Bargains and sunburn

On Thursday my friends Dawn and Ellie invited me to go to the QVC outlet shop in Shrewsbury.   I found the shop difficult as it's a bit like a jumble sale with goods in boxes that you have to sort through but did manage to find some bargains.  One of these was a lovely navy and white maxi dress that is so comfortable to wear.  The dress was originally sold on QVC for £50 and I bought it for less than £10 - result!

I wore the dress today to a surprise leaving party for a lady who has been working for the trust that sponsors the school where I'm Chair of Governors.  It was held in the peak district at the home of the md of the trust.  The weather was beautiful and I got sunburnt even though I wore sunscreen!  The area was utterly beautiful and it felt like we were on holiday for the day!

Not so ordinary!

I know I haven't posted since Tuesday - the past four days have been exceptionally busy - even for me!! Wednesday started off with a 7am phone call from Adam's dad, Ray, to say my sister in law had had her baby boy at last. He was 12 days late and we were eagerly awaiting his arrival. He was a bonny weight of 9lbs 4 and his name is Logan. I can't wait to see him and give him a cuddle.

Adorable!

Then on the way to work the bus had to make a massive detour due to an accident.  The bus driver was initially told to turn right at an island which he did only to be told to go the other way! The driver took a left turn to get back onto the main road only to be trapped in a narrow road with no chance of turning around and the only exit through a no entry sign! As you can imagine, the driver was not best pleased and his language was a bit ripe but he had no choice but to go down the 'no entry' road. The bus garage must be able to tell where their buses are (via gps I assume) as it was only about a minute before they came on the radio to ask what the driver was playing at!! I eventually got to work half an hour later than usual.  I used to get really anxious when I got delayed on public transport, but I have learned to accept there is nothing I can do about at and now manage to stay calm.  I still get stressed when I'm driving and delayed though so still have a way to go!

Then after work I met Adam for our Anniversary meal at the Ming Moon.  I don't think there were many more dishes for a dinner menu than lunch but there was live music courtesy of a lady playing on the very grand, grand piano!

A not very flattering picture, but hey ho, I'm not one of these people who take endless selfies, so don't have the experience to make it good. 

I think that's a long enough post for tonight, so will try and link Thursday's outing with tomorrow's. Intriguing eh?!

An ordinary day

Today has not been particularly exciting, just a short meeting at the local primary school academy where I am now Chair of the board of Governors, then a quick drive to a local retail park to pick up some more threads for my latest project.  I'm stitching  this one on 16 count aida as the design is a little larger than the others.  I wish I had started it with a single strand rather than two as it's not an easy design to do.  I estimate it will take me about a week to complete.
On my way home from Hobbycraft, I couldn't resist dropping in to Rebekah's for a while.  It was lovely to see her and Pandora (Panda) and it meant that at least Bekah could eat her lunch in peace whilst I entertained Panda.  She asked me for a kiss today too!
I am thoroughly enjoying being Nannymoo, and find it difficult to say goodbye when I leave, especially when she cries! She is starting to assert herself and I can see Rebekah will have her hands full as she grows, though Bekah has a much stronger personality than me and will stand no nonsense!