Wednesday Witterings

The first thing I want to do today is to thank Donna of  D's Designs who yesterday made a sparkly frame for my picture on All About Me and also for the stained glass window graphic that appears there.  You can find her link under my favourite sites on the right of this journal.  Big hugs to you Donna, your graphics are wonderful.

I got my blood test results back yesterday. I phoned in early afternoon only to be told to phone back in two hours as I needed to ask the nurse about them.  Full blood count fine.  Thyroid - no problems.  As suspected it did show that my blood sugars have been holding higher than they should be for the last four months despite sticking to my diet and being as active as I can.  They have decided that this means an increase in medication which I had hoped to avoid but, I suppose is a small price to pay, considering that no other problems were found.

I actually spoke to the nurse at our surgery who will be doing the diabetic check in May.  She is going to speak to the doctor about the amount of increase and whether I should take it in the morning or the evening and get back to me.  I was able to chat for about ten minutes and she has promised not to give me a hard time when I go to see her, particularly about my weight.  She knows that this is a big issue with me and that I am very sensitive about it.  She also accepted that with my agoraphobia and my age, it is not possible for me to get the exercise I used to or , indeed, that other people are able to get, but that I do my best.  So, because I hate all medical appointments, I am not exactly looking forward to it,  but I do feel more relaxed about it than I did.  I would like to thank everyone who sent me good wishes and who offered up prayers for me.  Hopefully the increase in medication will do the trick and I will start to feel much better than I have.

When I posted pictures of Nathan yesterday, I remarked how he reminded me so much of myself at that age.  Several of you agreed that there was a likeness.  I decided to dig out and old photograph of me and compare the two.  I was slightly older than Nathan at the time the picture was taken but I am  in no doubt whatsoever now that he does resemble me.  The brows are almost identical and the face shape as well I think. 

             

I had to smile this morning when I drew back the curtains. Yesterday on this very journal I did say "Bring Me Sunshine" and today lo and behold

Not sure whether it will last because the sky is not blue, more of a grey colour and often, when the morning starts as bright as this it deteriorates later.  However, it is great to sit typing my entry with bright light streaming in, the back door open  and hearing the birds singing. If it does last I shall be dashing outside later with my sun cream to just sit there and enjoy it, the gardening can wait for a while whilst I have a bask!  The weeds are happy where they are for a few more days and it is far too early to put in summer bedding. Not that any is available at the moment as everything is so far behind here and I would not risk it until all danger of frost has gone anyway.  I did not plant any seeds up this year so bedding plants will have to be bought in.  I do wish my tree would come though.  That is something I would like to get done.

Well, dear readers, I have not even had my first cup of tea yet, very unsual for me.  So, I am now off to make a nice brew and go and drink it in the garden.

Hope you all have a lovely day.

P.S.  I would like to thank everyone who has signed my guestbook so far.  Not just people I know from journals but people I do not know who have left nice comments about my journal and my family.  So heartwarming.