Swallowed Up
Swallowed Up
The Discipline of Blogging
I cant deny that these past couple of weeks I've not found it easy to get on with writing or reading blogs, I must admit I've not been too keen on socialising much on or off line. Just want to keep my head down and get through each week. So first off all I'll apologise, especially to Fran. I don't mean to be a stranger so please be patient.
Home Front
Well for the most part I've certainly been a fair bit calmer and haven't lost my rag so badly for quite a while. The knock on has been that I've also been far more subdued, I can let things wash over me most of the time. On the other hand its been not been easy for my youngest. On Tuesday I had to take her to the docs on account of excesma that had gone wild and left her coved on sores like blistered burns all over her body. The prescription was a carrier bag full of medications and creams and tubigrip garments. She was back in school on Wednesday but none too comfortable. It has improved by the weekend but she's still quite spotty, if a bit less itchy.
Last weekend I spent most of Sunday helping the eldest with her home work. She had failed to do it over the half term holiday, so I keep the pressure up. She had to research and write about five Victorian toys. I won't let her just copy and post from the net, so I made sure she did the research then summarise the info and write it up in Welsh.
There was no welsh evening class during half term but I was back with my folder last Wednesday evening. However I was bloody furious (yet controlled) when I found that the missus had give the youngest my note book for writing paper. I reclaimed it and tore out the kid's scrawling. Last weekend I also replaced the syphon mechanism and ball cock on the upstairs toilet. Thing is the damn thing was so damn noisy that it kept me awake. I had to bend the arm to ensure it shut off earlier but now there is barely enough water in the cistern to get a decent flush. Some thing else that left me lass than flushed with pleasure was the wife insistence that the kids were booked into the holiday club for 2 days over half term, as it was the youngest excesma kept her away. Then I was expected to still pay for both kids. I refused and only paid or the eldest but still seemed a bit daft.
Wargames has also been quiet of late, had small 16thC Samurai game Thursdayy before last, but this Thursday I focused on admin, accounts and planning, the rain put paid to bon fire night, we'dnormallyy go to the municipal display on the common.
The highlight of this weekend was going to the IPMS Scale Model show at Telford on Saturday. 5 hours of wandering around 3 large halls, looking at models of pretty much every imaginable aircraft and armoured vehicle plus quite a few unimaginable ones and other things. My own kit back log has grown a bit, but only by 2. Spent way too much time working on am sea harrier last weekend, then had a damn night mare with the finish of the white underside.
Work Front
On the work front its been a steady mix of triumph delays and head banging frustration. Insanely busy with people yelling for progress and results, while I pass the pressure to suppliers. I'm not looking forward to tomorrow when I have to explain that another trial did not go well. I've got 2 weeks to get the supplied tools modified and retested to keep on track.
The Rest
I wish there was more to say, but, there been bugger all passion and bugger all to stir passion of any sort. Looks like mediocrity has swallowed me up.
To all my friends across nation ocean and ether, take care and have safe, sane week.
Chancer