Just another manic Monday 11th August. 2014

Our Brazilian student arrived yesterday evening and she is very nice, Claudia from Salvador.  She is here to learn english and is a marine biologist.  Very impressive. Her english is poor but we are coping with the help of dictionaries and improvisation. She left for school at 8.30 this morning and isn't back yet but she has friends here in Ireland (Brazilian) so I guess she's with them, she's 28 in any event, not a child.

Myself and my dd1 headed to the local SW office to get an outstanding matter sorted out, unfortunately with the civil service its very frustrating trying to get ahead of the posse.  Got there before opening, and when we got in at the desk the person in 'the overpayments section' wasnt in and 'might' be in in half an hour, or might not.  Wouldn't give us a name, they dont do 'appointments' so we said we would come back at 10.15, luckily she was in then.  Honestly these civil servants have the life, I wonder how they would cope in the real world of the private sector !!?

We had made a list of things to do today but unfortunately its been 'one of those days' with very little successfully completed, however onwards and upwards, she has gone out for a run now to try to calm down.  On the plus side her insurance was paid for her today by her dad so she is back behind the wheel, it expired last week only.

Lasagne in oven, dd2 gone into town to get debs shoes, so all quiet here at the moment.

Dog on couch, dinner prepped,, all is good with the world.  Little different, as its heart shaped, as all my other dishes are too big and lasagne ends up very skinny, iykwim so this one will be thicker hopefully.














Namaste
Marie.