Juggling Family

This weekend has been a chaotic whirl of dashing here and there and everywhere.

Saturday was family round one: entertaining Jeff, enjoying parents. Jeff spent the day with his best mates eating pizza, gaming and generally chilling. I spent the day introducing my parents to the delights of some of my favourite charity shops. Meanwhile, the Captain went to work. We rounded off the day with curry. Yum.

Sunday, family round two: church, packing up Jeff & parents, collecting Tilly. Perhaps one thing that should not go unmentioned is that I made it all the way through the church service! This pleased me a lot. It was not easy. I nearly bolted. The service began with a video presentation of Sam McBratney's book Guess How Much I Love You. It is a beautiful story. You can watch it here. It was Tilly's favourite story as a little girl. Listening to it made my heart ache.

After lunch the real juggling began. I drove north to Tilly's school while Jeff headed in a similar direction with his Grandparents. We met up at a local reservoir for hot chocolate and cake. The teenagers were civil, if a little edgy, with each other. Then Jeff headed further north for a few days while Tilly returned to the family seat till Thursday. It is the first time she has been home since October and it will be her longest stay since February last year.

Doing family in lots of three is strange but workable. So far, I feel relatively tranquil. I need to see my tree. I did not make it at all over the weekend and am missing it. I feel extremely maternal towards those buds I spotted and need to check on their progress. Photos will follow. Tilly may not join me. I explained about my tree. She was not impressed. Her actual words were: 'Man, that is Sad!' Then again, laughing at her sad mother is something of a hobby so you never know.

It is good to have her here.