That Sean!
Last night, Sean got undressed in the lounge. I asked him why, of course. He said that the cat was in the bedroom. So I said the other cat was in the lounge. He explained that it was because the cat in the bedroom was more irritating!
Poor Madam Spikkeldy! She was just curled up in her usual spot, sleeping, and hadn’t moved for hours.
Fat Jack was awake and moving around in the lounge.
Men!!!!! How can you reason with them?????
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Monday, January 30, 2006
30 Jan 2006
30 Jan 2006
Last night I got an email from Stephen. I worry about him, and wish he would stay in touch more.
Today we had a Mock Exam in college in preparation for next week’s real exam. I lost 2 marks so plan to study this week.
Made a dental appointment for next week, and took Caelyn into Dentists to make an appointment for herself too. She was tired when we got back and was a bit tearful – pregnancy hormones mostly. But she is worried about Wendy’s weight gain, and her kidneys are causing her problems again, but she doesn’t want the obstetrician to know about it because she is afraid they will make her deliver in Ashford.
They took their pram and cot mattress home today and will pick up the cot itself next time. She has her Maternity bag and is starting to get it packed, which is a good idea as she is due in 5 weeks.
I cleaned the flat, had a bath, then went out with Sean to dinner at Nicola’s. It was a great evening. Ian picked Michelle up to take her to dinner with his mother, who very kindly sent Caelyn two nice babygrows for Wendy.
Last night I got an email from Stephen. I worry about him, and wish he would stay in touch more.
Today we had a Mock Exam in college in preparation for next week’s real exam. I lost 2 marks so plan to study this week.
Made a dental appointment for next week, and took Caelyn into Dentists to make an appointment for herself too. She was tired when we got back and was a bit tearful – pregnancy hormones mostly. But she is worried about Wendy’s weight gain, and her kidneys are causing her problems again, but she doesn’t want the obstetrician to know about it because she is afraid they will make her deliver in Ashford.
They took their pram and cot mattress home today and will pick up the cot itself next time. She has her Maternity bag and is starting to get it packed, which is a good idea as she is due in 5 weeks.
I cleaned the flat, had a bath, then went out with Sean to dinner at Nicola’s. It was a great evening. Ian picked Michelle up to take her to dinner with his mother, who very kindly sent Caelyn two nice babygrows for Wendy.
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Consequences
Consequences
On Friday, I walked from the bus stop to my mum’s house.
On Saturday I went on an all day college course. It was too long a day for me and I felt ill and could not concentrate in the afternoon.
Today, Sunday, I had a lot of difficulty getting up. My legs were like jelly, I felt weak, nauseous, with a sore throat and glands. My muscles and joints ache and it is hard to focus my eyes. So it looks as though I’m having a bit of a relapse.
Sometimes I truly resent this illness. My life has to be lived within such tight parameters. Why should a short walk and a day of study be such “sins” that I have to pay for them like this? All I can do is rest and drink extra water and hope I’m well enough for tomorrow’s morning in college. I feel quite despondent. Will it be like this for the rest of my life?
On Friday, I walked from the bus stop to my mum’s house.
On Saturday I went on an all day college course. It was too long a day for me and I felt ill and could not concentrate in the afternoon.
Today, Sunday, I had a lot of difficulty getting up. My legs were like jelly, I felt weak, nauseous, with a sore throat and glands. My muscles and joints ache and it is hard to focus my eyes. So it looks as though I’m having a bit of a relapse.
Sometimes I truly resent this illness. My life has to be lived within such tight parameters. Why should a short walk and a day of study be such “sins” that I have to pay for them like this? All I can do is rest and drink extra water and hope I’m well enough for tomorrow’s morning in college. I feel quite despondent. Will it be like this for the rest of my life?
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Mum due back
Mum due back
Mum is due back from Norfolk at 21h30 tonight. She will be worn out from a whole day travelling on a bus. It is cold – snow is still lying on the ground, and puddles are still iced over. I have a Shepherd’s Pie to warm her.
I left Brakkie and Jenny here together today and when I got back, they were both waiting at the front door, and it seems they were good company for each other. They were both happy and fine, which makes me glad.
Mum is due back from Norfolk at 21h30 tonight. She will be worn out from a whole day travelling on a bus. It is cold – snow is still lying on the ground, and puddles are still iced over. I have a Shepherd’s Pie to warm her.
