Some fantastic news...at last!

Last night I'd had a very disturbed night's sleep as I woke up at 1am worrying about Sophie's car and then realised, when I went downstairs, that Mike wasn't home. He'd gone out again after we'd got in from the pub and as he was at college this morning, I wondered where on earth he was. I made myself some hot milk and watched twenty minutes of Neighbours and just as I was writing a text to him, I heard a car draw up outside. I waited for him in the kitchen and as I hadn't turned the lights on, I scared the living daylights out of him! I was very relieved to see him home!

Before I went to work today (and Keith dropped me off!) we had another good look at the damage to ET and we were able to push the dent out so it didn't look so bad. Keith took me to work and when he'd dropped Mike off at college, him and Sophie went into town to a body repair specialist a friend had recommended. I still have scratches on my car that need to be fixed but Sophie's car is a priority and we were amazed to get a quote of just £160 to fix it. Keith was worried they'd have to replace the whole bumper so that was a huge relief.

Work was a little noisier today as everyone was in, but the time went quickly and Sophie and Keith came to meet me to take me home. We only had two children at the after-school club today and Lisa was not amused! We took them out into the playground and Lisa's daughter and I tidied up the very messy and dirty toy shed. We pulled everything out and put it all back neatly and with everything arranged by type of toy. I don't think it will last the week but it kept us busy for an hour!

Luckily, both our children were picked up early and we were gone by 5.30pm. I sped home and relaxed with Sophie while Keith walked down to the pub. We watched a recorded programme, sipped a glass of wine and I finished off the curry that Keith had started. It was delicious!

After dinner, Sophie looked to see if her result was in for her dissertation. It was a huge piece of work for her and she been labouring over it for months. She was overjoyed to discover she'd been awarded an A overall and an A for every section of the work. We were so pleased for her but she deserved the mark as she'd put so much effort in and had worked really hard. It was a lovely end to a somewhat stressful week!