What I did today.

Good thinking, kitty!

Unless they are the last two chocolates in the house, how can you be so sure you'll only eat two? Or is that just me?

Finally finished home botched made cards and posted - all now 'calm and neutral'.

Note to self: Do not attempt to repeat design for next year.

Finished before Christmas, butty! Good going!

DD is not calm and neutral right now. She's in shock, poor thing. It's a bit drastic when your first ever dental treatment (never needed any; orthodontics doesn't count) is two tooth extractions!! Her 'baby' top canines wouldn't come out on their own so had to be helped so that she can get train tracks in the New Year. I think the anaesthetic and the yanking ("I only heard crunching" were her words!) were a bit eek.

Now dosed with Calpol. She'll be fine.

She's braver than I am, Bags! Well done that girl!

Ah! Poor wee thing!

Sympathy to your DD, Bags. I woke up with toothache today and have an appointment with the dentist tomorrow, after our get-together with Greatnan.

Double ouch - poor DD!

First time ever I've sang in public. Sang a duet with vocal/guitarist on Open Mike night this evening - Brown Eyed Girl. First time ever I've sang in public. Fantastic feeling. Still trembling.

Pedants - I've sung in public.....

or - which is better - I sang in public......

It's late, it's confusing.....

Night

Fantastic Butty. You're brave! That's one of my most favourite songs

Butty - well done. Now don't stop! (Singing I mean.)

Ah - you must be a Van Morrison fan when

I most certainly am Butty. I have sung Moondance with a young relative when on holiday one night. Next day, I was greeted at breakfast as CoolGran!

Today I reclaimed one of my guest rooms as my Libyan PhD Student has left and may or may not return. I enjoyed his stay, but hosting him was hard work (he needed huge amounts of input from me in terms of helping him with his academic English) and in lots of ways quite challenging. He had an exam on Friday, followed by a doctor's appointment; his return next month is dependant upon the test results from each.

In a few days my youngest son's girlfriend (who is an absolute delight and a joy to be with) and her mother will be joining us instead, so the room won't be empty for long.

Yesterday, before meeting up with NW grans I had a dentist's appointment to sort out a twinging tooth. He plugged a chipped tooth with a temporary filling and I thought it was fine. However - it is back with a vengeance. Back on phone to receptionist, dentist not in today. Luckily his partner is in and I have to go again. I do NOT want toothache for Christmas!

Hope they can sort it anno I sometimes think that toothache or earache are possibly the worst pains. If you have a bad back, you can usually find a position that makes the pain bearable, but it doesn't seem to work with teeth or ears!

anno Make sure they do something! I hope its better soon!

When I was just looking in the freezer to see what shopping might be needed. I took out a bag of frozen split pea soup to have for lunch and put it on the draining board. Bag of soup now firmly frozen to top of draining board.

I will have to rescue it when it gets just a bit warmer or the soup will flow through the probably torn bag onto the floor. (not that my split pea soup tends to flow much).

More mess to clean up.

Lay it on thick anno. The last thing you need is toothache when you're away from home over Christmas. Hope it gets sorted soon

Mr P has just 'phoned to say he's on his way home! I just hope I can fend off the invasion of the coffee machines when he's not looking.

Dentist x-rayed the offending tooth which was showing signs of infection, but the dressing put in yesterday was still there. What the x-ray did show up was sinusitis which could well explain at least some of the pain. I have antibiotics but not the kind you can't take with alcohol - I made sure of that. So I should now be able to survive Christmas.

Great anno. Now you can relax and have a pain-free Christmas x

Oh dear, anno - that's the last thing you want for Xmas. Good luck with the tooth - and wish me the same, as I have put off my next appointment until January, and i am keeping my fingers crossed.