Another Lump

  Fudge has just had his last chemo today. In it though the vet found another small lump which he removed. It might be another growth but only had a few iffy cells in it so it needs to be sent away for analysis. It all came out ok so he will be fine but it is worrying that something was still in there. Hopefully it turns out all ok but we clearly need to keep an eye on him still. Fudge for his part still doesn't seem to notice that anything is really wrong, he just gets a trip to the vet once every three weeks. Time to wait and see what happens next me thinks.

  In other worse news, it is now less than a week until the mother in law gets here. Fortunately she will only be here for 8 days but still. It will annoy the hell out of my wife and generally make our life much less peaceful and quiet than it currently is. Gah family. At least I get some time off work although it does seem a waste to use it for that. Just as well I get a decent amount.

  Oh well, my mind is currently blank. We get to go get Fudge within an hour and bring him home where he belongs. He'll be so happy to be with us and get to spend another night sleeping between my wife and I on the bed. He loves the special treatment he gets.

A Year

  It has been almost a year since we moved house. Feels like that long since I wrote something here too :) . In that time we've gained a cat, lost a hamster, repainted 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, planted about 200 bulbs, 15 trees, dozens of plants and bushes, chopped down several trees, put in a new well pump, set up 3 different patio areas, gone on holiday to celebrate 20 years of marriage, got a work bonus for the first time in a long time and countless other things that happen in just one year.

  Strange when you think of it that way, just listing out all the things that have changed and happened in a year. Then you think that so far I'm close to having had 43 years. That is a lot of stuff to happen, that has happened and will still happen. It has been a good first year here, a slightly rocky start with noisy neighbour but it is all quiet now and we have found our groove of how we like to live. Easy days, lunches at Jimmy's, quiet evenings together. All around really good.

  The only downside to being here a year? A visit from the dreaded mother in law in just over a week. Speaking of which she has just appeared on Skype and has already antagonised my wife. Not bad for 60 seconds....