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.

Oh bugger!

 I've had a sudden influx of bank debits all from Costa Coffee. There isn't a Costa in the village where I live and I don't buy coffee when I'm out ever. I've managed to stop all of them bar one so far. But it does mean I need to close the account asap.

This is easier said than done as, although I could catch a bus into town and go to the bank I then can't hear anything that is said to me as the bank has a very noisy heating/cooling system that rattles, wheezes and bangs continuously. 

My bank cards been stopped, I have some cash probably enough to last me this week. I also have another account so I will transfer everything to my new account and take it from there.

Beano.

Beano is fine and seems fully recovered, Unfortunately he is a bit of a scavenger when I'm walking him. If he finds a scrap of discarded chicken or any other tasty morsel he sometime snaffles it and swallows it before I can retrieve what ever it is he's found. He then sometimes pays the price and has an upset tummy.

My garden has been mown, there is a local lady who does a few of the gardens where I live and she has now done mine. One neighbour offered to do my garden but I was reluctant to encourage him. He has a habit of coming over whenever I'm in the garden. He rarely speaks, he just stand beside me. I have a horrible feeling he's hoping I'm going to cook him a meal!  Another neighbour suggested a lady gardner and I went with her. I'm more comfortable dealing with women. Both front and back gardens now look more respectable.

I was given another chest of drawers this morning and I've been offered a TV unit, not that I watch live TV but the unit might look nice in my living room. I've also been given a DVD player so next time I visit a charity shop I will look for some interesting DVD's. 

Visitors.

My oldest son visited today with his wife, we met in the local pub and enjoyed a roast dinner, My son had beef, my daughter in law had lamb and I had chicken. A very enjoyable meal and it was lovely to spend time with them. They came back home with me so they could see my bungalow and how comfortable I am. Like my daughter, they too said how much better I looka now I'm living alone.

Beano has had an upset tummy but I took his favourite blanket to the pub with me and he mainly slept while we ate. He had lots of fuss and cuddles with my son and daughter in law, and seems to be feeling better now.