Seasons Greetings To One And All...

with thanx to missie for this lovely seasonal graphic

 Hi everyone...I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

I hav'nt been online again lately as i've been busy and what with one thing or another going on around me that i can't go into, i just hav't had the time to spare online.

Last week, "?" myself and "ST" went into Barking town centre to have a look around. "ST" bought a PS3 game with the rest of the money he had been saving for weeks and i bought myself another book "SPOOKS" its a book of the series on TV. I hav'nt bought presents for anyone this year, i gave them all money instead so they can buy what they really want. I do hate buying gifts esspecially when they're not wanted, its just a waste of money.

I went round to Aunt "D" last Sunday for the day and we had a good chat. She is going to spend christmas day with her son and family, they will  be going to friends in Basildon which i know she will enjoy and shes looking forward too! Aunt "D" told me shes got her appointment at Queens Hospital for an opperation on her leg 8/1/08 she will be home the same day.

Little Kayliegh next door came home from Hospital Friday. I'm so pleased shes home for her first christmas...Bless Her!

Yesterday Saturday... When "?" came in he took me to get the rest of my christmas shopping at Morrison., He dropped me off at 8am as normal and came back to pick me up an hour later. The shop was absolutely crowded that early in the morning, it was a nightmare to get round the shop, Gawd knows what it was like later on in the day. Later, "?" and i went to pick "ST" for the day and i made pie and mash with parsley sauce for dinner. "ST" and i like lashings of vinegar and pepper on ours. We all thoughly enjoyed our dinner which made a change as i had'nt made any for quite some time.

It is freezing fog outside, its been like that all day and its getting thicker, i'm so glad that i don't have to go out today, but i do hope its cleared up by tomorrow though as "?" and i will be going to pick "ST" up so we can go to the Heathway shops to buy some last minute bits and pieces for christmas. Mind you, i've got all i need to get really, but i do like to look around the shops this time of the year it makes me feel so christmassy.

Christmas Eve evening has always been THE moment for me. I remember going to a catholic church one christmas eve midnight mass with my friend, i had never been inside a catholic church before and every christmas i always remember that church with the congregation singing christmas carols and when we came out after the service had ended it was snowing and the church bells were ringing, it looked like a christmas card. I think it was either 1964 or 1965 and i don't remember it snowing christmas morning since then.

Well, i'm off now to do a couple of things before "?" returns around 5pm, so Merry Christmas to one and all... Best Wishes!

with thanx to missie for this lovely tag...

   

The Last Couple of Weeks...

  Hi everyone... I hav'nt been online for a while as i've been doing a few chores in the evenings after "?" had left and by the time i had finished i was too tired to go on the computer.

   "?" is feeling much better than he has of late, although he still has his ups and downs. "?" went along to the dentist last week, but the dentist was unable to do any work to his teeth, because of his heart condition. The dentist gave him a prescription for Amoxil sachet which is antibiotics and "?" has to take it along to his next appointment which is Thursday, tomorrow. Hes to take the medication an hour before the dentist can tend to his teeth. The reason for this is to prevent the heart going into shock. This is the pocedure for anyone who has heart problems. I've never new that one before myself. Next Tuesday is "?" birthday he will be 57 this year...hes a big boy now, i might let him out to play...lol.

  Do you remember the premature baby next door who was in the national news and has many health problems that i've mentioned before. Well, little Kayleigh had to go back into The London Hospital two weeks ago to have an opperation on her bowel again. Jaimie her mum told me that the baby's lower bowel had to be removed as it was diseased and the upper bowel had to be stretched to be attached lower down. Jaimie was telling me that little Kayleigh won't have any feeling to go to the toilet. Poor little mite has certainly gone through traumatic times in her short life, shes only 10 months old God Bless her. She is now on the mend and hopefully she will be home for her first christmas

  Last week i added sky movie channels to veiw over the christmas period. and i also ordered an office chair for my computer as the other chair kept cutting into my legs and it arrived today. "ST" fitted it altogether for me, hes a good boy. My b/i/l "H" came by Tuesday and  he tried to fix my vidio recorder for me but without any success, never mind. I also posted the rest of my christmas cards this week too. I've still got a few bits of shopping to get in for christmas which i will do next week.

