Yesterday, we were almost definitely not moving, today we are back on.
This is where the stress really is, not the moving but the uncertainty in the whole process. I had pretty much got my head around not moving and was even relieved because of course in the short term (and even the medium term) it won't be an easy move. So now to know it is back on again, I am getting stressed about it.
Here is what happened... Yesterday our buyers decided to reduce their asking price by £30,000 because they said that their second sale had fallen through and that is what they needed to do to get it through on the sale of the first house alone. We basically batted this back to the agent to bat to our seller i.e. our house is being reduced by £30,000 what are you going to reduce your house by? The agent came back with some plan for everyone to put in £5,000 which meant we were still about £15,000 out of pocket, or maybe more (can't do maths in the middle of the summer holiday!!). So we said forget it, it's all off. The agent was, as far as we were aware, going to suggest that our buyer (who had bid on the house we are buying before us) buy the house we were going to buy rather than ours as it was £100k less and so they wouldn't have a problems with the mortgage. Whether she put that to them or not, I don't know but we got a call this afternoon from the agent that between our buyer, our seller and their seller (lost yet???!!) they had come up with the £30,000 so our sale was still going through at the original sale price. Difficult to refuse then really, so it is back on.
I DO want to move, but just wish it was all done and dusted. I HATE HATE HATE uncertainty and lastminute.com but guess I will just have to put up with it for a little while longer. Must just keep telling myself it will be alright, what will be, will be...
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
Gardening
Laura has taken to picking flowers! She likes the tactile experience and thinks the hens should do as she gave them some yesterday, I'm not sure what they thought of the pink petals scattered on their floor!
Monday, 28 July 2008
Heat
It's been very hot this weekend and it has troubled Laura a fair bit. She was very seizury on the drive over to Glenfield on Saturday afternoon so I stayed with her for an hour until she was settled.
Yesterday she didn't want to get out of bed until mid-day the staff said! They had given her melatonin the night before so maybe that contributed to her sleepiness. I think she was watching DVDs in her bedroom so that may have been part of the attraction!
In the afternoon they managed to persuade her to paddle in the paddling pool for a bit and then she didn't want to go back inside, which was fine. She slept well last night they said. She seemed happy enough when I went to collect her this morning but has not wanted to do much since being home. I decided against taking her to the Rainbows' playscheme today. It was too much with being away this weekend too and I think she's been pleased to just chill at home.
Our move is looking rather dubious now. Our buyers told us last week that they needed to sell his house as well as hers which was already completed. At that point it was progressing but now they have declared that it has fallen through. We asked the agent to find out what their intentions were now and they have asked for £30,000 off the asking price. This would be OK if we could get this off the house we are buying and so the agents are passing that on to them. Mmmm we will see but it's not looking good. TBH I am getting to the point where I want to stay put as it is all getting too close to my op and the new school year etc etc etc.
Yesterday she didn't want to get out of bed until mid-day the staff said! They had given her melatonin the night before so maybe that contributed to her sleepiness. I think she was watching DVDs in her bedroom so that may have been part of the attraction!
In the afternoon they managed to persuade her to paddle in the paddling pool for a bit and then she didn't want to go back inside, which was fine. She slept well last night they said. She seemed happy enough when I went to collect her this morning but has not wanted to do much since being home. I decided against taking her to the Rainbows' playscheme today. It was too much with being away this weekend too and I think she's been pleased to just chill at home.
Our move is looking rather dubious now. Our buyers told us last week that they needed to sell his house as well as hers which was already completed. At that point it was progressing but now they have declared that it has fallen through. We asked the agent to find out what their intentions were now and they have asked for £30,000 off the asking price. This would be OK if we could get this off the house we are buying and so the agents are passing that on to them. Mmmm we will see but it's not looking good. TBH I am getting to the point where I want to stay put as it is all getting too close to my op and the new school year etc etc etc.
Thursday, 24 July 2008
Respite
Glenfield rang yesterday to offer Laura an extra couple of nights this weekend as they've had a cancellation. So that is nice although not sure how happy Laura will be as she has been VERY reluctant to leave the house at the moment. Taking her to the playscheme has been very difficult and getting her out of the car almost impossible. They say she is happy during the day and has participated in swimming, cooking, painting, games and outdoor activities. But I think at the moment she's only really happy in front of the TV.
