39. Thanks Cath

Happiness...
Popping bubble wrap, laughing at nothing, good hair days, playing a good song over and over, red wine, a book you can't put down, watching another stunnung sunset. Fresh air, everything in balance, the weekend, chocolate, flirting, watching a trashy feel good film. Catching up with an old friend, a long hot shower, slow dancing, swimming in the rain, days off, your favourite jeans, lying on grass with the sun on your face. Fridays, pay day, driving with the wind in your hair, walking on the beach, finding money, free stuff. Meeting new people, the smell of rain, setting the clocks back an hour, the crunch of snow underfoot. Walking barefoot on warm sandy beaches, climbing oak trees. Getting lost, dunking biscuits in tea. Your last clean t-shirt.... x

38. Monday morning

It's Monday 18th April.
My calendar tells me today is 'back to work'. Makes me think of all the people I am missing at work and all the fantastic activities and work I could be doing to make a difference to children's lives. I do miss being at work. As much as I moan like anyone else does about work, it really is how I prefer to live. Working and keeping my brain busy. Interacting with a variety of people. Meeting new people; adults and children. Thinking of ways to help them in schools. Working with my team at West Oaks. Makes me sad to think I won't be there until my treatment is all over and I am better.

I woke up at 3am this morning. Bam. Wide awake. Hungry, head ache, sore mouth. I put my cuddly robe on, took my pillow, my rose quartz crystal and teddy downstairs. I had a bit of toast and took some painkillers. Ziggy came bounding down with me to see what I was up to. He likes to suss things out and be aware. Once he knows what I am doing he usually goes back upstairs to sleep with Anthony again.
I put a film on sky+ and watched it a little bit - then woke up when Anthony came down to go to work at 6.30am.
Ziggy was strolling about ready to go out to play after some food.
Now I am sat watching 'Everybody Loves Raymond' on 4.

My face looks different to me. It doesn't show here but like I mentioned the other day, my skin feels different. I keep getting red cheeks throughout the day at different times. Not sure if it's a temperature thing or a skin sensitivity thing.
I have to wear my sun glasses a lot as my eyes are sensitive, but that's not really since Chemo. I get headaches if it's bright or a funny light.

I am due to take my tablets shortly which comprise of:
Anti - depressant
Anti - sickness
Kidney protection
Stomach protection
Laxative sachet - all the drugs together make it hard to go!

There's another type of tablet to take at lunchtime then another anti - sickness this afternoon. I run out of anti - sickness tablets after today I think. Which makes me wonder is this when the nurses/doctors expect the sickness feeling to stop. 'Touch wood' I haven't had any nausea since Saturday. Plus I have been wearing my sea-bands all the time even at night.

Today I am going to write to a few people, some family friends who have sent letters to me. I like to write letters to people.
I don't really have any thing else to do today. Maybe watch a couple of dvd's, do some art work if I have enough energy. My energy levels are very up and down.

Ziggy's just come back from exploring and is helping himself to some food. Bless. He loves this weather!

Well, it's 8am, tablet time!
speak soon
xx

37. Sunday, sun, FOOD- um um!

What an absolutely GORGEOUS day..! How beautiful! Thank you for this sun. Keeps me smiling.

Had a good night's sleep last night, no sickness.
Have woken up with a sore mouth, wondered how long it would take to start with it. I feel like a symptom ticking time bomb!

My tongue feels like it's got pin pricks all over it. Whenever I eat of drink it stings like mad too. Using the mouth wash that I was sent home with but it doesn't last all that long.

My skin on my face looks different again today, almost thicker and tighter? Hard to explain. Just not my usual face feeling.

I am hungry a lot too - most of you who know me well will know I like my food. (Very passionate about it!)
But I think this is the steriods that are causing extra hunger. So am trying to snack on fruit and dry crackers to kill the hunger pains. Eating little and often is what the advice says.
Drinking water is helping lots too as it fills me up.

Still wearing my sea-bands for anti sickness. They really seem to help. Despite the fact I feel I might leave permanent grooves in my wrists from them, but hey, if it works! :D

Off to have a rest now. Been planting out my sunflowers. By the time they flower in August/Sept I will be over halfway through my Chemo...

36. Worst day so far, but better evening

All day I have felt shocking! Nausea, crossed with extreme tiredness, funny taste in my mouth, skin feels all tight and weird. Then as soon as I do have a burst of energy it just fizzles into nothing again.

