Doctors, and hospitals, and flooding.

                    

I can't believe it's been a week since I made an entry.

This last week has gone past in a flash.

I have been around though. 

I haven't caught up much on my alerts.  411 this morning I have.

I have enjoyed looking at all the entries for the photo shoot.  I have to say there are some beautiful places out there.

 

 

Let's see if I can remember what we've been doing.

 

Adam has been to the nurse twice this week to have his hand dressed.  I was hoping they would leave it uncovered, but apparently it has to stay covered until it has healed.

Last night, somehow, he managed to make his hand bleed under the dressing.  Not sure how he did that as he was in bed at the time. 

Adam is going to school tomorrow after he's been to the nurse.  We'll see how he gets on.

I have a photo of his hand.  Sorry if you are having breakfast.  It's not that bad.

It has healed beautifully.

 

Tuesday afternoon my neighbour rang to ask if I could look after her two children as she had a hospital appointment. 

Obviously I said I would. 

Adam spends a lot of time at their house and on many occasions has been invited to stay for tea. 

I knew she had broken her elbow, but didn't know she was on her own as her husband was away working in Holland.

She has been unable to drive and so her children have not been to school either.

Anyway I decided to take her to the hospital myself.

She had to return on Wednesday for physio, so I arranged to take her then as well.

This week she should be OK as her husband is returning home.

I will give her a ring though just to check.

 

 

Our main road into town was closed for two days this week as the River Severn burst it's banks. 

Thursday me and Adam decided to go and have a look.  The flooding was the worst I have seen it around here.  The river has gone down a lot now though.  I'm glad to say.

The photos just do not show how bad it was.

 

 

Friday it was Laura's turn at the hospital for a scan.  Thankfully everything looks OK.  She will however have to return in a few weeks.

 

Gosh!!! So much doom and gloom this morning.  I feel like Eastenders, very depressing.  Sorry for all you Eastenders fans out there.  Can you tell I don't watch Eastenders.????

 

 

Keith, Adam and me went to a pantomime on Friday evening with a group from the village. 

It was Little Red Riding Hood. 

I think I can say that we all enjoyed it.

It was performed by a group of amateurs.  And I do not mean that to sound disrespectful. 

They did a magnificent job. 

This is a little theatre that has no funding other than donations. 

The performers are all volunteers.

This was the first time I had been, but I don't think it will be the last.!!!

Besides their ice-cream was delicious.

 

The weather this week has been horrible as usual.  Rain, rain, and more rain.  Icy mornings as well.  High winds that tried to rip my hair out.

But yesterday, Saturday, what a change.

It was quite warm.  That elusive orb, the Sun came out. 

I had forgotten what it looked like.

It shone all day.

Washing was blowing on the line for the first time in months.  Yeah!!!  I love to see washing blowing on the line.!!!

This morning looks a bit Blahhhh.  Still it is only 7.45am.  It has time to turn nice.

 

We still have sheep in the field.  I don't know what the lorry was doing, but I don't think it took any.  There are rams in there, so perhaps we may see lambs soon.  I hope so.  I love lambs!!!

 

Well, I think that wraps it up for now.  I need more tea.

Have a great Sunday.

 

Adam, Hogging, and Aeroplanes

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It's been a bit busy here over the last few days. 

I seem to have been out all day every day. 

Makes it hard to get updates done.

 

Plus I have to let other members of the household use the computer if only for a couple of minutes.  I tend to hog it you know.!!:)

Don't I Laura.???

 

Adam's appointment at the hospital went extremely well.

His burns are already starting to heal.  They do look horrible though.

The doctor said they were only superficial burns and within the next two weeks they should heal completely leaving no scars and no damage. 

He gave them a good touching and Adam didn't make a sound.

The doctor discharged him from the hospital, and said we only need to see the nurse at the doctors surgery to have the bandages changed.

I am thankful for that for several reasons.

It means that Adam has done no serious damage to himself.

And also that we don't have to do the 2o mile round trek to the hospital any more.

Although saying that Laura is not well at the moment, and I think whatever she has is going to need hospital treatment.

It never rains but it pours sometimes.!!!

Anyway, the nurse bandaged his hand again,  She bandaged every finger separately so he can now use his hand, which is good. :)

By the time we got home the bandage was already coming off.  We  put extra on just to cover the raw skin that had become exposed.

