Mornng Helena , morning everyone.

I hope Dave recovers soon and Gary. Just started raining as Dillon and I got home from our walk all lights now on.

Anyone want a very naughty Bernese I just don't know whats got into him espcially today.
I am hoping its his last burst of adolescent naughtiness.
If it isn't get me the straight jacket and padded cell please.

Hope everyone is safe and keeps safe in the flooded areas.

Morning Bev, glad to hear that for once in your life, you are actually going to have a "you" morning there!!!! May there be many more of those in the future

Morning Sal Let's hope your Tom listens to you and stays away from the river, but knowing boys.....I hope he stays safe and gets to school. Sorry to hear you know all about these Migraines Sal, I never get a headache let alone a migraine. I have just the job for that washing up of yours!!!!

Morning Jen Been thinking of you again with all that rain overnight down there, but glad you've stayed safe, it must be the worst thing for those poor people, and two people killed too

Morning Chris, and just when I said it couldn't get any worse for you (((((((((hugs)))))))))). Have a word with the doctor if you can or the drug's trolley nurse and ask what medication he's been on which might cause that confusion, because a lot of them do, I know that don't I from mum's experience in hospital. You take care, be careful on the journey, and I really hope they don't close the ward.

Morning Linda Oh lol at those kids of yours there I know they WILL be getting this and that though knowing you!

Morning Steph That's a real b*mmer about the agency, hope you can manage to get the change-over to the council, and good luck with the interview there, that's a very long interview Don't fall asleep Steph! Oh yes, cars, why is it that it's always US who has to sell them Dave is even in the motor trade and yet it's been me who's sold every vehicle we've ever owned, he just hates doing it, must be a man thing hey?

Morning Jackie Glad you had a nice, dry walk, which is more than I can say for us, I have never seen Zena in such a state as she was this morning Black all over, dripping with it, so out came the hose, and I'm going to get to grips with those overalls today and chop the legs off them, I can't go on like this twice a day. Have a good one

Morning grandma Thanks for telling us about all that sunshine you've got there, it's cheering me up Good luck with that couch, finger's crossed for you there. Anything could trigger Dave's headaches, he's had these since childhood, he won't have a scan, even though our physio lady thinks there's something serious going on in his neck, but I'm working on that!

Shame about your watershed coz we have two ladies here in desperate need of a washer uppperer and an ironer, but they're just gonna have to wait

Well, got back from the wettest, muddiest walk I think we've ever had, looking at the state of Zena, but at least she had a ball in the woods! I am this morning going to bite the bullet and chop off the bottom of those legs on her overalls, much as it pains me, coz I'll lose the lovely elasticated cuffs and velcro, but I might get me duck tape out and do a bit of modification on them!

Morning Lynn He'll be fine when his dad is back home tomorrow you just wait and see Cheeky Dillon You can always pack his bags and send him down to us Zena will keep him in check, but then I doubt we'd let you have him back and you wouldn't want that would ya! He'll grow out of it Lynn, just gotta keep your cool and do the best you can, but he's a big boy he must take some handling when he's norty I'm sure.

Hmph, they will not! When I pointed out that we're not rich, the answer? "But Father Christmas will bring it." I knew that one would come and bite me on the behind because I remember saying that myself a trillion years ago. I had to explain that Father Christmas can only bring one present per child because he doesn't have much room on that sleigh.

Aw not the overalls. I suppose if they are too long you could roll them up?

Just finished making another batch of "dogsicksoup"

My hubby hates pepper and doesn't understand that everything must have salt and pepper added for seasoning and taste.
So I always add it when he isn't around.
He is out with Peps at the moment so heres my chance to make the soup.
Guess what I did, I dropped the entire pepper pot in the sauce pan Luckily it went in bottom first and I grabbed it quickly.

Now I just hope I can stop sneezing and giggling before he gets home

Lynn he will have been picking up on your anxiety over Gordon going, being away and now the excitement of him coming home. I bet (hope) once Gordons been home a week he will go back to being the lovely gentle Dillon I met.

