nuttynurse

Catch up

2010-06-17T12:53:00.002Z

Just a few pics to sum up what's been going on recently:

Here is the tiny random rainbow that appeared in the middle of an almost perfectly blue sky recently. Nat told me there was a rainbow and i was saying 'don't be silly it takes rain AND sun to make a rainbow'. Then I looked and had to eat my words ;)

This is Kez and Nat in the bath the other day playing nicely.

This is Nat posing in the new kitchen.

And this is Tiger Nat! He roared at Kez in the mask and made her cry LOL

Please pray for David aka Mr NN as he struggles with his health right now.

nn XX

Stuff

2010-04-27T13:57:00.004Z

OK, I thought I really must put something here other than Christmas presents!!!

So here's some I made earlier. Snippets of nutty life etc.

First up, a picture of my cutie pie, just cos she is soooo cute.

Next, Cutie pie and Natty pie in Costa. Kezia is doing her photo face, love it.

Finally, Nutty gets revenge!!!!

nn XX

Christmas presents joy!

2010-01-15T15:07:00.003Z

Nat flying high, and yes J, I finally got round to clicking it together! It was very easy thankfully.

'VROOOOOOM'

'Argh, ruuuuun, the big baby monster is after us!!'

'Yes, I am learning how to share with my little sister and am doing it quite nicely here' After all Betty gave me 20 cars, so that's 10 each as mummy says!

Check out those felxible hamstrings WOW!!! Supreme stretching capabilities.

Some pics

2010-01-06T14:55:00.003Z

Kezia has embraced her food now which is great and has a giggle at her cup here!

Here is the snow mouse that I splodged onto the telegraph pole outside our house!

This one's a good giggle! Nat is in his new PJs (thanks Gpa and Gma) XX

nn XX

Snow man!

2009-12-18T13:50:00.005Z

So the hand that bites also provides fun!!!! Could be worse!!! Snow day.........

Hee hee hard work!

2009-11-24T14:21:00.002Z

You're killing me Nat!!!

Ahhh ha ha hah hahaaaaaaaa!!!!

'Phew' all that laughing has wiped me out, NAP TIME!!!!

Food?

2009-11-20T14:49:00.004Z

Kezia had her first taste of real food (if you can call baby rice that)!

As you can she was not very impressed!!! Now to start tasting sessions, sigh! What a faf is the weaning process! I'm also worried she will become so fat she cannot move as she is mighty chunky on mummy's milk so what will happen when solids kick in.............. :)

p.s check those reds cheeks as the ickle teetheys come through!

Bits and baths

2009-11-06T17:22:00.004Z

Cuteness personified!

Splash splash.........

Kezia in her lovely outdoor suit but she looks like a big pink marshmallow!

Birthday boy, the big one, sharing opening with the little one!

Simple things!!!!

2009-09-09T16:08:00.004Z

So what happens when you give a nuttynurse a camera and some time to idle away?..............................

Do you like K's wig!!!!

Hee hee, me and Nat were killing ourselves with laughter when he had kezia's trousers on his head!!!! It looks like an african head piece :)

Random recent pics and events.......

2009-08-06T20:01:00.004Z

When you're smiling............

Ahhhhhhhhhh, the A Team! We haven't aged a bit!!!!

This is a pic of a recent rainbow taken from the loft........it was most beautiful.

Nat in a hat. Now this just makes me giggle. It is the hat that came with present, see previous post, and Nat is obviously just thinking how dapper he looks in it!!!! Suits you Sir!

Now this is for old times sakes. I was scrolling through pics in my phone showing Nat when I came across this one. It is sooooooooo cute!!! They all look so wickle and ute............if only we knew eh!!!!

nn XX

Seriously cool baby present............

2009-06-22T12:22:00.006Z

This was a present from David's colleagues. It is a bouquet of synthetic flowers with baby clothes blent into it with amazing skill and design.

1st pic = flowers in box.

2nd pic = out of box, still looking quite real right?

Pic 3 & 4 = Get a bit closer and realise that some of the flowers are actually clothes tightly folded to create flowers, very clever.

5th pic = and finally a display of what clothes they managed to fit in a bouquet.

2 bodysuits, one beenie, a bib and 4 pairs of socks!

I thought it was such a unique idea and a very nice gift. Made in China, of course, but a company based in England according to the box.

nn XX

You know you are a mummy when..........

2009-06-19T13:13:00.003Z

When............You are ten mins into a cycle and the baby cries come loud and clear through the monitor so you have to get off and go feed the little woo boo.

When..........You are burping the baby and it sicks up milk and mucous onto your sweaty t-shirt cos it has the sniffles!

When...........You get back on the bike with puke patch wiped, baby in chair next to bike and Nat running around trying to have a converasation with an out of breath mummy!

Ah the joys...........but I still managed to complete 30mins even if not all together and all I can say is oweeeeeee to the saddle soreness when getting back on after Wednesday!!!!

Nutty nalgas........

2009-06-17T14:05:00.005Z

Well it's been a while since I validated the title of this blog so here's some pictures of me looking nutty, not nursey, on my exercise bike. Since JDH and Mrs JDH have been bussin it in the gym I thought I shud get back on my bike.

My bottom has been absent from the saddle for 9 months. I had great plans to cycle throughout the pregnancy but the best laid plans were scuppered by nausea and exhaustion so I had to accept my body's decision and take a prolonged break. Now 4 weeks on from popping out k I feel able to get on again.

I managed 30 mins on a lower level than before, obviously, but my HR was up at 170 so I was feeling it!!! (see the sweat on my brow)!

hmmmmmm..........I obviously need to work on the biceps and reverse the conversion of triceps to bat wings back to triceps!!! :)

Grandma and Grandpa very kindly gave Nat and K some clothes, see pic. Thank you X

As u can see. Nat was not happy with his picture being taken whereas Kezia was more philosophical about it!

nuttyness out X

Cuteness

2009-06-11T14:52:00.002Z

Here are some pics of Kezia and the boys........

nn XX

Nat is 2 whole anos!

2009-03-18T15:12:00.003Z

Nat's birthday was a tiring but lovely day starting with playing in the park with Anna Jones and back to the Jone's residence for lunch.

Then we chilled in the afternoon and had Aunty Verity and Grandpa and Grandma around in teh evening.

Here is Moomin sharing the joys of Bob with Nat.......well, she looked excited!

Than Bampa showing Nat a card.

This is Nat a couple days later enjoying the fab weather and presents from Gma/Gpa.

Here is Nanul wearing one of his new t-shirts and pushing his 'gol car'. Thanks Aunty 'Care' and Uncle 'Jonny'.

This is Nanul's car garage which is already annoying me with the noises and the fact he keeps taking it apart!!!!! But it is cool so hey ho.

And finally, the 'I am 2 photo'!!! Moomin and Moomin papa have some pics of the cake..........maybe they will appear on Moomin's blog.............?!

nn XX

Magical Duck and KFC!

2009-03-02T14:57:00.005Z

One day Nat was bathing and a little duck was sitting on the edge of the bath. Nat saw him all on his lonesome and went to pick him up. The duck said to Nat 'I wish I was bigger, I feel so small in this big bath'. Nat hesitated and then picked up little duckie, gave him a toothy grin and said 'Lets try adding a little water'. Nat put little duckie in the water and...........

..............'POOOF' the duckie supersized and became a massive chicken sized duck!! The duckie was so happy about his new found stature that he span round and round which made Nat's grin even wider plus some giggling! Needless to say the duckie lived happily ever after!

From ducks to chickens..........Here is a funny picture of David and Nat eating KFC smuggled into the hotel when we were in Cheltenham recently. There was a football match on and Nat was probably pointing at the screen saying 'ball' with a mouth full of freshly fried chicken! D won't thank me for the pic but it's cute!

And since we be ornithologically orientated on this post, lets look at a beautiful penguin and bird from Birdland, Boughton-on-the-Water. The bird originates in Africa I believe but when I read the info about it and thought I would remember the name, I was sadly pregnantly brainedly mistaken! Ah well, another chapter in the decline of my grey matter............or what's left of it! The colour on the wings is just amazing.

nn XX

Reptile on Roof!

2009-02-13T15:42:00.002Z

So I'm looking out my loft window and gaze to the right and notice an odd looking creature on the neighbour's roof. I stare weally weally hard and decide that it's not moving and is a toy BUT how did it get there? It was not there when the loft was converted. If someone lobbed it up there how did it land so wonderfully top side up? Is it real? Am I gonna be invaded by a red eyed blood sucking lizard at some stage in the near future? Watch this space...........

Once again I wish I had a super doper zoom lense so I could analyse the very scales on it's toes! Ah well..........if all goes quiet then you know I am slowly dissolving in a reptilian stomach!

Over and out

nn XX

The day the door fell off.........

2009-02-11T13:43:00.004Z

One day nuttynurse was minding her own business upstairs when 'BANG, CRASH' happened downstairs. In a split second my brain raided it's memory banks for recognisable sounds but it was totally alien and I couldn't imagine what it was. I gingerly made my way downstairs to discover what had transpired and saw this:

As you can imagine I was quite peturbed by the event, even unhinged you might say........! But it's kinda funny in a funny kinda way!!!

I had tightened the screws on the hinges previously but they had loosened and on closer inspection both hinges had broken in two resulting in the door falling right orf!!!

Poor Mr NN now has no way of shutting out the 'daddy, daddy, whes da ball, whes da car' when he wants to mark on the table!!! Hee hee

nn :)

More snow pics

2009-02-03T14:17:00.006Z

More misc pics of massive snowmen, Robin in garden, mummy and nat footprints etc.

HAPPY SNOWDAY!

2009-02-02T16:19:00.003Z

All in all the weather has been great fun apart from a bump into my bumper last night from a sliding motorist!!

David's school was shut so we wrapped up and headed out to Sainsburys to get lunch and bits. We even had an avalanche off our roof but thankfully I was not standing by the porch at the time!!!

Nat enjoyed the 'snow, snow, snow'!!!!

Here's some pics from this morning:

Now you see it.....

2009-01-09T12:45:00.005Z

So after cutting hair with scissors in the bath on a constantly moving Nat and getting some not so great finishes I decided to buy some clippers. As you can imagine he didn't enjoy the experience but did quite well to sit fairly still while an alien buzzed over his head. By the time he finished he had a very hairy torso! I did get an apron in the kit but it would have been too big and it would have added to the 'experience' in a negative way.

I didn't achieve a fantastic finish but hopefully that will improve with Nat's compliance and more practice. At least I won't get comments about his badly cut fringe anymore as he doesn't have one, yay!!

Long live the skin head!!! Well, I didn't intend major shortness, the top is an 18 and the back is a 7 but he looks quite cute and I prefer my men clean cut!!!!

nn XX

p.s Unfortunately Mr NN has showed no inclination to let me do his hair..........I wonder why...........

