of baby gifts. Decisions, decisions!

3~Peace. Master A was so tired out from yesterday he went straight to bed. I was at a loose end. What to do? I did some of Mister T's jigsaw - 1000 pieces almost done - hurrah!

Wedesday

1~ A short day at work. Having dug ourselves out we eventually got into work and before I knew it, it was lunchtime and then it was home time! The end of my working week. Hurrah!!

2~Master T with his little friend Master D. He ran into nursery late, showed Master D his leaflet about the Mallard and then gave it back to daddy to take care of while he was busy at nursery. Lovely!

3~The peacefulness (don't think of the stress) of driving to work after a very heavy overnight snow fall - well the first partof the journey anyway.

April Already

Where has the time gone? It's grandad's birthday today. He's 75. Master T sang happy birthday to him over the phone tonight. It was soooooooooooooo sweet.

It seems it was a lovely day today - it was when I emerged from work around 4.30pm and was dazzled by the sunshine. I had been on a course all day and had almost lost the will to live. Fingers crossed that the sun will shining on us again tomorrow.

Back to work

Up at the crack of dawn, out shortly afterwards - it was so dark - and off to nursery and work. Poor Master T didn't know what had hit him, but he was soon in the swing of things looking for diggers as we drove into town. Unfortunately they were few and far between this morning. He wasn't keen to go to nursery and wouldn't get out of the car. I had to carry him in, but as soon as Miss D saw him, she was off to help get his breakfast. He sat down to eat it like he hadn't been away. I know how he felt. After 20 minutes at my desk I felt I hadn't been away either. It was good to be back at work, but it's even better to be taking Wednesday off! A long overdue haircut, a look around the sales and lunch with Mr T - an overdue birthday treat. I'm looking forward to it already. And tonight I went out for a quick run/plod - only a couple of miles, it was treacherous. the streets were like skating rinks. Must try and finish my book tonight. Almost there. I am enjoying Spilling the Beans. A priviledged and troubled life.