since I wrote anything on here. The bathroom is virtually finished, just an new extractor fan and a couple of coats of varnish on the woodwork and that little horror story is at an end. We are now resplendant in black marble, white porcelain and soft peach painted walls - not a tile in sight, no pale pink - big sigh of relief - NEVER AGAIN! Well not in this house anyway!
Meanwhile young Albert, the boy wonder tup has attended to 12 of our 14 pretty sheep in record quick time. We will change the colour on his harness at the weekend and see if his 'wham bam thank you mam' attitude has actually worked! He could have to go round again this time with feeling- or something along those lines........
The Junior shepherd is in his element at university, loves his course, is getting great marks and has made loads of new friends. I actually managed about a week without worrying. On 21 October he collapsed and with the quick thinking of one of his flat mates Emma he was admitted to hospital. He would not let anybody contact us. He told me by e mail when he was discharged!
A heart murmur was found and the talk of valves and open heart surgery nearly sent me into orbit. A very quick appointment with a cardiologist found the problem was actually an extra artery that is taking his oxygenated blood and dumping it in the wrong place. Said alien has to be removed - the procedure has been scheduled for the Christmas holidays. Our uni student doesn't want to miss a day of student life. IF he had had one of the old fashioned school medicals that we used to undergo this would have been found years ago! It wasn't until this happened I realised that none of my boys had any medicals at school! I was actually quite shocked.
Whilst we are in abject panic mode about the baby of the family middle son will not be outdone, he has to have an operation next week to repair a football injury - so I reckon I will be able to leave theose two to look after each other over Christmas while I run away to the hills - and scream........
Monday is our winter family day out at the Winter Fair in Builth Wells, we may be a bit late because Jnr has to undergo an MRI scan first thing then we will dash down to Builth have a mooch and then across to the coast to deliver him back in time for Tuesday's lectures. I think the plan is an overnight stop in a nice hotel overlooking the seafront ....mmmmm lets hope the crashing waves are a bit more under control by then.................
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Not an uneventful few weeks then? Hope you get a nice comfy bed in your Aber hotel and can have a well deserved mini-break.
Don't overdo the mulled wine tasting at the Winter Fair....
Are you sure a break in a cosy little hotel is a good idea? With the month you've had, you might be tempted to stay over through Christmas!
Ignore advise of Mountaineeer, get as much mulled wine down you as you can woman and anything else that might be going free too! You sound as if you need it and you certainly deserve it. Being rendered unconscious by beverages of an intoxicating nature also means that you wll not be aware when the next disaaster happens en famille so some else will have to deal with it!
Exctiting times eh? You don't do things by halves do you. No simple uncomplicated life for you. Hope all goes really well with the two jr members of the family. I will know where to come if I need a bathroom whilst up in then there hills wont I? All sounds really lovely. Do hope we get to see piccies at some time.
A x
ps I still have trousers here :-)
Trousers Wipso? Is that some secret code or did SBS streak home trouserless last time she called!
Hope all goes well for the "boys" and that you have a peaceful Christmas time.
what a lovely peaceful time you are having in the Snailbeach. So, no coming over for a bit of excitement to the big metropolis of Clun then?
Never heard about this extra artery - fascinating - but also greatly worrying. Anything to do with the heart. Would throw me into a tailspin.
Have enough problems worrying about the children's health as it is.
Do enjoy your break and tell us all about it afterwards.
Oh Godo grief - I thought when they got to be students etc it was all down hill there on in...hope all goes well. Love Junior Shepherd's spirit and take care!
My father once told me that as children grow so do the worries that accompany then. I remember thinking,'Stupid old fool, what is he talking about?', but oh how we find out.....
Have several glasses of mulled wine, in fact I wouldn't stop this side of Christmas....:)
Amidst the worrying about the offspring, take care of you too.
x
Oh, SBS - what a worry for you. Still, it sounds like the young shepherd has got it all under control, and I'm sure it'll all work out fine - medical science seems to be able to work all sorts of wonders these days. Oh, to be like Albert and not have a care in the world apart from the colour of your harness. Hope all goes well with the medical stuff, as I'm sure it will.
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