Good Morning Friday

A dry and bright start on the S Welsh coast and we are promised a dry day. Based on that forecast, two loads of washing were done last night and are now on the line thanks to DH.
DS has asked if he can bring their washing this morning as they have no machine at the moment, they are having a new kitchen installed shortly.
Enjoy all your activities and I wish everyone a pleasant day.
Love to gilly as always, thinking of you.

Kalu, the temperature has dropped three degrees since I posted. Brrrrrrrrr!

Good morning, Michael and all GNs. Hooray! The rain has stopped in South Yorkshire after a truly dreadful day yesterday. Parts of our city were, are, seriously inundated after a month’s rain in twenty four hours pushed our rivers to the limit. Nothing much planned for today. Son in Law is calling in at lunch time. Hope there is better news for Gilly ?. Have a good day folks.

Good to hear from you Gilly - one step at a time and hopefully going in the right direction. Sending love.

Good morning from the NE coast where it is lashing down and once again very windy. My little “hooray it’s Friday girl” will not be making an appearance today again as Friday is just another day at the moment, nowt special.

Well my DH managed for almost 10 hours with reduced sedation yesterday which is apparently easier to do with the tracheostomy rather than the tube down the throat. He was still not “awake” but rather drifting in and out of consciousness, arms moving around and now very aware of those anti clotting wraps, moving around on his legs . They have also managed to bring the oxygen down by about 30% which is also a very small step in the right direction . He is still doing that awful silent cough (through the ventilator) and they are trying their best to clear his chest via suction which is very distressing to watch. The infection stubbornly remains .

We are exactly one month in today and I still cannot believe how someone goes in hospital for tummy pains, has an operation that was (apparently) very successful and ends up on a life support machine in intensive care because of an HAI (hospital acquired infection) it’s frightening .

Of course DH will have no idea that a month has passed, but it has taken its toll on me that’s for sure. I feel like I have aged 20 years and my life will never be the same again (which could be a good thing as it was nowt special before) . Instead of wishing for a holiday or a retirement that will probably never happen I am just wishing for DH to recover and I am terrified about the future . The consultants are brutally honest about what the outcome might be for someone who has been so desperately ill and on life support for such a long period of time. Just remembering something I wrote in his LS diary 2 weeks ago and it was the consultant telling me that my DH “was probably the sickest man in the entire hospital” hard to take in .

Anyway another day of sitting at his bedside listening to alarms and watching graphs, BPs, heart rates etc. I am almost part of the fixtures in there now and think I might be going slowly crazy.

Have a good Friday everyone and keep warm .

Love Gilly x

Thanks for the warning Mick Waitrose is on my list for today but still in bed!

Just pooped out to Waitrose ,and its wet but feel its cold enough for Snow.
Mick

Morning all from a damp and chilly South Notts. Will spend a quiet day, not visiting sister so I really should catch up on, ahem, housework.
A parka makes a lovely warm coat, Mick, I bought one ages ago with a detachable inner waistcoat and it's seen me through many a winter.
Oh marydoll I bet you paid up with gritted teeth.
Best wishes to gilly and all those with worries.

Morning all from a very frosty Surrey.Shopping today have some Next vouchers to spend.
Hope for more good news from Gilly,have a good Friday everyone.

Oops, too late, you are going out Marydoll. Slap on? and back behind the steering wheel? Drive carefully and enjoy being more independant. Have a good time but maybe not a good idea to visit any small gift shops?

Good morning from east London, lovely bright morning with a light frost. Plan for today is to pack this morning then travel to Stansted ahead of rush hour and have an early night as we have an early morning flight to Fuerteventura tomorrow. Hope everyone has a good day.

Good morning everyone, quiet day for me today, dog walk and house work. Pick grandchildren up later to stay for the weekend, will do some baking as they are always hungry ?
Good wishes to everyone today.

Good morning from a frosty Glasgow

Cleaners arriving this morning to do a deep clean as doing a lick and a promise on what feels like the Forth Road Bridge just doesn’t cut it and is something beyond my abilities now.

I like the sound of your course kitty. Something I would enjoy and I hope you have safe travels and an enjoyable experience. You must show us what you have made. No pressure?

After your post yesterday gilly, I am willing your DH to turn a corner with more signs of recovery?

Take care today Marydoll and I don’t want to hear you have ventured out on such a cold, frosty day?

Have a pleasant day all and positive thoughts to those with whatever their struggles may be.

Good Morning from a fairly bright Black Country.

We are off on the train to Southport this afternoon, for a weekend of Rock Music. We decided not to drive as the M6 is always manic on a Friday afternoon. So need to get packing soon!

