Tyson and i had our 2nd visit to the vets tonight ,he was such a brave boy again.The vet who was actually quite dishy went all soppy on him and did the first blood test then decided he needed more, so in he went again, the trouble was he could not get enough so had to shave Tysons other leg and get some blood from that one. I have now got a poor dog with 2 shaved legs and another bill of £150.00.
TO help matters poor Jamie is now off school with the flu, he had his flu injection and guess what........ Yep he now has it, i think i have now had my three things go wrong for this week.
1....washing machine breaks.
2.... Tyson.
3....Jamie home from school.
Tommorow the new machine arrives so i am off work for the day ,hopefully Andy will finish work early then he can plumb that in, and i will treat him to an indian that wiil keep him happy, not what he commented a few days back.If that doesn't work i will promise him something for later on............but that would be telling!!!!!!!!.
Thursday, September 30, 2004
Wednesday, September 29, 2004
vets visit
I got home today from work only to find Tyson quite happily nibbling away at himself. I know he does not have fleas as his regulary treated for these,so on closer inspection his poor paws were red raw and he had also had a good old go at his front leg.
Off to the vets we trot Bruno as well , he could be weighed as he hasn't been done in over a week.Well my big boy was very brave as he is not to fussed with these sort of visits, we have to go back tommorow for blood tests, we were prescribed antibiotics.were given stronghold again and the vet wanted to give him a steriod injection but has told me to wait for that tommorow as it may not help with the blood test.
£88.00 pounds later i leave the vets with a thought of having to pay £100.00 for the blood test and more for his injectionon the next visit.It is a good job i love my dogs and have them both insured,still i am not looking forward to the thought of what the vet is going to find next or what tests he is hoping to do.I am one of these people who loves animals and cannot stand the thought of one being in pain or being mis-treated. Good news though Bruno got a clean bill of health......
Off to the vets we trot Bruno as well , he could be weighed as he hasn't been done in over a week.Well my big boy was very brave as he is not to fussed with these sort of visits, we have to go back tommorow for blood tests, we were prescribed antibiotics.were given stronghold again and the vet wanted to give him a steriod injection but has told me to wait for that tommorow as it may not help with the blood test.
£88.00 pounds later i leave the vets with a thought of having to pay £100.00 for the blood test and more for his injectionon the next visit.It is a good job i love my dogs and have them both insured,still i am not looking forward to the thought of what the vet is going to find next or what tests he is hoping to do.I am one of these people who loves animals and cannot stand the thought of one being in pain or being mis-treated. Good news though Bruno got a clean bill of health......
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
trying to get a washing machine
We have not had a good time since Sunday, after putting my last load of washing on guess what, Yep my good old faithfull washer gave up the ghost. Andy and Jamie were in the Isle Of Wight at their rugby match, I had nothing no spin, wash or anything exept the lights going on. Despair soon set in , i cannot be without a washing machine it is evey mothers nightmare.
I did a quick dash up to the electrical store which after trying to purchase new one which promised a 2-4 working day delivery turned out to be 4 four weeks later.ME NOT AMUSED...... After speaking to managers and then there head office i pointedly told them to take a runnig jump. "-4 days was not 4 weeks.
Another quick dash Monday with Andy in tow we go to currys where i find new washing machine to be delivered Friday, now i have to take a day off unpaid to get machine delivered.Bless my neighbour for coming to my rescue and doing some washing for me today.
Meanwhile the smaller bits keep piling up, still if fingers croosed i shall be up and running by Saturday morning as long as my lovely hubby will work his majic and plum it in for me Friday night.( will tempt him with an indian) that should do the trick.......
I did a quick dash up to the electrical store which after trying to purchase new one which promised a 2-4 working day delivery turned out to be 4 four weeks later.ME NOT AMUSED...... After speaking to managers and then there head office i pointedly told them to take a runnig jump. "-4 days was not 4 weeks.
Another quick dash Monday with Andy in tow we go to currys where i find new washing machine to be delivered Friday, now i have to take a day off unpaid to get machine delivered.Bless my neighbour for coming to my rescue and doing some washing for me today.
Meanwhile the smaller bits keep piling up, still if fingers croosed i shall be up and running by Saturday morning as long as my lovely hubby will work his majic and plum it in for me Friday night.( will tempt him with an indian) that should do the trick.......
