Monthly Archives: January 2008

yesterday was spent with Chris’s family on his mothers side. SB and BB enjoyed playing with baby A [their second cousin who has now had 1st birthday]. Uncle Robert looked the best we had sen him – he has bowel cancer, which has spread to the liver, and last year had quite a punishing course of chemo. He is due a repeat scan later this month and will decided whether he can have surgery or whether to choose between further chemo or letting nature take its course. I don’t think he would opt for chemo again.

So there was much eating and merriment, and christmas presents! The children were most impressed by this second batch of christmas presents. we must get our thankyou cards out! We had a great time.

Home ed group on myths and legends.

I got my form into work, and came home early, forgetting I was doing the night as well – oops. they did ring me!

well, actually I have been doing it most of the evening, along with watching the tudors and criminal minds on downloads, and providing lots of [hopeful] advice to B-I-L. Thanks for all well wishes for sister. I am hoping for the best.

We had another productive day here today, whilst I was at work, SB did some calligraphy reading and coloured in a beautiful letter. BB also did a beautiful colouring of a letter. SB did maths and handwriting practice and some sudoko. She was still sudoko obsesed when I got home, so we did some together and then violin practice. We are trying to encourage the shoulder rest – her body posture isn’t as good with it, but hoping it will get better as it gets more comfortable.

We all read a few stories, and a chip supper [word just for p2] to robin hood downloads. SB gets v concerned why people are bad. she just doesn’t ‘get’ being nasty. BB is rather enjoying watching vicar of dibley, and so are we actually!

It’s just arrived !!

If I wait do you think another one will come tomorrow.

Ordered a new laptop for H on Tuesday lunchtime, with next day delivery. Unfortunately it didn’t come. I was always suspicious as the Parcelforce tracking no never gave me anything useful, but that wouldn’t be the first time.

so, didn’t arrive yesterday, rang PF first early this am, no record of parcel with this number.

9am – So on the phone as soon as they opened, to the retailers. After realising after I’d put the phone down that the assurance from Jody on the other end of the phone that it would be delivered today was based on the assumption that PF had the parcel and had just been slow.

So back on the phone again (each time it’s taking 5-10 minutes just to get to speak to a person – on an 0871 no. and at least once it just went dead on me after a wait) explain situation to Jody, says she will check with dispatch dept if the parcel is there. Says she will ring back once she has sorted it.

She hasn’t rung by 12, so I ring her back, seems that disptahc say they it was dispatched, but she will get them to look more – or something like that. Says she will ring back.

3.45 pm – No call back, so on the phone again (2 dead lines – took about 15 minutes to get to speak to someone. Spoke to someone else. Tries again speaking to disptach etc. they say it’s gone and PF must have it. But I’m not willing to wait on the off chance that they deliver it today, as I don’t believe it will come, eventually he rings PF. Turns out that they had asked PF to collect it yesterday (WTF? it was supposed to be with me by then – I guess they check the deliveries or something after 6) but too late (PF collect at 6, they requested it at 7.30 or some such) So they didn’t. So it was still there – argh!!!
Quite why no one realised this, quite why dispatch couldn’t find this parcel, quite why it took all day to sort out, who is and isn’t telling the truth etc. is questions it’s probably not worth bothering to ask. Though I think a proper complaint is in order.
The chap assured me that it would go out today, and upgraded the delivery to a pre 9.30 one.

Ahh, feel better now. Here’s hoping ….

SO I will move on to other things. chris and the girls did a whack of shopping, came nearly to blows over a balloon. Sb did some maths ballet lesson and then had a total wobbly at swimming lesson and refused to go in as it is in the deep end and frightened. lots of crying still at home, so i gt to have a beautiful hug. Our book people order arrived, so we peered at usbournes myths and legends and she read 2 of the mermaid rock books. BB enjoyed the machines series. we have played landlocked and with the naughty ideal blocks. BB and I made peanut butter cookies – which were yummy.

Feel happier with password on post below. thanks all