Jenna from the Diana nurses rang this morning to say that following their panel meeting they are going to offer us respite. It will probably only amount to a few hours a month but the good thing is that they can do the tube feeding which our HomeCare carers can't (at the moment). So they will come to do a whole heap of paperwork very soon.
OK must go and collect Laura from Playscheme now!
Jenna from the Diana nurses rang this morning to say that following their panel meeting they are going to offer us respite. It will probably only amount to a few hours a month but the good thing is that they can do the tube feeding which our HomeCare carers can't (at the moment). So they will come to do a whole heap of paperwork very soon.
OK must go and collect Laura from Playscheme now!
Monday, 21 July 2008
Bathtime toys
Most children like to play with rubber ducks in the bath but Laura decided a whole box of rubber gloves was far more fun!!
She will try and take anything and everything into the bath with her and frequently there is no room for her!
Motto of this story is... never let Laura out of your sight for 1 second, just because she is chattering to you doen't mean she isn't also getting upto mischief!
Sunday, 20 July 2008
An eventful day
It started with a phone call from Alex this morning to say he was coming home. I was pleased and proud that he'd made this decision as I know Southwestern put a lot of pressure on them to see it through and keep going when times are tough, blah blah! But he had come to realise it wasn't for him and that the credit crunch was making it very tough to sell anything, let alone door to door. So I sent Mick out to get some steak for dinner to welcome him home. He's been living on real rubbish food - cheap pasta with a pack of 18p Asda sausages and tomato sace for the three of them, and greasy spoon cafes for breakfast. So it's time for some good food and plenty of veg from the garden! I am so relieved he is back and even if he doesn't get another summer job, he can do some voluntary work, have a break and a rest and move into his new home before the start of next term. He can help me out too, especially after my op.
So a good start to the day...
But late this afternoon, Laura had quite a bad seizure and we needed to give her paraldehyde and oxygen. It lasted upwards of 15 minutes from when we realised. She was in the lounge with Mick who was watching the golf. She was having a bit of a mardy session and had her head into the back of the chair and it took Mick a while to realise she wasn't just being mardy. She'd been told off and had only just come out of "Time Out" for pouring a cup of water on the floor (deliberately). She'd also refused to stop pulling all the flowers in the garden and so had just been brought in (unco-operatively) from outside. Actually she'd been rather "off" earlier as the Homecare workers had taken her to the park and they said how unhappy she was. She was very happy to come home though, although not impressed with the golf on TV.
So she slept off the paraldehyde and has just now woke up and has gone back into the lounge but has fallen asleep. She wasn't really too happy yesterday either. But I had put that down to this nasty rash on her bottom and the tummy bug. Yesterday I just gave her Diorolyte for her feeds and also two pots of probiotic yoghurt, none of her usual feeds. That seems to have helped settle her tummy as she didn't have any BMs yesterday and the one this morning was normal looking. But the cream from the doctors doesn't really seem to be helping the rash so I am trying metanium again.
The last thing I wanted to do was give her rectal paraldehyde (which melts plastic) when she has an iffy tummy and a nappy rash but I had to, so hopefully it won't have made it worse.
Anyway quite an eventful day, hopefully tomorrow won't be...
So a good start to the day...
But late this afternoon, Laura had quite a bad seizure and we needed to give her paraldehyde and oxygen. It lasted upwards of 15 minutes from when we realised. She was in the lounge with Mick who was watching the golf. She was having a bit of a mardy session and had her head into the back of the chair and it took Mick a while to realise she wasn't just being mardy. She'd been told off and had only just come out of "Time Out" for pouring a cup of water on the floor (deliberately). She'd also refused to stop pulling all the flowers in the garden and so had just been brought in (unco-operatively) from outside. Actually she'd been rather "off" earlier as the Homecare workers had taken her to the park and they said how unhappy she was. She was very happy to come home though, although not impressed with the golf on TV.
