G'day for Wednesday.
Fran, sounds like you've been having a wonderful time. Safe travels to difficult child.
TM, enjoy your baking, if you get to it. I love a good cooking session.
Sharon/WO, go easy. You probably got more exercise tan you are giving yourself credit for. If you're feeling a buit unwell you could well becoming down with something. Take a big vitamin pill and have an early night.
Which is what I'm doing right now - I begged off choir practice tonight because I only got home from difficult child 3's tennis game, about 15 minutes before I would have to leave again for choir. Normally not a problem for me, but I was feeling worn out, much more than usual. Down at the tennis courts the cooler night air was bothering me more than usual even though I had wrapped a scarf round my neck. So I tihnk it's a wise choice. I've been resting but still feeling like I've been on the run all evening.
I took things quietly all day, after yesterday's traipsing around the mall. Just before difficult child 3's tennis, I dropped in on mother in law and made an order from there, to the mail order company she got me hooked into. They have a lovely longline cardigan I hope I can wear with the dress I chose for the wedding. Because if I'm still sensitive about being out after dark in the cold, I'm going to need something like that cardigan to wear over the beautufil but flimsy silk dress I bought yesterday.
I've got my hair appointment organised. After all that talk on the thread about orange hair over in Watercooler, the hairdresser commented on my hair as I made the appointment, that she's happy with the way the grey is showing(!?!) so I'm hoping she's right.
easy child 2/difficult child 2 rang me tonight - the groom's parents were paying the bill for the drinks at the wedding. Now it seems the groom's mother is saying, "We never promised that. Only for the bridal couple, not for the rest of the bridal party." So I've got some phone calls to make tomorrow, including asking for an estimate on how much extra it looks like husband & I will be up for. The groom's mother has also promised to pay for the flowers and armed with a budget, easy child 2/difficult child 2 has ordered flowers accordingly. I was looking to the possibility thatI would put osmething together amateurishly myself, or ask a friend of mine to help, to save money. So I'm hoping the groom's mother doesn't renege on this one too.
husband said he was half-expecting it; we know the groom's family are not well off (nor are we, but we've budgeted for this and husband at least has his job, while the groom's father recently lost his). But we're not telling the kids that we will cope if we have to. I think people need to sweat, at least. The kids will get the wedding tey want, we'll just have to sort things out later. And in the interests of family harmony, we will keep the peace and trust to the groom's very strong sense of honesty and fair play.
Enjoy your Wednesday, everyone. Sharon, here's hoping you and I are NOT coming down with something. I don't think either of us can spare the time or energy.
Marg