Insecurity

Life is full of insecurities at the moment. 

Work - the CF looks as if it has run its course...

Home - We will live at YTC for 5 years if 'people' agree to terms of repayment of debts. 

Husband - not sure what he is up to?  More about this in future posts, just a hunch at the moment. 

Children - both getting on with life, feel very optimistic for D and his family; K could really come good now she is 'with-child'. Both of them give me great joy and hope for the future. 

Scooby ran off this morning to AW, I left him - poor dog is bored.  Leo is slowly going bald and grey and is happy lolling around the house (like me!)

Grey Cat - Smokey hasn't been home for a couple of days, nothing new there, he quite often strays and terrorises the cats in Lower Frith.  Black Cat - Smudge, meowing for attention; food; letting out in the middle of the night; as per usual.

I feel like I am standing on the edge; waiting to jump! 

I'll all be fine tomorrow when the mundanity of cleaning kicks in.  Oh, and my best friend and surrogate mother arrives to make it all OK.

More Family!!!

Exciting and joyous day yesterday, Kirsty had her 12 week scan and all is well with the baby.  Grandchild number 2 on the way and I am delighted!!

Grey Hair

What I am hoping for! Ha ha!

Fed up with (and unable to afford to keep) my dyed blonde locks, I have decided it is time to go grey!

Now, I know this is not going to be the outcome (see photo left), but I can try to emulate this foxy beauty.  Judy Dench, Jamie Lee Curtis, Helen Mirren and countless others have overcome the unflattering and unsexy prejudice of women with grey hair. 

Anne Kreamer is my inspiration (see photo right), she had the courage to stop colouring her hair and now looks fabulous (she is the same age as me). 

Roll on tomorrow when my journey begins and I have more money to spend on Phoebe!

Family

Had the most wonderful week, I've seen loads of Catherine and Phoebe, they even came into work so I could show them both off!!!

Bethan and I went to see The Inbetweeners (what a chuckle) and saw Kirsty for 5 minutes, she looks remarkably well, and very beautiful, it is obviously suiting her.

Visits and visitors

Day off work to take Kimmy and Chelsea to the airport. Made the most of it by taking Scoobs with me to see my lovely daughter in law and darling Phoebe. We walked into Lichfield (left poor Honey at home as she has a poorly shoulder). Had tea and scones at an outside cafe near the cathedral. Walked home via Beacon Park, stopping to breast-feed a hungry Phoebe. Catherine ended up carrying her all the way home, she wanted to watch the windy-world go by. Beautiful autumnal day, sunshine and whirly orange leaves.


Kirsty popped in on her way home from seeing Vicky in Dundee. She had to pick Growler from Tenbury. She's very emotional. Crying, terribly upset, Pep misbehaving - playing with her feelings. I really hope she gets things sorted before the baby is born. Very, very happy to see her and she did look well considering she'd just driven back from Scotland. I really want this pregnancy to go well for her, it's the beginning of a precious new life, my grandchild. x

Weekend

Picked up Kim my stepsister and her daughter Chelsea from airport. They came to stay for a few days, Kim auditioning for Total Wipeout in Birmingham.

Popped in to see Daz and Cat for an hour, Phoebe in not a very good mood. :( Catherine's homemade cake was yummy! See you again tomorrow Phoebe sweetie and again on Wednesday and Thursday. How lucky am I? It's going to be a good week xxx

Went with Chelsea to see romcom -Friends with Benefits while Kim was auditioning. Surprisingly good. Love Justin Timberlake x

We think Kim got through to Argentina!!! Brilliant x

iPhone

This is my new case for my iphone (thank you Apple for the shiny new iphone). The 'Skech' cover is made of hard rubber, feels fantastic and doesn't mark/smudge/smear and won't get lost in the handbag. Happy Days.

Best Laid Plans.....

Looks like my 'best laid plans' for moving to Lichfield have been dashed!!  I know that some people will not believe us when we tell them that this decision has been taken out of our hands - Eamonn and myself have no other option. We have to follow a 5 year plan or we're f***ed!  We are currently putting things in place to start the next chapter in our lives, austerity calls and I am not looking forward to it. 

Still, as I said to my dearest friend, Jan, there are much worse places than Frith Common to be stuck in for 5 years. 

Phoebe, I really wanted to live around the corner to you (not sure your Dad and Mum were so keen though?)  Anyway, your Dad has plans to go to warmer climes.

Accidents

Before I begin, she is, as far as I know, OK.  My step-daughter 'E' has had an awful summer.  After passing her test, she hit a deer - killing it; fortunatley she was fine. 

Then there was the horsefly incident - she was on crutches for a couple of weeks with a leg the size of an elephant's.

Now, yesterday, as a passenger in the back of a friend's car (young male) she has had an horrific accident. It puts everything in perspective.  Can't wait to see her.

I missed you Phoebe this weekend, Dad and Mum didn't pick up the phone until Sunday night, so only managed a Skype. I'll see you next Saturday x

Apple

Saturday - Went into Birmingham with Bethan and Bella -  visited the Apple Store to ask if they could fix the broken screen on 'B's  ipod Touch. Unbelievably, they gave me a brand new one, B was ecstatic (ipod touch no. 3). 

Whilst there, told the charming chap about my disaster earlier in the week (I had washed my precious iphone 3Gs 32gb).  I didn't expect anything (sympathy perhaps) but the darling fella told me to bring it in and he would replace it with a brand new one for £139. 

I am still flabbergasted!  My phone was over 2 years old, well used, well loved and washed.  I now have a shiny new iphone and Apple are my heroes.

(Your Gran is a gadget junky!)

Surprise

What a surprise, looking through my email today I came across one from 'Blogger', inviting me to check out my old blog, only 2 old posts exist from 2004, over 7 years ago. It's an omen, I promise to write twice a week for posterity and Phoebe. Not that she will be remotely interested in her old Granny's boring life.