Proud Mummy!!!!

Family

its family first this week! we're 'Kvelling'(yiddish term meaning glowing with pride). Rachel acheived 7A* and 3 A's for her GCSE'S!!!! obviously we're just a little bit proud of her!! After having a career a day for several weeks ,at least now she's finalised her A level subjects!!! Shes going to be studying art, history, english lit and biology.

I'm also very proud of Josh this week. He wins 'young carer of the week award'!! this is because we've been in St Annes all week with the grandparents.( I get the ' Endurance for putting up with parents for a week' award!!!!)

josh has been absolutely fantastic with me, wheeling me around in my wheelchair. he never moaned coz i couldnt do stuff. he seemed grateful for the time I did spent with him. he made a friend and when I needed to rest he went off around the hotel with his pal and amused himself. Rachel was with us until Wed Night when Norman picked her up to come home and get her exam results Thursday.

I wasnt looking forward to the week away at all. I was very depressed before I went. we have alot of personal stuff going on at the mo and I felt under tremendous pressure and I felt as if I was to blame because of my disabilities and illness. But being away has done me, (and hubby) the world of good.

I really enjoyed the change of scenery, going out every day. not worrying because I couldnt cook a meal or do stuff in the house. It was liberating!! I can understand why some older folk live in hotels when they retire!! The hotel we were in wasnt brilliant. It was shabby and in need of decorating and the hygeing wasnt the best, but there was a small pool and a games room for Josh. If you had little tots it was brilliant. constant entertainment for them.

We spent a day in the 'Sandcastle'-huge indoor pool and slide complex. I had fun with Josh whizzing around the Lazy river. I couldnt climb any stairs to go on the water slides but Rachel kept josh occupied.

The next day I was fit for nothing and Rachel took Josh out and about for a few hours whilst I slept. The last few days after Rach came home I managed to go out with Josh in my wheelchair and even played a game of crazy golf. When we went bowling I only managed to lift 2 balls before my body gave out, so Josh played for both of us!!

I'm getting back into the swing of things slowly now I'm home.

KNITTING

On the knitting front I've finished my rasberry choc ripple socks

I did cast on for Ivy, but I was doing the twisted rib on holiday and cocked it up.

I'm beginning to wonder about my foggy brain at the mo as to whether I can manage anything more complicated than plain knitting!! I'm carrying on with my Jaywalker socks to get them finished instead, then I'll frog the Ivy and re-start. Its going to be in a lovely Alpaca, merino blend from JojoLand on e-bay in black.

Talking of socks I saw on Minders blog that she has knitted some Pomatomus socks in MY YARN!!! I must say that when I dyed the 'green with Envy' colourway I didnt like it, but I've sold 2 so far and had requests for more so it just goes to show you. I think the yarn has knitted up beautifully. not that I'm biased or anything!!!!

I've not dyed any yarn for a few weeks but started again yesterday. its all drying at present so more photos next time.

FM

not too much to report. I covered most of it my bit about the holiday. i'm busy writing my extra evidence for the tribunal at present which is tremendous fun-NOT!!!!

the fog is bothering me a bit . I do and say the silliest things- E.G theres been a series on BBCcalled 'Britain From the Air' in which a reporter flies around in various helicopters and planes telling us all about Britain. Its been very interesting apart from whne they do the timelapse bit. Then I cant look as I cant tollerate any fast whizzy TV like that. ANyway , there we were watching the Programme when genious me pipes up..'doesnt he spend alot of time hopping from one helicopter to the next'!!! Duh this is a programme about britain from the air!!! I read an Item on a menu onholiday as 'granny's wild biscuits'!! and wondered what made them so wild!!! It was ofcourse Granny Wilds biscuits!!!

This is just me being me though.

Talking of TV programmes and nothing to do with FM I've got into The Tudors lately. Its so historically inaccurate and the costumes are sexed up but I rather like it.