Comming Home

well its been a very strange time!

I have come back to the UK and managed to see some family and friends (to be honest it was only friends that have been in constant touch with us as time is so limited), a big sorry to all those i did not manage to see.

I will be back in May to do some more work if it all comes off!? so might see some of you then?

Well when i landed it was cold, grey and raining hard, Nick picked me up at 5am from Heathrow, Bless his cotton socks how many ex-husbands would do that for the witch they divorced! And not only that he lent me his car for the time i was here, having to get transport all himself!

I did manage to get new break pads and shoes for him with the help of Chris who pointed me in the direction of a mate who did a good job for little money. I then managed to replace all Nicks hubcaps and cable tie them to the wheels as i thought they had been stolen while i had the car, only to find when i got back that nick was trying to hide a big smirk on his face, he then owned up to the fact they had been stolen 2 years ago and he had not replaced them! :) the car did look bling until he scratched then on the curb yesterday!

Work was hard as we had a number of idiots on the course, always hard work when you get those that have been drinking hard the night before and then fall asleep or start burping farting etc! Or the other extreme when they block every thing you say with a negative, so glad when the course was finished!

Big thanks to my mate Nick (Vet lab man) who got me a nice dolphin spare rib to show to the class.

Tried to see my sponsor for my PhD while here but did not manage to, as we made 4 arrangements and all were cancelled at the last minute! so bit depressed about that but hopefully it will all get sorted for the future! did manage to talk to the person who will be my supervisor and he is great, he had such a stinking cold but was such a laugh!

Saw mum and dad and managed not to frighten the life out of them when i turned up. Did not want to tell them i was coming as the dates kept changing for the course and i was just waiting to make sure it was not cancelled, otherwise if i had said i was coming and did not they might have been upset (or is that wishful thinking). Had a lovely time with them, and it was not so hard saying goodbye knowing that i have more work in May and will get to see them again.

A huge thanks to all of those who gave me a room for the night while i was making my way around, especially Chris, he was such a huge help and great company and i was very well looked after! :) thanks mate xx Please come and visit :) no more nagging, you are welcome anytime so we can pay back the hospitality!

It was fantastic seeing baby Kieron for the first time and he is such a good baby, but does have a healthy pair of lungs on him at times (mainly feeding). Tried to steal him and bring him back but did not manage!

Saw Elizabeth too who has grown and makes me feel dewcidedly short and very old! Thanks Ben & Helen for the wine and good company!

Sorted out a lot of things we had to leave here when we left, but hopefully now i will get to take it all back unless i am over weight again! (the bag not me!) :)

Well today i am leaving after spending a day with my baby (all 23 years of him) and he will be over to see us at the end of this week, i am so looking forward to showing him around our little haven of Oz. Hopefully we will have a lot planned for him, horse riding, diving, flights over to Fraser Is etc our first big fun time. But with only Luke and i as Tim now has a temp job :)

So now i can be a kept woman for a few weeks :)

It was nice getting up this morning to 18 degrees (but still feeling cold!) the sun is out and hopefully i will be taking it back with me to Oz! Looking forward to getting home to Tim and the pups, missed them all more than i thought i would!

I will be straight in to the pool for a swim when i get back which wont be until the 14th due to the time difference. So wont be back in Hervey bay until 12.20pm !

Then 4 days until Luke arrives on Mothers day! :)

Nick is taking me to the airport to dump me there tonight (so hope we make it on time as we were 2hours late for lunch yesterday!)

Gulp!

I am taking back presents from Mum and Dad and a few that Luke and myself shopped for most of Sat in Camden Markets (which was fantastic!). Wish i had taken my camera there!

Had a fantastic meal with Nick and Luke at the OXO tower in London, the view was stunning, but my batteries on my camera ran out! so have a few i took on my phone which i will put up once i get back and Tim has shown me how to do it yet again! The service was fantastic and the food was incredible !!!!

Nick always manages to do something spectacular when i see him and Luke (i am on the look out now for when he comes to visit us this time next year!).

Margaret managed to get me to see Mark (school friend) and is making sure i get a good seat home, after 36 years of friendship you think she would be fed up of me! But i love her as much as you would a sister, in fact she is much more :) She is coming back after a day at work to see me on to the plane and sit with me until then, i know we will cry again! But i look forward to the day when her and Steve and maybe the kids come and visit!

Bless you all for you love and comfort you have given me while here, it has made my time away easier.

Talk soon in a few days