Wednesday 1 February
I was really tired last night, not having been able to get rid of people until nearly 10! Adam got home just after that so Olivia had to show him everything that she’d been doing. And then I woke up; wide awake, not even the merest hint of a yawn until 3am. 3am! Which meant that today, being Wednesday and our busy day, didn’t exactly get off to a good start.
We got to group late and sketching was about to start. Olivia didn’t want to sketch but she was willing to pose for the budding artists. She actually managed to sit still for ten minutes. That has to be some kind of record as she is the world’s greatest fidget. Even she was impressed and kept going on, “I sat still for ten minutes, ten whole minutes.”
“Yeah, how about not actually saying anything for ten whole minutes? That’d be quite impressive.”
“No. It wouldn’t. That would be silly.” Oh well, I live in hope!
Spanish as usual after lunch. Then most of the group disappeared off to bowling, but as ballet had resumed after a short break, we stayed for that. Not me obviously, that would be almost as silly as thinking Olivia might possibly consider a ten minute silence!
Olivia picked up 3 very girly, very pink books from the library all about tiara princesses or something. Ooh yeah, I forgot that this morning we’d taken about 5 books on the Romans back that I’d forgotten so they were late and I had to pay a fine. But the computer went down and the man said to forget it, I didn’t have to pay. I saved a grand total of … 20p. Small things like that make me happy. I’m either totally not materialistic or just really cheap. I prefer to think of myself as the first!
Drama again in the early evening then a lift home. Adam phoned to say he was staying out; at a reasonable time for a change. It was a birthday party out of town and he’s getting a lift to college in the morning.
Guess what we had for dinner - yep, left-over Chinese. Olivia was sent to bed early with her library books, just so that I could have some time on my own, slobbing out on the sofa, listening to music and reading my library book in peace.
Oops, sorry we stayed so late, I just don’t know where the time went!
Comment by Lin — February 2, 2006 @ 8:13 pm
I make no apologies for staying late-you waylaid me with a cup of tea and fab company,and I even missed C.S.I ( which was previously unheard of and my family would not believe happened as I don’t even answer the phone/door when it’s on )as I was enjoying myself so much.
Comment by Lisa — February 3, 2006 @ 11:23 am