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Date: 04 June 2005 22:52:52
and not a few changes as well. Now that Joseph and the assignment are out of the way, I'll try and fill in on what's been going on.
Ms Miff is now officially on study leave prior to sitting the remainder of her A Levels. Though hard, the load isn't quite as heavy as it might be, as a few of the more practically and coursework based subjects are more or less done with. Still, there's been a good deal of midnight oil burned round here. Although to be fair, the BF situation seems to have contributed to the sleep deficit situation. Mine, as well as hers as like a good Mummy, I find I can't rest until I know she's got in safely, or have found out where she's spending the night. This is as much worry about her driving distances, especially after dark. And the digs hunting's begun in earnest. She saw a studio flat she likes today. We realised with a start that she could be moved out in a month's time! Where have the years gone? I'm suddenly feeling very old indeed.
A change of routine on the senior Miffy front as well. Folk who've heard my 'robust' pronouncements on the subject of 'Flylady,' (and grumbles about '---- shovelling,' ) will, no doubt be astounded to learn that, yes...I too, have seen the light. No, don't get TOO excited. I'm not about to deluge my e-mail contacts with a flood of 'testimonials.' Simply, that in adddition to my other stuff, I've taken on cleaning for someone. Yes, I'm even now eyeing up displays of feather dusters and pondering the best way to get stains out of carpets. It was one of my periodic Miffyeske snap decisions. Mr M is puzzled, but supportive, although if he thinks that there may be a knock on effect on the state of Maison Miffy, he's in for a disappointment! Still, God moves in mysterious ways, methinks.
Like our milkman, who's recently left to 'spend more time with his family,' Mr M too is being forced into downsizing. No definite decisions yet, but we may well be seeing a bit more of each other, (in the purely metaphorical sense of the word, you understand;)) by the end of the year. It might be a blessing in disguise, it might not, in that family responsibilities weigh heavily, with the sad news yesterday that Mr M's aunt (one of MIL's sisters) has been diagnosed with cancer, is due for an op any time, and it looks serious. The number of relatives who are either in their right mind or who enjoy decent physical health seems to be dwindling alarmingly. All of it together seems to be like a wakeup call. It does put many other irritants into perspective. I was going to blog about my experiences at a church event earlier this week, and my extreme reactions to same. I may do later on, but for now, to do so seems petty. Life is too short. When l logged on earlier this evening I was shocked to learn on the sudden death in a road accident of of member of another Christian forum I belong to. Just before that, Mr M and I were reminiscing about some colleagues a few years back whose lives were cut short prematurely by accident and illness.
In a strange kind of way, I think the above musings are helping me clarify some thoughts about a few potential 'beanstalk' situations I've been pondering these last months. Watch this space.