Just writing this after a very jolly weekend which passed incredibly quickly. Events started when our friend Ken called on friday early evening while lee was still in work, just as the first game was about to kick off, so we had a chat about his news inbetween goals and near goals. The Lee arrived so I set off to get more wine to feul Lee and Kens follow up discussion from the shop across the road. I had just heard that Saturday was to be the hottest day of the year so when I ran into Jim in the shop I boldy declared open house for the England game and a barbque for the evening. Called into Jim and Sarahs on the way home to invite them and phoned Nick and Bernise.
So to cut a long story short we had five of "the boys" round for the match and then a barbie with wives, their childeren, other childern (some of whom were on sleepovers at other houses) etc etc. At one point we had about 16 folks running around, eating, drinking, cycling, making tents, playing music and other jolly stuff in our house and garden. We sat out until about 11pm and the last of the folks left aroun 1.30am (taking one of our childern but we had another left behind so we were all square on headcount by the end !). Thankfully the majority of the evening was in the open air so there was not much chance of infection and I stayed well away from the childern to minimise my risks, so the various other dads got to break up arguements or swing little ones by their ankles !
In the middle of all this I offered my services as a crewmember on Kens boat for the "commodores race" the next day, Sunday, so at 11.30 I headed off and had a fine day sailing on the Forth with Ken and his daughter Robin (7 yrs) not gettting back until 8pm. So now I am a bit suntanned despite hat and factor 30 suncream, I have managed to get the kids to bed, lee is watching a rerun of her favourite TV program and I am off to bed happy and very tired.
In one funny moment I forgot my growth factor injection so we turned back and I had to run into the house and pick it up on the way to the boat, so my growth factor was injected parked in the street while Ken went to the bank! Does cause a few funny looks from people walking by.
Tomorrow is the day for getting back into the zone hopefully for my last chemo on Tuesday, I will take care with the preparations this time to try to avoid the problems we seen last time. Even tonight I am loading my meditation CD into the bedside player to start to get me back in the right mood for the chemo and the sore bones which will start tomorrow or tonight.
So off to bed tired and happy
Cheers
Gerry
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We were down at the Preston Temple at Chorley on Saturday so was able to put your name on the prayer roll there personally (instead of just phoning it through)............. on the way home on the coach, our various English friends were keeping up to date with the score of England game, hearing simultaneously that they had won, and at the same time by text message that the Springboks had beaten Scotland at Rugby, a few minutes later, we crossed the border back into Scotland to cheers from the Scots on the coach.......... all to the bemused expressions from our American friends!
Good luck with the chemo today.
Jen
Thanks Jen chemo went fine I am sure the prayers helped
Gerry
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