I need another holiday

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Baiting Guru Joined: 19 Mar 2007 Posts: 2628

Ok so I had a great time in Greece.
My offspring left in charge of the house didn't burn it down, have wild parties and only had the one arguement ( think it statred as the plane took off and finished when I walked through the door )

Then my sis and I decided as my late mum's place isn't selling I'd give it a makeover. Neutral tones etc, which I hate. My hair is now beige. Still got 2 bedrooms and the livingroom to go
Also had Daughter no 2s 18th birthday
Hubbys work moving premises so hardly see him
Best friend who I'm nursing through divorce phoned frantic as her son turned up drunk. Silly teenager had necked the remains of a bottle of Grand Marnier from the kitchen cuboard.
My advice there was to give him fluids, lie him on his side with a bucket next to him, then nag the next day when the hangover hit ( also see his school re councelling etc )
Then daughter is splitting from boyfriend and will be moving out of their flat, where I have no idea, cant park her in my mums old place as it has an age limit on it.
But the crowning moment was getting a phonecall from my dad to say he'd had a fall could I go to his flat and try and help him up.
Luckily I was just minutes away as he had food cooking and it was beginning to burn. One look told me the sausages were beyond help. Worse dad's foot was 90 degrees to his other one.
So ambulance called, really nice paramedics got him painkillers and off to hospital
Seen, assessed, xrayed and diagnosed quickly.
Broken hip
Orthopeadics team round, to be admitted for surgery.
6 hour wait on trolley, not the staff's fault.
Into ward, hip replacement on Wednesday morning.
Of course it would be when his partner is in Canada visiting my step brother

Rolling Eyes

Rant over
Off for some tattie soup, ultimate Scottish comfort food

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 3:36 pm

Nanny Ogg wrote:

Then my sis and I decided as my late mum's place isn't selling I'd give it a makeover. Neutral tones etc, which I hate. My hair is now beige.

Try using a paintbrush or roller next time.

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 3:46 pm

@Nanny: Other than that, though, it was a terrific trip, right?

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:49 pm

In case anyone forgot, Welcome Home Gytha Very Happy

I'm sure they all missed you terribly. Rolling Eyes

How did you get your head into the paint tin? And did someone lift you up to do the ceiling?

HH is correct, use a brush or roller next time. Very Happy

Hope your Da is feeling better, give him a dram from me.

Have you considered adopting your children out? Call Madonna, she is always looking for needy cases. Smile

Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 2:02 am

Nanny,

Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 3:35 am

Oh Nanny... BTW, did you meet any cute Greek men? The last girl I talked to that went to the Greek islands brought back a nice boy. Really. He was 12 years younger and they got married.

Baiting Guru Joined: 19 Mar 2007 Posts: 2628

^ I think hubby might not have liked that idea too much but then again he would have someone to help carry the suitcases Laughing

( his suitcase seemed to contain telescopes and fishing gear and not much else )

The rollers were a great idea, speeded things up no end.
I wheeched along on the blades paintbrush in hand on the woodedn floors but I had a terrible mishap when I hit the carpeted area.