oh yes it is oh no it isn't LOL

went to a panto with the kids from work today, we decided that because the paths were still so icy we would get the bus, which of course the kids love :) we got right to the front of the audience and because there were mats on the floor we sat on those with the kids sat around us, it was lovely cos we were right on hand for reassurance and cuddles if needed but we also got to see the kiddies faces as they became totally engrossed in the panto, they were so well behaved and only once did anyone want to got to the toilet, something that is totally unheard of on our trips, we usually have to visit the toilets everywhere we go LOL, two hours flew by and apart from one who didn't like it and needed lots of cuddles the rest completely enjoyed it and have talked about nothing else but the panto all day :)

don't say this very often, but today was a lovely day at work and is the reason why i do the job i do, seeing little ones have a lovely time :)

a busy weekend

but a really nice one,

dad has been behaving himself and is even going to go out for a drink tomorrow night so he must be feeling better, i think the fact that the snow has all gone in the street has helped him relax as he is no longer worried about falling over and is no longer worried about me driving in it :) very early this morning the post man delivered my super duper waterproof muck boots, of course they came today, i don't need them LOL they are fabulous, very chunky, with great grips and really warm and comfortable, only trouble i forsee is not being able to drive in them but they'll be fab for being in the yard at work, then we had a couple of xmas cards, one from tom and sarah at glenacre and the other from joyce and barrie, a couple we met on holiday years ago in cyprus, they were a lovely couple and were very kind to dad and we have stayed in touch ever since, it was so lovely to hear from them and to hear they have fulfilled their dream of emigrating to cyprus :)

made a few xmas cards and got them wrote out, will have to make a few more or maybe i'll just order a few from asda LOL the plan for tomorrow is to get some scrapping done, i like the look of the challenge over on uks and the sketch challenge over on sarahs cards and i really need to get some points on the boards to help the team this month :)

clean(ish) bill of health

after many many tests today, long spells of waiting around for test results, getting lost on the way back from the x-ray department and chatting about books with the bored doctor on the ambulatory care ward, dad got a cleanish bill of health, his heart rate and bp had returned to normal and the irregular heart beat had gone and apart from a bit of a chest infection he is fine, he is under strict instructions to slow down but come on let's be honest, that just ain't going to happen is it LOL

an unexpected visit to A&E

this morning when dad started to feel dizzy just as i was getting ready for work, made him sit down and he had gone as white as a sheet and when he started to slurr his words and drift in and out of consciousness i rang for an ambulance, took nearly all morning before we saw a doctor who knew what they were doing (ie the consultant) who was concerned about his fast and irregular heartbeat, so he was transferred to the rapid assessment and treatment unit where they gave him some lunch and kept taking his bp which was beginning to get back to normal, they gave him a beta blocker and another ecg and he has to go back tomorrow for more tests, thankfully work was very sympathetic as i am not going back tomorrow until he is sorted, hope i can take unpaid leave though for the days off as i want to save my holidays for next year

on the plus side my canvas i ordered has arrived and it's lush :D

been having another wee spend LOL

i totally love this photo i took of dad and i at the viewpoint at the glencoe visitors centre when we were away in november, we had such a laugh trying to get a decent shot of us both and i love the way it turned out, so i decided as a treat to myself i would like it blown up and printed on to canvas, so i had a nose at a few sites online, not realising how much it would actually cost LOL i came across a site that had a special offer on so i'm getting it printed 23.5 inches by 16.5 inches for £35 including delivery which i thought was pretty good as most of the other sites were that price for a 16" by 12", thought it might look nice above the fireplace in the living room :D

dare i say it....................

................but it looks like it's beginning to thaw!!!!!! i hope so, we went out to fill the screen wash in my car and replace the car mats with the new ones i bought during our essentials shop yesterday (wine, de-icer, carmats and jack daniels LOL) and there is a definite thaw going on, it's very very slow at the moment and it will take ages to get rid of the mountains of snow on the paths but when i cleared outside our front door the compacted snow and ice came up quite easily, fingers, toes and everything else crossed that it continues LOL

thank goodness for the weekend

it's been a hell of a week getting to and from work, i ended up getting a taxi to work yesterday but braved the car again today, getting to work has been the worst cos the roads aren't too bad on the way home, well apart from our street which seems to have become a parking space for idiots, on the way to work this morning some fool was parked right across the entrance to the street and was just sitting there :o stupid arse LOL

any hoo the car is parked up until monday morning, and i refuse to think about it until then, we are going to go to tescos tomorrow to get a few essentials in just in case asda don't deliver again, then i think i'll try and get some of the cyber crop on uks scrappers done and i want to get the rest of the decorations up too, busy weekend planned

well it must be wine o clock so i'm away to open a nice bottle of red :)