Well, after all that the visit was something and nothing. She just waited at the door - said hello to Eldest but Youngest was out the back and she dashed away before he could come and say hello to her, which he was disappointed about. She said she was parked badly (she wasn't) but whatever...
Out with my friend this morning for a walk. Got my two pieces of work done yesterday. Plan to get my diary and admin in order this afternoon (domestic admin is a shambles of late) and my meditation class is tonight. H is coming to look after the kids and is planning to come a bit earlier and eat with us. He's been very cordial - even affectionate - these past few days. Goodnight texts without fail. He also really likes the dog (despite my getting it - even though he'd agreed to it - being a big bone (sorry) of contention with him over the past couple of months). He pretends he is helping me out and doing me a favour by taking it into the garden or playing with it while he's here seeing the kids, but I can tell he has gone soft on him. It reminds me of the man I married.
GAL plans in place for tomorrow - seeing friends morning and afternoon. There are many dog friendly cafes in this city that I have never tried and I plan to do a tour of them over the next couple of weeks!