Morning Helena and Everyone

Cold outside but at least it isn't raining! I had my neighbour's grandson up here before he went to school (his gran is in hospital at the moment) and his Mum starts at the pre-school early, so I have been having him up here these past few weeks - so running late at the moment!

I need to pop into see Anne-Marie in the afternoon for 2 pm and be back here for 4 when Jamie comes back from his footie practice!

I will be taking Lki out after her morning meds and I need to call the Vet for an appointment for her 3 monthly health check, not sure if he will take bloods to test her Phenobarb and Potassium levels when we go!

Hope everyone will enjoy a good day today.

Take care and stay safe

HI All,

We've been very lucky with no flooding near to us but we're on high land up here in Birmingham. Hope everyone is dry and safe, where ever they are!

Haven't taken the dogs out yet. Don't want to go out. I'll be fine once I'm out and about with them, it's just the part where you have to make the effort to step outside that I'm not looking forward to.

No idea why - I've already been out to take Oscar to school.

Don't have any real plans for today other than housework whilst Oscar is at school. He has his self defence lesson tonight and an extra one on Thursday. He has his grading to get his red belt next Monday so I hope he knows what he's doing.

So, am off to brace myself for going back out in the cold, damp grey mist.

XX

Morning all,

Another day off for me today, got to love long weekends

Sorry to read about Dave and Gary if it's not the dogs that are sick it's the humans hey?!? I hope Gary gets better and can be moved soon and I hope the ice pack and rest helps Dave.

I have a day of food shopping to look forward to. I've got to get some chicken feed and budgie seed, food for me and food for the dogs.

If it wasn't for me having to go to all the different shops I was going to take the boys somewhere new to walk but I can't trust Malcolm with food in the back of the car so he and Bandit will be left behind to man the fort as it were.

Really need to get up and get going and stop reading dogsey

Not raining here this morning, although last night when I took Cariad for her late walk it was really coming down and I had all my waterproofs on for what was essentially a 15 minute walk round just so she could download
Have got some lovely piccies of babies sat up and am hoping to get to the library today. First of all Cariad will go a walk and then Lona and Mabs. Then do a wood run. On Saturday my exhaust started blowing, so going to take that over to where Eldest Son's unit is, there is a garage place there and they have been doing my cars for a couple of years now, and because of me being sort of 'family' I get the parts trade and Eldest Son does it, however he is away in Oxford working at present, not sure how it is going to work out, they may be able to sort it for me, but sounded pretty noisy to me on Saturday!!! After Exhaust Examination and maybe even Fixing, the library will be next on the list. Eldest son due back up here at some point towards the end of the week, as he gets virtually free B&B here it is one way of me getting some money off him. He does go and do shopping, but really most of what he comes back with is useless to me, wish he would tell me when he is going and he could have a list
I hope the interview goes well for you Stevie, people like you deserve to be paid in sacks of gold in my opinion, I do not know how you do it, my boys barely made it through alive, no idea how I would go on with proper problem children!
Lynn I am sure he is picking up on your excitement about Gordon coming home, you must be so wound up with all that has happened, the Mac not working (oh I can sooo identify with that one) and all the other stuff building up. At least you have got yourself and Dillon to yourself this morning and not doing Tube runs etc.
Is Dave scared he has a brain tumour or something, so he would rather not know it could be just something pressing on a nerve and a bit of manipulation could stop all of the pain. Not had that many migraines, but in a previous life the stress got to me so badly that I woke up with one and couldn't even move my head, so if he is getting regular bouts of anything like that I feel for him. Does he get them when he is away at work in the week as well, must be awful being in a hotel and not well either.
Waiting to see how you go on with the overalls, could you maybe email the suppliers and see if they can enlighten you on how to shorten them, you can't be the only person coming across this problem.
That coffee and Danish sounds wonderful, having a coffee now, but no Danish, because once I get going that will be me for the day and I won't get sat down for hours.
Here is today's Puppy Fix

I have now, finally, got a name for My Little Girl, got to run them past the Registry first to make sure no one else has called their's the same, then I will Go Public