I take an anti sickness tablet one in the morning and then one in the afternoon/evening. 
The morning one didn't seem to have much of an effect. But after a whole day of jigging my body to make the pain go, trying to snooze in the garden and doing my best to drink water without feeling even more sick... the anti sickness tablet was my last hope. And it helped, so much. I was able to eat a really nice tea with Anthony, Mum and Dad and then enjoy an ice cream, so unexpected after so long all day feeling like crap.

I have been hot and cold on and off this evening. The nurses mentioned to me to monitor my temperature and if it goes above 38 I need to call the ward. Nothing like that at the moment so all's good.
It's really just a matter of taking each day at a time. Which I am learning to do - slooooowwly..

Anthony's just nipped out for a drink or two to James'. He'd text to say thank you for building their rabbit a new run and asked him over. I think Anthony was a bit apprehensive to leave me, but the tablet has helped me this evening, so I said if I needed him I could call him. James and Laura's house really isn't that far from us so he could get to me if he needed to in a hurry. I think even though it's early days with the treatment and we're getting to grips with what the next 6 - 8 months are going to be like, I want Anthony to feel like he can still do things and not feel like he is stuck to my side. He is amazing at taking care of me. So much patience I don't know where he finds it sometimes. xxx

No plans again tomoz, so just gonna see how my energy levels and nausea are like. I will be happy with another snoozy day in the garden and maybe if I can put some more seeds out to grow :)

35. Bit crappy

Morning all. Having a bit of a crappy time with sickness feeling so far. Had my medication for the morning and some breakfast but feel tender and tired. Was up in the night with it and was awake for a couple of hours.
Anthony got up to make me a peppermint tea and warm a wheat bag which really helped on my tum. Eventually got back to sleep about 4.30am. Listening to TalkSport on the DAB radio was quite interesting. Like a debate, call in show with a presenter called Matt Forde. Good listening and it takes my mind off sicky feelings and eventually I nod off.

It is a lovely sunny day and I want to sit out in it today. No plans which is nice. Mum and Dad might bob over this aft. But apart from that just rest.

34. :)

To say I am going through so much crap with this cancer malarky - I really honestly feel happy and very lucky. Just looking at all the cards on my shelf reminds me of all the people who love me and care. Having my gorgeous friend Laura bob over to keep me company and support me, having a beautiful house to keep me safe, fantastic friends, a loving family, a fun cat to make me smile and a wonderful fiance - I do have so many blessings!
Tom and Soph are popping over tonight and that will be lovely too. Gonna have a lovely bubble bath before tea and pamper a bit. Anthony is home from work, I love his early Friday finishes.
Even though sometimes this cancer malarky is seen as tough luck, I think it's a part of my life where I will be learning and overcoming new things too.
In 6 -8 months time I want to be able to say I beat it. I did it.

33. Sexy Sea-Bands and my water drinking mission!

Morning all!
Had a decent night's sleep all in all. Woke up once doing that gasping for air thing again. Weird! 
But didn't have any sickness that I worried I might. Still had my blue lucy bucket by the bed though. (lucy is good make of bucket..(!!!) lol

I keep using the breathing techniques that I learnt from the hypnosis session at the Cancer Support Centre. They really help. Simply focusing on each breath in and out and thinking of nothing else helps to become relaxed and before I know it I'm asleep. I use a lot of olbas oil and also aromatherapy oils that Rebecca brought for me. They really help to soothe and keep calm. Rescue remedy spray and drops help but as yet I've not needed to use them.

I have had to make a tablet timetable - check it out....

Argh!



I have had to write this all down, no way I'd remember this lot!

Today I am going to try and drink plenty of water. Zoe and I at work always say this and start really well with it then it sort of fizzles out esp in the winter months when it's cold! haha.. But we have good intentions!

Helen my nurse said that drinking water is good for after the Chemo as it flushes out the body and helps with everything. Also I have just been up to the chemist and bought some Sea- Bands... 

' The Sea-Band has been clinically tested against nausea and vomiting in travel, anaesthesia, pregnancy and chemotherapy.'

Thought they would be worth a try just to keep off any nasty tummy ickiness.

I feel a bit sweat band ish and Rocky-ish in them!

Had to link this once I'd typed this. I love this song!!!

Regularly drive along to it- have it on dead loud.

BAM. BAM BAM.

Plus Leeds Utd used to come out to the intro of this at Elland Road - another reason why I love it.

