Thursday, December 23, 2010

Twas the Week Before Christmas...

My mother just rang, having a stress about christmas.  Fair enough, you may think, its a stressful time for anyone, but here is a short list of what has been going on in addition to your usual christmas kerfuffle.

  • My youngest sister has been trying to get on a plane, from Heathrow (news just in: she departed 25mins ago - so now 24hrs of worrying about plane crashes and it'll be fine)
  • My brother in law, who has been recovering beautifully from his spine operation, came out of hospital yesterday (in record time - YAY).  
  • My nephew who has been suffering from chronic ear infections has been ferried about to specialists and a grommit operation is looming on the horizon
  • The vet ballsed up my sister's dog's cruciate ligament operation and thought that this week would be a good week to fix it all up ("you'll only have to pay for the anaesthetic") - because what someone with an incapacitated husband and sick toddler needs is a dog that can't even get itself outside to go to the bathroom
  • I got food poisoning - and not just your normal 24hour type food poisoning; its been so bad that I haven't been able to function since Sunday, and in a great improvement managed to eat two tablespoons of boiled rice yesterday.  Apparently my gut has shed its lining, about which I have no idea, but I do know its really fricking painful.
It can only improve from here, right?

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belinda said...

Absolutely.. it can only improve from here

Kind Regards
Belinda

FatAngryBlog said...

That is a LOT!

Hope you feel better!

Sarah said...

OMG, hun.. That's a lot of crap to deal with.. hope your sis is hangin in there..

And that your mom doesn't go crazy with all the normal stuff and the extra..

Hoping your sis gets to you safely (and with all her luggage intact).. :)

Marita said...

Oh good lord! The only way is up. Fingers crossed you get a stellar Christmas next year to make up for this one.

Anonymous said...

It has to get better. It doesn't sound like it could get any worse.
Merry Christmas!!

greenfumb said...

Oh and I was going to have a whinge because I have been to the supermarket 3 times in the last 24 hours - I'll just shut up now. (and go to the corner shop for the brown sugar and honey I forgot this morning)

Vanessa said...

Man, that sux. Will send you some good vibes of the telepathic kind. Not sure if it will help so will also have an early arvo bacardi & DC in your honour! At least the family Christmas can only get better from here on. Thanks for some good laughs this year BTW ... love ya blog-time! xx

Kirsty @ Bonjour Quilts said...

yikes, hoping your luck changes for the better! More absinthe required in those cocktails I think (will kill the tummy bugs). Merry Christmas!

FatAngryBlog said...

That is a LOT!

Hope you feel better!