So she slept off the paraldehyde and has just now woke up and has gone back into the lounge but has fallen asleep. She wasn't really too happy yesterday either. But I had put that down to this nasty rash on her bottom and the tummy bug. Yesterday I just gave her Diorolyte for her feeds and also two pots of probiotic yoghurt, none of her usual feeds. That seems to have helped settle her tummy as she didn't have any BMs yesterday and the one this morning was normal looking. But the cream from the doctors doesn't really seem to be helping the rash so I am trying metanium again.
The last thing I wanted to do was give her rectal paraldehyde (which melts plastic) when she has an iffy tummy and a nappy rash but I had to, so hopefully it won't have made it worse.
Anyway quite an eventful day, hopefully tomorrow won't be...
Friday, 18 July 2008
Tummy troubles
Laura didn't go to playscheme today - she has very bad nappy rash and is dirtying a lot of nappies so I am thinking she perhaps has another tummy upset or maybe the lest one didn;t clear up totally and has reared itself again.
The nappy rash was made worse because carers at playscheme appeared to only use one nappy on her the whole of yesterday and that was being changed when I arrived to pick her up! So not good. I had told them to change her frequently and to put plenty of cream on but it seems communication isn't all it should be there.
I was amazed yesterday when I went to pick her up and one of the staff asked me if Laura had seizures - I mean how come they don't know she has seizures???? The only reason she asked was because Laura had had one the previous day and she wondered if I'd been told. So I am really unhappy about that. They should all be aware of the kids' medical conditions and should record and report to parents all seizures. Obviously they didn't use her magnet as despite me telling one of them where it was on Monday, they hadn't even grasped that she had epilepsy and so wouldn't know to use her VNS magnet. I am going to have to have some strong words with Sarah on Monday. I don't like to complain about the playscheme but I think this is important enough to warrant it.
So today she stayed at home as I wanted to keep on top of the rash and her nappies. I rang the GP this morning and got some fungal/steroid cream as I think it's more than just nappy rash. Dad kindly came over to Laura-sit whilst I went to pick up the cream as it's easier not to have to drag her out to the doctors and the chemist. Hopefully the rash will clear up over the weekend and her tummy upset too. Actually she's been fine today, one dirty nappy this morning but none since. She was arching her back and writhing a bit after her feed this morning so I am pretty sure something gastro is going on. I am going to try her on probiotic drinks (Yakult) for a few days too as the dietician said they help some children. So fingers crossed she is better for Monday.
The nappy rash was made worse because carers at playscheme appeared to only use one nappy on her the whole of yesterday and that was being changed when I arrived to pick her up! So not good. I had told them to change her frequently and to put plenty of cream on but it seems communication isn't all it should be there.
I was amazed yesterday when I went to pick her up and one of the staff asked me if Laura had seizures - I mean how come they don't know she has seizures???? The only reason she asked was because Laura had had one the previous day and she wondered if I'd been told. So I am really unhappy about that. They should all be aware of the kids' medical conditions and should record and report to parents all seizures. Obviously they didn't use her magnet as despite me telling one of them where it was on Monday, they hadn't even grasped that she had epilepsy and so wouldn't know to use her VNS magnet. I am going to have to have some strong words with Sarah on Monday. I don't like to complain about the playscheme but I think this is important enough to warrant it.
So today she stayed at home as I wanted to keep on top of the rash and her nappies. I rang the GP this morning and got some fungal/steroid cream as I think it's more than just nappy rash. Dad kindly came over to Laura-sit whilst I went to pick up the cream as it's easier not to have to drag her out to the doctors and the chemist. Hopefully the rash will clear up over the weekend and her tummy upset too. Actually she's been fine today, one dirty nappy this morning but none since. She was arching her back and writhing a bit after her feed this morning so I am pretty sure something gastro is going on. I am going to try her on probiotic drinks (Yakult) for a few days too as the dietician said they help some children. So fingers crossed she is better for Monday.
Wednesday, 16 July 2008
Hospital reviews
We had a busy day yesterday as Laura had two hospital appointments in the afternoon. First we saw Orthotics who agreed to get her some piedros as apparently the glue problem has been resolved. There were some new styles to choose from too and some extra high ankle boots which are really girly, so we chose those. Hopefully they will prevemt the toe walking and give her more stability.
