Some People Never Give Up

Why is it some people are just put on this earth to PISS YOU OFF?

No matter what they do, how many lies they tell, they never manage to get caught out?

If what my daughter believes about karma - they'll get it in the behind one of these days.

LOOK OUT!

CLIMBING THE WALLS

Ok it's been 6 months since my last post!

The tendonitis has cleared up nicely. However once that went my knee went too and last Monday I had knee arthroscopy and a meniscul repair. Not been up and about as quickly as i would have like and have been confined to barracks for the past week.

Had a bit of a wake up call at the beginning of the year too which spurred me on to my latest health kick which has lasted so far.

During the past 6 months I have disgarded 10% of my body weight - losing 29.5 lbs in the process. I love the way i feel now. But onwards and upwards - still have a weigh to go!

I also got stopped for speeding the day before we went on holiday!

John has settled in to his new location at work and has been working all the hours god sends. John continues in his role in Irvine and Paul has been transferred to shift in Kilmarnock. Tori finished her 2nd year SVQ and gained a boyfriend; she's been with Jamie since her 18th birthday and they are off to Egypt on 1 September.

Paul has been in Egypt too and Canada for 3 weeks with Leigh. We've had our back door redesigned and now have beautiful decking for all these lovely summer days (which we're not getting) John and I had lovely week in Tenerife and are going back in November (not to the same place (don't do same places after the fiasco that was Corfu)

John will be 54 on Saturday and we're having night out at Adesso in Irvine to celebrate as Craig will be here with new beau Caroline just having arrived back from Egpyt too! Julie and Scott and the kids are also just back from Egpyt. I'm so glad I'm going to Tenerife!

I'm struggling with the diet this week as I've been sitting on my bum for most of last - however it didn't stop me losing 1.5 lbs last week but I can't wait to get back to the gym.

In August (14th to be exact) some classmates from Troon Primary are having a reunion - meeting at the school at 15:00 on the Saturday where the janny is going to give us a tour around the school.

TFIF

TFIF.

Not working today. House really quiet at the moment and the one family we have in next week we may have to cancel due to frozen pipes in the kitchen and no gas!

Added to that my tendonitis is no better. Went to see Dr A yesterday who has made an urgent referral for me to the physio. Hopefully won't be too long before i get an appointment. Said there was no point in checking my blood pressure so have to go back to see the nurse in a fortnight.

Couldn't sleep last night and the painkillers the doc gave me don't make me feel so good. Don't think I'll be taking them again. Eventually got up just before 6 and have just been browsing since then.

Start at the Gailes WMC on Monday at 17:45. Have to take food diary for the week. aargh! Thank goodness i took most of the sweets and choccies to the House. No doubt I'll win one of them back in the raffle!

E off for overnight in Glasgow last night - needs must!

UW still in hospital after suffering a slight stroke on Wednesday night and i think becoming very frustrated with nursing st$aff.

ALL OVER NOW

Ok so the tree is down and we are nearly back to normal.

Whatever normal maybe. The tendonitis in my wrist is getting worse, spreading from my wrist to my elbow right up to my shoulder.

Driving is proving difficult. Had offered to do some shopping for John's mum this morning only to find that 3 inches of snow had fallen during the night. Driving is bad enough in this weather but driving left handed only is virtually impossible unless you have someone to change the gears for you - and I didn't!

However Betty is now supplied again for a couple of days and with one or other of the boys delivering her daily newspaper she is fine. Pavements outside her house were completely rutted with frozen slush and now this is covered with snow. Not good for older bones - you are probably safer in a car in this weather. I don't know how many people I have come across walking along the road because the pavements are lethal!

Going back to see the Bowen lady on Wednesday - you never know. E had great results when she went to her with her tennis elbow however she's charging me £10 more than she charges her. I'm still waiting for the hospital to contact me about a splint.

Tori bored out of her brain. Going back to college on Thursday - presuming that the college is open! I may not go back to work this week due to the wrist and the weather!

And a partridge in a pear tree

Ok the tree comes down TODAY!

I just need to get back to some sort of normality. I reckon I have put on at least half a stone over the past 2 weeks what with the sweeties handed in to work, the baileys (3 bottles at last count) and the roses from last night. I did gingerly edge onto the scales this morning only to leap right back off as i saw the needle creep up to (Hah you really think I would say it out loud?)

Thought I would have a nice quiet day today as John and the 2 boys should have been back to work. Wrong. John back to work. 2 boys not til tomorrow - apparently they don't like to pay them double time for public holidays.

