day 18...all new

Nothing turned out today. Mr and I set out for Newcastle at 10.30am. At 12.30pm we were at Wahroonga being warned by big flashing road signs that we were to expect substantial delays between Wahroonga and Cowan. Quick calculations assured us that we would be in Newcastle by about 3pm. BBQ over, everyone leaving, Mr's brother obligated to fire up the barbie again for our sake, tired parents wishing the day was over etc...so we turned around, only to meet Good Friday traffic on the way back too. So, 3.30pm and we're still in traffic,-this time mountains traffic.
4.30pm we finally arrive home. Mr has bought hot chips on the way home. I have a small plateful and enjoy them immensely. We watch 'The Seeker' (Based on Susan Cooper's immortal series...despite the presence of Chris Eccleston,-disappointing) and then the much anticipated 'Beowulf and Grendel' (Gerry, Gerry,-your name rhymes with Berry),-also disappointing, although interesting from an anthropological point of view.
Cath gives up and finally joins the two halves of mum's 'Room with a View' quilt. Good. Cath then discovers that all her poppy templates are incomplete. Grrr. Redraws poppy templates and decides that sewing and cutting is best left for tomorrow.
Mr settles down to 'Buffy-fest' while Cath trawls the web.
All in all, a disappointing kind of day. No great wins or losses. Just a 'ho-hum' kind of getting-through-it-all.
Finally check Lydgate's blog and am incensed but too tired to do anything about it.
Today is the kind of day you plan great things. A pre-shoot meeting, a set-up for days to come. It would b awful to die on a night like this, with a pervading sense of 'almostness'. Here's hoping.