Monday, June 07, 2010
Back to London
(backposting) Haven't been back to the office since I headed off to Australia, and decided to pop in for the day, partly to see my boss.He really should tell me when he's not going to be in.
I was absolutely on my knees when I got home: I'd slept very badly last night, and over the last week, I was up early to get into the office, it was a busy day, and I always find the travel hard work.
Labels: sleep
Sunday, May 23, 2010
And home!
(backposting) An hour late in, then slow on the baggage pick-up, but had a driver home, and got back at almost exactly 1100. Poor Jo wasn't very well, and although she perked up a bit during the afternoon (could the paddling pool have something to do with it?), she was pretty awful again by 1600, to the extent that we rang the out-of-hours doctors' service. They weren't concerned, but the poor thing's running a temperature which we can't get down, and is complaining of very nasty headaches.Well, both Jo and Miri were very pleased to see me, and (as I expected) demanded presents immediately. They seemed content with the selection, and Miri's cuddly shark, in particular, has gone down very well. Given how Jo's been, it was no surprise that she (and Miri) went straight to sleep, and Moo and I managed to stay awake by watching "The Thick of It" episodes before heading upstairs, shattered, at 2030. Poor Moo had managed about 3-4 hours sleep for the past two nights, so it was touch and go which of us needed it the most. Asleep by 2100!
In case I don't make it clear, always, I'm always very pleased to see Moo (and she me!), but the girls tend to be the headline items!
Friday, May 21, 2010
Incomplete
I've not managed to complete the work I came out here to do in time. Hopefully I can finish it off on Monday, when I'm at home, but I just don't think I have the information I need, and that's the way it is. The customer was very cool about it, and can see that I've put the hours in over the past 2 weeks. Tomorrow I fly home. On Sunday I see the girls.Just 2 more sleeps.
Labels: home, sleep, travel, work
Another late night
(backposting) Another work thing not working. So tired this morning, but had to work late again. 0000 - midnight - almost dead on, this time. If only I'd got to sleep properly before 0145!At least no expenses this time round - and my boss approved the ones I did yesterday, which is something of a relief. Also, as I knew I was likely to be late, I went out for a nice meal before starting off: possibly the best seafood chowder I've ever tasted, in fact.
Labels: sleep
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Expenses and lateness
(backposting) Time to put in expenses. Over £4,900 for the month. Which is quite a lot.And then I had to work late. Finished around 0030, but got the stuff done I needed to. Absolutely shattered.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Haverhill and Gosfield
(backposting) Haverhill: I went there to pick up some dry-cleaning, but popped into the church there, where I was delighted to run into my good friend Janice, the curate and a Newfy owner. Had a good chat, and then headed off to meet everyone else at Freeport.On getting back home after lunch, I went to the first hour or so of Geoff's leaving do. He's moving on from being incumbent at Gosfield and Greenstead Green. He's been a wise counsel and friend, and I'll miss him. I think he's going on to fresh challenges which will suit him well.
Tonight was the last of Jo's ballet shows this year, and Moo was planning to watch it from the front, but Mel wasn't feeling great, so Moo managed the dressing room again while Kate and Mac watched from the front. I had to stay at home and look after Miri, so wasn't really available to help out. Luckily, there's a DVD, so Moo can watch at her leisure.
In fact, I went to bed not long after Miri, and was in bed by 0850 (though I comforted myself with the knowledge that the same time will be 0950 tomorrow, as the clocks go forward tonight).
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Communion, more sleep
(backposting) I got up in time for the 0800 Communion service - well deaconed by Sally - and breakfast. And then went back to bed - with permission from the organiser - and missed just the one session. One about power without authority: negotiated power, in fact, which is something I know all about. Some other good sessions. I also received a message from a colleague saying that our CTO, with whom I spent some time on Thursday, had given me a mention in his session in the quarterly meeting. Quite chuffed by this.Should probably have gone to bed before 0130, but at least I didn't drink too much of the neat gin (there was no bitter lemon, and you _know_ I have a bad reaction to tonic...).
Monday, December 07, 2009
Sleeping in
(backposting) Not me, of course. Moo and Jojo. And only because Jo was up in the middle of the night. So, till 0730. Again, not me. But it meant that I was a little late into London for work. We had a good day in the office, though, and it was good to get out for a drink afterwards, too.Labels: sleep
Sunday, December 06, 2009
Christingle
Moo says that my eating of hot buttered toast for lunch was a sign that I might be hung-over. I have no comment.Unluckily, there was a clash between the Halstead Christingle and the Great Yeldham one, to which Jojo, quite fairly, wanted to go to be with her schoolfriends, so I wasn't able to be with the girls. The Halstead one went well, though.
. We currently have a problem getting Jo to sleep. Miri's being a little star, but Jojo just won't go to sleep properly. She's coughing, which isn't helping, but even once she's over that, she's being a right pain. Grrr.
Labels: sleep
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Sleep, iPhone, cold, work
Yesterday's entry finished with a question: would the girls sleep in? The answer, of course, was a resounding "no". They woke up around 0530, though they stayed in their room till the statutory 0615.So everyone was very tired. I was presiding at the 1000, and Mum and Dad brought the girls over for it while Moo worked. A good service, and I do enjoy delivering a blessing to Jo and Miri. Afterwards we went to Dickens Restaurant for lunch, and then Mum and Dad headed back home while Jo got very sad. We took the girls for a walk (sold mainly as a chance to jump in puddles), but not before we'd had some time to play together as a family: messing on the playroom floor with Marble Run.