   Yesterday i phoned aunt "D" to let her know that i will be round to see her next Sunday for the day. She is ok and she still has'nt heard from the hospital about her opperation on her leg. I was going to go to visit her a couple of weeks ago, but she had a chest infection, so i did'nt go incase i caught it. I know that sounds selfish, but i have asthma and if i got a chest infection i normally end up in hospital and aunt "D" knows my situation on that scale, even so, it does make me feel guilty knowing that shes on her own when shes ill.

  "ST" was here today, he was on the computer earlier as he normally does when hes here. "?" and i left "ST" here while we went to the local shop. While i was there i bought aunt "D" one of those daily diaries, shes always writting in a diary and theres not much room to write in the smaller diaries and she is always running out of room to write.

   Well, thats all my news for now. I hope your all keeping well and in good health and getting into the christmas spirit, myself, i'm feeling all christmassy and i can't wait to see the grandchildrens faces when they open their presents on christmas day. Thats christmas to me, to see the kids happy...Best Wishes to one and all and everyone to take care!  

with thanx to missie for this lovely siggy...

Mixed-up couple of weeks...

with thanx to Chris for this graphic...

A couple of weeks ago i was feeling all christmasy and on top of everything and things started to fall nicely into place. But over the last two weeks "?" has been here most of the time as he has'nt been at all well in himself. He has been in a lot of pain which makes his depression even worse and hes been sitting up in the chair all night long rocking back and forth to try to ease the pain, he says the nights seem so long. The GP can't give him any stronger pain killers, because of the heart disease he has. "?" has never been one to let on that hes in pain or upset in any way in front of anyone, people have always seen him as a strong person with his head held high. He is feeling a lot better than he was and left Sunday and returned this morning as normal.

The last couple of weeks have been really mixed up and i hav'nt done many chores either, because i've been trying to keep quite around "?". I've just tided around and sat down watched TV and read my books and i've wrote all my christmas cards out, stamped and ready for posting.Today, i've been down in myself, but i did get some chores done and i've decided to do some christmas shopping tomorrow. I hav'nt got much to get really as my daughter has asked me to spend christmas day with her and "Z", so i am looking forward to that. She's not going to her friends now, her friend is coming to her for boxing day instead.

I phoned aunt "D" yesterday, she is ill with a chest infection and has been put on steroids. My cousins wife "M" who has got cancer in both lungs is to start chemo sometime before christmas, i don't know any more than that.

I had someone from the council round about my kitchen sink and they will be putting in a new one in before christmas.

I hav't got any more news, so i will leave it here and hope you all have a good week ahead of you. Best wishes to one and all...

 

Kitchen Sink, Romford...

Thursday 1/11/07...Today has been quite. "?" has'nt been too well in himself today. I got a few chores done this morning. After dinner "?" watched TV and i went off to do some more of the jig-saw puzzle which is coming along nicely. After "?" left around 6pm and i got on with a few more chores before settling down to watch some TV and read some of my book before settling down for the night.

Friday 2/11/07... Another quite day, much the same as yesterday, although, i did get my cardi finished off this last week which i forgot to mention and should have been finished months ago.

Saturday 3/11/07... "?" took me to get my w/end shopping and later to pick-up "ST" for the day. When we got home "ST" was telling us his mum "L" took him and "J" to Hippo's circus yesterday and they had a lovely time. "?" was'nt feeling to good, so "ST" and i left him watching a film and went to my room, "ST" went online while i watched my TV and we were chatting about what he was reading online. Later, we took "ST" home and after "?" had left i got a few chores done then settled down to watch TV and later read a chapter of my book.The fireworks have been going off all night

Sunday 4/11/07... "?" came in for an hour then left and i got a few chores done. After dinner i spent the afternoon doing some of the jig-saw puzzle and listened to the radio. Later, "?" returned for an hour then left and i settled to watch some TV and later read a chapter of my book before settling down for the night.The fireworks are going off last night they were still letting them off gone 1am.

