Our Week and Weekend

The week passed by with just the usual routine of office work and chores. Diane and I tried to use the old office computer for our e-mails etc but its age was against it unfortunately and it kept freezing up on us. We did manage to keep abreast of our incoming mail though but it was not possible for much more than that. We took the computer in Tuesday morning to a local place we found in the Vaal Info as they seemed fairly clued up when Diane spoke to them. The weather was very windy all week and it did our sinuses no good at all. With that and the withdrawal symptoms we both suffered from it was Not A Good Week. The computer repair shop took a lot of time downloading all the info from it and eventually finished late Friday. On Thursday and Friday we cleaned everywhere ready for the weekend. All was sparkling by mid afternoon Friday and we hoped to finally have a ride. Those hopes were dashed when a storm blew up late afternoon and it started raining. The weather turned freezing and we spent the evening all huddled with jackets and blankets. There wasn’t much on TV and once supper was over and the kitchen cleaned I lay with blanket on the couch reading until late.
Saturday morning it was still raining and absolutely freezing. The max temperature was about 14 and I can now say that winter has officially arrived. We were supposed to be taking the Plymouth to a Horse Championship Race but with the rain it was cancelled until the Public Holiday on Tuesday. I went off to fetch the computer about half ten. On the way there the rain stopped and the clouds lifted to allow a hint of sun through. Once home I gave Diane the computer to put Kaspersky on before doing anything on it. She spent the rest of the day downloading everything off it onto an external hard drive alternating with reading her book. I spent the day on the couch with my book huddled under a blanket and Hubby watched TV. Late afternoon Ali phoned to say she was coming for a visit on Sunday. Hubby went off to the take- away to get supper as we were all feeling very lazy. After supper Diane watched TV and I carried on reading until late again.
Sunday was another cold day. Hubby waited till Ali and Travis arrived and then we had breakfast together. Travis really tucked into his enjoying sitting with us all. Once breakfast was over he headed outside running all over the place. He had been confined indoors the last few days due to the rain and he had plenty of excess energy to get rid of. Late morning we took the Plymouth for a ride into Meyerton to do some shopping. Hubby took Travis to the toy section where he picked out a truck for himself. He had a wonderful time playing with it when we got back on the front verandah. I made a butternut soup for lunch and while it was cooking Ali was tired so she went for a nap. I took Travis outside for a swing to see if he would fall asleep but that was the last thing on his mind and we went running around everywhere. Very exhausting business! Once the butternut was cooked I pureed it before adding curry powder and cream. I woke Ali up before dishing up. She didn’t think Travis would have much as he is going through a phase of not eating veg at the moment. We were all surprised when he polished off two bowls full. The soup made a pleasant change and was really tasty. Later on we had tea/coffee and chocolate donuts. I tried taking Travis for another swing to see if he would fall asleep. He fell asleep fairly quickly but as soon as I got him inside and onto the bed he woke up. I’m sure he was scared of missing out on something. He spent the rest of the afternoon playing with Hubby on the bed with his car and some fluffy toys I have. Ali and Travis left about half four and after clearing up I made supper. All was sorted and we spent the evening watching ‘ Marley and Me’ on TV. We had seen it before on the movie circuit but enjoyed it just as much as the first time, and all tearful at the ending. Movies with kids and animals always make me cry.Monday morning was another freezing day. I cleared some washing which didn’t really dry too well as there is still so much moisture in the air. I did the blog and then spent a lazy day reading my book. Diane is also doing a lot of reading at the moment – it must be because we had little else to do while the computer wasn’t working. Supper interrupted my reading and once we had eaten I went back to my book which I finished around eleven. After a quick clean up in the kitchen Diane and I had our Milo after which I finished updating my blog. It is now Tuesday morning and I am off to bed.
Have a good week.