I left Brakkie and Jenny here together today and when I got back, they were both waiting at the front door, and it seems they were good company for each other. They were both happy and fine, which makes me glad.
Computer Course
Computer Course
Nigel and I went on a Computer course in Ashford today. It was really good. I thoroughly enjoyed the morning, but by the afternoon, I couldn’t concentrate and was achy. My throat began getting sore and the glands began going up, so the afternoon wasn’t so good for me.
Learning this is no bad thing. At the moment, my body will let me sit and learn for part of a day, but a whole day is too much for me and the old symptoms start kicking off. So, if I went back to a quiet office based job, I could cope with part time work but definitely not full time yet.
The Tutor, Chris Crook, suggested that I do two courses, one in graphic design and one on web page design. He said that they were both well paid and could be done from home. That would suit me very well. I will look in to it, but I know before I start that there is a vast amount to learn, and it could take some time. So, the sooner started, the sooner I will get the qualifications.
Remember that old proverb? “The journey that takes the longest is the one that is never started.” So I’d better get cracking if I ever hope to finish.
Nigel and I went on a Computer course in Ashford today. It was really good. I thoroughly enjoyed the morning, but by the afternoon, I couldn’t concentrate and was achy. My throat began getting sore and the glands began going up, so the afternoon wasn’t so good for me.
Learning this is no bad thing. At the moment, my body will let me sit and learn for part of a day, but a whole day is too much for me and the old symptoms start kicking off. So, if I went back to a quiet office based job, I could cope with part time work but definitely not full time yet.
The Tutor, Chris Crook, suggested that I do two courses, one in graphic design and one on web page design. He said that they were both well paid and could be done from home. That would suit me very well. I will look in to it, but I know before I start that there is a vast amount to learn, and it could take some time. So, the sooner started, the sooner I will get the qualifications.
Remember that old proverb? “The journey that takes the longest is the one that is never started.” So I’d better get cracking if I ever hope to finish.
This and That
Last night Sean took his office staff out for their Christmas Dinner at the Lisbon Antigua Restaurant in Hadlow, and they surpassed themselves. They have a very high standard and the Patron is friendly – thee is a great atmosphere. The evening went very well and we all enjoyed it.
It was terribly cold though, and I was caught in sharp sleet three times yesterday. It is warmer today and it was snowing, and the snow is still lying on the ground.
I paid for my new spectacles and can pick them up on 9 Feb. When I got home the cats told methat they were starving. Michelle was still asleep, and the Beast had very little battery left, and I had left the charger at my mum’s house. So I fed the cats and Brakkie and I caught a bus to Hythe. I was so tired after walking from the bus stop that I conked out and slept for several hours.
When Caelyn and Nigel came they found they keys still in the door. Nigel and I are going on a computer course in Ashford tomorrow. Caelyn will have Nigel’s mobile as hers has died. It is still under guarantee and the Carphone Warehouse have sent it away for repairs, and will give her a handset on loan on Monday. She is leaking a fair bit of fluid still so she plans to have a day in bed tomorrow. She isn’t too worried about the leaking because the doctors and midwives are keeping such a close eye on her, and everything seems to be progressing OK.
My mum is coming back tomorrow, and her little cat will be pleased to see her. I will have to leave Brakkie here with Jenny while I am at College, so I hope he doesn’t howl for the sake of the old chap next door.
If the roads are icy tomorrow, I will not go to College as we still feel the effects of the accident the kids had in 1989. That was bad enough to make us look for ways of avoiding risk. The kids still suffer from they effects of the injuries and my health was ruined after that accident too. People do not appreciate just how long term the effects of such a catastrophic event can be. One day I will try to write about it, but not now. I need to get to bed – big day tomorrow.
Thursday, January 26, 2006
DIY etc
DIY etc
Nigel and Caelyn came round last night to do some DIY for Josie. Nigel put up shelves, drilled holes to put cables through and put up a shower rail. That was really quite difficult as the walls in Josie’s house are not square. The curtain rail was too long so he had to cut it, and after that he was drilling into reinforced concrete so it took a lot of time and effort. I fed them after it was done. They were both very tired.
Mandy Jane and her friend were supposed to pick up our old lounge suite yesterday evening. I hope they did. I’m going home later today, en route to Tonbridge, so I will see if it has been done.