Monday 5/11/07... "?" has'nt been too well again and his face is all red. I expect his B/P could be up. I made an appointment for him to see the GP, but thats in 2 weeks time. Nothing has happened today. It is 5pm and the fireworks have started already, the odd couple have been let off during the day, probably the yobs and later this evening. I got a few chores done before i tried to get online, but i was having probs and could'nt stay on for long, so i settled to watch TV and read a chapter of my book. There's lots of people letting their fireworks off around here and late into the night again.

Tuesday 6/11/07... Today was much the same as yesterday really.

Wednesday 7/11/07... This morning "?" took me to get my weekly shop and then to pick "ST" up for a couple of hours. He is getting on ok with his school home work and he said he feels better by being at home. When we came back home all under my kitchen sink had flooded, i don't know how long its been like it and i did'nt noticed any leak at all anyway, i had to call out the council as an emergency apoinment to get it fixed and my cupboard shelf under the sink is all warped, so i phoned the council back and they are sending someone out to look at it  16/11/ to see if i need a new one. Mind you i've never had a new sink unit before and my kitchen has'nt been refurbished like the government has stated on the news either, nor has a couple of my neighbors either. My kitchen is in its raw state like the 50's. I have a table to work on and one wall unite which "?" fitted on the wall for me. We were told our house would have a fitted kitchen by 2004. this was in 2001. I was told when i rang the council about it ( several times i might add )  they said the council have ran out of money. ( spent in the wrong places i think they mean or in their own pockets) Theres been houses around this area thatshad two lots of new fitted kitchens put in to my none. Still, its a council house and beggars can't be choosers as the saying goes. Anyway, "?" and i had to clean up the mess once the workman had left. Later, we took "ST" home, then we went along to "SH" house near by to pick-up "Z" school pic so i could scan it and make couple more. We stayed for half hour then left. And "?" left soon after we got home and i settled down to watch TV for the evening and read some of my book.

Thursday 8/11/07... Today has been quite really, i did'nt do any chores at all, just lounged around doing my own thing.

Friday 9/11/07...  This morning i went along to see my GP about the anti-depressants that i was put on. He told me i can only stay on them for six months then i will have to be weaned off them. I am feeling ok in myself, but i'm still getting some of the pains in my head and neck here and there, but not as severe as they was before i started on the anti-depressants ( they are being used on me in a low dosage that acts as a strong pain killer ) which at this moment in time i am feeling grateful for.

This afternoon i went online for a while to read my emails  and found that sky had changed the signing-in method and the emails have been changed too, i can now see who they are from and i can see my alerts clearly now not like before when they were HTML gibberish and i can see and send pics inside the emails too which is much better. "?" left and returned later for an hour and after he had left i tried to go back online, but i was unable too. I had server probs.

Saturday 10/11/07... "?" took me to get my w/end shop and later we went to pick up "ST" for the day and i posted the pics and money for "Z" christmas pressy through "SH" letterbox they were staying over at  "SH" friend "ASH"  house in Maldern in Essex for the weekend. When we got home we all chatted for a while. After dinner "?" did'nt feel too good and he rested on the sofa while "ST" and i went to my room, he on the computer and i watched TV and we chatted about things in general. Later, we took "ST" home and "?" left soon after. Later, i tried to get back online myself, but i was unable too , so i settled to watch TV for the evening.

Sunday 11/11/07... "?" came in for an hour then left and i got on with a few and later i got some more of the jig-saw puzzle done and listened to the radio. "?" returned later for an hour then left and i watched TV and read my book before i settled down for the night.

