Paul's Home ...

Hurray ... we can start enjoying our December now ... Paul has finally arrived back here/home again ...

Well he arrived on Sunday morning !!! Left Friday Afternoon ... his flight was delay 4 hours because of stoopid passengers who got all upset when they saw the airlines 'de-icing' the planes engines ... they panicked and asked to get off the plane !!! So UAE let them get off ... unpacked their baggage and then had to de-ice the plane a second time which caused them a 4 hour delay ...

So Paul arrived in Dubai 15mins AFTER his connecting flight to SA had left !!! He was furious !!! The next best thing UAE could do for him was put him on s flight to Johannesburg ... BUT they could'nt get him on a flight to Durban till 8am Sunday morning ..... AAAAArgh ... BUT not to worry he arrived safely yesterday ...

Kelsey & I collected him from the Airport and he'd only been travelling 40 hours !!!!

So our weekend ended up being a bit hickledy pickledy !!! Thankfully the sun shone all day Saturday as GRADE 7K ... Kelseys's class had their 'farewell party' at Heine's house ... it was a great afternoon ... the kids swam, braaied and stuffed their faces ... he!he! we sent them home filled with Ice cream and tons of chocolate sauce ... keep them buzzing for the night !!!( I'm not going to mention the disastrous rugby match of SA vs Barbarians ... what a shambles !!!) so as I didn't have to collect Paul I too enjoyed my day with a couple of glasses of wine, some great company ... the other parents and Kelsey's teacher (who I have to say I am going to miss next year)

Then my SON'shine informs me he has been invited to a party by his 'GIRLFRIEND!!!' yes you read right ... a lovely young lady - Jessi ... so mum played taxi driver ... whoops had to get a couple of strong coffees down my gullet ... and then I had to sit around till 10pm to collect him ... but bless him he came home all 'loved' up LOL ...

AND Sunday ... after collecting dad ... he asks .... "can I go over to Jessi's for the afternoon?" ... well I left it up to his dad who of course said no problem ... my brother & family called round to see Paul ... funny how we haven't seen much of them since the last time he was here (PMSL) ... (bet LB has a comment to say about this if he ever gets to read it LOL)... But the weather was shitty ... turned cold again, however as Paul says nowhere near the -6 it was in the UK when he left !!!

And hey ho ... before you know it the weekend is over (AGAIN) ...

Paul and Kelsey fell asleep in his room last night watching DVDs and I went to bed with the puppy (again!!!) so much for my peaceful night!!!

Today I dragged Paul to school with me cos we had to pack 167 'parcels' for the Outreach Program that the kids are involved with ... they are going to Hillcrest Hospital on Thursday to give out pressies, sing Carols & play Bingo with the old dears !!! mmm Paul really enjoys coming back to SA while school is still on !!!

Tomorrow I will need a BIG box of tissues !!! Grade 6&7 prize giving !!! and Kelsey is receiving an award ... don't know what for yet !!! But I know tomorrow will just be the start of the tears for the farewells !!! Better taking me some lotsa pills !!!

Gotta mention .... sitting here in the winter woolies again ... cold, wet, damp & misty !!! Someone told me lately that they got the idea of Brigadoon from this area !!! That does not surprise me at all ....