It's My Life!

It's only March and already, life has had it's wicked way with me!

I'll feature the good things that have happened and then tell tales on life - and how it can deal a cruel hand at times.

Firstly, I saw the latest Disney film - 'Alice In Wonderland' at the Greenwich Odeon in IMAX 3D.
The price of the ticket was extortionate - £11.50 each and that's without any refreshments! A 'special offer' on a large drink and packet of sweets was £6.00! I am rather partial to Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Macadamia Nut ice cream, so before the film began, off went my husband to buy the ice creams while I chose our seats. It was not to be. The ice cream was too hard and as there was still a little in the tub - the girl wasn't allowed to go fetch a new one - in the hope that it would be softer! No ice cream for me. Twenty minutes and a talk with the manager later, he returned empty handed. How can they justify £3.?? for 2 scoops of ice cream anyway? A whole tub is only £3.00 in Tesco right now. Anyways, the film was pretty good - although I was somehow looking forward to more 3D-in-your-face features which didn't happen. We weren't even allowed to keep our glasses! Boo! We do when we go to Vue in Westwood Cross.

I shopped in Primark for some jewellery recently - not to wear but I had seen this necklace for £3.00 and thought it was value for money, with the idea to separate the flowers and use them as embellishments. Cheap for 11 flowers. Try buying those in a scrapbook store for that price!
I've been pretty busy with a HUGE canvas that my eldest daughter Lisa commissioned me to do for her dining room. It's not finished yet but I will post a pic when it is. Her decor is ivory with duck egg and a splash of fushia, so I have done the canvas in those matching colours.

If you have been following my blog for the past few weeks, you will know that my dear old mum had a fall, spent 4 weeks in hospital and is now in a nursing home. She seems to be settling in, although she believes it's convalescent!

Well, it's now father-in-law's turn!! Aww...he is such a lovely man and for the past 2 years, has deteriorated with Alzeimer's Disease! Anyone with a relative who has it, knows how cruel it is to watch them slowly lose their memory and act strangely and out of character.

My father in law loves to play the piano. Here is a photo that I took of him recently and it was one of the few occasions that he remembered the tunes.

Yesterday evening, we had a call from sister in law to say that he has had a stroke! He is now in hospital and she was told that he is expected to have another! Well, last night, I awoke around 2.30am and had the most painful swelling under my ear and around my jawline! I looked in the mirror and saw how swollen it had become. By 3.15, it was irritating me so badly, I decided to call the NHS Direct line. There wasn't a lot they could tell me but to put a warm pack on it. I did that and it seemed to ease it quite soon. Then back to bed, I fell asleep until awaking before 7am.

The last time that happened, was in January, the same time as my mum had a fall and I wasn't aware then that she had hit the right side of her cheek! My youngest daughter told me this morning, she too was awake at 2.30 am - feeling unusually restless, despite being really tired.

Today, I felt better and by the time I was dressed, the swelling had almost disappeared and the pain subsided. Weird.

What next I ask? I know life happens. Just give me a break. I hope you have had a good day. Make the most of the good times. Toots for now.