Sunday, October 5, 2014

What A Week...

Hi folks...it's Monday morning and the start of a brand new week...here's hoping this one is less stressful and less expensive than the one before...it all kicked off on Monday with a visit from the man with the buckets of plaster to work his magic on the front room...the last room in the house to require his skills but hubby is Project Manager on this one...I was just the "running hither and tither" tea lady for the day...crikey how many cups of tea can 2 men drink in one day...
then it was the turn of the Furry Warrior to crank up my stress levels...to cut a long story short...he stumbled coming up the steps to the back door that morning giving out a very loud yelp...quite happy to go down the steps but flatly refused to come back up requiring Mum and Dad to lift him...despite having now lost 3kgs...it's no easy task trying to hoist a 5 stone furry bundle shaped like a coffee table. So time for a trip to the vet (think we need to take out a season ticket) who was baffled as to where the pain was coming from...one painkilling injection and booked in for x-rays on Thursday which showed that there's a problem with his shoulder joint...whether he's jarred it at some point we'll never know but the healing process involves lots of rest...crikey this is a mad Golden Retriever we're talking about who is not best pleased that the forest walks are on the back burner for a while...strolls are curtailed to 10 minutes maximum on the lead around the block with daily doses of an anti-inflammatory medicine. It's important for the healing process that we try and maintain the weight loss especially as he'll be getting less exercise for the foreseeable future...no problem I suspect as we are all going to be on bread and water for the rest of the month after paying the "who's saying OUCH now" bill.
But come Friday things were looking up....the kitting marathon for the Fiskars Workshops at The NEC is done and dusted...after much chopping...
 inky spritzing
and stamping
 the kits are good to go...
time to get them packed up to await the arrival of Mr Hermes to speed them on their way to Birmingham and in celebration of a brand new week and retain the little bit of sanity I have left...I'm hitting the road with the Friday Girls who by the way have suggested we need a new name for our motley crew...The "WHATEVER DAY TAKES YOUR FANCY" Girls.
Hugs Kath xxx