Sorrow abounds again

Today is the funeral. It's miserable and raining just typical. The service is Church of Scotland with a burial in Rutherglen. Wee soul is to be reunited with her mum, dad and brother - together again.

One of the saddest sights I've ever seen was yesterday when we went to drop daughter at the house. We were invited in for a coffee, three wee hangers with black trousers and white shirts. Wee boys shouldn't have to be put through something so traumatic. Don't know what the youngest will be wearing or if he will even be attending. Would imagine he will be there though.

Fun to the end the music for coming out of the church is "My sex is on fire" by Kings of Leon. Strange music for a funeral but each to his own.

Nothing else to say today.

More praying hands for you to admire.

Bye x

Will the heartache never end

I know it's not quite the same as a human's passing but one of my cousin's beloved cats died yesterday. He was a lovely big, docile boy named Gizmo.

My cousins stay on the other side of the pond and have never married. They share a house and have done for the past 30+ years. They have both had relationships but not the commitment of marriage.

They love their animals and at one time had 7 cats - mostly strays they took in and a alsation named Phantom. He was a real character. They still have a dog only a small Maltese called Muneca. She's poorly as well.

Let's hope this is the end of the sadness in our family for a while. I don't know how much more it will take before I break down in tears. So close to it at present. Thank goodness for work.

Cheeri x

Charlene

My daughter's friend gave up on a life of pain and passed away on 19 July.

She so wanted to have her partnership blessed and was in the middle of arrangements. With my daughter's help she had chosen lilac, purple and silver as her theme. She was making her own cards and I had printed off a form of words for inserts.

Due to her very sad circumstances, being an orphan and having no siblings we wanted to do everything we could to help. My sister offered to make a cake and my daughter was organising as much as she could. She even helped Gordon with chosing kilts as a surprise.

Poor soul didn't see her work come to fruition. Her little boys never got to say goodbye and my heart breaks for them all.

Short and sweet today.

God Bless you Charlene, free from pain and in God's arms.

Oh dear

Today started off well. Went to Edinburgh on a course, lots of them this past couple of weeks but all necessary. The weather was superb, warm and sunny but OMG the sights, not pretty. Why oh why do some larger than normal people have to subject others to their mounds of white wobbly flesh. Makes you feel ill!!! Anyway course went well but weather changed dramatically. Cloudy with a hint of rain - but so warm. We need a good thunderstorm to clear the air. Then again is there such a thing as a good thunderstorm.

On train back listening to Il Divo when my phone interrupted my thoughts. My daughter phoned in a bit of a state - her friend who I've mentioned before got word last night that at best she has 6 months to live. I didn't know what to say. She knew she had terminal cancer but this makes it so final. She has to prepare herself and her little boys for the inevitable. She has asked if my daughter will look after her youngest who is only 2. Not take him but help to look after him. Her other sons are 12, 11 and 8. Not sure if I got their ages right the last time I wrote. My thoughts are now with her and her family at this sad time. She has no living relatives of her own - apart from the boys, her mum passed away last year and her dad when she was 2 the same age as her youngest boy.

It puts life into perspective doesn't it.

Bye for now

Another weekend gone

Hee hee just love this dancing granny!!!

Monday morning again, how quickly the weekend goes past.

Very quiet and uneventful - not.

Daughter's friend is suffering with terminal cancer, such a lovely girl and so young. She has 4 little boys the eldest only 12 and the baby is 2. She fought and won her first battle with the dreaded disease but it's back with a vengeance. She has had numerous operations and is back on chemo when her health permits, anyway she had a setback on Saturday and was rushed in critical condition to hospital. Daughter went with her and stayed until she was admitted to HDU. Much to everyone's relief she rallied and by yesterday was much better and sitting up, more coherent and lively.

We had arranged to meet up for lunch but put it on the back burner until we knew what was happening. Daughter eventually arrived at Silverburn and we had a lovely lunch at one of the Italian restaurants.

I bought another couple of things to go with my outfit for the wedding on Friday. Just a purse to go with my handbag and shoes. Got another pair of shoes as well, mock crock in black, red and orange, really nice. Had a bit of a stuchie with hubby though about a shirt. He had bought a new suit in grey and tried to say that he shirt he had at home would be fine, well yes it would if it had fitted. Shock, horror had to buy a bigger suit - 44in chest. He denies putting on any weight, yeh right. Anyway he decided a new shirt was in order. The one he wanted was quite expensive and no matter how I tried to dissuade him from buying it - it's only for the one day, we never go anywhere you would need to wear a shirt etc. I finally conceded and thought that would be the end of it but no he then started looking at ties which cost as much as the shirt .......... but they're silk. Yes and your point is???? Anyway daughter went and bought a lovely tie for Father's Day. Perfect match for the colour of shirt. So peace reigned once more.

