monday blues

Boys are back at school HURRAH!!! I was intending to do quite a bit today but i haven't...It's cold, it's chucking down with rain, it's downright miserable outside...So much so i haven't bothered to open the blinds...I did venture out to the corner shop and i got soaked even though it's only 2 doors up <shudder> G is supposed to have outdoor PE today but no way will that have happened...He doesn't really like using his tracksuit indoors but tough as it will have been indoors today...Forecast says it's going to be miserable for rest of the week oh joy :o(  At least G has a nice cosy winter jacket now to wrap up in for footie game tomorrow...Andy (their outreach worker) is taking him to the match tomorrow evening...The footie stadium is down by the beach and quite exposed so nearly always cold and miserable even if it's a dry day.

I got a webcam at the weekend from my niece...When they had bought one it was a buy one get on free offer and they only needed the one...So am glad i didn't find one on thurs...Haven't set it up yet but will try later in the week...Am sure i have a medical for M later this week but can't find the letter with the appointment on it duh!!...I'll phone the school to ask...G has an appointment at hospital about his nose...Ever since he went to the school he is now at he suffers sneezing, runny nose etc and gp said it is allergic rhinititis...Most people think that just means hayfever but it can also be any kind of irritation...The woman in charge of his base wanted him to have full allergy testing done as quite frankly she doesn't believe my gp (stupid woman)...She also had me take him to the gp to get his adenoids looked at as she was adament it was them causing the problem...Nowt wrong with them as i knew beforehand LOL...At the time he got blood tests done for allergies anyway and they came back fine except for house dust mite and pollens...No surprise there as he has asthma and chronic hayfever...GP said back in feb that he could now refer him to hospital as he was almost at full adult height and they can operate on his nose to try fix the problem...Hospital had *lost* the referal and this is why he is only getting seen now...I do hope he doesn't have to go into hospital for a few days as this year is extremely important to him...He's now in 4th year at high school and this is the year in scotland where they sit their standard grades...Again for those who don't know standard grades are like gcse's in england...As two of the subjects he is taking are technological studies and graphic communication they require drawings and actual making of models so it's hard to catch up if he misses classes :o(  Just phoned gp surgery again too about his annual flu jab...There had been a big mix up this year and a lot of under 16's didn't get a letter about them <sigh> Usually the childrens clinics for getting it is in the oct hols...So now we have to wait until extra clinic in nov...Luckily i've just got him one for 4.40pm...He doesn't get home from school until around 4pm and as he's at a school on the outskirts it's a pain going to the surgery...6½ from our flat to his school then 8 miles back in to surgery...When he has an appointment during the day i can end up doing approx 30 miles just to take him there.

On the way back to uni yesterday K got off in Fife and my ex bro in law picked her up and took her to see the Fife lot...My ex mother in law had been over visiting my ex for a holiday at beginning of the month...So she has taken back a pressie for each of the boys...Also pressies for her other 2 grandchildren...I asked K so what did she get you...Answer was nothing!!!! Her reason being she didn't know her dress size!!!! She could have got her perfume or something else <sigh>  I give up on that side of the kids family i really do...She also gave her £20 for her birthday which is what she always gives her...Now i might be a bit mean but it's her 18th, she's eldest grandchild and only girl...She told K that she thought she would need the money more and couldn't think of anything...It's not the value it's just well 18th is special is it so hard to come up with something for a girl for 18th???  Nice earrings or necklace ain't that hard to find and i know if the kids great gran had still been alive she'd have told my ex mil to go buy her some from her...My ex bro in law got her a pressie...Erm her own domain name so she can do a website and send email etc...K is thrilled NOT...But she justs shrugs her shoulders about it all now...She may use it at some point but just now it's not something she is interested in doing...Boys are home in a minute so i better wrap this up for now...Am in so much trouble as i haven't been out to buy robbies new album WHOOPS...Toodle pip for now xx