Holidays

Agreeing dates with my husband for an annual holiday would seem to be a relatively straightforward task; diaries checked, dates agreed and time off work requested. But not in our family. This year, reaching agreement with Andy is proving to be more challenging than usual. Nerea is to be away for 5 weeks of the summer, she'll need collecting from Heathrow, some 300 miles away on her return and we're expecting visitors slap bang in the middle of her sojurn. If we don't sort something soon, I'm booking myself into a luxury spa under a pseudonym and not returning until the autumn.