Saturday, September 25, 2004
the weekend
This is not going to be relaxing, on saturday morning i have to go and clean a three piece suite. Andy has taken Jamie and his friend Stephen to a Quinns rugby game. Steph and i at about 4pm have to go and pick her friend Amy up who is staying the night. We also have Stephen staying as all the boys are off to the Isle Of Wight tommorow for a rugby match. Jamie and Stephen are playing but guess what i have the day off from going.
The worse thing about Sunday will be that i have to be up by6am to get them all up as they have to be on the 8pm ferry. Still i don't have to go to the club to do kit ...Hooray.... it has been so hectic i have'nt even managed to watch Jamie train as yet.
Stephanie has a T/kwando exam at 4pm tommorow she will be going for her red tag belt so we will have to wait till wednesday night to find out if she has passed.
I also have to go to work tommorow night at 5pm, we are doing our anual stocktake which is a major bummer, so yet again no weekend for me, i think there is something wrong with my life.Still i will get paid extra for it which will be great as i have just booked our hols for next year 10 lovely relaxing days in the sun. Some friends of ours have a flat in spain so we are of to stay there.
The worse thing about Sunday will be that i have to be up by6am to get them all up as they have to be on the 8pm ferry. Still i don't have to go to the club to do kit ...Hooray.... it has been so hectic i have'nt even managed to watch Jamie train as yet.
Stephanie has a T/kwando exam at 4pm tommorow she will be going for her red tag belt so we will have to wait till wednesday night to find out if she has passed.
I also have to go to work tommorow night at 5pm, we are doing our anual stocktake which is a major bummer, so yet again no weekend for me, i think there is something wrong with my life.Still i will get paid extra for it which will be great as i have just booked our hols for next year 10 lovely relaxing days in the sun. Some friends of ours have a flat in spain so we are of to stay there.
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
What a woman says
;-Cmon....... this place is a mess. You and i need to clean up.Your trousers etc are on the floor and you'll have no clothes if we don't do the laundry now.....
What a man hears.......
:- Cmon blah blah blah. You and i blah blah blah. On the floor blah blah blah. No clothes Blah blah blah Now
How does this compare to your house!.........
mine is not quite that bad but it is nearly getting that bad .... HINT, HINT, xxxx
What a man hears.......
:- Cmon blah blah blah. You and i blah blah blah. On the floor blah blah blah. No clothes Blah blah blah Now
How does this compare to your house!.........
mine is not quite that bad but it is nearly getting that bad .... HINT, HINT, xxxx
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
happy birthday
today is Andy's 41st birthday so with a big wet kiss happy birthday sweetheart.
I had yesterday and today off work as i needed some re-coupe time. all i want to do is sleep at the moment.Anyway getting back on track i made Andy's birthday cake yesterday his favourite (coffee cake) i decided to wait till the kids got home and would get them to decorate it. They did great and we decided to surprise him with it today....... BIG MISTAKE mouth allmighty steph decides dad having been in the door all of 2 minutes said.... OH dad we have made you your birthday cake do you want to see it. Well my face said it all so Andy has told me..Don't tell a 9yr old girl to keep a secret. So the cake i lovingly made yesterday is no surprise today , but hey at least he got one and will be well tucked into tonight when he gets in from work.Also note to self do not tell steph to keep any secrets.....
I had yesterday and today off work as i needed some re-coupe time. all i want to do is sleep at the moment.Anyway getting back on track i made Andy's birthday cake yesterday his favourite (coffee cake) i decided to wait till the kids got home and would get them to decorate it. They did great and we decided to surprise him with it today....... BIG MISTAKE mouth allmighty steph decides dad having been in the door all of 2 minutes said.... OH dad we have made you your birthday cake do you want to see it. Well my face said it all so Andy has told me..Don't tell a 9yr old girl to keep a secret. So the cake i lovingly made yesterday is no surprise today , but hey at least he got one and will be well tucked into tonight when he gets in from work.Also note to self do not tell steph to keep any secrets.....
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
School pick up
Today being wednesday is normally a good day but i forgot i had extra kids to pick up from school and with it being a lovely sunny afternoon i decided i would take the dogs out, Well it was so nice up the field i forgot what the time was as i was having such fun wathing Bruno frolicking around with Tyson. So to cut a story short i had to take both dogs up to the school with me. What a nightmare ....... I had to leave Tyson at the gates tied up, carry Bruno into the infant school, then try and walk both dogs round to the junior school, i had to pick up 3 extra children tonight and of course everyone wanted to say hello to the dogs especially Bruno much to Steph's delight with me trying to hold onto Tyson who now weighs a very hefty 32 kg.with the strengh behind him. As you can imagine arms being happily pulled out of their sockets and children happily laughing at me trying to hold on to him.
