Thursday

I was up early this morning as I needed to be at the doctor's surgery for 8.00 to have my cholesterol blood test and no breakfast!

I had to wait over half an hour as there were lots of people having their blood tests done.

I didn't have time to go home again and have some breakfast before I went to the Red Cross so I went to a café and had scrambled eggs and toast. There was far too much for me to eat though.

I got to the Red Cross offices and there were lots of ladies already there and bagging roses into cellophane sleeves. I went to a table where Patsy, one of the Lions ladies was already working and we passed a very nice morning with four other ladies. It never ceases to amaze me how easily women can all get together, never having met before, and chat like old friends.

The Red Cross served a lovely morning tea with mini savoury pies, lovely mini sandwiches, chocolate cake, lemon cake and walnut cake and tea, coffee or juice. I only had a small piece of cake and a cup of tea. We were also given an invitation to a Christmas even with morning tea and lunch in November.

One of my neighbours was there from Maungatapu so we had a little catch up and it was lovely to see her.

We had finished by 11.30 so I drove home to let the dog out before going out again to pick Margaret up to go to the cinema. We went to see About Time and it was a really good film with lots of English humour and had Margaret and I in fits of giggles but it was also sad so I had a cry - a perfect film.

We went straight home and I had a cup of tea and some fruit as I missed lunch!!! I am glad I don't have many weeks like this with so much food!!

I took Totty out for her walk and managed to get her all the way again!!

Jon came home just after six as he had been for a haircut so all he had time to do was change and then go out to his class.

I had dinner while he was out and I made him a sandwich when he came back. He is really enjoying the classes but just when he thinks he is going well she ups the weights and he realises he is not so fit still.

We watched some TV and then I went upstairs to the office to phone Rene who is 90 today. She loved the present I sent her, a newspaper of her birthdate, and said it was very interesting and would give her lots to read through the winter. She had some neighbours in and told me they were all impressed with her present. Of course, she had to have a little cry so I didn't keep talking as I didn't ant her crying on her birthday. She is upset that I am not home to go to her birthday lunch on Saturday.

Off to bed now and look forward to work at the shop tomorrow and then we have a long weekend but we have nothing planned.


WEATHER
Sunny 23 degrees