mooandboo

Brilliant news!!

Aww,, I can just picture it Hope he continues to improve for Tobycat and anyone else who needs one

Harry left for the rainbow bridge in the early hours of Sunday morning. My lovely, loyal, spotty stresshead has left the most enormous hole in our hearts and the house is just too, too quiet without him Run free darling, until we meet again Harry Potter aka Spottybotty 2001 - 2013

Thanks, that's really useful info you've given me - Ceri's optician can be a bit cagey and I don't trust mine with him at all

Thank you I'd be overseeing the hygiene etc so it wouldn't be a problem. I actually prefer the gas permeable lenses, why aren't they available as an option for new lense wearers (they don't seem to be) if they're better in the long term?

I started off with hard lenses when I was 5 (like inserting a small brick into your eye until you get used to them). Then I was given rigid gas permeable lenses but I was getting symptoms of oxygen starvation so moved on to Acuvue Oasys which have been fine once I discovered that I was allergic to the first solution I used which was literally gluing the lenses to my eye so that when they were removed they also took corneal cells with them, affecting my vision which recovered with the new solution, thankfully. We were looking at Acuvue Oasys for astigmatism for Ceri - his prescription is Sph -175, Cyl -075 and Axis 125 in his right eye with Sph -375, Cyl -125 and Axis 55 in his left eye. His optician was quite happy for him to have them this time so I'm not sure what to do...

I think I strained it by trying to move a heavy, wide sided sofa by pulling it towards me instead of pushing it away from me I can't believe how many movements involve pecs You have my sympathy re. the sales guys - I had one phone me up about replacing some fascias and he insisted on calling me 'sugar' - bad move Thankfully the roofers we used recently were the complete opposite.

I would seriously look into moving her to another school - life is too short and if the school aren't supporting her you'll both find it very difficult to get anywhere. I was bullied at school (new area, new secondary school - 1,000 pupils and I didn't know one of them) The teachers were useless but my parents tried their very best. Two girls started it - they'd been top at their primary school but I was getting better results in exams and they didn't like it. I ended up totally isolated and anyone who tried to befriend me was warned off - unbelievable really. I almost had a breakdown before I let my parents know what was happening but I eventually overcame it and stopped the girls concerned from moving on to someone else. It's had a lasting effect though and I wouldn't let Ceri go through it - if the school didn't act I'd move him. (He was bullied a few times at primary school but I had it nipped in the bud pronto - once by whispering in the ears of the boys concerned that I'd speak to their parents if they didn't stop and another time with the help of a very supportive teacher whose daughter had been bullied at school and a very understanding headmaster) Sending huge :GroupHug: for both of you, I hope you find a solution very soon and tell Jodie from me that she will have the last laugh even though it might not seem like it just now

Morning Lovely portrait of an equally lovely horse Owl, hope you feel better very soon RMF A strained pectoral muscle with a pm boobie on top is not a good combination, believe me Does anyone know why Ceri's optician thinks that if he starts wearing contact lenses now (he's 15) he won't be able to wear them when he's in his thirties - I was too dumbfounded to ask, especially as I've been wearing them for nearly 45 years

Perfect news! Aisling sounds like she's inherited her parents' drive and energy! Wishing all of you the very, very best!

I'm sorry about your ex boss Alex, so sad that it wasn't discovered earlier. My heart goes out to those who loved him :GroupHug: Owl, I hope your Mum's pension gets sorted soon

I persuaded him to phone a Prostate cancer nurse who was very helpful and said that she thought his symptoms were probably due to him de-flooding his basement but to phone his GP if he gets any numbness or pins and needles which is difficult because he has those from injuries from an accident. She also stressed that he could end up paralysed for some time if he didn't seek help which I'm pleased about because I've tried to get that across to him & I think she got through to him. He's seeing his GP this week because he's not convinced it's muscular so hopefully he'll be checked out soon. I hope your son in law gets some information about his Mum soon, I can understand if she doesn't want to know but it's so difficult when you want to help Thanks for the hugs and good wishes for my Dad, they're very much appreciated On a more positive note my inlaws want to buy us a new tv for Christmas - FIL visited recently and must have taken pity on us after seeing our ancient one which has to be thumped to work properly They haven't given us any presents for years (at our request) but insist on doing so this year because they've spent loads in OH's siblings over the years. 'Twill be nice to see widescreen instead of missing half of it :GroupHug: to all who need them , I haven't caught up yet

Morning Ceri has had his mock exams all this week - poor thing has had a hideous cold, has been drenched on the way to school and has been dripped on through one exam from a roof leak - good job it's only his mocks! i've just noticed on his timetable for today it says: Maths exam, 9.00 - 11.15, 2 hr bodes well suzeanna I can still; remember the fear I felt when I was in the middle of a field with two of my dogs and a small Ceri with nowhere safe to run to and two offlead , unattended large dogs appeared - thankfully they stayed well away from us. Bit worried about my dad today, I'm pretty sure he's showing signs of spinal compression from his cancer and I think he thinks so too but he's reluctant to seek help which could be disastrous :GroupHug: to anyone else who needs them today

Alex I'm so glad you're working somewhere you enjoy and murtle I hope things improve for you soon, the contractors sound like the management team I had to endure when I was teaching I hope Archie has recovered from the thunder and lightning A crazy squirrel decided to try to jump through my closed window this morning, the dogs are still looking for it

Windy and wet here too, rubber roofs are very noisy - it's like being in a tent