Monday 12/11/07... This morning i went along to see the diabetic nurse, she said my colesterol has come down from 6.7 to 5.3 which i'm pleased about and i've to carry on with the meds as they are. "?" is still unwell and feeling depressed. The rest of the day was quite, "?" was in the lounge watching TV. This afternoon i went to do some more of the puzzle and went online to check my emails. After "?" had left i got a couple of chores done then i went to go back online and everything kept freezing on me so i closed down for the evening and watched TV and read a chapter of my book.

Tuesday 13/11/07... This morning when "?" came in we went to pick "ST" up as we were all going into Romford to look around the shops for "ST" christmas pressy. While i was waiting for "ST", "SH" came along the road and she ended up coming with us to Romford. When we got there "?" and "ST" went off on their own and "SH" and i went our way. I gave "SH" the money i was going to give her for christmas and she bought herself a coat for the winter which made better sense than waiting untill christmas to give her the money. I bought myself a book in WHSmiths an autobiography by William Roache ( Ken in corri ) "Soul on the Street".  I've read a bit of it and i'm finding it interesting and funny in parts. I phoned "?" to find out where they were and he never had his phone switched on. I tried again a bit later, then we met up we made our way to the car and bought some rolls and came home, although i would have loved to have stayed there longer, but it was very tiring. When we got home and ate our rolls, "?" dropped "SH" off at the Heathway so she could buy a couple of bits on her way home and collect "Z" from school. "ST" had bought a PSP game and another David Ike book. I ordered a watch for him out of my catologue in October, but it wo'nt be here untill December, because it is out of stock. Anyway, hes got that for a present too. This afternoon i had to have a lie down as i felt so exhausted, "?" felt the same, i think he done well really, because he said he did'nt feel to good before we came out. "ST" decided to stay over. After "?" had left around 8.30pm "ST" went online and i watched TV. 

Wednesday 14/11/07... This morning "?" took me to get my weekly shop before "ST" got up. I hav'nt done any chores today as i'm feeling lethargic today. "ST" was talking to "?" about the Government and the discussions on TV this morning. I went online this afternoon for while "ST" was still chatting to "?" and around 3.30pm "A" dropped by to pick up "ST" and took him home. "?" left around 8pm and i then came back online. I will have to get some chores done tomorrow as i hav'nt done any the last two days. Thats all my news for now. I hope you have all been keeping well, so Best Wishes to you all and Take Care...

                                                                                      

HAPPY HALLOWEEN FOLK'S...

 

Halloween's a sudden BOO!!
And just as quick a scream:
Laughing in the scary dark,
Loving friendly fright.
On Halloween, witches come true;
Wild ghosts escape from dreams.
Each monster dances in the park,
Eating candy like a shark--
Now kiss and say goodnight!

 

Its that time of year HALLOWEEN is almost upon us and the kids will be out trick or treating. I know my grandchildren "Z" and "J" will be doing just that, they've got their witches hats and costumes and they're both excited. I don't understand them, because the pair of them are scared of ghost stories and monsters and things that go bump in the night...lollol. "SH" and "L" will be with them and a couple of other kids and their parents will be going around their area with them too. I've never done anything like this myself and i had'nt even heard of it when i was a kid.

   

This last week has been quite really. "ST" was here last Saturday. "?" has had ups and downs depression-wise. And i've been ok, i've kept myself busy with chores and watching TV and reading. Today, i went to have my colesterol blood test

   

Aunt "D" phoned me yesterday she is still waiting for word as to when she is to have her opperation to remove the cancer on her leg. There is no news on "M" at the moment, she is due to go into hospital first week in November for cancer on both her lungs. I don't know how bad it is, but i do hope and pray that the Drs can do something for her.

 

I hope you all have a good week and a Happy Halloween to all you who do participate. Best Wishes to you all...