The best laid plans....................

.............Usually go out the window when i make them!!!

My plans for today were to wait in for a delivery and get the christmas presents wrapped. Paul had gone off to school,  Peter had been picked up for college and Louise and Matthew were going to a funeral.

So once everybody was out, i wrecked the bedroom looking for the pressies, wrapping paper and tags. Got them downstairs and got the ironing board up!!
No - i DON'T iron the pressies - it's just the easiest way to get them done if i have somewhere to lean on!!!!

Made a start and then there was a knock @ the door - Peter was back!
Crikey - how do i explain this to him, mmmmm - mum is helping santa????
The travel buddy said he'd got a text from his boss to say that college was closed, so they headed back home.
I persuaded Peter he really did want to watch a DVD, while i went off to check that college was  indeed shut. Turned out that they were telling all the supported students not to come in today cos of the snow.

I managed to get some pressies done and then Louise appeared - looking like a yeti!!! She said that traffic was crawling if lucky and stopped if not - it seems that no one was going anywhere!
Still trying to do these presents and a call from Peter's worker that was due to pick him up tonight - she's just about snowed in @ her house!!
No buses doubtful about trains - no one is getting anywhere FAST!!!

Back to those pressies - until a frantic call from Paul. He said that if i wanted him to head home, i was to phone school and say it was ok for him to come home due to the weather. Ok - but it took me half an hour and several attempts to get thru to school!!!

Arrgghh - these presents may be wrapped in time for next christmas!!!

Eventually Paul got home i'd just about done all the pressies, but 2 seem to have gone walkabout!! Paul's portable DVD player, which i did see upstairs, but had vanished and the gift card for Peter with Euros for the holidays.

Strange - this kinda thing frequently happens chez johnston. Things go walkies and then turn up in strange places!!!

matthew got home - another yeti case and i am refusing to go over the door for the next oh - 6 months!!!