just another morning here

I think this week has been probably the most crazy week of the history of the garage … it’s been soooo busy! Not really complaining, but it’s been hard work all round. Steve is absolutely knackered and I’m not far behind … but a customer referred to him as a ‘young lad’ this morning, having already told me that I couldn’t possibly be old enough to have 3 children, so at least we can’t be looking too bad Or maybe she just wanted a big discount, I dunno!

This morning I’m wondering if I’ve finally made it to looking like a car sales person, not sure if this is a good thing or not! I had to go to the DVLA office for some tax and a cherished plate transfer thingy. The queue was so long down there that they had an extra member of staff going round the waiting room asking people if they needed help filling forms in, and for some reason they didn’t bother asking me! Now, they either just didn’t bother, as I’d come well prepared for a long wait as it’s par for the course down there, so was happily connected to ipod and DS at the time, OR I was looking super-grumpy with that neon ‘Do Not Approach’ sign above my head (also possible as it has been like that for much of the week), OR I have the look of a car sales person about me, who, by definition *should* know what they’re doing at the tax office as they are there most weeks.

The children are still really enjoying themselves – they are all very happy and have settled ridiculously quickly. They’re really tired, but we’re just about managing to cope with that. Mornings are still happening fairly well, they’re all happy to get up, dressed, pack lunches and do music practice before school. Well, Joe was a bit too tired for violin this morning, but generally even he has been managing fine. I don’t for a minute regret the decision that we made, I wholeheartedly think it was the right one for this point in time.

I’m still reeling from it personally, and finding the transition myself much harder than they seem to have done. Certainly, if we had tried to have this week with them around it would have been even more of a living nightmare than it has been. I am really enjoying the enforced organisation/motivation, I am loving the state of the house, and I know I will get used to the work situation – and in a couple of years maybe it will change again. I guess it’s hard to come to terms with, as for a moment (well, okay, for a couple of years!) we had a taste of a very idyllic lifestyle. Choosing to invest time and build the business will hopefully pay off so that in another couple of years maybe we can change again. And yes, it is *myself* I am still having to justify myself to …

So, anyway, I decided that rather than avoiding school like the plague, I ought to show willing, stop resenting the fact that they’re there, and show a bit of interest – having seen Joe’s teachers this week I wrote a note to the girls’ teachers too, so I’ll hopefully get to see both of them next week and find out how they think the girls are getting on. More importantly than anything though, I know they are all happy and enjoying their lives just as much as they were before.

What else? Well, Steve and I had some time off yesterday together (still not sure how we managed it, I think we just decided that we *had* to put that time to one side) which was good. We had lunch together, then ended up with an hour to fill at home before picking the kids up. Their swimming lessons have moved to Thursdays, so we all went off to the swimming pool together and spent time with the kids as they were between lessons – and strange though that seems, it was really nice. Steve played pool with the girls, I read to Josiah, we played computer/ds/gameboy games, just chilled out, really. Oh, and they ate a packed tea as well – school dinners have their advantages on days when you have to sit at the swimming pool for three hours over dinner time!

Blogging is taking a relatively natural downturn, I just haven’t got as much to say or as much time to say it in, it seems.

Apart from all that, although it’s looking like quite a busy one, I’m just glad to have made it to the weekend (almost!). Now where’s that Crunchie?!

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