Well, H was an hour late again but I didn't call.

When I opened the door, the first thing he said was
'The pink panther, cool!'
I turned around to show him the back, as on the front is the front of the pink panther and on the back is his back.
He laughed.

He asked for dd4's winter coat as it's cold here, so I gave him that, then he asked me how I was.
I said
'Okay'.

He had asked the kids to wait in the car, and the song 'FAMILY PORTRAIT' by Pink was blaring out, y'know the one 'daddy, make momma stop crying..' etc etc.
I glumly thought nice choice of song.

This song made me snap at him that he didn't bring the programme for my computer.

He apologised and went off to get a disc out of his car, then he came in and tried to get it started on my computer. The computer kept crashing and wouldn't do what he wanted so he got really annoyed with it.

He told me my website is now offline - OMG. Gabriel, if you happened to mail me, I won't have got anything.

I panicked because my trade will plumet as long as it is offline and I can see me scraping by on welfare.
I told him I am doing a web design course and will be qualified in 6 months.

He said that is too late, it needs doing now. Email me your stuff and I will do it.

He is right, I know it, and now I have my work cut out trying to write new stuff for the site. It conflicts with my desire to avoid contact, though, as I would rather not have to email him and generally don't if I can help it.

He asked me what I have been up to so I told him about yesterday and going to the college to enroll and these nightmare bus journeys but I didn't tell him about any other day, just yesterday.

Then he asked
'What's the deal with this egg donation, then?'
I think this has him intrigued.
I said
'How do you mean?'
He said
'Well, why are you doing it?'
I smiled at him and said
'For fun.'
He looked at me like I was crazy and said
'You think having needles is FUN??'
'Yeah, well, I wanted to do it when we had dd1 and never got round to it.'
'Are you getting paid?' he asked.
'No' I said, 'women don't get paid for egg donation, only men, it's a bit sexist. Men can earn �40 for ejaculating and women get nothing for the pain!'
I think he blushed and looked the other way

I left him messing about on my computer while I went to see the girls and I had to tell them off because dd1 and dd2 were hitting each other and screaming at each other in the street They must get that from my wonderful example, I did the same with their dad the other week

It was because dd1 was threatening to throw dd2's swimming gear on the road.
I sorted out their dispute and then H came out and told them off again. I said
'It's okay, I've sorted it.'

He went back up to the house. After a bit I went back in and my computer was still crashing so he said I can't do it, you'll have to send me the attachment your customer wants and have me do it for you.

I agreed but only because my customer wants what he paid for.

I went back out to my dd's and gave them all apples in case they were hungry. DD3 started telling me about Mrs Oldham (customer of H's) whom they are going to visit.

Went back to H and he said I have to go to my customer now but have fun at the clinic.
I said yeah, I am really looking forward to someone sticking a needle through me to suck eggs out.
He cringed and then smiled and said see you on Monday.

When I went back to the house, I discovered he had left his shades behind so I ran ot to give them to him but he was already driving away.

So here I am wearing his shades. They look quite good with the pink panther T shirt

Jo.