He is due at the doctors tomorrow (Monday) for a bandage change.  Sorted.

 

Not really much news to tell.

Still no job at the moment, although I have some phone calls to make tomorrow.  It's the hours I need which is the problem. Oh well, something has to turn up soon. :(

 

Thursday the weather was so bad here with torrential rain, and high winds.

We, that is to say Laura and me, and Adam, decided to trek over to Simon's house which is like miles away, but it was Luke's birthday, on the 10th January he was 5. And we hadn't seen them to give him his presents.

I only got a couple of miles down the road and the rain was so bad, the wipers just couldn't wipe the water off the windscreen fast enough.

"Ring Simon" I said, "see if it's raining over there"

Simon said it wasn't.  So we carried on.  A mile down the road we drove out of the rain.  Whew.!!!!

We had a good visit, and had a walk around the town where we used to live.

It was dark when we arrived home and Keith was already home from work.  He was not best pleased that I was not in when he got home.  And we have known about it ever since.  he can be mean when he's annoyed.

 

Friday was appointment day, we also went to the Argos to get a few things for the caravan. 

They didn't have anything we needed because the new book was coming out on Saturday. 

We gave up. 

I did however buy a travel cot and a bedguard from Mothercare.

I am indeed getting down my list.

 

Saturday we went back to Argos and did manage to get hairdryers, a healthy grill thingy and an iron.  Everything else was out of stock. WTH.  It was a new book for goodness sake.!!!

Adam spent his pocket money on 2 new games for his PSP. Lara croft and a taxi game.

 

Keith did want to go to Wales, but I decided we couldn't really afford the petrol, and to be quite honest I think it is too early to start taking things up there.  Keith is still not best pleased with me.  Oh well, luckily I have broad shoulders.

 

I decide to have a ride out instead to Cosford Air Museum. 

It's free admission and you can spend quite a few hours there looking at all the old aeroplanes. 

They have a new exhibit about the cold war, which I hadn't seen yet, and I knew Keith wanted to see it too.  He wouldn't come. 

OK. 

Don't then. 

We went anyway. 

There is also a science bit in there with exhibits which you can play with. 

Adam always likes this bit, and of course the shop.  Adam likes that bit as well.

I took some photos but everything was so huge.  They didn't come out very well.

Laura bought Adam a few bits and pieces from the shop, and we enjoyed a cup of tea for me, and hot chocolate for Laura, and a bottle of pop for Adam in the little cafe they have there.

All in all a very enjoyable afternoon.

 

Ade isn't here this weekend so we have to fend for ourselves in the food department.  I have to say though that our cooking skills are improving thanks to Ade.!! :)

Now all we need is a cleaning up fairy.  Oh well, you can't have everything can you.  ????

 

Have a great Sunday.

 

 

 

Doctors, monkey and bears.

 

Our appointment went quite well at the doctors yesterday.

The nurse was very nice.

Adam was chattering away to her as he always does.

A couple of things I didn't like.

The nurse didn't ask me or Adam where he was burned, she just assumed it was the palm of his hand, and started to cut the bandage off from the top of his hand.

I just quietly mentioned that it was the top of his hand which was burned.

The nurse looked surprised.  But she turned his hand over and cut the bandage along the palm.

I suppose you would expect it to be the palm if you picked something up which was on fire wouldn't you.???

Anyway, Adam's hand looked much better.  One of the blisters had filled up again, so the nurse burst it and pressed the liquid out.

All the red angry lookingness, is that a word, well you know what I mean, had gone and his hand was just brown with all the dead skin.  I was really pleased with it.

It was re-bandaged and we were done then until Friday when he has to return to the hospital.

The nurse did say though that she would probably see us next week.  So it sounds like he might have the dressings on for a while longer.

The nurse did try to leave his thumb free, but I wish she hadn't really.  It left a raw blister showing which I wasn't happy about, and the edge of the bandage was going to rub it.  I did point this out to her, but she said it would be OK.  I know she was only trying to help, and here's me complaining, but I don't want it to get infected.

Anyway when we got home I put an extra bandage round his thumb just to cover it.  So now I am happy.  !!!!  And Adam is happy because now he can at least write and he does like his writing.  Sometimes our house is buried under Adam's paper, pens and folders.  Ahhhhh Bliss.

I also called into the chemist to buy some verruca killer.  I tried to get it on prescription, but it was no go I'm afraid.  It cost a bomb, for such a small tube.

