28th May 2008

Appointment today with consultant re : radiotherapy treatment

Today we met Dr De Silver and Emma from Adelaide Ward

They checked Jon over and have basically said "you are free to get on with rest of your life", they cant actually say Jon's cancer free but as no symptoms are showing, we count that as the cancer gone, with no headaches and the fact he was able to come off the steroids is also a positive.

So fingers crossed that this is the final time we mention Cancer on this blog.

So raise a glass or a cuppa tea to Jon on getting through this a second time... Well done Jon.. we knew you could do it!

28th May 2008 - New Hair

Mum treated me to a new hairdo today "Thanks Mum !!"

Thought it would be fun to show a before and after pic..... even though I'm embarrassed how bad it had got... hopefully you can see the improvement.


The back



The front



and now the transformation that Hannah did...

The back



The front (pic at shop didn't come out I blinked.. so Rob took this one at home for me)



Hopefully I can keep it looking this good, I love having my hair done at Roberta's I always feel so relaxed when I get home. Roll on next school holidays... maybe I will go reds and golds next time.

9th May 08 - Were Back!

Hi everyone.. were back... we took a the family for a quick break away to Harcombe House the Firefighters Charity recuperation Center. It was a bit last minute so didnt get to warn too many people..

Anyway we went last Sat (3rd May) and the weather was great for us.. we visited Exeter and Paignton , the kids got to swim (paddle actually as it was freezing) in the sea.

Ive gathered a few photos here hopefully they have come out ok.... I know the TAG guys have wonderful shots with their super technical cameras and special lenses.. alas these are just taken with a Kodak point and click lol but hopefully they are clear enough... my favourite is of the seagull close up.. shows the blue cloudless sky we had that day.



Exeter Cathedral... the detail of the stonework was amazing



Close up



Paignton Sea front.. the reddish copper colour of the sand was beautiful.



A point and click of seagulls in the distance.



My favourite nature pic.... looks very regal!



After one of the country walks at Harcombe... we take a much needed break!



This was quite a distance shot had to zoom lots to get it close enough.. its a tad blurry but was lovely to see the family swimming on the lake.



The sound from this waterfall was so peaceful yet loud.

22nd April 2008

Ouch!... there must be easier ways to lose weight than by giving a pint of blood away but hopefully it will have worked and I will be a little lighter for diet club this eve.

I gave blood today with Chris watching me, not that he watched much he was more interested in his DS game, he did go yuck when the lady showed him the bag of blood at the end, but was very pleased to get a chocolate biscuit and drink at the end of the session with me. Hes going to think about giving blood when hes older.... hes got a good few years to decide on that one anyhow.

I was told some platelets get taken from my blood today and pooled into a dontation. I have asked about platelets but would need to goto Oxford regularly to give them (8-10 times a year). This is maybe a bit far so I will just continue to give blood whenever I get chance locally.

19th April 2008 - Happy Birthday

Happy 70th Birthday Dad

Hope you enjoyed the party at Bob's yesterday, we certainly did, the kids are now hooked on the pool game on the wii that they were shown.



I'm really glad you enjoyed the Birthday cake will bring over the paper copy for you sometime soon.
(The cake topper was a design I made and was printed for me onto fondant icing so the whole thing was edible)

7th April 2008

Survived day one of the school holidays...

Kids went to a football camp from 10am-2pm.... Jon and I went to the hospital for his treatment and then food shopping.... nothing exciting really.. but kinda nice to go into town without kids.

Looking forward to the next few peaceful days while they are out playing football.. will be one down on Thurs due to staying at a friends house (birthday/sleepover).... Prob go swimming on Fri..

Will wait and see what the week throws at me... right back to watching tv!

4th April 2008 - Teenager alert!

We now have a teenager in the house... it will never be the same again lol....



Happy 13th Birthday Robert... enjoy your HALF day at school