I don't even know where to begin.  I'm tired because I got woken up several times last night.  Some silly bitch - our new dog - decided to sleep on my bed between Andy and I.  No matter how many times she got booted off, as soon as I was asleep again she tried again.  She did get down when I shoved her and she was good natured but I still had a disturbed night.  We'll see how she settles.  I have to say that we both found it quite comical and laughed a lot.  Well, what's the option other than laughing?  What's the point of getting angry/annoyed?  On Saturday Chel drove herself and me to two dog rehoming places that are each an hour away but both in the same direction from here. We'd looked online to see what was available - mostly Staffies which we didn't want.  At the second one we met Jess and were captivated with this girl who seemed to like us as well.  Poor Andy had to work over the weekend but as we sounded so keen on this dog he agreed to get up early on Sunday and go see her before work.  She came home with us then and there.  She jumped into the boot and settled down as if to say "What are you waiting for then?"    She is a character, and different to our other dogs.  That is a good thing.  But we do find her amusing (so far).  She and Stevie seem to be getting along okay, he's getting used to her bit by bit.  We've sorted out the feeding arrangements to cater for her food agression.  Other than that all seems okay.  She is fab on the lead and good off it - she runs like the wind and is hilarious but she doesn't like us to be too far away from her either.  However this is still the first whole day of her being here.

On the family front, things couldn't be better.  It's been a joy lately having the family on Skype.

I'm reading a lot since it is hard to see to stitch lately.  I've just put the sewing on one side for now but I miss it a lot.  Sometimes even reading is becoming more difficult but it is doable generally.  It's worse when I'm tired.




 
I've met (online) my missing granddaughter at last.  This is so exciting for me.
AND I got to talk to both my elder daughter and one granddaughter on Skype.  I finally saw four of my great-grandbabies online.  Video Skype is so wonderful.  I have a webcam on my new laptop so they can see me as well.  I'm beyond grateful.

I've been reading a lot lately rather than stitching.  I'm not sure why but who cares why anyway?  I've been doing a lot of thinking and I think reading stops me thinking so much.

Okay, the doctor says part - maybe the biggest part of my breathing problem is my weight.  The fat makes it harder for my muscles to lift my chest to give my lungs room to expand enough.  This makes real sense to me so I'm making a bigger effort to eat well.  

One part of this is getting up earlier in the morning so I might eat breakfast.  I've been up earlier two days running but still am not eating......but hey, I'm moving about.  I'm also getting dressed sooner.  I will be happier and have more self esteem when these two things become habits.  I know it will take a month to make them a habit.  This seems such a small thing with all the weight I have to lose but as I see it, I can only do so much at once if I want permanent changes in my life.  I spent an afternoon in the garden on Friday and really enjoyed working there.  Andy and I did a lot of pruning and I used his shredder to get rid of a lot of the branches.  The result is great and left me with a good feeling inside that I've done a  share of the task.  I'm finally caught up with all the laundry - no, not the ironing (only the stuff just done is needing ironing). Today has been productive so far - did the paperwork, shredding, tidied upstairs and emptied the dishy - washy.   Will I do any more?  Who knows.  There is plenty to be done!

Another thing I did was attend a party.  A good friend was celebrating her silver anniversary and invited me to the party.  I so wanted to back down at the last minute but wouldn't let her down.  As it was I wore an outfit that I've had over a year and it finally fits beautifully and hees as well.  I had a great time dancing with Chel and all that.  So it hurt a bit and hurt a lot the next day.  I still had fun.  Me having fun.  Wow.  Today I've listened to music instead of telly for background.  It's great.  Mozart is playing now, the
The sun is shining so I'm off to enjoy it for a while.