Still Thursday 9th October 2008

ok......it seems to be working again, though naturally, despite what the email said, no one bothered to actually TELL me this. Never mind.....

Not one of my better days. First my cousin contacts me re her printer. Now, you have to understand that in this life, there are some people who should never be allowed near a computer. SHE is one of them. To say she is stupid is really an insult to the english language. Last time she got into a pickle the quickest way out of it was to get her to hand the phone to her 7 yr old grandson and talk HIM through it. But today was a classic. It goes like this....

(her) you know that little blue light on the printer?
(me) no?
(her) the one right under the other thingy
(me) what other thingy?
(her) the other button that does not light up!
(me) Edna, I don't have the faintest idea what you are talking about....
(her) well, the little blue light is flashing instead of staying on!
(me) WHAT blue light!
(her) (ignoring me totally) ....and it never used to do that before, and now I can't print and I have
something on my screen that won't go away!
(me) whats on screen?
(her) I don't know WHAT it is!
(me) (bowing to the inevitable)..........Edna, i'll come over


So I go there......... Whats on screen is a message that says there is a paper jam in the printer. I take all the paper out, and put it back. Bingo!........warning light stops flashing, and about a million queued prints start to spew out.....all of the same thing. Problem solved..........silly bitch!


Then there's the arm. My arm, that is, not Edna's. I hate to admit it, but this constant pain is wearing me down and making me hell to live with. I've started chewing co-codomol tablets like they was smarties. I AM worried about it, more worried than I care to admit publicly. I've lost touch sensation in my thumb and forefinger now, the arm THROBS all day, and when I try to lift one of the kids, I have noticed not only increased pain, but a certain weakness in that arm. Night-time is a nightmare, trying to find a position to sleep in - and never finding it. So add lack of sleep as a contributory cause of said bad temper :) I just hope those orthopediacs get their finger out and it does NOT turn out to be a 12 week wait. And to be honest, I have my doubts that they can do anything anyway. According to Dr Stu, they are very reluctant to even consider neck surgery.......too little space, too much to go wrong. Still....we live in hope :)

I saw something when I started this venture that you could post pictures on your blog. I was wondering if that includes little video's. I have this idea in the back of my mind of little vids of Thomas at various stages. I already have one of him as a tiny little just-born-ish, but with the advent of what seems to be a tooth, I figger thats a 'life-moment'. Must look into that......when I get time :)

The slow cooker I bought......brilliant!! Only used it the once so far, and I am tickled to death with it :) Recipes seem few and far between, though....mostly american, with strange names (to me). What the hell is 'brisket', or 'chuck steak'? And measurements?.......a cup of this or that?......whats a CUP for heaven's sake!! Still.......I am quite looking forward to experimenting.

So, all in all, not a great day. Gloom and doom about the arm, absolutely CRAP weather, squealing kids, jumpy dogs. People are starting to tip-toe around me, and whisper in other rooms.......or am I getting paranoid