It's Alison's birthday today and we have spent most of it apart as I slept this morning after she opened her
presents when I got in from work and she has gone to work this afternoon. Once she gets back I'll be going back to work myself. For that reason we went for a bar meal yesterday evening with the in laws and Bethany was incredibly well behaved as she sat in a proper chair and ate her dinner taking everything in. Nathan was a little more unsettled but it probably didn't help when he was being encouraged in some of his funnier antics like throwing peas at Alison. He's got a good arm on him!
Helen dropped in on her way back from work to give Ali her presents but did not stop for a drink and we were not much longer as people were tired and I had work. When we got back there was note to say that the couriers had been with a parcel and to arrange redelivery. Assuming it be be my dad's present I immediately arranged for them to call today fearing the worst when I dropped Alison at work as I need it for tomorrow and their depot is in Billingham. As the only delivery option was to select the day without any indication as to even morning or afternoon it rather makes a mockery of paying more for express delivery if I happen to be out when they call so have to either drive to another town or wait in all day. As the latter is only feasible on non work days for most people then having to wait until the weekend is not very express. If I had gone for the standard delivery it may have taken a day longer (which it already has) and if Royal Mail was used then their depot is only round the corner if I had been out.
After dropping Alison off at work as it was nice I let Bethany out to play out the back thinking that she couldn't get too dirty but by the time I hung out one pair of trousers she was standing in the paddling pool that was still full of rainwater. Closer inspection showed that she had already sat down being completely wet through and splashing around in her brand new Lelli Kelly shoes. At least there was some left on the washing line for them.
presents when I got in from work and she has gone to work this afternoon. Once she gets back I'll be going back to work myself. For that reason we went for a bar meal yesterday evening with the in laws and Bethany was incredibly well behaved as she sat in a proper chair and ate her dinner taking everything in. Nathan was a little more unsettled but it probably didn't help when he was being encouraged in some of his funnier antics like throwing peas at Alison. He's got a good arm on him!
Helen dropped in on her way back from work to give Ali her presents but did not stop for a drink and we were not much longer as people were tired and I had work. When we got back there was note to say that the couriers had been with a parcel and to arrange redelivery. Assuming it be be my dad's present I immediately arranged for them to call today fearing the worst when I dropped Alison at work as I need it for tomorrow and their depot is in Billingham. As the only delivery option was to select the day without any indication as to even morning or afternoon it rather makes a mockery of paying more for express delivery if I happen to be out when they call so have to either drive to another town or wait in all day. As the latter is only feasible on non work days for most people then having to wait until the weekend is not very express. If I had gone for the standard delivery it may have taken a day longer (which it already has) and if Royal Mail was used then their depot is only round the corner if I had been out.
After dropping Alison off at work as it was nice I let Bethany out to play out the back thinking that she couldn't get too dirty but by the time I hung out one pair of trousers she was standing in the paddling pool that was still full of rainwater. Closer inspection showed that she had already sat down being completely wet through and splashing around in her brand new Lelli Kelly shoes. At least there was some left on the washing line for them.
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