Feel rather tired this morning, can’t think why as although I went to bed a bit later than of late, but it wasn’t that late, did toss and turn as usual. I think I’ve been doing my trick of sleeping with the whites of my eyes showing (which always seems to leave them really sore), people have been known to try and have a conversation with me in this state… but of course I’m asleep!

Work is plodding along at a slow amble but now 1 tender is out things should get a bit more interesting. Mind you I the end of my day occupied with a site visit yesterday (which was nice, although one of the machine driver said I was only there because it was sunny, I pointed out that maybe the sun was there because I was!). Unfortunately a bit of these works has also made it into the local news as somehow the barge we have been waiting ages for has managed to loose it load of rock destined for our site (let’s hope they have good insurance).

On Guiding matters I sat down with Dr T last night and he helped me get my PH paperwork sorted as I’ve just ended up going around in circles (a la dog & tail) each time I’ve sat down with it. This also means I need to make an appointment with the mentor from hell (of course pencilling in other suitable dates I’m free for when she forgets about this meeting) in the hope I can get my piece of paper to go away with the girls again. Personally I’d be far happier posting it all off straight to the County PH advisor (who was my assessor) who I get on well with. Some signatures are needed at Brownies tonight to fill in some of the remaining bits… hopefully I get the bit of card and don’t have to go through this hassle again. What gets to me is the hassles of having to write down something you automatically have done, to say you have done it. My Brownies had a good pack holiday (we are being asked when we are next going away) and they were all safe and sound, ate well and didn’t want to go home at the end because they enjoyed themselves so much… but of course I have to produce a lever arch of paperwork to prove this fact. Its times like this that I think about moving to the dark side and be done with it … Nights away (from the surface) seems far easier and logical (i.e. if you’ve done things before they count and you don't need to write an essay about it) to obtain (hmm I seem to think this was commented on at Gascit when the Scouters saw the book that is our syllabus for the licence!).