Who's a lazy blogger then?

That would be me...! I'm still without my laptop so I'm less inclined to come up to my loft room to post an entry. So, Al, this is just for you! At least someone's missed me.

Right, what's been happening these last 8 days? Not a lot really.

We had a big storm last week - good it was. However, we have discovered a leak in our roof which drips through the wall in our loft room and the wallpaper has gone all manky and black. John's gonna have to get out on the roof at some point to see if it's the tiles; we certainly can't leave it as every time it rains, it seeps through. This room is therefore looking a bit of a tip at the moment.

My Nan's been taken poorly, bless her. She's almost 83 and was taken into A&E last Tuesday because her legs gave way and she couldn't catch her breath. They did various tests but said she could go home that evening despite the fact that she still couldn't breathe very well! Typical NHS! Anyway, she felt a bit better the following few days but then took a turn for the worse on Saturday when she was rushed into A&E again. She was much much worse this time and was put on oxygen. Within an hour John and I were at the hospital. My Dad was already there with my cousin Nicola and her friend Jo. A petite Indian doctor asked loads of questions and got some 'abuse' from my Nan - you have to know her to understand her personality but let's just say, she doesn't hold back. Quite feisty for an oldie. They took more blood from my Nan - her poor hands were already black with bruises coz her skin is so thin. She was then put on a nebulizer which helped her to breath better, followed by intravenous anti-biotics. They were due to take a chest x-ray too but we had to leave before that happened - we were due to DJ at John's Aunt and Uncle's 60th wedding anniversary that evening.

So we dashed home, got some fish n chips, changed and set off for Belhus Golf Club in South Ockendon for the party. We came out of retirement especially for this special do - John's Aunt Lil and Uncle Dave are such a sweet little couple (see pic above); Lil must only be about 4 feet tall, bless her, but she's just as a Nan should look like. They have such a massive family - 8 children, 20 odd grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Now that's amazing! Vertually everyone there was related to each other in some way or another - the Morgan family is enormous: John is one of 7, John's Dad is one of 5 or 6, and his Mum is one of 10. Dave & Lil even had their two bridesmaids there. We played a lot of old songs, including one from war time. One of my faves is Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - you just can't help jiggling to it! Lil is a bit doddery on her feet but she managed to get up and dance a couple of tunes including the Anniversary Waltz and We'll Meet Again. The evening went very well, but I'm glad we don't do the DJing every week now - it's so much hard work unloading and packing up. I think we only have one more 'one off' to do next May when John's oldest friend Dave (alias Nobby) is getting married.

Back to my Nan....the next day (Sunday) the news was that she was suffering from pneumonia.
Tonight, my Mum rang and said that she was still taking nebulizers 4 times a day together with the anti-biotics & she's had a full body scan. However, my Nan says she doesn't feel any better. They'll assess her again tomorrow with a view to sending her home but everyone's hoping they decide not to, as she really isn't strong enough yet. They really don't seem to care that she an elderly lady living on her own and despite the fact that she can't move around yet, they still wanna get her out. She can't stay with any of us as we all have upstairs toilets and Nan only has a one bedroom bungalow so nowhere for anyone else to sleep if someone were to stay with her. The worry is that if she has a fall and can't get to the phone, no-one will know. She was planning to move into sheltered accommodation where they are supervised etc. This really needs to happen asap as I fear she's not gonna be able to look after herself properly now.

All week I've been planning what I'm gonna be wearing at the next 'Fun at work' day which is tomorow. The theme this time is pirates. Ok, so, who can I model myself on....hmmm not really difficult being a huge Johnny Depp fan - it's gotta be Cap'n Jack Sparrow! I already had a long haired wig so I've decorated that with coloured beads. I have a bandana so that we will go around the wig. I've borrowed one of John's white shirts so that's nice and baggy, I'll wear my own trousers rolled up with brown boots, a tablecloth will go around my waist hanging down at the side, and I bought a toy pistol today at Sancto's. The only thing I don't have is a long waistcoat. I should look a complete whalley - hoorah! Full report and hopefully some pics to follow...