Hello fellow chicks
We (DH and I) went on our delivery today to an industrial estate in Cambridgeshire one of our shorter journeys at 78 miles one way. I must admit I prayed very hard today as DH said he could feel the clutch racing thus it was on its way out. So I prayed that it would get us there and back without breaking down. The man upstairs answered my prayers and we made it without incident. (phew) So prayers of thanks for letting us have a kind journey under the circumstances. The weather in parts was atrocious with thunder storms and bucketing down with rain. Poor Rizzie when DH was delivering and unloading the van decided that he would hide from the noise in the drivers well where all the foot pedals are located. Here we tend not to have automatic vans or cars. So there are 3 pedals so it was not actually the most comfortable position he had selected. Then deciding that was not helping hide from the bangs of thunder he leaped from the front of the van to the back seats. He would not come back. So I had to get out of the van and open the side door before he bolted in the unit where DH was delivering. These can be dangerous places with forklift trucks around and the last thing they would be expecting was a frighten dog. With some coaxing he came out the van and into the front area. I heard on the radio though that there had been some places with flooding due to the hard down pour. Not flooding as peoples homes in water but the road awash with water as the drains can not handle the shear volume of rain in a short period of time.
I went to bed early yesterday after feeling shattered slept extremely well. I felt much better and refreshed this morning, I definitely needed that long sleep my body was telling me so I listened for once
ROSEBUD Your mock apple pie sounds very nice and right up my street I must admit. I am big lover of fruit of any kind and sometimes go overboard and pay for my indulgence.
Sorry that your brothers operation was cancelled I hope that they reschedule soon. Yes hard one to call whether his body need more time to recover between procedures. I am not sure whether he is having general anaesthetic to have the teeth removed or under local anaesthetic. Nearly all teeth extraction here in the UK is done now under local anaesthetic unlike a few years back where they used general anaesthetic. I remember having that done when I was 11 years old. Not that my teeth were bad but to make room for the rest of my teeth. The dentist felt there would be crowding and he made the right call as I have very straight teeth now. Not that I was very keen at 11 years old having 4 teeth out and a baby one which was hanging on by a thread.
When you have a smaller property you have to be strict with yourselves and stop your hoarding as you just do not have the room. Every so many years we have to be ruthless otherwise we would be over run. We tend to store things in the walk in cupboard in case we might need it. But normally we don't we are just hoarding big time. DH is worse than me at squirrelling things though my faux pau is having tonnes of books. I love reading and now I do not read as much as I used to as my concentration is less. So hence I do not get through the volume of books that I use to. I must stop buying books but old habits die hard.
Good idea the sunflower seeds I bet they are high in protein and so keep you from nibbling and filled up for longer. I sometimes have a small portion of unsalted nuts. I know they are high in calories but better calories than a bag of crisps. Not to mention they will keep you fuller for longer. It is a shock to find out how many calories are in junk foods we love. They are lethal as you have proved how much weight gain they could give in a year
I have been able to breath a sigh of relief as BIL said that the DVD cover and label that I did for his girlfriend grandfather's shattering of the ashes was excellent. I was fearful that it would not be well received. I must have more confidence in my ability though this does not come easy.
Well no further gossip the part of the world so till next time take care ladies
purpleorc