Hurdy furdy birdy birdy, fa la la la, la la la la!

2008-12-16T18:40:00.002Z

Many thanks go out to Moomin and Grandpa for my most splendid bird feeding station. And what a station! You could dock a birdy space ship there! It has four upper hooks for hanging feed despensers / metal ball filled with peanuts. Then it has hooks lower down for hanging 'fat snacks' on which are high calorie balls in nets held together with some fat product, hmmmm tasty! Then there is even a bath where one can wash one's beak prior to pecking. How jolly jolly!

I have already seen a blue tit and a Robin in attendence and I only put it up this afternoon in the freezing weather!

Nat loves looking at the birds so I hope he will be able to see more now of the smaller varieties. I love watching them all great and small plus the squirrels and foxes. It is the Harley nature reserve, courtesy of the Creator of course!

nn XX

Inane grinning likeness

2008-12-13T16:32:00.002Z

Grin, grin, grin. Grandpa is there by default but the other 3 are not!!! He is just guilty by association! :)

OK, so Grandma isn't quite reaching the same level as Dan and Nat but she's sure capable!!!! All I can say is that it runs in the family!!

It is amazing how many times Nat reminds me of Daniel and they are miles apart.

nn XX (older but not wiser, d'oh)

Go Natty!

2008-11-28T20:22:00.002Z

Virtually everyday I am taking him out for a walk round the block to test his legs and increase his confidence. Today we did it in the dark as it was too wet earlier. Despite reduced visibility, or maybe my eyesight is showing my age, Nat let go and walked along freestyle which is quite brave on the uneven pavement!

My back is bad at the mo so all steps, get it, towards less carrying is nice.

nn XX

Just for a laf............

2008-11-10T14:19:00.002Z

I'm too tired to do anything constructive but this was easy enough to blog!!

Your Pilgrim Name Is

Humility Eaton

What's Your Pilgrim Name?

What does my nose say about me?

2008-10-21T18:24:00.002Z

What Your Nose Says About You

You are detail oriented and attentive. You are a perfectionist.

You are reasonable and patient. You don't give into impulses.

You are objective and logical. You make a good businessperson.

You are helpful and giving. You like cooperating, and you're always willing to lend a hand.

You are optimistic and trusting. You expect the best from people.

What Does Your Nose Say About You?

This is very strange but I would have to concur with all the points if thinking honestly and I am definately a perfectionist!!!

Brack brack brack brack....

2008-10-09T13:41:00.004Z

What animal are you?!

You Are a Chicken

You are a naturally curious and inquisitive being. You are often poking your nose where it doesn't belong!

Collecting nuggets of knowledge is important to you. You enjoy knowing everything you can.

You are very independent and strong willed. You don't like to be bossed around, and you do as you please.

You are quite determined and able to take on challenges. You will “peck away” at a problem until it's gone.

What Animal Are You?

SBU Freshers Fair

2008-09-19T15:43:00.003Z

So Nat was dropped off at Bampa's and Bamma's. Bamma was there so gave me a lift in so I didn't have to pay CC @ £8, thank you! And yes Susanna, it is a whole year already but Nat would have got frustrated being in a buggy for that long this time round so the perfectly timed retirement meant instant babysitting duties and a fun time was had in Sunray Gardens on the swings!!

I got there just after ten and Pastor Haile was there with the display set up. As you can see it is a well produced display with two big banners either side. Just as last year it has to have been the best visual display on offer.

The morning session was slow to start but soon we had many students flowing in to get their freebies. Pastor Haile, myself, Englebert and Bisi manned, yes I like the non PC was of saying it, the stall from 10-1. We had sweets and pens to gives away as well and lots of literature, invitations and CDs.

The CDs were popular and we gave many away. From Thursday (am + pm) alone it is estimated we gave away 700 invitations which is amazing.

Here is Bisi trying to run from the camera but I snapped her anyway!!!

Many responses were met from, "no thanks" to ''oh, thank you", to "hallelujah, praise the Lord"!!! The CDs were particularly useful as people not wanting to enter a church were willing to take away a gospel sermon.

May the Lord be pleased to use the CDs, invites and literature to awaken souls in this dark city. 2 years completed now and it has to be unrivalled in making contact with students so if other churches are in a position to do this work I would encourage it.

nn XX

Fungi day @ Kew anyone?

2008-09-17T12:55:00.005Z

So Pom has time off and wants to visit Kew so me and Nat tag along for fun. Fun being the lift up to the walking among the treetops not ready yet so I have to carry Nat up many flights of stairs...........feel the burn!!! Anyhoo it offers a great view of the Temperate house and technically if you can throw far you could lob a brick through the evolution house glass roof..................tut tut who said that!

Nat didn't seem to be too phased by being high off the ground. Not like Bampa in that respect then!

Pom enjoyed looking at all the different tree barks.......hmm something about barking comes to mind!!! Nat wasn't so impressed though. Not having an after lunch nap proved too much for the young one not to mention the yawning that occured from the 2 oldies on the way home!

Lunch was enjoyed on a bench and Nat stole Pom's Pomme, see picture!! BTW when he eats an apple he gets a blotchy face, anyone had/seen that reaction to an apple before?

Now apparently trees live in harmony with fungi, fungi, funny! But we found a magnificent specimen on a tree. Looks like a malignant growth but hey. It was also a bit smelly........don't ask!

Nat is being looked after by recently retired 'Bampa' tomo a.m so I can go to the SBU fresher's fair..........re-living my youth and hopefully planting some seed.

nn XX

Bro + Hot Nat takes splash!

2008-09-01T18:43:00.006Z

Before you check out Nat I want to share a picture of my beloved brother.............Mr Cool. I love this picture.

Ode to JDH:

Standing, waiting on a beach,
My eldest sibling, apt to preach,
Caring for his darling wife,
Who bears such burdens in this life.

Looking cool, in lime green shirt,
Shades on, but still alert,
Game to play, tendons of steel?
I think not 'Ow my heel!'

Braving the ice cold seas with John,
And stayed in rather much too long,
Blue lips but nephews to see,
So back to base and cup of tea.

My big bro, irreplaceable, best friend,
Family is precious, the time we spend.
So let no earthly cares molest,
Bro, army soldier, BE THE BEST!

nn 2008

Now on a less sentimental note it was 26 degrees this Saturday just gone. That was our summer, one day!! Anyway, Nat was hard at work keeping the local rats under control, who needs a cat eh! And after all that hard work one must have a nice drink, relaxed like.

So mummy thinks 'Nat is hot, what shall I do?' Ah, water! So I get a bucket which he really enjoyed playing with but it didn't quite do if for me. Soooooooo...........I got thunking and thunked that I could improvise with a storage box and hey presto I thunked a paddling pool into being.

Nat loves his stacking pots and those clever designers made them with different holes in the bottom to create different flow rates when being used in water. Sounds rather urological to me!
Anyhoo, I would have bought a paddling pool this summer but it was a big let down sun wise so didn't bother.

nn XX

Nat on 2 feet!

2008-07-30T18:47:00.002Z

Nat with his new baby walker which will teach him to balance. He ran in his other one but is pretty much stationary with this at the moment but will hopefully push on, get it, soon!

Despite his lack of movement he seems quite happy. On all fours is another matter. I could not get my film of him crawling to upload so he cannot rival cousin Matthew in the race for best actor role. He gets everywhere now so I have ordered stair gates and have to be a lot more watchful!!!! He also now sits at the bottom of the stairs and cries when I go upstairs which he never did before but at least we have progress, of a sort.

nn XX

Still 'getting there'...............patience is a virtue!!!!!!!!!! Plus our holiday....

2008-07-28T15:33:00.004Z

We went to Corfu recently so here is a taste of what it was like;

Nat loved being in the pool which was nearly always 30 degrees! He amused the other guests no end.

This is the view all along the bay our hotel was in.

Nat in his floatie which was £13 very well spent!

This was a walk through a little greek village high up where you could see a fantasic sunset. These flowers are common but so beautiful.

We went up to the village on evening to watch the sunset. It was lovely and the usually cloud free sky had a few streaky clouds to enhance the effect.

Here are some more pictures of the 'getting there' project. Today I raked the lawn of building debry and then mowed and strimmed it. All in 29 degrees, woooo, was I sweating!!!

This the view standing on scaffold at the back looking towards the front down the right side of the house. It gives you an idea of the nice work done on the tiling. The weird looking pipe job was done today to accomodate the toilet's waste pipe.

This picture is from the front left of the scaffold looking down the same side of the house as the previous picture but from the front. The window on the left is above the new staircase.

This is the vew from the scaffold of my washing, hmmmmmmmmmm, and Nat with rat, of course!

This is view down from top of new staircase.

And finally, view from back right of garden. We are the only house around the green with a red roof but more on the road. It brightens up things rather than a grey slate, which was the other option, or a rather sickly brown which is kinda gross for a roof colour even if it matches the paint job.

Life goes on. I am working full time being a nuttynurse at the mo so daddy is having to do lots of babysitting and is getting a taste of what mummy does on her 'days off'!!!!! Work has been ridiculously busy with untold demands on staff when on shift. I still love my job and wouldn't swap nursing but sometimes I wonder how long the goodwill of nurses/NHS workers will last when they are pushed to the limit, do loads of unpaid overtime and don't have time to take allocated breaks!

Peace out

nn XXXXXXXX

Getting there.........

2008-07-02T13:48:00.003Z

View from top of new staircase through door frame space.

This is from right front position looking towards the back of the room and out the dormer. Showeroom is through the door space on the left.
This pic shows side of the dormer and the maynard window at the top of the new staircase.
This pic gives a close up view of the lovely tiles. They are red with faint black stria which give them a very attractive look (do I sound like a salesperson!) I'm sold!
This pic looks along the front of the roof showing the velux window, new fascias (white) and new guttering. Had to get new fascias and soffets due to squirrel occupation and the subsequent damage! The guttering is at quite an angle but apparently so is the house!!!! That's what you get for building on clay soil Mr Whittell!

So, 11 weeks down the line and we're getting there! All that remains is finishing the roof, installing the sanitaryware plus plumbing and internal finishes, door frames etc.

Here's hoping for a quite summer..............well apart from getting my paint brush out!

nn XX

Come in Houston...........

2008-06-14T15:50:00.003Z

View of dormer from rear. It has two windows to be fitted.
This is half kitted out to be a space station......see silver to right hand side.
Not finished view of staircase from landing.
Moses supposes............

Work progresses.........not at the speed of light but more moderately! On friday they were cutting the insulation that goes between the wooden struts and it got everywhere. Even after vacuuming it was still floating down but I'm not bothered about mess at mo as a pointless exercise! The insulation has silver fascia to reflect heat but it makes the loft look like a space station and after they have put larger thinner sheets over it will be like a rocket.

The roses are all that's left of my front garden!

nn XX

The loft progresses...........

