Monday /Tuesday

Was windy and overcast when I went to let the Spoilt Ones out for their morning ablutions but luckily still warm enough to sit outside with my morning coffee. Had my second cup to prepare myself for the week ahead. Gave Hubby his breakfast after I had fed all the dogs.
Hubby wanted to go into the workshop to check on everything there and needed me to take him as his car was there. I cleaned the kitchen and did some office work before leaving. We left at about 10.30 with instructions from Ali not to be too late as she was going in to work after lunch. When we arrived at the workshop Hubby went to check on everything with Diane and I trailing behind. Everyone was working as they should. There was no dog food so Diane and I went down to the shop to buy a bag.
When we got back we couldn’t get into the driveway as there were several cars blocking the way. Friends of Hubby had heard he was there and rushed over to check up on him. After cars had been moved we pulled in and unloaded the dog food. We spent a few minutes socializing with the friends before leaving to buy much needed supplies such as our Milo. Hubby also decided to leave as his leg was rather painful and he wanted to rest it. Diane and I went down to Alberton City where we got our supplies plus a couple of things ready for our Oz trip.
On reaching home we found that Hubby was already sleeping so packed the shopping away and made lunch. Travis was sleeping and Ali was about to leave when her friend turned up. Diane and I started watching Taggart on TV while we ate our lunch. Ali bought Travis in at about three when she and her friend left. Travis played around the lounge while we finished watching our show. I then took him to play in his room where we spent the rest of the afternoon. I fed him around five while hubby made pasta to go with the rest of the frikkadels. With his health in mind I had got wholewheat pasta much to his disgust. We enjoyed it anyway. While the food was cooking we had a glass of red wine each. I put Travis down to sleep but he had other ideas. We ate supper while watching TV again. Travis kept climbing on and off the couch while helping me eat. He eventually started falling asleep while leaning against my leg. Hubby was half asleep in bed so I popped Travis in with him.
A storm had blown up by now with lots of thunder and lightning so the computers had to be turned off which meant I couldn’t Blog. I went to bed with a book leaving Diane watching a movie. It was too much effort to get Travis’s cot so I left him in the bed with us. BAD IDEA. My hip was very painful so I was not able to find a comfortable position to sleep in and with Travis in the middle did not have much space anyway. I kept waking up and at one time knocked my cell phone (under my pillow) onto the floor. There I was scrabbling around under the bed picking up the pieces. I switched it back on and had to reset the date and time. In my half asleep state I put it an hour ahead. This I found out when the alarm went off at 5.00am instead of 6.00am. Another time I woke up and found myself balancing on the edge of the bed. All in all, Not a good night.
I got out of bed at 5.45am and was thankful to find it was a lovely day. The sun was shining in a clear blue sky. We had 5mm of rain during the night – not enough to do much good. While the kettle boiled I unloaded the dishwasher. I had my coffee chilling under the trees. I sure needed it today. Travis woke at 6.30 and we sat outside, him with a cup of tea and me with my second coffee.
After breakfast I bathed Travis and then we sat in his room while he played. When Diane surfaced she amused him by playing with her Remote Control Car. He loved it and kept chasing after it. Travis fell asleep at about 10 and I got on with some office work. Hubby got home at about 12.30 and I made lunch. Travis only woke at one and I fed him and gave him his juice.
The two little dogs were rather dirty so I bathed them. There is nothing worse than dirty footmarks on the bedding. Travis was fascinated and stood next to me watching the proceedings. I put the dogs to finish drying on the front verandah and then Diane and I took Travis in his pram to visit a friend up the road. By then it was rather hot and it was up hill all the way. Pushing a pram uphill in the heat is hard work. We were glad to get there and grateful for the coke we were offered. We spent a pleasant couple of hours chatting. Travis thoroughly enjoyed himself and kept crawling backwards and forwards between the lounge and outside verandah following the two Foxies.
When we got back Ali was back and took over with Travis. I chilled with my daily dose of medicine before making supper. The dishwasher is loaded, the kitchen is clean, we watched CSI and after posting this Blog Diane and I will have a Milo.
Cheers !