It's raining at last!!!

Finally it is raining in Palmerston North although sporadic strong wind then a heavy shower but enough to water my gardens and lawns. I just hope the wind goes away but the rain stays (at night anyway) for a couple of days. My son-in-law needs grass on the farm desperately!

The exciting news yesterday is that I am a "greatgrandmother". My granddaughter Olivia rang me to tell me she had a baby girl. It came out of her tummy. The baby cries when she wants a cuddle and luckily Olivia can breast feed too!! It's amazing though her baby doesnt have to wear nappies because she's toilet trained already!!! But yesterday she got really upset when they went to pick strawberries and she realised she'd left the baby home alone.

Olivia is nearly four! A friend of the family has had a baby recently. At Christmas time Olivia would pull up her tshirt and pat her tummy and tell me she had a baby inside her. I hope she's a little Margaret Fahy in the making...

And again I've done nothing tonight. My arm gives me the jip! The results of the xrays don't come back for a few days but I think I'll go and see a physio anyway. I have got so much to do and so little time!! haha. I was going to take an extra day off this week but before I thought of blocking out my calender I had two extra appointments haha. So I really need to get my a into g. But for now I'm off to snuggle down in bed, do a code cracker and get some sleep. Life is so hard some days!

Technology!!!

Or lack of.. where would we be without mobiles. I haven't had a landline since Wednesday night... telecom came yesterday and said they'd fixed it. But when I got home the line was still dead as so for four hours today I've had two rather lovely technicians in my backyard and under my house! Rather lovely they were.. new to NZ... and half my age haha but very nice to look at!!!.. Who needs the fireman's calender?? They eventually had to dig up the back lawn and put a new cable in. Seems the people who built on the conservatory may have built over the phone lines.. mind you they're probably stuffed by now or eaten by ants around here!!!

Today started off well but still I have achieved nothing. I went shopping for shoes and a new iron but instead I HAVE finally bought a hose reel thingy so I don't have to worry about tripping over it, I HAVE bought a long handled car brush as my right arm is still not right after surgery and I can't reach... I HAVE found the right vacumn cleaner bags after searching all of PN and I bought a sprinkler so I dont have to stand and water the garden every night.

BUT Bloody But... I have also bought some fabric paints... do I need another project.. oh my god NO! I saw this gorgeous absolutely fantastic book that my friend Rhonda is making using fabric and paints etc etc and I've decided to make my sister one for her 30th wedding anniversary (in 8 weeks time)... with photos of the wedding and their children and Israel where thy love to go every year etc etc.. beads, buttons, trimming... ideas are flowing..
But today has been a blow out and I've achieved nothing cause the 'garden' needed my attention hehe.. (oh my is this me thinking like this!!! geez I must be getting well??) Settle Petal!

Well a friend and I are going out to Breakers for dinner cause I'm sick of eating the same old things and I have all day to recover tomorrow if I get sick! I'll probably only have the roast of the day cause I never cook a roast for myself but that's the beauty of it, it's my price and I don't have to stand in the kitchen for ages. And I've bought diastop now and it works so I still get the pain but not the 'crap' so to speak haha

And the amazing thing we had some rain last night. It lasted all of 3 minutes and didn't do any good but hey, it's proved it can still rain in Palmerston North.

All about George today

George is staying with me this weekend and this afternoon he's painting a mural for the back of his quilt which I haven't quite finished yet. George arrived yesterday on the bus. We went to Meet the Spartans at the movies.. what a stupid, stupid movie but so funny! It was a real farce but I actually enjoyed it. Last night we played 'Arne' a card game I got from one of our local $2 shops.. Its a deal. Talk about clever and addictive. And a bargain too!

Today we've been to the bike shop.. to look and dream! George is into mountain biking in a very serious way. Geez, my car cost less than some of their bikes!!! His one cost $1300. Told him he needs to do well at school, get a good job and then he'll be able to buy the expensive bikes and go in all the rides. Of course, I told him he'll have to make a choice between a bike or a bird... one could get jealous of the other maybe.

And so now he's finished the first canvas as they say. It's done in fabric ink so just needs to dry the first coat before putting the second lot of colours down (trees and bush he says). We're trying a technique a friend did and laid a few things on top which should leave an impression or a shadow on the fabric.

Years ago George painted a picture at school which I really loved. It cost me $10.00 ??? Talk about scrooge haha but thats a good sign. He does save his money well. But I'm hoping that one day I'll copy this painting onto fabric and build a quilt around it.

While it drys we're off to the Lido. George not me! I do have to start going to the pool as hopefully it will help my arm. I still can't get undressed, open the door or reach in a certain position without pain. I thought it would just take time but it's getting more painful. I talked to another cancer patient last week who's post cancer 5 years and she still has to get undressed 'the man's way'. Not me.. I've got to get it right!

