Monday had a good start as was able to sit out under the trees and have my chill time. Spent my morning doing office work and a brief clean up. Diane went off in the afternoon to see a client in connection with her photography. I read my magazines and did crosswords – must exercise the brain whenever possible. We had a day without rain for a change though it did build up and have some thunder and lightning. I added up the rainfall for January and the total was 365mm. The next highest we had for January was 222mm in 2006. It is no wonder everywhere is so overgrown and lush. The evening was the usual routine of supper and TV with our Milo. Hubby wasn’t feeling too good with his foot and was Not in a happy mood and when I finally went to bed he was muttering and carrying on much better at me. I just pretended to be asleep and ignored him. MEN!
On Tuesday morning was up to my usual chill coffee but it was very nippy and windy so I sat inside. By now I was annoyed by Hubby so I had my turn and gave him `what for’ before he stomped off to the workshop. I took Digby in to the parlour as he was looking rather the worse for wear. Diane was waiting for a delivery for pics which were only coming in the afternoon so her and Wayne decided to spend the morning at the Glen and see Planet 51 and do some wandering around the shops. They were back early afternoon arriving just after I got back from collecting Digby. He was all clean and had little blue ribbons in his ears. He was so thrilled when I fetched him and tried to sit on my lap on the way back home. Hubby was home about four having bought me a birthday present which he couldn’t resist giving me early. I was happy to see he was in a better mood. He actually apologized for his bad mood saying the pain of his foot puts him in a bad mood. I suppose anyone suffering permanently like that would also get cranky. The evening was the usual routine of Milo and TV for me while Diane and Wayne went into Alberton to Barrels and News CafĂ© for their usual jol.
On Wednesday Hubby brought me my breakfast in bed which is our usual birthday treat to each other. Diane and Wayne gave me their presents too. I enjoyed being spoilt and the extra time in bed. Hubby went off to work for the morning as we planned on seeing the afternoon movie. He phoned mid-morning to say that he was running late so Diane and I quickly went into Meyerton to the bank. We got back around two with Hubby arriving just after. Hubby and I got ready and headed off to The Glen. First thing we did was get our tickets for `Avatar’ - the movie was to start at five – and then wander around the shops. Hubby decided he wanted to buy me a shirt so we went looking for something suitable and managed to find exactly what I wanted. We bumped into friends and chatted awhile before heading off for something to eat before going into the movie. Going past `Ocean Basket’ gave me an appetite for prawns so we went in. We both ordered prawns with me having a glass of red wine and Hubby a beer. The prawns were delicious as usual and we both thoroughly enjoyed the meal which I finished off with a cappuccino. It was now time for the movie so we made our way there with a stop at the loo. (Three hours is a long time to wait). When I came out I couldn’t see Hubby so went to the entrance while hunting for the tickets in my bag. I searched every pocket and started to panic as I couldn’t find them. While I was looking for them a friend came over to talk to me. He asked where Hubby was and I told him I didn’t know. We carried on talking while I continued my search. The friend suddenly noticed Hubby in the queue for popcorn. I was still trying to find the tickets without success and told him this. He told me to look in my pocket. I really felt a fool when I put my hand in my pocket and pulled out the tickets. We both headed over to Hubby where we had a brief chat before we parted and went into our respective movies. `Avatar’ was all we expected and more. The show was spectacular and held us spellbound. The three hours flew past. I can see why everyone is raving about it. It is a movie I can recommend to everybody. We got home in time to rave about the movie before having a Milo in front of the TV. I went to bed in a really relaxed mood after having the most wonderful birthday and being thoroughly spoilt.
Thursday was back to the usual routine with some office work before heading in to Alberton just before one. Our first stop was the License dept to register a car. The queue wasn’t too bad and I was impressed when we got to the counter at half one. The happy feeling didn’t last long as when the papers were processed we were given a number and told to wait until it was called. We sat down hoping it wouldn’t be for long but our illusions were shattered when the lady next to us said she had been there two hours already. Her number was 274 and we were 292. We sat there with everybody fuming as the staff at the counters were either sitting on their cellphones, eating , chatting to each other or disappearing with an occasional serving of someone from the queue in between. We were eventually called just before they closed and told we needed more paperwork before anything could be done. By now we were fuming and left for Alberton City for a coffee to recover from the ordeal. It was now too late to do anything and we just headed home after getting some groceries.
Friday after my chill time outside and Hubby had left for the workshop I did a bit of office work before going back into Alberton to do all that was supposed to be done on Thursday. We were back home by mid-afternoon in time for Wayne to be picked up by Donovan as they were off to the ‘ Top Gear Show’ at the Dome. Diane and I started cleaning ready for the weekend after they left. Early evening we had thunder and lightning again and a downpour. After a stir fry supper we chilled in front of the TV watching ` Sea Patrol’ and `NCIS’ having our usual Milo before heading off to bed as we had a busy weekend ahead.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
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