2008-06-04T12:53:00.002Z

So after 5 weeks what do we have. Well finally we had all 4 builders here on Monday and they put in a 10hr day to put up the dormer seen in the pics. It's quite a good size when you stand inside, not massive but will make a good 4th bedroom.

Also after 6 weeks the timber from the garden has finally been used up to reveal the damage to the grass, ouch!! Ah well these things have to be sacrificed in the name of progress but hopefully it will grow back or I will be re-seeding it soon.

News about Nathanael's passport is this. It was sent in April but the Identity and Passport service's scanner missed the 1 in 16 so it was sent to no.6 instead of 16. When this error was established (23/5) they apologised but the damage was done. Not only a lost passport but birth certificate which has info about all of us on it, such frustration!!! We hope that it will either end up at our neighbours or returned to the IPP. Either way we are not impressed with the service recieved and it shows how one error can lead to loss and identity fraud. My neighbour says he has not received the passport although the delivery company claim they delivered it. Who knows what the truth is but hey ho these things are sent to annoy/test us!! The main thing is we are able to travel now we have the passport but please pray that the BC will turn up safe as it could be used wrongly if it falls into the wrong hands.

So building and passports aside, what else is going on? David had a tooth removed last friday at 20:15, don't ask, and he is still in a lot of pain. I think it is a bit infected but he refused to wipe the socket with TCP.........is he a chicken or am I a ruthless nurse? All I know is that the pain is secondary to small infection to the best approach is aggressive cleansing even if it hurts. No pain no gain methinks but it's not my mouth!

That's it really. I was at work, day shifts, last week was enjoyable. Always is, I love my work which is nice to be able say.

nn XX

A me-me with some thoughfulness to it

2008-05-19T12:06:00.003Z

1. Your cell phone? ...... Nokia
2. Your significant other?..... David
3. Your hair? ....... Short
4. Your mother? .........Caring for many
5. Your father?.......cultivating a plague of frogs!
6. Your favorite thing?.......Sunshine & speed
7. Your dream last night?.....too busy sleeping to remember!
8. Your favorite drink? ...... Root beer ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
9. Your dream/goal?........To bungee jump somewhere!
10. The room you’re in.......freezing cold office
11. Your talent ?........Erm........being a good nurse
12. Your fear?..........Moths, (grits teeth!)
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years?.....where I belong
14. Where were you last night?.....In the bath listening to a sermon
15. What you’re not?........conventionally beautiful
16. Muffins?............absolutely
17. One of your wish list items?...…more surface space in kitchen
18. Where you grew up?........Saaaf east London mate
19. The last thing you did?.....40mins on the exercise bike!
20. What are you wearing?......jeans n hoody
21. Your TV?............dusty!!!
22. Your pet(s)?...........None real but have tadpoles in garden
23. Your computer? ......old and slow
24. Your life?........a pilgrimage
25. Your mood?.......laxadasical
26. Missing home?.....I'm here
27. Your car?........Black Ford Focus
28. Something you’re not wearing? Stilettos! ha ha
29. Favorite Store?........Anything with food in it, innit!
30. Your summer?.........Hopefully with Sunshine and family
31. Hate someone?.........myself when I fail
32. Your favorite color?....... Bright Yellow
33. Last time you laughed....... This a.m with builders!
34. Last time you cried?.......selective amnesia prevents an answer
35. Who will re-post this?.....Clare

The work proceeds........

2008-05-14T13:00:00.002Z

The bottom picture is the oldest showing one steel in situ with temporary wooden beams supporting existing wooden struts covered in plastic sheeting.

The top pics were taken today showing a larger portion of roof which has been removed at the back and a view in the side. The lads have laid most of the wooden joists down now. Inserting the steels took a lot longer than usual due to our positioning off the road and having to hoist upto roof level and then bolt them together plus extra bits. But they managed it in the end!

Thames Water have employed work men to replace the Victirian mains in the area. Tomorrow they are switching to the new main and fingers crossed it will function and then we can finally get all the holes riddling the street and around the green filled in, see pic. They are most buggy and car unfriendly. Parking has been difficult as they have dug up half the street and then park white vans on it all day long!

And finally a picture of the wooden crate like structure which the builders built to chuck all the rubbish into. My grass is an unfortunate victim of the structure but it had to be done as according to the builders placing a skip in SE London for a long period of time will result in sofas and beds being deposited in them when left unguarded! They will hire a skip when they are ready to t/f all the rubbish, not an enviable job methinks.

So that's it really. I have been out mucho en la sol porque es muy bonita! I think I have got a bit of a tan and Nat has liked visiting the swings frequently! His lunchtime nap has been in the lounge in a travel cot and he has been great and slept through some noisy sawing and drilling.

Updates on loft to follow as it progresses.

nn XX

Bits n Bob the builder + Mohican

2008-04-30T13:24:00.002Z

A few random photos to illustrate recent life around the green. As I type fine dust is falling on me from above as the builders bang things around on the beams. They have removed some of the roof, see pic, so they can fix the steel rods in place. These weigh an immense amount and to get them to the house they had to roll them along on metal pipes as they couldn't lift them. With the impossibilty of a crane they are now trying to work out how they will lift them upto roof level!
Today I also had a man fixing a raidator valve and then Thames Water, who have been faffing around with pipes in the area for 3 months already, decided they would dig up about 5 holes around the green. Goodness me, it's like being in a drill happy wonderland and all in the pouring pouring rain!!!

Great Grandma came over the over week so grandaughter made sure she made good use of her, see pic, and her storytelling skills! It was a test to see if she could say 'peekaboo' without her dentures falling out. LOL

My two happy boys caught on camera recently, with rat of course! I think he looks a lot more David these days, especially when D pulls a sad face!!!!

Then there is Nat with a mohican! I remember a picture of me looking like this but I am a bit older. I cut his hair last night in the bath, hard work but he looks really cute with short short hair and not a floppy mop. Cutting his hair is like trying to paint a wave; difficult cos he keeps on moving!!!!! I'll get some clippers when he gets older.....fun! Then I'll give myself a number 1!!!!! Ha ha! Don't worry one is jesting!

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr I am freezing. Having loft hatch open is like leaving the freezer door open!

nn XX

Herbert or Mrs Tiggywinkle?

2008-04-19T12:51:00.004Z

So there I was minding my own business last night torch in hand moving a bit of water out the mini pond to accomodate the new tads with H2O when.................

Well to break it down I was leaning over scooping water with a jug in my right hand and holding torch in my left. I had completed a few scoops when my jug brushed over something which moved.............arrrgh!!! I nearly wet meself!!! I jumped back and shone my torch over the area and to my surprise there was a massive fat hedgehog right next to the mini pond. I had been completely oblivious to it!!! Anyhoo, I jumped up and down like silly child and ran to get David. I said 'Get out here now you have to see this' and he said 'But I only have socks on' so I said 'It's worth getting wet socks for' so he came out and said 'Wow' and then returned swiftly to the kitchen as there was a curry waiting for him!!

I spent a while oogling it from every angle and looking at it's cute ickle black nose. Then I took some pictures, of course..............................and then I praised God for His wonderful creation........even though it scared the pants off me! The irony was that when I went out I swept the garden with the torch looking for foxes or cats that would jump out but it was Herbert that scared me, slightly! My rationale for it being Herbert is that it was quite big so maybe a daddy hedgehog. Or maybe they are like frogs and the female is a big mama while the male is small! Who knows. All I knows is that it was well worth delaying a curry for!!!!

nn XX

p.s I hope he/she doesn't eat tadpoles!

p.p.s In the bottom two pics you can see the ickle black nose!

Snowday Sunday

2008-04-08T13:38:00.004Z

When D told me it was snowing on Sunday I got up so quickly that I nearly blacked out!! Now there's a better way to get a lazy wife out of bed!! Much better than an alarm clock or promise of coffee!

Top of page you can see our lovely scaffolding waiting to be used.

Nat enjoyed being carried around while I crunched as much snow as possible!

See above:Nat found a new friend about the same size, if a bit bigger!! Today, being Tuesday, his friend still remains as a small blob of snow but his arms fell orf!

Nat waved his arms and legs in the snow as he said, 'Mummy what are you doing to me?' but he liked it really, apart from the cold bit.

Back to normality now as D goes back to school. I have been absolutely cained from working day shifts but I still love it! Nothing quite like the feeling of lead legs from working 07:30 till 20:30 but at least I am doing something which rewards the pain!!! I feel physically more tired from working day shifts than nights as days are more physically demanding whereas nights are more about surviving being up for 24hrs with no sleep!!!

nn XX

p.s COME ON ARSENAL TONIGHT!!!!

Plotting on..............

2008-02-27T16:22:00.003Z

Here are some pictures to try and illustrate what I have been up to so far. I'm not sure how many hours labour I have invested in this project so far but it has been many. I do about 1 1/2 hours every lunchtime when Nathanael is sleeping. As you can see from 4th pic it is a long plot and I have moved along about 3/4 of it. From the level from tree trunk to the very right hand side there is at least a 80cm dip so that is why there is a massive mound of earth as, as I move left to right I have to dig deeper to reach the same level.

I went to homebase yesterday and got a wheelbarrow, yeah!!! This means that at some stage I can wheel the 8+ bags of heavy rubble I have to the car and to the dump. I also got an earth sieve which I cracked banging it against the wall. When I read the lable it said it was durable. Ha! I didn't bang it hard, honest governor! I also got an incinerator as I have loads of wood to burn from trimming trees and roots. If you zoom into right hand side of 4th pic you can see it by the fence.

The 3rd pic shows the really difficult roots which riddle the soil. I am painstakingly removing the earth from around them and then levering them out or the best part, sawing them in half, woopee. I love using all the tools I can get my hands on!

Pic number 2 is of some of the massive bricks, pottery and slabs of rock I have excavated!!! Oh and pic number one is the hired help on her tree stump!

I should have done a before picture to show you how much progress I have made but hey ho, that's the way it goes! I will continue with my labouring, which my back has stood up to so far!!!

Updates soon..................................NN XX

p.s please note in pic 4 on the wall, the small radio (five live) and the big Arsenal mug which holds the tea necessary to complete excavation works.

What's in the plot or have I lost it?

2008-02-05T15:47:00.000Z

Sooooooooooo, I have been gardening daily recently trying to clear a plot of land roughly 20 metres by 3 metres which is on the left side of my garden.

My visage is for it to be a veg plot but that dream is becoming more unreal as I dig deeper and discover how poor the soil quality is and how riddle with tree roots it is.

