tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post8631670271056474879..comments2023-12-12T11:39:43.504+01:00Comments on Blurb from the Burbs: MedicatedMoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-3409618414792399452011-11-11T23:28:52.241+01:002011-11-11T23:28:52.241+01:00Late to the party, but oh my! Hope Sapphire is bet...Late to the party, but oh my! Hope Sapphire is better now? As for Nafeesa, i'd tell her her mother doesn't want her staying with the QB: her NO seemed pretty definite to me, but then again you do have enough on your plate to deal with.<br /><br />MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-17347564750477171192011-11-06T04:57:26.115+01:002011-11-06T04:57:26.115+01:00I daresay Nafeesa, her mum and QB situation will s...I daresay Nafeesa, her mum and QB situation will sort out in due course. The poor kid has much to cope with. It sounds like, despite the fact that everything is happening at the same time that you are doing as well as can be expected - as the saying goes. Yes the 'trailing spouse' term is rather misleading to say the least... (there are several in my family, actually). It is pretty much as you describe it - keeping the family going day to day while the partner really has to work very, very hard.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641794618204577036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-82221594820881071882011-11-03T14:55:19.369+01:002011-11-03T14:55:19.369+01:00We do have a lot of Pizza/Kebab joints here which ...We do have a lot of Pizza/Kebab joints here which can be a bit disconcerting, RedNomad!<br /><br />Birthday's a quiet one - Sapphire is having a nap; Milly's snoozing at my feet and I'm sipping a coffee and about to enjoy a 'Rayon' which is like a Toblerone with Aero bubbles.Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-32565504093692108862011-11-03T12:12:10.955+01:002011-11-03T12:12:10.955+01:00Asian food in Switzerland, huh? But you haven'...Asian food in Switzerland, huh? But you haven't lived 'til you've visited the Swiss/Indian restaurant in Alice Springs!!<br /><br />Sorry to hear about the dramas - am crossing fingers that it's getting better.Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-91637174985685223402011-11-03T07:39:16.883+01:002011-11-03T07:39:16.883+01:00Oh boy what a fun time.
I completely agree re the...Oh boy what a fun time.<br /><br />I completely agree re the Chestnuts. I just don't get what all the fuss is about. I don't even like the smell of them roasting. And the taste... boring, bland and blah.Wally The Walrusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-54608258580003831572011-11-02T21:32:19.429+01:002011-11-02T21:32:19.429+01:00I have to say your life is never BORING, hope Saph...I have to say your life is never BORING, hope Saph is well soon and life settles down. Hope you HAVE A HAPPY BIRTHDAYNUTTYNOTONnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-60076916739093556772011-11-02T11:56:30.239+01:002011-11-02T11:56:30.239+01:00Any time, Baino, any time. That's why we'r...Any time, Baino, any time. That's why we're in an apartment with a spare room and wine here is the *only* thing that's cheap!Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-23330014830704075482011-11-02T09:52:09.180+01:002011-11-02T09:52:09.180+01:00God with an itinerary like that it's just as w...God with an itinerary like that it's just as well you're not working. Then you have a penchant (like the French word?) for coping with all this and getting through. You're a little wonder Kath Locket, a little wonder. I pulled your card out of my wallet today whilst looking for something....I wish I could meet you for a drink in Geneva. :(Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-14422269073596033022011-11-02T08:10:29.034+01:002011-11-02T08:10:29.034+01:00Thank you so much for your kind comments - Nafeesa...Thank you so much for your kind comments - Nafeesa has decided to keep staying at Queen Bee's house and hopefully realises that such a decision might mean that she won't get to see Yasmin as often as she'd like to.<br /><br />I didn't have the heart to push or remind her that Yasmin wants her to stay with us. She's twelve, under a lot of pressure and worry and needs to have a bit of simple fun I guess.<br /><br />Vanessa I'm hoping that your friend's prognosis will be a good one in the end?<br /><br />Sapphire is still pretty ill, so having Nafeesa stay somewhere else is probably a good thing. As she said, "How entertaining can I be when I'm sitting on the toilet moaning all the time?" Poor, funny kid!Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-38904029410855531272011-11-02T07:21:53.090+01:002011-11-02T07:21:53.090+01:00I take it you couldn't tell Nafeesa that it is...I take it you couldn't tell Nafeesa that it is her Mother's request to stay with you? Poor thing is caught in the middle really. A friend of mine has just had a stroke this week - frightening for the first few days wondering if she was going to survive. Relatives have flown in from UK to assist her husband in the day to day with four daughters aged 7 - 12. <br />Thinking of you while you single-parent with a sick child xVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230646298941469795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-75440137191899068772011-11-02T05:58:08.343+01:002011-11-02T05:58:08.343+01:00Breathe, Kath, breathe. You're getting through...Breathe, Kath, breathe. You're getting through all of this with a grace that not many of us could muster. Well done.<br /><br />Glad Saph is one the mend - and maybe, just maybe, Nafeesa will see some reason too.