Then we saw the epilepsy nurse, although we had a 3/4 hour wait between appointments and Laura was not happy. In fact she was not happy to be at the hospital at all and I had a massive battle to get her from her car seat to wheelchair. I can't wait for the WAV to arrive abnd we won't have that struggle again.
Anyway the epilepsy nurse could see I'd got my hands full and asked about respite which is not too bad over the summer (thank goodness!). She will ask Dr Jay about the blood clotting tests so we can get it done before we see him in mid August. She increased Laura's VNS, so hopefully that will improve her sz control and jumpiness. I hope it will improve her mood too!!
She wasn't particularly keen to be going to the playscheme today but I'm sure she'll enjoy it when she gets used to it. She is really only happy in front of the TV watching her DVDs at the moment but that is no life is it.
Then we saw the epilepsy nurse, although we had a 3/4 hour wait between appointments and Laura was not happy. In fact she was not happy to be at the hospital at all and I had a massive battle to get her from her car seat to wheelchair. I can't wait for the WAV to arrive abnd we won't have that struggle again.
Anyway the epilepsy nurse could see I'd got my hands full and asked about respite which is not too bad over the summer (thank goodness!). She will ask Dr Jay about the blood clotting tests so we can get it done before we see him in mid August. She increased Laura's VNS, so hopefully that will improve her sz control and jumpiness. I hope it will improve her mood too!!
She wasn't particularly keen to be going to the playscheme today but I'm sure she'll enjoy it when she gets used to it. She is really only happy in front of the TV watching her DVDs at the moment but that is no life is it.
Monday, 14 July 2008
Playscheme starts
Laura's first day at the Birkett House playscheme went well. She was not that keen this morning, holding her hands over her eyes walking out of the house to the car and got very distressed when I decided to try an alternative route to avoid the centre of Leicester, so tomorrow it's back to the normal busy route.
It's taking me at least 45 minutes each way, so that's 3 hours a day spent driving to and from Wigston. For the past few years we've used Fred + an escort but it is very expensive and so we decided to do it ourselves this year. We were going to split it but I've negotiated that Mick cooks all the dinners and I do the driving, suits me!!
Tomorrow will be a shorter day as Laura has orthotics and epilepsy nurse appointments at LRI in the afternoon.
Laura was quiet over the weekend just wanting to lay down and watch TV and pick at her skin which is a bit of a problem at the moment.
She had a 3 minutes sz on Saturday at 6pm just before her bath. So maybe it isn't the bath or the temperature change after a bath but the time of day that is a trigger for these bathtime szs. She wasn't undressed but was laying down on the floor which is a usual position for these szs. I'm really not sure what the trigger is. Anyway we abandoned the bath and I put her to bed for a sleep. She did wake up later for a feed and her meds, and slept in until 8am the next morning, which is very late for Laura. She was a bit perkier yesterday.
I'm pleased she has a lot of playscheme this year as if she was at home all she'd want to do would be watch her DVDs!
It's taking me at least 45 minutes each way, so that's 3 hours a day spent driving to and from Wigston. For the past few years we've used Fred + an escort but it is very expensive and so we decided to do it ourselves this year. We were going to split it but I've negotiated that Mick cooks all the dinners and I do the driving, suits me!!
Tomorrow will be a shorter day as Laura has orthotics and epilepsy nurse appointments at LRI in the afternoon.
Laura was quiet over the weekend just wanting to lay down and watch TV and pick at her skin which is a bit of a problem at the moment.
She had a 3 minutes sz on Saturday at 6pm just before her bath. So maybe it isn't the bath or the temperature change after a bath but the time of day that is a trigger for these bathtime szs. She wasn't undressed but was laying down on the floor which is a usual position for these szs. I'm really not sure what the trigger is. Anyway we abandoned the bath and I put her to bed for a sleep. She did wake up later for a feed and her meds, and slept in until 8am the next morning, which is very late for Laura. She was a bit perkier yesterday.
I'm pleased she has a lot of playscheme this year as if she was at home all she'd want to do would be watch her DVDs!
Friday, 11 July 2008
School's out for summer!!