Gives me goosebumps just thinking about it. Grew up going to lots of matches in the 90's.. thanks to my ace Dad. Lots of good memories. Like when I met Phil Masinga with his squeaky voice. Ok might be losing some of you there.. lol.

Aw, back in the day. Champions 1991-1992.

The legend that is Chris Kamara in there.

Ha ha , 'I don't know Jeff, has there?' love that vid on youtube

This is slightly earlier but I love the passion in this photo..love a bit of Vinnie!

Righty ho.. better go take those 4 horse tablets... speak soon! xx





32. My first Chemo session

Hi everyone, thank you for clicking to read my blog.

Today was my first Chemotherapy session. Anthony took me to Ward 7 and we waited for me to be seen to at 9.30am.

It was a long day. First we waited for Helen Johnson the nurse specialist/macmillan nurse, to come and talk through the consent form and with this she reminded me about the side effects to the ABVD. Even though I had talked about these at home to friends, family and on my blog - it was real now and this was going to be happening.

More waiting now - after being shown through to the day unit. About 8 - 10 soft comfy reclining chairs and a bed at the back of the room. I would be given the treatment laid down on the bed for my first session so they could keep an eye on my reaction to the drugs.

Looking around the room there were about 6 other people in. Majority men, two older gentlemen, one prob my age and one younger. Not all patients in the day case unit are being treated for cancer. Some have blood conditions, e.g. sickle cell.

It was about 11.45 when I finally started treatment. It was slightly different to how I imagined it. I thought it would be given all in one big 'thing', but the drugs are all given from seperate syringes and the nurse, Sally - sat with me for the 30 mins it took to give all the drugs.

First Sally had to find a vein. She started in my right arm and was looking for a vein on my wrist - as they need to have an inch on straight vein for the needle and cannula to fit and work effectively. As you know I am a wuss. It hurt more on the wrist than on the back of the hand! I didnt know I had it good before did I!

The veins on my right wrist were closed and hard to find - Sally explained she had been trained to find them well and when you find a good one it's like a squidgy earth worm.Yum.

No success with the right arm so she tried the left. It took two attempts on the left but she found one eventually but it was right on my wrist bone and reeeeally hurt when the needle went in. YoW! Once it was in that was that.

Starting the treatment began with saline, two lots I think? I was trying to not think about it! Then some anti-sickness through the syringes. Then 3 different syringes and a drip. One of the syringes was really big and the drug was red coloured. This was the one that would turn the colour of my urine red for the first couple of trips to the loo. It did and freaked me out a little when I noticed it, I forgot she'd told me that bit. Lots of info to retain..

About 12.15 my treatment was all in my system and now I had to simply wait and let it all run around my body. Anthony went home for some lunch and to see Zig. At the same time my lunch arrived. A simple sandwich, cake and a coffee. I was so hungry it was delicious.

Anthony arrived back and he sat with me again. I hadn't been in the best of moods earlier in the morning as there was a lot of waiting around - more than I had expected...and it had made me twitchy. So I had been a bit snappy and grumpy and my positiveness had subsided. I was saying things like I didn't want to do it, I can't do it. Why do I have to do it. Meh.

When Anthony walked back into the day unit and saw his face I felt bad. I smiled a sorry smile and he smiled back.

I guess that's how it goes when it's like this. Of course he was very understanding and cracked a joke and he reminded me of all the support I have and what I need to focus on.

About 2.30 I had enough of reading, DS and clock watching and I gave in and cuddled up with Hope (my build a bear lamb - she's perfect to snuggle up to!) and covered myself with one of my pashminas and went to sleep. I must have looked funny, I had my sunglasses on too - the lights we so bright in there! I'm sensitive to lights - especially strip lighting like that. Occasionally I'd stir and wake up to the intermittent sound of people's drips bleeping.

3.15 - I was free to go! It had been such a long day, but I had finished for today. Hurray. One step closer to being well eh!

I was then greeted with a green carrier bag, full of tablets to be taking. I was quite shocked at how many!

The mouth rinses, difflam and corsodyl are to help with the mouth ulcers that are side effects from the treatment (used when I had my tonsils out)
The Movicol sachets are to help with constipation and the Lanzaprozole (already take for IBS)
The other boxes are anti-sickness drugs, steriods to take which stop my kidneys from failing. I have forgotten what the other round jar of tablets are..! So hard to remember how to take everything when and when and when! So have had to write things down so I can remember when and what I am doing. I'm gonna be rattling!

