What can I do for a Christmas Fayre at work to represent the Book Club which I helped to set up. Actually, it turned out to be a library and nobody fills in the electronic list to say which book they have so the numbers are dwindling and the books aren't being returned!!
Anyway, I have to publicise the book club at this event at work and all I have so far is a selection of the books to put out and some lists showing the available books. But it's CHRISMAS so I need to link it all together and I'm having trouble, all I can find are recommended reading lists, but that's no good because it's just another sheet of paper. I want something eyecatching and Christmassy.
CMJ has been ill this week and off work, she has felt really awful and keeps saying she feels as if she's been poisoned. Last night she spoke to a friend who had exactly the same thing last week so now isn't feeling so bad because she can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
My oldest sister and her husband have gone to spend the winter in Portugal - it's all right for some isn't it! My other sister doesn't keep in touch much but CMJ and I have been thinking about inviting them all for a day over the earlier December time. Then we can all see each other (oldest sister is coming back for a week or two) and exchange gifts for the children. We did it last year and it was lovely. Will call Oldest sister MW and her husband KW and then my other sister will be LE.
My Dad died in 1998 and Mum is in a residential home in Scotland because she suffers with Altzheimers, she is very lucky because it's a fabulous place, MW and I spent a lot of time going up and searching for the right place and it was well worth it. She wanted to be in Scotland and made that clear when she was still in the early stages and although we live in the south of England we wanted to do what she had asked. The real clincher though was that we looked around in the areas we live in and the best of the English homes didn't match up to the worst of the Scottish places we went to see. That was it really because she was already pretty bad by the time she was unable to stay at home any longer, I live in the same place so looked after her day to day and MW had her for breaks (for me really) and that kept her at home for an extra six years, so we knew by then that she'd been right about going back to Scotland because she was forgetting anything about her life in England and feels much more at home with the Scots voices and scenery around her. Also she thinks it's her house and is very chuffed with it!!!
So we won't be seeing her at Christmas as it's too confusing for her but I'll be going up in the New Year when things are back to their normal selves!!
As for the New Year, CMJ is off to stay with a friend so I will be alone. Can't complain about that because we don't do much anyway. CMM will be with her Dad. No further comment.
I have the day off today and think I will visit Debenhams sale. Hurrah! Or maybe Toys r Us.
Well, it's hard to concentrate with my tummy rumbling like this, so I'm off to make breakfast.