That isn't a 'me' problem!

I've just been shouted at by a delivery driver, he was delivering a heavy box and went to the wrong address first, he got yelled at because he was at the wrong house so when he got to me he yelled at me!

I then had a very nasty, ranty text from Steve saying I haven't cancelled the direct debits on the joint account, I'll leave it a couple of days and then check it. I'm not sure how he'd know as he doesn't have a card for that account.

I took myself to the pub for lunch and had sausage and mash and a coffee, Beano was very good and sat quietly on his blanket whilst I ate. The two women, who appeared to be around my age, at the next table were very disapproving and kept glaring at me, I've no idea if they didn't like me, my clothes or my dog or maybe they didn't approve of a lone female visiting a pub. Whatever, I was happy to ignore them and eat my lunch.

Most of the time I'm pretty thick skinned and if I can't understand what I've done to cause their upset I see no reason why I should let their behaviour upset me.

Too Much!

Yesterday was ALL TOO MUCH for Beano.

He had his first walk of the morning and not long after we got home Cass messaged me to say could I go to hers as she had a Drs appointment.

Beano and I walked to Cass's, Cass went to her appointment and then on to collect her daughter who'd been visiting friends. When she got back we all piled into her car and set of for the bank in town. I went to the bank and Cass took the children and Beano to a nearby park. 

I was in the bank for an hour and a half! 

By the time I finished Cass, the children and Beano had returned to her car. Beano was tired from running round the park but ecstatic to see me as he always is and we returned home.

Beano fell asleep as soon as we got in, worn out from running round the park. We'd only been home a few minutes when Cass messaged me to say one of her teens needed collecting. As she'd just put lunch on the table could I go and sit with her children whilst she went to collect her teen. Beano and I set off for Cass's by this time Beano was in plodding mode, he was still tired, but eventually we got to Cass's.

The children were eating their lunch and I went into the garden to get in the dry washing and hang out more wet washing. Beano found a sunny spot and went to sleep again.

Fortunately when Cass returned she gave Beano and I a lift home and collected two Ikea bags of washing I'd dried for her and all the flatpacked cardboard boxes of saved for her.

Beano ate his meal and once again fell asleep, he slept on and off until 5:30 this morning!

A visit to the bank.

Today Cass took me to the bank where I was able to move all my direct debits to my other account. 

I can't close the joint account because it is a joint account but if there is no money it should prove less attractive to the scammers.

I also registered my change of address so all future documentation should come to me.

Beano went to the park with Cass and the children whilst I was in the bank, when we got home Beano immediately fell asleep, exhausted after running around the park.

Within minutes of Cass dropping me home she messaged me to say one of her teenagers needed collecting,  I just managed to fill my washing machine and set it going, I woke Beano up and we set off to Cass's.

She had laid out lunch for the rest of the tribe so whilst they ate I brought in some of her washing and hung another bagful on the line. I just had time to do a quick poo pick and then she returned home with the teenager. Cass drove me home and collected two full Ikea bags of washing that I'd dried for her. I now need to hang my washing on the line, fingers crossed it remains dry.

Childcare duties.

I spent a few hours looking after some of the grandchildren today, I cleared the kitchen whilst I was there, got some washing in off the line and made the children their evening meal as well. It was only macaroni cheese but it went down well and the children cleared their plates.

The children were all very good for me, I got a lift home and brought a bag of wet washing with me that I will dry overnight.

I fed Beano when we arrived home, hung the wet washing on my airers. I turned my dehumidifier on and my heating up for 30 minutes.  The washing will all be dry by morning and can be swapped for more wet washing if necessary.

The clocks went forward last night, I don't have to do anything, I don't have a clock in the bungalow. I use my phone or my kindle if I want to know the time. I don't set an alarm for the morning as I'm usually awake by 5 am and Beano will wake me by 7 am at the latest as he wants his morning walk.

What the actual!

My Dr said she'd arrange an an appointment for me at the local hospital to get my hearing checked.

Sure enough as short time later I received a letter giving me an appointment on 9th April at 2:30.

Yesterday morning I received a text message to remind me that I have an appointment on 7th April at 4 p.m.

So when do I actually attend? It's not like I can phone up and check, I can't hear well enough to make phone calls! Which is why I need the appointment in the first place, give me strength! It would seem like the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing!

Some people

Really get on my tits!

I mentioned in an online conversation that I'd had a glass of orange juice with my breakfast.

Someone immediately leapt in to the conversation to tell me I should be eating a whole orange and not be drinking juice. She followed this with a long and involved explanation of why she was correct and I was stupid for drinking orange juice.

I immediately left the conversation, I'm not at my best in the morning and really couldn't be bothered to get into an argument especially with someone who was so far up her own arris.

Yes, I'm sure a fresh orange would be better than juice but since

A) the local shop didn't have any oranges.

B) the nearest shop that sells oranges is about 3 miles away.

C) there is no bus to this shop.

D) I don't drive.

E) mind your own fecking business, I didn't ask for advice so butt out and stop ramming your perfect life down my throat. 

And breathe!

Lunch club.

Someone commented on my previous post that it could be Steve using my bank card. It isnt, he doesn't have the skills to clone my card and he wouldn't spend money in Costa coffee, especially one that is miles away from where he lives.

I went to the pensioners lunch club today as it's on the last Friday of the month, we had beef casserole with cabbage and mashed potato, followed by lime mousse. I do love food that I haven't had to cook. I shan't eat again today, I will make plenty of cups of tea though. I took a pretty bottle of hand cream as a raffle prize and won a packet of chocolate digestive that I gave to my daughter for her children. There were lots of people there who spoke to me as I'm becoming  a familiar face in the village, I'm beginning to fit in.

I went to the village shop today I bought 3 bananas, a bottle of bleach and some tea bags, just under £5 and  that's my weekly shop for this week.