Need a hand hold -Part 3

Ah, we're so blessed to have met you - and each other 💕. Hope your migraine is all gone today. That sounds really horrible, lying down in a dark room is the only thing to do. Glad you managed some dinner though.

Aww, that's nice that your son has a gf (but doesn't call her that!). I think my son would ideally not have used the term gf but I asked outright and he just said "er, yes" 😂.

DP brought a tree over yesterday so that has lights but nothing else on until tomorrow when we will have time to decorate it.

That sounds so lovely that you lay with your DD for 10 mins last night. Love that she feels "pain equals gain" where cushions are concerned!! I'm useless at making my bed so couldn't cope with cushions on it as well!! I'm so sorry she's going through so much with her break up too. I think children will always seek the status quo and dislike change but in time they'll see the change in you and appreciate that and get used to the new normal. I've got everything crossed that your ex has a completely unprecedented reasonably moment and you get to see your son when he's back from liverpool. It's also great news that you're rebuilding with your oldest, I think having periods of time away from their Dad's influence will be good on all of them in time and they'll gradually see at least some of the truth.

Have a great time with your parents today and your niece later on in the week!

@Imbluedalale I'm ready for something else now but you've motivated me to do something so the bathroom is now clean! I'm going to do the windows upstairs as they didn't get done when I did downstairs for the decorations going up. Bit by bit it slowly gets done.
I'm sure your niece can't wait to get over the miserable UK weather 😂
I've got a hair appointment tonight and I really wish it wasn't.....but I will be glad when it's done. I usually go on a Friday morning but I can't afford to be taking the morning off work at this point in the year and I have my son at home now too so evening it is. I'd rather be at home in my dressing gown by 6pm 😁

Good morning Spoonies. I'm taking my time getting to this morning. I think we are due rain and wind later so WFH is alright on days like that.
@Imbluedalale glad you are over the migraine. I wouldn't wish them on anyone. I keep Sumitriptan tablets for emergencies but I'm not sure they do any good. A dark room is usually the answer.
I've fingers and toes crossed your son is back with you soon. I know I would feel like part of me is missing 😕
I've woken up starving after a few drinks yesterday. I aways do so I think I might need to go and get eggs on!
Have a great day Spoonies xx

Evening Laura and all Spoonies, hope your migraine is better Laura. I know how bad they can be, my poor dad used to be so unwell when he had one.
It must have been so lovely having your daughter stay with you after so long. I missed each of my children so much when they moved out and it took ages to get used to them not being there in their bedrooms.
Hopefully your son will be able to be with you soon. 🌸

@Imbluedalale how are your children currently coping with everything they have been through?

Well done with the letters. Glad you had a nice lunch and cocktails 🍸😆. That’s lovely of your boss. So sorry that your team are going through so much, that does sound brutal.

my son is 12 so it’s really just a friendship rather than anything too full on. He had dinner at their house a week ago so it was good to thank the mum and she said he was a lovely boy so that was really nice. All new territory for me navigating the onset of a teen 🤪.

@RaspberryBeretxx hello there! I don't know how you survive a weekend with little to no Internet. I admire you 😂
We got our 100 letters out just about.....I had to palm a few off on a fellow workmate at 12 so we could go!
It was team Christmas lunch but one member lost a parent 2 wks back and another last week. One other is having treatment on a breast lump so while it was nice to get out and do something, those others were very much on our mind. It's been brutal in my work section recently for what colleagues are going through.
On a happier note it was a really lovely afternoon and our boss very kindly paid for our lunch. He's a good spud 😂
I had a few dark'n stormy cocktails and left pretty sensible!
That was a great chance meeting with sons Gf mum. Definitely the sort of thing I would do. How old is your son?

Ah, that's so lovely 💕💕. It must be so special to watch your DGC interact with little friends.

Thank you. RaspberryBeretxx
I did have a lovely afternoon, listening to all the little ones singing. Then playing, what a lovely nursery. It’s so nice that they do it.

Awww, that man at the hospital sounds so so lovely @Imbluedalale , that made me cry! He sounds so positive and I'm so glad you have random support and kindness popping up all over the place - people can see what a special person you are just like we all can 💕.

That made me laugh about the TV saying your name. Glad the sofa is so lovely! It made me laugh about all the cushions.