Last day of school today, hooray! I didn't go in to school as it's not one of my working days and last night I was out with the rest of the staff for Sam's leaving do. Laura of course woke up with the skylarks this morning (5.30am!) just when I fancied a little lie in until 6.30. So I am on autopilot right now as I've had two late nights this week and I am definitely too old for that!
Laura is at the Birkett House playscheme for the next 2 weeks. I have to take and fetch her though and that's a big pain as it's about 14 miles away, across the city centre. I am going to try and experiment with some alternative routes this year as it seems to take me 45-50 minutes each way which significantly cuts down the time I gain from it. Then the third and fourth weeks she is at the Rainbows playscheme on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and as that is so much closer, it's better. I'm hoping she enjoys the playschemes. I'm going to be busy packing!!
Laura is really covered in bruises at the moment. She has two particularly nasty ones that school say she came in with from Glenfield on Monday. She is getting lots at school too and today came home with fresh grazes to both knees and both elbows, apparently from playtime. I don't think a concrete playground is ideal for SN kids. It's hard as I don't want to coop her up or restrict her to her wheelchair but I am concerned about all her bruises and scrapes. We have an appointment with the epilepsy nurse on Tuesday and then with Dr Jay in about a month. I am going to ask Berni for a repeat blood test to see what her fibrinogen levels are like. I really don't see any improvement since taking her off Epilim so maybe it's an underlying problem not caused by the epilepsy meds. Her gums are bleeding more now too so she is definitely not clotting properly and this morning I noticed some of the small purple bruises on the top of one of her feet. I can't remember what these are called but they are part of the clotting problem. TBH the bruising and her stumbling as she walks cause me more distress than the seizures. But bless her she seems to feel no pain but in a way that makes it harder as she doesn't learn to slow down and take more care.
Laura is at the Birkett House playscheme for the next 2 weeks. I have to take and fetch her though and that's a big pain as it's about 14 miles away, across the city centre. I am going to try and experiment with some alternative routes this year as it seems to take me 45-50 minutes each way which significantly cuts down the time I gain from it. Then the third and fourth weeks she is at the Rainbows playscheme on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and as that is so much closer, it's better. I'm hoping she enjoys the playschemes. I'm going to be busy packing!!
Laura is really covered in bruises at the moment. She has two particularly nasty ones that school say she came in with from Glenfield on Monday. She is getting lots at school too and today came home with fresh grazes to both knees and both elbows, apparently from playtime. I don't think a concrete playground is ideal for SN kids. It's hard as I don't want to coop her up or restrict her to her wheelchair but I am concerned about all her bruises and scrapes. We have an appointment with the epilepsy nurse on Tuesday and then with Dr Jay in about a month. I am going to ask Berni for a repeat blood test to see what her fibrinogen levels are like. I really don't see any improvement since taking her off Epilim so maybe it's an underlying problem not caused by the epilepsy meds. Her gums are bleeding more now too so she is definitely not clotting properly and this morning I noticed some of the small purple bruises on the top of one of her feet. I can't remember what these are called but they are part of the clotting problem. TBH the bruising and her stumbling as she walks cause me more distress than the seizures. But bless her she seems to feel no pain but in a way that makes it harder as she doesn't learn to slow down and take more care.
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
Laura yanked her button out!
Laura's school nurse rang me on my mobile at lunch today to say that Laura had pulled out her Mic-Key feeding button. I'd been told that this is an emergency to get a new one in ASAP as the hole seals up very quickly. Mick and I had had gone out for lunch to Rothley chip shop and had literally just arrived - goodness knows what the poor woman thought as we left in a hurry and she was nowhere to be seen, so we just went!
So I had to collect Laura from school and rush down to the LRI. Of course there were no disabled spaces and so I had to queue for the main car park. I decided to go straight up to the day care ward as I know that is where they keep the spare buttons but unfortunaely it was very busy and we waited for about 40 minutes before I reminded them we were there and that a new button needed to be put in quickly. So they saw us next but the hole was miniscule by this time and we really doubted they'd get another one in, but thankfully a very skilled nurse managed it.
So that is our exciting day today! I was working his morning, so have not had time to recovered from my late night last night. Fingers crossed Laura is sleepy tonight!
