Ash has just been sick nearly had a heart attack because it was pink/red then realised he had eaten sardines in tomato sauce for tea, he is very quiet though and I am watching him like a hawk

What a day, the joys of Christmas, I've had the world and his wife here today
The usual lunch for 6, daughter and partner away for the weekend. I was stumped for what to do for pud so I made an apple pie and 28 choccie crispie cakes. I am left with a small piece of pie for hubbys tea, so that went down well then!!!
Then..... visits from 2 friends, our sister in law, and another sister in law and brother in law and her 3 Grandchildren Pepsi thought it was her birthday, she adores children
So, I've read all the posts but I'm too tired to answer them all, I will try to do better tomorrow

Morning all, I am exhausted after reading everyone's exploits.

Today we shall walk, and we have received a big storm warning so we shall go fill the petrol cans for the generator incase we lose power, I am sure it is all a fuss for nothing but better to be prepared. We are pretty well kitted out for power loss just forgot the petrol

Off to walk the doglets....

laters xx

Well the trip went ahead .

Gary has been fine but is tired and headachy now we are back, but he has enjoyed his day and it seems to have done him good so far.

Unfortunately, a call while we were en-route from my youngest son meant that we couldn't get to see the grandkids as one of them started throwing up - so another with the winter sickness bug. I daren't risk Gary getting it again, but I felt so sorry for my youngest lad. Bless him, it's his birthday today - he had the kids, one throwing up and another he had to pick up later from a sponsored shopping pack thing at the other side of Sheffield. When he 'phoned his ex to tell her their son was ill, she just said to give him a paracetamol and no he couldn't drop him off while he picked up their daughter. I really could slap that woman - HARD!!

Anyway, the rest of the trip went well, but my mum has lost so much weight and looks so tired bless her. It's days like today I wish we lived nearer.

That is the least of my problems at the moment. Three times today I have gone into the kitchen to make a mug of coffee, come back in here, reached out for the mug and guess what. It is still in the kitchen.

Go back and shove it in the micro for a quick nuke to reheat it, come back in here and the bdooly dog has switched off my computer because I forgot to upend the keyboard and she went a-hunting for tissues that I might have left [usually have] on the table.

Neighbour came in a while back with two packages, one of which had taken nearly two months to arrive from ??? Hong Kong or Singapore or somewhere ??? and by the time I had removed metres of scud tape and torn a thousand layers of bubble wrap off - I could not open the bdooly thing to insert the batteries.

The second package was another set of ComfortFlex harness and collar for Pereg, plus a Hurta harness which I thought might be OK. It was not. Well it would have been had it been the size ordered and the size marked on the label but no way is it the girth measurements marked and it will cost me too much to return it to bother. The ComfortFlex ones are fine - I just wanted another set for when I wash the first ones.

And the bdooly dog bit my forearm when putting on and adjusting the new ComfortFlex harness because I think maybe she was feeling a bit bleugh. She did not mean to, it was an automatic reaction on her part and her teeth only just touched my arm but my skin is so bdooly fragile and my arms so thin that I have a set of toothmark-size bruises already.

And it has only just gone 9pm and I want to go to bed but I cannot for another two hours.

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Evening all
I loved the puppy fix - thanks June

Chris it's great that Gary enjoyed his day, even if he is tired now at least it gave him a change of scenery. I'm sorry you didn't get to see everyone because of the dreaded bug which is doing the rounds

I've had a lovely relaxing afternoon but did end up having a busy morning which was fine as I got things done that I hadn't expected to

I had a lovely walk this morning and a shorter one this afternoon - now we are all relaxing in front of the TV - the only problem is that Flash has awful wind (I assume he's eaten something in the garden) but it really isn't pleasant

Think I need to vacate the room now - I'll go a cook the meal. I'm sure my OH will soon join me once the awful aroma wafts his way

Have a good evening if I don't see you later.

She is so lacking in couth that woman - *gets out dettol wipes.

That puppy pic is so adorable TW, and I hope that Ash is dried off now and none the worse for his dunking! Poor little scrap.

Took Jimmi out for a short walk today, with a pawz boot on his current bad foot (which is looking good by the way) and he was delighted to be out and about again. I deliberately avoided all routes that sometimes have bits of glass on the pavement etc. etc., even though this latest paw trouble is nothing to do with injury, just his periodic flare up of abscesses. However, would you blinking believe it......he suddenly stopped and waved a front paw at me, from which protruded a large thorn I pulled it out, and off he went as happy as anything; all I can hope is that the course of ABs he is on will prevent anything blowing up in that pad. Our last dog often had thorns removed, and never ever had a problem, but this is the Jimster!!

Now, watch this please Malka:

*picks up bottle, selects sparkling glass and pours wine carefully into same.

Ash has just been sick nearly had a heart attack because it was pink/red then realised he had eaten sardines in tomato sauce for tea, he is very quiet though and I am watching him like a hawk