28/06/2011 by Aileen.

Well, the First Communions were beautiful on Sunday, and I needn’t have worried about the little boy as he was fine. He looked really worried, but that’s him anyway.

But yesterday - by golly. (Heard that expression on the radio the other day!) John had a 2 hour dentist appointment in Hull for preparing his mouth for three tooth implants. It started ok, except that I got up too late for a second cuppa and felt really parched, so first stop after dropping John off was a pot of tea in Debenhams. That was good, and I was pleased with the top I bought. I was also pleased that when I popped in to Boots on the offchance, my two new spectacles were ready.

BUT….. (I need to back track here) …..  John had said not to bother picking up his glasses if they were ready. Well, I thought he said that. Thought he wanted them fitted. I was just waiting for my fitting when he rang to say that he had finished at the dentist. I put the phone down, then decided to ask him was he sure he didn’t want his glasses picked up, but when I rang he had turned off his mobile. HE IS ALWAYS DOING THIS AND I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY. I was really annoyed, and went storming back to the dentists without his spectacles. By the time I got there I decided it wasn’t the time to be annoyed as he had had major tooth stuff done (dentist gowned up and everything) so I ‘made myself’ calm down. And poor old John was quite upset. The dentist had been able to prepare one ‘gap’ but the bone was too soft for the other gap and now he has to have a bone (articifial bone) transplant and can’t have his implants for another nine months.

In the car we had words about the mobile off thing, and John said that he had said to pick up his glasses, he wouldn’t bother having them fitted. We are both getting so deaf. That’s not what I heard him say!

Then, on the way home a stone from a lorry hit the windscreen and we got the usual crack. But before long it developed in to a long crack from top to bottom of the screen.

John had been given a prescription for two antibiotics, so we drove past Newport to next village where there is a Boots. They didn’t have the second prescription, and it wouldn’t be in until Tuesday. The pharmacist rang the next two nearest Boots, but they didn’t have it either. So we drove in to Goole, and tried two chemists there. No joy. There were another two chemists in Goole apparently, but we gave up, and decided to order from the original chemist. So back to Giberdyke and home.

We were both knackered, and John’s mouth was beginning to hurt. We actually went to bed and slept for a while. Partly it was the clammy weather, and suddenly the heavens opened. And I still haven’t cut the bloody grass.

I should have gone to Filey (coast) for Viewfinders, but the window screen was damaged, the light was crap, and I had no energy, so stayed at home.

Today, I’m picking up John’s remaining prescription once I’m dressed, and doing the housework, which I normally do on Mondays. Hope today’s better than yesterday. Poor old John has a swollen mouth, and says it feels bruised. When he’s feeling better I’ll try to get him to explain, once and for all, why he keeps turning his mobile off unless he wants to do the communicating. (or maybe I’ll wait until he’s really feeling better

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26/06/2011 by Aileen.

Martin rang me on Thursday morning and asked what I was doing for the next few days. I said only Creative Writing on Friday morning, thinking they were invitining us down to them, or they wanted to come up to us. But no, Fiona wasn’t well. She hadn’t felt the baby move all Wednesday morning, had developed a stitch in her side, and couldn’t lift Alexander. They went to the hospital, and the baby’s heart rate was strong, so they sent her home, but Martin needed to get to work and she still couldn’t lift Alexander. She’s still getting sick too. So off I toddled, and spent Thursday to Saturday there having a great time bonding with Alexander. He can point to various animals and objects in books and is toddling around really well now. I brought all my camera gear, and can’t believe I didn’t take any photos.

John coped fine when I was away. Luckily the fridge and freezer were full. On Thursday night he reheated some leftover chicken curry and dipped bread in it. Then he made himself muesli, strawberries and icecream. On Friday he cooked sausages and chips. For lunch each day he had cheese and ryvita. He said he was a bit tired of cheese when I came home, but he could have had tinned salmon, crab or tuna. If he’d remembered the crab he would have had that.

I came home and developed a really bad mood in the evening. John wanted a take-away but I had been stuffing myself at M and F’s and wanted an omelette. We had a pizza from the freezer in the end. Then, owing to a misunderstanding, John finished all the muesli which left me none for breakfast this morning. I went to bed in a right mood.

This morning, it’s the First Communions. One of the reasons I’m out of sorts is that one family have not shown much commitment at all., and the boy is not well prepared. I saw him after school last week, and did two catchup sessions very rapidly. He was supposed to come on the Sunday, but the father rang to say ‘they had changed their plans’ (FOOTBALL I GUESS) so he has missed that last session. The father was supposed to ring to arrange a catchup session during the week, but didn’t ring, of course. (John would have picked up the message)So this morning the poor kid is going to receive Hoy Communion this morning having never tasted the host or practised holding the chalice. He will probably have a quick practice before Mass this morning, but sheesh (as they say)

After Mass I need to pop into the Coop for some meat for today and a topup of salad stuff, then I’m FREE. I need to cut the grass as sod’s law - I texted the gardeners to do it on Friday but their lawn mower was broken. Anyway, they did lots. Trimmed hedges and weeded, so now I can see the lavatera that Sandy and Joy gave us when they stayed last year. I had forgotten it was there, and it has really grown, albeit a bit long and lanky as it was struggling for daylight.

