Randomness!

Its been over a week or so since I last sat down to blog. Much has happened and lots of things I want to tell you all about are running round in my head, so lets start!

As you all know I use the Ferrari to get out and about as it makes it a lot easier and the arthritis doesn't hit me with pain when I am enjoying family time or shopping. Have you ever noticed that the chip and pin machines are so high up?! I've always taken it for granted that I buy something, put card in machine and enter PIN. Some shops the machine is moveable so I'm able to enter the details. I went to Boots to hand in my prescription and the pharmacy part has an incredibly high counter. I was sat there for a good 10 minutes before the assistant noticed me. You may ask why I didn't speak up, but I wanted to prove a point and waited to me noticed. If I was stood up then they would have noticed me almost straight away. When I was attended to I wasn't able to sign my script as the pen is on a chain to prevent people from pinching them. The assistant eventually came out from behind the castle wall and handed me her pen to sign the script. In future I think I will be letting Paul pick up my prescriptions as the high street chemist is certainly not disability friendly.

While I am on my soap box about accessibility. Doctors surgeries!...mine has steps up into it and if you get an appointment with the GP upstairs there is no lift. In fairness the surgery is held in a converted 1930's house but still I would have thought there would be a ramp to get into the building. To be honest I wouldn't be able to get the Ferrari into the doctors room as it is a standard doorway. I have to be driven to the surgery and use my crutches to get in and out. I'm lucky because Paul is able to take me to my appointments and also take the children to theirs if they need them.

I think I mentioned in my previous post that my GP had signed me off for a further 8 weeks which takes me up to 14th August which is in the middle of my weeks annual leave. Boss man has been very understanding but had to consult HR who advised I should have an occupational health review with their 3rd party external OH consultants. Not a problem as far as I'm concerned as I have nothing to hide and I am keen to keep working. I am currently working from home which has helped a great deal with managing Mr OA. The Occupational Health Consultant phoned and did the review over the phone. It lasted just over the hour so I am glad that they phoned me ;-) The chap was very helpful, very understanding and I didn't feel as though I was being accused of anything or that they thought I was lying. I had already signed a medical disclosure document but they advised that they didn't need to request a report from my GP or Specialist. They have agreed that I should continue to work from home until I can have reconstructive surgery. At that point they will request a report from the surgeon and agree a phased return to work. I'm now waiting for the report to be written up and forwarded to my boss and wait for his and HR's decision. Fingers crossed they take the HR advice.

Moo is doing really well at her dance class, at the moment I haven't had chance to attend, Paul the wonderful Hubby takes her. Moo is now practicing for her first dance exam which is the Samba! Watch out Strictly, here comes Moo! :-) Harry Monster is still enjoying his football and played another tournament this weekend. All the boys at Tigers White Socks played very well. George has finally decided that he would like to try Karate so we have now found him a class!

Saturday afternoon was Family time and we took the kids to the cinema to see Despicable Me 2. Such fun! It was the first time we have taken then to the cinema and I wasn't sure if they would sit and watch the film all the way through or keep getting up to go to the toilet. To our amazement they watched the whole film. I recommend the film, I was chuckling all the way through!

Quite late on Saturday evening I received a friend request on good old Facebook. I had no idea who this person was and because the notification came through on my phone I decided to wait until the morning to check it out. Now FB has a messaging system and if someone is not on your friends list and they message you the message goes into your 'other' inbox. ...confusing I know! Well I noticed that this person had messaged me saying they had seen pictures on my Prom and was it the 28th June that I had the palominos booked for. Even more confusion on my part.....I'm 32 not 16 and when I was at school we didn't have a prom.....should I feel as though I am missing out?! LOL! The woman had not only sent a friend request but had subscribed to my FB profile and was now following me...Oh Dear God, I thought to my self, I've now got a FB stalker!

Well, as it turns out my lovely sister in law does horse drawn weddings and funerals and this family had booked her and the palominos for the 28th June, however one of the horses is ill, has gone lame and is unable  to work. They were offered a beautiful pair of Greys (White Horses) for the day but this was declined and they received a full refund. It wasn't a last minute decision as they were informed a good 2 weeks prior so a replacement could be arranged.  Natasha was working on her page and put up some pictures from a prom done last year. A good picture and a good bit of marketing. I naturally liked the picture and the stalker jumped to conclusions and assumed that it was my prom and that Natasha had cancelled their wedding to do the Prom. Then decided to be low and start sending private messages to people. The woman then posted comments on the page that could be taken as defamatory. These comments were naturally removed. She didn't respond to my reply to her message explaining that it definitely wasn't my prom but she is still following me!

Have a wander over to her page...she has two...a group and a page. Please select like and share! She does wonderful day experiences as well as proms and weddings! She did our wedding nearly 3 years ago and the horse and carriage certainly made me feel like a princess in a fairy tale! https://www.facebook.com/pages/AM-Carriages/131608063688265?fref=ts is the link to the Page A M Carriages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/104844142891286/ is the link to the group!

 This is my Dad and me on my wedding day!

I've been cake baking again! ...this time it was a mojito cake....very yummy and light, perfect for the summer! I've not got a picture available for the blog but there is a picture on my cake page Cake Anyone....have a look! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cake-Anyone/497115613651635


Hope everyone is enjoying the summer sun, lets hope it hangs around for a while.

Until next time stay safe x