Brave Babes Battle Bus - Holding our heads up like thistles

[MaryMungoAndMidgies]

I bit the bullet - Come on in, excuse the faint whiff of dog!

The last thread

I think you mean the lovely Venus

Fit like tout le monde? I know, I've been more than a little AWOL. Sorry tootles, I've been remiss.

Miss Terrorist's wound broke down, got an infection, it was a bit of a mess, and trying to keep her quiet has filled all my evenings, quite literally. It's been bad, but we've turned a corner I hope. She is not even one and she's already been through so much. Halfway through the infection she came into season (I sympathise lala tis shit for them) and it drove her scranny. Trying to stop her trying to claw her way through everything has been awful. I've roped in so many people to help me during the day, so she has 24 hours supervision.

Her other elbow was operated on this week, we are running out of time for optimum bone healing, so we had to bite the bullet. So she's lame on both forelegs. I could weep for her. I hope this will be all worth it for her, I will hate myself forever if not. I'm heartbroken, she just wants out for a walk and it will be out of the question until the middle of November at least.

But enough of my woes, I have missed you all mightily, and who'da thunk it, I, wry, am still AF. I want a drink so badly. It gnaws away at me like a termite, turning my brain to dust. I though I'd get lathered the night of her op, but I wept myself to sleep instead.

hope darling quine, how's your elbow, are you healing okay? I am so sorry I haven't been about for you, will try and read back a bit, if time allows. xx

ma fit like hen? How's school going for your lad? When bairn was in for her op I sang along Elie beach. The seals thought I was a bit peculiar and came in for a closer look, I thought of you and beat you to some sea glass, xx

No big NC, but fit like spanna, sweet, baby, joey, faire, lala, elba, venus, claret, mouse & co big bosies one and all, sorry if I've missed anybody, xx

wry! Good to see you! Fit like?
Hope the bairn gets better soon, she's lucky to have you in her corner.
You do know that I own Elie beach and all sea glass thereupon?

Then skelp my arse and ship me to Australia for I did thieve. Just green, opaque and clear, nane o the blue and red bits. Where the buggery bollocks do you find the good stuff? Bet it's Crail.

I have been sofa bound wi the bairn every night, she's so scunnered, peer wee toot. The vet said she was a bit exuberant when she was in for her op and gave me a pot of lovely, lovely sedatives. She must stay really quiet for the next month, out of her crate to pee only. Hence the freedom to type tonight. I just gave her the one, they don't knock her out unless I increase the dose. One takes the edge off. She was skittish as a foal earlier, needed her anal glands squeezing. I double gloved but I still don't fancy a sandwich. Forks or spoons only. Those fingers have been to close to a bumhole for finger food. Can you eat Discos with chopsticks?

Pittenweem? The one beach I didna go to. That's where you keep the precious....

Anal glands? Boke
Well, if you absolutely promise not to share this information..glances over shoulders and whispers conspiratorially...Elie is a bit shit for sea glass and so is St Andrews. You need to go to.........

Got ye the proper ones. Not the newcomers.

Well, in that case........ Anstruther!
Although an informed told me that Kinghorn is a good place to find the precious.. apparently there was a glass factory there once!!!.

No way! I was there too! Not as familiar with Anstruther, apart from the fish and chip shop...very familiar with the Wee Chippy, I prefer it to the more famous one.

Where's the beach? I can't have explored enough. I know the harbour bit, have used the conveniences once or twice, wheeeeeeere's the beach? Is it past the Boat trip shed?

I've not been to Kinghorn for years, not since I was tiny wee

Will be going there for sure, with a skip.

I would love to do a jewellery making course. Nowt fancy, just for my findings. I found two lovely bits of pink sort of banded agate at Elie. gagging to be pendants they are.

I can do the bra thing.

Go to the wee beach at Anstruther to the right of the harbour as you look at it. There is a wee stream runs through the far end and it's a bit smelly and weedy there but the the beach before the stream is excellent t for seaglass. Most people don't go on that one, they go to the harbour and the chippy and the lifeboat bit. Don't you dare get to Kinghorn before I do!!!