Isn't that always the way Marydoll, someone causes an accident, then disappears! Leaving someone else to pick up the pieces.

Enjoy your course Kitty I too have never heard of this.

Harrigran since I retired I have never been so busy

gillybob I hope yesterdays cautious good news continues today. As ever you are in my thoughts.

Morning All

Bright and still here in Norfolk, but apparently all the rain that’s deluging the north will swing our way this afternoon.

Off to art class this morning. Trying to get back into the swing of actually doing some painting.

Make haste slowly Marydoll!

Hopefully Mr Gillybob has maintained his improvement. ??

Gosh Mary what an eventful life you lead.
Are you sure you didn’t miscount the pills?

Good morning all from a very cold Glasgow.

The usual pottering about early looking for painkillers, but it has been a productive morning so far: eyebrows tidied up, nails painted and facial done, with DD's special elixir drops. (I think it will take more than that to make me look younger. ) .
This is of course is a good sign, as up until recently I haven't really cared what I looked like!

I got little of what I planned done yesterday. No baking, no pills found.
I had to make a mad dash to DS1's to let the washing machine engineer in. DIL phoned him on her way to work and he said he could come right way. When has an engineer ever been available so quickly?
It needs a part, again, so I have piles of washing to do for them.
DGD came home from nursery covered in black paint, her top has been soaking all night in Vanish Platinum and it has made no impact at all on the stains. Any suggestions, clever grans?

On the way home, I spotted a parking spot outside a lovely gift shop we have in town, so decided to go in for a browse.
It is crammed with beautiful gifts, but there is not much room.
A lady, unaware that I was there, decided to bend down to look at something, as I was squeezing past. In trying to avoid her derrière in my face, I tried to move aside, stumbled into a display and SMASHED a glass Christmas ornament. ?
She quickly disappeared to the other end of the shop, leaving me to apologise to the owner and having to PAY for the damage.

Good luck with the parka Mick, I'm trying to persuade DH to get one for our trip New York and time is running out, as usual he is resisting!

Kitty, I would love to do the course you are doing. . I used to make so much jewellery before my hands let me down.

DH has offered to take me for a bar lunch at the golf club, if I drive and consequently he will be able to have a pint of Guiness!
It's a fair trade, as it means I won't have to cook dinner tonight.
The only downside is that it is all uphill, on a twisty, winding country road and what goes up, must come back down!
It will be good for me to drive, as I'm beginning to lose my confidence.

Hoping and praying Gilly may have some more promising news for us today.

Enjoy your day, whatever your plans.

Morning Mick and All.

First real frost of the year here in South Bucks.

Mickif you have a Mountain Warehouse near you do check them out. We have had some really good bargains from there. You could find the parka coat you want.

I’ve never heard of a silver clay course Kitty how interesting.

I’m just going to the library this morning and having a general pootle.

Hope for some continuing improvement for the Gillybobs.

Morning Mick, morning All from a chilly, damp corner of Somerset. Meeting to go to this morning then an on line food shop to prepare. May get a short walk as the forecast is for dry weather later. Been looking at frightening images of flooding, we’re much more fortunate than some this morning, stay safe anyone close by. As ever gilly and her husband are in my thoughts. Hope Friday is kind to everyone.

Good morning from a still dark Bristol a bit of rain in the night.
Going for an eye test today, I think I might need new glasses this time then I will have a look at the shops.
DD and DGS coming tomorrow for the weekend, DD husband is still working away and only gets home every second weekend hopefully only until Christmas. It has been a long slog for her and with a baby
I hope everyone has a lovely Friday and gillybob gets some good news.

Good morning just starting to rain in Leicestershire - remembered I hadn’t put the bin out!

My DH doesn’t mind shopping Nina as long as coffee is involved.

Your course sounds interesting kitty hope you can circumvent the floods.

Love to Gilly.

I hope you enjoy your course kitty. Any idea what you will make?

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders . Dry so far but I said that yesterday and was wrong. I feel sorry for those in Yorkshire, trapped by floods.
Yoga this morning.
Thinking of Gilly and her husband and hope the day brings better news.

Good Morning everyone.
Damp on Severnside and we are going to have a cold day. I’m doing two shops again today. The second will probably come to an end soon as my friend is recovering from her operation.
Have a good day everyone, thoughts for gilly ?

Good Morning to all and to those who follow from a dark Fife, can't see what the weather is but according to forecast it's to be a nice enough day. I'm glad as we have our DGS's today so will get out and about until nursery time. Can't believe it's Friday again. Thoughts are with gilly hope there is improvement. Hope everyone has a good day.