Laaaaaaaaaame

Shit I almost forgot what my username and password were, I haven't blogged for so long. Well I evidently haven't died or had a horrible accident. No I have been here lurking for quite a while, thinking to myself... "I really should try and summon the energy and brainpower to write a blog update.... oh bugger it nevermind, to bed it is. Zzzzzzzzzzz."

It's been a bit like that. It's been a totally like that. I have been tiring myself out with lots of DIY, which is both physically exhausting and also not all that interesting to write about. It's very monotonous and I keep getting what I am think is RSI in my right wrist, which leaves it all clawed up like a dying spider at the end of each day, so no typing. We are making progress with the house which is the good news, although there is still a SHITLOAD to do. We've had Fernando the plumber in to do the pipes and rads, he didn't have swine flu like the last guy Toby did. At the moment I am reconditioning the old sash windows which all have lots of little panes and are a total bugger to sand/prime/undercoat/paint. Arrrrrrrgh!! I'm also getting through tubs of easifill, sacks of bonding and pots of wood filler like you wouldn't believe. See, I said it was boring.

We did have a lovely few days in Guernsey last month, and then we also had a roadtrip to Plauen in East Germany for a friend's wedding which was totally awesome. We took a week there and back so saw lots of scenery and stopped off for a day in Brussels on the way back. East Germany was very beautiful with lush countryside and ruined castles on hilltops. Our mates John & Kristin had a really beautiful wedding in this green wooded valley that had a river running through it. Just breathtaking. We took our rather large people carrier that we have bought for all the DIY and just slept in the back of it which was surprisingly comfortable.

My sister, her hubby and their two little rascals are in Bournemouth on holiday at the mo' so tomorrow we're going to pop down and see them for the afternoon. Then on Wednesday we're off to Guernsey again for a longer break and also for SJ & Mike's wedding which is this coming weekend. So some time off from the house to look forward to.

Hopefully Nick will be with me on the flight but he's thinking of changing it to later in the week so he can be around for his little sister Holly who is poorly at the moment. The poor girl has a nasty condition which flares up every now and then, called Ulcerative Colitus. Right now she's having a bad flare up and is basically bed ridden. She's been off work for a few weeks and is living with us at Nick's parents until she gets better. It's so hard for her as it's quite painful and she has to deal with it for the rest of her life, I can't imagine how difficult that must be. It's not life threatening, just very uncomfortable and luckily it's been 2 years since the last flare up. Nick is really good at cheering her up with all his antics and distractions.

Apart from the DIY I am still trying to practise my cello although I haven't done much recently cos of the old spider claw of doom. I've been reading Wuthering Heights, which is impossible to do without humming the Kate Bush song in your head the whole time. And I've been watching Jam & Jerusalem which is the best thing on TV at the moment and pretty much the only thing I watch these days, I can't get enough of it and it's chintzy English loveliness. I'm looking forward to the Guern and seeing all our mates and of course going to a wedding! I love weddings so much and I know what a stylish girl that SJ is, I bet it's going to be super stylish and amazing.