General Taking Care Of Me

[amethist]

Oh dear all plans to have grandchildren put on hold for a few days.

Seems like they have been running riot again (Could be last Fridays full moon).

Anyway as they would not listen and do as they were asked for about a week now, mum has said they have to be good and earn their stay at grandma's. I have to agree with her on this one, they cannot mis-behave like that and then get to be taken out and spoilt by me.

They have been demanding and rude, as well as breaking toys because they were asked to put them away. They can be a handful, but seems like school has changed them a bit too much. She wants attention and her own way all the time now, and he is stubborn and refuses to do anything he does not want to.

I was talking to our granddaughter last night about being good, and the cheeky monkey just said "I can't talk now I'm doing a jigsaw". Wow she is only 5, but her mum told her to listen to me or the jigsaw would go away.

I was not mean to her, just said if she could be good and do as she was asked, then she would be able to come and stay.

Kids hey, who would have them.

My daughter asked if she was like that, well yea she could be a madam, but not at 5 years old LOL.

 

[amethist]

Tomorrow is D-Day.

By this time tomorrow I should have been home a good few hours and being waited on hand and foot. I have already been told by hubby, that I will not be allowed to do anything more than go to the loo, watch TV, sit in the kitchen supervising him cooking. MM that bit last could be interesting.

Oh I do love it when he gets into his dominant man mode, does not happen often, so better make the most of it ROFL.

So plenty of food in the freezer, and some shin beef bought so he can knock up one of his wonderful beef stews. Now that is worth doing as I am told for.

Oh and he hid the bell LOL

 

[Nicolette]

Good luck - thoughts & well wishes from afar are with you x. I am sure hubby will serve you & make you proud.

Just think....your suffering is almost over :D

 

[amethist]

To be honest Nicolette, I feel calm and relaxed. so many wishing me well and offering to hold my hand. I feel like I am wrapped in so much love and care.

A bit like warm, smooth, creamy caramel. :)

As for hubby, well my daughter will keep him on his toes. I actually feel sorry for him, cos she is going to wind him up, (nicely) and treat him like she always has. Poor guy wont know what hit him. :oops:

 

[cherryblossom]

All the best for your surgery, and a speedy recovery. I'll be thinking of you!!

 

[deer_in_headlights]

(((((((((((((Amethist)))))))))))

You are loved by so many, beloved friend!!!!
My thoughts, love and prayers are with you... hope they add to the soft warm, creamy caramel wrapping you gently...

(Hope you find the bell :D) Beef stew?! How yummy!

You've been preparing well for this... and our hands are holding yours, our love and prayers are with you now, as you're under anesthesia, and as you're recovering and for as long as you need them...

We love you, so very much ((((((((((((((Amethist))))))))))))
All my love,
Deer

 

[amethist]

Had my hair cut today, shorter still :)

Tomorrow I am going to the coast for the day. My birthday treat to go look round the crystal and gem shops in Whitby.

After hubby's shenanigans yesterday it is going to cost him big style.

 

[cherryblossom]

Ooh Whitby - nice. Here's hoping for sunshine across the country for both of us :D

 

[amethist]

Thanks CB, we had a wonderful day out, not the wall to wall sunshine we were hoping for, but we did have a mostly sunny day.

I hope you had a fair share of it too.

After years of waiting, I finally got my Whitby Jet earing's. :) I did not push my look too far and buy the pendant to match, but I have phone number and e-mail for the shop. Soooo, if I get a tax re-bate, I will be ordering it, eventually. ;)

We had a few slightly anxious moments, when it got a bit too much for hubby. But with 3 of us to distract him, he did well, for the first day out, some where a bit busier then he likes. Though he does love Whitby as much as me, probably more so.

But this was my day, and we all did have a good day out together.

 

[amethist]

My next step in taking care of me has now begun. :)

A few weeks ago a friend rang me, who I have known for about 9 years and worked with for a while when we first met. yesterday i went to see her about working with her part time a few days a week.

I have had 6 months off work, and now feel ready to go back out there. It will be only 2 days a week, but to be honest, I don't think I could work full time like I did before. I am now ready for this, I feel better than I have for a long while, and this job will not be any where near as stressful as the one I left in September.

Hubby can manage better now, though no doubt he will dip a little, but he will be fine now. It will do him good too, to stand on his own feet a bit more now.

 

[amethist]

I have just had confirmation from my GP, after a blood test on Monday, that I am now certified as Menopausal.

So when the Doberman starts growling and biting, she now has a legitimate excuse. :whistling: :oops: :roflmao:

 

[amethist]

Some times "Taking Care Of Me", has to be put on hold.

Today in the UK is Mothers day, and my plans have had to be postponed for a few weeks. My youngest daughter was taking me out for the day. :) But unfortunately I have had to cancel for today, but we will go out in a few weeks time.

We had a call yesterday morning, telling us hubby's mum has been admitted to hospital. She told me a few weeks back that she was having problems with her legs, I told her to either go see the doctor, or at least let her own daughter look at them, as she is a nurse and would know what to do.

Whether she did or not, does not matter now, as she has been admitted because she has 2 blood clots in her leg.

As you can imagine this has sent hubby into a bit of a tail spin, as he understands the seriousness of this, having had embolisms himself over 10 years ago now.

So we now wait for someone to let us know how bad these clots are, and how long she will be in hospital. I am sure it will be longer than the few days she said, but I do know her well enough to know she will cause a fuss until they do let her go home.

Maybe now she will understand when we told her how serious it was when hubby was ill with all this.

Some may say I should go anyway, but I am not that selfish, and know when to go and when to cancel plans. This to me is a time to cancel plans of my own.