benandclare
29th May 2007, 07:00 AM
Hi All,
Had to tell Mum this weekend that we have a date to go , subject to medicals.
My Mum is 89, but in good health and sharp as a tack upstairs :laugh
She knew that we were going but not when.
When we got there, it was not good as her new addition to the household Tinkerbell the cat had legged it 36 hours before, not a good omen, so we had to give it a while whilst we did all the reasureing noises that she'd find her way back and as there had been sightings in the villages she'd not gone too far.
So in at the deep end and told here we had a date and after the initial tears she was fine an absolute star and wanting to know everything about the job Clare has, where we going to live, rent or buy etc etc.
She said the worst bit was once we'd told her our intentions it was the uncertainty of our leaving date but know she is well chilled and we felt so relieved because rather than pussy footing around the subject we could talk openly and she soon picked on our enthusiasm :nice1
To round the evening off at Mum's behest Clare had one last look out for the cat and lo and behold a very soggy moggy emerged from the hedge and was reunited with Mum :clap
So i guess if there is a moral to our story it is be up front and go for it, we all hate being kept in the dark.
On Sunday we headed for home but on the way caught up with the Belmont Babes, which was great, to be aable to share our dreams and experiences of the process so far and to meet fellow forumites :cheers
Ben
Had to tell Mum this weekend that we have a date to go , subject to medicals.
My Mum is 89, but in good health and sharp as a tack upstairs :laugh
She knew that we were going but not when.
When we got there, it was not good as her new addition to the household Tinkerbell the cat had legged it 36 hours before, not a good omen, so we had to give it a while whilst we did all the reasureing noises that she'd find her way back and as there had been sightings in the villages she'd not gone too far.
So in at the deep end and told here we had a date and after the initial tears she was fine an absolute star and wanting to know everything about the job Clare has, where we going to live, rent or buy etc etc.
She said the worst bit was once we'd told her our intentions it was the uncertainty of our leaving date but know she is well chilled and we felt so relieved because rather than pussy footing around the subject we could talk openly and she soon picked on our enthusiasm :nice1
To round the evening off at Mum's behest Clare had one last look out for the cat and lo and behold a very soggy moggy emerged from the hedge and was reunited with Mum :clap
So i guess if there is a moral to our story it is be up front and go for it, we all hate being kept in the dark.
On Sunday we headed for home but on the way caught up with the Belmont Babes, which was great, to be aable to share our dreams and experiences of the process so far and to meet fellow forumites :cheers
Ben