Saturday, December 20, 2008
Why I've Not Written Anything On Here For Ages - Part IV
Part IV
I'd barely recovered from my week of flu, when my parents came to stay. I think they were hoping for a nice relaxing visit, but I had other ideas. I set my Dad to work in my garden: planting, digging, watering....and my mother was Chief Tea-maker. Just when they thought they'd finished, I dragged them round all the shops looking for a Christmas tree and Christmas decorations.
Very nice.
Now last time they were here, they were a bit, um, dare I say, 'useless'? But this time it was me who took that baton and ran with it.
The day before they arrived, I realised I didn't have a bed for them to sleep in - nothing like leaving things till the last minute. I managed to borrow a bed from a friend, but when I came to put it together I realised it was missing an important part...the support for the mattress. A mad dash to my friend's followed, and Problem A was solved. Problem B followed hot on its heals though...I pulled out the duvet cover to discover it needed a wash! There was no way it was going to dry in time, so I headed to Carrefour on my way to the airport. It wasn't until I picked up my parents and arrived home that I realised I'd bought a sheet, rather than the duvet cover. Ooops.
Incompetent Daughter made another sneaky appearance later in the week, when I had to go to work. I ordered them a taxi for 1pm, but forgot to leave them any money, so they couldn't pay for it!!! Oops x2.
By the end of their stay I think they were looking forward to the plane trip back...
I'd barely recovered from my week of flu, when my parents came to stay. I think they were hoping for a nice relaxing visit, but I had other ideas. I set my Dad to work in my garden: planting, digging, watering....and my mother was Chief Tea-maker. Just when they thought they'd finished, I dragged them round all the shops looking for a Christmas tree and Christmas decorations.
Very nice.
Now last time they were here, they were a bit, um, dare I say, 'useless'? But this time it was me who took that baton and ran with it.
The day before they arrived, I realised I didn't have a bed for them to sleep in - nothing like leaving things till the last minute. I managed to borrow a bed from a friend, but when I came to put it together I realised it was missing an important part...the support for the mattress. A mad dash to my friend's followed, and Problem A was solved. Problem B followed hot on its heals though...I pulled out the duvet cover to discover it needed a wash! There was no way it was going to dry in time, so I headed to Carrefour on my way to the airport. It wasn't until I picked up my parents and arrived home that I realised I'd bought a sheet, rather than the duvet cover. Ooops.
Incompetent Daughter made another sneaky appearance later in the week, when I had to go to work. I ordered them a taxi for 1pm, but forgot to leave them any money, so they couldn't pay for it!!! Oops x2.
By the end of their stay I think they were looking forward to the plane trip back...
