Training and that Friday feeling

I was in training all day yesterday and will be today. It is interesting, although my attention span is quite short these days, much like myself! Oh , I crack me up. Its webtrends and I get to see what sort of information is gathered about us when we browser the interweb.

The kid had therapy again yesterday, this time without us. She did okay. I was supposed to go grcoery shopping as there was NOTHING to eat in the house but I didn't have the energy. We skipped grocery shopping for dinner out and she was all delighted. She was all questions about this rape in the city which I had told her about. I was warning her because often times when she's out and about , she's very careless about which short cuts she takes and what not. I mean, the woman was assaulted on Parnell Street? She called for help and people passed her by. I don't get that. I would at least try and see what was going on and call for help. I couldn't just walk past. She appears to have listened to what I said. Well whilst I was talking , she was listening. That could be the fact that she had a coke and chips in front of her. We were having sisters night so we stopped off at Spar on the way to buy munchies.

I was filling the basket with food, whilst she was removing most of the choccy stand and putting it in the basket. Then I heard a "Shelly" and lots of winking, nudging and general twitching. I thought she was having some sort of fit. As it turns out there were not 1 but 2 female guards getting coffee. 2. She was trying to get her phone to work to take a picture once we got outside. Through the window. She's a very thoughtful young one. What started out as a looking like a nice shot of 2 lovely female guards turned into a lovely shot of a shoulder and the vegetable stand. It was the thought that counts I suppose.

I've been entertaining notions of learning to drive. I have tried driving on 2 occasions. Once with a tractor. Calm down, stop rubbing thighs, it wasn't the new sexy New Hollands. It was this old thing that looked like it had been driven directly off the pages of Farmers Old Tractor Collectibles. Of course being told where everything was might have helped. I was put into the tractor and that
was it. Luckily there was a large rock in front of me and I glided into that. Not too much damage to the tractor, you know what the old ones are like, but the boulder was a write off. Second time, in a car. I drove into a haystack. Let me just ass I was in a hay field at the time. This wasn't a case of me on the road and crashing into a field. Again, no-one pointed out the obvious parts I'd need to know, you know, general things like BRAKES? And gears and what not. Feckers. Never get a family member try and teach you to drive. So of course now anytime I mention it , there's lots of giggle and general chat about haystacks. Hilarious. So I continue to entertain notions.

This weekend is a big rugby weekend, Leinster play tonight, Mammy2 is heading out there with the sister. Tomorrow we take on South Africa, should be a great match. R tells me she'll be cheering for Ireland, see, she already knows who's going to win.
I've started to get the christmassy feel. I was downloading christmas wallpapers yesterday! And the little cafe I always pass on the way to work, C2K or something its called have their lights up. It looks so cosy. I want to go in and have a coffee every morning. Except then I'd be late for work. And stressed. Well more stressed then usual. Speaking of christmas, I have no idea what to get the kid. We're busy concentrating on her 18th which is 6 months away. This for us will be much bigger then
her 21st. The fact that she made it this far is a testament to her strength. As such, we shall have to do something very special. We are thinking of bring her away somewhere for a long weekend. Some city she hasn't been to. Although it would be exhausting for us, it would be worth it. We have a few months to plan it anyway.

In the meantime, I have already got Mammy2's bday pressie sorted. We're going to Rome for 4 days the week after her birthday. The 2 places she's always wanted to visit, Paris, where we went last year and Rome next year, hopefully. Apparently, I'm the best wife ever. :) She's a tad excited about it , it has to be said.

44 days to christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!