Hanging Around...

One of those mornings today, hanging around waiting for the District nurse to come. Got to coffee time at twelvish so vin rang up and left a message since there was no answer, and it was beginning to look like no-one was coming.  One rang back aboutthree quarters of an hour later to say that the visit would be a bit delayed and one would come before three. I didn't want to keep it any longer really because I thought it was ready for changing. She arrived at about ten to three and did the usual..all a bit different, this one put the packing in a different way from all the others, and said it could probably be left till Thursday. She did say they were understaffed at the momentt so they are probably trying to eke people out a bit. I don't mind anyway,gives us a bit of leeway.
Vin made a beautiful batch of tomato sauce for the pizzas today, he puts all the stuff in the pan then it is left to simmer until it goes thick, which takes ages. So, the house smells of tomato sauce, red apple scented candle and at one point cat food! Mmmm lovely !!

Little Rusty seems to be a bit better after her visit to the vets on Friday. She had a terrible runny nose which must have made her poor little nose very sore, but it seemed to start getting better on Saturday. Today it is a lot better, the long acting antibiotic that the vet gave her on friday must be doing the trick, whatever it was seems to be doing very well (touch wood)It's horrible when there is anything wrong with the cats, but we appear to have turned the corner with this little one. good work from Vin with his t.l.c. and the vet for the right treatment.
Jane just rang up before and we had a bit of a chat, then her phone went beep and that was it, she'd gone. She was in theatre today, but she said it didn't put her off her lunch!.
Tonight we are having:
Leftover pizza, with mushrooms and cheese
Salad with avocado and pepper for vin...not moi.
Potatoe salad for moi and cheesey potato salad for Vin.

Rusty off to the Vets...

The day started with the visit from the District nurse who is very pleased with my healing wound. Since she was the one who caused it..not really..by taking the staples out she can see a big difference. So it shouldn't be too long now, and at least I am going on to Mon, Wed, and Friday next week which is better. Gives us every other day free.

We have been a bit worried about ittle Rusty for a while now. She has had a runny nose, and consequently a sticky tail, so Vin said last night that he would ring the Vets and make an appointment for her, which he did and we took her at three o'clock.  A very nice vet (male don't know his name) examined her very thoroughly and asked us loads of questions and said it was probably chronic sinusitis. Aaah poor little thing. Anyway he gave her an injection of a long lasting anti-biotic and said he wanted to see her in two weeks time. Since she also needs a blood test for the thyroid it would be a good idea to combine the two.  Poor little thing was sick in her basket on the way back, but it is quite a long journey and she was probably stressed. She is such a sweetheart, and you worry when there is something wrong.Trouble is they can't tell you what is wrong like people can..it must be very odd being a vet, I suppose they have to go on what the animals owners say.
Tonight we are having:
Cheese and onin pasties from Waitrose
Green beans and a few mushrooms
Rice puddings from Waitrose.

In Which Vin Goes to the Dentist...

Vin had an appointment today..at the dentist. he goes once a year and it actually seems like only a few months ago since he last went. It was at 11.15 so I had thought that we could have gone on somewhere afterwards, but he said that he might need a filling and he sometimes had to wait for ages so it wouldn't be worth it. in the event, he did have a filling so his poor mouthwas numb but he was seen early. I stopped at homein case the post came, which it did with a DVD and a parcel, so it was a good job I stayed here.  He didn't have any lunch today because he was waiting for the filling to set, so he had one of my nutrition drinks, (he's welcome).
It is still cold and dark everywhere and just beginning to rain now too, so not a nice day for going out anyway. I did a couple of surveys on the computer, and fiddled around a bit just a bit of a boring day really for moi!
Tonight we are having:
Pasta with butternut squash,
Cheese sauce

Clearing Up..

