Hi Grumpy now that is the type of dress rehearsal I would LOVE to view from the wings! Used to help out at an amateur dramatics group but never on stage myself.I don’t fancy the Producer much. She sounds a right pain in the a**e. But I hope you are having fun. perhaps you coudld entice the drama group to do a show for us in Benchland. But maybe we would need some comfy theatre type seats that go up and down with a bang. Red ones would be nice. Will I organise some?
Chocolate supplies in the shed! Dark Chilli Chocolate fish from John Lewis for anyone who can eat them - I can’t I’m allergic to chilli 
prob spelled chilli wrongly too. Also milk choc hearts and assorted cut-price eggs.
Rescue remedies for those as needs 'em, along with dark glasses, strong coffee and copious amounts of chilled H2O.
Spoons available, grab 'wm before midnight when they vanish and you have to wait for the next delivery tomorrow…
Have a good w/e everyone… strange yellow sphere in the sky over Glasgow today1
Drama Club in Benchland, now there’s a thought! A good thriller perhaps?
Would enjoy the comfy theatre seats and would munch on all the chocolate eggs and hearts.
No bossy producers allowed though or they would be sent off to the spider sanctuary!
Hailstones here and freezing cold yugh! xx
Duplicate posting, oops, better pop off to the “dopey” bench for a while xx
Hi all. Hovering on the feeling sorry for myself stool. It’s splintery and quite uncomfortable. All the gigs I wanted to attend coincide with chemo taking 8-(. Not happy at all. Still, good news is that I wasn’t sick this time but turned into rip van winkle around 5 pm and couldn’t surface til 9. Managed twenty minutes downstairs before retiring to bed for the night where I was in the land of nod , builders being ignored, until 9.39 am. Feeling a lot more chipper than on last cycle. Pharmacist has given me some poo pills to help avoid the dreaded constipation. I am sure you will all sleep a lot easier knowing that. I am raiding rev cat for some spoons as I aim to be out and about at the weekend instead of being a couch potato.
X Sarah
Chip anyone? On happy bench eating mini fish, mini chips (small portion of normal sized chips not teeny chips - which would go well with CM’s teeny lamb chops???) and mushy peas! 
feeling better than I have for ages.
Rads planning session today and date given for 1st zap Tues 24th, so I have an end in sight at last! (If I don’t think about the 5 years of HT!)
OH going swimming tonight for 1st time since broke his leg on 9th Feb, so I’ve got the Friday night TV controls to myself for the 1st time since then!
Have the cushions ready ladies in case this high doesn’t last…I’ll need a soft landing! and I’ll enjoy it while it’s here!
Happy weekend everyone. I hope it’s sunnier than last week! Chris
Thank goodness for new supplies of choc eggs and spoons - first night went well except for missing out 3 pages in the second half and throwing prompt into a tizz. Judith Producer was very kind to everyone so none of us needed to sit on the Naughty Step.
AND IT WAS A SELL-OUT…
Yes Drama Club in Benchland could be good, as long as we can get comfy seats with air-conditioning. Instead of a Raffle at the Interval we could have a display of Synchronised Flushing and/or Bungee Demonstration. What do you think?
How would everyone cope with stage make-up and WIGS? Melting grease paint and skew whiff hair would NOT look good!!!
Now on the Boingy Sofa, finishing off the wine from the Interval. Well it just goes off if it’s left in the bottle…
Good Night Ladies
grumpy and cheery
JCJ wash your mouth out, teeny weeny lamb is far too cute (and far too small!) for the plate. Still haven’t figured out what I intended saying but I’m certain I was very earnest saying it… I clearly wasn’t under the affluence of incahol last night, I didn’t have a sore head. Just as well. Did Taunton to Guildford in less than 2 and a half hours and that includes a good few traffic jams. On the I can do this!" bench tonight. Had 14th Herceptin today (hence the mad dash) and feeling ok. Happy to be in my bed rather than on a bench tonight, there are lots of zeds to catch up with.
Night all.
In front of my flat is a waterway and we have lots of baby ducks, this morning a proud mum came floating down with 11 babies in tow!! How fantastic!!
It’s freezing here and no sun as yet, am away to jump on the trampoline to try and warm up.
A sell out, WOW, this is obviously an Oscar contender, red carpets and fancy gowns, posh doggies etc. Count me in.
Hope the girls who are feeling yucky feel better soon xx
A belated big hug for lottie…what a rotten time you’re having. Hope you feel better soon! Not surprised you want to rant! Let us know how you’re getting on.
Hope you manage to get out & about this weekend too Sarah. I need to crawl out of bed & sort out a present for my nephew’s 12th birthday. He’s finally just got a big bedroom to himself so thinking of getting him a big bean bag to flop on whilst he plays his computer games or watches tv. I also want some seat pads from the market for the new seats that hubby assembled in the garden ( in between rain showers ) last weekend.
Been awake on & off since 4am fretting about work ( boss ignoring me when I contact him so have finally contacted his boss who does has human attributes as I’m not putting up with his attitude on top of going through all this treatment).
Hope everyone has a good weekend now that the weather has settled again.
Twinky x
Hugs for Lottie, definitely.
