Instead of football

I suppose I am in the minority, typing my blog rather than watching the football. I can't watch football on television any more. I get too tense, bad for my blood pressure.
We were due a delivery on Tuesday. We had bought some garden furniture on the 11th and they told us it would be up to 3 weeks before it would be delivered. Sods law, they chose the day we were going over to PARKs. I'd got the cash and was going to leave it with Harry next door. In the event, we didn't need to. It arrived just before 8am. I went out in my dressing gown to give the guy a hand but he didn't need it. He told us we were his fifth delivery of the morning. There didn't seem to be that big a space in his van but maybe the other customers didn't get as much as us. Whatever, I wouldn't have liked to have been his first delivery!!
The early arrival of the furniture meant we were clear to go across and meet Kirsten from nursery at 11.30. As we didn't have to meet Rowan until 4.30pm, we took Kirsten to see Great-grandma for a couple of hours after lunch. My mum seemed okay. Looking forward to her holiday. We have made a provisional date to pick her up in July and bring her over to stay. What a gay social whirl we all lead.
We were back in good time to pick up Rowan. I went by myself. Needn't have rushed as they were playing a draw and there was "extra time" and a penalty shootout. Even that didn't decide the result. Rowan wasn't wearing his shirt again as were quite a few others. This time, it had been spotted by the headmistress and she told the master in charge so I don't think it will happen again.
He wanted to play football in the drive but Barbara had his tea ready and by the time he'd finished, P&A were home so the drive was blocked. I suggested that we went down to park and have a kick around there which we did. Phil came along once he'd got changed. I'm pleased to say he was soon as knackered as me. Mind you, his acceleration was a bit better than mine! We'd promised we'd be back for 6.30pm and we made it. Kirsten was bathed and Rowan went straight up for his.
This morning, Amanda was on her way early because she was at a meeting in the Midlands so we were in full charge when Phil had left. Rowan was ready at 8.10. He was going on a trip with school to Kirkstall Abbey and was almost eager to get there! Once we'd taken them, we went back and picked up the car and went to Glasshoughton and did a bit of wandering but no buying. We found the gates opened at 9.30am but the shops don't open until 10am. We were eager when we arrived but that soon wore off and we were on our way home by 10.40.
We called in to Pauline and Alan's and stopped for nearly 2 hours. The weather was very kind to us and we sat in the garden and chatted before coming home and pottering. Barbara has been to a meeting this evening so I texted Derek and finally got to speak to him at half time in the match. Barbara is home now so I will sign off and talk to her.