I don't think I can rival JDH's finds from his clearance of the hedge but here is what I have found to date:

Glass (loads and loads of shattered sheets)
Broken and unbroken archaic milk bottles (I will restore 2 to their former glory)
An assortment of metal handles
Sheets of metal
A metal rod 3cm thick and 2m long
A longer priece of metal about 3m long.
A white metal jug
Bones from a deseased animal (cat maybe from the size of the vertebrae)
Rusted gardening fork
Rusted gardening trowel
One mouldy gardening glove
Curtain rings
Corugated material
Loads of pottery
Enough bricks to build a bbq!
3 hibernating frogs (oops, I relocated them to a new pile)
Rusted metal box

And that's from digging up one half. The rest is very difficult as there are so may roots winding around as the plants I have cut down have big roots plus there is a tree stump as well.

I can't put my spade in the ground without hearing 'clang' as there are sooooo many rocks and bits of glass. It will take a lot more labour to make anything worthy of the plot. So it will be many more hours of toil while Nathanael sleeps at lunchtime!

I'm still waiting to dig up a body but I might have to go a bit deeper for that!

Random pics from Christmas and NY.

2008-01-26T13:19:00.000Z

I don't know what Verity got there but she looked jolly pleased none the less! Jonathan's thinking............'Hmmmmmmmmmm, how much can I get for that on ebay'!!!!!!!!!!

Rudolph was so cream crackered from Christmas Eve deliveries that he was still sleeping on new years day!

Uncle David's comment about this picture was, 'Errrrrrrrr, what do I do now'!!!!!!! Cute though!

Nathanael definately enjoyed being placed in the centre of all the pressies. He was however swiftly removed after the photo or they would have been salivated on!

And last but not least, Santa out of uniform (and shaven) celebrating his lifesize Rismas tree!!!! Risma tree, risma tree................bring some presents just for me!!!

That tree is the ONE! Put up to seasonalise the new accommodation as it was then pre Christmas.

Nathanael now has 3 and a half teeth plus some other contenders. He is still a very contented baby and woooed many older lady friends at the Tab last week at the Senior's new years meal. Ideal for me as I could get on with helping while he 'ba bad' and 'da dad' for them. I took him into work yesterday to get a form signed and he blew raspberries at the matron........we (being ward receptionist, ward sister and myself) were roaring with laughter! Such a cheeky chappy....................I blame the father of course!

Over an' out. NN XX

A bit of Spurgeon..........

2008-01-16T13:10:00.000Z

I'm not going to do the card Susanna tagged me but I will post some Spurgeon instead taken from his Cheque book of Faith.

'For the needy shall not alway be forgotten; the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever'. Psalm 9.18

Poverty is a hard heritage; but those who trust in the Lord are made rich by faith. They know that they are not forgotten of God; and though it may seem that they are overlooked in his providential distribution of good things, they look for a time when all things shall be righted. Lazarus will not always lie among the dogs at the the rich man's gate, but he will have recompense in Abraham's bosom.
Even now the Lord remembers his poor and precious sons. 'I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me', said one of old; and it is even so. The godly poor have great expectations. They expect God to provide them all things necessary for this life and godliness; they expect to see all things working for their good; they expect to have the closer fellowship with their Lord, who had nowhere to lay his head; they expect the second advent, and to share in it's glory. This expectation cannot perish, for it is laid up in Jesus Christ, who liveth for ever, and because he lives, it shall live also. The poor saint singeth many a song which the rich sinner cannot understand. Wherefore, let us, when we have short commons below, think of the royal table above.

Good old Spurgeon. Even more today we can be thankful as we have so much more than others of old and many now in other countries. When we think about what we really need, we find more often than not, that we have it. Other things are wishes or comforts which we may have in time but are not necessary. This is why I cannot write a list of my physical needs because I have no major needs and to write small things will belittle other's greater needs. The Lord has provided me with a house big enough to hold the current occupants comfortably and God willing, by his provision, we should this year extend upwards to create more space.

As for listing my spiritual needs in the tag. They are as great as ever. I have more recently enjoyed closer fellowship with my Lord but desire deeper and more meaningful study of His word and usefulness for him. This is difficult when fighting against the strong rebellious sinner within. How I long to be a meek saint not a raging bull. To be humble, not to care what others thinks, to be so free from this world's influences that I can just revel in spiritual things........and so on. I guess this is why the believer looks to heaven when this will be a reality!!!

Did you know that at current death rates God judges 153,000 souls every 24 hours. Mind boggling isn't it? In the recent S&T Spurgeon writes that he believes the numbers of saved souls will outnumber the lost on the final day so Christ will have the larger number to himself. He argues that this will be possible due to the number of infants saved through Christ's powerful and earnt right to give them salvation from their original sin. I can readily believe that when I consider the amount of children killed before they even breathe. But at least upon these souls is bestowed the bounteous love of Christ and unsearchable depth of mercy.

Sooooooooo, I was going to post some pictures of Nathanael and Matthew's first Christmas but I'll do that next time. nn XX

Yule love it!

2007-12-10T13:24:00.000Z

Christmas Meme

Here goes Susanna:

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Paper, paper, paper..........maybe I should plant a few trees now!

2. Real tree or artificial? I have a fiber optic tree which changes colour all the time, yeah! Can't wait to put it up and watch Nathanael's reaction but that cannot be done till I have had my birthday!

3. When do you put up the tree? After the 12th. Probably will put up some time next week.

4. When do you take the tree down? When I get round to it. I don't believe if you leave it up too long than evil things live in it!

5. Do you like eggnog? Dunno! Sounds gross though!

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Easy. Matchbox city baby. Two built towers linked together with descending roads so when you push a car at the top it goes all the way down to the ground. Classic

7. Do you have a Nativity scene? No

8. Hardest person to buy for? In some ways my parents cos I don't want to give them stuff they don't like so I have to think real hard about it. Parents in law too but they often give suggestions which helps!

9. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Uh, can't honestly remember which means I've not received anything too horrendous. Oh, I did get a grandma washing bag, like old style floral pattern which is just sooooo not me!

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail, it's tradition man! That reminds me.....must get on with it.

11. Favorite Christmas Movie? The Muppet's Christmas Carol. Def a family favourite.

12. When do you start shopping for Christmas? New year. But I just keep a look out for things as the year goes by and get them.

13. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Most probably but can't remember.

14. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? A massive plate of Christmas grub. Turkey, stuffing, sausages wrapped in bacon, roasted parsnips/potatoes................need I go on, salivate!

15. Clear lights or colored on the tree? White. Simple but beautiful. My fake tree has many colours but I prefer it when it's white lights shine!!

16. Favorite Christmas song? Oh come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, oh come ye oh come ye to Bethlehem!!! Or Silent night, holy night.

17. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Well being a fledging family we still travel to other whether it be a few miles to the parents or further afield.

18. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Rudolph innit. he could pull the sleigh by himself with that nose! All the other ones are nasty anyway. They wouldn't let poor Rudolph join in any reindeer games.

19. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star.

20. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? When little we got to open one on Christmas eve. especially if Christmas day was a Sunday but mostly now on the day.

21. Most annoying thing about this time of year? The ridiculous hype over shopping and progressively increasing lack of knowledge as to the real reason for Christmas.

Well hope that was worth it! nn XX

Misc Family Pics

2007-10-31T14:43:00.000Z

David reached the heady hights of being 34, older and wiser! He had a tasy cake, if I don't say so myself. The thanks goes to Yasmin for prompting me to make one, Susanna for being clever enough to steal the recipe from Moomin and to Moomin for being domesticated enough to have the recipe in the first place!!!

The picture of Nat is a blurry black and white effort taken in the bath while he grins and wiggles around. I thought the blurry edges and water make it quite artistic!

To the left is Susanna holding mr cutey pants as he discovers all the fun he has missed in not being able to pull mummy's hair as she has very little!!!
Then above is your truly holding 'the mole' as I call him! Nice floppy head there!

And then, the crowning glory..........what you've all been dying to find out.........How did she manage to blog so quickly after giving birth?

The answer my friends can be demonstrated using this simple equation:

laptop + wireless connection + sofa = comfortable mummy/sleeping baby and therefore time to blog!

Cuteness Cont....

2007-10-12T15:26:00.000Z

Here's a few more of Mr Cutey Pie soon to be outdone by cousin Matthew I'm sure!!!!

Anyone wanna bearhug?

Even more pics....

2007-08-22T13:18:00.000Z

Here is auntie V carrying Nathanael as my back was too sore to do it following what I thought would be an easy walk the day before. It turned out to be a dodging branches, jumping on rocks to cross a large streams ( x 2 ), balancing on a dry wall and then hiking across flooded moor land type of walk! The water went up to my calf muscles!

Here are the happy couple practising for their new arrival (s). Whenever that might be! heh heh heh (I'll probably be reprimanded for that!). 'No doubt'

Cuteness. Nat slept quite well on Houseparty in his new travel cot. Pictured with him from left to right are next the dog, garaint the welsh dragon, Ratty the rat and blund the teddy. They all managed somehow to escape the banana vomit which emerged during devotions on the tuesday night! Only ratty got splatted a bit!

'How many wickets fell'? Unfortunately Daddy has already converted Nat to taking interest in reading the paper! Who will I talk to now!

Nat had his first swim on Houseparty which was a bit scary at first but then he got used to it. He even conspired with mummy to knock auntie Katy, Bethan and Verity off their floats, clever boy!

The Hunts are in town which is nice and D and me and Nat went to Plymouth this weekend just gone and had a lovely time with the Mitchells who as usual were fantastic hosts. (Thanks again to them for that).

nn XX

Some more pics....

2007-08-06T19:04:00.000Z

Little gangster natster!

Just put some hair on Nat here and he is a little mini me! Happy days on the beach 3 mins walk from where we stayed in Suffolk.

Heh heh heh is all I can say about poor daddy Berry having to clean up the Sudocrem disaster! Here am I doing my finest Ace Ventura lookilike. Wind swept beaches do that to my hair!

Supermodel Natster!

2007-08-01T11:44:00.000Z

See above: Just how adorable he is and how he should be a baby model! I had other pictures but my PC is playing up as usual so I'll post them when I get some more patience.

Well since last time a few things have changed. Nat has a cotbed courtesy of the Wyncolls. Me and D went shopping yesterday to get some sheets and he slept in it last night for the first time. He grumbled a lot so I think he was a bit peturbed by being in such a large area instead of cosily in his moses basket but hey, we all have to grow up some time. (No comments please!) He now weighs over a stone (15 lbs 3 oz about 3 weeks ago). He is still absolutely cute, see the pics, which is heightened by the great little laugh he has. He has enjoyed seeing daddy a bit more being the summer hols.

With the house I madly decorated the 2 main bedrooms and took up the carpet so we could have new ones fitted. Very nice too, soft and fluffy! I cut the old ones and half and took them to the dump, phew! There is too much clutter already but I'll just have to clear up a bit more!

We went to Suffolk with Susanna, David and Daniel which was lovely. We watched a tremendous thunderstorm with loads of lightening and had a power cut too!

