Happy New Year
Another long silence. Here’s a quick update since I last posted.
We had a great Christmas, visiting relatives on both sides. We managed to see 35 members of our family in 5 days and then we came home and mooched until New Year. New Year’s Eve was spent at a fantastic dinner party for 18. I was both less tearful and less sober than last year and New Year’s Day was spent recovering.
On Friday we went to the funeral of Pono, one of Quent’s Scout and Dragon Boat friends, who very sadly died on Christmas Day. We had to leave the wake early as we had arranged to spend the weekend in a Landmark Trust “castle” (Tixall Gatehouse) with Oakley’s friend James Wiley and his parents.
We had a lovely time, with great weather and some bracing walks. Quent had given Oakley some ropes and pulleys for Christmas (why wouldn’t you?) and the boys enjoyed swinging in the arch of the gatehouse. Photos below show (1) scale and (2) Oakley, complete with swinging mittens.
We had to come back a little early as I went down with some horrid virus. It has completely knocked me out. I will spare you the finer details except the mighty fine detail that I have lost 6 lb in 4 days – a bonus which will no doubt be temporary.
That brings me to today. I am still on hot water and the odd cracker, but I am definitely feeling a bit better. Quent is in his element as two guys arrived this morning to move our boiler. It’s a complicated project, involving solar heating and, it seems, destroying a fair few floors, walls and ceilings in the house. (Quent has just read this and informed me it will also knock holes in the roof!) I am on thank you letters and invitations for Oakley’s party. Far less messy.
Oakley? He's back at school and having fun. When I asked Quent for a cracker with my cup of water this morning, he said he'd like one too, because he likes the toys in them. Fair enough.
As for Quent’s health, he seems to be doing well. He’s still losing his hair but it still doesn’t show and he’s looking great. He has more energy day by day and has brought his dumb-bells back from the Scout HQ in an attempt to build up his arm muscles again. The next scan is on 22nd January and treatment starts on 28th. It all seems ominously close.
I will update later when things calm down a little.
We hope you are having a great – and healthy - start to 2008. May it be a truly great year for everyone!
We had a great Christmas, visiting relatives on both sides. We managed to see 35 members of our family in 5 days and then we came home and mooched until New Year. New Year’s Eve was spent at a fantastic dinner party for 18. I was both less tearful and less sober than last year and New Year’s Day was spent recovering.
On Friday we went to the funeral of Pono, one of Quent’s Scout and Dragon Boat friends, who very sadly died on Christmas Day. We had to leave the wake early as we had arranged to spend the weekend in a Landmark Trust “castle” (Tixall Gatehouse) with Oakley’s friend James Wiley and his parents.
We had a lovely time, with great weather and some bracing walks. Quent had given Oakley some ropes and pulleys for Christmas (why wouldn’t you?) and the boys enjoyed swinging in the arch of the gatehouse. Photos below show (1) scale and (2) Oakley, complete with swinging mittens.
We had to come back a little early as I went down with some horrid virus. It has completely knocked me out. I will spare you the finer details except the mighty fine detail that I have lost 6 lb in 4 days – a bonus which will no doubt be temporary.
That brings me to today. I am still on hot water and the odd cracker, but I am definitely feeling a bit better. Quent is in his element as two guys arrived this morning to move our boiler. It’s a complicated project, involving solar heating and, it seems, destroying a fair few floors, walls and ceilings in the house. (Quent has just read this and informed me it will also knock holes in the roof!) I am on thank you letters and invitations for Oakley’s party. Far less messy.
Oakley? He's back at school and having fun. When I asked Quent for a cracker with my cup of water this morning, he said he'd like one too, because he likes the toys in them. Fair enough.
As for Quent’s health, he seems to be doing well. He’s still losing his hair but it still doesn’t show and he’s looking great. He has more energy day by day and has brought his dumb-bells back from the Scout HQ in an attempt to build up his arm muscles again. The next scan is on 22nd January and treatment starts on 28th. It all seems ominously close.
I will update later when things calm down a little.
We hope you are having a great – and healthy - start to 2008. May it be a truly great year for everyone!
posted by Helen at 1/09/2008 10:58:00 am
4 Comments:
Happy New Year to all in the Webb bousehold.
Quent, don't worry too much about your hair. Unlike some of us, yours will come back some day soon.
Thinks of it as a great opportunity to get to know your scalp and to try out new hats.
Best wishes for 2008. I hope it brings good news for you and bad news for the Spice Spots.
Martyn
Happy Birthday to the big man!
Bring on the jelly and ice-cream...
Ben
Good Luck in Manchester. The Spice Girls finally wave goodbye to London tomorrow night so that's got to be a good omen.
Thinking of you all and Happy Birthday Oakley,
John, Helen, Joseph and Harry xxxx
Hello Helen, Hello Quent - Good to see the latest update, hope youre better now H and that today's scan goes well. Thinking of you all, Love Alison
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