And then after dinner oh dear, I'm going to Stockcars!!!!! I don't think I've been there since I was 16... God help me. The things we do for our grandchildren. I'll be deaf tomorrow.... haha.

I've decided to see the doc about the possibility that menopause may have crept up on me since the op.. some days I just don't cope at all with the silliest little thing.. I feel like I'm going nuts! Or was I already???

But Stew, the ex Boss is back in the office for a few days so that will be really good. It's just not the same. But then hopefully we will find out who our new boss is this week and hopefully it will be a 'good' person!

And Chris tell Stew he can have MY carpark! Hehe.

Nite everyone.

Warning everyone -

Be careful and make sure you do a virus check often. It's not a virus as such but some bright spark on On5.blogspot managed to get into my cookies and sent an email to his mates on my behalf. When you look at his blogspot it goes straight to a site about enlarging your penis. Well, can't say I have that problem but I believe I missed an interesting programme on tv 3 last weekend about what you can't do with 24". I got a mailer daemon on my email this morning (not the one registered here) saying that my email with his details couldn't get through and Norton's have picked up the infected cookies.
Smart bugger ah. Obviously his 1" doesn't keep him occupied!

The new car

Well, my new car got a clean bill of health with an Excellent from AA. So it was signed up after servicing on Thursday. What a dream to drive after my old bomb. I sold that for $50 minus the stereo which I will one day get put into the toyota. It needs a steam clean and a few touch up's but I'm sure I'll get it done cheaper than the extra $1500 they wanted. It is such a relief to have a better car. I couldn't lock the Mazda, the water pump was stuffed.. it was always stressful going anywhere. I was going to buy a new one earlier in the year but other things got in the way. Now, I can go for a drive and not have to worry about breaking down!
My sister has gone home. We've walked and walked around the shops, she's finished a quilt and fixed up some of my clothes that swim on me, and we've had heaps of laughs. Little sis came on Friday night too so we had all three of us together .. was wonderful. It's quiet now.. that horrible echo you get when you've had company ... but another day off tomorrow for Wellington anniversary so I can catch up with friends and housework and sewing of course. Then back to work for 4 days.. I love it. Work has been so busy, incredibly busy and I have to admit now it was tiring. But I've been better healthwise and only a couple of cricket days (Can't have my mum's crabapple jelly and no lettuce at all!!! grrrr). Still lost another 500g since Friday, so all in all now a total of 12.4kgs since September.
Well I'm off to tidy up and watch the tape of Doc Martin from last night.

My New Car

Yes, I've bought the car. AA report said it was excellent for its age and had been well looked after. So now I have a nice little car, that I can lock, that I don't have to fill up with water everyday and boy, am I going to miss that whine it makes! I can't wait but I have to wait until Thursday. It is due for a service check and an oil change so I HIT THEM UP for it. The salesman had to ask his boss but he said Yes. Fair enough I reckon. So on Thursday I will put a photo in of my new used 1996 Toyota Corolla Hatchback, just what I wanted. So it's mean't to be - it arrived at the yard on Friday, had gone to the painters yesterday when I rang. I asked how much if it wasn't touched up and groomed - saved myself $1500. I'll be cleaning it Thursday after work myself. It's got a few stone chips on the bonnet and sides but I'll get them touched up myself one day.
I need to have a double wake now. One for my boob and for the bomb as well. I wonder if anyone will take it off my hands!!

Weekends - .8 gone again!

What did we do? We spent a few hours looking at fabric... and patterns and fabric. My sister is a dressmaker and got enough material to make 7 items for $70. She showed me how to use the overlocker I was given and I finished a couple of bed poncho's I'd started for the grandchildren. I tried on all my new-prior cancer clothes and we made alterations as they are all a bit big! Yay. I bought some fabric $4 metre to make myself a skirt. I haven't made clothes since 1987 but I'm sure I can do it!

And we walked and walked around car yard after car yard. What a nerve racking job it is looking for a car. I want a Toyota, preferably hatchback and has to be 4 doors! I think I've found one tonight, so I'll send it off to AA tomorrow and hopefully it'll pass the test okay. It's my price if I don't have it groomed or painted and it's just what I've been looking for. So fingers crossed everything works out.

As for weight loss.. another .8 gone over weekend but I have been crook again. Found a few more things I can't eat with IBS including cooked tomato's. This is no fun, I can't eat many of the good diet foods not even lettuce. But when I do eat I look like I'm ten months pregnant and feel it too!

Work was excellent again. My appointments are up to 101% and another 5 months till end of year. I love being busy.

Stress levels - I'm hanging in there. It's getting easier to give myself the right messages. I need lots of sleep and little stress. And it's been really good having my sister here because she listens and understands. Little sis couldn't make it over the weekend, she wasn't feeling well, but there'll be another time.

Off now - more sewing - boring huh? Fingers crossed this car will be okay.

Take care.