Has it been a year already?

I can't believe it's been a year since Mum died.  I took myself off to the cemetery this afternoon.  I'm not entirely sure why though.  It's not as if I took flowers, or planned on sitting and chatting or anything.  It just felt like it should be done.

As it turned out, I couldn't find the plot anyway.  I wandered up and down the general area but as we haven't had a headstone or anything done and she'd come back just to give us a roasting if we even thought about putting a cross there, there was nothing to identify it by.  Lisa did say there was a rose bush but that it was almost dead last time she was there so I assume someone removed it.

I must have a chat with everybody and see what we can afford to mark it with.  Will probably save my tears next year, or at least some of them.

I took this photo whilst I was there.  I took a couple of others too but my camera battery died, typical, and fitting for a cemetery, heh.  I think I might go back with my DSLR camera one day when the boys are otherwise occupied and get some decent photos.  There were lots of lovely flowers and beautiful headstones there.

On a cheerier note, I took the boys to Jack and George's birthday party this morning.  I think they both had a great time.  There was a magician to start with, followed by eating then game playing.  Oh, and did I mention it was fancy dress?

Theo asked Adam and me this afternoon if we believed in Jesus!  He said that Christians did and he did because they had learned about Jesus at Christmas.  I asked if that made him a Christian he said yes.  A bit young to be making those sorts of decisions in my opinion but who am I to stop him?  I'm sure next week he'll decide he's a Power Ranger or something equally exciting instead lol.

Rest In Peace Mum

I am sorry if this is the first you have heard but Mum died last Thursday. She was at home in her newly decorated living room, so at least she was somewhere she wanted to be rather than an impersonal hospital bed.

Mum has been ill for a long time but this was still unexpected. Needless to say, we are all struggling but surviving. The funeral is likely to be next week, not looking forward to that.

Anne Granger

27 July 1953 - 10 January 2008

Change of Plans

Today we had planned to go to various camping shops to look at tents, we've decided to give camping a go for our summer holiday this year.

Unfortunately I got a phonecall from Chris saying Mum had been taken into the hospital so plans were put on hold and I spent most of the day in hospital with Mum. A typical case of right hand not knowing what the left is doing. Some Drs said pneumonia and others said chest infection or possibly a blood clot! Not much to choose from there then. So now it's a case of staying in until they can do some test on Monday and take it from there. Needless to say Mum is not a happy bunny as she had plans this weekend but can't be helped.

Anyway, on a lighter note, I've been asked for more pictures of Louis so here's one of him taken on Theo's birthday. I'll try and get some more decent pics and upload them soon. I promise
Oh, and we've had 3 'dry' days in a row from Theo. Yay. Think he's getting the hang of it.