Eish. It had to happen. Someone sheepishly came into the study and asked "Did anyone hear that noise in the lounge? No? Oh good. It was just the couch breaking. Bye now." And off it skedaddled as though butter wouldn't melt despite regular requests (and several threats) to not leap onto the sofa.
The slightly taller version kicked the lid off my toilet tonight, leading to frantic rescues of the screws before they were flushed to I-don't-want-to-know-where-thank-you. Ah.
Good news is that the strategic plan is out and the newsletter got a thumbs up, so tomorrow should feel less like I am waterskiing behind a jetboat and we can do what I am going to call a "Cederberg Day". Tech is GONE for tomorrow. This preoccupation with killing someone's bed - really - is all-consuming. Ctrl-Alt-Del is happening. Tempted to format the drive too.
Le Tat continues to amuse and entertain. He is very sneaky about taking over office chairs. However we did get some comeuppance today when Adam came back to the study and inadvertently sat on a super soft but unmoving cushion. Le Tat kept the chair and Adam moved to a stool... I say no more about office cats!
Ninja did finally get off his chair, but only to attack the table tennis net and obstruct the game by sprawling in key areas on the table. He's not too worried about being hit by a ball and there were several close misses by a bat. My favourite cat moment, however, was Exercise Hour (2.4km round the pool) where he was carried round the pool as part of weight training and then ambushed me as I marched up and down the patio. He's asleep back on the office chair right now.
Had some lovely calls connecting with friends. Must admit that I do have to remember NOT to turn on video if I am still in PJs or a dressing gown which I almost did tonight.
Reflections on the day:
- It's funny how deadlines can follow you into self isolation and lockdown
- Grateful for work to do and interrupting kids (really)
- Love the creativity that comes out if you engage your (whatever side it is) brain as DD wrote a lovely kids story and HD wrote his own story about Le Tat and the squirls
- It seems guineafowl are taking over Cape Town. Huge flocks keep rushing down our street.
- LOVE LOVE LOVE being married to HH. Heard the neighbour across the road having a real barney with a relative. The kids might bicker but our home is safe and full of affection and love.
- There are demands to read this, pray that, do whatever. There is peace in stopping the ding and quietly engaging with your faith and your people in your own way.
- I'm rediscovering faith slowly. I haven't lost it, it's just been buried under daily avalanches of do-go-say instead of be-in-G (God awareness). Spending ten minutes gazing at the leaves of my brush cherry trees fills my heart with delight at light and colour and motion. Surely the God who spun galaxies into place and created me also stops to feel the wind and marvel at the light. If I do, and I am created in His image, then part of who He is is reflected in me.
Big thought. Good night.
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