Food and fellowship

Today had been a hard day for John, the kitchen was delayed because they had sent the wrong worktops, the clutter has been getting to John, we had the plasterer and the shelf unit that had broken on Monday meant the books were all over the place. We had bought a new shelf unit and when we opened it all the screws were missing. Esther's violin teacher arrived, we had to find him a corner to teach in. We haven't really managed any re-hab work today which is always difficult.
Our very good friends from the Church had us all round for a lovely meal tonight. We had a lovely time of fellowship and it turned what had been a rotten day into a good day. We all enjoyed a lovely home cooked meal which we could sit and eat at a table, in a nice calm environment. John really brightened up, even managing to make us all laugh with funny stories about his dad.

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