Day 17

At the risk of sounding like a miserable 90 year old...I'm going to start this blog off with my complaints of the night. Headache in my right temple...blurred vision in my right eye, hurt right hip when I step a certain way, can't breathe, feel like I'm going to be sick, had a 5 minute coughing fit today and there was something else, but it's mixed in with all the rest so instead of stating that one...I'll say a stint of memory loss. My goodness!! I can't wait until I get better. I am not normally a bad sicky at all. And to be honest, I think I have done quite well over these past few days. Aside from complaining in my blog, I've still done all of the duties that have had to be done, I've gone out and had a good time, and I haven't let anyone see me cry. That's gotta say something right? *Sigh* Anyway...

Heloise had the day off today so that was nice. Woke up...best sleep I had had in a few nights so I set my alarm again and went back to sleep for 10 minutes. 6:10, out of bed and in the shower. Noticed a huge bump on my lip. Great! Just what I need. Finished getting ready and went downstairs. Breakfast for the boys...breakfast and a pill for me. Then homework for the boys, and a guitar lesson from Josh for me. I think I'm a quick learner. I'm thinking of looking into rentals and taking real lessons when Zach starts school full time in January.

About to leave the house but we can't find the car keys. I walk Josh and Nathaniel up to the school...the construction guy says good morning to me as usual, and we are on our way. Get to the school, Josh goes off to his class...Nathaniel hangs around for a bit, then it's time for him to go in and Heloise and Zach show up with the vehicle and the missing keys. We jump in the car and drive to Coggeshall (Zach's preschool). I stayed in the car.

Heloise came out and had decided we would do some shopping today. She had to pick up a birthday present for a little girl who's party is tomorrow and we are all attending. We started looking, but she wasn't sure what she wanted to get her so we decided to go for a coffee while she thought about it. YAY STARBUCKS!!!! And they know how to make my drink!!! I picked up a couple of cool things there...had some delicious chocolate chip shortbread and we were on our way again. (Their selection of food is INSANE compared to ours...but their drink menus are very different).

Into Boots for some cough medicine I probably won't take :$ Then to the bank, Next, and Mac!!!! (Can't wait for the new release on Thursday but it's all SO expensive here). Back into the toy shop where I found what I think is the perfect gift for a 6 year old girl! It's called build your own pet. It's a Littlest Pet Shop dog but much bigger than the regular ones. It's a bobble head and it comes with a glitter pen, rub on stickers and a bunch of other stuff so that you can decorate him the way you think he should look. I think it's awesome. Every little girl needs one! No two will be the same! :p So we got that and left.

On the way home Heloise dropped me on the High Street. I got my hair washed at the hair dressers and couldn't pay with debit unless I was spending 10 pound so I had to buy nail polish. Then I had to walk down to the other side to get my eyebrows done, and walk home. I stopped at the Optician's and can't wait to go back in there and look at frames. I saw a girl wearing Bench ones today and got a little excited :|

Got home, checked my e-mail and such, had some soup and went to pick up Zach. I drove and feel that I am getting much better at it. I know how to get to and from all the places I need to be, and am more comfortable on roads I didn't like at the beginning. Parked, and had to climb out the other side of the car as the person next to me was over the line. (That was interesting). Picked Zach up and went home for a quick minute...then it was time to leave and get the other 2.

Heloise and I walked while Zach "biked". Heloise ended up having to push him the whole way there which is what we told him would happen...but he didn't seem to care that it would hurt her back lol. Finally got to the school and because of the bike it had taken longer than usual so Josh was already out. Soon after Nathaniel came and we walked back home. I got to carry the bike back. (I better gain some muscle and lose some weight in this next year).

Home and snack time for the boys. Heloise and Josh had to run up to the doctors. Aunt Jill came to pick everyone up but we had to wait for Josh to get back so Zach played DS and Wiggle and I played Wii Sports. I can't remember how old I ended up being after the test...but let's just say it was definitely in the 40's range :S...Not so good. I should practice a little more.

Josh got home and everyone but Heloise was off to Uncle Clifford and Aunt Jill's for dinner. (She was waiting for the Sainsbury's order...again).

The boys were wrestling me until dinner was ready, we ate...(Some of us - *ME* - ate wayyyyy too much)...and it was delicious. After dinner and dessert Zach wanted to do a puzzle, so we put together one with a tractor, a few animals and a farmer on it. While we were in the process though Aunt Jill joined us, and then Heloise got there...sooo it wasn't really us putting it together at all :p

We drove home, the boys got in the shower, I listened to How I Met Your Mother (cuz I couldn't get the screen to turn on), then Tim fixed the screen and I watched a couple episodes of Friends but my eye started acting up and I still feel terrible so I came upstairs, and now I'm going to sleep. xx