Thank you ma, can't believe I missed it, must have had me chippies goggles on nae doubt.

I think I'm back down in about 8 weeks for the bairn's next x-rays, I'll be the one looking all shifty on the beach with bulging pockets

Check the tide tables. I went with mum a few weeks ago and the tide was coming in. We were pottering about at the very far end and only dh shouting to us made me realise we were cut off where the tide had reached the sea wall. We had to roll our breeks up and wade back knee deep. Mum is 81 and found it all a hoot!

Hi all, just checking in. Welcome to new babes, keep posting, whatever pops into your head

Raaaaargh.. Lost my first essay.

Will do re the tide tables ma. no one wants to see my ankles at this moment in time. Like a Clydesdale's they are.

Afternoon faire! How ye doin? What's everyone up to? I have been out in the garden with the bairn on her memory foam soaking up some rays, figure that she needs all the vitamin d she can get. It means a harness and a lead to restrict her, but hey. I second the Xtradog harness for that little extra bit of control with the more wilful of God's creatures.

That's her in now for nap time. She's a bit calmer today so have held off the sedative for now. Washing done and on the line doing it's stuff.

I can't even remember how long I have been AF, I should have written it down, but it must be weeks now. Probably just over 2 months. No boiiing. Not yet, anyway. Skin is better, might be the Clarisonic, might not, I'm hopeful it's the lack of vin. My eyes are definitely less baggy despite not sleeping very well, so that's a winner.

The garden looks so pretty at the moment, it's crying out for a glass of fizz and a good book, but will settle for my blood orange San Pellegrino and a wild eyed, desperate to gnash and prune said lovely garden Labrador.

I hope I feel a few more benefits soon. That shiting bottle of Cider is still intact in the fridge, it's becoming less of a torment, but I am still conscious it's there. One day, eh? Do you ever get through a day without thinking about it?

That's the bairn having a stretch, time to try for an incident-free pee.
Laters, taters xx

2 MONTHS!!!! AF. Holy Fuck wry that's amazing

it's nae been an easy trot ma, far from it. That hairy alarm clock has forced my hand a shade

If I knocked her little unstable bones, well. Disnae bear thinking aboot. And that keeps me from teetering o'er that edge.

You heard it here first folks. My counter terrorist is solely responsible for wry nae hitting the rye. Grape. Apple. Fitiver...

When she's better I am taking her into work to see if she can sort that shite oot as well.

wry 2 months af is absolutely bloody brilliant!!! Great to hear from you lovely xxx

Just had a completely shit weekend at work, horrible, manically busy, everyone snapping at everyone else as we are all stressed (and I try so hard not to then feel crap if I do/if someone does it to me). I hate sounding like a fucking martyr (try and make a point not to moan as it irritates me when others do it..) but 30.5 hours worked out of 48 without an actual break (i have eaten, just on the run...and have a serious lack of nicotine going on) takes the piss. So, I'm dribking rather than sleeping currently... Day off tomorrow thank cod

God not cod...it's like the xourgettes all over again

fuck, I'm really drunk but quite happg

Sorry, thought I was sober ish when i started to post but maybe not...but then again I can write and proof read this ok????

Very drunk and not good, sorry ️️xx

Morning all, day 1 again for me today, I have been drinking every day since last Wednesday, not helped by visitors, son and his lovely GF who brought lots of nice wine with them.
Anyway, woke this morning at 4am with the familiar feeling of panic, palpitations, hot sweat and don't remember going to bed. Am also so angry with myself for doing this yet again.
So day 1.

Hope everyone's ok, elba hope you managed to get some sleep!

You ok Elba? Had a couple of glasses last night and haven't been AF since my 3 days the other week. Off to London today. Have a good day all.

ma enjoy your week off

Crochet, Elba and anyone else on Day 1 today, let's get through it together. One hour at a time. Plan to eat, plan alternative drinks, plan to distract, distract, distract and be ready for the ww when she tries to ambush us later

It's just one day, just a few hours. We can do this.

Well done Wry, what a great little pal you have there x