Tuesday 10 December 2013

Oh dear

Oh dear, Alice is rotten to the core with fevers, and a viral body ache, earache, hideously sore throat and headaches and general feeling like a very poorly girly. I have been working from home these past two days and feel a bit like a zombie myself. I am taking her to the GP this afternoon as it may be tonsillitis because she can't even swallow Calpol at the moment.

I have been working on a presentation I am giving to the local Prostate Cancer Support Group on Thursday evening and felt like taking a few photos to depict our "Oh dear" time so far this week in my lunch break. I feel like I have been living in a blur of tiredness and worry since the early hours of Saturday morning and hope that our GP will be able to help.


Oh dear, I have just about run out of yarn having about 28 rows to go on my niece's cardigan for Christmas. I hope I can still find the same dye lot in the yarn shop this Saturday.


Alice simply NEEDED to put up her little pink Christmas tree in her room on 1/12/13 and she has had her fairy lights and the fairy at the top of her tree that she made last year to keep her spirits up.


I finished crocheting this little Christmas surprise for Alice over a week ago, but just haven't had the energy or inclination to finish it off. I hope it comes in the next week or two.


Andy has been playing a lot of his old records lately, he has very specific tastes in funk, soul, 70's music and loads of Brazillian & African music and jazz. Seeing this record reminded me of him choosing Alice's name after Alice Coltrane (John Coltrane's wife)when she was born.


Thank goodness for Roald Dahl cd story collection my mum and dad gave Alice many years ago, she always loves listening to these when she is unwell. Oh and there is the good old over the counter medicines which provide temporary relief too.


Having had to stop my cardigan knitting, I've been staring at this skein of wool that I wound last week. What will I do with you?



I have been uuummg and aahhing about what to put in my printers tray, in the mean time I've been adding funny little bits and bobs to it. I like the idea of a woodland or seaside collection. We'll see.

Sending you and your families happy healthy well wishes this week
xox
 
Edit: 16h55 confirmed tonsillitis, now on penicillin and extra pain relief and plenty of jelly and ice-cream. Great relief that we know what's wrong, it's been a bit scary. Should turn the corner after double doses tonight. Alice is now tucked up on the sofa watching one of her favourite festive movies "The Santa Clause".Thanks for listening.
 

22 comments:

  1. Oh No I hope she's better soon, tonsillitis is awful! Take care sweetie :) xxx

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  2. Hope she feels better soon, your right to go see your GP tonsillitis is hard to shake x

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  3. I hope Alice is better soon, poor girl.

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  4. Wishing Alice a speedy recovery, glad she has got some medicine.
    Jacquie x

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  5. glad you know where you are at now! hope she gets better quickly, Heather x

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  6. Oh so glad you have got the medicine to make your little lady better ... tonsillitis is the worst ... wishing Alice is well again very, very soon ... Bee xx

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  7. Bless her heart, and yours too of course, it is just awful to see little ones suffer. She should be up and about in no time at all.
    Hugs,
    Meredith

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  8. I love Alice's angel, hope she feels better soon

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  9. I hope that Alice gets better very soon and that the meds give her some relief. Take care of you too. xx

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  10. Tonsillitis is horrid - poor girl! Love the colours you used for Alice's Christmas surprise - very cheerful indeed!

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  11. Oh you poor things, I hope Alice gets better very soon and life gets back to normality before the Christmas rush well and truly starts.
    Sending virtual hugs from across the water XX

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  13. Dear, dear Penelope,

    I simply wanted to send you a massive hug from across the Channel. I am so very glad you now know what has been making sweet Alice so poorly. I hate seeing my children ill even though I know their immune system needs a little kick from time to time. It's always better to be in the know when it comes to these things, wouldn't you agree? She'll be fighting fit in a few days time and you will see better times too. I always feel half ill too when stuck at home tending my little ones. It's quite draining on the nerves :-)

    Here's to a better week for you.

    Hugs,

    Stephanie

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  14. Poor Alice, how miserable when so much is going in school and with friends, although it does tend to be so busy it gets all a bit much. I'm glad she's now got antibiotics, that means she will be sparkly again for Christmas day....the boys have all had various bugs and sniffles, nothing bad, just the norm, but it does make everything miserable when you're sporting a streaming nose and hacking cough. Sending hugs to you!

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  15. Oh dear.. poor Alice, sending lots of hugs and warm thoughts to ye today xxx The blue of your nieces cardigan is just gorgeous Penny... I do hope you can find more! Hazel x

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  16. I do hope poor Alice is properly on the mend now, and that you've been able to catch up with yourself a bit x

    I love the idea of your printer's tray filled with random little curiosities ... it's a theme in itself :)

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  17. Oh dear poor Alice. I am so sorry to read that she has been so poorly, but pleased that you at least know what's wrong with her and that she is on the correct medication. I hope that she is feeling a little better by now that somehow you are feeling a bit better too. It is always so hard when the kids are ill as it really takes it out of us parents. Thinking of you both and I love Alice's lovely tree!! xoxo

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  18. Oh dear, I hope Alice is on the mend by now...

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  19. Thank God for antibiotics ... hope Alice is feeling much better now than she was a few days ago! Poor girl. (I'm of the generation that had our tonsils whipped out as a matter of routine when we were small ... don't know if that was a good thing or not.)

    Alice was right to put up her tree - a Christmas tree makes everything better. Her fairy is beautiful. :)

    Hope you're feeling better now too, and good luck finding more of the yarn in the right dye lot.

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  20. Poor Alice...I suffered from tonsillitis repeatedly as a child and it's a horrible thing to have. I hope she's now on the road to recovery and you are catching up on your sleep x

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  21. Penny so so glad to hear Alice is feeling better and that you know what it is.....such a relief for you...now be careful you dont go 'down' with anything...usually the way after looking after a loved one whilst still having to work hard....take care of you too!
    bestest daisy j x

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  22. Oh gosh, how worrying for you all. Tonsillitis, that's nasty. Poor Alice. I'm hoping that - a week later - she is over the worse of it and will be back to normal for Christmas. xx

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