I just hope it works. 

 

A word of warning though.

Don't ever play Snakes and Ladders or Ludo with a child and a monkey.  They cheat like mad.  They gang up on you and share their turns while your're not looking. 

I wouldn't let the monkey play after that.

But I have to say that the bear was no different.  He was cheating as well!!!!!

 

Not much more to tell really.  I managed to get some washing done, and catch up on some journals.  That's about it I'm afraid.

 

I think while Adam is still sleeping I might sit here a while longer and catch up some more.

A cup of tea though first.

The first one I bought up with me, I think the milk was off.  Yucccck!!!

 

Thank you for your continued good wishes for Adam.  I am sure they are working. Thanks again.

 

Thank you to Sugar for these beautiful tags.

 

 

Piece of cake and light mornings.

 

I am so tired. 

I seem to have been running, running, running and getting nowhere the last couple of days.

 

On Sunday, Adam slept until after 9am. I was glad.  It probably helped him get over the shock.  He seemed fine and wasn't complaining of any pain.  I gave him painkillers anyway.

 

We hadn't planned to do much on Sunday.

We did go out to visit Keith's Aunty and Uncle who we had already planned to meet up with.  Personally, I think we should have stayed in, but I have to say I did enjoy the visit. We haven't seen them for ages, and it seems we only meet up these days for funerals. We came away with a slow cooker which Aunt Chris was gonna throw away, and a deep-fat fryer as well.  I've never owned a deep-fat fryer, they say they aren't healthy.  But I have to say they cook food fast.  Don't know though if we will continue to use it.  We'll see.

 

Adam did want to go to the Air Museum, but it was pouring with rain, and I was worried he would get his bandages wet. So we didn't go.

 

You'll never guess what we bought Sunday afternoon.......go on have you guessed yet.???

Another TV. Oh no you might say.  It was OK though.  It was exactly the same as the baby elephant but much smaller, and will fit perfectly in one of the caravans.

It was quite funny really.

To start with we went to the wrong house.

We knocked on the door.  A woman answered.  Keith said "We've come to look at the TV"  She looked at us for a minute as if she was thinking if she had called someone to look at her TV. Then she said "Why what's wrong with it???"  I started to laugh.  I couldn't help it. 

By the time we had apologised and got back into the car I was nearly hysterical.

To make it worse the real woman was standing on her drive watching us and laughing as well.

We were all laughing about it all day. 

 

Yesterday (Monday) nothing much going on. 

I went into Adam's school to let them know what had happened and to tell them I didn't know when Adam would be back at school. 

I posted some mail at the same time. 

I had to put Adam into the shower before he went to the hospital to have his bandages changed. 

Wasn't that fun.!!! 

I sellotaped a bread wrapper over his hand and told him to try and keep his arm out of the water and to hold it up in the air.

It worked anyway.

His bandages did not get wet.

WhileI was drying him. More trouble. 

I noticed a verruca on his toe.  Only a small one luckily and hopefully it will be easy to get rid of.

Now we have not been swimming since September I think. 

Adam went last Friday with the school.

He also apparently does PE in bare feet.  Could he have caught it that way do you think.??? 

I thought you could only catch veruccas through swimming. 

Does anyone know.???

 

Yesterday was a long day.  Trying to keep Adam amused.  He can't do much without his right hand.  We've sat snuggled on the settee watching Tom & Jerry for a while.  He was pottering about watching me work. Actually he just bought me a piece of cake.  What a good clever boy you might say.  I thought so too until I realised he had eaten the strawberries off the top first.  You've got to laugh I suppose.

 

Has anyone noticed that the mornings are getting lighter.  I've just come back from taking Laura to work,  and it seems quite light.

 

I had better go and get us both dressed.  We don't have to be at the doctors until 1.40pm this afternoon.  Maybe time for a bit of housework.  Or maybe not.!!!:)

 

I have 332 alerts this morning.  Maybe I'll have time to catch up abit.  If I haven't visited you for a while I'm sorry.

 

Thank you for all your kind words for Adam yesterday.  I've been reading all your comments to him.  Trying to explain who everyone is. I think he's quite enjoying the attention.  Bless him.  I've given him hugs from everyone.

 

Well, I hope you all have a good day. 

I'm off for a cup of tea.  And probably more Tom & Jerry. 

