summer at last ?

for a change  the  title of this entry isnt  a  crappy pun,  summer has arrived  at last. and  it has  been HOT.  unfortunately,MS  plus hot weather  equals  one  bloody  tired  carer.  but  it is  so  lovely  for  the holidaymakers  i dont  mind.  our shops in this part of  north norfolk rely  heavily  on the tourist  trade,and if they arent coming because of bad weather  a  lot  will close.   indded  in  Fakenham,a small market  town inland,many  shops  have already  gone.  its  getting a ghost  town.  if t wasn't  for  Tescos  in the middle of   town  i  think  fakenham  is  going  to  soon  be  a  town of charity shops  and estate  agents       and  3   of those  have  closed  there.  says a lot about the housing market.

i took mum  friday to do our  shopping  and the town centre  was  deserted,mind you  i am sure  many  people  were  taking advantage   of the glorious  weather  and  went  to the  coast.  least  it made shopping in the supermarkets  a pleasure.   mum  enjoyed  the  outing,makes a change  for  her to say she  is  hot,normally  mum  never  feels  too  hot,she has  the last  few  days.  

on thursday  i went and  saw linda  the  Ms  nurse again,  she  wants  me  to  see Dr.M.now  he is back off his holiday,as  she wants  me to try another  2  medications,i must  say  the  2  she put  me on  seem to be helping,and  she has increased  the dose  of the baclofen  by  half a tablet a day.  no  side effects  so far,and  i  do seem a bit better  on them.we  had a long  talk,  and  all in  all she  is  quite pleased  how i  am coping.  i  see  the consultant  next  jan,although  it  is possible i shall  be  called before then if he wants another scan  done  sooner.  

all week  tracey  has  been on holiday,so  no  early morning  carer  for mum, although we could have had a replacement  we decided  against  this,as  last  time  we  got  3  different   ones          and  to be  honest  for 15  minutes  a morning it isnt worth getting  up  so early.  i managed.  i always  do.       although o am going to write  to  my  social worker,and ask  for a few days  respite if they will cough up  some cash.  a  3  day  coach  holiday  would  be  lovely.   where  to?  Yorkshire  if i can      always  wanted  to  visit  there  and  never  been. sort  carers  out  for  mum     she  won't  want  to go in residential  care,and  i  think it  is the best  solution.    hopefuly  i can  get  something  sorted  out. 

the  heat  has  made  the  tomatoes  ripen fast  and  i have  put  3  bags  in the freezer.  bloody things  still dont have a lot of taste,  even the  smaller  ones.  all in all  a big disappointment  this year.   the  pots  and baskets  look  lovely still,i  have to  water  them every  day  in the  hot weather  or  they  soon  flag  and  look  awful.   hopefully  they will go through the summer   really  have  been a  picture.  

i still arent  reading  many  journals,  but i am glad  to see indigo  has  made an entry.  good news  hun,you  have  been  missed.   lucy  i  always  try  and  comment  on    she is a lovely caring  lady,if  you  never  read her  journal  take a look  and  leave  her a  comment   day-to-day-life-by-Lucille4364/  also  june  always  asks  how  i am doing    her  journal   MIDNIGHT  is  one  i enjoy.  who  would  be  a  mum      lol        and  zoe  Domestic Chaos  i am  glad  to  see is back  on top  form.    i  PROMISE        fingers  crossed  lol  i will get  round  to  reading  the  rest  of   you  as  soon as i can.  

well,it  is  11.25pm  and  it  reads  25  celsius  in  here    my  fan has  been going  all night,thunderstorms are on the way  though.  i hope everyone  enjoys  a  great  summer,take  care all