It's all gone a bit tits up round here!! Everything happening one on top of the other and there seeming no end to the troubles! Why did it have to happen in the school holidays!?

I got a two week notification for my hernia operation. Should have been a simple day surgery operation. Is for most. but for me? Of course not!! Firstly, I'm too heavy for that, need more anaesthetic apparently!! Bottle of Bailey's would've done the job just as well! Secondly, once they'd got me there they didn't want me to leave!! Bigger operation than they'd thought, I had drainage tubes in and would have to stay an extra 3 days!! They let me go after I'd dragged the drainage tube half way around the hospital in search of money and fags!! Also, they sympathised with my position....

Mum had rolled the car the day I went in, with my kids on board!! Wouldn't bring them to see me because it would upset them to leave me! Perfectly understandable Mother dear, but the best surgeon in the world can tell me they're fine and I'll still not believe it until I see for myself!!! She still blames herself, which is right, but she really needs to get over her upset and help me more with my recovery from major surgery!! They are all ok, I'm not!!! 3 days I got in bed!!! 3 flamin' days for major surgery!!! Oh, the joys of being a single parent!!!

I came home to find I have been granted my high rate Disability and can go and get a car now!! Which is handy since Mother has written hers off!! They even gave me £350 back-dated money!! So nice of them! No idea what I spent it on, but it went! I've spent hours trailing around websites and even got to go and see a car, but have not yet found the time to look at the other two I need to choose from!!

In amongst all this I had a friend from London come and visit with her son, for the first time! Found out that her son and my eldest daughter do not really get along so well! Glad she came, but glad she only stayed a week too!!

Meanwhile my washing has been piling up and the housework is slipping downhill rapidly.

To make matters worse, I forgot about a pan of mince I put onto boil and my kitchen became thick black smoke from floor to ceiling! Smoke alarms didn't go off and it could've killed me and the kids if we'd been taking a nap!! Luckily we were showering before going out, so it got noticed in time; but not before it managed to stink out my kitchen and leave a thick film of black grime all over everything! All in my cupboards and even my freezer!! Due to my disabilities I can get help to pay for the damage to be cleaned up, but I have to get quotes from proffesional cleaners and get the work done myself!! Apparently my contents insurance doesn't cover grime and the housing association refuse to claim on theirs!! They said they will do the work and charge me, only it seems they don't have the people to do this sort of work!!

On top of all this I am trying to get moved to a bungalow, because I'm not managing my stairs too well these days. The council, in their infinate wisdom, have given me a 'banding' with which to bid on their properties! All well and good, except the banding they have given me will always be outbid by someone in a higher banding, no matter how long I'm on the list!! I've already appealed once, unsuccessfully, and have now asked for a final appeal, and adequate time to contact the court of human rights for advice about them forcing me to remain in unsuitable accomodation!!

Now I think I'm going down with a cold!! Poxy weather!! Where did the flippin' sun go!!??

The kids let the dog escape the other morning! He's a greyhound! Dog warden got to him before I could and wanted £40 to give him back!! My mental health worker gave him a call and told him of my recent problems!! He gave him back free of charge, and was even nice about it!! I'm wondering what my worker said now!!

So, with a life like mine is it any wonder I'm mostly mad!!

Today a young man I have fancied for ages gave me a little kiss goodbye, and has said he will take me to look at a car on Thursday!! Life is going to be just fine again!!

So, how has the last three weeks been for you then?!!