Sunday, July 13, 2008

A weekend of computers and boys

We have had a system32 virus at home - and we've been watching - like last weeks episode of Dr Who - as programme after programme switched themselves off!

You get used to a computer that works - Rob has been absolutely fantastic and re-formatted and re-driven and done all the extra little bits that we wanted - swore quite a lot during the process but got us back on line - followed by everything else - it's all running well now - technology is great when it's working but nothing more irritating when it isn't!

Having boys for the weekend as Peri is in London with the choir - as part of the Last Choir Standing competition - lots and lots of pressure on her as Musical Director. Boys had important weekend with Jamal's Prom on Friday and Aziz had his first proper party last night - beer, girls and being 14!

Tomorrow Jimmy is off to Benicassim for a 10 day music festival with loads of his mates, followed by back packing with a few of them. He has ended up as the chief organiser and he has done so well.

Went for a run this morning and passed the Beech Tree where we scattered Chris's ashes - thought about Chris and how proud he would have been of all his beautiful sons - it's thoughts like that which can still make me cry - but I suppose they always will!

Anyway - time to wake boys up and Peri's coming for dinner when she gets back from London later - I'm off to a conference on Tuesday in Utrecht and then doing a weeks course at a German university - and inspired by Jimmy's festival have arranged to go and see Aida performed outside in a castle next Saturday night. I feel quite excited about going off on my own - I'm moving on.