This afternoon we had lunch at my MIL’s house with all the family present. My MIL made a delicious spread with meat and vegetarian curries along with roasted chicken and beef stew for the non-curry loving members of the family. I ate way too much but the potatoes were just too hard to resist.

Afterwards, I spent a long time trying to assist my sister-in-law to set up a sale listing on ebay. She was terribly distressed a couple days ago because it was overwhelming her so I offered to help her out today. She is trying to sell her daughter’s Irish dance dress so that they can buy another dress for competition at a higher level. Unfortunately, the computer there was really messed up and it was impossible to get anything done. So I brought all the details home to get it listed from here.

We were all outside when my SIL left in one car with two of her children and her nephew. As she pulled out of the driveway, a bush next to it must have caught onto the front bumper and in slow motion peeled most of it off. It looked almost like paper being ripped. We’re not sure why she didn’t stop earlier but I suspect she didn’t realise what was happening to the bumper until part of it was visible. Inside the car it may have sounded differently to outside. Needless to say, she was in a bit of shock and embarassment afterwards. Fortunately, with various family members assisting, the bumper was able to be put on well enough to get the car home.

I spoke with her later to check on a couple details for her listing. I think she was a bit better and she said she’d had a good cry once she got home. She’s had a rough week so hopefully next  week will go a lot better.