Hi ya blog folk. Hope you've had a good weekend, mine has been very good. Friday was my food shopping and housework day. After tea me and hubby went to the allotment and had a lovely hour on there sowing seeds and weeding.

Yesterday's weather was gorgeous and hubby was working on project patio. It's starting to look really good now. I watched the lovely James Martin in the morning whilst ironing and then after a yummy bacon club lunch went outside and started creosoting the garden fence. My sis did a family party last night for my nieces 10th birthdays. I can't believe C&E are 10 already. E is really shooting up now and I think she's got the tall family genes. Sis did a lovely salmon tea and lots of wine was drunk.

I thought today I might have a hangover but luckily a couple of paracetamols sorted me out. We went to see hubby's ma today. She wasn't too good and seemed to be in a world of her own really, hubby was quite upset when we came away. We only managed 20 minutes with her which seems awful but it really drains you.

This afternoon I spoke to my ma and invited her out with me and hubby next Sunday. We're planning on taking her to Chatsworth to have a look at the gardens and then we're going to take her out for tea at a country pub which should be nice.

I rang R as we're going out with her and D, L&S and some other friend's of R's on Friday for a meal. Not sure who the other people are but apparently we've met them before - just can't remember them. D's not having too good a time at the moment as he's not had any work for about 4 months now. He's self-employed in the IT industry and there's no contracts coming his way at the minute. R says they're coping money wise but they'll be finding things difficult if he doesn't get something soon.

I'm working tomorrow as I'm doing some extra days until we get our new person although I'm not sure when that will be. The bosses were shortlisting last week so hopefully by the end of July we might have someone in place. We've been having a series of temps for quite a while and to be honest most of the time its been awful. The boss had to finish someone last Friday, she was a nice lady but hadn't worked for 13 years and our dept is so busy that we simply haven't got the time to teach people skills. If I were her to be honest I'd enrol myself on a course to update my skills.

We're having an Indian feast for tea. Starting off with bhaji's etc, then chicken curry, rice and nan followed by strawberries and cream.

Going with R to the hospital on Wednesday. Hoping we can at least get a name for the condition which she's suffering from.

R&r have still not got their house yet but should be getting it in the next few weeks.

Well I think I've rambled on enough today so going to see what you lot have been up to. See you soon.