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Well they do say you can't beat a good 'session'... ;)

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Well £450 later I have installed part 1 of my home automation system.

7 Philips Hue Colour and White Ambiance Wireless Lighting LED Colour Changing Light Bulbs (4xGU10's & 3xE27's)

Then 2 Amazon Echo Dots, both can control all light by simple voice control, or if away from home the app.

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Happy and sad thought here my Mum's care has increased to 5 times daily 04:15, 08:00, 11:15, 17:00 and 20:15. I'm happy that my Mum is getting this care but sad that my Mother needs this level of care now.

This package should help my Dad out as well.

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So sorry to hear that your Mum needs extra care weenie now but praise be to god that your Mum is at least getting the care she obviously needs and deserves.

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Thanks den the 04:15 will be extremely good as now at least my Mum is getting checked through the night as well as day time. I'm truly grateful that the hospital arranged this further care.

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I know how difficult it is to get care visits, we had to lay it on thick to get daily visits to my late mother, so well done to you to get this for your mum. :tu:

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Just off to see Simple Minds tonight. Can't wait!

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Yep Jim boy has still got it Uncle.

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A public meeting of the Labour front bench?? :confused: :shrug:

;) :D

Have a great time! :)

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Mum seems better today the nurses have increased her pain relief and have also decided to give some medicine to help with anxiety.

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l am glad your Mum is feeling better today weenie and that she is in less pain as well.

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Our daughter is getting married today!

Cheers

Grim

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l hope that she has a lovely day Grim as it must be one of the proudest day of your lives seeing you daughter getting married.

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Cheers Den, there's 8 of us here in Mauritius and we've hired the hotel's private island. My wife and I are really proud particularly as she's an only child. Will try and post a photo later.

Cheers

Dave (how can I be Grim on a day like today!!)

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Congrats, Dave :)

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Congratulations, Dave, to you, your daughter, and to the rest of the Wedding Party.

Have a marvellous day.

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Thank you den and yes it certainly makes things easier for all concerned.

Congratulations Grim, my marriage wish for your daughter is.

May her troubles be less and her blessings be more and nothing but happiness come through the door.

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The sun's out and I'm having a much needed day off from the tiling. I hurt my hand yesterday getting a bit too aggressive when fixing the tiles to the wall so might as well make the most of the break. :)

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A Bit of good news Weenie, Hope she gets a bit better every day, ;)

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Have a great day at the wedding and Congratulations to the happy couple

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Home sweet home. Just what the doctor ordered, although only for 12 hours as back to the office for 5.45 in the morning to go to Gillingham in Kent.

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Nothing like our own creature comforts at home Mark.:)

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Thanks for all the kind words. Wedding went without a hitch (excuse the pun) and was one of the proudest times of my life.

Cheers

Dave

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Thanks for the beautiful picture, , Glad all went well for you all,

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Lovely photo which will bring back beautiful memories for years to come.

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Great picture. That's going to have a lot of happy memories. Glad it all went well.

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I know what you're going through, on July 15th 2015, my mum went in to hospital in the Royal Free in London, a 4-5 hour round trip on the tube.

I could only get in 2 times a week, due to work and lack of holidays.

She came to our local hospital 10 min walk away on October 21st 2015, a day after I was signed off work for 2 weeks with stress, I was so stressed I nearly quit my job, but my sister dragged me to my Dr's.

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Managed to get some flying hours in this morning. Thought I might have to cancel due to the impending thunderstorms which never actually arrived in the end. On the downside it means having to water the garden.

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Finally got my eye surgery on Wednesday and surgeon happy. Just hope my vision starts to improve soon.

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Fingers crossed, hope it all gets better so

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+1

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It'll seem like the clouds have lifted, I'm sure. :tu:

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I'm trying to give up sexual innuendos.




But it's hard...




So hard

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Exeter won the premiership play off final v Wasps. As I complete neutral when it comes to rugby union, I'm so glad that a club which has come from nowhere has won against all the odds. Although I don't think the play off system is fair, I do think the games we've seen have been electrifying.

Well done Exeter and commiserations to Wasps! :clap: :clap:

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Give it 10 years and age will take care of it for you. ;)

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Sitting outside having a bbq- nice :)

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You are making me hungry dilli.:)

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Good luck Stephen with your op.

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Good luck David with your inuendo addiction to, I feel bad for your family, they're bound to take it hardest

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@ Stephen.

+2

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My Mum seemed really settled tonight which is really good as I took my youngest with me and he can get quite upset, he actually said in the car Mum I had my old Granny back tonight bless him.

