Stormybay's Thread a bit of comfort in a hard world

AnW'sMum

Hi Everyone

Stormy it sounds like John has joined the 'best dressed' club with Ian We still haven't got a headstone either and I think I will wait until the summer before I think about it as the ground still seems to be settling.

Well done on the firsts, it is almost 44 weeks since Ian died but still seems like yesterday

This last few days have flown by, hardly seem to have had time to do anything but we have booked our hols with mum and dad again this year. We are going to Florida to see Mickey Mouse and co Dad and I sat and booked flights, car, hotel etc tonight.

Well I had better get off here, wrap ebay sales up ready for posting and get some moresorting done tomorrow. Still to decorate Alice's room and thinking of a trip to Ikea for bedding/new bookcase for her either tomorrow or Weds.

Big chocolately hugs to you all.

xxx

Stormybay

Thank you NearlyRich, Hi AnW's Mum and everyone. Just a quick update really, I've been off today and cleaned the whole house to a shiny new pin, but have not once gone anywhere near John's stuff. I havn't deliberatly not gone near it, I just haven't, yet this was my plan for this week. I feel very strange, strangely normal in fact, it wasn't until I sat down here at the PC that I realised that the very thing I intended to do, I haven't done.
Oh well, there's always tomorrow, no rush.
Rosie is out playing with a friend and I'm alone in the house, which, believe me, doesn't happen very often, but I can't sit still, I'm up and down like a yo yo. I've cleaned, washed, read a book (well part of it), watched Jeremy Kyle (lol), made the beds, vacuumed, polished and made the tea. I just haven't done any 'John Stuff'.
I think I'll treat myself to a long soak in the bath and order my shopping on line and get up bright and early tomorrow to sort out John's clothes. Yes that sounds like a good idea.
I feel like going up to the cemetery again today, as it looked so lovely at the graveside yesterday with all the new paraphinalia, like Ian, AnW'sMum . But it was raining yesterday, so should look even nicer today.
God, I'm rambling, ok Tesco on-line, here I come.
Stormy
xxxxx

Stormybay

Ooops, by the way, I forgot to say, I have bought this brand new lap top and I have no Word, Excel or Powerpoint Any ideas on what to buy cheaply?
Stormy
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twink

hello all

i agree with nearlyrich, i just have a blazer with Toms marines badge on it and his greatcoat, i think i put away the rest of the things gradually, but we will always have memories to treasure, there really is no hurry to do it
i was the same stormy, just couldnt settle, seven years on i still feel guilty being out in the sunny days
its still windy here but its brighter today, am taking the two dgs a walk tomorrow in the woods so will wait till after that before i wax the car

big hugs to everyone xx

ZTD

Stormybay wrote: »

Ooops, by the way, I forgot to say, I have bought this brand new lap top and I have no Word, Excel or Powerpoint Any ideas on what to buy cheaply?
Stormy
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You can go here and download a wordprocessor/spreadsheet/etc for free. It does depend on what you are looking for though - old versions of MS Office often appear in places selling obsolete software, but that depends on whether you need the latest versions.

nearlyrich

If you already own a copy of Microsoft office you can transfer it to your new laptop. There are several versions of Office available I think with a schoolchild in the family you are entitled to buy the Student version which doesn't have every bit of the package but has Word Excel and Powerpoint.

AnW'sMum

Hi everyone

I'm guessing everyone has been making the most of the nice weather hope you are all well.

xxx

Stormybay

Thanks ZTD and nearlyrich, funnily enough I'[ve been on the techie board tonight looking at the OO one amoungst other stuff, it seems great for free. I think I may have a 2003 Office suite somewhere from an old Dell PC I had. Would it be ok to install those on my new laptop with Vista?

Hi AnW's Mum, how are you today, it's true, I did sit in the sun for an hour or two. I've also had another estate agents round today to try to sell the house as I've had no interest so far, so i've dropped the price (just a little), so I can at least get people through the door.

Well, better get off to bed, Rosie and I have the dentist first thing in the morning.....ugghh.

Sleep tight

Stormy
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AnW'sMum

Do you think we are in the grip of summer??????? Well if I remember it was on a Tuesday last year and for the last week or so now we have had nice weather.

That's it I'll have put the kybosh on it now, you watch!

Hope everyone is well. Stormy hope you managed to get office and ppoint sorted. How are the viewings going?

Love n Hugs to all

xxx

anniestar

VERY quick hi to all. Computer is not behaving itself so not been arround much( IMHO its not been the same since a windows "update" a couple of weeks ago) HAS to be working by marking time!!! Anyway love to all. Hope you are all well and happy. Its my mums anniversary on Monday-15 years!!Dosn't sem anything like that. I'm currently "playing" the this time 15 years ago "game" Anyway have a lovely weekend. I hope to post later tonight or tomorrow. Love and hugs to all.A XXXX