Day with Friends & Sad Goings On.......
Wow what a day!
Left the house at about 9.30am, leaving Peter at home for the day, and went over to mum and dads for a coffee. Left them at about 11.00am to go over to friend Wendy's as arranged (we planned to go out to lunch with friend Julie).
First snag was that Wendy was not yet back from town with hubbie so had a chat with daughter number 2, Sophie, and her friend Charlotte who were full of talk about their upcoming trip to France next week and hoping that France win the Rugby so that the final is going on whilst they are there (the traitors!). Wendy got back about twenty minutes later with hubbie in tow and one of her brothers.
Brother has left his wife of 6 weeks because of her drinking and possessiveness - he therefore has no home, no money (as they are deep in dept) and no job. Very very sad but the family has always felt that she wasn't right for him. It remains to be seen if he goes back to her or not.........
Wendy and I did still get to go to lunch and we had lots to talk about as Wendy's husband has just resigned from his job and has no job to go to so she is obviously worried about surviving on just her wages. I do so hope he finds something else quickly as money could become very tight for them.
We had a nice lunch in Wetherspoons (me chicken Caesar salad and a drink of Koppaberg which I adore). We stayed at our table for a couple of hours nursing our drinks which I think pissed off the waiting staff but who cares! After lunch we had a quick mooch around the shops and picked up a few Christmas catalogues from Woolies (yes only 10 weeks folks).
After lunch dropped Julie off as she was going to see her mum and Wendy and I headed over to Wendy's mum's and stayed there for a few hours and were then joined by Wendy's eldest daughter, Laura, who is home from Uni for the weekend and had been working a shift in the Co-Op on the estate. Wendy's mum had had the wife of Wendy's brother hammering on her door at 3.00am in the morning looking for him so she was obviously rather upset about the situation.
Then it was back to Wendy's place for more coffee (I think I've drunk a gallon today!) and a nice long chat with all the family. Laura was on a natural high about her new university career and showed me loads of pictures on her digi camera of friends she has already made there (so nice to see). Also heard about the sad news that a mum who Wendy knows who might be forced to put her youngest daughter into foster care as she has gone totally off the rails and had under age sex, stolen and hit a teacher (what age is she - 12 years old!!!).
Before I knew it, it was just before six and I remembered I'd asked Peter to put some chicken in the oven at 5 O'clock - whoops! Gave him a quick ring to say I'd be back later than I thought and he turned the over down.
Got home and told Peter all about my eventful day and he has had a quiet one by comparison - the only event being the mower blew up! I can't help feeling, after today, that I do indeed lead a very quiet life compared to some folk and I am very glad of it...............
Peter is just starting to watch the Rugby and I'm going to hit the shower and then make up some sandwiches for tomorrow as we're selling stuff at Popham Airfield tomorrow (weather permitting).
Left the house at about 9.30am, leaving Peter at home for the day, and went over to mum and dads for a coffee. Left them at about 11.00am to go over to friend Wendy's as arranged (we planned to go out to lunch with friend Julie).
First snag was that Wendy was not yet back from town with hubbie so had a chat with daughter number 2, Sophie, and her friend Charlotte who were full of talk about their upcoming trip to France next week and hoping that France win the Rugby so that the final is going on whilst they are there (the traitors!). Wendy got back about twenty minutes later with hubbie in tow and one of her brothers.
Brother has left his wife of 6 weeks because of her drinking and possessiveness - he therefore has no home, no money (as they are deep in dept) and no job. Very very sad but the family has always felt that she wasn't right for him. It remains to be seen if he goes back to her or not.........
Wendy and I did still get to go to lunch and we had lots to talk about as Wendy's husband has just resigned from his job and has no job to go to so she is obviously worried about surviving on just her wages. I do so hope he finds something else quickly as money could become very tight for them.
We had a nice lunch in Wetherspoons (me chicken Caesar salad and a drink of Koppaberg which I adore). We stayed at our table for a couple of hours nursing our drinks which I think pissed off the waiting staff but who cares! After lunch we had a quick mooch around the shops and picked up a few Christmas catalogues from Woolies (yes only 10 weeks folks).
After lunch dropped Julie off as she was going to see her mum and Wendy and I headed over to Wendy's mum's and stayed there for a few hours and were then joined by Wendy's eldest daughter, Laura, who is home from Uni for the weekend and had been working a shift in the Co-Op on the estate. Wendy's mum had had the wife of Wendy's brother hammering on her door at 3.00am in the morning looking for him so she was obviously rather upset about the situation.
Then it was back to Wendy's place for more coffee (I think I've drunk a gallon today!) and a nice long chat with all the family. Laura was on a natural high about her new university career and showed me loads of pictures on her digi camera of friends she has already made there (so nice to see). Also heard about the sad news that a mum who Wendy knows who might be forced to put her youngest daughter into foster care as she has gone totally off the rails and had under age sex, stolen and hit a teacher (what age is she - 12 years old!!!).
Before I knew it, it was just before six and I remembered I'd asked Peter to put some chicken in the oven at 5 O'clock - whoops! Gave him a quick ring to say I'd be back later than I thought and he turned the over down.
Got home and told Peter all about my eventful day and he has had a quiet one by comparison - the only event being the mower blew up! I can't help feeling, after today, that I do indeed lead a very quiet life compared to some folk and I am very glad of it...............
Peter is just starting to watch the Rugby and I'm going to hit the shower and then make up some sandwiches for tomorrow as we're selling stuff at Popham Airfield tomorrow (weather permitting).
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