So I had to collect Laura from school and rush down to the LRI. Of course there were no disabled spaces and so I had to queue for the main car park. I decided to go straight up to the day care ward as I know that is where they keep the spare buttons but unfortunaely it was very busy and we waited for about 40 minutes before I reminded them we were there and that a new button needed to be put in quickly. So they saw us next but the hole was miniscule by this time and we really doubted they'd get another one in, but thankfully a very skilled nurse managed it.
So that is our exciting day today! I was working his morning, so have not had time to recovered from my late night last night. Fingers crossed Laura is sleepy tonight!
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Mamma Mia!
I've just had a lovely evening out with Suzanne and some of the Rainbows' mums to see a special charity viewing of Mamma Mia! It was hilarious and a really good evening out, much enjoyed by us all.
I came home to Laura sound asleep tucked up in bed, which was nice too. She's been on a school trip today to Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield so quite a trek for her and she's clearly exhausted!
I came home to Laura sound asleep tucked up in bed, which was nice too. She's been on a school trip today to Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield so quite a trek for her and she's clearly exhausted!
Friday, 4 July 2008
Wheelchair assessment
Laura had a wheelchair assessment/review today. The rep had brought the 14" Convaid Safari Tilt and it was definitely better than her existing 12" chair. It has a moulded seat which is much better too and I pushed for a head rest too as when Laura has a seziure or wants to sleep it is more comfortable for her than with her head flopping around. The OT wasn't inclined to let us have a sunshade but I pushed for it due to the photosensitive epilepsy and I think she will have to let us as we got one with the last chair. We got to pick a colour, although they wouldn't let us have a pink (kinda discriminatory as they made us have a blue one last time!) but I opted for the purple as it's a little more girly than the other options (green, red, blue, etc). They hope it will be here in about 4-8 weeks time depending on whether it has to be imported or if the supplier has one in stock.
I then took Laura up to Glenfield. She was briefly reluctant but was very keen once we got inside and went straight for the boxes of toys and found one with a variety of different balls. She was happily playing with these for ages whilst I checked in her meds. She was very good at collecting the balls up and putting them back in the box. It was quite funny as I could have just jumped to the conculsion that they had her well trained in tidying up but actually when I observed her more it was quite clear that she was keeping tabs on the balls as one of the boys there (the other three residents were all quite big boys of about 14-16) was quite keen to help her play with them!!! She wasn't having any of that and thought nothing of going up to him and snatching the ball back. Although she let him go after the first one, as that meant that he got up out of the pink bean bag bed and she plonked herself straight down on it - as Alex says, she is quite cute and not nearly as green as she is cabbage looking! He's convinced that she is just scamming her learning disability to get out of doing schoolwork and homework! I wish! Anyway, it is good that she has to share things at Glenfield or at least be aware of other kids there.
Tomorrow I'm off to London for a get-together with about 7 or 8 other Dravet mums (and one dad!). We're meeting in Starbucks and then going for a picnic on Regents Park or if the weather is iffy we'll find a good pub that is open all day! Most of the other mums have younger kids, a few of them are new to the group and have 1-2 year olds, so it will be all new to them and I'm sure they will have lots of questions. Three or four of them are off to the conference in Chicago next month so will be doing some shopping down there too, but I'm just after a lazy day!
Laura is at Glenfield until Monday so will go straight to school from there. I have sports day on Monday afternoon so fingers crossed the weather holds for that!
I then took Laura up to Glenfield. She was briefly reluctant but was very keen once we got inside and went straight for the boxes of toys and found one with a variety of different balls. She was happily playing with these for ages whilst I checked in her meds. She was very good at collecting the balls up and putting them back in the box. It was quite funny as I could have just jumped to the conculsion that they had her well trained in tidying up but actually when I observed her more it was quite clear that she was keeping tabs on the balls as one of the boys there (the other three residents were all quite big boys of about 14-16) was quite keen to help her play with them!!! She wasn't having any of that and thought nothing of going up to him and snatching the ball back. Although she let him go after the first one, as that meant that he got up out of the pink bean bag bed and she plonked herself straight down on it - as Alex says, she is quite cute and not nearly as green as she is cabbage looking! He's convinced that she is just scamming her learning disability to get out of doing schoolwork and homework! I wish! Anyway, it is good that she has to share things at Glenfield or at least be aware of other kids there.