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:tu:

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That would have been a nice visit for you both ,

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That is lovely to hear weenie.:)

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It was den my Mum's speech is very slurred and she can barely speak due to the cancer and the powerful drugs she needs for her pain, but for some reason last night my Mum was quite clear well to people that know her if you know what I mean and she said my son's name then said I love you. Honestly den it is a moment I will treasure for ever. My son said I love you too Granny then just for a brief moment they looked at each other with nothing but love then my son went and gave his Granny another cuddle. It has been a long time since my Mum has spoken that clearly. Today sadly she is back to struggling to talk but last nights visit was amazing.


@ nash yes it was :)

@ Osem thanks :)

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Big hugs winging their way to you weenie, wish they could be done in person.

Memories such as this will keep you all going over the coming weeks.

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I feel your stress.

When my mum was in a London hospital, she was nil by mouth for 10 weeks, only being fed via the veins, which resulted in very little energy, even speaking was a struggle, to the point my dad was convinced we where hiding that she had a stroke, but this wasn't the case.

Speedy recovery to you mum.

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Lost over 4 stone and gone down another clothes size..:hyper:

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That is fantastic news Maggy.:tu:

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Very well done!!! :clap:

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That is excellent Maggie, well done :)



Thanks for your kind words Hom3r but sadly my Mum is not going to get better all we can wish for is that she is as comfortable as possible. At the moment that seems possible as over the weekend they fitted her with a morphine pump and upgraded her bed mattress to the air one.

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Well done Maggy!!!!! So happy for you. All that hard work and determination is certainly paying off. You Rock lady. :D

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My happy thought one of my sister in law's has just saved me a lot of money. I have been using total dailies 1 contact lenses and she asked how much I was paying for my lenses, I said £45.00 a month she very nearly fell off her seat when I told her this so she told me how much she was paying and where she went so needless to say I went their last week and after a week of wearing ACUVUE OASYS fortnightly I really cannot fault them. I went back today and have just signed up for them via DD that way they get delivered right to my door and total hassle free plus at £32.49 every three months that is a saving of over £100. Okay they are not dailies but at the saving I am making I think I can live with that :)

I think I owe my sis-in-law a very nice bottle of wine :)

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I met Natalie nine years ago today, yay :)

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Well that definitely deserves a thumbs up.:tu:

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How lovely that you remember the day you met Natalie :) I think that is lovely dilli.

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Nice memories Dill ;)

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Because the garage knocked £10 off my bill after learning that I was ex-military, I decided to put it into a collection box for the Change Step charity that helps many ex-military.

http://www.changestepwales.co.uk/

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Nice one !;)

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Did my good deed for the day today, was working when 2 young girls (like no more than 6 or 7 years old) came up to me and said they had lost their mum. I walked them down to where they had last seen her and she was there looking for them. Never seen such relief on a mum's face. She was really grateful.

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Well done, ;)

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You should be proud of yourself Mark as there are not many who would do that nowadays.:tu:

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Excellent Mark and speaking as Mum you did the right thing, the trouble nowadays is that many people a fearful to go anywhere near young children sadly, like you Mark I will always go to a child's aid.

Again well done to you Sir.

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've done this when I was with my niece, I got her to hold the young girls hand a in this day a man has to be careful.

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Will admit I did hesitate for a few seconds but felt it was the right thing to do, plus there was a heavy crowd in the clothing section so it's not as though I could have done anything without a large number of witnesses.

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It feels wrong to write this in a happy thought thread but last night a Marie Curie Nurse stayed with my Mum from 9:45 to 7am this morning to allow my Dad to get a full nights sleep. It has been arranged that this will be done three times per week, I'm pleased that my Dad it is getting help and getting a good nights sleep as I was worried that he might not be able to rest but he said today that he was quite surprised that he went out like a light and got up at 6:30 he said this made a huge difference knowing that his wife is getting cared for by professionals. My sister and I have been going over and staying one night a week between us but our Dad was up and down like a yo yo checking on our Mum, I'm just glad that he is getting some rest & managing to get some sleep. My Dad is right these people are the professionals and truly worth their weight in gold imo.

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Woke up this morning to a clear blue sky, the sound of helicopters and the sight of elite SBS troops doing helicopter parachute training overhead. We've also been lucky enough to see some of their seaborne activities from the beach. Osem jnr#2 was fascinated by all the activity. :)

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Yes they are wonderful and it's great that the service is there for you. Mrs Osem volunteers for a local hospice a few hours a week and she'd be the first to sing the praises of those who choose to devote themselves to such a worthy cause whether paid or not. There are plenty of caring people about and frankly we don't hear enough about them. :clap:

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Back home from our holiday in Poole. Had a nice time holidaying for the first time with Osem Jnr # 2 but he was really good and enjoyed doing lots of climbing, trampolining and swimming/watersliding as well as watching the all the helicopters and parachutists overhead most days.

