Today CHS helped DD1, Helen marshal a local village bike ride, all the riders seemed to be men and the lycra leaves very little to the imagination.
I stayed home with my four year old grandchildren. I was not a successful carer, I managed to break a glass and mislay a grandchild. The little bugger was prancing around the front garden naked!!
Whilst I was there a rather scary letter arrived for me. I have to phone on Monday for more information!
Scrimping and saving, ranting and raving. Past retirement age.
Saturday, 14 July 2018
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
Busy week
I have a busy few days ahead, today I did my Drivetech course, fed DS's cats and used his washing machine.
Tomorrow I'm looking after Dgd whilst DD2 is working, feeding Ds's cats and watering his garden. I will take Dgd with me in the morning as Ds's cats are friendly and placid and dgd is gentle. I will visit them again before I collect CHS from work.
Friday it's shopping and cat care.
Saturday CHS is helping DD1 with race marshalling whilst I'm taking care of her four year old twins, I need to visit Ds's cats before and after this.
Sunday cat care and boat moving, phew!
Tomorrow I'm looking after Dgd whilst DD2 is working, feeding Ds's cats and watering his garden. I will take Dgd with me in the morning as Ds's cats are friendly and placid and dgd is gentle. I will visit them again before I collect CHS from work.
Friday it's shopping and cat care.
Saturday CHS is helping DD1 with race marshalling whilst I'm taking care of her four year old twins, I need to visit Ds's cats before and after this.
Sunday cat care and boat moving, phew!
Tuesday, 10 July 2018
Moving about a lot.
I've always moved about a lot, my mother could never settle so we moved a fair bit as a family.
I was born in Sleaford in Lincolnshire I lived in Ruskington for a year, then moved to Sleaford and lived there until I was eight.
From there we moved to Mitcham then to Colliers Wood then to South Wimbledon, Southfields and then to Merton.
My parents split up and I moved to Bracknell to live with my grandparents until I was 16.
I then moved into a bedsit just down the road from Wandsworth nick.
By now my mother had moved to Bristol and wanted me to live with her again so I moved to Cotham in Bristol then to St Andrews and then on to Patchway when I married.
After a year of marriage my husband applied for and got a job in Slough so we moved to Burnham.
He changed jobs after a few years and we moved to Finchampstead. Once my business took off we moved to a bigger house in Finchampstead.
I left my husband one week after our last child left home and moved into a rented flat in Wokingham, after 6 months two of my children wanted to move in with me so I moved to a rented three bed house also in Wokingham.
Once my divorce was finalised I bought a house, Wokingham was out of my price range so I moved to Reading.
Now I'm living on my boat and with no home mooring we are classed as constant cruisers this means the longest we can stay anywhere is two weeks, sometimes we can only stay for 24/48 hours.
I was born in Sleaford in Lincolnshire I lived in Ruskington for a year, then moved to Sleaford and lived there until I was eight.
From there we moved to Mitcham then to Colliers Wood then to South Wimbledon, Southfields and then to Merton.
My parents split up and I moved to Bracknell to live with my grandparents until I was 16.
I then moved into a bedsit just down the road from Wandsworth nick.
By now my mother had moved to Bristol and wanted me to live with her again so I moved to Cotham in Bristol then to St Andrews and then on to Patchway when I married.
After a year of marriage my husband applied for and got a job in Slough so we moved to Burnham.
He changed jobs after a few years and we moved to Finchampstead. Once my business took off we moved to a bigger house in Finchampstead.
I left my husband one week after our last child left home and moved into a rented flat in Wokingham, after 6 months two of my children wanted to move in with me so I moved to a rented three bed house also in Wokingham.
Once my divorce was finalised I bought a house, Wokingham was out of my price range so I moved to Reading.
Now I'm living on my boat and with no home mooring we are classed as constant cruisers this means the longest we can stay anywhere is two weeks, sometimes we can only stay for 24/48 hours.
Thursday, 5 July 2018
Her old family
DGD Suzy & I have spent a lot of time together this week as DD has been working more.
One morning we were in the park, she'd played on lots of the equipment and than sat with me on a bench to have a drink.
She started to tell me about her old family, she has mentioned them before but only in passing, it seems being in the park reminded her.
In her old family she wasn't called Suzy, she had five sisters and two brothers, one of her brothers was called Gio.
Her mummy had yellow hair and her daddy's hair was dark brown.
One day they all went to the park and Suzy fell asleep so her old family left her there.