We are off on Houseparty in 2 weeks which should be interesting with little Nat in tow. I'm hoping that he will not get overtired all the time with a gazillion people talking to him.

nn XX

Tha attack of the rattus................

2007-06-18T13:01:00.000Z

Wot's this? I'm just chillin on the sofa and then a ratty is smellin my toes. Then he's runnin up me belly to me cute noggin. Argh, maybe he's going to eat me!

I can't have this......... 'GOTCHA' ratty. By your long pink tale!

Don't mess with the Natster rat catcher or I'll swing you like a pendulum!

The moral of this story is don't let your rats near the fearless Natster who will show no mercy!

The cute little boy continues to be very well behaved and now does not scream when he is put down for a lunchtime nap. He did scream at his grandparents on Sunday however when left for 2 hours so I could teach Sunday school. I'm not sure why he was not able to be calmed down, maybe too tired, maybe just wanted mummy so we will try again in 2 weeks time and see what happens. Sorry parents for the noise!

He has now graduated into 3-6 month size clothing and will need a proper cot soon as he is growing out of his basket.
Last recorded weight was 13 lbs 5 oz which is just over 6kg. He is due some jabs tomorrow which I am not looking forward to! It's one thing sticking a needle in an adult size gluteus maximus but a poor little baby quadricep, ouch ouch ouch!

nn XX

The ultimate smiley and the worst joke!

2007-05-16T14:19:00.000Z

Now this smile is definately not wind! I was waving a caterpillar in his face, you can see the purple feet in the left of the picture!

Now we have moved to Sydenham I have to start all over again with making a home I want to live in. Some of the previous occupant's tastes were, how shall we put it, less than desirable! Anyhoo its livable in but the roof will have to be done fairly promptly as I start to get nervous when I hear the sound of water!

So far I have built 2 wardrobes, 1 chest of drawers, 1 baby changing unit and put up shelves in the front room recess. I blunted 2 masonry drill bits in the process as it was soooo hard! I will remove the disney heroines border from the 3rd bedroom soon as this is Mr nn's office and although he has protested, I had to be firm and say it MUST come down!!!! How can he work with all these women staring at him with their big blue eyes!!!! Especially Aerial the mermaid, she's the worst culprit! Not to mention all the purple love hearts! He he he! I'll get a ninja turtle border instead, ah the mighty splinter!

Oh dear, they just told the worst joke ever on Classic FM. A man pulls upto a petrol station and asks for some gas to be put into his tank. The attendent opens the cap and lets a hoard of bees fly in. Soon they fly out and he says to the man, try your engine. The man turns the key and the engine starts up. 'Wow' he says, 'What did you put in the tank'. The attendent replies 'BP'..............................................................haaaaa haaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

Yoikes that is just too hard to follow........I'm outta here.

nn XX

The vaporised aunty comes back to life!

2007-04-04T18:53:00.000Z

Here are some more pictures for your viewing pleasure! David's grandmother will be very pleased to see him wearing his Ipswich bib. Doesn't mean they will do any better this season but there you go. I will need an Arsenal bib or item of clothing to even out the football club exposure as we don't need father AND son to endure the joys (not) of the tractor boy's exploits.

Short and sweet as have much to do in little time.

nn XX

7 days later.............

2007-03-19T16:22:00.000Z

7 days later and I can just about muster the mental power to log on and say a few words. Mainly 'Thank you' to everyone for their support and prayers and 'Praise God' for His wonderful dealings. What a beautiful baby boy I have, marvellously made, so little and perfect.

Since starting a increased feeding regime, Nathanael has put on 40 grams. He is not back to his birth weight but with the extra help will get there soon. I unfortunately have a rash called 'Pruritic Urticated Papules of Pregnancy'. It is widespread and very itchy. With the help of several prescriptions it should be receeding in 2 weeks.

The 1st pic above was taken about 20 mins post partum! David looks more tired than me I think in pic no. 2!!! Then there is the proud grandmother, great aunt and 2 cute pics because he is just sooooooooo cute! My little hoody!

Well that is enough typing as I seem to be caught in limbo as my typing occurs faster than I see it happening in front of me, strange mental happenings!

Love to all NN & Nathanael XX

What's missing?

2007-03-09T13:04:00.000Z

Well, the real baby giraffe! Apparently tall daddy's = tall baby and I'm not exactly short for a woman either. The midwife will be like, 'It's coming, nearly there, keep pushing, nearly there, it's still coming.................man how long is this baby!!!! Ha ha ha :)

Anyhoo, I'm having to wait on the Lord for the perfect delivery time. I'm looking forward to being able to bend over without feeling like a pressure cooker is in my belly but at the same time I will miss feeling the little legs pushing inside and the bottom wiggling around! I think I'm as ready as I'll be knowing that we have to move, probably on the 13th of April, so not setting the flat up for long term baby occupation. I have a stash of nappies waiting! I'm also looking forward to being able to run again......sweet exercise! I like swimming but it's even more monotonous than running, not that I'll have time to run properly but I will be able to run up the stairs, yay!

Nearly time to watch some cricket! Life of leisure at mo......swimming, watching sport, packing the odd box, dealing with solicitors and estate agents and being able to go to all church services, wow!

So now to waiting some more..........................with the twixs and cookies hidden safely in my hospital bag, hee hee!

nn XX

Charasmatic snowman..........how to preach!

2007-02-08T16:04:00.000Z

To emphasise the point preachers must use their arms to gesture. Alternatively if you speak Spanish or have watched my father then you will know arm movements are a fundamental part of communication! It's all armless fun! I built this little chappie in the driveway, one of the neighbours said it looked like a little Irish lepracorn (don't know how to spell that) so I said I'd put a green hat on it! Like heck!

After scrubbing the bathroom and kitchen I decided I needed some fresh air as I'd had too much exposure to bleach so I went down to the park to crunch around in the fresh snow. The local derby football match between the peckham rye and ruskin park squirrels had been called off due to the snow logged pitch. It came upto their eyeballs as my shoe demonstrates! Heh heh.

nn XX

Jehu and his obeliskness!

2007-02-03T11:11:00.000Z

I did the friday meeting talk last night on Jehu and how he enacted God's divine judgement on the son of the wicked King Ahab and Jezebel for having Naboth killed. Jehu drove his chariot furiously amd shot King Joram through the shoulder blades and the arrow went through his heart, good shot, instant kill!

Anyhoo many believed Jehu was another fictional character of the bible until an archeologist found an obelisk portraying Jehu on it 2800 years after he was alive. This once again shows the bible to be an accurate historical book despite it's unbelieving critics.

I couldn't resist showing a picture of asterix and obelisk in the talk, see left, as an example of what an obelisk is!

I was tired before the talk and tired after. But as usual had difficulty sleeping. I'm sure I kept poor hubby awake! It's awful when you can't sleep and you start getting frustrated in that you want to roll around and kick the covers off in protest. I wanted to do this and some annoying snoring also let to thoughts of pinching a certain snoring nose to shut it up so I quickly decanted to the spare bed before my wicked imagination led to naughty actions!!! Shock. It was however 5 am by this time so not much sleep to be had, especially as I had to get up again to glug some gaviscon as little monster was squishing my stomach which was encouraging left over curry to rewind and reflux, yuk!!!

So enough moaning already. I have acupuncture on monday but will make it the last session as I don't think it has helped and there are more important things to spend money no right now. I have to be at SG today for the winter party and screaming kids, ouch!

nn XX

Baby Budgell, the 4th neice!

2007-01-31T11:05:00.000Z

Just cos she's so cute I stuck a pic here for you to see! She resides in Manchester with her 3 older sisters.

I notice that my lovely sister tagged me so here goes:

A- Available or married? Married
B- Best Friend? Has to be husband doesn't it!!
C- Cake or Pie? Both? Apple pies smothered in custard, hmmmmmm
D- Drink of Choice? Sweet Root Beer
E- Essential Item? Bible
F- Favorite Colour? Yelloooooooooow!
G- Gummi Bears or Worms? Yummy gummi unless the worms are chocolate as I got some of those for Christmas!
H- Hometown? London,UK
I- Indulgence? - Drinking hot chocolate in a hot bath!
J-January or February? January
K- Kids & names? 1 on the way: 'It'
L- Life is incomplete without? God
M-Marriage Date? August 18th 2001
N- Number of Siblings? 3- Jonathan, Susanna and Verity
O- Oranges or apples? Clementines (legal spin off of oranges)
P- Phobias/Fears? Big fat hairy mother brown moths, shudder!!!
Q-Favorite Quote? 'Fridge pickers wear bigger knickers' hee hee hee
R- Reason to Smile? Good humour
S- Season? Summer: I just love the sun.
T- Tag three people! I won't as they will kick my butt!
U- Unknown fact about me: I am a ninny, no I mean I am a perfectionist when it comes to art or display work.
W- Worst habit? Destroying every pillow I own by 'waddling' the corners.
Y- Your favorite food? Well made lasagne or Rice pudding.
Z- Zodiac? I'm a sagittarius but I don't know what it's supposed to do for me!

I'm sure I could have put a more interesting unknown fact but to be honest, some things are better left unknown!!!

Sunshine lillipops and rainbows in the sky...........

I am in week 34 now. Things seem to be proceeding with our sale and purchase and God willing will continue to do so. Monster jegglybean is wriggling in an ever decreasing amount of uterine space but is head down and mother jeggly is in better health. I finished work on friday which was weird but nice. Unfortunately father jeggly is sleep deprived, already, and has a bad back and is still working too hard. He will be sent into the loft soon to retrieve some boxes so that the great packing may begin.

Love to all nn XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

WARNING: LARGE GROSS PICTURES IN SITU!!!! This one's for you Susanna! In your face!

2007-01-14T18:51:00.000Z

I must apologise for exposing myself but it just had to be done. Susanna wished for more baby stuff and as I have no more scan pictures to show I guessed it had to be as close as I could get!!!! Which is my belly!!! As you can see I have some beautiful stretch marks which I don't give a monkeys about as it's life and what can I do about it, nada nada nada. I cream my belly dutifully twice a day and that's all I can do. I have a lovely heat rash at the mo which is driving me crazy. I think it's from where I get so hot at work and there's not much I can do about it. I go around opening the windows and then everybody closes them again, sigh!

Apparently the jegllybean is bottom up as it's heart beat is down to the right of my belly and I get most movement to the top right, which I assume is the feet. I also get immense sensations of pressure at the ribs on the right side which is partially relieved by pushing down on the area to squish the bean into submission, I mean move it gently down!!!

Apart from that there is not much else to say. I am 32 weeks tomorrow, so 8 weeks to the pop date. I have 2 weeks left at work to survive and then I can focus more on finding a new home and acquiring bits for the bean. Over and out from the big fat mama, I weigh 83kg raaahhhh!

Jegllyhead!