Can't wait for a long hot bath... :)

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Poole is a place our family have good memories of.:)

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Visited St Ives today as at long last we have a sunny warm day. Drove along the very scenic and twisty B3306 from St Just. Stopped at the Gurnard's Head Hotel as there is a great walk down to the headland after which the hotel is named. You often see seals and dolphins in the bay but not today.

St Ives was really busy and I had to park up in the main carpark on the hill and walk into town. Warm in the sun. :Sun:

By the time I started back the skies had already clouded over. They say there's rain coming. Again.

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Is is nice Den and Hamworthy Park was excellent - right next to a lovely beach and equipped with a huge paddling pool, lovely big kids play area and outdoor sports zone, cafe etc. A terrific facility.

The staff at our holiday park were very good with Osem Jnr #2 which made life a whole lot easier than it might have been. I don't think many people appreciate how hard it is dealing with a 6ft 2in young man who's as strong as an ox but behaves likes a child, however they were exceptional so we'll be writing a letter of thanks mentioning them to the company. Seeing him scaling the climbing wall like a rat up a drainpipe was a sight to behold. He's virtually fearless and if he'd been born without his various problems I have a feeling life in the armed forces would have suited him very well indeed... :)

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Glad you all had a good time, ;)

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Nope, I'm happy today :)

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Feeling quite happy today, Going out for some good Country Music tonight. Hope it is the same as last night in Glasgows Grand Ole Opry as it was excellent,

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Just heard from Osem Jnr that he's passed his final teaching assessment and is now a qualified teacher so he'll be taking up his offer of employment in September.

We're obviously really proud of him and I have a feeling he'll go far in an environment in which men are hugely underrepresented and young boys have very few male role models to look up to.

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Well now that is good news :)

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Well done to Osem Jnr as its certainly a achievement to be proud of.:tu:

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For Osem Jnr Congratulations

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Congratulations to Osem Jnr. Well done. :tu:

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Well Done ,excellent news.

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Cheers guys. We're very proud of him and will soon be able to charge him some rent after all these years of free living... :D

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@ Osem. Well earned congratulations to a young man who will make a marvellous role model to his future students.

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You must be very proud of him - but don't forget all the hard work you and yours have done to support him.

Give him (and yourself) a big pat on the back - well done to you all.

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I've joined Flame Introductions (featured on The Undateables). I have to go for the interview on 11th July but here's hoping this is the start of something :)

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At the airport about to go to Paris. Surprise trip for my 50th (which is tomorrow).

Cheers

Dave

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l hope you have a lovely time Grim on your 50th Birthday as Paris is a lovely city that is for sure.:)

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Have a great weekend.

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Well done Osem Jnr, you must be a very proud Dad Osem and rightly so.:)

Grim have a wonderful time, and a very happy birthday!:birthday:

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Cheers guys. We are very proud and to be honest he deserves all the credit, all we've done is try to motivate and support him as best we can. I still can't believe how quickly the time has gone - it only seems like yesterday that I was walking him to/from school every day...

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......no needles today :)

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You mean you have given them all to me when l go to my hospital on Monday.;)

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I wish I could take it/them all for you :tu:

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No need to worry I took a hit for the team this morning. My veins decided to disappear and after a frustrating and painful attempt lasting best part of an hour an anaesthetist was called and he managed to get a good flow from just above my ankle. Thank goodness I didn't need a catheter fitting.

Still, I'm home now and looking forward to 3 whole days enjoying the predicted nice weather with no hospital visits, no needles and no infusions. Yippeeeeeee

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I'm glad you're getting some rest :) stay safe!

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Just off to catch the flight to Dublin, and then onwards to San Francisco - Road Trip time!!

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Oh lovely, enjoy yourselves Hugh. :cool:

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Have a good time.

Cheers

Dave

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All the best Jo - hope you have a lovely weekend!

Same to everyone else around here who's been having tough times. :tu:

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l hope you have a lovely three days enjoying home sweet home with your loved ones in the lovely summer weather jo.

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l hope you have a lovely time in the land of the free Hugh.

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Enjoy your 3 whole days Jo :)

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just had 19 days on my boat 8 days painting it and the rest of the time cruising the broads

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The nice thing with the broads and that part of the world is its nice and flat.:)