A bit of a clear up today. We had to stay in this morning because of the District nurse coming.They are down to every other day now which is better, but the one that came today only came about twelve thirtyish so a little bit late. Usually they are around ten to eleven. Didn't matter though because I did all of the bedding ironig which takes a bit of time, and Vin vacuumed the extension which was badly in need of doing. Problem is, when you are waiting for their visit, you are on pins a bit expecting the bell to go any minute. Vin rang the centre up at twelve because he thought I'd been left off the list again but I hadn't and she came anyway about half an hour later.
No post again today..just what is going on with our post these days? gone are the days when the post used to be on the mat when we got up in the morning. Nowadays you are lucky if you get post by lunchtime! I am waiting for a DVD too from Amazon of the Downton Abbey Christmas special that I am sending to John in place of The best Exotic Marigold  Hotel.
These stoma bags are taking some getting used to, but I am better with them than I was. Find occasionally that they get very "billowy" so I have to "burp" it. Never thought I would ever be doing that I do have to say. Ah well,nothing will ever embarrass me again after all of this lot!!!
Vin has an appointment at the dentist tomorrow so tonighy we are having:
Baked potatoes with cheese.

Brrrr...

Chilly today. One of those really manky days when yu just don't want to go out.  We were planning to go over to the Aintree M&S today, but unfortunately last night at about fivish I had a bit of bag trouble so had to get that sorted. Poor Vin who always wakes up when I get up, put the lights on for safety, then he went down to make a coffee while I got myself sorted. The cats were already mooching about so we had a really disturbed night all in all. Consequently, didn't want to go out today  so Vin went off to Waitrose to get some veggies, and we did the bedding so didn't waste the day. He called in at Tesco for a few bits too, and got some petrol. Hasn't bought some for a bit not since the 16th January so his car is doing better.
It is an absolutely horrible day, rain with sleet in it, and cold and dark everywhere, so you have to put lights on all the time.  Good job we stocked up with fuel, coal and logs before Christmas, that is paying off now.
The little cats of course are now fast asleep in their respective baskets after trampling on us at all hours. Typical!!
Tonight we are having:
Escalope of some sort,
Mushroom sauce
Potatoes of some sort
Carrots and beans.

Twas on a Monday Morning...

The gas man came to call, mid morning to be exact, and he came at the same time as the District nurse. Haven't had a visit from them since wednesday although they are supposed to come every other day. One was due to come on friday but no-one did or Sat or Sun, so Vin rang up this morning and loeft a message on their answer phone, and a new one came about twelvish.  The wound is a bit red because it had been left, but she has re dressed it and it's ok now. Due another visit on Wednesday.
Vin has done some clearing up today, going through some of his papers, it isn't a nice day so a good job we weren't going anywhere. maybe tomorrow we can go out somewhere, thinking Ormskirk perhaps, we haven't been there for months. Raining off and on today with some quite wintry showers so it was a good job we weren't going out.

This little madam took over Vin's side of the bed this morning! he went down to make the coffee while i went along to the bathroom, and when we came back she was all snug and cosy in between his pillow and the sheet.  We both tried to move her but she was hissing at us and got very upset. vin said to just leave her so he sat in the cold on the top of the bed. What a minx!!
Hailstoning now! but the weather forecasts have said this week is going to be colder.
Tonight we are having:
pizza from last night,
Salad with tomato and avocado
Potato salad for moi and pasta salad for Vin.

Hares and Rabbits!

Well January has gone and we are now in February. I always think it is quite a dismal month February, nothing much going on except for Valentine's Day which is for young lovers!
Very quiet today here. I huing around waiting for the District Nurse but no-one came so I suppose I have been left off the list for today.Give them a ring sometime someone will probably be out on Monday.
Vin took my money off to Tesco today because we needed quite a few things to top up the store cupboards, fridge etc., He came home with two big bags of shopping cat food is quite an item but at least we are not buying them chicken any more, that was getting to be very expensive, They seem to have got out of the habit of coming down at lunchtime every day to get their chicken fix, and it was getting to the stage where Rusty was leaving most of hers, and it was being wasted. Saves us money as well!
Nice this morning, Vin said it was mild out, but after lunch it started to rain quite heavily and went very dark so the lights went on even mid afternon.
Had a lot of trouble gettin the DVD that I was going to send to John for his birthday, we have sent them "The last tango in Halifax" which  I think they will enjoy, and I had seen The best exotic Marigold hotel but when it came it was only region 2 which isn't any use in Oz., so I had to send it back. I have now ordered the Christmas Downton Abbey the scottish one and will send that instead when it comes.  We haven't watched it yet actually because I was in hospital when it was on, so Vin recorded it. We need to watch it soon. Maybe Saturday night?
Tonight we are having:
Fishless fingers
Tartare sauce
Mushy peas for Vin and a few green beans for moi,
A few chips..200grms between us.