Thinking out loud.

Well, I'm back and would like to thank everyone for their kind messages of sympathy - for those of you who e-mailed I'll sit and write replies over the next 24 hours (I'm even slower typing for reasons which will become clear in a moment).

Mum's funeral was yesterday and only now do I feel I can get my head down and get back to work.  I climbed into bed last night though quite despondent. Mum had said farewell - my arm and hand were giving me hell and a faucet had snapped off in the bathroom causing consternation - How do you fix things like that with just one hand? My hand had been giving me so much hell that I took the splint off from it and left it in the sitting room - just to get some movement going in it. Bad mistake.

I love my Dog, I adore my dog! He's a two year old Black Labrador with more lust for life and fun than any dog I  have ever known. He even plays games on his own in the backyard if no one is available - give him a ball and off he goes throwing it for himself and chasing it. He's in the bad books today though - I awoke this morning to find he'd eaten my hand splint overnight. A panic stricken phone call to the hospital ensued and they are making me another one for Wednesday.

My wee wifie (I don't really call her that lol - I wouldn't dare, but it'll give her something to break off from writing the second in the series and talk to me about when she reads this lol) Well I'm so happy for her, for us both really - her debut novel which she published herself made it to the Bestellers list at Amazon on Kindle - No 87 is the highest spot she's held so far so I'm really, really proud of her (Oh and I'm happy with my role too - I edited it). Woo Hoo! I can say I edited a Bestseller!

I suppose this blog post is what a blog post normally is - an update of what's been happening while I've been AWOL. I guess that means there's no usual punchline, no signature 'style'...

Well maybe there is...

Couldn't help being very reflective this week - You know? Thinking about what really matters in life. Nothing comes higher than family and friends, the people you know and love - as I was reading through the comments many of you left, I was touched by everyone's comments in this sad week. So many people said 'Thinking of you' - it struck me what a wonderful compliment that is - to be 'thought of'. It doesn't matter who you are, where you are, or what you do - the knowledge that someone, somewhere is 'thinking of you kindly' is an enormous compliment because at that moment in time it means you have been given their undivided attention. You've occupied their 'brain space' and in some way one hopes, their affection. It might only be for a fleeting moment but it doesn't matter - you made yourself either loved enough, important enough, valuable enough, cared about enough for any number of reasons - to be 'thought of' by another.

With that in mind - I know it's cheesy, I know it's cliched, I know it might even come across as glib - but it's true nonetheless - I'd like to say that at differing stages this week none of the following were just 'names' to me - You were all 'thought of' with much appreciation and kindness...

Alec
Amy
Annie
Antonio
Beatnheart
Betty (Liz)
Bill
Cre8tivesoul
ingeeklove (Don't know your real name - sorry)!
Julius
Jenniefire
John
Jo Ross
Katie
Kimberly
Kyna
Laura
Lyn
Marian
Marjorie
Mary
N E Avery
ournest
RayV
Sarah
Sewshootme
Sheilagh
Sophie Li
Sue
Thumber
Tracey
Traquir

If by any chance I missed anyone - it's purely because this is the second time I've had to type it as the first disappeared - and it's now 2:15am, my hand is killing me and I just want to sleep - The burglar alarm next door has gone off and I'm waiting for the cops to arrive. Why can't life be simple???

Must just add another 'Maddyism' - The burglar alarm next door woke her up and she came outside to see what the noise was all about - She found me already out there and said, "If there are burglars Rory and they have guns - will you stand in front of me and if you get shot I'll let you fall on me and I'll pretend I'm dead"
"Err yeah okay Maddy - but wouldn't it be safer and easier just to go indoors now and let me deal with it?"
"No way!!! This is gonna be so awesome to tell everyone at school on Tuesday."

Kids  :)


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