First the good

Big has found herself the next book she wanted to read – Ramona and Her Mother It came from a set I got her from the book people for christmas last year, so looks like stashing her shelves is a good plan 🙂 Also think I should make sure some of my Noel Streatfield’s are nearer the front, I think she might really enjoy some of them.

So that was good. So was the phone ringing this afternoon and it being my youngest sister. We haven’t seen each other or spoken this year, so it was good to catch up. She’d rung because she’d heard my news (from another sister, who was helping out by picking the kids up today) and wanted to say sorry. I can take that.

And the less good – that would have started this morning when I stopped off to fill up the tank with petrol, paid for the tank of petrol, then got back to the car to find it running out over the garage forecourt. I have to say I was very impressed with the reaction of the Sainsbury’s petrol station staff – they had a protocol, they followed it, and they were polite, friendly and helpful to the person who’d shut their shop! Then the RAC guy was fantastic – arrived in 15 minutes instead of the quoted 45, diagnosed the car, followed me to a garage, gave me a lift home, and all without being the slightest bit patronising.

Of course, it would have helped if there had been a mechanic at the garage to fix the car 🙄

Managed to get Tim’s car and technical stuff dropped off, picked up the kitten, and got back home in time for my doctor’s appt this aft. I’m still feeling pretty terrible – now I have antibiotics, and I have a follow up appt first thing in the morning.

Kids were brought home by second sister of the day, happy to see the kitten, and in excellent moods. Somewhere in the afternoon I snatched half an hour to chat with the school principal about my two favourite topics, and that was good too.

So we managed to end with the good too. Not such a bad day after all.