Adam chose the pictures today.  I think he chose great ones.

Thank you Sugar.

 

Take care

Carolxx

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Update on Adam

In himself Adam seems fine. 

He hasn't complained really of being in pain. 

I am surprised. 

Whenever I have had a burn of any sort, they have hurt like crazy.

Maybe it was the Flamazine cream they put on it.

 

We had to be back at the hospital for half past two Monday afternoon.

It was pouring with rain again.

I had been giving him pain relief all day just in case the bandage had stuck to the burn.

 

It hadn't.

The nurse was very nice.  She chatted away to Adam all the time.

When the bandage came off I was shocked.

Every finger except for his little finger had the most enormous blister I have ever seen.  The skin round them was red.  Adam's index finger where he had lost all the skin looked like raw meat.

I can't believe it wasn't causing more pain.

 

The nurse covered it over with a clean piece of cloth while we waited for the doctor.

The doctor didn't touch Adam at all. 

He just leaned over and said that he thought it would heal perfectly with no problems.

That they would burst the blisters.

I was thinking No, No. Everyone knows you're not supposed to burst blisters.  But the Doctor said it would feel much more comfortable with the blisters burst.

And they would redress it.

The doctor did ask me how it happened.  I told him.

The doctor asked me if the school would allow him time off. It didn't matter whether the school would let him or not.  He wasn't going to school this week anyway.

Adam never cried.  He did have a bit of a wobbly when the nurse said she was going to burst the blisters with a needle.

She squeezed out all the liquid from the blisters.  You can't tell me that didn't hurt.!!! And washed it with some sterile water.

Re-bandaged it and we were done.

 

Adam did really well.  I thought. 

Adam has to go back to the nurse at our own doctors tomorrow (Wednesday) to have a fresh dressing put on. Then back to the hospital on Friday to be reassessed and fresh dressings.

 

That's about it.  I won't know any more really until Friday when we have been to the hospital.

 

I'll leave you with a picture of Adam that I took on Sunday.  I forgot to say that Adam will be 8yrs old at the end of April this year.

 

I would like to thank everyone for their kind thoughts, best wishes, and for keeping Adam in their thoughts and prayers.  Thank you.  We really appreciate it.

 

Carolxx

 

Yesterday....

Is it morning all ready.???

I didn't sleep very good last night.  I think I was just dozing.  Listening for any sound from Adam.  His room is across the landing from ours, but next door to Laura's, so one of us would have heard him.

He is still asleep anyway.  That will have done him the world of good. 

 

Yesterday started so good, but by late afternoon was full of if onlys.!  If only we had gone to Wales like we were going to.!!  If only the phone hadn't rung when it did.!!!  If only we had started cooking those chocolate coins we were going to make.!!!!  If only we hadn't made those paper aeroplanes.!!!!!If only.  If only.  If only.  I could go on all day.  At the end of the day, we left him alone with an open fire. 'Nough said.

 

I decided not to go out yesterday.  The house is so untidy, I thought it would be a good idea to spend the day cleaning up.

I did start to catch up on my alerts yesterday morning.  Adam was making aeroplanes.  The weather was lovely.  The rain had stopped.  It was sunny.  I thought we might be able to get out on the bikes later.  Ade was here.  Good food.  We were gonna have a nice lazy day.  It didn't happen.

 

We only really light the log fire when there is someone to sit and watch it, which is what we were doing.   It has a habit of spitting bits out and burning the carpet, plus it goes out very quickly if you don't watch it, so you need someone to keep throwing logs on it. We have a fire guard around it, which was still in place after the accident, so we don't really know how it happened.

 

The phone rang.  I ran upstairs to use the decent phone.  The ones downstairs don't have a very good signal.  It was another booking.  Keith followed me to see what they needed. 

Adam came into the bedroom, no screaming, no shouting.  Just said his aeroplane had flown in to the fire and flown back out and had burnt his hand. 

I sort of shoved him into the bathroom, ran the cold tap on to his hand. He said the aeroplane was still on fire on the carpet.  I told him to keep his hand under the cold water and then I quickly ran downstairs to check that the house wasn't on fire.  Nothing.

At this stage his hand didn't look too bad.  Obviously we could see it was a hospital job.  He had lost quite a few layers of skin of his index finger on his right hand,  and there was the beginning of a blister on his ring finger.  By now Laura and Ade were up.  Laura stayed with Adam while I quickly got dressed, collected coats and shoes.  Keith went to bring the car round to the front of the house.

