It takes strength to be firm,
It takes courage to be gentle.
It takes strength to stand guard,
It takes courage to let down your guard.
It takes strength to conquer,
It takes courage to surrender.
It takes strength to be certain,
It takes courage to have doubt.
It takes strength to fit in,
It takes courage to stand out.
It takes strength to feel a friend's pain,
It takes courage to feel your own pain.
It takes strength to hide your own pains,
It takes courage to show them.
It takes strength to endure abuse,
It takes courage to stop it.
It takes strength to stand alone,
It takes courage to lean on another.
It takes strength to love,
It takes courage to be loved.
It takes strength to survive,
It takes courage to live.
Wedding!
Friday, April 15, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
Catch up
With my ever useful diary I am working out what I have done since my last blog!
We had some family friends visiting on wednesday, it was abit weird seeing them! It's been about 4/5years since we last saw them and boy have those kids grown!!!! It made me feel old when one of them turns 10 next month and I remember her being born.
Thursday I was at clinic and that didnt go well. I've lost 2kgs since being at clinic a month ago and my lung function is also down about 15%. However because I feel alright despite these numbers I've got orals and 2weeks to get it back up otherwise I will be back on IVs again, which would be a 6week break! Thursday evening I went to a charity fashion show. It was good fun and I even got a new pair of trousers and a jumper!!!
Friday I met a friend for some lunch and got some more lovely cuddles with her baby boy.
Saturday my daytime was spent doing a charity bag pack with the scouts. It was a good day and £660 was raised but boy are bag packs boring!! I really dont like doing them but they are a good fundraiser and the kids dont mind doing it. Saturday evening I went with a few friends to see Boston Gangshow (after our own gangshow which was held in February). It was an interesting experience and I think I will leave it at that!!
Yesterday I didn't really do alot. I went round to my parents and we sat out in the garden enjoying the sunshine :o)
We had some family friends visiting on wednesday, it was abit weird seeing them! It's been about 4/5years since we last saw them and boy have those kids grown!!!! It made me feel old when one of them turns 10 next month and I remember her being born.
Thursday I was at clinic and that didnt go well. I've lost 2kgs since being at clinic a month ago and my lung function is also down about 15%. However because I feel alright despite these numbers I've got orals and 2weeks to get it back up otherwise I will be back on IVs again, which would be a 6week break! Thursday evening I went to a charity fashion show. It was good fun and I even got a new pair of trousers and a jumper!!!
Friday I met a friend for some lunch and got some more lovely cuddles with her baby boy.
Saturday my daytime was spent doing a charity bag pack with the scouts. It was a good day and £660 was raised but boy are bag packs boring!! I really dont like doing them but they are a good fundraiser and the kids dont mind doing it. Saturday evening I went with a few friends to see Boston Gangshow (after our own gangshow which was held in February). It was an interesting experience and I think I will leave it at that!!
Yesterday I didn't really do alot. I went round to my parents and we sat out in the garden enjoying the sunshine :o)
Monday, April 4, 2011
Mothers Day Cake!
This is the cake I made for Mothers Day! It was very yummy and my mum was very pleased with it. She also got a balloon arrangement which she also loved.
Thats about all I have to say but just thought I would share the cake.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Randomness
Following on from my previous post, this is the sentiment on my mums bag of blessings:
This is a Bag of Blessings and Gratitude, A magical gift that's given with love to say, Thanks for being so wonderful, And "Happy Mother's day!" The Aventurine is to bring you luck, The Rose Quartz to surround you with love, There's a guardian angel to watch over you, And to bring you peace, there's a tiny dove. I hope this gift will bring you joy, Because it's clear for all to see, You're the best Mum in the Universe, And you mean the world to me. Copyright © 2001-2009 Karen Bourner. All rights reserved.
I still think it's very sweet!
Apparently it's only been 2 days since my last blog and I still can't remember what I've really been upto!!
Hmmmmmmm..............
Yesterday was busy spent updating all my scout admin, sorting out their challenge record cards which lets me see how many of them are close to or have earnt the Chief Gold Scout Award. Which is the top award they can earn in the scout section (cubs earn chief silver scout award, beavers earn chief scouts bronze award). They earn this by completing 'challenge' badges which typically involve more work or doing certain things for longer than an activity badge. I was pleased to see that out of 15 scouts in the troop, one has now earnt their gold scout award and 4 others are very very very very nearly completed!! The rest of the scouts are either just starting on their scout journey or about halfway there. Then in the evening I was at scouts and they had fun building models out of straws. It was a relatively easy meeting for me in terms of leadering as when they do activities like the one they do last night they all sort of control each other and I only have to step in if it looks like a big argument is brewing or I see some 'inappropriate' behaviour (We don't allow physical contact unless it is part of game rules-so no shoving or poking etc).
Today I have been food shopping and looking for somethings for my friends birthday which is in a few weeks time. I've also got all my stuff ready for cake baking tomorrow. I'm a little bit nervous about it as I know my grandma will also be eating it and she is big baker!! Shes always baked and I used to bake with her and my mum when I was little. She is also quite critical when it comes to baked goods and will give her honest opinion on things no matter who made it!! Also I just want it to be nice as it's for my mum. I will take pictures of my progress and blog them another day.
