Santa's Challenge 2015 - Xmas, Birthdays, a chat, a bit of everything

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Hope everybody is doing ok on here. Have not seen any activity for a while, although I dont comment often I do follow the thread xx Hope everything is ok xx

mrs-moneypenny

I've been so busy with extra work and Christmas prep I forget to post but I am reading.
Will try and catch up tomorrow.

Hope all are well

mum2one

we've got grandad hoodie in hospital, he was rushed in yesterday with suspected internal bleeding, he had been for a check up for medical trial they run bloods results showed hemoglobin was through the floor.

Touch wood.. he has had 2 blood transfusions - his blood was tested this morning - the results were coming up good, they want to rrerun 2mor - depending on results is camera 2mor or as an outpatient...

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Slowly getting there, now got Miss Hooodie her main prezzie (gone halves) she's having an ipad mini 4, that arrived safe and sound, need a few stocking fillers to get.

Only got sleeves to knit - knitting a chunky cardigan for 1 friend

Tomorrow - get the presents out start wrapping over thurs/fri and see what I need. xx

mrs-moneypenny

Morning all
Hope granddad hoodie will be alright mum2one. Hugs

Hope everyone is ok

Katiehound

So sorry to hear your news Mum2one, hope Granded Hoodie is improving now.

It kind of puts things in perspective, being healthy and happy are top of the list whilst material things are........just things.
Take care

Anglea

Hi all

Mum2one, it must be a stressful time for you all with this latest news, I really hope you take care of yourself too as it can be very easy to forget about ourselves whilst supporting everyone else.

I hope the knitting will help calm you down or do you do it tighter if you get tense?

I put all my Christmas prep on hold a while back as busy with other things and now have DS2 arriving tomorrow so it will have to wait. Last Friday I was worried about DS1 who was going to France earlier in the week I had a troubling night trying to get hold of ex then DS himself. Luckily he had left France midweek and gone elsewhere abroad.

Something I wished he hadn't told me was that he'd been staying in the area that was affected. Because then I kept getting those 'what if' thoughts.

So I think it was either all that worry or the antibiotics I was given for problem that gave me very bad side effects so I had to give them up but it stopped me from getting on with prep.

Katiehound

Hey, very quiet... where is everyone?
Hope things are OK ....Mum2one....?
Busy sewing doggy duvets and hoping to get a mention in a couple of local papers to move duvets out of my house!! oh, and earn more for the charity. Only one sold last week compared to 5 and 6 in previous weeks

Signed up for annual membership of local leisure centre- it has a £50 off if you enrol from Dec 1st.So now I'm swimming 5 days, 3 pilates classes and a movement class!! Got to get my money's worth (which means I am getting a lot of exercise too)

Yesterday went into Grimsby to take some Bon Marche stuff back and try to get another huge (cheap) plastic dog bed from Home Bargains- er no, no longer stock them.
However got the bargain of the day, a huge Constance Spry cook book in presentation box was £40, usually £8 for £2!!A perfect present for a cookery keen friend. That was at The Works- seems to be in store but not online.

I hope everyone is well and not getting too frazzled

mrs-moneypenny

Morning all
Any news on granddad hoodie, mum2one I hope he is ok
Katie hound sound like you got some lovely bargains especially the cookbook
Can't believe it's less than a month to go!
Been to 3 Christmas/craft fayre over the weekend some nice stuff picked a few nice things up.
Have written a lot of cards need to crack on and finish those and get the wrapping done.
Also have to finish the stocking for DGS time is ticking!!!

Hope all are well

mum2one

Apologies - it's been one thing after another, had grandad hoodie in hospital he had internal bleeding, that was blood transfusions, scans etc, it shook us all for 6. He's been back and forth to the hospital, then miss hoodie been poorly - she's ok now, but as u can imagine the school not happy....

What I'll do with the challenge is a joint Nov / Dec challenge - pop it on the 1st.

Been Xmas fayres - have done 4 in last 3 weeks - got 2 more for next week, the. I can finish planning Xmas ..

Be back soon xxxx

Katiehound

mum2one wrote: »

What I'll do with the challenge is a joint Nov / Dec challenge - pop it on the 1st.

Personally I think the challenge is for you to stay calm and take stock... sadly you have other things on your mind.........
I'm sure everyone here sends their best wishes and hopes that Grandad's problems will be identified and then solved

take care there
Best wishes from Katiehound and the trailies!