Mad weekend

Photo: Whoooo! Not the Adams family, just mine.

Some weekends are just too busy. It all started on friday with Halloween. After last years nightmare experience of 'guising' I could not bring myself to do it again. Fortunately it was chucking it down and really cold and windy so only Isabelle wanted to do it and there was no way she wanted one of us with her. Off she went with all her friends looking not much different to what they do first thing in the morning when they have rushed out of the house with brushing their hair. Stuart & Andrew were at a disco and a sleep over...not the same one as that would make my life too easy. Isabelle returned armed with a big bag of sweets which we all helped her eat.

Saturday is now taken up with Andrew playing footy and Isabelle playing hockey usually at the same time. I went to the footy and it as a good result 5-3 against Musselburgh. The hockey didn't go quite as well but Isabelle is enjoying it regardless. Then it was more footy as Dunbar United were playing a cup game that had already been rescheduled 3 times. It's the original football experience, pie, raffle ticket, horrible tea and lots of abusive fans. There's two old gits who really raise the level for shouting abuse at the ref. Then to add to the action a minor scuffle broke out with the two managers and other hanger-onners, with the ref having to intervene. Dunbar lost the game in the last minute of injury time which was very disappointing. After the game there was more fireworks....real ones this time. The annual Round Table display brought in the crowds to the football ground. I only go to see who is there as fireworks are pretty boring...apart from the last big one they always have. This years was even more spectacular because it failed to take off, and exploded leaving a small crater on the pitch and showering the crowd with hot embers. Surpisingly...miraculously there were no injuries except some skater boy whose hair got singed. He needed it cutting anyway as he looked like a big girl with that long hair! Then it was back home to wind down watching Casualty.

Sunday was the leaving service for one of our ministers Paddy. Whilst I was there on business, I would have gone anyway as she's been a good minister and very supportive of my work. The service also included communion and a baptism and an AGM. it was a long haul but we were rewarded by one of those church meals. It sounds horrible but fish lasagne is very nice and so is lime and kiwi cheesecake. After the service it was a rush to Prestonpans for a youth event that lasted all day. Back in desperate need of a drink to sign off the weekend, but only Baily's was available so that's what I got..on the rocks!