Cheered up

Well going out and doing a bit of retail therapy cheered me up :-) I got my glasses fixed - which is good as I can barely see to fasten the screw that had come loose (NO comments about loose screws!!!). I was disappointed that they couldn't fix my sunglasses though, I tried a different opticians on the off chance that they would be able to help - and they did! For free!!! So my favourite Mickey sunglasses are all ready to go in the case and off to Florida :-)

I got a phone call from a very upset LMS when I was about to set off home! She is very sad and homesick, her housemates are annoying her, she is tired and she is fed up :-( I wish there was more I could do than mutter platitudes!! Its so hard having your babies sad and not being able to even give them a hug!!! I got Mr Messy to ring her too and have spoken to her since then and she seems slightly better and a bit more cheerful. Hopefully once lectures start and their internet is connected things will get even better and she will settle down again. Love you LMS xxxxx

When I was almost home I got another phone call, from Drama Teen! I said I was almost home and she said she would tell me her news once I got home then!! Of course I insisted on knowing what she was on about right away! She had hurt her finger playing basketball in PE, and it was all swollen and bruised!!! This is the daughter who has broken her thumb twice before, usually just before we go on holiday!!! So I was a bit panicky!!! OK OK I was VERY panicky!!!! I raced the rest of the way home, rang the doctors and then we sped off to the surgery!! Passing my friend and her husband (a Policeman!!!) at high speed through the village!!! The doctor wasn't sure if it was broken or not, and recommended using cold compresses and seeing how it was doing in a couple of hours! I spoke to Mr Messy and he said that as he is working away most of this week, and as I'm off on holiday at the end of the week it was probably best to get it checked properly at casualty this evening!!! So I've arranged for Mad Cat Lady to come and look after Little Prince and me and Drama Teen will go to casualty and get her finger x-rayed and see what's happened. Keep your fingers crossed it isn't broken - its her right hand (she's right handed) and she's just started her GCSEs!!!! Its never dull around here!!!!