We wrapped Adams hand in a wet towel, and took a bottle of water with us to keep pouring on it as we drove.  It's a half hour drive to the A&E.  It was the longest time you can imagine.

Adam still wasn't crying.  I think he must have been in shock.

When we got to the hospital and saw the triage nurse, and we took the towel off.  I was in shock.  His whole hand was burnt. All of his fingers were blistered, His whole hand was the colour of a tomato.

The nurse gave him some pain relief straight away. She ran cold water into the sink, got a wheelchair and had him sit there with his hand in the water while she took details.

And then we waited, and waited, and waited.

Adam still wasn't crying.  He was worried that they would keep him in overnight.

When we did see the doctor, she didn't believe our story, she kept coming back to ask Adam how it happened, so maybe we might get a visit from child protection services.  I know they have to be careful.

To be quite honest we know it couldn't have happened how Adam said it did.  The fire guard was still in place.  We think his plane did go into the fire, but we think he reached over the guard to rescue it. That's when he got burned.  He put his hand into the fire.  We did ask him, but he got upset, so we just left it.  It's done now.

Anyway the doctor told him to keep his hand out of the water so that it would dry a bit before they dressed it.

Then Adam started crying, screaming, jumping up and down.  His hand must have still been burning, the blistering was still coming up.

We still had to wait half an hour, and to be honest I think if Adam hadn't been screaming we would have been longer.

They gave him some more pain relief, and smothered his hand in Flamazine, and dressed it in Bactigra, melonin, and double wrapped it in bandages.

Adam was still screaming when we came out of the hospital.  He did sleep for a little while on the way home.

We spent most of the rest of the day just cuddled up under a sleeping bag on the settee together.

There is nothing wrong with his appetite.

 

The doctor was a bit worried about it becoming infected, and skin damage over his knuckles, so we just have to wait and see.

He has to return to the hospital on Monday afternoon to be reviewed.  I hope it will be looking much better by then. 

 

So that's what happened yesterday.

I better go and make a start on the washing and ironing, and maybe get a bit of housework done.  It will depend on how Adam is when he wakes.

Right, a cup of tea first I think. :)

 

Thank you for all your best wishes and for keeping Adam in your prayers. You don't know how much that means to me. You are the best. I am indeed Blessed. Thank you.

 

Carolxx

 

Waiting time: 1 Hour and 20 minutes!!

Just a quick entry tonight.

Adam had an accident today. 

Somehow, we aren't sure how exactly, he managed to burn his hand quite badly on the open fire which we had burning today.

We rushed him to the A&E, where we had to wait for an hour and a half before he was treated.

He isn't too bad in himself.  Obviously he was in shock.  The hospital gave him lots of pain relief in a very short time.  He has a very large bandage on his hand.  I've given him some more pain killers, and at least he is sleeping now.

I too, am off to my bed now as well,  just in case he wakes in the night.

I'll do an update tomorrow.

Goodnight.

Carolxx

Rain, Sheep and no job!!

 

Hope you have all had a good week so far.  I'm sorry I haven't been visiting journals this week.  The house has been chaotic.  Since New Year the phone hasn't stopped ringing, and E-mails have been coming thick and fast.  I'm not complaining mind you, we need the bookings.  :)  I will try to catch up a bit tonight.

 

Today it is cold.  It's pouring with rain although there is not much wind. It's quite soothing actually sitting here just listening to the rain on the windows.

 

I went to sign on at the agency this morning.  Unfortunately they don't have any jobs available for the hours I need.  The girl I spoke to was very helpful though and she gave me a few companies to ring direct, which I will do.  I will also try and find some good child care for Adam.  So all in all I was a bit disappointed, but then I knew the hours I need would be difficult.

 

Do you remember the sheep from a couple of days ago.???  Well, I am not sure if they took any sheep out of the field, or whether they were bringing them in.  Looking in the field yesterday there still seems to be a lot of sheep in there. !!!!!  :)  So I don't know.

 

Thank you for all your comments on Wednesday.  It got me thinking about the Dyson. 

I have to say that it is quite a noisy hoover, but I haven't really got anything to compare it with. 

I have had a Dyson for a good number of years, and I have to say it is the best hoover I have ever had, which is why I always replace it with another one. 

