Time to look back on the week and remember things to be grateful for. Hosted by Susanne, you can find our more and check out other participants here.
My five are:
1) A 40th birthday celebration for our DIL Vicky. We went for lunch last Saturday with our daughter Becca, Vicky, Nathan and Ella plus our younger son Michael, his wife Elizabeth and their sons Rory and Vinny. We went to an Italian restaurant in nearby Loughton. The staff were really good with the kids and the kids were well behaved and we all had a good time.
2) A quiet day last Sunday. It had been a hectic few days before, looking after Nathan and Ella while their Mummies were and then out on Saturday so it was good to have a day just relaxing at home, catching up with some TV and reading.
3) My tumble dryer. We've had a lot of rain this week so not a good week for drying washing but I needed to change both our spare beds this week and I'm glad I could get all the bedding dry and ironed.
4) Companies that have goods in stock and provide quick delivery - it's out turn to host Hubby's siblings and their partners tomorrow for dinner. There will be 11 of us and thanks to a couple of breakages and chairs being loaned out long term I realised we didn't have enough chairs. I managed to find a supplier online that could deliver in 48 hours at no extra charge so we now have enough chairs. They're only basic, folding chairs but they'll store in the garage and we'll need them again at Christmas and future family visits.
5) I'm grateful to be sitting here composing this post. It's been a hectic day preparing for the sibling meal tomorrow. Regular visitors here will know that Hubby does most of the cooking here but when it comes to entertaining I like to be more involved. So I'd planned a menu where the starter and dessert could be prepared in advance but of course as usual I underestimated how long things would take to prepare. I feel like I've been on the go all day - from first thing this morning, being up and ready for the groceries to be delivered (Another thing to be grateful for - not having to make a trip to the supermarket!) to clearing the lounge to make space for tables, cleaning floors etc. But the food is prepared and the house is ready so I was able to sit down and relax and prepare this post.
Tomorrow will be busy but I'm looking forward to it. Hope you all have a good weekend too.
Hi Wendy. Wow, sounds like you have had a busy week. I hope the sibling dinner tomorrow goes well. It sounds like you are all set. Have a good weekend. See you again soon!
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ReplyDeleteSounds like a super busy week and weekend for you. Hopefully when all of your relatives leave, you will have some down time. I'm sure your dinner will come out fine. I don't get groceries delivered any longer because SO MANY mistakes or replacements were made and I like to touch and see and smell the produce my self :)
ReplyDeleteENJOY the weekend!
How fun to have a sibling dinner. I'm like you in always underestimating how long it takes to get things done. Though your week was busy it sounds lovely at the same time.
ReplyDeleteYou have had a busy week. I am thinking that right now as I am typing this, you may be enjoying all the visiting with your family. I hope you have a great time!
ReplyDeleteMy husband does most of the cooking here, too. American Thanksgiving is coming up soon, so we will need to make our plans for dinner.
I hope the rest of your weekend is restful.
Hope you enjoyed your company. Time with the grands is always fun, but also exhausting. I agree you need to build a recovery day in there somewhere. All my siblings will be together for Christmas and I'm looking forward to that. I think it's been 8 years since we were all togther for the actual day of Christmas. My mom is excited to have all of her children together too.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your family time. :-)
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