Oh don't start the carnival

It is difficult to explain the calm that has come over the house. Today is Melksham carnival and Party in the park. All the children are out, Tracey is relaxing and I have some time to do this, bliss! For my local friends I am really looking forward to a good carnival today and hope it will be an improvement on last years fine affair. For my Bridgwater friends what a piddling little carnival it is, over in 10 minutes and all the floats total rubbish, I can't wait for Pethy carnival in November. 

Although we normally go to party in the park we shall be giving it a miss tonight, the people, the jostling, the standing up is all a bit too much at the moment. I might be called in to action to go and rescue kids if they need it.

Well Tracey has her date for the first visit to the Oncologist 28th July, I am hoping we will then get some sort of diary for the future, the real pain has always been not knowing how the treatment will pan out. Tracey has included all the details on her blog so I won't bore you here

The last few days have been quiet we have managed a couple of walks (more about that later) and the kids have been their usual selves. The house retains it's usual level of sanity bordering on chaos and sanitary bordering on filthy. I think that those of us without a painful scar are beginning to think everything is Ok, I realise just how wrong that is and that we have plenty more to go through yet. But at least I am feeling positive.

Work has been going well, I am conscious of trying to pull my weight while this goes on around me. It is very difficult to take some security issues seriously and yet I know that they are serious and need the serious treatment. My little team are a wonderful bunch, a bit too testosterone dependent, a bit too male at times but always funny, supportive and willing to put you down when you are feeling far too sorry for yourself.

I had lunch on Friday with Michele and Julie at the cafe in Southwick park. I am beginning to really love the park. Dinner was lovely but what was better was the chat, Michele as enthusiastic as ever despite recent setbacks and Julie, dry, cynical and funny as hell. I'm glad Miche persuaded me to have these lunches.

I managed to get my old dear out for a walk last night and we decided to go along the canal east of the Barge Inn towards Devizes. It was a lovely walk punctuated by me taking irritating pictures. You can tell Tracey is feeling better as she commented on the posed picture of her on a bridge.

I suppose we all get a little bit fed up when some idiot keeps bringing the camera out. It was a good walk till the midges came out, then there was panic and a rush home.

So today is another day, washing, shopping, looking after the kids I'm beginning to feel like a housewife. I think I shall get the camera out later.

Chris xx