When I got home it was really nice to find two cards in the post. One from my Grandma and one from Amparo - thank you so much xx

As far as the after effects go I started to feel sick, sleepy and hot, about 7pm after my tea.

I started this blog entry about 8.15 and now it's 10pm as I have had to take little breaks as I type.

Having said that - typing all this has taken my mind of the sickness and I'm not focusing on it as much! Bonus! Love my blog! xx

(You'd laugh if you could see me with a cold damp face cloth balanced on my forehead!)

My next Chemo is April 28th, exactly two weeks today.

I'm expecting to feel crappy for the next few days and into next week, but hope it will ease just after that. Right in time for my next session which is how mean Chemo can be.. but remembering the hurdle I have jumped today.

Please keep your messages coming, xxx They really DO help me keep going xxx Speak tomoz :)

31. Chemo eve

Off to bed in a mo. It's a late one for me, but we have had the loveliest evening with Laura and James. Feel all chilled and relaxed and at least going to sleep at this time means I'll more than likely sleep right through, rather than an early night and wake up at 4!

My phone, emails and fb page have all been red hot tonight. Messages of encouragement and support. Thank you to all of you! I will be back on tomorrow when I get back from hospital - all being well :)

Onwards and upwards, let's do this.......!
Chemo session 1 - here I come.

xxxxx

30. Shopping day with Mum

Had a gorgeous day! Mum and Dad treated me to some lovely basics and pretty tops from H&M. Got some lovely pj's from Primark too. Had a wonderful time together, had tasty lunch and then ended up going giddy-silly in Primark at the end of the shopping trip, like we normally do.
This is when we are tired and laugh at the stupidist things! We got some funny looks as I tried on a daft hat and laughed and shrieked loudly! Good times! We got home and had a cuppa and a cupcake. Delish!

Going to see Laura and James tonight :) Hoping to blog later when I get back or before I go to hospital in the morning - speak later. x

29. I Love Today

Today has been FAB!
Such a contrast to yesterday. A clear example of up days and down days for me.

Rebecca came to see me and we had suchhhhhhh a lovely morning together. I was treated to lots of special things and then on top of that some Taylormade Treats - stunning cupcakes!

I urge you to try some, they are WOW!

And are really special for a gift or to cheer someone up. http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Taylormade-Treats/158670044190714

After lunch I had the best sleep - so deep. And woke up feeling so rested. Think it was the rose quartz that helped me. Thank you babe xx

Later today Gaynor and Kaye came over with treats too! I feel all treated! Yay! :)

I want to keep this happy feeling rolling on now as much as I can. I have a fun day planned tomorrow and looking forward to it. Let's hope the sun has his hat on for us all tomorrow. Night night everyone.. x



28. Believe

Such a beautiful meaningful card. Thank you xx
Love you all xxx

27. Amazing support - More please!!

I'm the tortoise right at the start of the journey. Thank you xx

I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has got in touch with messages of support and kindness.

This blog idea was initially to help me get my thoughts out onto paper as such. But sharing my thoughts and experiences as I go, turns out to be the best thing I have done so far since being diagnosed.

It helps me because I am getting out my thoughts, but then it helps me more because everyone who reads it can see what the latest is with my progress and see what I have been up to.
You can see if I need a boost. Then I get a rush of messages and my blog stats figures go zooming high!

This online support is incredible and helps me immensely through each day and night. When I can't sleep I check my emails.  

Thank you all so much.
Please don't stop. xxxxxx

26. Creative things

I've been a busy bee at the weekend!
I normally do some Easter-y crafts each year and this year I have painted and made some cute eggs. My Mum and me sat in the sunshine on Saturday afternoon. It was very relaxing. I'll take these off the kebab sticks of course. Then hang them on an Easter-y twig tree display. Love it!
Take a peek...

I've also been planting lots of seeds - it's lovely to be out in the garden in the sunshine. These are my sunflowers so far! There are lots and lots at the moment, but there'll be slugs and they get hungry. So I will no doubt lose a few.

Cute!



25. Trying not to 'count down' to Thursday 14th, my first chemo session.

Thursday feels like so far away, yet so near.
I am dreading it one minute and cool about it the next.
I want it to hurry up get it over with, then I want it to all go away and disappear. I'm tired.