Tyson is normally a very obedient dog and has been placed in a few obedience classes but put him near children and he wants to love them to bits. So with a lesson now learned i will not be taking the dogs up the school untill Bruno is a bit bigger
Tyson is normally a very obedient dog and has been placed in a few obedience classes but put him near children and he wants to love them to bits. So with a lesson now learned i will not be taking the dogs up the school untill Bruno is a bit bigger
Monday, September 13, 2004
Offspring
A woman
:- Ah children. A woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist ,doctors appointments. Their romances, best friends, favourite foods, Their secret dreams, their fears. They know when to be firm , when to give them that extra bit of love.They give their love unconditionally,they are great taxi drivers for when the children get older.
A man
;- a MAN IS VAGUELY AWARE OF SOME SHORT PEOPLE LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS THEM.........
How true is this of your household?.
Andy i do not refer to you in case you read this..... KISS KISS....
:- Ah children. A woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist ,doctors appointments. Their romances, best friends, favourite foods, Their secret dreams, their fears. They know when to be firm , when to give them that extra bit of love.They give their love unconditionally,they are great taxi drivers for when the children get older.
A man
;- a MAN IS VAGUELY AWARE OF SOME SHORT PEOPLE LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS THEM.........
How true is this of your household?.
Andy i do not refer to you in case you read this..... KISS KISS....
Sunday, September 12, 2004
what a day
Today was the day of the carnival. We got up the rugby club nice and early i did the kit as usual ,Steph did her tuck shop ,Andy was out and about coaching ,and Jamie was training.
The weather did us proud and although it was not to warm we did have a hint of some sun.As soon as eveyone finished training at miday we all set off for the carnival. Me being the mug i am took charge of about 8 x 13 yr olds. We had between us about 20 kids , Have you ever tried to keep that many 13 yr olds under control , what a nightmare i think i aged about 10yrs. The 6yr olds were better behaved than mine. the trouble is most of them are taller than me , i am only 5ft nothing. Anyway we survived and they could have been worse and i got them all back to the clubhouse without loosing any of them .
When i eventually got home ,bless him Andy did the whole weeks ironing so there were some good points to it........I quite happily sat down and relaxed....Thank god there is not another one untill next year.........
The weather did us proud and although it was not to warm we did have a hint of some sun.As soon as eveyone finished training at miday we all set off for the carnival. Me being the mug i am took charge of about 8 x 13 yr olds. We had between us about 20 kids , Have you ever tried to keep that many 13 yr olds under control , what a nightmare i think i aged about 10yrs. The 6yr olds were better behaved than mine. the trouble is most of them are taller than me , i am only 5ft nothing. Anyway we survived and they could have been worse and i got them all back to the clubhouse without loosing any of them .
When i eventually got home ,bless him Andy did the whole weeks ironing so there were some good points to it........I quite happily sat down and relaxed....Thank god there is not another one untill next year.........
Saturday, September 11, 2004
weather
Why is it when during the week you get decent weather and as soon as it comes to the end of the week and you need to get all the school uniforms and work stuff washed , it pours it down with rain.
I refuse to use the tumble dryer as yet , for if i do manage to get the clothes outside the wind will still dry them.We also have the added problem Bruno has taken a very nice liking to SOCKS.He had his 2nd injection today and i also had him chipped, he didn't think much of that ,also the big lad Tyson came to, he had to have his yearly booster .Between the two of them and an hour waiting at the vets neither are speaking to me.Well we will see who wins when it comes to dinner time and i bet they will be speaking to me then.
I refuse to use the tumble dryer as yet , for if i do manage to get the clothes outside the wind will still dry them.We also have the added problem Bruno has taken a very nice liking to SOCKS.He had his 2nd injection today and i also had him chipped, he didn't think much of that ,also the big lad Tyson came to, he had to have his yearly booster .Between the two of them and an hour waiting at the vets neither are speaking to me.Well we will see who wins when it comes to dinner time and i bet they will be speaking to me then.