Anyway, bye diary, I need to have a shower and get ready for the day ahead.

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21/06/2011 by Aileen.

I thought it was about time I put up some photos. Well I had an hour’s walk this morning, before 9.30 too, and took some photies. Birding tomorrow, but as the weather is not too promising we’re going to Tophill Low which has hides. we were going to go to a quarry where we normally see great butterflies.

Only other news is, I am very disappointed, but the iPad I bought as new has been used already. I’ve had to send off photos to prove it. The photos I took for that are carp. Well, if I used flash there were reflections in them, and the ones withoug flash are too dark. Anyway, I believe the relevant info is clear, so that’s what matters. I won’t name and shame the site as it probably isn’t their fault. One of their employees probably ‘borrowed’ it and forgot to wipe off all traces. The annoying thing is, I had my suspicions, as the iPad had a name on it already, so I rang Apple and they assured me the iPad was new and hadn’t been registered, so I went ahead and registered it. It was only after that that I discovered other traces of another user in the Notes and Map history.

Oh well, here are my photos.

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20/06/2011 by Aileen.

Mmm. I’v been getting a bit dizzy on and off for a while now. I think the first time might have been the boat ride a couple of weeks ago. That was sea-sickness. Yes, I’m a wimp, we were just off the coast around Flamborough Head, and the weather was good. Anyway, I reported that I was nauseous after the trip to Martin and Fiona’s. Actually I had another symptom there. John drove for two hours and I drove for the final hour, but all three hours I was wearing cheap Tesco sunglasses, and my eyes were really bloodshot that afternoon and evening. They didn’t look ‘blood’ shot, just pink all over. Anyway, we both had eye tests last week, and the optician said he was ‘very happy’ with my eyes. They have hardly changed over four years. He has just changed the focusing prescription, and made a point of saying my eyes haven’t deteriorated. I’ve ordered some clear and some tinted glasses. John’s eyes were good too, and he just ordered some reading glasses, and is keeping the old long distance ones.

Anyway, back to the dizziness. I got some travel sickness pills from the pharmacist on Saturday, and I’ve been alright since Sunday (yesterday) afternoon, so hopefully that will settle down the dizziness. I think I just got my balance disturbed. It happened last summer or the summer before, and I couldn’t drive for three weeks. I remember it was annoying in some ways, but also quite restful not going anywhere far.

Today, housework. I have just read one of the posts on the Flylady site and can’t get over how sexist it is. This woman is advocating one of the Flylady products (it’s a very thinly disguised advertisement) and saying how she lives in a three storey house and has to keep carrying her husband’s and children’s stuff from floor to floor as they keep leaving things in the wrong place. WHAT!!!! Stooopid doormat.

Just finished a really good autobiography. Will write about it tomorrow as now I have to start putting John’s things away. Not.

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09/06/2011 by Aileen.

I’ve been a bit off colour for the last few days. But to start at the beginning. John had a day-long hospital appointment (routine) at Stoke Mandeville on Monday, so we went down for a couple of days. Stayed at the hospital lodge for the first night, and with M, F and Alexander on the second night. Alexander is toddling so well now, and communicating by body language. And he understands what we say if we ask where’s his teeth etc. So cute.

We had a lovely steak and chips meal but I kept picking at the pile of leftover fried onions - don’t think anyone else had them - and felt my stomache has been out of sorts still. I nearly didn’t go to Birding yesterday, but as it was a nearby location I did. I’m glad too, as the breeze really blew the cobwebs away, and cured a headache I had. (I’ve said I don’t get headaches in the past, but put it down to wearing cheap Tesco sunglasses for three hours when we drove down to Buckinghamshire. My eyes went all bloodshot. It was ‘orrible.) Anyway, we’re both due for eyetests, so will get prescription sunglasses next time. (Lost my last pair!)

Well, today’s Thursday, and I’m still feeling queezy. Had my hair cut at 9.30 and was tempted to cancel that too. Glad I went. I’m growing my hair slightly, and Mitty has done it beautifully. Hope it lasts. I should be doing church cleaning this week, but  definitely not up to it today. Maybe tomorrow afternoon, or some time Saturday.

So what have I been doing with myself? Sleeping a bit, and reading a lot. Finished Jodi Picoult’s Picture Perfect. It’s funny. She’s careless about continuity, lazy with vocabulary (got fed up of everyone staring at the trees/grass/wall) her characters are only just believable, but I COULD NOT PUT THE BOOK DOWN. Great plot. Now I’m reading another Tess Gerritson book - Keeping the Dead. Funny thing is the Picoult book was about an archeologist, and this book has an archeological theme too. (Serial killer mummifies his/her victims) Mmm. No wonder my stomach is queasy.

Oh well. Easy day today. Back to bouncing tomorrow hopefully.

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