It never rains....

But it pours...
I got sent home ill from work last night with a high temperature, Im still not feelin great this morning. Im working too much I suspect. Im really looking forward to a few 'days off' (not that they will be days off really!)
and...

We've mad a mouse infestation in the garden. At first they were cute and the kids enjoyed observing them scurrying about but when we realised they were getting in the rabbit hutches and as a result the rabbits werent eating their pellets we decided the mice had to be dealt with. Darren went off yesterday and bought food and I said to the kids Make damned sure the hutches are shut properly and you do not, under any circumstances get the rabbits out.
I woke up this morning to Flower, our little netherland hopping around the garden in the rain having got out of her very much unlocked hutch in the night.
She is now at the vets after we discovered an empty bait tray ( please let the greedy mice have munched it all) and we're hoping she will be ok. So far shes not showing signs of having munched a whole load of anything, much less the bait but we just dont know. The vet said they would call later and promised me if she goes downhill they will get us in and they will put her to sleep rather than keep trying while she suffers.
Sophie and Connor are upset and worred but its taught them a hard lesson in listening and keeping their animals safe. Being a bank holiday it wont be cheap either, god knows how we will find the money for the bill, she isnt insured....the vet said we could pay a little at a time since they know us which will help.

On a brighter note,
A colleague actually sat down and asked me what we actually 'do' when we 'homeschool' ( which was in a convo she initiated about whether the kids are going to school- again) but at least she asked, and importantly listened and was open to the positives such as following an alternative curriculum in subjects where they have different learning styles( like Connors Miquon) and how the kids get more done without having to (her words) "Play to the slowest common denominator while putting up with the loudest, cheekiest, naughtiest.." which drives her nuts about her kids school where the kids go and play if theyve finished their work until everyone else is done or have to stay in if they run out of time!

It was really nice for the conversations to have moved on from negative perceptions and misconceptions about what we do into constructive questions and discission!

AND.....

the day of the Grand Slam party has arrived so we're all looking forward to that and are meeting friends beforehand so we can all sit together. Thats keeping my mind off me feeling really blaghh still and Flower's predicament....