For aw that and aw that.

The social muddle became more muddled as the children's plans began to break down. With the break down of theirs, came the breakdown of ours. We had been invited to join friends at the annual Husky dog sled races in Aviemore, but had already had to say no to that as I was working. That was a real shame as it was the first time in 15 years that they had snow and could do it on sledges rather than wheels. Apparently it was like a scene from Narnia.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WU1e4sElF8 (that may be a little romanticised, but I like that.)

So I had been particularly keen to join the friends who had invited us to join them at the fiddle/clarsach evening. However, we compromised with the children and ended up missing the fiddle and going to the 50th, which I had intended to get to half of. We had a lovely night there, and thanks to Auntie Al and Jamie for sheltering the children, as they had a great visit there too.

Meg got to her party, Finn got a bit of the cousins party, and all of the Burns Supper. Unfortunately, I got more of the Burns Supper than I had planned as when I went up there at midnight to take Spook and Finn home, they had no intention of leaving until it was all done. That did mean I got a few dances in and made a working weekend feel less onerous. Spook said he had a wee moment when a young girl played a beautiful fiddle tune, and he recognized that this night in the village hall was a West Highland thing (which Burns is not, of course) and quite precious to him.

I finally got to bed around 2am and was back at work by 8am, so I'm a bit wearied.

I heard an interesting fact this week - stamps are 25 calories a lick.

And a handy hint from Meg is to put herbal t-bags in your shoes to freshen them up. Hers smell of blackberries. The t-bags are re-usable in your shoes, but not in a cup.

Finn found his race harder work than he had remembered from before, so will need to get a wee bit practice in. Meg came in 2nd girl (she, like her mother, loves a podium place regardless) and last out of the hardy 5 of her age who turned up. Spook enjoyed a cycle race in Glen Loy, despite a slightley woozy head.