Hello
I spent last week in Edinburgh, doing the school runs
and meals, as both Moira and Colin were doing courses. Usually they manage to stagger such things –
I was delighted that they could not, this time!
Catriona walks to school and leaves the house at
7.50am. By that time the boys are up,
getting dressed and munching breakfast – it is actually a very organised quiet
time! Then we left in the car to brave
the rush hour traffic coming into the city. Collecting the boys in the afternoon was not
as hair-raising as the rush hour had not got under way then.
We had two celebration cakes to decorate, for Sam’s
twenty first birthday on the 10th.
The children did a lovely job. We
kept one and Sam took one to his flat, after Moira, Catriona, Sam and I had a
meal out – the boys had football practices on, so Colin did the chauffeuring.
The next day I met Sam after his classes and he was
measured for the Modern MacKenzie kilt outfit, my present to him and his choice
of tartan. We had fun choosing all the
bits and pieces, colours too, needed for a full kilt outfit!
So I’m home again for a week and will travel back to
Edinburgh for Christmas. This time I’ll
take Amber as well as Ruah, as the children will be on holiday and will be
pleased to see her too. Both animals
travel well, thank goodness.
We have had some unbelievably stormy weather recently
and the last couple of days were very, very wet and windy. Many trees came down and some roads were
temporarily blocked – including the one I was to use to get home from Achmore
yesterday! There was an alternative and
by the time I got home, the electricity and phones, both out of action when I
left the house, were working again – a bonus!
Tonight is dry and still windy, but occasionally I
catch a glimpse of the full moon in a clear sky…..
I hope that, wherever you are, you are more organised
for Christmas than I! Email bulk sending
of greetings is again posing me huge problems and I apologise if you do not get
a greeting by that method this year…. I
should start all the ironing out of difficulties in November – or earlier! I am finally not sending cards as I hope all
my friends have given me an email address.
I shall make a donation to a cancer society or the Royal Lifeboat
Association, instead of buying stamps.
Have a Happy Christmas and a very Good New Year.
Ann
