Happy New Week all.
Big surprise this morning!!! Heard a knock on the front door at 8:15 and thought it was the neighbor who'd just had a load of bricks delivered to their driveway, but NO!! It was my granddaughter, with a basket of flowers, champagne, scones she'd baked plus jars of lemon and raspberry curd on a spur-of-the-moment trip to celebrate my birthday early!! I was amazed and thrilled. She had a few days off what with shift changes, etc., and since we don't get to spend a lot of "just us" time, she decided to drive here to spend a day with me and OH without the rest of the family buzzing about. She even made dinner reservations at our favorite restaurant in Montecito! You can't believe how thrilled I was - and so happy - what a special treat. She's off to her Mom's tomorrow (daughter is not aware she's in town at all, so that'll be another unexpected treat) and they'll spend the day together before she drives back to Arizona on Monday. So happy!
Will respond to posts tomorrow, but in the meantime, take care everyone. :-)))))
Lmac, Tapaidh is absolutely Gorgeous. Oh, those eyes.
Unknown said:AQ, I guess once the children had been fed, they were ready for a nap after all the activity at playgroup, or is that wishful thinking. LOL
Yes & no. Miss3 never has a daytime nap. Watching other children racing around, neither twin would nap at playgroup. L was exhausted with watching, while J a scaredy cat was outside her comfort zone. J fell asleep in car coming home but L hung on until cuddled & placed in cot. J had a mere ½ hour, fussed over her feed & finally went to sleep in my lap - for another ½ hour. The day passed in a blur of bottles, nappies, cuddles. My sparse time with Miss3 was spent cutting her snack cheese & cucumber into triangles, circles, etc and admiring her "sticker" pictures (made using old calendar pictures). L had a second sleep and playtime - she sits happily. On the other hand J prefers not to sit and rows herself on elbows all over the room, under chairs until she gets stuck, She ended her afternoon napping in my arms, but every 20-30 mins she would wake, I would soothe her back to sleep, I think I dozed too. I nursed J for 2 hours before s-I-l came home & released me. I took comfort that she had a good sleep for a change.
So LINDA, I didn't have too fraught a day.
Good afternoon all just looking out the window at the falling snow don't know if it will lie. I don't know what to do with myself today as after our walk this morning took Diesel back to the vets as had been arranged as his condition had not improved after his second try with the antibiotics and the vet has now decided to have him in for blood tests and stomach X-Rays so will not get results till late afternoon as he had had his breakfast before we went to the vets. He is really out of sorts as he is sleeping more and drinking a lot more. This will cost us a few hundred more but nobody likes to see their pet unwell.
SIL has been told that she will be going in to the hospital within the next few weeks to have her kidney removed and she is very apprehensive but the doctor phoned her on Monday and explained what had been done and what was going to happen so that has helped quite a bit.
I hope everyone gets well soon and those not suffering from anything keep well and are not overcome by extremes of weather.
george g