Tomorrow I'm off to London for a get-together with about 7 or 8 other Dravet mums (and one dad!). We're meeting in Starbucks and then going for a picnic on Regents Park or if the weather is iffy we'll find a good pub that is open all day! Most of the other mums have younger kids, a few of them are new to the group and have 1-2 year olds, so it will be all new to them and I'm sure they will have lots of questions. Three or four of them are off to the conference in Chicago next month so will be doing some shopping down there too, but I'm just after a lazy day!
Laura is at Glenfield until Monday so will go straight to school from there. I have sports day on Monday afternoon so fingers crossed the weather holds for that!
Thursday, 3 July 2008
What a mess!
For the last two mornings Laura has been sick, yesterday it was terrible as she'd just had about 350ml of fluids, feed and meds and it all came up over me, over her and over the lounge! Not a good start to the day. So Mick took her to be bathed and I set to cleaning the mess up. She seemed fine in herslef so we sent her in to school. I've decided to use her pump to give the morning and evening feeds from now on. It puts the feed through more slowly but does require her to be strapped into her buggy which she doesn't like when inside the house. I did it this morning and all was fine, so that is the plan from now on.
We went round to look at the new house again yesterday and as look would have it the next door neighbour came home soon after we arrived so she invited us round to her back garden to see what she has planned. TBH it isn't going to affect us much as the lorries etc will access the plot via the railway apparently and we won't be able to see the houses except maybe from the highest part of our garden at the back. There are a couple of aspects I raised with the neighbour, like a triangular piece of land that borders ours and she offered to look into putting a covenant on it to prevent any high summer houses/log cabins!! Also there is an existing fence that will be partly replaced by a 6 foot high wall and I have suggested it all be replaced with the wall as this will look better from our back garden and apparently the wind does tend to blow the fence rather.
I saw A (who lives on the other side) this morning and chatted to her about it. She and her husband are not too pleased, understandably as they will be able to see at least one of the houses from their back garden. She is really upset because the owner lied to her about what she had planned and A has given her a lot of help and support in the past few years whilst she has been ill.
Our main concern is that the cul-de-sac of 5 houses will become 8 houses as Peter on the other side of us has already sold the bottom third of his garden and a "cottage" is nearing completion. It is not a cottage at all but a very large dormer bungalow, probably having about 5 bedrooms I would think. Again it doesn't impact us greatly as it is at the back of the far side of the plot, although I noticed yesterday that a large tree that was obscuring it has been removed. I think we shall put a large summer house up there and move the smaller one that is there to the other side where it can be a play house for Laura.
We went round to look at the new house again yesterday and as look would have it the next door neighbour came home soon after we arrived so she invited us round to her back garden to see what she has planned. TBH it isn't going to affect us much as the lorries etc will access the plot via the railway apparently and we won't be able to see the houses except maybe from the highest part of our garden at the back. There are a couple of aspects I raised with the neighbour, like a triangular piece of land that borders ours and she offered to look into putting a covenant on it to prevent any high summer houses/log cabins!! Also there is an existing fence that will be partly replaced by a 6 foot high wall and I have suggested it all be replaced with the wall as this will look better from our back garden and apparently the wind does tend to blow the fence rather.
I saw A (who lives on the other side) this morning and chatted to her about it. She and her husband are not too pleased, understandably as they will be able to see at least one of the houses from their back garden. She is really upset because the owner lied to her about what she had planned and A has given her a lot of help and support in the past few years whilst she has been ill.
Our main concern is that the cul-de-sac of 5 houses will become 8 houses as Peter on the other side of us has already sold the bottom third of his garden and a "cottage" is nearing completion. It is not a cottage at all but a very large dormer bungalow, probably having about 5 bedrooms I would think. Again it doesn't impact us greatly as it is at the back of the far side of the plot, although I noticed yesterday that a large tree that was obscuring it has been removed. I think we shall put a large summer house up there and move the smaller one that is there to the other side where it can be a play house for Laura.
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