The Blog Of Me

Yes we moved my nan up to Southlands yesterday (Wednesday 25th March) and it went just fine. She said she likes it already, plus theres some people there she already knows, which is good. The staff are nice and very helpful. And we can take Bobby (dog) to visit but he has to stay on his lead but i guess we can let him off when hes in nan's room. Me and dd have been busy sorting nan's old house out, ya know, sorting whats for keeping (which'll go up to my Uncles house for the time being) and what could go, what things we want, etc. So yeah, all in all a big success me thinks.

Other things - im still enjoying my job. The weather isnt very nice, very very windy and a bit wet.

Yes, my gran will be moving just up the road to Southlands residential home. Her new room is on the ground floor, handy because theres no way she could manage stairs now, in the Rushen wing (each wing is named after a manx place/thing). Me and dad went to have a look at her room yesterday (Thursday) and its very nice. Just the right size for one person. Theres a bed (hight adujsutable), bedside cabinet, wardrobe, chest of drawers, points for TV & phone then a small bathroom, with toilet, sink and such (she'll be taken for showers/baths somewhere a bit further down the corridor). More or less next door to her room is the dining area and a sitting area. I think she'll like it there. Nan wasnt to keen on the idea at first but shes looking forward to it now. Heh we're kinda excited too

My jbs still goin well. Im hoping to find out if i'll be there permanantly. I think i will, especialy as it'll start getting busy at the hotel soon. Also one of the girls i work with will be leaving in a few weeks to go on maternity leave, for about a year she said. Wish her all the best

...while watching Animal Cops Houston (i think it was). A dog had to have its leg amputated and it got me thinking....when a humam loses a limb, they have a phantom limb that they can still feel, have pain, etc. Would it be the same for an animal?

Oh and im still enjoying my new job

Housekeeping (like what i did at the Royal hotel, last year) at the Falcons Nest.Only down the road. Been there a couple of days so far, and its only like spring cleaning at the moment but hopfuly should get busier when the tourists start coming over. So its only a couple hours work (9am - 12). Its gone ok so far and the girls seem nice enough. I am feeling it though, having not worked for a few months...especialy in the lower legs. Feeling knackcered too. But it'll pass.

Right, i got...

Games for Nintendo DS - My Sims KIngdom, Carnival Funfair Games & Purrpals

Games for Wii - Wii Music & Carnival Games Mini Golf

DVDs - Wall-E, Ironman, The Mummy 3, Indiana Jones & The kingdom of the crystal skull & The Forbidden Kingdom.

Jewelry - Interchangable necklace with 3 heatr shapes pendants (tigers eye, zebra jasper and something else), earrings

ETC - Cuddly toys and chocolate

So yeah i got some good stuff this year

No, not me thank goodness. My cat, Whisper. Me and mum noticed he wasnt himself this morning - quiet, not eating, not going out - so me and dad took him to the vets and it seems the poor li'l guy's picked up a chest infection. But he's had an antibiotic shot which has perked him up and he starts his tablets tomorow and hopfuly he should be right as rain.

Well its christmas eve...hmm, not quite sunk in yet, which is weird cus im normaly uber excited. Ah well, neer mind heheh! Heres hoping youall have a great christmas and all the best for 2009

Yup, all the gifts are wraped and under the tree (and sent to my bro and his family in England), all the cards are sent. Just have a bit of last minute food shoping to do tomorrow and picking up our turkey and other christmas meat on christmas eve. Having a slight change this year - instead of a whole turkey we are just having the breast (or the crown). A whole turkey is too much for us and alot of it doesnt get eaten so, yeah be a nice change. Hppfuly it'll come with its giblets so i can cook em for the pets. They like them, they do.

Oh and Bobby is having his hair, i mean fur, cut tomorrow, so he'll look handsome and feel loads better i imagine. His knee is still bothering him a bit but he doesnt seem to mind. It will get better eventualy.

My hamster Boo passed away last night (thursday). She was fine od Wednesday but yesterday she seemed to suddenly look old and her balance seemed to go aswell. Saw her a couple more times then she went into her little house. Looked in on her a few more times then at about 11.30, checked her again and she'd gone...she'd gone to sleep in her house and never woke up. I am sad but yet glad she went so peacfuly. She was about 2 years old so she lived her full life. I buried her in the back garden, next to a rose bush. I havnt touched her cage yet...maybe tomorrow i'll see to it. I may get another hamster sometime, but not yet.

So im sittin here watching LOTR - Return of the king and feeling rather sad...

I think a visit to my friend is just what i needed to unwind (what with leavin my job and being worried about Bobby's knee). We had a great time. We wached Clash Of The Titans (what a classic!) and Nightmare Before Christmas (i baught the 2 disc collectors edition for only £10 from HMV). We went for a walk down Strand St cause Darren had to do a bit of shopping and we called at HMV aswell, then Tesco later on where we ended up playing with the Wall-E toys heh heh. Then we spent a good few hours playin Wii Sports....gawd what a time we had lol!! Baseball, tennis ad 10 pin bowling (which i found out im very good at). It was about 11pm by the time i got home. So yeah a great day with great guy. I feel so lucky to have a friend like Darren

Yes we took Bobby to the vets again to get his knee checked. Apparently hes not in any pain, which is good. Its just because his knee is unstable its making him less confident to use it, which is why he's hobbling round. Makes sense i supose. Just have to make sure he doesnt over do it yet make sure he keeps using it to try and get the muscle to build up again, cause it wasted away a bit. Also it was Bonfire night and i dont think he was too keen on all the bangs going off. He was panting as though he was over heating for about 3-4 hours then he calmed down. Bless his fluffy little paws.