BEING GRANDAD - BACK FROM CANADA.
Arrived home from Canada mid afternoon Easter Sunday.
16 day trip and the last leg of the journey went well, listening to music on the Dr Dre and also watched a couple of movies in-flight.
Maybe it was bad that I did not sleep much because the family dinner out around Joys home left me with eyes that felt full of needles.
Maybe it was bad that I did not sleep much because the family dinner out around Joys home left me with eyes that felt full of needles.
It was all a bit freaky for me BUT I was advised to stay awake before getting a 'normal' nights sleep.
I am not much of a long-haul person - hardly any such flights in my life.
I slept well Sunday night and seemed to be recovered from jet-lag.
Monday was another family lunch out at a local restaurant and all went well other than Joy nearly being dragged into the sea as she tried to gather some water to make salt!
We have Conniepops with us this week as her nursery is closed.
She is such a delight.
She is such a delight.
When I arrived home she was fast asleep on her Mums knee.
Ann said 'look' to her - she leapt out of her arms and flung herself at me for an extended hug.
"Grandad" she screamed.
Ann said 'look' to her - she leapt out of her arms and flung herself at me for an extended hug.
"Grandad" she screamed.
Nothing so beautiful!
She promptly went back an hers Mums knee and immediately fell asleep again.
Family life!
Tuesday two appointments in London Town so was up with the alarm - shaved/showered and feeling a bit of nausea.
Then the sickness hit me and I was in the bathroom shouting down the big white telephone.
(No London meetings - life was cancelled!)
(No London meetings - life was cancelled!)
Strangely, when I am sick, I lie on the floor pouring with sweat feeling totally exhausted.
Ann has the same thing.
Ann has the same thing.
So it's not just being sick it is a big hit on the system.
I remember years ago travelling back from Scotland on a train.
I was lying on the floor of the toilet for the whole journey - midst getting rid of what the body was rejecting.
I was lying on the floor of the toilet for the whole journey - midst getting rid of what the body was rejecting.
So that was yesterday.
Feeling pretty rubbish.
In bed most of the day.
Weak.
Feeling I cannot describe - and I like to be able to put words to feelings.
Today I am much better and will get back to the social norm by tomorrow.
Feeling pretty rubbish.
In bed most of the day.
Weak.
Feeling I cannot describe - and I like to be able to put words to feelings.
Today I am much better and will get back to the social norm by tomorrow.
Sorry to all my beautiful friends who have contacted me and I have ignored.
No tweets Blogs or any communications.
Apologies.
I will aim to unpack my case today and get some sort of normalisation.
