Tamoxigang - 41 and counting

[KurriKurri]

Morning all, new thread, croissants on trolley, and I'll put a brew on.

Oh and reallyworried has date for op on 3 sept and think foofoo still waiting .

Welcome back topsy we missed you how was your holiday ?
Gold star gigs for the round up though my wig didn't look amazing at windy castle today I may have to rethink headwear for days like that

M and s dine in meal cooking for tea though will pass on the wine as we've been invited round to boozy friends tomorrow for the afternoon

Welcome home topsy !! Excellent round-up by gig... Hope you get some respite from gangnam style ...
Have a nice M&S dinner malt - we're tripping across the garden to have Chinese with parents,taking bottle of champagne...
Have been drawing all afternoon.

Hello lovely people.
Topsy yay you're back
Emin . So sad to hear your news. (((hugs)))) freisas are one of my favorite flowers. Very calming scent. My friend had a floral bookmark with the order of service. A flower is a grand idea.
Standing around in the rain this morning - havn't done much else today except put some ikea thing together. In bath now. . Must be and time soon.

EMIN so sorry to hear your news, it's just crap :( Sorry I can't match the eloquence of gigs and KK, but you and your family are very much in my thoughts and prayers.

topsy you're back :) Hope you had a great hol.

Exciting news today - we've been planning on changing our car this summer for a while and to cut a long story short we've thought "sod it" and are treating ourselves to a new one :) Should be here towards the end of September. V. excited. (I say "our" car, but as DH doesn't drive, it's pretty much "my" car )

Hi all, I am back from sunny Italy. It was very beautiful, and great to spend time together as a family.

Thanks for the synopsis Gig, I was about to comment on how well everyone was doing until I heard the sad news from Emin.

Emin, this disease is a cruel and vile thing. I wish you and your family strength in this difficult time.

Welcome back topsy and trice - hope you both had great holidays

Betsey - ooh new car, how swish - we are about to get another car (we are without one at all at the moment) as ours failed its MOT and wasn't worth fixing.

Loving miniGig and her gangnam obsession

DD and I have just watched Rear Window - we are having a Hitchcock on a Saturday night thing - last week it was 'Suspicion', not sure which one we'll go for next.

Gosh it's hot here in Norfolk, I am sweatier than a sweaty thing!

waving to all x

Thanks for the catch up Gigs
Thrilled to "see" that you are home , and that I don't have to come over and break you out !

DH is dozing on the sofa .
DS is at his friends house at the bottom of the street .
DD is lying in her bed , moaning . (She did a 3 hour pony trek on Thursday , in the sea and on the beach mainly . And she is really feeling it now !)

I've just come in from HNDs house .
I didn't eat blue cheese dip and spicy chicken wings . Not did I drink any wine .....

Night all !

KK did you watch the film made about Hitchcock that was on recently ?
It was on one of the BBC channels .
It didn't portray him as a nice man at all !

No-I missed that topsy (intended to watch but something cropped up IIRC) - I had read somewhere that he was pretty horrid (and a bit of a weirdo pervy type ) some of the films are quite voyeuristic and a bit pervy!

Poor DD, - three hours is a long ride, - she'll have to have a lie in tomorrow! - Have you got bank holiday on Monday over there in topsy and HND land?

KK your ex-car sounds like ours would have been at its next MOT (due Dec13) - the last MOT had 9 "advisories" on it (ie this will cost you ££££ at next MOT if not before) - I've had it from new in 2000 so can't complain I guess, but best got rid of now....

Yes bank holiday here on Monday , but DH working .
DD goes back to school on Thursday , DS not till next week .

Pervy type is exactly how I would describe him after watching that film

Most important question Betsy , what colour is it ???

I think it gets to a point where you have to cut your losses Betsey - ours would have cost more to repair than it was worth, and not much less than it would cost to buy another (2nd hand) car. But we've had to save up a bit so have just done without for a couple of months - luckily being summer its not been too bad having to cycle to places!

I'm quite excited because I've just found a very old packet of chewing gum in my desk drawer, it is soft but edible

have had champagne,wine and Chinese- stuffed !

Sweaty and hot here too- and I am locked into not getting to sleep til late, then ending up sleeping in day and so it goes on.

Yes-want to hear about new car betsy.

Kurri-film night sounds good. Wasn't sienna miller in that film thing about hitchcock?He was meant to be a bully. Talking of bbc films like that, I was blown away by the burton/Taylor one they did.

Trice so lovely you are back and had a great time .

Topsy -sounds like its business as usual now you are all back if you are round drinking herb tea at hnds.

Cross post mas-sounds yum.

Bloody insomnia -got to sleep at 2(partly after mini woke just as I was going to bed and yes she did demand gangnam...). Up again at 4. Am not in too much pain ( except nerve pain in arm but used to that) so at a loss as to why so bad again.

Time I guess.

2hrs of sleep? Yikes!! Yes please for brew. Do Tens machines make any difference for arm pain?

Morning gig. Hope you got some rest even if not asleep. I have marmalade on my phone as dh brought me toast and a in bed... oh well better that than in the laptop.

That's a really good thought amber. I can up the drugs but they only do so much (plus I know that it's a setback that will resolve in time ).

Mr gig and I think some of insomnia is bad habit /jet lag so going to try to get out for fresh air and not rest too much so can sleep better tonight. I did manage to watch iPad and read so rested if not slept for most of night except for my time with mini (who is now sleeping peacefully).

Marmalade sounds yum. Saw photos of run jchoc - how is your foot?

Morning all
I sympathise with the lack of sleep gigs I am a rubbish sleeper. I find the more I worry about it the worse it is so I try and go to bed with the attitude of if I don't sleep I will just rest. Fresh air and keeping busy sounds a good idea
Had my invitation through for LGFB session a week on Tuesday
Chilling this morning then spending the afternoon with friends. I can hear the wind from my bed I hate wind now I'm wearing my wig !

You could try a scarf malt?

Eyes propped open with matchsticks as try to break the insomnia cycle. Mr gigs planning an outing now whilst breakfast cooks.

Great summary gig.

I am now on to the next year on Greys Anatomy - new interns etc. Dh busy copying episodes as I will need loads for Hospital stay - I find I can't sleep in hospitals at night and watching TV or films keeps me calm and stops me stressing about being awake.

Got a leaflet in the post from BCN yesterday explaining the skin expander that will be put in - did anyone else go down this route?

I have a thing about scarves, they just seem a bit obvious you've got cancer, no offence to anyone who wears them I'm just not ready
I'm looking for some sort of hat, when it gets chilly it will be easy I'll just wear a wooly one !