And not a word about RA..... !! :-): I'm really not... - NRAS

NRAS

37,274 members46,139 posts

And not a word about RA..... !! :-)

20 Replies

I'm really not someone who brags. If people think I am bragging, it's a mistake. I have been really pampered over the last couple of days. All in a good cause because ..... well it's my Birthday today!!! Yes I have reached the dizzy heights of a 55 year old..... I am well into Saga country and am heading for the OAP decade - although who can afford to retire? I never used to think when I was 19 that I would ever be old. That belonged to my parents God Rest them...

Any way... my first pressie was from my beautiful daughter, she had booked a manicure for me and had arranged lunch in Barnstaple. Bit of girlie time and shopping and stuff, then home to chillax.

However, Rastas the boyfriend had other ideas!! On a drunken and debauched night out on Saturday (which I must say they do not do very often)

he managed to damage his hand. I looked at Sunday night and said ah put some ice on it, take some Ibruprofen and get some decent sleep. So off he toddled to work on Monday moring - he was sent home because he couldn't use his hand properly (he makes cheese). So he went back yesterday which was supposed to be day off but he was told to go in to make up his hours and do light duties. He came home last night, in agony. Dad told him to go to A & E because hand was swollen again. Daughter got call around 7 and was asked if she could take Dad to hospital because he was in a plaster cast and couldn't drive home!

Result - he has to go back this afternoon to get the specialist to look at it, even though they have put him in a plaster cast up to his elbow! So I spent the morning at the manicurist, then had a scrummy lunch - alone. My daughter had to help him shower and stuff this morning - it's his right hand and he is so cacky handed with the other! So lunch together was out of the question.

Unfortunately, because Mr Silageman had thought I was taken care of for the day he made plans to trone up and bale and wrap a field of silage before the weekend rain. So here I am on me tod with my newly painted and honed nails, twiddling my newly painted thumbs, wondering what to do with myself.

We are off out to night. It's dinner at my favourite Chinese restaurant, so I think I might go and have a little snooze beforehand, so that I don't fall asleept into me chicken and sweetcorn soup!

Eee I tell you - life is grand!

Take care all

Julie xx

P.S. I am having an awful time resisting the temptation of 2 (Yes blooming 2) boxes of the most yummiest chocolates I have seen for a long time... :-(

20 Replies

happy birthday to you,,, happy birthday to you( .... is it julie-55 or julie 56) pleased you had a nice day mrs cancer the crab! the sign means sensitive home maker xx

in reply to

Thank you Ali - yep me the crab... very sensitive home maker! :-0

Julie xx

Custard profile image
Custard

Happy Birthday Julie!!

eat the chocs.. EAT..THE... CHOCS..! :D

in reply toCustard

Thank you errr I must admit to starting on them both!!! :-o :-)

Chatsi profile image
Chatsi

Happy Birthday Julie - hope you have a fab meal tonight.

X

Happy Birthday Julie ;-) Have a lovely evening!

Lyn x

Happy birthday Julie, I hope you have a lovely evening.

Love from Karen xx

LavendarLady profile image
LavendarLady

Hi Julie. Hope you had a lovely birthday and a good evening. Sorry to hear Rastas has hurt himself. Aren't men the limit? Always managing to poop on your parade. Love LavendarLady xx

Happy Birthday, Jules - have a fab time with sparkly nails:-)

Cece x

Rabs profile image
Rabs

happy Birthday Julie

cathie profile image
cathie

Happy birthday hope you get another outing with daughter

Cathie

Happy birthday Julie love Julie lol x

And I say eat the chocs eat the chocs too x

Thank you all so much. I do appreciate your good wishes. It was in fact a lovely meal, lovely evening, the bestest I have had for a while. Ended up at Westward Ho! where the sun sets really late over the sea and it was beautiful. Nails look good too. It think the calcium and magneseum tablets I take every day have made them so strong as they used to break really easily. :-) They are caramel coloured! Sounds a bit yucky but looks nice!

Thanks you guys xxxxx

Julie

Tricia-P profile image
Tricia-P in reply to

Julie my little Chicken Chaser, but not with those nails lol

I'm sorry i missed your birthday, I've been a bit preoccupied with the trip to Oxford and the results.

I'm also sorry to hear about your daughters young man, making cheese is an important business. You can buy a plastic sleeve to go over plaster casts from Boots but tha might stop your daughters fun.

The idea of sitting and watching the sun go down is wonderful one of my favourite pass times all over the world, but never at Westward Ho.

Enjoy the chocs and keep well, and don't forget to PACE yourself.

with love

xTx

Tricia-P profile image
Tricia-P in reply to

See preoccupied Happy Birthday even if its late.

Doh!!

xTx

Tiasteph profile image
Tiasteph

Happy Birthday for Yesterday…glad you had a lovely time xxx

Ps chocs totally allowed on ones Birthday & cake :)

Happy birthday to you Julie. I hope you have eaten the chocolate and savoured every last bite! If not then your hailo can glow like a birthday candle and you can nibble it slowly.

Tilda x

Steph and Tilda. - Many thanks. errrr I have had a bit of a dicky tummy today - but well worth it! :-)

over did the chocs?? well its only once a year xx

Gina_K profile image
Gina_K

Happy. Birthday Julie!

Not what you're looking for?

You may also like...

Broken distal radius

I fell in rain two weeks ago I slipped out my hand out instinctively and fractured my distal...
summer32A profile image

ORTHO. CONSULTANT HAS LEFT ME IN SITUATION OF ANY MORE SURGERY COULD RESULT IN AMPUTATION!!

What would you do in my situation? I have RA and had in since 2004. I have had multiple surgeries...
muffin profile image

What a week i have been having so far.....

Well you all know the time i have been having of late. Well the saga continues. Yesterday i was...
sylvi profile image

Snow, work and RA

Hi I'm just wondering how everyone else copes with snow, working, and RA. I am working from home...
Angjoplin profile image

Not a good day!!!!!!!

Booked Friday off to have a nice long weekend and what happens? I get flare up. Wrist started to...
BossyB profile image

Moderation team

See all
KateL-NRAS profile image
KateL-NRASAdministrator
Donagh-NRAS profile image
Donagh-NRASAdministrator
Nicola-NRAS profile image
Nicola-NRASAdministrator

Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.

Never delay seeking advice or dialling emergency services because of something that you have read on HealthUnlocked.