Cheers for Grumpy - wow, a sell out! Well done.
Congrats for Choccie - 14 down so 4 to go? Soon be done, huzzah
All these cute spring animals in Benchland… teeny weeny lambs, fluffly ducklings and bunny rabbits… it’s turning into a veritable petting zoo! Still, the lambs and bunnies will nibble the grass and keep it down. Just keep those ducklings away from the alligators…
Hate to say this ladies, but we have SUN in Glasgow today! Off to nosh with the Weegie & West ladies later… yum yum yum.
Feeling blue today. Usually hits me later in the cycle but feeling pretty miserable. Didn’t help that I wasn’t up to going out today or that I couldn’t be bothered with the Grand National ( usually have a successful flutter on that each year). Wish hubby didn’t have to work away. Doesn’t help matters for me but at least he will stay Monday this time & see me through what is usually my worst bit. Wonder if the temp peak will happen at the sane time again. I feel lonely from too much time on my own & I’m scared too. Whilst treatment has moved on over the years there’s no guarantee they can stop it from returning & as this is my second go I wonder if it will be back again. Who knows. It doesn’t help that work aren’t supportive & that the financial burden for the household is mine so it all adds to the load.
Sorry for moaning. Really not myself today
Twinky
Twinky, you need a soft and gentle hug. Even though you know chemo messes with the inside of your head it doesn’t make it any easier to go through it. Wish I could be up there to deliver it personally, but as I can’t then you need to take yourself off to the snuggly sofa with the cosy duvets and soft fluffy cushions and cups of tea on tap, and stay there for a while.
CM
x
Twinky the biggest gentle huggles for you. Lots of cuddles and cake being sent to the s…t I hate this disease bench. Revcat must have lots of hankies for a good greet. If you get really down PM that way company and grub etc can be provided.
I am raising a glass to you
Cackles
Ooh someone’s calling my name… hang on, here we are, new batch of extra soft lacy hankies for the use of.
Chillie chocolate fishes and milk chocolate hearts for anyone who wants them (left over from church today, obviously, what else would I have there?)
Hugs for Twinky and Choccie. Cackles great to ‘see’ you again.
Don’t be lonely Twinky. We’re all with you in spirit. Just remember, good days usually follow the bad ones and hang in there! Each sh***y day is one nearer getting through it. Hugs. x
Oh Twinky hope you feel better soon. I haven’t been out this weekend after all as today is the first day I have felt anything like myself. These drugs do mess with your head, I was down yesterday. Stick Planet Rock on and allow Joe Bonamassa to play you some good tunes. I went to see Journey and Whitesnake at NEC last year so those tunes always pep me up. I also saw Rush which was absolutely mind-blowing. Oh look there I am on the ageing rock chick bench
Xxxx
Hey…thank you for the hugs. Still in bed sulking with the shot taste buds but not as blue as yesterday. Still fed up though. With food & drink not tasting good it’s hard to get any pleasure to cheer you up if you know what I mean. Still muttering under my breath that it will pass. Big hugs to those of you juiced this week & struggling with SEs.
Bunnies have been out in the sunshine today whilst I’ve been hiding in bed. They’re mowing the lawn! Saves hubby a job although I’ve noticed that downstairs looks more of a mess since he got back than before he arrived home. Never mind, good to have him here for a cuddle & company.
Twinky x
Hope you are a little better today twinky.
Today I am going to be playing around Benchland, have my grandaughter so we are going to be jumping on the boingy stuff, running away from the spiders in the sanctuary, bungee jumping, some trampolining and will watch some of the games and a bit of the play, with the bossy producer, so busy day!
Will probably be back later on to visit the “I’m gonna have a wee lie down now” bench xx
Forgot to say “rock on” Cromercrab!!!
Time for a nap on the ‘wee lie down for a bit’ bench. Just got back from 2 1/2 hours at school. I’m going to try and go in for a couple of hours every day until RT starts next Tues, and maybe during RT if appointments fit and I can be a**ed - (not too sore/tired etc.) Still officially off sick so head says I can come and go as I please - not doing my ‘proper’ job, just helping out on displays, and working on website and in library (both parts of my ‘proper’ job but often done in my own time!!)
Some of the kids were lovely! They seemed genuinely pleased to see me after 2 months.
It’s been lovely to see the kids and my colleagues, but I’m SO tired now - and I thought I was better (nearly 8 weeks post op) and just malingering whilst waiting for RT. God knows what it’ll be like when I’ve got a REASON yo be tired! certainly glad I’ve not got classes to teach at mo!
Nosey/gossipy neighbour, who has not been told I have BC (because my obituary will be written all round the village before you can say ‘Knickers!’)pounced as soon as I pulled up on the drive (it’s amazing how many times in a day she needs to clean her front window or visit her garage!) asked me whether I was “making a brave start back at work” now OH’s leg is on the mend. She’d previously asked me if I was having “an extended holiday” when she saw my car here every day. She and her equally nosey hubby had assumed I was off work because of OH’s injury! Handy! Swallowed my rage and resisted the irrational urge to tell her to go somewhere (phrase ending in ‘off’!)and told her I was back at work part time for a while.
Why does having to explain myself to them make me so angry?! Grrrrr!