They have moved my appointment time from 11am to 9.30am, which means I'll be out earlier in the day. Helen my macmillan nurse said I will b there about 4 hours ish in total. I have to sign consent forms for the chemo, then get prepped and start the treatment. Helen also said they will lie me down for the first one, see how I go.

I have plenty of booklets, information and bumf on the type of chemo I'm having - ABVD :
Adriamycin
Bleomycin
Vinblastin
Dacarbazine


But somehow all the written information isn't enough. I want to know now what will happen, almost as if I want to be able to prepare myself. But I won't know until it starts.
Like anything else - tablets/medication - everyone reacts differently.

Possible side effects to ABVD:

• lowered resistance to infection
• bruising or bleeding
• Anaemia
• Feeling sick and being sick
• Tiredness
• Hair loss
• Sore mouth and ulcers

Less common side effects

• Discoloured urine
• Taste changes
• Pain at the injection site or along the vein
• Allergic reaction
• Fevers and chills
• Skin changes
• Changes in nails
• Changes in the way your heart works
• Changes to the lungs

Reading these over and over makes me more aware but obviously still doesn't tell me what I will be like with the ABVD. I find this really hard. And scary.

Anthony is coming with me on Thursday and for the second one which I am so happy about. That's as far as we've planned it for the moment. Again, it's all up in the air, I don't know how I will react and so it makes it difficult to plan for me to drive myself there and back. I am trying to take it one day at a time.. but naturally, now and again, my mind races forward to what if's...

24. Where can I buy some decent aromatherapy oils?

Does anyone know where I can buy some good quality aromatherapy oils? I'm looking to buy some Lavender, Mandarin, Peppermint and Ylang Ylang. I want to use them to enhale for relaxation and keeping calm when I have to go for Chemo on Thursday. Seen some stuff online, but postage can be pretty pricey. If you know somewhere/someone that sells them could you please get in touch ,thank you xxx

23. More hope sent to me

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul.
And sings the tune
Without the words,
and never stops at all.

Thank you Rachel T, beautiful xxx

22. Wow Thursday and Wow (slightly ouchy) Friday

Mum and Dad came over and took me out on Thursday morning. I wanted to get some bedding plants and shrubs for the back garden. We went to Mill Farm Nursery at South Milford. The weather was rubbish first thing, but by about half 9, 10 ish the sun was peeking and the blue sky was stunning.
Mill Farm Nursery is like another world, set in the middle of a village, up a country road, you feel like you are alone in the middle of pure beauty.
We chose some gorgeous plants and went to have coffee and biscuits in the orchard. I would like to revisit there if I feel up to it when I have started Chemo.. it was heavenly.

Piccies...

It was a lovely morning out and we felt like we'd had a mini holiday together.

Today I went for my bone marrow test at 9.30am.  This is done to see if the cancer has spread to my bone marrow. Anthony had managed to get the day off to come with me which really made all the difference. Instantly I feel calmer when he's with me. On the way to the hospital I wanted to collect my parcel. I'd had one of those red cards drop through the letter box on Thursday and didn't have a clue what it could be! I felt excited! We arrived at the sorting office which is on the way. Standing at the counter we waited. I expected a packet or box that was a little bit bigger than the letter box. I was wrong. The box was a lot bigger! ooooooooooh so giddy. I was ripping it open in the car park. I took a look at the address label to see if I recognised the handwriting - but I realised it was a printed address label. Then I saw in tiny writing... build a bear.

EEEEEEEEE! I have seen build a bear in White Rose Shopping Centre a few times but only been in once. Some how I think that will change.... Pam next door said they sell outfits, oh dear haha...

Here is my build a bear lamb!

Hope is wearing scrubs and a sash saying get well soon! She has a little Xray with a heart on it and came in a pink Easter basket! So cute. I was chuffed to bits and to have this to smile about on the way to hospital was perfect!

Thank you Tarah and David! xxx

We went to Ward 7 Haemotology, the same ward where I will go for Chemo. In the waiting room. The same scary paintings from last time. Anthony commented on them. We had a giggle about them. We seemed to be waiting ages.

At last my name was called. We went with the doctor, but he didn't want Anthony to come with me for the test. I was quite pushy with the doctor. I explained how I had been led to believe that Anthony would be able to be with me throughout the test and how I would need him there to keep me calm. Eventually, the doctor agreed for Anthony to be there with me. He then started to explain the test. My knees are jelly explaining it ?!

