We're still going strong!
Apologies for my silence this last week and a bit, I know this often means a dip in form, but not this time. Rather, we've had a great week with a marvelous family weekend in the middle. So, instead of the roller coaster, it's been a Carousel ride, gently undulating between "great" and "slightly tired".
The family weekend was in celebration of H's birthday, and we managed to get everyone here - a double bonus since Christmas will be more a case of "ships (= children) passing in the night" as A and S each spend different parts of the Christmas period with their wive's in-laws (that's, M and L's parents!). So an amazingly vibrant and joyful "11 for dinner" (ages 3 to 86) last Saturday and Sunday, and nothing prepared "specially" for me!! (ref. "diet").
I have to admit to some trepidation before they all arrived - more than anything else, family can bring out all the emotions in me, as well as highlighting the "reality" of things, but it is a delight to remember one of the most wonderful couple of days in months - I didn't want it to end!
The next three days were a little more tiring; still well above the line (those carousel horses make a wonderful metaphor!) - but not a surprising consequence of the weekend; Diana was a bit shattered too after coping with everyone, including me! So Thursday (treatment day) came to the rescue, giving me just enough of a boost (it'll be the steroids!!!) to lift the carousel horse up again...
(*) Apologies to "The Band", whose track "Life is a Carnival" is featured on the movie sound track Album "The Last Waltz", IMHO one of the best rockumentaries around.
That's really good to hear. Long may increased levels of energy and enjoyment continue. xx GC
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