St Andrew's Day Christmas is coming! Andrew's finger.

Still having a bad time physically. third massage on Friday hoping for some progress in my neck and lower back.

Lots happening pa. John came back from London and Cambridge having had a wonderful time, but alas with the children's germs, why are children such carriers?

My stress levels are quite high so I am trying to do all the right things to help myself.

Massage, walks , less work, more peace and quiet. I went into Rennie's the other day and there was a big card with Happy Christmas Mum in the doorway. I had to leave the shop felt very emotional.This is a difficult time for me ,for us, for all of us, for most people in fact. Christmas can be stressful for so many families.

This year I feel very tired, and wonder how it will all be done, but of course it will be.

Everyone will help out I am sure. We had a lovely St Andrew's night celebration for John's return, with Andrew and Lucy,haggis neeps and mash.and a wee dram.Scottish music and John and I dancing .It was fun.

Gary and Wendy are coming just after Christmas and Matthew and Marie just after New Year.

It is very new, I imagine that like me, they are looking for a new focus, with no parents to visit, and no Kintillo, what ever it is ,I benefit, but hope it will be quiet with plenty time to really talk share remember.

Last year we still had Kintillo, we had two family celebrations while I was there, the family came in and out all over January, sorting out all of Ma and Pa's things.

It was sad and happy too.

Andrew has broken his finger :-( playing  five aside, he seems to be unlucky ,he has broken a few things over the years. yet he is doing things which will keep him fit,so you would not want to discourage that.

He is in hospital now as I type, looking forward to hearing how he is, he might not be taken till mid afternoon :-( poor we soul! I thought of just going to the hospital to keep him company,although he said "no" but I wakened up with a sore throat and feeling a bit fluy,so i don't want to take germs into the hospital.

I may go later to collect him ,in  a cab, but I will not be hanging around.

I was hoping to go to the Match tomorrow night with Andrew and Philip , but I don't think Andrew will feel like or be well enough,to go, and if he does not, then I am not sure if I feel like the journey back after the match. I will see how it all pans out tomorrow.


 I have made all my Christmas cards pa, you would approve, bought all the Christmas gifts, made tags.

I still don't feel Christmassy,hoping that will come, maybe if I feel physically better.

I made Matthew a great  Birthday card, and Sandra and Harry a great Anniversary card.I like doing it. Might do more of it and sell my cards.

I am thinking of retiring from counselling at Easter, it is such a big commitment, and hard for people when I take time off ,which in view of John's illness, I would like do more of  to be free-er.

I would continue to do supervision-and concentrate on my workshops, which I can run to suit myself.

I need to tell people soon,if I am going to do it.

I don't have anything like the practise that I had in Ireland, but even so it is hard to bring it to an end.

Hoping for better health soon.

I think of you every day Pa, miss you ,wish you were here or at least in Glasgow.

I like to tell you things here on the blog,it helps imagining you hearing all this ,with great interest , especially in the family things.

all shall be well
and all shall be well
and all manner of things shall be well.

and so it is.