WEIGHTY MATTERS

I set off this afternoon in the pouring rain to have my final weigh in before Christmas. A lot was riding on the result as I hoped to have lost enough to enable me to eat my head off through out the holiday with a relatively clear conscience. Having no scales in the house I had no idea how much weight,if any I had lost in the past month, although the fit of my clothes did suggest that I was considerably slimmer than I have been for quite some time.

The Gods were smiling, I had lost half a stone since my last weigh in a month ago, I headed for home with a song in my heart.

Unfortunately our Christmas food feste cannot begin until tomorrow evening after Pa's hospital tests,to sit around stuffing our faces with chocolates and eating mince pies would be no fun at all while poor old Pa is having to fast for almost thirty six hours.

My son and I ate a modest dinner of grilled chicken (Pa hates chicken) and potato wedges with a salad while Pa remained in his room and had a cup of beef tea. Roll on tomorrow evening,that's all I can say.

Pa was unwell last night and as a consequence neither of us got much sleep. I made hot drinks for him and hooked him up to the T.E.N.S machine in the hope that it would ease his pain a little,and it did. He finally fell asleep in the early hours of the morning....I was less fortunate.

The cat Twiggy decided that she wanted to play and for over an hour she cavorted noisily around my bedroom,on the bed,under the bed,in the blasted bed. In the end I got up,switched on my computer and went surfing.

Worn out with the exercise the perishing cat eventually collapsed in a furry heap on my armchair and slept like a baby until lunchtime!!!!! I went downstairs to feed the fire and check on the other feline at around six. It was still dark and the wind had begun to howl....again....With these duties done I hauled myself wearily up the stair and climbed in to my neglected bed where I slept at last,not waking until after nine!

Throughout the day the rain has lashed our village and the wind,getting wilder all the time has caused more than the usual chaos as today was refuse collection day. With all the bins out on the roadside we did not just swap bin lids today, we swapped rubbish as well... nasty!

Late in the afternoon the electrician arrived to fix a broken light fitting,we were all amazed as it normally takes them at least a couple of weeks to get here when we call them out. They did a great job, even fixing another electrical problem on a two for the price of one basis, they were such nice boys, I gave them a box of my home made shortbread each as a thank you and they went away delighted.

The question is,what will tonight bring.....sleep I hope but I am not exactly sanguine as to the likelihood of this rare event. Still ever the optimist I shall prepare for bed and hope for the best. Wish me luck.