Back on crutches.

Em took a tumble on the ice and damaged her knee (the one she's had surgery on). So after a lovely afternoon (and well into evening) in A&E she has a whopping great bandage on and is hobbling around on crutches.

The world and his wife (and his kids) were in A&E. You have time to ponder whilst there. For example - why do they have a sign that says 'Waiting time 1 hour' when it's a dirty great lie? You do get to see someone in around an hour then they send you to sit on another row of chairs to wait for a further two and a half hours to see the person you really need to see. And why would you sit for the requisite 3 1/2 hours with a two year-old with a sticky eye when a trip the the pharmacy would see you sorted? And why, when you obviously won't be seen within 2 hours does the pay and display machine only allow you to pay for 2 hours? Thus meaning you have to vacate your comfy chair, brave the snow and put some more money in, knowing that whilst you've been loading the machine your name will have been called and because you didn't spring from your seat immediately your card will have been put to the bottom of the ever growing pile.

Sorry bit of a moan. Love the NHS on the whole but badly in need of a drink now and am abstaining for a couple of weeks.

Snow!

Didn't walk yesterday as it started to snow quite heavily but it dawned bright and cold this morning so we've been out for a good couple of hours walking the canal towpath and over the golf course; even took photos to prove it!

Happy New Year!

Starting as I mean to go on. I have been informed that my life now spans 6 decades. Now that doesn't make me as old as you'd think, but does make me realise that getting a decent amount of exercise is as important as ever.

So since my last blog post;
New Year's Eve - 5k run
New Year's Day - 6k walk ( at my husbands pace which pretty much has me jogging).
Will walk again today as running is a tad dicey on the ice.

Not looking back this year either- onward and upward. Still trying to do more and procrastinate less; I have a few mundane tasks that I need to do this Spring so will post them and hopefully be able to tick them off by Easter.

Get the drive resurfaced (5 years since our extension was built and it still has a bloody great hole in it)
Upgrade the house alarm.
Sort the chip on the windscreen, and the dodgy extractor in the loo.
Decorate downstairs
And in light of the above, reassess the finances.

There's more but I've forgotten. You see this is the problem. I forget stuff and then remember it again but forget to write it down. Must be something to do with spanning 6 decades.

1st run of the New Year

Well, it isn't really the New Year yet is it but I need to tick this one off as I've not been out much recently. The weather has been dire and my health even worse. I've not even braved the gym.

I must have been desperate because the wind was bitter and there was rain. Rain FGS! You will have learned that I am usually a fair weather runner, but having a new cold weather running top from Father Christmas off we went; a close call on the ice at the bottom of the road foretold a slow and stuttering 5k. But we made it without toppling into the canal and it's good to be back out. Hopefully the year will see an improvement in both time and distance. Maybe.

Good Morning and a Very Merry Christmas.

What, you may ask, am I doing blogging on t'internet on Christmas morning? Well. All is calm and peaceful here - my husband is at work until noon and the children, if you can still call them children are languishing in their beds. He'll probably be back before they surface.
I'm having a cuppa (with the obligatory tot of whisky), have my Christmas socks on and my feet up. Tis the calm before the storm; I'll have to battle with a 14lb turkey shortly, plus all the trimmings so I'm making the best of it and refusing to be stressed at least for the time being. By 1.30 I'll probably be redfaced and the air will be blue as I'll have burnt the carrots and forgotten the cranberry. Wouldn't be Christmas without a bit of swearing!

Enjoy!

Greetings....

I am still here, just not finding the time to blog much. Plus since number2 son went off to uni I've had my computer time seriously curtailed by my other two offspring as we only have one other decent laptop in the house. He'll be back shortly though and the bloke in red may be bringing a new laptop too. Note to self - may need more download allowance :-o.

I've got a well-earned morning off on Saturday so I'll post an Autumn catch-up then.

Laters x

For Harry, My Father In Law.

Do not stand at my grave and weep

I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.

I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain.

I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning's hush

I am the swift uplifting rush

Of quiet birds in circled flight.

I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry

I am not there, I did not die.

Mary Elizabeth Fry