Gran Chat!

[Gemini]

Good morning Nan2, and everyone else.

Nan2, our hairdresser used to like to come to us really early, but recently it's been 10 or 11.
I must buy more Christmas cards so I can write mine!

We didn't see the Northern Lights Daisy. I fear the days of successfully drying washing outdoors often are behind us for a while

Oma, maybe you and B need to get out for more drives or something, to prevent you wanting to do more cleaning?! xx
The time has come for MIL to be in a home or somewhere sheltered, but I can understand that she so reluctant, she wants to keep her independence despite the reality.

Plant I hope you enjoyed the games afternoon and can get logged on here OK today.

OH's appointment was OK yesterday just the monthly one for injection and the next months tablets. I hate the oncology waiting room so much, but doesn't everyone? We went to Aldi on the way back.

Little E day, he will be a bit later than usual as he has a hospital appointment this morning.
He is staying over tonight. He will be back here for a couple of hours tomorrow morning anyway, and he loves staying.

[Oma]

Morning ladies

It is like night here and the rain is lashing down,
No signs of it stopping today I think.

I have been to the Drs got appointment for 8.30 with my preferred Dr,
I have had trouble with my shoulder for quite a while it's getting worse,

Certain Movements cause pain in my upper arm,
He's sending me for a scan he thinks it's rotary cuff injury most likely caused by arthritis,
I have had to take paracetamol as after he had me doing all sorts of movements and pressing on it I'm in agony.

We then went to Aldi, pushing the trolley didn't help.

Gem
I'm so pleased the appointment went well, I hated the oncology waiting room too,
It takes ages the seats are uncomfortable and you always have that knot in your stomach don't you.

Little E will be excited staying at Grandma's again 😁

Daisy
It was far to cloudy and wet for us to see the northern lights,

Nanto
Have you heard from SIL yet?
I think your right the hairdresser's tend to do perms first thing as they take so long.

Plant
How did the games afternoon go did you will any ?

Lizzie
I hope the family have a safe flight home,
Isn't it annoying when parcels go miles away when they can be delivered to the village.
No sense to it.

[Daisy]

Good Thursday morning, everyone.

Nanto, your good morning graphic reminded me of the days when the hairdressers would be half full of ladies having perms, and you could smell the perm lotion a mile off. I hope your Sainsbury order has arrived ok, and you have heard from your Sister in Law about your pub meal. I always try and get an early appointment with the hairdresser, purely because I wash my hair when I have a shower and it saves having to wet it again for cutting. Your DIL's perfume sounds lovely. I like floral perfumes.

Gem, I'm glad S's appointment went ok. I don't know what can be done to improve oncology waiting rooms, but they must be grim. We are lucky because the Haematology area is separate from Oncology and there are just a few chairs in the reception area for waiting and for relatives, and a lot of patients are in and out of the ward every quickly. Most patients look as fit as fleas and a lovely cheerful nursing assistant comes round with tea, coffee and biscuits for patients and relatives.

I bet little E is really looking forward to his sleepover. He's such a joy, isn't he. I hope his hospital appointment has gone ok. Is it for his eyes?

Lizzie, have your DS and DIL arrived home yet? Do they suffer much from jet lag?

Oma, Poor you. Your arm and shoulder sound so painful, I hope the paracetemol have helped. There ought to be motorised trolleys for people struggling to push them. I always get the one that wants to go anywhere but where I push it! What a horrible day it is for you. It's dry here, with some sunshine. I hope our tender plants dry off a bit today because they need wrapping in fleece for the winter.

No particular plans for us today. OH is busy this morning doing a charity audit for someone. I might, only might, tackle the ironing.

[Plantaholic]

Sunny so far for us today, I am not going out, having a sort of lazy day. GD has had to sort out my I pad again.

Oma, I have a very painful tops of arms and find it difficult to get settled in bed. I wonder if physio would help. I hope Mil is happy to be in hospital again.

Daisy, Sounds like they try to make you as comfortable as possible waiting for your treatment.

My I pad had a funny turn again this morning, fortunately GD was home and a few taps put it right again. I am afraid it must be my fault, goodness knows what I do.

Gemini, have fun with your grandson. I remember feeling quite stressed when OH had bowel cancer, fortunately they could remove it in his case.

[Lizzie48]

Hallo everyone, the travellers are home and tired!!! I picked them up at the station here in the village and took them home. They have really enjoyed themselves, they didn't know about the parade Daisy until they saw it was going to take place. They were both tired but hope to survive to bed time! DS doesn't seem to get the jet lag as much as DIL.

DIL couldn't understand the parcel problem either.

GD2 arrived home whilst I was there, she had been with her class to Den Haag to visit parliament! She said they were in a special room with glass all round so that they could see what was going on.

I have worn (arthritis) shoulders Oma, very painful but since I do the exercises etc at the gym they are much less painful, there were times that I couldn't sleep because of the pain.

It is very dull here compared to yesterday.

