Alarm goes off 6.00 am . 6.10am make coffee- 6.35 Gordon comes in and does his usual, goes to work. Toss and turn for a while and think about getting up. Look at the clock at 7am and say to self, will get up in five. Radio drones on and I fall to sleep. Arouse at 7.25. Before waking have a weird dream.
I get up and as I walk out of the bedroom, my family walk down the stairs, my Mum, Dad, Sarah, my youngest sister, her husband, Julie, my sister, Matthew, her son plus his step daughter. I am surprised because I wasn't expecting them unti the following week and I'm not prepared for them and I hadn't told Gordon they were coming. Anyway they disappear and I am looking at the dishwasher and the trays have changed colour - bright orange. Both Gordon and I are puzzled. I look into the dishwasher to see what is going on. It's a huge dishwasher, as big as a room (although in the dream I don't comment on that). I spot the problem it has become clogged up with limescale from the water. I go upstairs to check on my family while Gordon fixes the dishwasher. Then I am in the ensuite shower with Gordon as that is blocked too. Gordon digs deep, pulling up all sorts of junk. Eventually he digs up a piece of earth which has a bush on it. It appears to be alive, much to our amazement. As I look at it I realise the branches are hiding loads of tiny fish and they are dying. I go to save them by putting them in container of water. I go into a building looking for the rest rooms (I think I was looking for more water). The building is busy-like a transit station. I see a sign for a restroom and walk towards it. On the way there is a pool and I decide to go for a swim. As I get into the pool I realise I am being weighed down by wrist supports on both arms. I reach the end after a struggle and take off the wrist supports (my hands are still bandaged). I realise I don't have towel. As I stand there, pondering what to do, I begin to be crowded out by other people, mostly men and they are unware of me. As I ponder what to do, like move to different area, I become aware of class in the pool. I stand and watch as all these young kids jump in and just go for it. As they reach the end they are greeted by a choir of more young kids. I am amazed by the tenacity of these young kids, some who can barely keep their heads above the water but still they continue with big broad smiles on their faces. I notice a boy in the choir who is busy cheering on his friends. I love the innocence of these kids and their joy in life, wishing they didn't have to lose that feeling. I am sad and happy.
Now 8.03 Fed the cats and put out dog. Drank my coffee and wrote this and now going to take Emily to school.
9.50 Got back from taking Emily to school, opened all the blinds and then went to the PC. Checked out my favourite websites and the news in the UK, via variouos newspaper websites. Big news of the tabloids was Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes baby news. Funny I thought she said she was going to stay a virgin until she got married. After that I transcribed my notes from yesterday into my blog. Also uploaded some photos. As I was editing I realised it 9.33. Amazing how times flies when you are busy. Got Alan up. Now watching end of 'Ellen' whilst writing this. Will have breakfast and coffee while watching the beginning of the 'the View' and then take Alan to school.
11.30. Just back from walk with Angus which I started at 10.50. Took my camera (the cheapo one) and will now upload piccies so I can use them hopefully. Weather was a lot cooler today but I was still sweating hard once I got in.
1.15. Well, I have just spend way too long on the web. wrote a couple of emails and a couple of comments on the one of the expat websites I frequent. (I know I should resist but its like a drug).I also uploaded the pics I took on my walk today. Now I am going to have lunch, do the dishwasher (unload and load) vacuum the carpet, do some washing and maybe clean one bathroom. Then will sort out what we will have for dinner, visit the HEB again and then pick up Alan. He starts work at 4.30 today and will be using the car, so I will on my art after that as I wont be doing anything else.
10.30 pm....well 'I wont be doing anything else' was the operative words. I didn't do the carpets, I did do the dishwasher (can't be avoided really), didn't do the washing or clean one bathroom. I didn't even need to go to HEB. Instead I sat on my fat arse and watched some Tivo'd TV and then live TV for the rest of the evening. So basically, I did crap today, nothing but rattled on the PC for the best part of the day. Really do need to get myself a life! 
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