Hi everyone -
I might actually be able to get there on Tuesday, but don't know for sure right this second. Life is complicated right now (for anyone interested, I've been whinging and venting a bit on the "EALING, ISLEWORTH, WEST LONDON" thread) -- dh is in the hospital, his nasty flu cough that had dragged on for 2 weeks having suddenly transitioned into antibiotic-resistant bacterial pneumonia. He went to a consultant chest doctor yesterday for a follow-up exam, and they were so perturbed by his horrible-looking x-ray and his shortness of breath plus fever that they shoved him in the hospital to give him IV antibiotics and extra oxygen. As a result, he's getting better fast now, but it was pretty scary how fast a nasty infection can get on top of someone.
In the meantime, we've been dealing with a dead hot water boiler and a hard-to-get-hold-of landlord, plus postponing our previously planned trip to go back to the states for a week (hah! not right now we're not.). Then when ds & I were heading to dh's hospital this morning, the trains were @#$%! up because some loser threw him/herself in front of a train in Mortlake this morning. (we don't have a car) Which I found out after getting the tickets and arriving at the platform. But we did eventually get there to visit and bring him some shaving gear and books to read etc. He's doing much better. Getting the antibiotics in the hospital works faster than taking pills at home, and extra oxygen is helping him get his strength back faster.
So we're busy right now! But it's actually possible that dh will be back by Tues. and life might be nearly back to normal, fingers crossed. Have to wait and see, though.
Sorry about venting a bit, but I wanted to let everyone know that I do want to get out with ds and meet up with some playmates (the poor kid has been more isolated than I'd like for a while, due to our moving etc. -- and then a few weeks ago, he had the coughing virus too, but very fortunately didn't get ill like dh.
So how is everyone else's weekend going? 