A new what-I-did-today thread

Hello Nellie several years ago my DH had a lot of trouble with his parathyroid glands and had them removed. He made a good recovery. Enjoy your trip and b****r Mr M

Oh mishap well done! Sounds just job! Having lazy day here oh at work and just pottering nice have bit me time!

Well done, mishap. The springlike weather does make one feel better. I took DGD to lunch; spent some time and not much money in John Lewis likewise in Lakeland. Inspected the garden which is showing signs of life - snowdrops blooming; cornus with yellow pompoms also in bloom. Viburnum Bodnantense has had its best winter ever and is still a mass of pink blossom.

Well done, mishap. The springlike weather does make one feel better. I took DGD to lunch; spent some time and not much money in John Lewis likewise in Lakeland. Inspected the garden which is showing signs of life - snowdrops blooming; cornus with yellow pompoms also in bloom. Viburnum Bodnantense has had its best winter ever and is still a mass of pink blossom.

Dammit! Where's the 'delete' button?

I'm happy with two "Well dones"!!!

nellie Go away and enjoy your hols, get lots of sun and a bit of rest before your op, and as everyone else says, we'll all be rooting for you. Everything will be fine

Nellie, thinking of you, hoping holiday helps you to face op

I spent the day with my almost three year old DGD at Glasgow Science centre. What a marvellous place. We were there for almost six hours and could have stayed longer but she and her grandfather were beginning to tire. Fab place for children.

Just getting ready to go out to dinner with friends. Good day all round

nellie men are such babies when it comes down to us being ill, you go off on your trip and enjoy it.

mishap you must feel on top of the world to get out well done!!!!

I have spent most of the day with a 12 7 year olds at a bowling party for DGS re-organised birthday party which had to be cancelled as we were snowed in. I am now having a much needed glass or two phewwwwwwwwww.

Twelev 7 year olds - phew!

Nellie just enjoy your holiday!

Nelliemoser Oh I do wish I was near enough to visit you when you have hospital visits, I do know what it is like having to cope, though I am lucky in the fact that my DH does support me at times when I have visited hospital as he is doing while I am waiting for my kidney op. but he never really understands if I get worried and upset (I'm a real wimp) he is a very strong minded man and is scared of nothing, which can be a bit overbearing at times, especially when all you need is a cuddle. I think sometimes our men are too afraid to show their feelings in case it shows others a weakness, aren't they silly.? Anyhow Im sending you lots of hugs I know it's not the real thing,but I wish it was. I hope the op. will go really well for you, and that you have a fantastic holiday.

Thanks for the support! I should only be in overnight. I have obviously read all the stuff. Before I have had a couple of investigations and most recently a hammer toe fixed.

I have been trying to work out why I am more concerned about this one. In general the op usually removes the offending gland with good results.
Thinking aloud what has been getting to me I think is that this Parathryroid thing has clearly been going on for some time now, unoticed but for the lovely GP deciding to do a blood test when I went for a re-referral for more injections in my arthritic back joints. It has been sapping my bones and probably fogging my brain which I note when I try to use my brain to fill in tax form.

I think I regard the back as a mechanical problem, but this is a "health" issues. Apart from this I am lucky to have always been generally pretty healthy. Good B.P no chest or heart problems, I could do with losing half a stone.
Reflecting on this that might well be the reason I am feeling so anxious and the stress of dealing with OH. It had begun to seem that my health is going and really don't want that. Thanks for the pep talk I must stop getting things out of proportion.

I have started organzing for packing etc. How I will manage with a whole week without GN from 23/2 to 3/3 I dont know!

Night all!

I'm feeling weepy. DD and DGD have just left and the place seems empty. I know I'm being silly, but, why is it I feel at my loneliest when they've just left after a visit?

I think that's a universal feeling. It's like the return from a holiday or that Sunday night feeling before work the next day. No real solutions except to try to plan something nice with a friend or neighbour the same day or evening. At least you know that others will understand and sympathise x

Galen Horrid isn't it.

Nice to know its not just me! Thanks friends! [watery]

Galen I really do understand how you feel - I've lived on my own for 10 years now and rarely feel lonely.

However, after I've had a visit from DS2 who lives in Switzerland, or the DG (from DS1) who live in Somerset I feel very emotional on the day they leave.

Daft old grannies!

Or revel in the peace and quiet and the fact that things stay where you put them and don't have to be moved to a higher level. There are benefits, it's just sometimes hard to see them.

Well I did miss the Archers omnibus as DGD wanted to play with the latest poisson rouge app I'd downloaded onto the iPad!
She's funny, she won't mummy play on the iPad with her and she won't let granny read to her. We each have our own role in her mind!

I feel the same when I leave them after I've stayed for a weekend. I now know that GD2 feels my departure equally keenly. Not sure that the boys notice! I'm even missing the cats I was minding last week.

Galen I too hate it when they have gone! But the sadness is always compensated by the fact that it's generated by love, isn't it? But just not as they leave.

DD has flown in from Brussels for the weekend, she will be arriving here shortly with SIL as will DS, DIL and GC. This is the last bit of peace and quiet until tomorrow night. GD1 is staying while her sister will be going home with parents. Don't you just know there will be tears on the doorstep. GC are in the park at present as it is 9 degrees and sunny.

Enjoy harri

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Though I do hope you have a lovely time harri