2006-11-15T15:37:00.000Z

It would have been very smooth but owing to the lady in front of me having problems we had to wait longer for the scan but no where near what we had to wait before. The jegllybean must have known it was about to be exposed as it did some major kicking in the waiting room before the jeglly was applied to the jegllybeglly! Either that or it was wondering why I hadn't eaten anything since breakfast because at work I have been eating a mid morning snack, lunch, tea and then getting home and having dinner! To wait till 14:00 for some food is obviously not on! Anyhoo, it behaved itself for the scanner and we looked away while they checked if it was a girl or boy jegllybean, although it took all my will power not to have a sneaky glance!

NN xx

Happy Chappy at the zoo...

2006-10-17T12:15:00.000Z

Well as you can see this young man thoroughly enjoyed his little adventure across London to the zoo. He didn't have a morning nap and stayed awake until he moaned, loudly, on the bus on the way home and after some motherly attention conked out and was placed in his buggy for safe transition home! He watched the penguins getting fed, heard a lion roar and giggled continously, along with his parents and auntie, at some naughty otters who were play fighting for
ages and ages. That was well worth the entry fee!

He ate lunch while watching the giraffes and zebras and watched squirrel monkeys jumping around when we walked through a monkey zone which was heavily electronically fenced. No wonder I couldn't escape! He then got to ride the donkey, oops I mean his mother gave him a piggy back! Heh heh heh! Behind them in the picture are two white blobs up on a branch in the trees. They were some kind of vulture with orange gobbly bits stuck on their red, orange and yellow beaks. Gobble gobble. The jegleybean had its first outing to a zoo and was happily unaware of most things apart from its habitat being shaken with giggling and receiving some sugar from the cornetto that was consumed! Much fun had by all and tired out by the end of it.

Jegleybean is now kicking me in the guts would you please. I hope the prediction of having football boots on isn't true as I could get some stud injuries! Daddy jegleybean is in the USA and after some poor treatment by USA passport control, bunch of testosterone driven bullies, is now enjoying his second visit to the land that brought us Ben and Jerries and rootbeer! Sweet.

The jegllybean! For the world to see....

2006-09-05T13:36:00.000Z

Well I finally had my nuchal scan late yesterday evening/night. By which stage my baby was dated to be 13 weeks and 1 day old. Mr nuttynurse was available to see the scan which he found fascinating despite being starving! I was also hungry having been at work all day running the ward and then going straight to the scanning unit afterwards. We ate dinner at 23:00!

Nuttynurse junior was very naughty and despite different tactics took ages to get in the right position to take anatomical measurements and check the usual stuff. After what seemed ages and much wriggling and stretching and waving of tiny digits the scanners were able to get what they needed and we three got to go home, finally, 14 and a half hours after I first stepped into Kings that day! Suffice to say I have been rather lazy today but I do have to work tonight!

5 years of marriage has been a steep learning curve for both me and hubby but through it all the Lord has overuled and blessed us greately. We thank God for this great blessing of a child. We also thank him for is his faithfulness, love and mercy and pray for guidence as we look forward to becoming parents and all the wisdom it requires. I don't know how my parents put up with having 4 cheeky children! Grace no doubt!

Tagged......caught in a web!

2006-08-17T13:49:00.000Z

In response to my brother's tag rather a long time ago, ahem. Well let me spin my web for ya!

1) Book that changed life: Difficult but probably the biography on William Carey.

2) Book read more than once: Hard cos I'm a poor reader so unfortunately it would have to be a book I studied for my English A level, Hamlet.

3) What book would I want on a desert Island: It would have to be the bible of course.

4) What book made me laugh: This is a cheat but it is a book, Calvin and Hobbs!

5) What book made me cry: Ten steps to holiness by Dr P Masters because I realised how much I had broken God's commandments even as a Christian.

6) A book I wish had been written: How to live at a 100 mph/hr in London! Or how to grow extra arms in order to meet government targets for the NHS!

7) Book I wish had never been written: Has to be the Da Vinci Code. What a deceptive pile of trash.

8) I am currently reading: MacArthur's commentary on 1 Timothy.

9) Book I'm meaning to read: 'Do we have a policy?' by Dr P Masters.

10) Tag 5 people.................naah I'm to lazy!

The picture was taken as I walked home from a night shift in the morning when dew had gathered on spider's webs, beautiful!

As promised...the long since gobbled up mousey!

2006-06-29T14:44:00.000Z

Oh the blessness of it all. The size of a monkey nut and hopped like a kangeroo ratty! Not even gonna rival fb's fab pictures of his squeeking wonders but cute to the ute.

Work continues to be crazy. So many sick patients and unfortunately on wed night I had to say goodbye to a patient I have cared for since April this year. An incredible lady who had had so many complications related to bowel surgery and got to the point where all the markers of her health were going down. I am not back to work until sat night and I doubt she will still be alive. It has been quite emotional for me as I got to know her and her husband very well in the past months. He has been amazing in his strength but unfortunately neither are saved. This lady has the most challenging abdomen I have seen in that she had an ileostomy, urostomy and between the two a wound which a fistula tracked into and out of. I spent hours by her bedside pioneering new ways to create a bag which would channel products out and away from her instead of leaking and ruining her skin. I have now been elected stoma nurse link nurse because of my bag skilz, that I owe to God for giving me an artistic and creative eye. Anyhoo after months of treatment she could fight no more and I cannot describe the utter desolation in hearing her cry when her fate dawned upon her. It is in some ways a saving grace that near the end consciouness is fleeting. On wednesday night I shook her husbands hand, hugged him and gave her a kiss and said goodbye for the last time. What more could I do than show my respect for such a fighter and her loyal husband. I am gutted when I reflect upon it but at least I can say I gave her my very best when I cared for her and that her death if she has not already died will be one of dignity and physical comfort. I know my colleagues do not know of this blog but I salute their dedication and the quality of care that we as a team have given her. Amen.

Not blogged for a while.......

2006-06-14T15:24:00.000Z

In response to a certain rambling mother in Devon the reason I have not blogged for a while is not due to excessive driving of my new whip, it is because I have been busy innit and not sat in front of the comp for a while. I think it was having to write a 7000 word assignment that put me off! Anyhoo, that is done and I now await the results. Another body soul and time consuming issue in my nursing life recently has been having to deal with a failing student. I had never dealt with one before so the time spent in assessing her and writing up action plans for her has been huge. Work has been crazy of late with poor staffing and very sick patients so having to continuosly work with this lady really drained me. Thankfully she has finished now and yes I had to fail her but I got good support from the university and it has been a steep learning curve. I am now a lot more aware of the importance of my signature in relation to the progress of students. Unfortunately those who mentored her before neglected this duty causing her to think she was doing fine when in fact she was barely making the mark. It make me shudder to think the kind of people who are being allowed into nursing and scraping through. One good thing is that the continous NHS cuts are making jobs be fought for more so that the better nurses should get them. We can hope.

Just a note on FBs recent blog as I don't like getting involved in wranglings but I wish people would think before they opened their mouths or tapped on a keyboard. Heck I wish I would more but when I see more and more the strife which exists throughout our country within churches and how badly some Christians treat other it is so disheartening. How are we supposed to reach others when back stabbing and bad feeling exists. Aren't we all working for the same King, for the same goal and ultimately for a life not yet seen? All I want to say is that the society we live in now has affected too many Christians for the worse. Behaviour whether conciously or not has been adopted and how much the hater of souls must love seeing it. As FB said, quoting a welsh pastor, the plane of revival cannot land if the runway is full of rubbish. Lets clear it friends.

On a lighter note I was walking to pick up my bike from being serviced in preparation for my 4 hours cycling on the recent bank holiday monday when I looked down where I was going to step and saw a little blob. It didn't quite look like a leaf so I quickly altered the trajectory of my incoming foot to the side and crouched down to have a look. To my surprise there beneath my eyeballs was the tiniest lickle mouse I ever did see. It looked at me with its big black eyes and then hopped to the side. I got out my mobile and snapped the little fella thanking the fact I had not squished it under my shoe. That would have caused some severe psychological trauma if I had sacrificed it! Oh the thought of it makes my skin crawl! Anyhoo it hopped off somewhere no doubt to be yammed by a cat... For whatever reason I cannot upload the picture of it so I will keep trying........

Sweet ride.........

2006-05-18T17:04:00.000Z

Well after faffing around we finally got Sure Car Consultants to find us a car and here it is.

Ironically the latter part of the reg is WFG. I thinks it is related to W Fog of 19 Warmington Road!

Anyhoo, due to the previous owner having a private reg. I can't get it taxed at a post office so have to bog off to Wimbledon tomo morning to the DVLA office and get it SORTED.

Then my friends, the ride begins...........

Grasshoppers or Locusts? Well I is baffled....

2006-05-03T13:56:00.000Z

Apparently locusts are grasshoppers which exhibit behavioural changes. Hmmm so maybe when we are moody we do really change to moos?! Hee hee, well it was worth a try!
When it rains all the baby locusts hatch. They are solitary at this point. As they hop around they knock into each other which produces hormones which excite them and they become gregarious. They all take off, ride the narle winds of change and swarm onto some unsuspecting farmers crop eradicating his annual income in a couple of days.

Its a cruel world!

The ugly evil bug displayed for your viewing pleasure is 'Hopper' from the widely acclaimed 'A bug's life' produced in 1998. He concentrated more on catching ants than yamming crops!

Anyhoo, I'm disseminating knowledge gleaned from the Friday meeting notes, Moomin and the internet which I have read in order to be able to give my talk this Friday on God's wonderful creation.

As I was summing up my talk a thought dawned upon me about how we are like grasshoppers. They can either be solitary and harmless or swarm together and cause destruction. You can either live a solitary life for God or group together with others who have no aim and end up causing hurt for others and ultimately for you.

Any other comparisons are welcome

nnXX

A little April foolery..........and the 'cute one'

2006-04-22T21:15:00.000Z

As you can see on a recent escape to Devon me and Mr NN went in a cave which was well cool, literally! I was looking out for bats but I think I was the only one! Our hearty thanks and appreciation goes out to Susanna and David who sacrificed their bed for us and slept with the 'cute one' pictured above. Unfortunately they didn't sleep well and had a tired week as a result. Asking patients about their sleep patterns was probably ironic for David in his clinic!

We had a lovely time and were grateful for a break from the rat race and slick acceleration in a 2006 ford focus for the week. Unfortunately we had to return it and are now actively seeking new wheels.

Daniel is teething and a little moany but he is the most adorable little boy ever ever and I am totally in love with his mischievous smile and giggle! Watching Susanna being a mummy is an eye opener and I have to say she is fantastic. Both mummy and daddy Berry work hard and he is a very blessed little boy to have such wonderful parents. Ahem, enough of the slush (although it is all heartfelt).

Back to work on Monday with the 7000 word assignment due date looming on the horizon for my course. I will be grateful when it is over although it has been very good.