<br /><br />And good luck with the job stuff.<br /><br />You're amazing.<br /><br />pxxPandora Behrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582255671962095503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-81937248273870139692011-11-02T04:46:22.069+01:002011-11-02T04:46:22.069+01:00Thank heavens you're a strong enough woman to ...Thank heavens you're a strong enough woman to laugh through all of this, Kath! One day, your memoir is going to take the world be storm ;)Hannahhttp://wayfaringchocolate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-55709472743293379122011-11-02T04:40:49.190+01:002011-11-02T04:40:49.190+01:00What a dreadful, dreadful time. I so hope that Sa...What a dreadful, dreadful time. I so hope that Saphire is much, much better very, very soon. I fell a little in love with her for her comment on the 15th C religious art. Which has always left me cold. I am so glad that you got your time in Basel before the onset of what my mama call 'echo flu'.<br />And echoing Jayne on the subject of Nafeesa (despite every sympathy for her plight).Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-5112494679277380292011-11-02T03:00:41.943+01:002011-11-02T03:00:41.943+01:00Who needs a job? You have one already i'd say,...Who needs a job? You have one already i'd say, settling yourself, a teenager and hubby into a whole new life and culture, that's a fair old job in and of itself!<br /><br />Hope things work themselves out soon and glad S is starting to feel better already.Cat J Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392607219027350143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-57061724842530605702011-11-02T02:18:22.895+01:002011-11-02T02:18:22.895+01:00Geeze, I hope Sapphire is better soon, that sounds...Geeze, I hope Sapphire is better soon, that sounds dreadful!<br />As for Nafeesa - tell her that whoever she chooses to stay with <i>that's</i> who she's stuck with. You're not Cole's Cafeteria where you can chop and change your life to suit a flaky Queen Bee mother (who has NFI about responsibility).<br />If Nafeesa has to rely on you to take her to and fro while in the 'care' of flaky bimbo mother, what else is she doing without correct supervision/help that she's not telling you?Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851305238478213940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-68464933469104517862011-11-02T02:06:36.435+01:002011-11-02T02:06:36.435+01:00Oh dear! What a stuff up for poor Nafeesa. I'm...Oh dear! What a stuff up for poor Nafeesa. I'm glad she's coming back to your home, although it does make more work for you with all the to-ing and fro-ing from the hospital.<br />I'm so very sorry to read that Sapphire is unwell and hope that by now she's seen the doctor and feeling much better. <br />I'd like to see pics of Mexico if LC has time to take any.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-52306652975766714762011-11-01T21:33:18.977+01:002011-11-01T21:33:18.977+01:00Hi Kath,
Oh dear. Sounds like you are all up agai...Hi Kath,<br /><br />Oh dear. Sounds like you are all up against it. Hope everything calms down soon.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-23333982608774125542011-11-01T12:43:00.593+01:002011-11-01T12:43:00.593+01:00Thanks Mrs D and Anjii. Sapphire is already start...Thanks Mrs D and Anjii. Sapphire is already starting to chatter, which is always a good sign!Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-54846665448651772352011-11-01T12:29:02.328+01:002011-11-01T12:29:02.328+01:00I have a feeling that Naffesa will be back with yo...I have a feeling that Naffesa will be back with you soon. I hope that Sapphire is starting to feel better by now.<br /><br />Glad you managed to get some precious mother and daughter time.Anjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02562210585479814093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-81394393305648609862011-11-01T12:24:45.872+01:002011-11-01T12:24:45.872+01:00Oh Kath, I hope Sapphire is OK. It is so terrible ...Oh Kath, I hope Sapphire is OK. It is so terrible when your child is ill and there is nothing you can do to fix it immediately. Good luck to LC on his trip, hope everything goes smoothly. I have everthing crossed to wish good luck for you all. Keep on hanging in there.Mrs Dumpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-83737659871870043442011-11-01T12:21:54.470+01:002011-11-01T12:21:54.470+01:00Found a doctor whose office is only a block away -...Found a doctor whose office is only a block away - still not fun dragging a limp, sweating and delirious child out onto the street under the gaze of curious passersby....<br /><br />Elisabeth, I have coffee, chocolate and, time permitting, the internet. The holy trio of mother-with-a-sick-child essentials.Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-72065852583738053872011-11-01T11:00:00.996+01:002011-11-01T11:00:00.996+01:00Wow Kath, what a saga and it seems to get only mor...Wow Kath, what a saga and it seems to get only more dramatic by the minute. I trust all will go well with your spouse's earth shattering efforts in Mexico and that Sapphire will soon get better. The rest is for you to do as most mothers tend to do: survive.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-50897574091662655162011-11-01T10:44:22.624+01:002011-11-01T10:44:22.624+01:00Gawd, that sickness alone would freak me out. Add ...Gawd, that sickness alone would freak me out. Add to the list, 'Find doctor you trust'. <br /><br />Can you take taxis or are they horribly expensive?tracyhttp://tracycrisp.comnoreply@blogger.com