As promised..

.....one very scary Niece!!!


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Im very sorry you acutally have to click on this link to view the photo.. my normal method is not working at present.

I assure you, shes worth a click :-)

Sunday Lunch

We had a gentle start to the morning - I made a nut loaf and D kept warm in bed.

After a small shopping trip (bread, milk etc..) we went to my parents for lunch. I had suggested that we could have lunch with them, my younger brother Thos and his 3 kids. Katy (Sis in law) was away at a course, so wasnt around.

My mum did a stirling job (thanks Mumo!) she did Roast Beef, Roast potatoes and Parsnips, Broccoli, Yorkishire puddings and gravy. My nut roast got devoured by me instead of the meat, and a few others had some too (mabye you could count it as stuffing?)

The kids were all psyched up for "Fright Night" in town - a public Halloween party. Little Carlo was going as a ghost (he just had a black cloth with golden skellie bones on it lol) Leo was going as a werewolf, having printed off a picture of a werewolf mask and stuck it onto a cornflake packet. He had white gloves on with blood red claws held on with safety pins.. he looked great!! Martha went as a headless person. She had made the stump of a neck and painted lots of lovely blood on it... this was suspended in one of her Dads shirts above her head, which then stuck out the middle of the shirt with the arms of the garment (stuffed, and gloves attached) holding her real head looking as though it had come off!

I will post a picture when mum sends me one :-) (Dearest Mamar, Send me a photo please!!!)

We would have loved to go to Fright Night, but D is still pretty fragile and definatley would not have coped.

Douglas and I stayed on a bit after the kids and Thos had left, then went home to put D on the sofa to rest and keep warm.

We are not where we should be...

We should be living it up at a wonderful party to celebrate Ds fathers 70th birthday.. but instead we are tucked up at home, feeling a bit sad about missing out, but knowing its the best course of action.

I do hope everyone has a good time.. will expect reports and gossip soon!

PS we went shopping at Meadowhell, and D survived thanks to next door neighbours wheelchair, which we have on loan at present.

Might write more later xxx

Escape!!!

The Prisoner has just sent me a text... he has been given the keys to his cell, and will escape when I go pick him up after work.


HOOORAY!!!

Sadly, we will still be staying home this weekend, but I will be so happy to have him home and well :-)

Today (I will update this post during the day)

Just sneaked in to see D, gave him his toiletries, phone charger and some kisses :-)

The Drs will see him today (probably about 11 ish) and hopefully make a decision on what to do.

He was very pleased to see me, but I think equally pleased to see his toothbrush!!

***** much later ****

Been to see D.. hes much brighter this evening and feeling good!

He hopes to escape tomorrow afternoon :-)

Very reluctantly we have decided not to go up to Scotland for his dads birthday party.. D really needs to relax, rest and recover from being poorly for most of 3 weeks. We decided after both my parents, and his mum expressed their concerns over such a long journey after he had been so ill.

Our hearts were ruling our heads, but once my head had been prodded by Ma, Pa and DMIL I had a chat to Douglas and we decided that much as though we want to join in the fun, we really should stay at home and let him recover.

We expect loads of pictures and news to be sent to us after the parties. :-)

PS I think the cats are missing Douglas. but Im missing him more, cause there is no one to warm up on in bed.. tee hee!

Im shrammed. nite nite.

The Prisoner...

....Is doing ok.. is keeping cheeful and is being visited by his younger brother Simon this evening (Simon the Elusive, as we like to call him)

The Drs think hes a bit dehydrated (I'm not surprised if he was) so they have got some intravenous water going into him to top him up. It will also make up for the 3 armfulls of blood that Dr Vampire drained out of him earlier! :-)

The blood, you may be dissapointed to know, will not be drunk,but will be analysed to within half of inch of its life to find out what is making our brave, bearded hero so poorly.

Those of you lucky enough to a) be in this country and b) have his mobile phone number are very welcome to text him, and you may be even luckier and get a reply or a phone call. The rest of you, leave messages on here and I will pass them on.

I'm glad I have two cats for company - even if it is just cupboard love :-)

More news tomorrow if there is any.. and look! the red dots are taking over the world!!! (see map)

Captured :-(

Douglas went for us regular appointment to the hospital this morning with a list from me of the things he had to ask and tell them. He is too soft and says "Well, I dont want to bother them" so after some threats and a texted list of what to ask he told them of the pain (gout pain) sickness and how rotten he had been feeling.

After that, and presumably blood results, he texted me to say they were keeping him in to sort him out.

So.. Im at work, unable to see him until this evening and its not fair.

I hate him being in hospital and as much as I know its a good thing, and its where he should be, I still get very miserable and stressed out about the whole thing.

To compound matters, we are supposed to be going up to Scotland for his Dads 70th birthday on Friday!! I really dont know if we will manage to get away now :-(

Sigh.. back to the "head cuffs" of the telephones at work now.. will of course write more when I know it.