Hope the fact that there's no news of Nick is good news?? He's still in our thoughts, and my main reason for checking in.
Hi Baffy & Ladylush -feeling a teensy bit broody that you will both be popping next July. No chance of that for me any more , I am now looking forward to being a grandmother - many years from now!
Glad our sleeping in stories are amusing. At my old job (it was the National Trust), the head of our dept actually DID get locked in once, and climbed out of one of the upper windows. Managed to get down in one piece, so didn't make the national papers . He said he wouldn't recommend it, and the birds in St James's Park gave him some very funny looks!
Things still much better in the Tanee household. DP and I spent some time doing our picture rails - slow going as the walls are so uneven and impossible to nail into. What DID they put into Victorian bricks - they're like concrete? But just doing something together was fun -him poking fun at me when I tried sawing the picture rails - it took me about 10 minutes to saw through what only took him a minute. I said it was just like sex - he could get there in just a minute, whilst I was still just getting into it half an hour later . Don't know if that put the idea into his head, but he got all passionate when we went to bed in a way he does all too rarely at the moment. We had a long lie in today and agreed that it was really cosy and nice and something we miss. We made lasagne and salad tonight and shared it with Lodger, and had a really good time laughing about lots with her and DD, who seemed more comfortable about DP's presence than she's been for some time. What a change from last weekend! I'm hoping the VAT reduction comes into effect quickly, so I can order her TV.
I think the main achievement this week has been stepping back from DP when he was negative - it has paid dividends. We seem so much closer again and I plan to maintain that stance next time he kicks off - and hopefully, I will be able to foresee any danger points and prevent it reaching that point. I don't think he really wants to leave any more than I want him to - so I need to be vigilant about preventing difficult situations and keeping him AND DD happy. If I can do that, I don't really mind how much work it takes - it's all gain to me. .