It was a lovely day and perfect for pottering, we walked the Middlewich Walk first thing got some plants and compost from the garden centre and spent the rest of the day pottering in the garden occasionally going to my shed to play darts where I scored another 180 the second in as many days
In a zoom meeting today around 3:15 when my phone goes with a local number I did not recognise.
Is that Reagan’s Dad?
After confirming that it was I, the lady told me my daughter had been accused of taking photos in class and that due to privacy rules the school have confiscated her phone but by the same rule can not access the phone without a parent or guardian present, can you come to school and let us clear this thing up?
What now? Was my response, and was told yes Reagan will be n reception waiting! Oooooh Kaaaay then
Upon arriving at school a very distraught Reagan and I were lead into a side room to look at her phone photos and there were non a false alarm a snitch that needs a stitch no doubt but a lesson learned for my daughter how quickly a misdemeanour can turn into a felony when completely innocent. NO PHONES IN CLASS!
We drive home and a distraught Reagan runs past Lincoln straight upstairs to her room and Lincoln asks me What’s up with her? and I notice he’s crying too, ffs where’s Mommy when I need her [rolls eyes]
What’s up mate?
Apparently his new ‘School Lesvers’ hoody is the wrong colour blue and too small and it is IMPOSSIBLE to get it replaced and he bursts into tears too. Being pragmatic and needing to rejoin the meeting I left abruptly 30 minutes ago I took his hoody and Googled the company on the label inside the seem on the side, call their customer support and quickly ascertained that if wecfreate an account and contact them with the design we can purchase as many hoodys in any size and colour we want. I reassure Linco it will be fine and we can replace his top. I went back to work and took a breath.
Wow thank fubar it’s half term and we can all take a breather!
I got a text today saying look Daddy what do you think of my school woodwork project? It’s a candle holder…
Now, to me, that is perfection for one reason only, Reagan is so proud of it she couldn’t wait to show me! I love it, the best thing is she made it with her own hands and that makes me proud too!
When I got home from cricket, Reagan was happily at home on her own after Mommy picked her up from horse riding, and then left to meet me and Linc at ElworthCC. She is growing up so fast and there maybe many negatives about her behaviour as she finds her place in this world to be honest she is a lovely human being?
Billy just needs the basics but as I left Jamie at cricket to watch SandbachCC U11s field after posting 99-3 it was bittersweet because actually I love watching cricket I love spending time with Jamie but the whole night needed teamwork to run smoothly so I walked Billy 2 shits and left for pool knowing Reagan and Billy were fine.
Mommy had a long day which I would normally be able to talk to her about but being so busy at work myself we barely had chance to message let alone talk. She had a meeting with her boss who was apparently impressed with what she has done so far with the counselling department at LWC but his praise is tempered by her lack of official accreditation but I am sure that is about to become reality!
As for Lincoln, what a difference 5 days makes as he left the field tonight having faced 4 overs, scoring 8 runs not out! He was so proud of himself after Friday night thinking 2 runs wasn’t enough getting run out stupidly.
Tonight he was asked to walk off not out after 4 overs to let others have a bat and his smile was priceless!
Me, I just have to gird my loins, take a deep breath, and enjoy being me, at work and at home, and not let the former dictate how I feel? My life is good. Jamie is a star in everything she does and is the glue that holds all this together and while she smiles, we all smile I only have one job?
Well, my ‘tone’ got me a dressing down at work today something Jamie had warned me about over the last few weeks but I just couldn’t alter how work makes me feel right now?
My whole life is affected by how I perform at work and it should not do that but in a way it shows I actually care about what I do and just want to make things better everyday. Taking the ability to do that away from me and treat me like an annoyance, is really really demoralising and has just worn me down.
The meeting was a surprise and not how the meeting invitation written “a meeting to make sure we are upto speed with the conversion” but it is at the office not Teams, so when they sat down and read out two A4 pages of typed notes documenting incidents where my tone and demeanour was not acceptable and that they had complaints by people about me who feel they don’t want to work with me for that reason.
They wanted to remain anonymous, of course, but I also pointed out that those people are the ones that have already decided how things are going to be done before the meetings began so don’t listen to me and talk over me or literally answer questions asked me personally so that my opinion isn’t heard. This happened so many times that I did become VERY frustrated, and my resulting tone became at first confrontational, but then very much, I won’t say anything I just won’t bother.
I don’t like being like this but I feel so helpless and I told them this and how embarrassing it is to take a phone call that I know given the access to the system we could at least troubleshoot and maybe even fix it but to not even be able to see the issue let alone troubleshoot what is going on?
Jamie mentioned “constructive dismissal,” which I had not thought of but certainly if that is their ploy this would be the first step…?
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not after you!
It has taken a while but I have finally found my natural throw again and feel that I can now practice getting better. I have a theory that in a pub situation where I was not thinking about throwing because there would be distractions but in my shed I have been so hyper critical of ever aspect of how I throw I have really suffered?
A relaxed stance and grip with a smooth action feels great and the results have been OK too, and I also feel I can improve it now I have rediscovered my rhythm…
Just stopped off at #salfordladsclub not because of Andy Rourke’s sad passing but to get the obligatory photo outside. As we got back into the car, the project coordinator Leslie Holmes, came out and invited us to come in and look around, and wow what an experience to hear about the history of the club and how all the boys are remembered in the metal engraved wall containing all 22500 names of the lads. It was great to walk around and hear how it had been ‘saved’ and renovated and how the that Smiths photograph has done so much to help raise funds and draw in so many visitors who come to reacreate it, many of whom miss out on what’s inside. If you get the chance to visit whether you are a fan or not, it is well worth half an hour of your time.
Great night tonight just because I spent it with the only person who makes me feel this good, all the rest doesn’t matter. We planned tonight so Lincoln was at an 11th birthday sleepover and Nanny said she would look after Reagan.
The Alchemist was our chosen eatery so after booking into the hotel itwaar6
Lincoln experienced the highs and lows of sports tonight against Elworth didn’t want to get out for a golden ?? wanted to score runs (2) ?? but then accepted a call to run………
He took a lot of lifting to go out and field let’s just say, but I am watching him now enjoying it although 69ao might not be enough? They’re currently 36-4 off 8 overs!
I have a PDR coming up at work and I am very apprehensive of what I might say in that meeting and it is weighing heavy right now, so much so that I may ask someone to witness the meeting as a nominated representative? It shouldn’t be like this but I do not see a future at the Willows other than “he who fills out tickets””