When she woke up she was sad, she played alone for a while and then she met Eileen (her sister from this family). Suzy followed Eileen home and so got her new mummy & daddy.
Suzy is not fostered she is DD2's daughter.
One morning we were in the park, she'd played on lots of the equipment and than sat with me on a bench to have a drink.
She started to tell me about her old family, she has mentioned them before but only in passing, it seems being in the park reminded her.
In her old family she wasn't called Suzy, she had five sisters and two brothers, one of her brothers was called Gio.
Her mummy had yellow hair and her daddy's hair was dark brown.
One day they all went to the park and Suzy fell asleep so her old family left her there.
When she woke up she was sad, she played alone for a while and then she met Eileen (her sister from this family). Suzy followed Eileen home and so got her new mummy & daddy.
Suzy is not fostered she is DD2's daughter.
Tuesday, 3 July 2018
Six Dinner Sid
The cat that was wandering along the gunwales reappeared at regular intervals.
CHS was beginning to worry in case it was hungry.
I temped it closer with a bribe of sardines.
I was able to make a fuss of it and assess its condition.
It's not skinny, it's not dehydrated, it's coat is soft and fluffy.
It appears to be well cared for.
I'm assuming it is the local Six Dinner Sid!
CHS was beginning to worry in case it was hungry.
I temped it closer with a bribe of sardines.
I was able to make a fuss of it and assess its condition.
It's not skinny, it's not dehydrated, it's coat is soft and fluffy.
It appears to be well cared for.
I'm assuming it is the local Six Dinner Sid!
Monday, 2 July 2018
Itches and bites
DD1 is sometimes asked to do short term daycare by social services.
Recently she had a child for just 3 afternoons, it can vary, sometimes it's more than one child. If I'm free I'll go and help.
I do not blog about these children as it wouldn't be appropriate.
I helped out recently though and realised a couple of days later that I had got nits, DD often gets them. Neither of us would refuse to cuddle a baby or toddler in need of reassurance.
No sooner had I got rid of the nits when I went to Ds's, a stray cat had got into his house, I persuaded it to leave after a while, unfortunately not before it had infested Ds's cats and carpets with fleas. I have an anklet if flea bites round each leg.
Recently she had a child for just 3 afternoons, it can vary, sometimes it's more than one child. If I'm free I'll go and help.
I do not blog about these children as it wouldn't be appropriate.
I helped out recently though and realised a couple of days later that I had got nits, DD often gets them. Neither of us would refuse to cuddle a baby or toddler in need of reassurance.
No sooner had I got rid of the nits when I went to Ds's, a stray cat had got into his house, I persuaded it to leave after a while, unfortunately not before it had infested Ds's cats and carpets with fleas. I have an anklet if flea bites round each leg.
Sunday, 1 July 2018
An assortment of bedfellows
Yesterday was sitting day.
I was babysitting my three dgd's as DD2 was out. I sat from 7 until 1 a.m.
Before I went to DD's I stopped for a couple of hours at DS2's to keep his cats company for a while, he has taken three other grandchildren camping. I used his machine to wash come clothes and towels, cleaned up some cat sick and had cuddles with the cats.
I took the wet clothes to DD's to dry as Ds's washing line wasn't up.
One dgd had trouble getting to sleep so I lay beside her stroking her hair until she dropped off.
Then I went downstairs and read my kindle, I'll admit to snoozing a little as I'm usually in bed way before 1 a.m. at some point DD's dog snuggled up beside me as I slept.
Once DD2 arrived home I went back to DS'S, I decided not to attempt the towpath and gangplank so slept in DS'S spare bed, I was joined by one of his cats who decided I must have visited just to provide stroke and cuddles.
I was babysitting my three dgd's as DD2 was out. I sat from 7 until 1 a.m.
Before I went to DD's I stopped for a couple of hours at DS2's to keep his cats company for a while, he has taken three other grandchildren camping. I used his machine to wash come clothes and towels, cleaned up some cat sick and had cuddles with the cats.
I took the wet clothes to DD's to dry as Ds's washing line wasn't up.
One dgd had trouble getting to sleep so I lay beside her stroking her hair until she dropped off.
Then I went downstairs and read my kindle, I'll admit to snoozing a little as I'm usually in bed way before 1 a.m. at some point DD's dog snuggled up beside me as I slept.
Once DD2 arrived home I went back to DS'S, I decided not to attempt the towpath and gangplank so slept in DS'S spare bed, I was joined by one of his cats who decided I must have visited just to provide stroke and cuddles.
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