And oh dear me! The phone bill has arrived, and I am so behind in my accounts already. I’ve been playing ‘catch up’ for so long, I just don’t know what to do. As soon as the phone bill is paid, gas and electricity follow within a week or two, and both water bills are behind as well. I suppose I could put off my new specs for a bit, but if I do, frankly I don’t know when I will be able to get them, and I really need them, especially as I am studying now.
Why can’t life be simple?
Nigel and Caelyn came round last night to do some DIY for Josie. Nigel put up shelves, drilled holes to put cables through and put up a shower rail. That was really quite difficult as the walls in Josie’s house are not square. The curtain rail was too long so he had to cut it, and after that he was drilling into reinforced concrete so it took a lot of time and effort. I fed them after it was done. They were both very tired.
Mandy Jane and her friend were supposed to pick up our old lounge suite yesterday evening. I hope they did. I’m going home later today, en route to Tonbridge, so I will see if it has been done.
And oh dear me! The phone bill has arrived, and I am so behind in my accounts already. I’ve been playing ‘catch up’ for so long, I just don’t know what to do. As soon as the phone bill is paid, gas and electricity follow within a week or two, and both water bills are behind as well. I suppose I could put off my new specs for a bit, but if I do, frankly I don’t know when I will be able to get them, and I really need them, especially as I am studying now.
Why can’t life be simple?
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Other Bits of News
Other Bits of News
Mum got to Norfolk OK.
Sean held the AGM of the Catholic Writers Guild, and was appointed Master for another year. He says it takes up too much time so after this year, he does not want to be re-elected. He got home just before midnight, and it was minus 5o , and even colder weather is forecast.
Spoke to Caelyn at length. She feels better about the scan news after having a good sleep. She actually cooked a proper meal for her and Nigel tonight. Nigel has been very good about helping around the house and making her rest, but he is in bed ill with his Crohns at the moment. Nigel and I are going on a Computer Course in Ashford this Saturday. I had said I wasn’t going to go, but they thought it was because I couldn’t find the course fees, so they enrolled me and paid the fees, then came and told me that I was going. I’m actually looking forward to it. It is just a one day course, but it will be useful, and I was touched by their kindness.
I am off to Tonbridge on Thursday because Sean is taking his Office staff out to dinner and he wants me to go with them. We are going to the Portugese restaurant in Hadlow – it will be a real treat – the food is fabulous there. And the owners are lovely people. When I go up, I will pop into Specsavers and pay for my glasses to be made up as I am really having quite serious vision problems.
I’m not looking forward to it getting any colder. Brrrr!!
Mum got to Norfolk OK.
Sean held the AGM of the Catholic Writers Guild, and was appointed Master for another year. He says it takes up too much time so after this year, he does not want to be re-elected. He got home just before midnight, and it was minus 5o , and even colder weather is forecast.
Spoke to Caelyn at length. She feels better about the scan news after having a good sleep. She actually cooked a proper meal for her and Nigel tonight. Nigel has been very good about helping around the house and making her rest, but he is in bed ill with his Crohns at the moment. Nigel and I are going on a Computer Course in Ashford this Saturday. I had said I wasn’t going to go, but they thought it was because I couldn’t find the course fees, so they enrolled me and paid the fees, then came and told me that I was going. I’m actually looking forward to it. It is just a one day course, but it will be useful, and I was touched by their kindness.
I am off to Tonbridge on Thursday because Sean is taking his Office staff out to dinner and he wants me to go with them. We are going to the Portugese restaurant in Hadlow – it will be a real treat – the food is fabulous there. And the owners are lovely people. When I go up, I will pop into Specsavers and pay for my glasses to be made up as I am really having quite serious vision problems.
I’m not looking forward to it getting any colder. Brrrr!!
Amusing
Amusing
We have an old green lounge suite. The sofa and one of the chairs are fine, but the second chair sags slightly in the seat. Ian’s mum Elaine gave us a nice blue lounge suite, so we contacted a charity for the homeless, St Martin’s Emmaus, and asked if they would like the old suite.
They came and looked at it, and said it was too knackered and dilapidated for them. Oh! The shame! Being rejected by a charity for the destitute! How embarrassing.