Mr NN is feeling quite rough, and its not the 1 week beard growth! Hopefully he will perk up as he has the hardest term ahead.

So now to watch to work to war.........and then to rest for ever........sweet!

Love to all XXXX

A reminder to read.....

2006-03-21T19:01:00.000Z

Upon receiving an email from Dr John Ling I thought about all the things I had read in his book and how useful it was and still is. I have therefore uploaded a picture of the wonderful book itself and remind those who have not read it that they really should. It is a poignant reminder of the times we live in and the depths to which the human race can sink morally and believe God does not see. Surely we are living in the last days when the value of human life is so low and spiritual things are trampled underfoot. There is a disregard and unbelief that we are created beings made in the image of almighty God. How long can He endure the wholesale destruction of life which is His to give and take?

On the same line the idea of elder abuse sickens me. It is again the complete disrepect and hate of life and the ability to inflict emotional and physical harm to those who are weak and helpless. Some of the most enjoyable nursing I have been part of has been the care of elderly patients. They have so much knowledge and wisdom and those who have not been made bitter by the hardships of life are some of the loveliest people I have met. Unfortunately most of them are unsaved and I know many have passed into the next life without knowing their creator. This deeply unsettles me and I pray that I may be given the opportunities to witness to those I care for.

Help the aged are trying to get carers registered to prevent abuse. The petition is available on line for those interested in signing it at www.iwill.co.uk

nn xx

This one's for you Queen of the Egglets.....with love!

2006-03-10T15:43:00.000Z

Well the Queen of the Egglets commented that I never put a normal picture of myself on the blog...........well what can I say apart form NUTTY NUTTY NURSE! Enough type shouting methinks. So in a loving kinda teasing way I dedicate this one to her and send my condolences for her being related to me, hee hee. It could be worse, I could be psychotic nurse and judging by the mug in my hand that would be very bad for all my wonderful patients requiring IM analgesia or anti-emetics! Nurses call the shots....but we still get verbally and physically abused, humbug!

That mug was given to me by a student I mentored. I guess she felt it hadn't been a negative and wanted to reward me for it, sweet. We don't get much more than chocolates at work which as much as I love does nothing for the waistline and probably incites sugar and e number fuelled behaviour!

Well enough babble my friends. I have already prepared my Sunday School lesson...........thud...........smack. Sorry, that was I falling orf my chair in surprise and then bringing myself back to order. I need to read up on Hinduism......no Im not converting to it, I'm going to mention it in my Friday meeting talk next week.

Peace out dudes. Live long and prosper....nanoo nanoo

Now you see it, now you don't.....note the floral design!

2006-02-27T14:44:00.000Z

On a recent outing to the attic of Welton Court I had the priviledge of discovering some history. Not the kind Mr nn would be interested in but some nursing history. I said to Aunt nn ' What's this chair, shall we throw it out?' To which she replied 'It's a commode'. I whipped the lid off and giggled with glee at the most wonderous discovery before me. Aunt nn wanted to keep it because it is wicker and not a model in circulation anymore but I convinced her nobody would want it now despite its historical interest plus it was a bit worse for wear. Todays commodes are minimalistic and functional in comparison to this one. Easy to clean, transport and use. This one was designed in an era when camouflage was the in thing methinks! Anyhoo it made my day and onto my phone and unfortunately for you onto your screen, hee hee. It is now on a Southwark rubbish tip somewhere over a rainbow.

Hope you enjoyed this informative and bowel warming post....................

nn xx

To see or not to see.................

2006-02-22T17:28:00.000Z

When on vacation with one's relatives last weekend one's brother aka fat baptist drove one and one's husband to see the quaint village of Eastcombe and the lovely church therein. We even got to look innit, safe.

On the way back one's brother took us to what methinks it is Crickley Hill where you can see the whole of Cheltenham. As you can see from this picture all we got to see was a vast expanse of cloud and some people we considered pushing into it, hee hee! When I got home I read about Solomon's temple being filled with so much cloud that the Levites could not preach. Something like what we saw I guess. You could even say we were in the presence of God although you could say that all the time so I say it with an Old Testament twist!

Despite having had the heating on for ages I'm freezing as I'm in the computer room which remains eternally cold so my feet regress to the ice age.

Love to everyone nn xxxx

Saint Valentine?

2006-02-14T18:14:00.000Z

Well as you can see my workoholic husband is marking essays in front of a bunch of flowers purchased with the express thought of pleasing the old wife. The old wife arrived back from a study day at Kings College, Waterloo, sweaty from cycling, tired from previous shifts and brain dead from cerebral overload and was unfortunately not as grateful as she should have been, tut tut eh! This was not helped by spending the day laughing at those who had bought flowers and shaking one's head at the £40,000,000 spent on Valentines day on blooms. Oh, and it adds to global warming too apparently. I'm not sure if its cos we fly them in from all around the world or cos we reduce the amount of plants photosynthesising across de nation............I won't loose any sleep over it.

One more shift tomo before seeing the honourable Berrys in london and then naffing off to Cheltenham to see the esteemed Hunts, alright!

Hello to Nic Laws who I bumped into at St T's revelling in his 7 items for £2.50 breakfast and Jonathan (physio std) who I assume was arriving for work.

Laters xx nn

No gore...............now that's boring!

2006-01-31T14:08:00.000Z

Mingalicious but scabalicious too! As you can see we have closure, well not totally but nearly. There are still little bits along the scar which collect fluid underneath and then pop to drain the fluid out! Kinda like a blister really but a bit more sinister........

I have started my care of the acutely ill adult course which should be very interesting and useful, well apart from the 7000 word essay I have to do to pass it :(

We have started first choice on the ward which is a system we use to encourage better discharge planning and have pts leave the ward before 11am on day of disharge therefore improving efficiency, saving money lost on poor bed usage and in theory it will mean we can have elective pts in earlier and not have a rush of admissions at the end of the day. It should work and I was in charge the 1st day we did it and when the head of nursing came round I was able to say we had discharged 3 pts before 11am, cha ching that was nice!

I am talking on friday about missionaries in India..........an extra talk to blend with the honourable Mr Carey series.

Laters dudes x

Finally we have some skin...........and I really do look nutty!

2006-01-23T22:03:00.000Z

For some random reason my phone isn't appearing in my nokia pc suite so I can't upload the most recent picture of healing. I can hear you breathe a sigh of relief, especially Mrs B! I have just inserted a random picture instead to keep you amused, and yes it's Tetley the famous rat along with my nutty molars!

Mr nn's wound is finally healing up nicely. Minimal dressing required so soon I won't have to do it anymore, yay! He's gonna have a butt ugly scar but hey at least he still has his head!

Time to have a dip and relax the muscles before tomorrow's shift. I am in charge again................................hee hee hee!

nn xx

Two steps forward one step backwards.....

2006-01-17T17:26:00.000Z

Well as you can see the original wound on the right has granulated upto the surface. All that is now required is a bit of skin please!
Unfortunately as you can see we have a new contestant for annoying wound of the year award on the left hand side. If you look back as previous posts you will see a blob to the left of the wound. This was a collection under the scar and has now opened into a new wound. Fingers crossed it will heal up soon but Mr Nuttynurse is finding his general unwellness and wounds very frustrating to say the least. I remind him that he could have to go and see a practice nurse everyday to get it dressed but then again he has to put up with me so that wasn't the best reasoning in the world! I mean who would put up with a nuttynurse anyway! Yessireee!
Anyhoo people keep it real and pray for the gathering of the elderly people for food and fellowship on thursday.

nn x (click on the small icon top right for a scary pop up) copyright nn 2006

Look at the granulation!

2006-01-13T16:06:00.000Z

Granulation is the posh term given to the growth of new tissue. If you look at the pic you can see pink blobs which are new tissue which has grown. From futher scrutiny you can still see the stubborn slough in the right side which is preventing me from taking steps to stop it smiling so widely. Anyhoo I'm pleased with the speedy growth as it means we are finally getting somewhere but not at the naughty little blob to the left of the wound which is threatening to spoil the party.

I coordinated at work this week which meant I was in charge of the ward. This means dealing with all enquiries passed my way, sorting out people's discharge plans i.e sorting out the involvement of social services, answering the annoying phone, making sure medications for discharge are done, going through every patient with the bed manager who is like a vulture waiting to swoop on available beds, doing the multi disciplinary meeting and on and on. Plus normal nursy stuff. It was good and I enjoyed it..............I've got the power!

Newsflash. The honourable Wendy Riedel has an ear infection so is not a the commencement of friday meeting which is a shame but hopefully she will be right for next week.

Peace out dudes. xx

It's a smiling wound my friends!

2006-01-10T16:31:00.000Z

Well as you can see when I get home from work I still have more to do! I have been dressing David's wound everyday for the last 2-3 weeks. Following some antibiotics the cellulitis around the wound cleared up but it remains problematic. The yellow you see in the right side of the wound is slough which is dead skin. After this has come out I will encourage the wound to close by using steri-strips to hold the edges of the wound together. Unfortunately this is not going to be a beautiful scar like Moomins but we can't have it all can we!

Ever since the wound opened up I have been taking pictures of it on my phone and grossing people out! That is why the pic doesn't have great resolution but its only 1.3 megapixels.

Please pray that in the coming days the wound will heal quickly and that David will be restored to full functioning capacity as he is still very tired despite the Christmas break. X

Its been a long time...........

2005-12-29T20:23:00.000Z

Well aplolgies for my long absence. When the compter took a time out I got out of the habit and consequently have taken my time getting back into it plus the fact it has been a busy time of year, wot wot.
I had Christmas dinner on Christmas eve with David, my parents, Pom and my gran. Then had yummy leftovers on Christmas day. Then had loads of food at work on boxing day. Then went to Birmingham of the night and onto Manchester to visit David's relatives and had a fried breakfast. Then had another roast that day and then had two more fried breakfasts the following days. On news years eve the core Hunt clan will gather at the roost to have yet another royal feed up. I DO love this time of year. Oh and I will continue with my gym attendence faithfully in the new year too..................

I passsed my driving test but that is old news now even though David is still scared! Work is work. Over the festive period the amount of people admitted with alcohol related illness and injuries was incredible and a real burden to an already overstretched wintered out NHS. So the answer is if you really need to drink, do it at home in chair and don't have to much...............yeah right!

Anyhoo the flat has reached the heady heights of 9 degrees since being only 6 on arrival home. Hopefully that will creep up steadily or David will surely get the icy foot treatment later! hee hee.

Peace out and a happy new year. nn

Dead computer

2005-11-25T15:03:00.000Z

Due to the lack of a functional ccomputer at home I have not blogged in a while. I am currently baby sitting my cute nephew who is sleeping, yes! Mummy and Daddy have gone up town to shop till they drop and grace a nice hotel with their presence.

I will be relieved by grandma Hunt so I can go to friday meeting and cook jam tarts, woopee!

