Please snow, just go away.

I feel really trapped today. The snow is not going anywhere, and I cannot get my mobility scooter out. I`m not sure whether it would get through the snow on the ground which is several inches thick, and would I get it up my drive when it could be sliding about remains to be seen. The bins have been emptied today too, so they are the obstacles left in the way of my scooter at the edge of the pavement, or sometimes even in the middle. I also find that cars parked half on and half off the pavement are such a pain to get past, especially if you are met by an overgrown tree or bush at the other side in somebodys garden!
I am scared to go out incase I fall, I expect everyone will be saying "how pathetic" but I am frightened that I would fall over, and I know that if I did fall I would not be able to get up again! My knees are completely gone,I am unable to kneel, so quite how I would get to my feet I have no idea. I could also do myself some serious damage, my spine is so unstable that I have been told by doctors and physios at the back pain centre that if I had a fall I could easily paralyze myself so you can see my problem. I look through the window and wish I could go outside and join the world but the risks worry me. My problem is ofcourse that I am now fed up of staying in the house, I am going a bit stir crazy, Graham keeps clearing the driveway so I can get to the car but you don`t know how clear the paths are when you get to wherever you are going. He has now cleared the drive twice, and once again it is snowed over! Please snow, just go away, before I go mad! 

Thoughts of a Mom.

My kids may be in their 30`s now but I still worry about them!  I can`t help it, ofcourse I know they can look after themselves, they have been doing so for quite some time now, but once a mom always a mom, my kids mean everything to me.

Rach and Ste have been to Egypt on holiday for the past couple of weeks, we have been looking after Murphy and I have had to put Murphy updates on Facebook every day so that they could see he was getting on okay! Their plane landed at Manchester airport last night at around 10.45pm and the thought of them having to drive down the country to get home through all that snow got me worrying again! Gray was worried too, though he tries to pretend he is cool, but the weather had been so abysmal that the thought of driving in it was not good. We watched the website to see if the plane was due to land on time, and breathed a sigh of relief when we saw that it had landed safely. Not long afterwards Rach texted to say the plane was landed, they were waiting for their bags and would then be driving home. I asked her to text when they got back otherwise I would not be able to sleep and I was still awake, lying in the dark, when the text came through about 1am to say they were back home safe and sound. I still could not sleep as my mind would not then shut down!
So Murphy has gone home now, he gave them a rapturous welcome when they arrived and they were equally as pleased to see him, he certainly got loads of cuddles! He had started to get into the routine of our dogs, each night at about 9pm Polly will start to whimper and then she runs to the lounge door, looking back to get our attention. She has decided it is time for a biscuit! Murphy started to join in with the call for a treat so Rach and Ste, don`t be surprised if he suddenly gets up at about 9pm this evening and keeps staring at you until you get him what he wants! Our house feels a little bit empty without him but he is back where he belongs, no doubt playing a game of pull!

MURPHY.AND FRIENDS.

Murphy is here for his holidays while his Mom and Dad are on holiday in Egypt. He likes coming to visit as his friends Polly and Barney live here and Lily pops round to see him quite frequently.  Polly is his oldest friend, they were puppies together, Polly being a year old when Murphy came along and they have always got along wonderfully well, never a cross word between them, and considering Polly is now 12 years old and Murphy 11 that is not bad going. Barney gets slightly jealous, especially when Murphy wants to play a pull game with his Dad, not that there is any unpleasantness or anything, Barney just goes off in a huff and lies in the corner! His face is a picture sometimes! They are good friends and again, never a cross word between them. They all stand side by side in the kitchen eating dinner and none of them try to pinch the others meal, or growl or anything like that. They just get on with the serious business of eating and try to make sure there is none left in the bowl! If there are a few biscuits left in the bowl by Barney or Polly you can be sure that Murphy will kindly finish them off for them, not that they mind, they have usually left the kitchen by that point and Murphy hoovers up the remainder! I`m sure he thinks it is a doggie buffet! At the moment they are all fast asleep, Barney on one sofa, Polly on the other sofa, head on cushion (she likes her comfort) and Murphy on the floor by my feet just so he can make sure I cannot get up! He likes to position himself across your feet so that you are quite unable to move, on a cold day its quite nice as he keeps your feet warm with all that fur but when you need to answer the phone or rush to the toilet it can be a bit restricting and you have to be careful not to trip over him! Its really funny how he can be fast asleep but if you start eating a bag of crisps or a biscuit he is instantly awake and alert, watching you with those beautiful big brown eyes which say "I`m really really hungry" even though you know full well that he has only just had a doggie treat! You have to be careful what clothes you wear when Murphy is around, today my trousers are made of the kind of material his hairs don`t stick to which is fine, but to wear black trousers when Murphy is in the vicinity can be a mistake! You look down and you will be covered in blonde dog hairs hence the expression "oh, I`ve been Murphied"!! We keep a sticky clothes roller thing to deal with such an eventuality but I have been known to resort to selotape wrapped around my hand when we ran out of refills for our clothes roller and even, in the past, have tried to hoover my own clothing! All the dogs like a treat and they are very good, when I get a few biscuits or treat sticks out they will line up and sit in an eager line waiting their turn for their treat. Polly first ofcourse, as top dog and oldest, then Murphy (watch your fingers, he gets rather eager and won`t mean to but can grab your fingers along with the biscuit. I know, its happened to me and can be quite painful! Not that he means to do it, he just wants to eat!) Barney comes next and last but not least tiny Lily. They look so comical, sitting in a row, waiting their turn. Barney and Lily will give you a high 5 before being handed their biscuit but Polly could well fall over if she tried to lift her leg off the floor and Murphy has enough trouble sometimes just getting his bulk up, without having to lift his leg off the floor and high 5 you to get a biscuit! They are very sweet though, sitting side by side, waiting eagerly for their treat. They all like a walk, and get very excited when the leads are shook meaning that a walk is imminent, Murphy sometimes struggles to get himself up as he is such a big lad and he has arthritis but when a walk is on the cards its surprising how fast he can move! Its quite a treat to watch Gray being dragged up the street by three and sometimes 4 dogs! When all four are here he has started taking them in relay, the older two go together for a walk at a more leisurely pace then they come back for a long drink of water and a rest while the other two go off barking, excited to be going on an adventure! If the weather is dry they will all go to the woods at the back of our house to run around and play, Barney goes out of the front door with his ball in his mouth, ready for a game. He carries the ball all the way round bless him. Murphy is quite at home with us, he has been here enough times to be settled and happy and he certainly seems relaxed at the moment, lying across my feet! Excuse me Murphy, I want to get up now! x