I have a small hoover, not a Dyson, which I leave in the caravan, but even that is a bit noisy. 

This is my third Dyson. 

The first one went with a bang after my dog, Scamp, for some reason known only to himself decided to cock his leg up it and peed all over it.  Not good!!!:)  The second one, well what can I say, it was abused.

 

Yesterday, didn't really do much either.  We went shopping.  We needed some things for the caravan. 

Adam needed some new swimming shorts for this morning.  The ones he has are a bit tight, but he has had to manage with them, because we could not find any anywhere. 

And believe me we looked.!!! 

I was going to look again this morning, but the weather was so horrible and cold, we just came home instead.  I have until next Friday to get him some new ones, so it wasn't that urgent today.

 

Keith is off work today sick.  Man flu. 'Nuff said.

 

I thought I would leave you with some photos of the baby elephant.  The photos don't show just how big it is.  But you get the general idea.

 

 

This is sort of the side view

 

This is the front to the back.

 

Indigo, I would like to thank you for the beautiful comment you left.  It was very much appreciated by both Laura and myself.  Thank you again.

 

Update:  Since I wrote this entry the wind has got up, rain is still pouring and we have snow falling.  I'm not getting too excited because I know it won't last.

 

Have a good evening everyone.

 

Baby elephant and lamb chops.

 

 I bet that caught your attention didn't it.???

 

On Sunday, we didn't do very much,  Just a bit of shopping.  We did go to the local tip and got rid of a load of rubbish.  When we came home, we realised that we had left my old hoover behind.  Oh well, it will have to wait until next time.

 

I didn't tell you did I, that I had to have a new hoover.  A couple of days after we had had the new carpet down, I came to hoover it and my hoover gave an almighty bang, and just gave up.  It was a bit on the old side, maybe five years old or so.  Not very old you may say, but it had been battered a bit.  It fell down the stairs twice. No, I didn't drop it.!!!  It fell all by itself.  No.  Honestly.  One minute it was standing on top of the stairs, and the next we heard an almighty crash, and when we looked it was lying in the hall.  So I suppose it's lucky it's lasted this long.  Anyway I bought a new one.  Another Dyson, but an uptodate one.  It's lovely.  For a hoover.!!!  ;)

 

A baby elephant.  What can I say. 

 

 

 

We have been looking for a couple of TV's to put in our caravans. 

At the moment they only have small portables in there. 

They are just to small. 

Keith saw a 32in TV advertised in the newspaper. 

We rang them.  "Come and have a look" the man said.  We did. 

Well,!!!  I am not joking. it was the size of a baby elephant. 

Plus it had a very bad scratch down the side.  Yes, it can be got out, but not good enough to put in a caravan. 

The man left us to decide. 

We both, that is Keith and I, decided, yes it was just too big. 

It was a bargain at only £100 for the TV and the stand.  But we couldn't really use it. 

The man came back, and I heard my husband say "will you take £80" for it.  WTH. 

I glared at Keith with one of those looks that says. "What the hell are you saying." 

I should have spoke up LOUDLY, I know. 

I didn't. 

You can tell how big it was, we had to put the back seats down in the back of the car to fit it in. 

It took two of them to carry it. 

I'm sorry, I've laughing now just remembering how funny it was.  I should have had a video camera.  I would have made a fortune.

So now I have this great big telly in my living room, and we have decided to take our own TV to the caravan instead.

We still have to get another one yet.!!!

I think I will take Laura with me instead next time.!!!!  :)

 

Adam went back to school on Monday. 

The new bus driver is very nice and friendly. 

He took good care of the kids getting on.  Checked their seatbelts and made sure they were buckled in properly. 

This is what we like to see. 

We are trusting this driver with our most precious gifts. He better take good care of them. 

I followed him to school.  His driving seems OK.  For now.

 

I have an interview with an agency on Friday.  They had some jobs advertised, so I rang and they asked me to go and see them.  So hopefully I might have a job for Monday.  Wish me luck.

 

Not much on today.  I have bought some garden furniture.  For the caravans.  I've bought four garden chairs and a table, a barbecue, a parasol and two cast iron bases for just over a £100.  A bargain.  In the sales.