Thursday, September 09, 2004
a time to choose
Poor Jamie is in his 3rd year at secondary school and has to pick his options this year.The thing is what child really knows at this age what sought of carreer they want to do . This is proving to be a bit of a challenge in our house at the moment as Jamie is not at all sure what he wants to do.
As parents you want to steer them in the best of direction in life so we are coming up with lots of ideas as to what he might fancy.
The bad choice's made now, are harder to rectify as you get older and do we think that this amount of pressure should be put on someone so young. I know we all had to do it for some of us it was a long time ago but do you wish you had put more thought into what you did back then.
I was very lucky and although i do not do what i had originally trained for i had a great time moving around the country and trying lots of different aspects of work. So what did i train to become.....A horse riding insrtuctor. Iwent to college for a year and got my A.I---assistant instructor in those days and also my Horsemaster certificate. For getting these over 20 years ago i have worked in a showjumping yard , polo yard ,racing yard and even between these i have managed a riding school. So as you can see i had fun there was never any money to be made but life was good.
I still even now go and teach the odd private lesson but have ended up now working for a large wholesaler as a receptionist, how life changes since we pick our options at school.
As parents you want to steer them in the best of direction in life so we are coming up with lots of ideas as to what he might fancy.
The bad choice's made now, are harder to rectify as you get older and do we think that this amount of pressure should be put on someone so young. I know we all had to do it for some of us it was a long time ago but do you wish you had put more thought into what you did back then.
I was very lucky and although i do not do what i had originally trained for i had a great time moving around the country and trying lots of different aspects of work. So what did i train to become.....A horse riding insrtuctor. Iwent to college for a year and got my A.I---assistant instructor in those days and also my Horsemaster certificate. For getting these over 20 years ago i have worked in a showjumping yard , polo yard ,racing yard and even between these i have managed a riding school. So as you can see i had fun there was never any money to be made but life was good.
I still even now go and teach the odd private lesson but have ended up now working for a large wholesaler as a receptionist, how life changes since we pick our options at school.
Wednesday, September 08, 2004
getting back to normality
Both Jamie and Stephanie are back to school now,I'm back to work and poor Andy is off work with a stomach bug. THe good thing is he can look after Bruno for us. If he is back at work next week i have a puppy sitter coming in to do the 11am feed for me as i will not be back from work in time.
Life has certainly become more hectic since he came along, everyone is having to juggle
things around him.This weekend we have to take part in the local carnival the rugby club is in it so i am going to have a busy old day on sunday. NOt sure yet how i'm going to do that but me being me i shall find a way.Both dogs will just have to come with me and the kids and we will work around that.
Well feed time is brewing and its T/kwando tonight so i had better get my mum skates on and sort it all out.
Life has certainly become more hectic since he came along, everyone is having to juggle
things around him.This weekend we have to take part in the local carnival the rugby club is in it so i am going to have a busy old day on sunday. NOt sure yet how i'm going to do that but me being me i shall find a way.Both dogs will just have to come with me and the kids and we will work around that.
Well feed time is brewing and its T/kwando tonight so i had better get my mum skates on and sort it all out.
Wednesday, September 01, 2004
back to school
Stephanie went back to school today luckily she has the same teacher as last year. She had a good day and was pleased to see all her friends , Of course the first words to me when coming out of school were:- When can so and so sleep over ....
HELP i have only just got over having the door bell rung every 5 minutes since she came back from Portugal.What happened to kids giving the parents a break with these , Diplomatically i told her , she has a birthday in November and i promised her a dvd night with friends over so she will have to wait till then.
Bless him Andy has done me a favour tonight and gone to the rugby club to do the kit for them. They have their first game tonight and lots of them needed new kit. I did the T/kwando run with the kids and had the usual pub break while waiting for them to finish. I think we were both happy with that ,Andy got to watch the match and i got to go and have the girlie chat with friends.
HELP i have only just got over having the door bell rung every 5 minutes since she came back from Portugal.What happened to kids giving the parents a break with these , Diplomatically i told her , she has a birthday in November and i promised her a dvd night with friends over so she will have to wait till then.
Bless him Andy has done me a favour tonight and gone to the rugby club to do the kit for them. They have their first game tonight and lots of them needed new kit. I did the T/kwando run with the kids and had the usual pub break while waiting for them to finish. I think we were both happy with that ,Andy got to watch the match and i got to go and have the girlie chat with friends.
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