The Weekend Good Life

Not a bad day today - if hectic. Got up at dawn (thanks Moll) and then got up and ready to get to the Farmers Market in Horsham. I like to be there about 8.30 but it was lashing down with rain so we hung on!

The market was good. Only one of each type there, but the veggy man was great. Bought, for the grand sum of £7 - purple sprouting brocolli (yum!), 2 cucumbers, bag tomatoes (v nice!), 3 onions (bit wet, was raining), celery, 4 jonagold apples, 1 big bag cox apples, 1 parsnip, er, 1 small cauliflower, 1 bag "big" carrots, 1 large bunch of carrots (new ones, lovely!). then I went to M&S (cop out!) and bought an iceberg lettuce cos I am addicted to them.

Tipped the buggy up once (it was really heavy - Moll really needs to put on some weight). Bought the kids cheese straws, ate one (ARGH!!!). Bought Moll a birthday present (she wouldn't let it go - I had absolutely no choice).

Got back with loads of time (managed to get back to the car park pay machine 2 mins before the next price hike - result! (I always get stuffed up by getting there 2 minutes after)). Then everything ground to a halt. Put Moll down for a nap, ate lunch with Daisy and watched Spiderman (ffwd the nasty bits!! ). Moll woke up. THEN - 2 haircuts turned up that I had forgotton about. So I am £15 richer, but the house is still a TIP.................

ah well. If the dirt on the kitchen floor gets much deeper at least I can grow my veggies indoor.......

Baby in Waiting

What a weird day. Dropped Daisy at school this morning and took off to town to pick up some stuff - mainly to look for a fleece jacket (its COLD in the mornings in the playground but not cold enough for a coat). Of course, even though I could see my breath in the air, all the shops were selling bikinis, cut offs and thongs (shoes and pants!). Neither of which would look good on a COLD overweight 35 year old. Wonderful.

However, I did end up with more plates. NOT that I need them. Its just they were sitting in the charity shop and were a complete bargain. Spode and georgeous. So I bought them. Argh. And a bag of clothes for Molly too which were even more of a bargain. And a pair of Jodhpurs to sell on eBay which were almost perfect. And then I went and bought Shaun's benecol yoghurt. And came home.

And then tidied the kitchen. Then got Daisy. All the while kind of "waiting". Waiting for the blood test results to come in but mainly waiting for Shaun to come home (not used to him being away at work!) and mostly for a liver. Now please.

And the kids? Driving me MENTAL.

Weird day.

La La London

A day in London today! Got to Kings College Hospital around 12.30. Saw the Dr, did bloods, ultrasound, Vit E jab and spoke to co-ordinator. Weight and height - both increased (Molly has put on fat and muscle - hooray!). Ultrasound was pretty much the same as before and she has hardly any fluid hanging about in her belly (amazing). They are pleased with her and are still amazed that she is eating relatively well - long may it continue.

They haven't done any transplants on the kids side for about 3 weeks and Molly is still up in first place - fingers crossed it won't take long.

I had my blood results too. My cholesterol is 5 which is normal (yay!) and all my other blood tests are good too! So we are continuing with the diet for 2-3 months then, if god forbid Molly is still waiting, we can run some more tests on me to see how suitable I am as a donor.

We then hit rush hour, so decided to detour to Nando's for dinner. Lovely yum yum! Got back to my organic veg delivery -not bad at all except only 4 apples when we get through 12 a week. Hmm. Also email from farmers market info - one in Horsham most Saturdays so am going to try there this week and see how it compares. How hard can it be?

To top a strange day off - I went back and put in all the stuff I had eaten today (hmm including a Twix - not good!) but have found I am only 2points over which can be rectified tomorrow. Amazing! Thank god I joined WW again - if only to keep me sane.

Now I just have to find out how to cook the Celeriac - thanks Delia, looks like I can roast it!!! Have something else too - Kol Rabi - better look that up too....... night night!!!

We are trying to "go the Good Life". It probably won't surprise anyone that knows us thats for sure! We have planted (well Shaun planted I did a bit of raking and put some seeds in holes when Moll was asleep!) our veg - french beans, broad beans, spinach, peas, and some other stuff I can't remember (some in trays!). Can't wait for it all to start coming up!

Next year we will "do" our own chickens too. Did you know that even if you buy organic chicken it still gets bumped off in the same plant as the disease ridden stuff and dipped into the same hot water as all the other chickens???? Yuk. So we want to do our own. Well, Shaun will have to do the nasty bit! I'm too chicken (groan!)

Other than that, tomorrow I get my first "organic veg and fruit box" delivered! Works out about the same price and its as local as it can be. Cool!

God life is very humdrum other than that. Its just waiting about for Moll really. Daisy joined Rainbows last week which is very sweet and she enjoys it very much! Its like pre-Brownies. She will still be riding too which is good. Since the weather has been better I haven't seen her for dust! Out riding her bike, or working with Daddy or Grampy or just bumming about outside here and there. Everything that I wanted for her.

The school is improving too. FINALLY they are installing electric gates which is BRILL. (Dids got locked outside in the playground (not secure) which was scary. So now the kids can't get out and no-one can get in without permission. About time too!!! Her teacher is back on form and they are learning well. Altogether I am happier about her schooling and don't have to worry anymore. Well, for the time being anyway!

We are still thinking about a move to the West Country. Obviously we can't do anything until Moll is "cooked" and stable but then, lookout! I think it would be good for all of us. Mum has also been thinking of moving for ages - anywhere from Norfolk, France, Gloucestershire etc. Now we are thinking of West Country she is too which would be brilliant. I would love us all to go there together. The Hospital say they will still treat Moll even if we live down there so thats good too. Hopefully we won't have to make the trip too often.

Shaun has struck out on his own now - he is doing the Handyman thing which he loves. To quote "Small building work, gardening, property maintenance, incomplete diy projects, clearance (house, garage, shed etc)". We want to do the clearance and re-sell thing cos we love it!!!

Blah Night Ahead

Well, its 21.10 and the kids are in bed. Have been up to Daisy 3 times but she is settled now. Have been up to Molly 3 times too but am feeling that we are in for a rough night. Ah well. Off to Kings again tomorrow. So am going to read for a while and then head up for BED!!!

Shaun had an excellent find in the skip where he works today - some Epson toners, new, for a colour laser printer! Cool!! 2 of. Worth £114 new. Will hang on for a while just in case someone needs them back!!! Otherwise, eBay here we come.......

What else? Nearly burnt the house down again.... left the back burner on my shitty cooker, but unfortunately had put the electric hot pot on the hob to serve up....... ooops. Shitty meal too!!!

Yoghurty ice cream was nice though! (low cal)

Diet for Molly not going well at all. Weighing myself again Wednesday but it looks like in 2 weeks I have lost the grand some of, wait for it, 2lb. Fantastic. Really should be able to reach my "'I've lost 3 stone" target in the next 3-4 months and help Moll out by being a live donor. NOT. So, Weightwatchers site here we come cos I must be doing SOMETHING wrong. Bugger it - hate giving them my money!!!!

Night! Buenas noches.

The Wilby Juniors - Fun in La-La Land

The Wilby Juniors - Fun in La-La Land

Fun in La-La Land

Well, this is just the first post in a long line of them, no doubt.

I am not going over old ground, suffice to say that my youngest is waiting for a liver transplant.

So my life revolves around my home and her health.

My eldest is doing really well at coping with it - 5 going on 15 when she is at school tho!

This is us:

Shaun (40 this year - Ha!), Lu (36 this year - Bah!), Daisy (Dids) (51/2) and Molly (Mol, no less) who will be 2 on 1st May.