 

I pulled up outside the house.  There was a big truck parked at the edge of the field.  I knew what that meant.  They had come to collect the sheep, which I have been watching for the past few weeks from my bedroom window, while I'm on the computer.  It was sad.  The sheep came trotting up to the van. They didn't need herding on there, they just walked on.  I suppose they have gone to market and will probably be lamb chops on someone's plate.  They haven't taken them all though.  I can still see a few in the field.  I wonder if the van will come back for them.???

 

Well, that's about it for now.

 

Hope you all have a good Wednesday.

 

 

 

Guess what.... we had snow yesterday.

 

 

              

 

For all of 60 SECONDS.  Then the sun came out.  We did have quite a bit of rain though and some hail, and it was cold.  Oh well!!! 

 

This morning the weather looks a bit calmer.  It doesn't look like there is much wind, the trees aren't even moving.

 

Not really much to tell today.

 

Still getting used to my glasses.  Everything is still a bit sloping and the floor still looks blurred.  I keep tripping over things.  But I'm wearing them all day now, rather than just for a few hours a day.  I haven't driven in them yet.  Don't know whether I will chance that.  We'll see tomorrow.  Keeping the lenses clean is a problem.  Usually just a wipe with a cloth does the job, but it's leaving them smeared.  I may have to get some proper cleaner.

 

Adam goes back to school tomorrow so it will be back to normality now.  They have a new bus company driving them to school now, so I might follow the bus to school just to see how they drive.  One of the moms usually does this to just check.  Although the kids know to tell if they don't like the driver's driving.

 

We will be taking all the Christmas decorations down to day.  It doesn't seem like they have been up five minutes.  This holiday season has just flown.

 

I have been quite busy the last few days.  It seems like everyone is starting to book their summer holidays.  I have taken three booking for our caravans in the last two days, and I have had several enquiries. So that is good news.

 

Yesterday we took Adam to have his haircut, and Laura had hers done at the same time. We also went to the local tip and got rid of everything that is broken, we were never going to get them fixed, so they went.

 

That's about it I think.  Nothing planned for today except maybe a bit of shopping.

 

Have you noticed I haven't mentioned my car.  Yes,!!!!  I have it back on the road. JUST!!!  Yesterday Keith phoned to see if they had had the part delivered.  The chap said NO.  WTH.  Keith told him that we need the car back for Monday.  Chap said he would ring the dealer to see if they could get the part delivered today (saturday).  We weren't having none of this, we rang the dealer ourselves, only to be told it had already been delivered. Keith rang the garage back,  Oh suddenly they have the part.  Keith told him "I'm bringing the car over now" So he did.  They charged us over DOUBLE what they told us it would cost.  We will never, never, never use that garage again!!!! and we will never recommend it to anyone.  Enough said.!!!

 

I am calm now and I'm going to drink my tea, which Keith has very kindly brought up to me.  He is useful sometimes.  I have to go do Adam some breakfast as well.  I also have 107 alerts.  I am never going to catch up.  I'm sorry.  I will read some later though.

 

I hope you all have a great Sunday.

 

 

 

 

I love this tag.  Thank you Donna.

 

 

 

NO SNOW, NO CAR but...

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I'm H.A.P.P.Y.  I'm H.A.P.P.Y. I know I am. I'm sure I am.  I'm H.A.P.P.  H.A.P.P.   H.A.P.P.Yyyyyy.

 

Why??? You may well ask.  Yesterday I had a phone call to say my new glasses were ready for pick up.

You may not think this is something to be doing cartwheels over, but let me tell you, it is so good to be able to read close up again.!!!!:) 

You probably didn't know that I wear glasses.  How could you.????

I first started wearing glasses in 1977, when I started to learn to drive. 

I wore contact lenses for a few years, until my eyes got too bad and they couldn't make contacts for me any more. 

Due to one thing or another, I haven't had a new pair of glasses for about three or maybe even four years now. 

My eyes had got so bad, I haven't been able to read with my glasses on or off, and trying to get a splinter out of Adam's finger was nigh on impossible. :( 

I needed a pair for reading and a pair for everyday use.  If you knew me well, you would know that I loose everything. 

My handbag I have left in shops,  My purse I have left.  Once I left my brand new pair of shoes, they'd never been worn, on the top of the car and I drove of with them still on there and they were never seen again.!!!!  It's true.  Honestly.

So you can imagine my horror when she suggested two pairs.  NO WAY.

So I opted for varifocals. 

 

Oh My I have just noticed there are sheep walking past my car.  I'll have to get a photo.  Ok I'm back got some photos but they are no brilliant. I just love living here.!!!!!  Now where was I.  Oh yes.  Varifocals.

