Return of the son!

Keith had to take me to work again today as he had an appointment for his flu and covid jabs. The traffic was heavy and it seems to be getting worse in the morning. It doesn't help that a large new school has been built on the outskirts of Moulton, and it appears that a lot of parents are driving their children there, as the catchment area now includes the new housing along the A43.

Sara was off today and I managed to finish the moan report and deal with all the emails. I also received another long list of films to be put onto the system, but they'll have to wait until next week as I ran out of time. I love the cinema side of my job so that will be something to look forward to, and a change from emails!

Halfway through the afternoon, we learned there'd been an accident on the A45 and this had a major effect on all the roads in the area. Keith came to collect me and it took us almost an hour to get home as there'd been other problems on the road. When we eventually arrived in Holcot, we could see a huge B&M lorry wedged into "cut-throat alley" as my Nan used to call it, a narrow road that we use to bypass the main street in the village. It appeared to be backing into the tiny road so I decided, foolishly, to use another tiny road to get back onto the High Street. Unfortunately, other drivers had the same idea and we were all held up as we battled our way through. The road can't accommodate two-way traffic so it was a nightmare! As we emerged at the end, the B&M lorry went sailing past as if to mock us!

It took Sophie an hour to get home and she arrived shortly before the arrival of the prodigal son! Mike and Abbie returned from their Asia trip on Wednesday and had asked to come around tonight and tell us all about their adventures in Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia.

We sat in the living room with a drink and listened to them tell us about their trip and it sounded fantastic. They had brought us back lots of gifts, which included a bottle of whisky, sweets, incense holders, earrings for Sophie and peppercorns that you can snack on! They were delicious! Everyone knows that I love pepper so it was a brilliant gift!

We ate dinner in the conservatory and asked them both what their plans were for the future. Abbie starts a job in Nottingham in November and Mike is going to look for work in Northampton for a while before joining Abbie. It seemed a strange way forward and Abbie will be living in a house-share while she works. All attempts to persuade Mike to get a job in Nottingham fell on deaf ears and our son can be very stubborn at times! I'm just hoping it will all work out well in the end!