The past few days

So, I just logged in to Blogger to write something, and had a blank moment and almost forgot my password! Ooops! I'd better not do that, as Blogger is unforgiving - and this is how I (shamefacedly!) got locked out of my last Blog!! (www.sayersupdates.blogspot.com)... however on reading Sayers Updates, you will find it amusing to note (as I did) that I spend most of my time promising to write more... something I said to myself I would NOT do on this blog!! Take me as you find me... one day I may want to write 4 times- and then not for a week... well... that's the way REAL life is!!

So this week has been quite eventful - for me; I came down with a vicious cold on Tuesday and spent most of the week at work feeling like any minute I was going to need to put my head between my knees to get some blood flowing back up there!! Minuting a meeting feeling like you're going to pass out; whilst constantly trying to blow your nose quietly is NOT fun. Especially not surrounded by your own department's managers and Consultant's from all over the Hospital. I could just hear them thinking "INFECTION CONTROL PEOPLE"!! While I proceeded to contaminate the room!! Still, these things have to be done. Someone suggested I take a tape recorder and record the meeting so I can minute it afterwards incase I forget some - however I informed him I don't think I could stand to listen to it all again!!

On Friday, on the way into work, Jon's car started crunching and by the time he arrived at his colleagues house in Coventry, it was a heap of smoking engine... later on that evening, the aa towed it to a local garage, after confirming the water pump and head gasket had bust... so on Saturday morning we arranged for a tow truck to come and tow the car away to the Crunchers... bye bye car! You served us well!

So next week, Jon is on the train into work - and car hunting!!

We have such a busy week coming up in the evenings; work will hopefully be quite quiet for me as Louise is not at work; but Monday night we're at Mum's for Nicole's birthday, Tuesday night we're seeing Sarina at Mums, Wednesday night we're doing Wednesday club; Thursday night Georgie is coming over for tea and Friday night we're taking a curry to Grandma's house. Saturday we are visiting Katrina, Andy and new baby Alex in the morning, Church anniversary service at 3.30 in the afternoon and then my cousin Catherine is coming over in the evening.

When I was younger, my Uncle used to pay me to go over and spend the evening with Catherine and Aaron while he and my aunt were out... he used to let us hire a film and get a pizza, so we would put little Aaron to bed and then watch a scary film - during which me (The mature babysitter) would curl up and hide behind a cushion, while Catherine laughed at me all the way through... Good Times!

Yesterday Jon and I had a trip into Birmingham City Centre. We got Nathan and Daniel's birthday presents- complete with noisy toys their parents will LOVE (lol). Maria at work got a lovely china cup which I will give her tomorrow for her birthday from Louise and me; and baby Alex got some cute bibs, which I will give to his Mummy on Saturday next week.. I'm told you can never have too many bibs?!?!?

I also got a massage yesterday afternoon, it was a birthday present last year and I have only just got round to using the voucher (as I hardly ever go into the City Centre these days!). It was a lovely massage, I really enjoyed it, and intend to get another one sometime soon!!

We also went food shopping and got some stuff in for the week. It was very amusing, as we were in my car - which is a tiny little thing - people gave Jon some very funny looks as he squeezed out of it!!