What a silly billy I am. The whole point of this was to be a record of my wonderful life with my children, and here I am, missing out months at a time!!! well, it will have to be my New Years resolution to be more regular and disciplined. I love reading Tanya's blog, she always spurs me back to my own and encourages me to write something.
Andrew had his first haircut in November and now looks like a little boy instead of a cheeky little toddler. I've worked a number of extra hours at work in the last few months and the money has come in very handy. We went to Haven in Filey for our October holiday- a holiday which has had a profound effect on Hannah as she now wants to go back and reminds me of this at least once a week! Brownies has been going well, although I am struggling to come up with some new ideas for next term. A planning meeting will have to be arranged. Once we get New Year out of the way I can get myself organised. Sing and Sign has been a fantastic experience! I love teaching it, my ropey singing doesn't seem to bother the babies (or the mums) and my Jessie cat has got the same magic as Shannon's Hurrah!!!
Have been having trouble getting to sleep these last few days as my mind starts racing as soon as I shut my eyes, a million and one things and nothing float through my brain at 100 miles an hour and no amount of concentrated 'brain emptying' can stop it. I'm back on the tablets so this shouldn't be happening. Maybe I've got a lot on my plate at the moment. Dad went into the RVI on December 8th for a pretty major op on his spine. He's recovering well, slowly, but well so far. Mum seems to be OK although she has been struck down with a horrible chesty cough.
We lost my beautiful dog Delta on 17th December. I had gone down to my parents to take her for her morning walk and dad said she wouldn't come downstairs. i went up to see her and she was just lying there, not really responding but very laboured breathing. Her eyes looked so sad, I don't think it was that she didn't want to move, I think she just couldn't move. I went down in tears and told dad, I'd heard him on the phone whilst I was sitting with Delta, he agreed that maybe Delta's time had come. We both went back upstairs, both of us crying and sat on the floor with her stroking her and talking softly to her. Dad asked if I could take her to the vets, as much as this would upset me I said I would, it was the least I could do for her. I woke mum up and told her. She insisted that she would take Delta with Mike and that I had to stay and look after Hannah and Andrew. Mike and mum went to the vets a short time later and then I heard that Delta was gone. The vet thought she had had a stroke, Mike said she had another one at the vets and was gone before they gave her the injection. Hannah broke her heart when I told her, after all, this was her lifelong companion, Delta had helped to teach Hannah how to walk!
Andrew still hasn't realised we don't think, maybe he has, we'll never really know, what I do know is he loved her nearly as much as we did.
So that's another year over with. Let's now stride confidently into 2012 and say this will be the one!!
Ah chick, what you've written about Delta is so sad. Pet's sneak in and occupy a little place in our hearts without us realising it, and inevitably we grieve for them when they go. You and your children loved her well, no more was required x
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