Did I mention I've started at the gym in work? Well been once so far and found it really enjoyable. Been trying hard to be healthy. The only problem I have is the food at work. Don't get me wrong it is lovely, fantastic choices as well but why oh why do they have to ruin everything with the world's most horrible, disgusting vegetables - mushrooms, celery and asparagus. Yeuck, yeuck, yeuck. I love salads but hate the 3 mentioned veggies. The should be banned from the light of day, yeh I know mushrooms are to begin with but they should be kept in the dark and never ever let out. Celery is the bain of my life, it's in everything, does it know I hate it so much it's haunting me!!!! Oh well back to the bean salad, lettuce, beetroot and boiled eggs again.

Enough ranting, time for some serious work, till tomorrow, Cheeri x

Excitement for a Friday

Wow what a start to the morning. Only in the office about 10 minutes when the fire alarm went off. As a designated fire marshal I had to quickly pick up my 'now you see me jacket' and shepherd all colleagues to the nearest fire exit. Being on the 5th floor it's quite a trek. Had been to a meeting yesterday regarding the previous test and was informed that too many people were leaving the building carrying cups of coffee etc. Only 1 of my section did that today and when I spoke to her she replied that there was nowhere to leave her coffee. Duh there are loads of desks and filing cabinets within the ares. Never mind the e-mail telling people it's not allowed hasn't been sent yet.

This wasn't what I expected to write today. I was feeling rather nostalgic yesterday and started to remember things from bye gone years, at my age there are plenty of those. Anyway one song sprang to mind, an old Foster and Allen - If I had my life to live over. Would I change things, probably if I could. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. I wouldn't change everything but I possibly would tell people how I felt about them, but too late now. Missed chances and some regrets but that's life ----- oh another song by Frank Sinatra.

My sister is doing the Race for Life on Sunday, so proud of her that's about the 4th year she's done it. Have sponsored her as always. She wanted to meet up on Saturday but I've got lots to do, getting hair cut, waiting around for the gas man to come and check the boiler. It's her daughter's wedding on Friday and she's not the least bit organised.

Hey ho better get on with some work.

Blog again soon.

Take care, cheeri

I'm back

Decided to start blogging again.

This picture has nothing whatsoever to do with my blog just decided to use it. 'Went to Turkey to buy a Heat Magazine'. The sun is getting to me.

New job is absolutely wonderful. Lots to do but not the same pressure. Working in a team with two other people so the work is divided.

We have moved round in the office and I now have a brilliant view over the motorway and buildings looking towards the airport. The windows are huge and the sunlight makes everything so fresh and clean looking.

Just finished my OU course so waiting with baited breath for the results. Only need to get 30% to pass the course but not sure if I will make it. The question was so hard, mind you things might have been different if I had actually studied properly. Next time I promise I will do more studying.

Miss speaking to my very dear friend. He makes my heart jump but then again he always did. Going to a wedding next week. My niece is tying the knot. Hope the weather stays fine for her. Wearing a dress, which nowadays is unheard of. Too big and not a dress person. Anyway I'll be a cross between a lemon and a meringue. No the dress isn't one of these humungous things but flowing and chiffon and OMG do I really want to wear it. Hubby says it looks fine but not too sure. Will update you as and when and may even get a picture taken.

Had a slight problem with the outfit because I bought the dress first then the little lemon bolero type cardie. Needed shoes and a handbag to match, so bought a lovely handbag in lemon but couldn't get shoes. Went to the cobblers to see if they had dye, they didn't have the colour I wanted but said they would order it for me. All excited went back a week later to get the dye but oops they had sent vanilla ---- now I feel nauseaus at the very mention of the word. All to do with a stomach complaint but that's another story. Anyway I decided against the colour and the sales assistant very kindly (not) suggested another dye. It duly came and yippee was the right one. The shoes are now dyed and ready for the off. I'm sure the saga will continue as I've still got a week to go. Was thinking about a flower or feathery thing for my hair but then again.......................

Bye for now watch this space.