Another day of pouring rain with intermittent sunny periods. Today the builders broke through into the existing house and created the doorway between Tom’s old bedroom and his new. Tom has had to “decant” himself into the Family Room for the time being and, consequently, the house is more untidy than ever. I took Mary to school today in the car (it raining and Mary feeling somewhat tired after her sojourn away at Fairthorne) and then drove to Stockbridge for the Fat Fighter’s weigh-in. A horrible revelation today – I’ve put on 4 lbs this week! This means that I have not progressed in my weight loss for over two months. I think that this is largely due to having other things to think about – builders, selection conference, mother’s health, etc. etc. and not properly tracking the food I have been eating. Complacency has also set in to a degree I think. After the meeting I went and had a skinny cappuccino in Lillie Langtry’s and read the newspaper. On my return home I picked up the morning’s mail which included a number of items I had been waiting for including the formal letter from the Bishop of Sherborne confirming that I had been selected for licensed ministry training. It was so good to get that letter. Dawn was in the kitchen with Sara and her dog. The dog had terrorized Emily the Cat and also broken Emily’s cat flap so I was not too impressed. The builders, also, were making such a noise that it became impossible to work in the study so I took myself off on my bike for a ride round to East Winterslow with my mobile phone so I could make some essential calls. It started raining hard and so I sheltered under a tree close by the bench along Pincroft Lane overlooking Salisbury Plain. Despite the heavy rain it still remains a tranquil spot. I used the time to phone Mum and tell her my news as well as discuss with her whether she should keep her car after she had learned that it would need over £500 spending on it to pass its MOT. She has decided that the freedom/flexibility of having the car is worth the cost. I picked Mary up from school (walking with an umbrella) and after a short stop at the village shop escorted her home. Tom's room had been plastered and it was now possible to get a good idea of its dimensions - not far short of double its previous size with a double aspect. Essentially, he'll be able to divide it into a sleeping area and a study area. Tonight we held a House Group meeting and studied the third session on Malachi in Ruth Valerio's book. Some really good discussions which ended with James, Sophie, Sara and me watching a couple of episodes of Monty Python. How do you get from deep theological discussions to Monty Python! Answer, a vicar who sells dodgy watches!
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