Friday 10th June 11
Amy returns from London accompanied by Tom's Godmother who turns round and returns to London with Tom who is spending weekend her eating out and visiting London Aquarium (again the sea life theme!) Amy asks Rob what has happened to his hair.
Saturday 11th June 11
Get up early and help Amy get ready to depart for final assessed D of E expedition. Sunny day but heavy rain forecast for Sunday. Amy asks if there is anything I can give her to make her go to the loo now to avoid going behind a bush later.
Phone rings at 10. Is Becky, mother of Izzy. She says she has deposited girls at start point and that Amy seemed in particular high spirits, announcing when dropped off ‘ Come on girls, today I am going to teach you to ride a cow’. Wonder aloud what she had for breakfast. An illegal substance? Too many coco pops?
Phone rings at 11am. Is Amy on Marlborough Downs calling to say her group is lost. Feel somewhat anxious.
Sunday 12th June 11
Wake up at 7am to the sound of rain. Think of Amy and team sleeping in tent and then having to walk 18km.
While having coffee round kitchen table Tom notices slight lump under rug. Pulls back rug to reveal very flat and dead mouse. Am embarrassed as have his Godmother staying and have no idea
- How mouse got under rug
- How long it has been there
- How many times it must have been walked over to become so flat.
Amy returns late afternoon. Soaking wet, cold, tired and tearful. She has passed for Bronze D of E. Am very pleased and a little bit amazed.
Monday 13th June 11
Tom appears at breakfast and asks ‘Do you remember the time Dad put cornflakes in the teapot because I have just thrown my pyjamas down the loo instead of in the laundry basket’. Fortunately loo had been flushed beforehand. I empathise by revealing I once forgot to take my bra off in the shower.
Tuesday 14th June 11
Receive jubilant call from my parents who have been tasked with finding various ‘things’ for Rob’s Army quarter in Catterick, to say they have bought second hand Dyson, microwave oven and canteen of bone handled cutlery all for £20. Like a couple of elderly Wombles. Email Rob to pass on the good news.
Tom displeased that we are having ‘ bag of brown’ from the freezer for dinner. Have to admit it doesn’t look great but when cooked turns into delicious beef casserole. Yum. Rob away but make point of telling him this when he calls later. Ha!
Wednesday 15th June 11
Get another call from the Yorkshire Wombles to say they have bought a freezer from a neighbour for £30 and also have a nearly new washer/dryer which they got for nothing from another neighbour who was about to take it to the tip. Think perhaps they should consider starting ‘rag and bone’ business as clearly talented. They are now on the hunt for a fridge, dishwasher and bicycle.
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