Well we have been back home for almost two weeks and it was like we have never been on holiday! It took me all of last week to catch up on our work and Eldest’s work and then home jobs, all the washing and ironing from holiday and then the first week back.
I went back to our Opticians to get them to change the lenses in my glasses as I was not getting on well with the new style. He did test my eyes again and I now have a problem with my left eye which he is referring me to the hospital for! It may be that it could resolve itself or the hospital may not think it is a problem so I am keeping my fingers crossed
Talking of Hospitals I have been today for my Pre-Op appointment! I have got to now have my left hip replaced, having had the right one done in 2018. It has been bad for a while and I started the process of getting it replaced in February last year and have been waiting since then. This is one of the issues we have in the UK with our National Health. We don’t pay per treatment/visit but we do pay via our taxes but since Covid when they got so behind on these types of operations and of course new people being added to the lists they are now behind. I have been waiting eighteen months now and it will be another two months before I actually have the Op. I am nervous about it but will be very thankful to get rid of the pain and taking pain medication every four hours. Of course it looks like the Op will be end of October and then it is a six week recovery programme which takes me up to the first week of December! That is going to be interesting getting everything done for Christmas! I will not be able to drive until I have had my six week appointment after the Op so I will be relying on DH, The Boys and The Girls this year.
We had a very busy weekend too. Friday was Eldest’s Birthday and all the family were here for dinner and it was so nice we were able to eat outside. Little Man had a great time helping Daddy open his gifts and then getting stuck in to Burger and chips for dinnerbut he loved the Birthday Cake best!
The above picture was the day they arrived on holiday having got up at 3.00am to leave at 4.00am. They all went back to sleep while Eldest drove and it was a good plan but they all had a snooze in the afternoon. We did the same on the way back too leaving by 4.00am and got back home by 12.30pm having stopped for breakfast! It was a busy weekend on the roads as it is the last few weeks of the school holidays so a lot of people were going away.
The above was on Eldest’s Birthday. None of us get a look in when Grandad is around with Little Man, he absolutely loves to be with Grandad and be carried around doing things. Here they are sat on our steps into the garden!
Eldest’s Birthday cake. I did not make it. I normally do but I am not able to stand and bake at the moment due to my hip being so painful.
We also had another busy family day on Sunday as well and again we were so lucky with the weather and were able to eat outside.
Monday here was the last Bank Holiday of the year and that has thrown the whole week out with work of course! DH was with Eldest at the garage doing odd jobs and getting some things sorted for his new ramp going in. He already has two large ramps and has now fitted a small one which when not in use goes into the floor. This will be for jobs that just need a quick look and something small doing on them.
Eldest on the fork lift getting ready to take the delivery off the lorry.
Here is the ramp extended.
When not in use they go flush to the floor.
The mat on the desk is another present from us.
His Partner bought him this sign for the wall of the garage.
Here it is in place.
This weekend we are at home and although the weather is not very good we are trying to get the garden tidy. DH managed to get the grass done last weekend, but we have some weeding to do and some of our plants need trimming.
Next week begins the “Ber” months, which I think is a great description of the last four months of the year. SeptemBER, OctoBER, NovemBER, DecemBER! I do love all the seasons but I love this time of year Autumn going into Winter and of course Christmas at the end of it. We have some great things coming up in the next few months which we are looking forward to.
If the weather does not ccooperate then we are planning on docing some home jobs inside and also carrying on with the decluttering that I began a few months ago. I am still aiming to get it finished before the end of the year.
I hope you lovely lot are having a great end of summer and I will see you tomorrow.
Hugs & Love, Susie & Coco xx
Coco on night patrol!
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However I must hold my hands up to having already booked the tickets for Great Central Railway to see Santa on the train with the children at Christmas!! But if I had not booked already then we would not be able to get the date we like so I am guilty of already booking Christmas things!!!! 
We had a busy weekend getting the garden sorted and trimming a lot of the plants which have not been done for a while. We also took out the Box plants that have been in for about twenty years but had developed Box blight. We have arranged for a tree company to come round and trim the trees in the garden hopefully next week some time. Our Roofer is coming tomorrow to check our roof and also clean out all the gutters and make sure everything is okay before Winter. We still have some small jobs to do in the garden. Where the Box was we are going to dig it all over and put some compost in and perhaps plant some spring bulbs in and then in Spring put some new plants in. 
