Family and Friends

Nigel
Nigel has been very unwell and he had a big exam to write today, so I hope it went well.

Wendy
Wendy is a little cow after certain sweets, so they have been banned. When she doesn't have them, she is her normal lovely self. She doesn't get the wrong sweets very often, so the change in her behaviour is very noticeable.

Michelle
Michelle is feeling a lot better after being put on to day shifts, although she is dreading the effect on her pay packet. Her NVQ is due to be handed in on 2 February so she is pegging away at that. There is a lot of work to do, but she has done most of it.

Melanie
Melanie is going through a tough time with the last of her teenagers. He has been behaving very badly, as teens do when they get into a strop. If parents are honest, even the best of them will admit to trying times with their teens. My kids nearly drove me mad, and at times I felt like running away from home. They grew out of it, as kids do, and are lovely young women now. I asked Caelyn what she would do if Wendy did the same things she did and Caelyn said 'I'd kill her!' Not literally, of course. But grounding her until she is 40 sounds like a good idea ;)) Mel's oldest child is a nice young adult now, and the two younger ones will get there too in the end. The added complication is that she has remarried, and feels loyal to her husband, so she is torn. When her kids are being awful and husband gets annoyed, even if she agrees that he is right, in her gut she is a mother who wants to defend her children even when she knows they are in the wrong. This is entirely normal but not easy to live through.

Josie
I am very unsatisfied with my mother's state of health. She is very tired and can't concentrate, and she has a fair bit of pain. Day to day life is a struggle for her, although we hope she will feel better once her thyroid medication is at the right dose. She is having regular blood tests and her medication is being increased incrementally depending on the results of the blood tests. Michelle and Caelyn are worried about her too. She was here yesterday after her blood test. Lisa was here to cut my hair and Josie dropped her off at home when it was done. Michelle got back from work in time to have a good time chatting to Lisa.

Sean
As Sean is self employed, he is keeping a worried weather eye on the economic downturn as it will affect his business. He seems to be in a cycle of worry about that and about domestic matters, and it is affecting his sleep. I wish I could make it all OK for him, as I wish for the rest of the family too. I would like everyone to be healthy, happy and well and without financial or other worries. I'm sure everyone wishes that.