Sad News

On 16th October my brother in law passed away suddenly he was aged 41, he had a partner and two children aged 15 and 10. I had known him for over twenty years so it was one hell of a shock. So consequently have been feeling very out of it for the last week hence no blog entries.

He died peacefully in his sleep so he didn't suffer at all which is cool. But its upsetting because he was so young.

Anyway love for now.

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simple pleasures

I was thinking yesterday, how privelaged we are to be parents, I was walking home with little bear from school and it was raining, so little bear was having a great time splashing in the puddles with the simple innocence that only children have. It occurs to me when you are a parent you get a chance to witness childhood again and take part in its simple pleasures through sharing in your child's enjoyment of rain and puddles.

I am feeling a little better at the moment and the kids seem to have recovered from there bug so that's good. Autumn has arrived with avengence up here the air is frosty in the morning and evening, and all around there is a wonderful kaladascope of colours.

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Feeling Yuk

Everyone in our house seems to have gone down with the dreaded lurg, or bug, generally everyone has a sore throat and feels hot and cold, and generally miserable. Son of ours hasn't been to uni for two weeks now because of it, and little bear has been off school. So of course they have infected hubby and I as well, but we have to carry on because we are parents lol.

The only one who seems to be unaffected so far is eldest daughter who is carrying on as usual, so if I don't blog you will know why its because I am asleep, or at least trying to be asleep, without someone shouting mum........

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The last laugh

On Saturday I was working in the garden with my dad cutting hedges and painting the fence, just touching it up to make it ready for winter. Anyway I noticed that the garden bench and table was getting in need of a coat of paint as well, and has it happened I had some left over from before in the hut. So I thought why not its a nice day.

So I painted the garden bench and table its a combined circular thing that hubby made its really nice, I painted the top purple and the bench blue, it looked quite good.

Later that evening, I was upstairs getting little bear to bed when hubby says to me, oh bear 2 has gone on the back garden with a load of mates to sit on the garden bench, but he neglected to tell her I had just painted it lol. Anyway I debated whether to go and tell them but I thought its too late now they will have already got it allover themselves.

So when my nephew came the next day his jacket had streaks of blue paint on it, we got lots of Aah naw, me mums gonna kill me from the teenagers which was kind of funny lol.

But it wasn't on purpose mc honest anyway, thought it might amuse you, I am sure it will wash off eventually.

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