Happy New year

Well I am in Cornwall with Phil, Sarah., Sophie ,John , Oscar, Bertie and Benji.  It is lovely. We  are staying a 2 min walk away from the beach. Benji has taken a couple of swim!  Both  Bertie and Benji love the water, so they have been in the sea a lot, Benji following Bertie into the water. We h
ave visited Port Isaac, Wadbridge and Padstow. The evening have been spent playing games and doing a jigsaw, it is very relaxing. We are just about to play scrabble, which we have played every night, hopefully my spelling will get much better. The bottle of champagne is in the fridge and I have already had 1 glass!!
If the weather is right tomorrow Phil, John and I taking part in the Newquay sea dip, so fingers crossed this goes ahead.

All it leaves me to  say is  Happy New year.
I will tackle the New year with the same determination as I last year.




I have already entered a 2 mile swim, 45 mile bike and a 3 mile run in Tenby(it is very hilly)

next July. I also want to see Sally do her Ironman event in Sweden!!..   I also want to go on Holiday with Mo and Shaun somewhere. I have a life to live and I will live it. My only New years resolution is to Stay positive and Happy!!!!!

A Very good Christmas

A brilliant Christmas.
On Christmas eve we went to Celia and Gavin's for lunch which was very enjoyable, then we went to a very pack Christin gale  at the  local church, it was a lovely service. Mum, dad, Phil and Sarah popped up in the evening with their present for us (they do this every year)

     Christmas Morning  was great  as I love the whole thing of having a stocking and  seeing the surprise of the girls face at what you have bought them. A dog walk with Elaine then off to  Mum and Dads for the Christmas Dinner which Sophie helped with. Phil and Sarah joined us in the evening.

      Boxing Day we wall went for a walk in the morning then 18 people came here in the evening for food and Sue and Jeff played the ukele  this year and we had a good sing song, followed by a Phil quiz.
Today I went swimming with Cathy and walked the dog.   Back to normal 

I really enjoyed everything about  this Christmas, so thankful that I had so many good people to share it with.




                                     

Early Christmas with John Parents

I cooked Roast Lamb on Wednesday for Johns parents, the evening was very relaxing and I managed to cook the lamb ok.  I love cooking and I know they both appreciate  an early Christmas here. last year I was too ill too do much , so it feels even better.
Sophie had Friday off and I went for an eye test, did not bother before as I thought I would not make 2018 and seeing I am still here I had my eyes tested and I have also booked to get my asthma checked.
Today I went cycling with Celia , 15 miles and very enjoyable .  This afternoon Mo and Shaun came for a Coffee, ,might have to plan another holiday !!

I am now sat down, the house is clean and Tidy, please note the tidy as I am not the tidiest person, but I do try, but the house is both!!!

Merry Christmas Everyone

Wishing everyone  that reads the blog a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New year.

This year has bought many challenges on every level and I really did not believe I would be here, so I will drink and be very jolly and I hope you all do the same. 

Cardiff with Sally and kate today.

What does a girl need when she is down, a day with her daughter. Bertie and  I caught the train over to see Sally. We took Bertie and Benji for a walk, then went Christmas  shopping. The day was great fun and I loved catching the train, Bertie was very good, we chatted to a lovely couple on the way  there and a nice young man on the way back.
Today I saw Janet for a catch up, then I saw Kate for my usual counselling, it has done me the world of good!!!  I came back and had a really good walk with Heather and Poppy. Some walks are better than others and this one was good..
Tomorrow is really busy  as seeing Emma, Hair cut, then seeing Megan and to finish the day I am cooking Roast Lamb for John's parents, all good fun  !!

I do believe this cancer has made me stronger, I will get my down days, but I know I have such inner strength I will  get through them . Also when things get too much I see Kate !!!!

Father Christmas and Carols at church

I cycled to the sailing club today with Phil where Father Christmas came and handed out Christmas presents to the children, Hot dogs were served by Sue and there was a bar, a lovely event.
In the evening I went to Carols at the local church with Celia, mum and Sophie. I do love singing Christmas carols.
very tired, hence a short blog today. Catching the train to Cardiff tomorrow with Bertie to see Sally !!1 am finding this cancer hard at the moment, but I  get through this little down time. I always do !!!!

Can not believe i am still here.

 Counselling on Monday and I need it as feeling a little down. Tuesday was art and it was good. I went swimming this morning. Then I went Christmas shopping with dad to Yate. I really believed that I would not be doing Christmas shopping with dad, I thought I would either be dead or really ill, so it lovely to do our usual lunch and buy mums Christmas present. This evening I spent wrapping up presents, never thought I  be doing that either !!

My firrst talk

Friday a brilliant meal out with the tri club. Saturday was spent Christmas shopping with Sophie and in the evening we went  Christ the king Church to listen to Stoke Singers, thy were raising money for Brain Tumour support and I gave a short speech  about the charity and why it was important to me. The evening was brilliant and I enjoyed  doing the speech.
Sunday , out and about with Sophie , then a roast dinner at mums, she does a good roast.

This cancer thing

The thing about cancer is that it never really leaves your thought process. You can pretend it is not there, but you know it is. Why I am saying this is because I am a little feed up and tired.  I want to do so much , but I can't and I get frustrated. I done a lot at the weekend and I feel so rubbish today, I have had to miss swimming and that is when I get annoyed at cancer. I do feel better now that the rant is over.

Good session at Art yesterday. Today was pottering as tired.!!

I am living

Saturday I went to the Good Food Show with Sally, Sophie, mum and Sarah in Birmingham. The day was very tiring but great fun. We saw Mary Berry cook duck in the main arena and the girls got there books signed by her.  We tried load of lovely food and tasted the odd bit of alcohol
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Today a group of us went to a Santa Run in Brean and ran either 5K or  10K. It was brilliant. I did the canine cross with Bertie, who was so good and is better at the sport  than me. I ran with Katie and it was very hilly. Such good fun. Adrian did his first canine cross with Noo noo and came 4th !!!

Tim came 3rd in the 5K  and John, Lucinda, Andrew and Phil just really enjoyed the event, as for Katie and I we were 2nd to last in the Canine 5K, but  we took in the views, we  looked over at Weston and Clevedon  piers.
After the race Anna and I got chips, along the  very tasty picnic Anna had bought, which included bubbly. Mum bought the  Tea and we needed that as it was cold. Such a lovely time , memories are made of this !!


More weekends like this please !!!!