I may never walk again but we had a wonderful time.

[mistymeana]

Hi All, back from my jaunt to London for my daughter's birthday treat. Went to see The Book of Mormon and laughed til I cried. Went on a gin tour round a tiny distillery started up last year and had the best G&T I've ever tasted. Dragged round countless shops and markets and ate far too much. Hotel was in a great position - a walkable distance from Hampstead so I could pretend to be sophisticated and Camden so I could pretend to be trendy. Don't think I fooled anyone on either count! The bed at the hotel was the usual slightly lumpy spring type. Always a problem for me as I often have trouble getting comfortable on my memory foam jobbie. Partially solved the problem by sleeping on top of the duvet with a blanket for warmth. The lack of anything like a comfy supportive seat anywhere we went was more of a problem so by the end of the three days I had screaming back and throbbing feet but my daughter declared it the best trip to London she's ever had (no mean feat as she has a school friend living in a very trendy area and regularly visits) so worth all the discomfort in the end. My son kindly came to stay to look after the pets and the kitchen looked like the set from Men Behaving Badly when I got home. He's usually pretty house-trained but has had a rotten couple of weeks being told the store he manages is being closed and then that the company that bought the company when it went into receivership is trying to screw him out of most of the redundancy money he's due. Poor boy is having to seek legal advice and fight his case to avoid having to spend two months travelling to Cambridge to work and then get a pittance at the end of it. Lots of long-distance counselling while I was away. Had a call from the hospital while I was in London to make an appointment to see a spinal specialist (referral no 6 and counting) to see why I've lost height and my rib cage has twisted when they've said my scoliosis wouldn't have worsened after several years of being stable and I don't have any form of inflammatory arthritis that could cause spinal problems. Also due to see the oral health specialist next week to see why I keep getting blood blisters in my mouth and throat so still wearing a groove in the road between my house and the hospital! Currently still languishing in bed contemplating the laundry mountain I have to tackle some time and the weekend jaunt to the supermarket I have to make if I want to avoid living on cereal and water all weekend. Tired and achey but still in a bouyant mood. Marvellous what a change of scenery can do. Nice to get away but sooooo nice to get home Have a lovely relaxing weekend all xx

[tracy09]

glad you had a great time some times its worth the pain you know you are going to have after just to make others happy the laundry can wait I bet you got lots of clothes you can wear until you feel up to the washin lol