The girls went down much better today, and I did a bit of work. A bit of a relief, as I got something finished which I wasn't convinced I'd manage to fix even tomorrow morning. Oh, and the iPhone? Dad's got a new one, so I spent a fair amount of time on the phone to Orange, whose number reallocation system seemed to have failed for the weekend. Lee knows that he's not supposed to allow Dad up to see us with technology that he's not yet mastered.
Labels: family, girls, phone, sleep
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Late
(backposting) Worked till midnight. Then took 2 hours to get to sleep. Not perfect.Monday, October 19, 2009
Poor Miri
The little one's very, very tired today (not that Jo hasn't been, but she's been at school), and we've had lots of tears and clinginess. It's a sign of exactly how tired she really is that she went straight to sleep this evening after two separate naps during the day. I suspect she's got a little bug of some type, and hopefully she'll be better soon. But I'm going to take all the cuddles I can while she's like this!Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Gout improving
(backposting) Still not getting a huge amount of sleep, but at least the gout is improving.Friday, August 21, 2009
Migration
A big day today, as we needed to migrate to a production server. Despite some set-backs, we got it sorted, which means that I should be in the office for the first time on Monday. Despite having worked for Appian for four weeks now, I've not made it into the office, and wasn't even interviewed there, so it'll be weird. There should even be some other folks from Appian EMEA in, which would also be good, as I've only met 3 of the others so far.Moo's off to Kate & Mac's tomorrow, but I can't go, as I'm taking services on Sunday. But it'll give me time to get some rest, which I really need.
Oh, and I now have Windows working under Linux. What a huge relief. Needs some tweaking, but getting there.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Sorting things out
(backposting) As well as all the usual holiday things, today was a day of sorting things out. Booking this, that and the other, mainly. At least I had some time to enjoy the holiday, too. The weird thing about holidays with young kids is that, in some ways, you're more tired than usual, as they're full of energy. The bonus about going away with other people (in this case in-laws) means that there are more hands available, and even if the girls are up at 0500 (which at least some of them are), you may be able to grab a chance of some more sleep later.Saturday, July 11, 2009
Fete
(backposting) There's something very English about a fete, and we went to the Clare one today. It rained a little, which is important for a fete, but only started raining properly just as we left, which was helpful, but kind of disappointing in a weird way. The girls had their faces painted, I had a pint of local bitter (Augustinian from Nethergate, since you asked), tasted another (also Nethergate - Essex Border, very nice, and I'll keep an eye out for it), courtesy of Cura (who seem to deserve a shout, we had fresh doughnuts, that sort of thing.I'm shattered at the moment - and often being moved out of our bed, sometimes there to be joined by Jojo, if she wakes up, too, and am usually woken up some time before 0600. I had a bit of a doze just before lunch, but it didn't seem to make much difference. Neither did going to bed around 2100 tonight. Oh, well.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Slowing down
Most important was a 2 hour sleep in the morning. Poor Moo had a long drive to Peterborough, but I made the most of the morning, and it really helped. I had a work call around redundancy issues in the afternoon which went as well as could have been expected, and when Moo came back, we put the girls to bed and then barbecued. Since then I've been getting up to date with the blog entries, wrapping up a day of catching up with post, email photo-posting and the rest.It still feels strange, and a bit different, but it feels right.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Tomorrow's the day
(backposting) Decided not to go for any walks today, but to let the blister heal - I'll be in formal shoes for the big day, and don't want to be distracted. Also, it's an opportunity to do some quiet reading and catch up on some sleep. Chris, the retreat leader, has spoken brilliantly, and given us lots of food for thought, and it was good to see him in the pub tonight, where I had just the one pint and a J2O before heading back for an early night.Well, it would have been an early night if it weren't for the village party with rock & roll band, who kept going till around 0030. Oh well, at least I slept during the day.
It's very odd to know that tomorrow I'll be ordained priest. I'm ready, but it will be a big change, and I've been reflecting how the change also brings particular changes in responsibility in with regards to leadership. As a deacon, you're called to serve, first and foremost, but as a priest, you're also called to lead, and that's a big change. I'm not sure how that's going to be lived out in my life and ministry.
Labels: ordination, priest, sleep
Monday, March 02, 2009
Pleased to see...
(backposting) The girls to see us, and we to see the girls. They'd had a lovely time with Kate and Mac, and they (Kate and Mac) survived. Moo took them out to an indoor play centre in the afternoon, and I had a sleep (after a bad night last night). We left them after supper, and drove the girls home: they both woke up on our arrival, but it didn't take long for them to drift off again.Thursday, January 01, 2009
New Year
I was considering a long post about the fun we had at Si and D's last night, about how good profiteroles are for hangovers, about having a New Year's Day breakfast at Dicken's Restaurant in Halstead (full fry-up, etc.), about how Jo managed to stay up past midnight, all that.But it took us two hours to get Jo to sleep, and I just don't have the energy.
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