June 14, 2006

• I went to see my old Guide Unit last night

  And they’re such a happy little unit, and working together, and learning to listen to each other, and taking part.  So much nicer than when GinC was running it.  Their current leader is very calm, but a bit worried about having the girls outside.  8 girls, 3 Guiders…. the other Guider was there, but she still phoned to check I was on my way (I had bus issues yesterday), before letting the parents leave.  We were only in the yard…  Played a brilliant game called Zip-Zap-Bang!  It goes like this

  
  

  Stand in a circle, the game can be played clockwise or anticlockwise, and is played sequentially round the circle.

  
  

  Player one  points to player two “Zip!”

  
  

  Player two  points to player 3 “Zap!”

  
  

  Player Three and Five (with shooting action at each other, simultaneously) “Bang!”

  
  

  Player 4 *ducks* at the same time as Players Three and Five are going bang (that nearly turned into ‘at the same time as Players Three and Five are banging, but that’s just wrong.  Funny, but wrong).

  
  

  Then continue round the circle.  If you point at the wrong person when you’re banging, or you don’t duck, or you bang at the wrong moment (dear Lord, this sounds so crude!), or you duck instead of banging, or you forget to zap or zip, then you’re out.

  
  

  We also played Seven Up.  I’m quite good at that one.  All good games for concentration, and I could manage games that didn’t involve running round but did involve concentrating.  Sarah-Guider kept asking me if I was OK, I must look ill at the moment.

  
  

  I made the CD last night.  I got a bit overexcited with decorating the slipcase.  It looked like a whole Guide Unit had been playing with paper and sequins, and pressed flowers and glittery pink ribbon by the time I was done.  The tidying up took ages.  Still, it’s all ready, packed up, will be in the post this lunchhour, and only seven (maybe eight) months after I first promised it.  I am a bad, bad friend.   It’s not as if I were running round like a mad thing in November and December - I was on hiatus from morris and guides at that point. 

  
  

  I have a bruise on my Achilles tendon (well, a bit to the right) on my right leg.  Makes crossing the legs at the ankle a bit of a challenge.

  
  

  Wish the sunshine would come back.  I would like to continue to develop my strap marks.  And yes, I have been using suntan lotion.

  
  

  xxx

  
  

  
  

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  *giggle*  Found in an autoreply:

  
  

  “The catering office is now closed until *date* Would you have any emergency, you can contact the catering department on *number*, or contact the duty manager on *mobile*”

  
  

  I’m wondering what a catering emergency looks like, or why one would have one.  I suspect it involved whipped cream, or maybe custard pies.

  
  

  xxx

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