Glad the appointment went well and that sounds positive about the MDT meeting and sorting next steps. Sending all the most positive vibes your way.

Eek and ouch! At having blood taken from your hand. Hope the bruise isn't too bad. Once when pregnant, the midwife took blood and nicked my tendon (that was what the next one thought had happened anyway). The bruise spread all round my arm and elbow and was soooo painful!

Oh and DP stands for "dear partner" - I was at his house over the weekend as he was working some of the time and my DS was with his Dad. DP doesn't have wifi and the signal is rubbish so it's a bit like going back in time 😂. My parents did pop in after I got home yesterday afternoon which was lovely. And I met my DS's new girlfriends Mum as I was unpacking the car, she was walking past with her dog and asked if I was DS's mum. She seemed lovely and we swapped numbers. Back to work today and I had 2 lovely cappuccinos and a nice chat in a nice pub with my boss. I'm now meant to be working from home 🙈.

@PeggyMitchellsCameo how's the ear and tooth feeling today? Hope it's improving, it sounds a horrible combination! Did that man you live with survive the rest of yesterday after asking about the Christmas tree?! Someone asked that on our village FB page on 1st Dec and got a proper roasting from people (in a funny rather than mean way).

@nornironlady Did you get your letters done and how was your lunch? Was it a Christmas celebration lunch or just random?

@spoonfulofmustard 😂😂at you scaling your fence to get in to your flat! At least it was the neighbour who saw you and nobody thought you were breaking and entering 😂.

@Nottogetapenny ooh, thank you for the spice kit recommendation - they sound lovely. Hope you're having a lovely day with your grandson and at his nursery, that's so sweet that they have a stay and play. I wish my DD's nursery did that.

@BeNavyCrab Hope you're OK today. Your decorated diary for your mum is such a lovely idea, I'd love to see a pic when you're done.

What an amazing thing to have happen. I've always said that it just takes one special person to make a massive difference when you are going through difficult times.

I definitely sympathise with you having to have blood taken from your hand. I've got the most difficult to find tiny veins and now always have my blood taken from my hand with a paediatric butterfly needles. They might be small but it's not a pleasant experience. I definitely envy my husband who's got veins like a road map. You'd be able to take blood from him with your eyes shut.

Oof that's not good news, be careful that it's not caused by an infection in the bone from your tooth. My husband had to have a tooth removed and the little infection decided to go rampant. He needed to go back to the dentist for antibiotics.

I really hope you start to get better soon. I can imagine the sort of reception "that bloke" got. As my mum would say, he's lucky he didn't find that tree somewhere where the sun doesn't shine 😂😂

Good morning to all the Spoonies!
@Imbluedalale loved hearing your news yesterday. What stood out for me was you saying all those lovely things about that man, his qualities etc. These are the very same things we see in you Laura. Your warmth and positivity always shine through in your posts.
I'm in office now and there's about a hundred letters that need to be issued. As in put into envelopes....old style! That should take me to noon nicely then it's out with the team for lunch.

Oh my word @Imbluedalale , your encounter with that lovely man in the hospital!! And he and his wife will be telling people about the lovely lady they met in hospital too. You are both AWESOME!

@PeggyMitchellsCameo - OW!! I hope you are feeling in less pain now. It sounds agonising!

Today's perfume is Watermelon. Weirdly they list three main components, none of which are watermelon (and none of which I can remember and I am certainly too lazy to get off the sofa to check!) but the combined effect is watermelon. Sadly the other effect appears to be that it makes me sneeze and snuffle, so I currently smell like a rather nice tropical salad, but sound like a truffle-hunting hog. Can't imagine why the major perfume houses haven't snapped me up for their adverts!

I’m fine, busy day tomorrow I’m looking after my little grandson. He goes to nursery on an afternoon and they have a stay and play! So granny is going to play, I’m really looking forward to seeing him at nursery with his little friends.

The curry kits The Spice Taylor, can be bought in most of the big supermarkets, it’s the sauce and spices, so easy to use. Their are loads of different flavours!

Yes, you are right you can meet someone, a stranger, who has an enormous impact and they make such an impression you will remember them. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does it’s so special.

Enjoy your night with your daughter, it’s just lovely she’s there with you. 😘🌺