I laid on my left side, with my knees up. I was still fully clothed, just my jeans down a little so the doctor could get to my hip bone on my back. 

Anthony sat on a chair next to the bed, starting to hold by hand to begin with. I knew this was quite a big thing for him to be doing, I admire him so much. He is a bit worse than me with needles (what a pair we are eh?) but he never showed it once and kept smiling and comforting me. The doctor put a local anaesthetic into my hip which stung a little. I went very faint at this point and a bit flustered and kicked off a bit!

Anthony had to push me back down onto the bed. It was all becoming real now. They gave me a sip of water and cooled me down.

When I had calmed down and stopped crying the doctor started the test. A needle was put into my skin which then went into my actual hip bone, into the centre where the marrow is. This felt so odd. I had no pain, no pain at all. I could feel a pulling, shoving and clicking sensation - which was the doctor drawing out the bone marrow. All the time this was happening I was jigging my feet, breathing fast, then slow, deep breaths then forgetting to, getting upset, calming down and all over the place. One second I would be calm and composed the next I got in a bit of a tiz! Anthony just kept getting me to look into his eyes and relived funny stories and things that we often laugh at. This really worked. I had gone from holding his hand to clutching him in a big hug. I am certain that if he hadn't have been there then after that local anaesthetic needle I would have got off the bed and not gone through with it.

A lot of what I was experiencing was me panicing and imagining what the doctor was doing. Because, still, I had no pain. It was a bit uncomfortable don't get me wrong - but nothing more than that. I know everyone is different and some people who may have had this test could have had a lot of pain throughout.

The test lasted about 10 - 15 minutes. It did feel like longer if I'm honest! When it was over I was so relieved and smiley! Anthony said he was proud of me. It felt so nice to hear that. I had done it. All done.

The healthcare assistant brought us both a cup of tea. We laughed about the test and Anthony was joking with me about when I started to kick off :) The doctor came back in and agreed that it was a good test and showed me the bone marrow in the container.

Big gap coming up before and after photo,

 if you don't want to see it, just scroll past it. :) xx

I was fascinated and impressed I had gone through that test!

The doctor explained I was fine to carry on as normal throughout the rest of the day and could take pain killers as and when needed. I had a dressing on and could take it off for a shower the next day. I was hobbling about a bit, but could move about ok. I should be notified about the results next week.

We left the hospial and outside it was soooooo hot and not a cloud in the sky!

I felt so alive and excited that this test was over with and we could enjoy our day together.

The drive home was lovely, lots of great tunes and happy feelings. Later in the day Anthony went to see his work mates for a drink in the sunshine and I relaxed in the garden with Ziggy.

Pam and Katie our neighbours were out later on and we chatted to them for a bit. Pam had asked me to swap her phone with the delivery guy who was bringing her replacement phone. So we chatted about that and Pam was lovely - asking how I was.

In the evening we both wanted to have a little BBQ so I went and got some treats and we enjoyed a lovely special evening together.

Now it's the weekend and I'm looking forward to it even more so now the test is done. Another box ticked.

First Chemo session next week.

Fingers crossed the sun will stay for the weekend - yay! :)

21. Wide awake at 2am

I'm wide awake so I thought I'd nip on and share.

I mentioned earlier about a pain in my chest I have been experiencing recently and Helen then explaining to me that it could well be the enlarged lymph nodes pressing on my windpipe and affecting my breathing.

It's happening this morning and it's woken me up. I've got up and come down stairs. Taken some paracetamol, hoping it will ease the pain.

Waking up with this pain like this, it's alarming at first and so uncomfortable. It's like a stabbing, closing in feeling on the breast bone. I'm just going to try and snooze here on the sofa and hope partially sitting up will help - as it only seems to happen when I lie down.

I want to share these photos with you - Ziggy our cat sleeps on our bed. Just look at him here....  HOW LONG ??



He looks almost half the length of Anthony here?!



I am so glad we have Zig, he really is such a character!

I need to try and get some sleep - speak soon - I'm off to trawl through the Sky tv guide and dodge the Teleshopping.

Night! x

20. Techy issues with commenting

Some of you have been in touch to say that commenting on the blog isn't working and being a pain. Apologies for this, I will have a look to see if I can change any settings.
Please keep your comments coming though. They really help me xx
Even if you comment on the facebook link on my profile that comes up on your News Feed.
Many thanks everyone, lots of love x