This is a Bag of Blessings and Gratitude, A magical gift that's given with love to say, Thanks for being so wonderful, And "Happy Mother's day!" The Aventurine is to bring you luck, The Rose Quartz to surround you with love, There's a guardian angel to watch over you, And to bring you peace, there's a tiny dove. I hope this gift will bring you joy, Because it's clear for all to see, You're the best Mum in the Universe, And you mean the world to me. Copyright © 2001-2009 Karen Bourner. All rights reserved.
I still think it's very sweet!
Apparently it's only been 2 days since my last blog and I still can't remember what I've really been upto!!
Hmmmmmmm..............
Yesterday was busy spent updating all my scout admin, sorting out their challenge record cards which lets me see how many of them are close to or have earnt the Chief Gold Scout Award. Which is the top award they can earn in the scout section (cubs earn chief silver scout award, beavers earn chief scouts bronze award). They earn this by completing 'challenge' badges which typically involve more work or doing certain things for longer than an activity badge. I was pleased to see that out of 15 scouts in the troop, one has now earnt their gold scout award and 4 others are very very very very nearly completed!! The rest of the scouts are either just starting on their scout journey or about halfway there. Then in the evening I was at scouts and they had fun building models out of straws. It was a relatively easy meeting for me in terms of leadering as when they do activities like the one they do last night they all sort of control each other and I only have to step in if it looks like a big argument is brewing or I see some 'inappropriate' behaviour (We don't allow physical contact unless it is part of game rules-so no shoving or poking etc).
Today I have been food shopping and looking for somethings for my friends birthday which is in a few weeks time. I've also got all my stuff ready for cake baking tomorrow. I'm a little bit nervous about it as I know my grandma will also be eating it and she is big baker!! Shes always baked and I used to bake with her and my mum when I was little. She is also quite critical when it comes to baked goods and will give her honest opinion on things no matter who made it!! Also I just want it to be nice as it's for my mum. I will take pictures of my progress and blog them another day.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
More baking
I feel like my blog is alot about baking and not much else recently but then again just recently I've done alot of baking and not really much else!!
Today I made from scratch (ie not a packet mix!!) some strawberry surprise fairy cakes. I added in some pink food colouring and strawberry flavouring- boy are these cakes pink!!! The surprise is a marshmallow in the middle of the cake! Then on top is strawberry flavoured icing (again I added the pink food colouring and strawberry flavouring) with a pink jelly diamond in the middle. I must say they are very yummy and don't really want to share them with anyone.
Apart from baking I was on my scout sleepover this weekend. It went very well and the kids enjoyed it!! I was totally knackered afterwards but don't care! As long as the kids had fun thats all that matters. They got to try out new activities they don't normally do and it was completely different to a camp which I think is what made it interesting.
I've also finally got through all the dvds I brought in the january sales. Which means I then went and brought another boxset last night!!!
I have plans to make my mum a mothers day cake for sunday. I'm hoping it will go well and take some photos of it if it looks good and post them! I've also ordered her a balloon bouquet to arrive the day before mothers day (As they dont deliver sundays!). Then she has a few little presents- some mint creams that she loves, a necklace and earring set and a bag of blessings which has a very cute little thing with it explaining all the contents of the bag, such as a dove to send peace, guardian angel to look after her and things like that!
Today I made from scratch (ie not a packet mix!!) some strawberry surprise fairy cakes. I added in some pink food colouring and strawberry flavouring- boy are these cakes pink!!! The surprise is a marshmallow in the middle of the cake! Then on top is strawberry flavoured icing (again I added the pink food colouring and strawberry flavouring) with a pink jelly diamond in the middle. I must say they are very yummy and don't really want to share them with anyone.
Apart from baking I was on my scout sleepover this weekend. It went very well and the kids enjoyed it!! I was totally knackered afterwards but don't care! As long as the kids had fun thats all that matters. They got to try out new activities they don't normally do and it was completely different to a camp which I think is what made it interesting.
I've also finally got through all the dvds I brought in the january sales. Which means I then went and brought another boxset last night!!!
I have plans to make my mum a mothers day cake for sunday. I'm hoping it will go well and take some photos of it if it looks good and post them! I've also ordered her a balloon bouquet to arrive the day before mothers day (As they dont deliver sundays!). Then she has a few little presents- some mint creams that she loves, a necklace and earring set and a bag of blessings which has a very cute little thing with it explaining all the contents of the bag, such as a dove to send peace, guardian angel to look after her and things like that!
Sunday, March 20, 2011
IVs
I haven't blogged for the last 2 weeks as I have been on IVs.
I was put on colistin and tazocin,as a combination its not great!!
I was left feeling sick by day 5 whenever I tried to eat anything, literally. I would sometimes be able to force food down other times I couldn't. The lowest point was when half a fairy cake was enough to make me want to throw up and i couldnt even finish that off.
The IVs despite numerous side effects (the sickness being only 1 of them) appear to have done their job, my lung function is back upto where it usually is. Although I have lost about 3kg in weight during the course of IVs I hope to regain this soon.
I was put on colistin and tazocin,as a combination its not great!!
I was left feeling sick by day 5 whenever I tried to eat anything, literally. I would sometimes be able to force food down other times I couldn't. The lowest point was when half a fairy cake was enough to make me want to throw up and i couldnt even finish that off.
The IVs despite numerous side effects (the sickness being only 1 of them) appear to have done their job, my lung function is back upto where it usually is. Although I have lost about 3kg in weight during the course of IVs I hope to regain this soon.
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