Birthday Reds - Blood Reds

Today is my birthday and somehow I didn't envisage spending the morning in a clinic waiting to have a blood test taken (thyroid issues ...). I hate needles and syringes - they hurt and the process is painful - I don't care what anyone says! So now, having had the blood extricated, I am walking around with my arm bent, looking somewhat effete, as I am aware I have had blood tests done - talk about a vicious circle ...

Anyway tonight should be fun! My son and I will be eating all our fave foods and birthday cake - the dog should be happy too (he likes cake) and we can all go to bed on a huge sugar rush!

Can't wait for tomorrow!

The Day Before Forty-er Birthday

Oh my gosh! I have reached my 40-something years and yet I seem to be suffering from some sort of Groundhog Day where I appear to be reliving my twenties and not really moving on any! Aarrghh! What went wrong! Everyone else has matured etc etc (I have certainly aged) (and there are definitely a few people out there who are living the life I supposed - drat!!!) I suppose it's too late to start again ...

Now this may seem a woeful, self pitying rant - but it isn't really - it's just strange how things work out and you end up living a life completely different from the one you expected to. Two fabulous and brilliant things to happen to me have been my son and my dog - Stanley and Wilf. It's just unfortunate that they have a love- hate relationship - my dog loves to hate my son (I didn't see that one coming ...)

I must try and organise my photos and get this blog really up and running. Anyway as I embark on a new year - for me that is I look forward to enjoying this year.

Getting on with my crafting, my garden and meeting up with family and friends in Spain this summer.

Well, that's all for now!

Bye!