The Council want £20 per item to remove it, and we have to take things to the pavement, and I just don’t have the strength. So we advertised it on a Free-to-good-home basis, because we couldn’t afford to get rid of it. And oh joy! Mandy is coming to pick it up at 6pm tomorrow, so our lounge will be decluttered at last.
We have an old green lounge suite. The sofa and one of the chairs are fine, but the second chair sags slightly in the seat. Ian’s mum Elaine gave us a nice blue lounge suite, so we contacted a charity for the homeless, St Martin’s Emmaus, and asked if they would like the old suite.
They came and looked at it, and said it was too knackered and dilapidated for them. Oh! The shame! Being rejected by a charity for the destitute! How embarrassing.
The Council want £20 per item to remove it, and we have to take things to the pavement, and I just don’t have the strength. So we advertised it on a Free-to-good-home basis, because we couldn’t afford to get rid of it. And oh joy! Mandy is coming to pick it up at 6pm tomorrow, so our lounge will be decluttered at last.
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Caelyns Scan
Caelyn’s Scan
Caelyn had another scan today, and is rather worried.
Things had been going so well, and she was so happy.
But now it seems as if Caelyn has lost another 8oz of fluid, and baby Wendy is under 2kg and is due to be born within a couple of weeks.
Some of the foetal measurements have decreased, but that makes me wonder if the scan is accurate because bone does not shrink. For instance, the biparietal diameter is less than it was at the last scan. How? I can understand losing fat, but surely a baby’s bone measurements can’t reduce?
The person who performed the scan said it was just as well Caelyn has an Antenatal checkup on Thursday, but she could not say anything else. I advised Caelyn to talk to the Midwives who have been seeing her at Buckland. I hope she does. Possibly a couple of weeks in hospital on strict bedrest might make a difference. Caelyn is very worried. I’ve given her the best advice I can, but any mother-to-be would worry about a baby’s development. The baby is lying awkwardly too, with her back to Caelyn’s back. That could mean a difficult delivery.
All we can do is pray, hope and love.
Make Wendy flourish and prosper and grow beautifully in her mother’s womb, Lord. Knit her together just as You dream.
Hear us Lord, and show us your mercy and love.
Caelyn had another scan today, and is rather worried.
Things had been going so well, and she was so happy.
But now it seems as if Caelyn has lost another 8oz of fluid, and baby Wendy is under 2kg and is due to be born within a couple of weeks.
Some of the foetal measurements have decreased, but that makes me wonder if the scan is accurate because bone does not shrink. For instance, the biparietal diameter is less than it was at the last scan. How? I can understand losing fat, but surely a baby’s bone measurements can’t reduce?
The person who performed the scan said it was just as well Caelyn has an Antenatal checkup on Thursday, but she could not say anything else. I advised Caelyn to talk to the Midwives who have been seeing her at Buckland. I hope she does. Possibly a couple of weeks in hospital on strict bedrest might make a difference. Caelyn is very worried. I’ve given her the best advice I can, but any mother-to-be would worry about a baby’s development. The baby is lying awkwardly too, with her back to Caelyn’s back. That could mean a difficult delivery.
All we can do is pray, hope and love.
Make Wendy flourish and prosper and grow beautifully in her mother’s womb, Lord. Knit her together just as You dream.
Hear us Lord, and show us your mercy and love.
Monday, January 23, 2006
New Idea
New Idea
I’ve invited my Mum and daughters to co-author this Blog with me so that we can have a composite contemporary family history. We all see things differently, and have different things to say, so it should weave together into something very rich and rather wonderful over the years.
I have just started my visit to my mum’s house. She is on her way to visit a friend in Norfolk and I am here looking after her cat Jenny. The dog is with me, but Jenny takes no notice of him.
Hopefully by the time Mum gets back from Norfolk, Nigel will have done her DIY for her. They ate here with us tonight.
I’ve invited my Mum and daughters to co-author this Blog with me so that we can have a composite contemporary family history. We all see things differently, and have different things to say, so it should weave together into something very rich and rather wonderful over the years.
I have just started my visit to my mum’s house. She is on her way to visit a friend in Norfolk and I am here looking after her cat Jenny. The dog is with me, but Jenny takes no notice of him.
Hopefully by the time Mum gets back from Norfolk, Nigel will have done her DIY for her. They ate here with us tonight.
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