I got GD's leggings finished this morning, and delivered!

[Gemini]

Plant, could it be time for a new iPad? I have never owned an iPad but we did have a tablet and I find the laptop much more user friendly and we never use the tablet. I'm sure your lovely GD doesn't mind putting you right.

Oma rotator cuff is a common complaint and painful.

Daisy it's a big hospital with a big waiting room and every poster mentions cancer! I know they are full of helpful information, but yesterday I felt that word was all I could see. It's my own fault, I took nothing to do when OH went in for her treatment and it seemed to take ages. I can go in for the Dr appointments but not the treatments with the nurse.

I sympathise with your DIL Lizzie, I'm the one who suffers badly from jetlag around here.

DD3 and little E were late for the appointment as the traffic was awful. They did fit them in, but then said as E now has a date for his surgery they needn't have gone in at all. Well no one told them that. DD was a lot later for work than she anticipated.
E didn't get here until lunchtime and is happy playing so we will stay in .
He's excited about his sleepover

[Nanto2girls]

Sis in law got in touch and we have had a nice pub meal.

Hairdresser rang saying she was able to get here an hour earlier than anticiptated.

Lizzie,glad the travellers arrived home safely.

[Oma]

Some Autumn photos of Finn 😁

[Lizzie48]

Finn looks a happy young child Oma/xxx

[Gemini]

What a cutie Oma, and what a happy family they look

[Daisy]

Oma, thank you for the photos of Finn. He looks a very happy little chap.

Plant, I think Gem is right about your iPad. I had an iPad when they were fairly new, but after a while it had so many problems I gave up on it. A laptop would be a lot easier and more reliable. There are some good deals on reconditioned laptops and I'm sure one of your GCs would help you find a good reliable one at a fraction of the price of a new one if you don't want to go to much expense. Don't blame yourself.

Nanto, you have had a good day - the hairdresser and a delicious pub meal.

Lizzie, it's good to hear the travellers are safely home, and I'm sure the girls were pleased to see them as well. was GD1 pleased with her leggings?

Gem, I can understand how you feel about all those cancer posters. I always try and remember to take my Kindle for something to read. The Eye Department where OH is treated has what I think might be interesting posters about various eye treatments, but the print is so small and with little contrast between text and background that you can only read them from a few inches away. You'd think an Eye Department might have had more sense! I hope little E has settled down to sleep this evening. Is he likely to be awake early tomorrow?

I decided to ignore the ironing! I put away things that didn't need pressing, then finished repairing OH's trousers, which I'd started a few days ago. After lunch it was still dry so we did some gardening. I was very pleased that I managed to weed all the potted banana plants and wrap them up in fleece and protective bags. OH moved them to a sheltered spot for the winter. He also sorted out the garden furniture, taking the cushions in and covering everything up. I was really pleased that I got more done than I'd expected and didn't even feel tired. I took Eva for a walk as well. Sadly there's rain forecast for tomorrow, so other tender plants will have to wait.

[Nanto2girls]

Oma, lovely photos,he looks like one happy chappie.

Rain is pouring down and i think the forecast is for it to get worse.

Changing the bedding and upstairs cleaning for me.

Day two of no cooking,we are having fish and chips.

[Oma]

Morning Nanto,ladies.

A very wet day again ,

Nanto
No cooking again , you will be getting talked about 😁
Enjoy your fish and chips ,

We off to Mainsgill farm shop this morning it's just past Scotch corner on the A66
We like to go a couple of times a year and the Christmas decorations are wonderful ,
I always end up buying something,

[Daisy]

Good Friday morning, everyone.

Nanto, you'll be forgetting where your kitchen is at this rate.

I love the graphic. Frogs and ducks are in their element in this rain!

Oma, enjoy your trip to the farm shop. It sounds lovely. Will you be getting a new ornament for your Christmas tree?

Our Sainsburys order arrived half an hour early this morning. I was still looking a picture of leisurely elegance in my fluffy dressing gown (in my dreams!) but I felt sorry for the delivery driver. He'd just delivered to a private unmade road near us and three bottles of wine had shattered because of the huge potholes. We could smell it even though he'd parked out on the road. I couldn't be cross about him being so early after that. He still had to explain to another customer that they wouldn't be getting their wine today! I just wish the packers would take a bit more care with breakables.

Gardening is definitely off the agenda today, so I might be driven to do the ironing. We also need to put the garden cushions up in the loft and a few other odd jobs.

[Plantaholic]

Nasty dark wet day here so I will not be venturing out. I understand what you say about I would be better off with a laptop, that is what I had before my I pad but I want something portable, I use it in bed and I have stories on it. My phone is very basic. GD1 is fed up, she needs a job, they need the money. Difficult as she can’t work school holidays and the hours have to fit in with school times. Also she doesn’t have transport, she uses my car.

Oma, the Farm shop sounds a great place to go, wish we had one near to us. I worked out today that I need 19 Christmas presents and 2 birthday presents before Christmas