I stayed up too late last night, I am used to hubby going to bed at an earlier time, and then I have my time alone, but, as he is sleeping in later, he is also going to bed later.  If I stay up later than him, I end up not going to bed until 2am.  I love having him home with me, but I do need time to myself.

So, yesterday, I took him into town and got him a couple of new shirts, one is blue with chinese symbols on it, that was one he liked most, and the other is black. Both are short sleeved.  The T-shirts were not in stock, but he liked the look of the picure so we will check back next week.

I took some parcels to the post office, I'm sending chocolate to friends in America, I tried some Hershey's chocolate when I went to New York, and it is the most disgusting chocolate I have ever tasted, (It tastes worse than the chocolate we give to dogs, here (hubby has tasted it *laughs*).  My friend Jeanne (California) was telling me she loves Hershey's so I told her I would send some good stuff.  I also sent Tim (North Carolina) some more chocolate, becasue he needs cheering up.  He is on a very low wage and has to move out from the home he shares with his mum, because she is going into a retirement place.  He is contemplating moving to Chicago.  It is a tough time for him.  I hope the chocolate makes him feel better.

After the post office, we walked down to the doctors surgery, and picked up the certificate.  The doctor wrote it out that hubby can return to work on 23rd Februaury.  So he will be home during half term, which means I will be free to go to work :( I was looking forward to having a week off with the children.  He said if I don't want to go, then don't, but it will be awkward, as they will know he is home for the kids.  I'll see, I might feel the need to get away to work that week.

I didn't go dancing last night, I didn't hear from my teacher, and I didn't want to risk a drive out in the dark if there was no lesson, but at this rate I will not be ready for the exams, which I believe are just before my birthday in March.

Today I got up at 9am, checked emails, got chatting, then downstairs comes hubby and made sarcastic comments about whether I had been in front of the computer all night, as that was where he had left me when he went to bed.  So I logged off.

But I'm back now, the kids have gone swimming, hubby has taken the train to Braintree to see his grandma, so I'm alone!! Peace at last!

I saw a lovely bed set in a leaflet I got recently, so I am going to order 2 duvet cover sets, plus curtains to match, in a burgandy colour.  Hubby says I need to clear out my corner of the bedroom, if I am going to spruce up the soft furnishings.  So I am going to try and throw out some stuff this afternoon.  I am a horder.  I have a box full of PS1 magazines, I think it is time they were thrown out.  There is alsorts of other paperwork that I must try to throw out, but we get so much stuff from the schools, that looks like we need to keep it.  I must be ruthless!!!  This house is too small, but we will not be moving, so I have to clearout anything unnessesary.

Happy Birthday Grant.

I hope you have a lovely day, that you get some of the solitude that you crave, and you enjoy many more healthy, happy years to come.

Love and hugs. to you. xx