A long week
In more ways than one, it’s felt a very long week. I’ve done a number of training courses at work, one ‘Twilight Session’ around Person Centred Reviews that went on until 8pm, an emergency First Aid session, and then another that was two days of Team Teach - all good and necessary but pretty tiring.
The rest of the time it’s been work and family life as happily but manically as usual, or perhaps even more than usual due to various things - but anyway, I feel extremely glad to have made it to the weekend. We’re all fairly tired here, so very much looking forward to a break over half term.
The blog itself was down for a few days; I lost a post over the weekend but it wasn’t very interesting anyway; mainly about Saturday’s musical activities. In far fewer words: Orchestra in the morning, which Josiah had second thoughts about … then a Suzuki group lesson in the afternoon which I dreaded but actually turned out really well, when we couldn’t go into the building so had the al fresco version.
Then if I’d had a blog I would have written about Sunday’s hillclimb; Steve came 2nd in his class again 
So due to the blog issues, I’ve ended up with a Wordpress upgrade, I have to say that so far I quite like the new version. Does seem very different but I think it’s ok. Everything seems to be working now, at least, which is nice
May 23rd, 2008 at 21:33
I don’t seem to have an upgrade, but i do have a very broken back office now, so i need to sort it out. Sigh. I spend my life with strange whimsical site oddities slowing me down.
So, do you feel a feared by your bombings?
May 23rd, 2008 at 21:38
Gosh no, you know me. Forgot to mention that!
It was a very weird afternoon on Thursday though - we got a message through at work that there had been a bomb in the city centre so everyone was manically phoning whichever family members might have been in the vicinity - not knowing that it was actually only a tiny explosion.
May 23rd, 2008 at 21:42
i was on the first tube to be made to stop at euston square rather than going on to kings cross [what luck!] and as i walked past kings cross with flames everywhere, i thought ooh, better ring mum - so did at a payhone and told her not to worry - she asked me why she would for a small ticket fire… shows how badly reported things can start off being!
May 23rd, 2008 at 21:47
Nah, didn’t think you would be. What on earth did they have against that restaurant though!?!?!?!?!!?
Helen - OMG!!!!
May 24th, 2008 at 9:37
Living with someone who was brought up in Northern Ireland in the 70/80s this is pretty small fry; but it’s still not nice and I don’t underestimate what these people can do. However the chances of being knocked down by a car on the way for coffee are far far greater than being taken out by an bomb whilst you’re drinking it. That’s the perspective I hold when I travel on the Tube. You have to keep it in perspective and not blow the risks out of proportion. I’ve twice travelled (Cairo and Hyderabad) when there have been bombs soon after I’ve left in exactly the same spots I stood. But then, travelling on the M5 this week a car shed its load of planks of wood and insulation 100m in front of me. But for the Grace of God we survive.