Greetings all and wishing you a happy Friday on our day for posting off-topic if you wish. Just a customary reminder to keep it within the community guidelines.
Welcoming anyone who is newly landed here. I hope you'll find useful help here together with some friendship and empathy, and another reminder that it's worth looking back through some of our previous posts for help on all sorts of topics that need help, when you are a carer.
My week seems to have flown by. At the beginning of it I was busy helping my husband with some e-learning which he had to complete for his job, followed by a change of routine as he was attending his three-yearly first aid course, so working days instead of nights. It's so odd how strange life seems when routines are interrupted and I'm glad we've returned to normal now. Kasar the cat was most indignant to find my husband occupying 'his' space in bed at nights!.
Today's really exciting as my granddaughter Sophie is moving into her first own home. She has worked so hard since she was 16 to reach this day and has demonstrated that you can still achieve home ownership with the right attitude and determination. I'm donating several pieces of furniture and household equipment, so meeting up with her mum and dad and a furniture van later. Sophie has a really sensible attitude to second hand things too. That doesn't mean she hasn't been shopping for some household goodies too though, and I feel so happy for this exciting time in her life.
My next most exciting news for the week is my second covid vaccination booster tomorrow and I'll be glad to tick that off the list of winter essentials.
I hope that everyone has had something to feel glad about this week. I hope that as many of you as possible will have time for some rest and relaxation, or to at least find some small treat to help keep you going.
With covid19 cases so prevalent I hope all of you can stay safe and well. Take care!
Free for All on Friday
Good morning Callendersgal, I can’t believe it’s Friday again, time just flies by. It’s been a week of appointments for me what with the chiropodist for my toe, the dentist for a checkup plus the torture that is the hygienist. Then on Wednesday I had my echocardiogram. It was fine and I should hear in a few weeks. I must admit everything has gone very smoothly and speedily so far. Pete should have had an eye test on Tuesday but the optician had broken his finger so test rescheduled for tomorrow.
We’re off soon to look after our grandsons whilst mum and dad go to the cinema. It will be fun.
Well done to Sophie and I wish her well in her new home. Wishing you well for your booster jab tomorrow.
Hope everyone has a good weekend and stays safe, well and dry. Take care all. Xxx🥰💜💙💙
Hi sassy59, good morning to you too, and I agree that this week has flown by. Glad to hear that you've whipped through quite a few of those necessary appointments and fingers crossed that your echo turns up some evidence of what's going on. Thanks for your good wishes to Sophie and I will pass those on!
I just managed to dodge a mega-shower coming out of Sainsburys, so I have somehow, miraculously, stayed dry! ☔️🌧😊👍 💖xxx
Yesterday I was out on a walk and was stopped in the street by a lady who didn't know where the vaccination centre was so I explained and said how its in the old neighbourhood library building and you can't miss it!
She was having her booster jab as well.
I got a text from the surgery asking me to book a flu jab with them and I had mine in Boots back in September so I let them know I have already had the jab so I didn't need an appointment with them which is fair enough.
I always use Boots for mine too Catgirl1976!
Boots are better as you can book on a weekend or an evening if that suits you better.
I find the gp surgery clinics are inconvenient for those who have full lives!
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