I dot a dold............

My nose has been streaming, my chest is sore and I am feeling full of germs.  Welcome back to the world of teaching!  Ive nursed it and me as best I can - stayed in, missed stuff and generally tried to avoid giving it to anyone but it still lingers and doesn't even have the decency to leave me with a rather sexy undertone to my voice. Instead I sound as if I am in an area of poor reception with the signal cutting out at various moments!

It was a busy week but a less busy weekend.  The album was finished on time and much appreciated.  I forgot to take photos so will need to arrange to borrow it back to do that.  Sharon was such a great  pal and helped me plough my way through 22 pages of LOs.  So good to know that it was done and we enjoyed the making of it.

I've got no bathroom at the moment.  After yet more leaks - leading to damp and smelly carpet in Tom's room - I have arranged for a complete renovation.  I've ordere a large shower to replace the bath (No one ever baths in this house just stood in it to shower!), picked tiles, chosen washbasin etc and now we are back into the world of skips and dust sheets.  At least it isn't like having the kitchen done and I can escape from it all down stairs. 

I'm hoping to go up to the Snowdome place at Milton Keynes on Wednesday with Nikky. (I think it is called Xcape really) The snow gear will get a try out and the ski legs will get more practice at finding those muscles which will ache for a couple of days afterwards. 

I heard this week that my job will be finishing in March!  The lady I am covering for is returning from Maternity leave in April so I will be back into the old routine again unless something else turns up.  At present there aren't any part-time posts advertised in the area but it is still early days yet.

The MOD has decided that Dick's death was not attributable to military service and this affects my pension somewhat.  I am appealing against the decision and need to formulate my case.  I just wish it would all be finished and dealt with.  This particular decision only relates to his pension and has nothing to do with the main legal case for liability.  Whenever someone dies of an asbestos-related disease, there is usually a claim for compensation because of negligence and we are working through that at the moment.  I have to say it is tough and I would just like it to be over and done with.  I think that in some way, they drag it out in the hope that we will just give up and forget it.  I have felt like that several times in the last few weeks but I can hear Dick's voice getting cross with me - he was such a fighter - so I am plodding on.

I'd just like to get on with my life and not keep dwelling on that dreadful disease.

Which reminds me...........................registrations for the Race for Life have just started.  I shall be running/jogging/walking again this year and hope that I might be sponsored.  I was proud to hear that last year, with everyone's help I was one of the biggest fund-raisers in the Southampton area.  Let's see what we can do this year.  I shall be putting a widget on the site shortly where sponsorship can be made.

How about you walking/running and joining me?