 

They tell me it can take six weeks to get used to them,  I'm only to wear them for a few hours a day, and definitely not to drive in them.  At the moment I feel I am sliding off my chair, everything is sloping, and if I don't turn my head properly, it's a bit blurry.  Well,  I will persevere.!!! :)

 

Well, still have no snow here!!  I did see a bit of news yesterday and saw that Scotland I think had quite a bit.  Sadly I heard there has been a fatality already.  Sending condolences to the family.  I feel guilty now that I have been asking for snow.  Just a little bit would have made me happy.  I had such a lovely time as a child in the snow, when we had 6ft snow drifts and had to dig ourselves out of the back door.  So exciting when you are only eight  yrs old.!!  As I was saying to someone this morning, I am a Cancerian, which makes me a romantic.  What can I say.!!  :)

 

As for the car.  Well,  all I can say is that I am calmer today.  It's a good job Laura was on the computer yesterday because I was having a serious rant.!!! :(

The garage in question, which we will never use again, hadn't even ordered the part until Wednesday 2nd .  It should have been there on Thursday 3rd.  NO. It hadn't turned up.  Still no phone call as yet. It's now 10.17am. on Friday 4th.  It is a good job I do not have to phone them.  I am not renowned for my even temper.!!!!  So I am still without transport. :(

 

Well, this has turned into a rambling entry.  Sorry.  Adam is trying to open cans of cat food to feed the cats, so I had better get off here and go sort him out, before he cuts himself.

 

Have a great Friday. 

 

NO SNOW!!!!

You Had an Average Year

While you had some setbacks, your year also brought some good things. All in all, things mostly evened out. That's just how life works. Focus on what went well for you - and what you can improve. A new year is a perfect reason to give yourself a fresh start!

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I'm not sure where I saw this link.  So I apologise for not giving credit to the person I snagged it off.

Good morning to everyone.  I hope you all had a good day yesterday.

Well I woke this morning to find NO SNOW!!!! :(  I haven't seen the news yet this morning so I don't know if there has been any snow, in other parts of the country.  If there has I WANT IT.!!!  They promised us snow, the least they could do is deliver.  I think I need another cup of tea. I'm ranting. Either too much caffeine, or not enough.!!! :)

The house is quiet at the moment.  Adam is still asleep, Keith has gone to work, and Laura is still sleeping.  So I thought I might do a little entry, although not much to tell this morning. 

I haven't been out anywhere as I still don't have my car.  Hopefully they will ring today to say they have the part and to bring it down and they'll do it today.  Then I only have to get the tax, and whooooo hoooooo, I'll be back on the road.

The weather yeasterday was vile, just rain, rain, and more rain. And it's cold, and windy.  Yuck.  Even the cats didn't go out.  They were all curled up under the radiator.  Wuzzys!!!

Just pottered about catching up on a few jobs.  Washing, drying, recycling, and up to my elbows in cat litter.  Lovely.  Adam had his friends round, and they weren't much trouble.  I spent a few hours filling in application forms and looking in the job centre, and the paper for a job.  I think this needs to be my priority at the moment.  I have to find a job.  SOON.  I'm sure something will turn up.

I think that's it for now.  I am going to pour myself a cup of tea, and jump in the shower, just in case they ring about the car.  I don't mean to imply I only have a shower when I have to go out.  No. No.  I have been known to have a shower even when I'm staying in. Lol

I have 114 journal alerts this morning, so I'm sorry if I haven't been by lately.  I will catch up.

Have a good Thursday.

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Well look at that I managed to get a little slideshow going.  Don't know how I did it but there it is. The only problem is when Adam just looked at it, he was upset because there were pictures of him missing.  Drat!!!!!

Anyway I have tried to do it again.  Sorry for the multiple alerts.

The pictures aren't brilliant but they were taken at the party last night.  I wish I had remembered to take more, especially full length ones of all of us.  Adam looked very smart in his shirt and black jeans.  Not his usual attire as you can imagine!!! :)

Just wanted to say.  Kath, Laura loved the poem you left for her.  She copied it down and was reading it out to everyone.  Thank you for that.

Is anyone having trouble with You Tube today. Or is it just me?????   I can't get anything to play on it today.  Grr.

I think I deserve a cup of tea.

Take care everyone.