The tendinitis in my wrist drove me to distraction on New Years Day and I could have murdered John when he said not only was his mum coming for dinner but Craig had invited himself and his new lady friend! I headed back to bed about 1 with nothing more for pain relief than panadol and promptly slept til 4.30 pm. John had to do most of the dinner - I had already made the steak pie - so it was just veg and roasties. Didn't even feel like drinking however this may have killed the pain.

Back to the Bowen woman on Wedneday for another round. Very interesting treatment and Elaine swears by it for tennis elbow. Will give it another go and see how it goes.

Not planning to do much today. Hopefully will be left in peace for a while until John comes back at 2.30 pm.

Ok now for the tree and the lights!

Sugar overload

Ok so went mad yesterday. Soup, pud and chinese for tea.

I made butternut and red pepper soup which I love - it's so easy to make then I made toffee apple crumble only I made 2. Didn't realise the recipe was for 2 until I peeled 12 apples and they filled my wok!

Apples are cooked with butter and then tossed in toffee sauce (golden syrup, light brown sugar, butter and some other ingredient which escapes me). Is it any wonder my dear husband reached for the glucose monitor afterwards!

so now I have 1 1/2 toffee apple crumbles sitting in my fridge which Rachel Allen assures me will last for ages in there! Big mistake. No 1 daughter only treats herself once a week and No 1 son is also on health kick. However No 2 son with very sweet tooth could devour one in a single sitting. i may send it to work with him on Tuesday!

i have resisted all morning but now I've started talking about it again - how knows. I am however going to get off my butt today and go walking. 3 or 6 mile walk - i think it will probably just be the 3 mile one as my DH and i walked one night and just kept walking. Once I mapped the walk it was just under 4 miles - it could have been 40. My feet and hips were killing me and that should give me the kick up the backside I need to shift some of this extra weight I'm carrying which i know is a contributing factor.

My mum is 70 next week and DHs mum is 80 in December. We booked a nice dinner for Betty in December as she's too old to contend with parties. Just us (JJJSCJPV & B) - it will be festive menu but as her birthday's like 3 days from Christmas we couldn't expect much more.

Mum on the other hand is partying like it's 1999! I have splurged and bought something new. I would have received many comments from my offspring had I not and turned up in the tried and tested of old. I will squeeze myself into my Goks just for the night and hope my bits don't fall off from the effort!

TTFN

Eating Away

There are things eating away at me. These things fester and rise to the surface and after a few days die down again. By Monday i probably won't feel like this.

I like to get on with people. However some people can make this process quite difficult. I know I'm not on my own in this respect but sometimes broaching the subject can only make things worse.

Most of the time my job is easy. I love my job. I enjoy helping make a difference.

But some people are not programmed this way. They're selfish and self centred. And it makes me mad.

I'm also lonely. I have my family but they are all getting on with their own lives. Married friends with whom we used to socialise are now not married and have new circles of friends. I am not available to take off at the drop of a hat and with a result am becoming less and less sociable - as I have been told lately.

So tomorrow I am going to drag my sorry ass off to Eglinton Park for a 6 mile walk! But first I need a new pair of trainers. Morag has organised this walk so for once I'm going to go and have some fun - even if I do end up with aching feet.

No 2 son off to Burghead to visit his brother this weekend. at 20:30 last night and got lost on the last leg! He did make it there before last orders at the pub though- got to get your priorities right! No 1 son is also off this weekend which will consist of gym gym and more gym. my baby is disappearing under a mountain of muscle! Also the bike which has taken pride of place in my sitting room for the past 4 weeks and which hasn't so much as been riden once, is going! Either to a secure lock up facility somewhere or back to Laura's Dad! It's not as if he doesn't get to ride a bike!

I took the day off yesterday to spend some time with my No 1 and only daughter. We headed for Silverburn where she offered critique and advice on clothes buying, something I haven't done for over a year. And as I cleared out most of my drawers a fortnight ago I have nothing left to wear. After lunch at Frankie and Benny's we did the usual Bank, Republic, Top Shop where I have not a hope in hell of getting anything to fit me. However Monsoon had a dress - yes a dress - to die for and I nearly died when I saw the price. I may treat myself for Christmas if I can drop a dress size (not that they didn't have one to fit me but buying an 18 as opposed to a 20 would be nice) and squeeze into my Gok Wan's (NVPL).

Top from Wallis for Mum's party and loverly soft jumper from H & M for cold days like today.

No 1 daughter back to college on Monday and I will be working too even though it's a local holiday. Looks like no management in next week though as one is on holiday and the other has fell victim to this cold flu thingy going around.

OK - off to Sports.com for trainers

Toodleoo