O/S Daily Thread for Thursday28th April 2016

Hard_Up_Hester

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Hard_Up_Hester

Morning all
Judi I was glad to hear the good news re hubby after the bad.
LW, the garden is going to be great, I'm sure.
Hugs nmlc, I hope the passing is peaceful and pain free, thinking of you at this difficult time.
Hugs to Dumpling and Candygirl.
Well I slept later this morning, but mainly as I was up repeatedly during the night with my very stressed weekend guest.
She paced for ages wondering where her family were, snuck upstairs and widdled on hubby's side of the bed.
I slept on the settee eventually, though I was woken repeatedly by a little wet nose seeking reassurance.
She is now sleeping soundly, curled up in the crook of my knee!
I shall wake her in a minute and take her round the block for a constitutional than wake hubby, then go and help DD with the school run and then to work.
My review is at 10am, more plans can be made once the outcome is known.
To save repeating myself and boring everyone, I've posted the reasons for the downsizing are on the Garden Fence thread.
Have a good day everyone.
Hugs Hester

Gers

Morning everyone from my lumpy bed.

Thanks for the thread HH. I glad you're happy in your decision. We upped and moved almost three years ago now, I stopped working and have enjoyed a much more stress-free life since.

Last day on this course, thank goodness. Last night I went out for a takeaway. I'll be back in Glasgow tonight with thoughts of heading home on Friday or perhaps Saturday to keep me going.

Lunches here are a peculiar mix of lovely fresh salady type food with a peculiar meat dish. Yesterday it was said to be lasagne though no-one could find evidence if any pasta sheets, just the odd lump of what may have been overlooked pasta. Who knows?

Anyway, lots of supportive thoughts to those in need of them. I hope all goes well today.

Happy Thursday everyone.

Floss

Hester will be sending good wishes and fortitude your way at 10am. Hope it isn't too nasty.

candlelight_2013

Good morning

Thank you Hester, and I just wanted to say I hope the review goes as you want it to. I hope it re-enforces the decision you have already made and that a weight will have been lifted from your shoulders.

Good luck, will be thinking of you.

Sending a reassuring hug

Candlelightx

newroadahead

Hester just a quick note to wish you well today
NRA xxx

carolbee

Hope all goes well today Hester

camelot1001

Morning All

HH - Will be thinking of you today, I hope the outcome helps with your decision.
Judi - What a rollercoaster! Pleased that your OH and DS have found something else.
LW - I have garden envy! I really need to have this conservatory taken down (it's on its last legs) and then I can have a bigger garden with somewhere to sit which would be nice.

I've got a white wash here but think I will keep it inside today as the forecast isn't too good although it is nice and bright at the moment. Yesterday saw all four seasons including snow and hail.

Work and hospice for me today then I must visit M&S to get a voucher for my Aunt's 80th birthday, DD and I are travelling down on Saturday to take her for a meal.

RR - Is Evie all better now?

Take care. XX

FurryBeastOz

Will be thinking of you at 1000 Hester

nmlc

Morning everyone

Hh - thanks for starting us off, hope the review is ok x

Hugs to those that want/need them x

Happy birthday to those with a birthday x

DH up and gone to work stupid early. DS1 now up and getting ready to go to work. DS2 still in his pit will wake him shortly.

Now light, bright blue sky and sunshine, but also a frost, so rather chilly. I have washing to put on the line, which I'll do shortly. Dirty wash basket is rather full, so must address this today, if it means using the TD to dry washing then so be it - forecast certainly doesn't look good after today.

Dinner last night was rather disjointed, boys and DH had ham, egg and chips. I had 2 x crumpets whilst I cooked the boys dinner, then I shot off to the hospital. We had planned that we would go to the hospital when DH got in from work. Best laid plans and all that - the job he was supposed to do which is why he had an early start wasn't ready but would be later in the day so he needed to take it later, meaning he wasn't going to be back home in time to go to the hospital, so I visited alone. Ill person was the best I've seen them since they've been in hospital, was talking, had part of a jacket potato with cheese, ate a whole side salad, then had a bowl of jelly and ice cream and half a cup of tea. There'd been visitors most of the day and when I left there was visitors from ill persons old work place visiting. I certainly think ill person is possibly not ready to go yet, I think it may be another couple of weeks. DH and myself will visit again on Sat after I've been to work in the early afternoon. I do have the thought in the back of my mind though that ill people very often have a while of seeming to "get better and eating and drinking well" then decline quite rapidly - so we have to wait and see, and as yet they haven't been moved to an individual room and is still in a shared ward. From past experience when the medical staff see fit to move ill person to an individual room, that will be the indicator that ill person is declining. (That's my thought on it anyway). Also ill person could remember DH and myself visiting this last weekend although they slept practically the whole time we were there, barely opening their eyes. Ill person's hearing is still very much in tact, I understand it's the last sense you lose. We're continuing to support the immediate family.

Work yesterday was reasonably busy, and I have a training session this morning. I could do without going but it just means doing it another time, so I may as well get it over with. I yet again have quite a "to do" list, so will just work my way through it and potter along.

Dinner tonight will be pork chops, mash, veg and gravy.

Keep safe and well x

nmlc x

redruby

Morning all,


Nice bright day here abut very cold and frosty, off to work for me which will be busy dud to the weather.


Camelot Evie is all better thank you, she is hyper this morning and currently de-heading a toy elephant :rotfl:she is a lovely dog and has boundless energy !


Hester hope all goes well xx


Something and chips tonight will go and look in the freezer after this. I need to do a wash tonight but will have to TD it.




Have good days all xx