Digging Up Some Blessings to Count

Things are a little better.  My clock was an hour slow yesterday for some reason (everyone else has a clock on their bedside) so the kids didn't go to school yet again.  It was a wet miserable day and Phill and I went out for a while, up to the op shop, the bank, got a few groceries and some pots and potting mix.  When we got back Emily had had a shower (shock horror) and.....wait for it......cleaned her room and made her bed!!!!  She even did it properly, well almost.  This is the thing, she can step up and do the right thing when she wants to, she just doesn't want to very often.  Phill and I spent the afternoon on the bed reading and talking and just enjoying each other which is something that doesn't happen very often these days.  We are both making an effort and it's paying off.  Of course Emily got up this morning saying she was sick.  She does have a cold, but I manage to soldier through my days when I have one.  Then she complained of stomach pains.  It's called "hunger", that happens when you refuse to eat breakfast or a decent dinner.  We made a lovely roast pork dinner last night, she picked at it then had ice cream and toast.  That won't be happening again tonight, I gave in for peace sake last night.  So my phone is turned off and the answer machine also. 

Here is the wedding page Em did, bit glary in the photo.

Phill has to go up north again on Thursday which I am dreading, but we're going to drive up on Saturday for the weekend I think.

There is something wrong with the cat.  I was up to her several times last night meowing outside our bedroom door for some reason.  And this morning she was following me everywhere and getting under my feet.  I walked into the bedroom to put something away and she was on a shelf in my wardrobe, scared the hell out of me.  She's not an affectionate cat at all or clingy so I don't know what's up with her.  I think I'll put her and the kittens in the stable room, it's warm and dry in there.  I'm so tired today.  Those kittens are so fat they can't even walk properly the little pigs.  Cute though.

Lasagne tonight, I have to get some vegetables into those kids.  I might make an apple crumble to take care of the fruit as well.