Apart from having a cold which will not let me go, probably my fault as I don't rest, everything is fine with the nuttynurse. I have my driving test on monday ay 15.27 to be exact so prayers for the passing will be much appreciated. I am confident in my ability to pass but not counting the chickens before they have hatched as may result in egg on face or scrambled eggs! The priviledge of having this test is a mere £120 so I don't really wanna have to do it again. It's just not economically viable!

Over and out until we meet again, or I find another computer I can use!

Apologies for my abscence........

2005-11-07T14:44:00.000Z

Sorry, especially to Susanna who seems to have nothing better to do than read about my nutty escapades. Ok, yesterday at work I was giving out dinners, patient nutrition being high in my list of priorities, and everytime I went past one of my long stay patient's rooms I did something amusing like practising my silver service pose or my waitress's walk. When we give out meals we have to wear a pink apron, that's the best bit. When I had finished I tied the apron around my head and practised the subtle art of tai chi outside her door much to her amusement!

That's what happens when I'm left in charge of the ward.........it goes to my head!

One of my newer colleagues was counting down the end of the shift from the beginning! She hates working sundays because she misses her sunday roast! I hate working sundays because I miss church! I think the only people who enjoy working sundays are those who have no spiritual or culinary inclinations, oh and they like the extra duty pay as well!

Mr Nuttyhistorian (by default of being married to Mrs Nuttynurse) had his pre-assessment for surgery on December 13th to remove his second brain from his neck. Apparently he only needs one so they can remove the spare one! Maybe I could request a transplant!

Time to chill as more behated, as opposed to beloved, night shifts loom on the brink of my monday's horizon.

Walls in heaven.........

2005-10-20T21:21:00.000Z

So dig this. Pastor Kay of Whiddon Valley Evangelical Church enlightened me to the fact that some christians out there believe there are walls in heaven during a bible study. How so? What for? Well being of the human species we cannot help but to cause divisions on earth and somehow have the audacity to think that we can take our walls to heaven, we think that God wants or needs our walls. These walls have been built to divide denominations, apparently. And there are loads of different sections, one for those who believe they are right about everything, another for those who believe in baptising children or maybe those who like to wear hats. Who knows!

All I can say is where does it talk about walls in Revelation? And isn't it more important to agree to disagree on 2ndary or tertiary issues in order to win souls. Then we can join the chorus of those who sing around the throne in heaven singing 'worthy is the lamb'. I'm not talking about compromising on issues, just putting Christ first in all we do and loving one another as commanded.

Surely on aspect of looking towards heaven is meeting the Lord's people. How can we do that if we are walled off. Anyhoo I don't believe anyone who reads this would hold such views but it makes me shake my head to think that some do!

Time to think about hitting the sack......................well, i'll think about it!

Staying with the Berries

2005-10-18T16:31:00.000Z

Well the boy who 'sleeps all through the night' decided he would develop a cold just in time for auntie mimmy's arrival and then rob her of precious sleep. Ah well, he must be trying to remind me of the realities of motherhood, thank you my child! I can't moan however, cos I can naf off in a few days and get back too................night shifts. Pants, so much for the sleep!

Reminder to self: get a normal job! Yeah, like that's gonna happen innit!

Susanna's onion cutting is blurring my visual and cerebral channels, peace out until next time.

Oh and to those who know my husband, his sleep has been severely dented by easy jet delays and Germany's tarde train service!

House hunting..........what do I find?

2005-10-14T14:54:00.000Z

Today one ambled down Sunray Avenue took a left and then sauntered along to Wanley Road. After eyeballing the area I sat on a step to pass a few minutes and then knocked on the door. I was greeted by a lady I soon discovered had worked for King's transport for 27 years. Random yet reassuring, I mean if you give 27 years to transporting victims of the NHS then you gotta have soul! So she showed me around the crib and I saw everything from the greenhouse to her invalid husband sitting in his armchair n.b who came up with the word invalid anyway, it's kinda derogatory innit. So it's a reasonable place, a bit dated but hey and we could both walk to work easily. And it's situated back and right from the might Dulwich hamlet F.C, oh and sainsburys.
So that's it really...........let the searching continue.........and the divine guidance begin.

Second friday meeting talk is tonight on believing in God cos we see his creation all around us. What a marvellous topic and how do I fit it all into 20 mins.............I'll ask for 25 heh heh heh!

Laters

Up the wall

2005-10-13T11:20:00.000Z

This is what I normally do to my husband but I have concentrated my driving skilz into real driving now. I had a good lesson today, 2 hours of sweet clutch control baby! I have my test booked for the 28th of Nov so me just touching up some rough edges in the mean time.

Interesting fact for the day:
Well you've heard of pacemakers right. You know, the lickle ickle pieces of technology which are inserted near the SA node in your heart which regulates you heart rate. Well I recently learnt that you can get a pacemaker for your gut! How cool is that. Peristalsis is the process whereby your bowels propels food along. If this process is slow or absent you can swell up like a balloon and even perferate your bowel which means....emergency surgery! So anyhoo, you can have this inserted if you have 'lazy gut' and it will trigger normal peristalsis.
That was your fact for the day.......wonder if they do one for lazy brain...............hmmmmmm

Ok here we go..........

2005-10-11T09:49:00.000Z

For all of you who think there is some decency left in the world check this. A 31 year old lady was recently diagnosed with cancer on my ward and not given very long to live...6-9 months in fact. She has a five year old son and living with partner, who was not the fathers child. This so called partner waited for my patient to get home and then left her claiming that it was becuase she had been selfish...................
It makes my blood boil to see the sheer self centredness that sin brings into human lives and the misery and suffering that follows therein. Her only fault was that she was too racked with pain and nausea to give him the attention he wanted. Anyway, I was galvernised into action realising the nearness this lady was to possible death and was able to give her Spurgeon's 'Evening by evening' and a CD of minestry. She was very grateful and I pray God will work in her heart.

On a lighter note I have booked my coach tickets to go and see Mr and Mrs Berry plus the chunky monkey on the 17th Oct so if anyone requires a courier to the west country, let me know.

Peace out

Edge of life issues: Euthanasia

2005-10-05T16:41:00.000Z

Unfortunately due to my work, commitments and unfortunately again some laziness my reading time is very limited. For a believer this is a shame as the building up of character and steadfastedness surely comes from being grounded in truth.

I did however read from cover to cover Dr John R Ling's 'The Edge of Life' published by Day One, ISBN 1903087 30-9. I highly recommend this book as it covers all relevant issues including abortion, eugenics, infanticide, euthanasia and suicide. He draws his points together cohesively with his founding principles and argumants always based on biblical truths. This book is an absolute must for every believer as momentum for new laws endorsing the gross act of murdering those who have no voice otherwise known as euthanasia is gathering pace. What more can our society do to bring about the fulfillment of acts of evil prophesied for the last days than to further the cruel hand of man who believes that there is no God therefore no sanctity of life and therefore those who pose an imposition on the human race should be dispensed of. I mean, why should young career minded people be burdened witht the care of their parents because due to a lack of funding more and more nursing homes are closing? Isn't this a huge imposition on their lives from those who have nothing left in life to live for and just suck the economy dry? Why should women who, oooops had unprotected sex, have to live with the consequences of their sin and raise a child when they can easy as you like have it in vitro burned alive or sucked from their womb with no further reprocussions. Oh, apart from the fact that their conscience will bite them. Isn't it their right to decide? These were lives with no value anyway. Forget the 5th and 6th commandments, who believes in God anyway?

This kind of disgusting reasoning is common place in our society although many would not verbalise such thoughts. The problem is that a wholesale sweeping of biblical values under the carpet leaves room for those who hold these views to pass judgement on vulnerable people's right to live and their perceived quality of life. Also the misplaced audacity which allows one human to say that it is in the best interests of another human to die because they think so.

Dr Ling sheds light on the mindset behind such thinking and the many guises it takes. He also looks at the shift in the medical profession and changes made to the hypocratic oath. Don't think that if you take your aged mother into hospital that the doctors will cause her no harm.
Nowadays the simple act of withholding food and fluids is deemed the withdrawing of treatment when in fact it is the withdrawing of life sustaining essentials not medical intervention. As Dr Ling says the outcome of those who food and water is with held from is 'Entirely predictable'. To with hold the basics of life is to condemn to death. We in the bible are commanded to feed our enemy if he hungers and give him water to drink if he thirsts, Romans12;20. How much more should we feed those who are our not our enemies, those who are family, friends, associates. well I guess with no sanctity of life understood then people will not stand for these. Then how much more we should.

I my line if work I have been party to DNR or do not rescusitate orders. These are legal documents which are taken seriously and never signed unless medical and nursing and often family and patient are in agreement. To make things clear these documents allow the patient to die if their heart stops. In hospital a crash call has to be put out unless these forms are signed.
The rationale for these forms are that trying to re start the heart will be unsucessful or that the quality of life will be poor. This raises the issue of who judges the quality of life but in all the decisions I have witnessed the patient in question has been end stage cancer where life expectancy is days and to rescusitate would be cruel and an example of unwarrented intervention. This does however leave an opening for those who wants to abuse the system to do so.

What Dr Ling argues and argues well is that the true meaning of euthanasia 'to die well' should be fulfilled in the provision of palliative care. Palliative care is fantastic when it works well. Dying patients are continually assessed and given 24/7 help with pain, nausea and restlessness. It allows people to die when they are called by God and when they do it is natural, pain free and without the interfering hand of man. Palliative care helps people die well. Not early, at the beck of someone else, illegally or unrequested. There are PC teams at every NHS trust who work in hospital and in the community to meet patient's needs.

This should be the driving force behind new laws, that more funding should be given to establish palliative care so that the evil force that is those promoting euthanasia would not be able to argue that people have long slow painful deaths. They may forever argue that humans have the right to decide to die as the mother has the right to kill her baby. This will never go away until the Lord comes again in righteous judgment to remove all sin from this fallen world. May it be that we look forward to this blessed day but until that time fight for those who have no voice, fight to win sinners for the Lord and fight against the enemy within. Amen

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Welcome to my blog

2005-09-30T15:08:00.000Z

Since my brother has dabbled in the art of blogging I thought 'what the hey lets give it a go' so here I am blogging on world.

Those who know me know that I am nuts, epecially family members and those who have to endure my antics for the entire length of a 12 and 3/4 hour long shift at work!

To say I am unstable would be maybe a touch unfair, I prefer to say I have special needs which include the need to continuosly jest, smile and generally cause havoc. Those who know I am a nurse must be thinking 'whatever do the patient's think'. Well in all honestly they do think I'm a bit nuts but enjoy the sweet medicine which is humour.

I will blog orf now as I have to go and give a friday meeting talk on 'Why believe in God? Because he made me'. Preparation for this talk drew my attention back to the horrificness which is abortion. I will surely blog on this issue soon.