My husband died in my arms on the 2nd May (2009) - what happens now?

Evening everyone.  Had my dinner with my neighbour and had Toni round this afternoon.  So nice to see her.  Today was a much nicer day but Lynne, I did go to the garden centre yesterday!!  I am glad to hear you got your electrics sorted out - wonderful things, sons - hope you enjoyed having a house full for lunch.  Helen, I love the way you have GOT to be at the pub for 1pm.  Sorry about the match though!  Sue it is nice to hear you have had a nice weekend with your sister and her partner as well.

I have a big job to do on my garage soon when I need to add a downstairs bathroom.  Been making tentative plans today.  I will finalise with the kids over easter.  Then I will need to speak to Chris's brother about it.  I'm looking forward to making a start as it is something Chris & I planned together. 

Judi your day sounds like it was very glamourous.  You have no right having good weather when it was raining for the rest of us though.  It has been nice here today though.  Gayle I hope you got your jobs done after your evening out.  Take care everyone.  Ailsa xxx

Hi all.  My break is just about over, back to work tomorrow.  I am still dealing with this cold but the cough is better, I have been staying very quiet all weekend.  Did go out to lunch with the girls from work which ended up being all afternoon in the restaurant.  It was fun to see them but I was so tired afterwards.  So I just did the necessary this weekend to try to rest a bit.  I did cook two meals for myself and leftovers from both for meals for next week.  So that is a start.  Leslie well done on cooking 5 days in a row.

Lynne great news about your excellent driving skills.  You can come over here and drive me to Montreal any time.  Gayle Ewan sounds like such a treasure.  Manda your holiday sounds lovely, you are heading to the beautiful beach and I am going to Newfoundland which probably still has snow, Ottawa which is not that exciting and then in July Gaspe which is very cold also usually.  But they are needed getaways for me.  I spoke to my BIL today to finalize the dates for Gaspe, he and his girlfriend will drive with me from Montreal, another 600 miles to Gaspe.  So I just need to get myself and the dog to Montreal.  My cousin will fly from Newfoundland to Montreal to meet me and drive back here with me so we will have a good time driving together.

Sounds like some of you have had a really busy weekend, hope you enjoyed it.  We are getting normal March weather now, colder and grey skies.  I do know what you mean about trying to take care of a house all alone.  I am very very lucky to have a handyman who lives down the street and who has been very good.  He is a little slow at getting started , I have been waiting for sensor lights outside for a few months now but when my drain was blocked and needed attention, he was here right away.

Hope you all have a good week

Bren

Good morning oh sacred one (bows down ) good typo Judes ,  love it , your day sounds fab fab fab , yes i'll start in Cormwall and make my way up but i'm sorry your going to have to tell me what a wingaboo is , caravan?? What ever it is it sounds great ., i want one lol ...

Bren hope your cold gets better soon , i would be honoured to drive you round but the ladies here will tell you i usually get the train everywhere now . Gordon did all the driving at home and as i'm doing it all day i do anything to get out of it at other times lol , but i'll make an acception for you .Top woman well not so sure , like i said a lot of things are out of our control and its diown to luck bit now i now there going to do this every month i'll be looking to knock a few men down the list lol ..

 Gayle 3 am your slipping girl , hope your week is a bit quieter this week , i know how hard you work . No you didn't depress me yesterday , i was ok  ..

 Ailsa hope your plaqns gook for the downstairs bathroom and glad you got to the garden centre . After the kids had gone yesterday i went to the cemmy and spent quite a lot of time there s the weather was so lovely , i've put grass seed all round the grave where i had walked it away lol but i'm not sure if it will take , but if a little bit grows it will look better .

 Have you seen the photos on F/B of Teris new grand son , there fantastic , congratulations Teri ..

Your weekend sounds great Sue , hope your week goes fast , only an week for you and Helen now , i'm actually off the second week of the holls as i needed to use my days up , dont really like being off when the kids are off but didn't have much choice ..

 Well i'm on earlys again (good) so i'll go and get ready . Patricia , you've been quiet are you ok ? Any way have a good day to everybody xx 

Take care Lynne  xx

Lynne = this is a winnebago!

get driving!

Love it .. I want one xxx

Will you be selling pegs and white heather Lynne? lol! 

Have just read through everyones post but darned if I can remember a thing, in fact not sure I can even remember what I was going to say tonight.  Had a really sore back again this week, especially around the coccyx - ouch, couldn't sit for long but couldn't stand or walk for long either, everything still needed doing though.  Exciting stuff today though we went to our first bridal shop and Samantha tried on a couple of dresses, one looked GORGEOUS and is similar to a designer dress she had seen (£4000!!!!!!) but the lovely chinese ladies in the shop said if we take in a picture then they can do a very close copy (not identical as that would be a copyright problem) for about £800.  We aren't going to commit to anything yet a while though, we have a few wedding fayres and dress shops to play with yet!

Don't know whats wrong with me, I should be really happy but keep feeling very down and tonight was wondering just what the point of all this is when it can all be taken away so easily and quickly.  Sorry, don't want to bring down the mood, probably just the niggly back and tiredness as always.  Just someone tell me that Wayne is THE man for Sam and will love her and look after her, Daniel will start behaving as I want him to, the dogs will start behaving full stop and I will live to a ripe old age with loads of grandchildren, healthy and active to the last.  Love and hugs to you all xxxxxxxxxxx

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sue xxx

Awww Rosemary.... Don't know what to say to help, so just sending you a big hug and lots of love. xx

Rosemary, I feel so sad for you for the way you are feeling right now. Such bitter sweet emotions. I understand those feelings because I am having them right now because of Stuart's wedding which is on Saturday.

I hope your back feelsa little better today. How dreadful to be in so much pain.

Take care of yourself.

Love and angel hugs x x x Patricia x x x

Evening all - and especially to Your High Sacredness Judi - from this poor humble soul....I am not worthy..................

I do not and can not understand the depths of sorrow and distress that you have all experienced over the last days/weeks/months since the loss of your respective loved ones.........but i just want you all to know that in spite of my injured flipper (which tends to flap painfully and uselessly at times) I can still offer you all a comforting (((((((((((hug))))))))) and the chance to waddle into the middle of the penguin huddle............

Love and more (((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))

Dot xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx