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 !!!!