Lovely day yesterday

Yesterday was one of the best days of my life. Lots of wonderful small but important things, to wit:

Visiting my dad was actually a pleasure. There are so many times that I dislike the man intensely, and with good reason; however yesterday I only saw in him what was good and generous and worthy of being loved - and for the first time in ages I felt love for him. I should say that this had far more to do with him being lovely than with me being a good person or anything like that.

Elie and Glyn's mum went shopping for her (Elie's!) prom dress. The prom is tomorrow. We had found a lovely dress a few weeks ago but it turns out that all Elie's friends are wearing pink meringue-type frocks and hers was rather classic and dare I say it, plain, so the poor kid wanted something a bit fluffier. I dropped them off in Liverpool while I went to see dad and got a phone call saying she'd found something, it was THE dress, but it was expensive. What the hell, I know what my mum would have said if she'd been there, so I okayed it.

It's gorgeous! Not at all the sort of thing I'd ever have thought Elie would wear. It's coral pink with gold bling and a short, gathered-up skirt. Today they're shopping for shoes, bag and accessories :rolleyes: :skint:

Then Nadia took Rocky for their first gallop in the field. All by themselves. Well I was watching, but no equine company. She did a bit of W T and C first, then took him for a gentle canter further into the field and on returning to me, bless her, she asked if he was tired now or could she take him for a bit of a blast. The pony wasn't even out of breath, but she cares about his joints and tendons and things because he's an oldster. Anyway off they went and they had the most lovely gallop. He's so careful with her, he loved stretching his legs and she had the biggest grin I've ever seen.

So that was my day. It doesn't sound like much when I write it down, but my heart felt full to overflowing. I am so blessed!