Davies Express

My knee is still sore, but not as bad as it was.  Yesterday i went church in the morning with Charlotte, and in the evening, i attended Candlelight Carol Service with Kira and Bob, it was a lovely evening.

Things are still pretty hard, i am very depressed and physically and emotionally run down, i sometimes wonder why i go on, life is not good.

On the 3rd December we finished brownies with a party.
On the 6th December i took the brownies to Sheringham to see Father Christmas, we caught a steam train, which was wonderfully decorated, all the adults were served with sherry and warm mince pies and the children with Juice and santa chocolate, there was also a clown who did balloon modelling on the train. Then we arrived at Weybourne, we passed through an animated grotto to see Father Christmas and they got fantastic presents, we caught the train back and everyone got a cracker, a fantastic trip.

On the 11th December the brownies took part in a carol service organised by the Masons.

On the 12th December i attended a Light a Life carol service, where you light a candle in memory of a loved one, it was very moving, i lit a candle in memory of my beloved Nan and Grandad, and i wrote their names in the memory book.  It is 10yrs this year since she passed away, i miss her so much.

I have found this week hard, my knee has been sore, i am not feeling too good, and i am very depressed, basically i am mentally and physically in pieces.

On Saturday 25th of October, Jacksons the shoe people celebrated 70 years in business by having a day of 1940's memorabilia and nostalgia.

The customers were treated to a glass of ginger beer, cake and some old fashioned sweets and 1940's music. Jowett Flying Fix named 'PLUG' was parked outside, kindly loaned for the day by Stuart Grant, drawing lots of admiring glances from passers by.

Me and Debbie and staff were dressed in 1940's costume and Kira provided an authentic shoe shine service and raised £55.87 for Children in Need.

We had a prize draw for anyone born in 1938 and they won a visit to our chiropodist and a pair of shoes upto £50.

I have not been keeping this upto date, as i should do, my intension was to make an entry per week, but time keeps running away with me, i will try better, i hope.

This has been another terrible year, i am working hard, have had a lot of problems this year again, it is also 10 years in October since my beloved Nan died, i miss her every day, especially between October and Christmas.

I have had a lot of guiding meetings to go to, which i love, but i don't enjoy all the travelling, i often travel to the other side of Norwich which is about 1.5 hours away, to clarify that makes a 3 hour round trip.

In 2010, Girlguiding celebrates its centenary and I am on the Girlguding Norfolk Centenary Committee, to go with being Girlguiding Norfolk County PR and 1st Hunstanton Brown Owl.

Tonight is my last Brownie Meeting and we are having a party night, On Saturday we are going to Sheringham to catch a steam train to go to Weybourne to see Santa.

Sophie my grandaughter is 8 and she suffers from severe verbal dyspraxia and so in September she started Ethel Tipple Special Needs School in Kings Lynn, she is also one of my Brownies. This year there has been a lot of behavioural problems with Sophie, but i am convinced it is her frustration at not being able to make people understand.

My oldest grandaughter Kira, is quite a street wise madam, and she is so loving towards me, she has kept my head above water in my darkest hours.

Dylan my grandson is 2, and a joy to behold, he is just great fun, and everything is an exciting adventure.

Bob started Calendar Club in October, it is not doing as well as previous years, but it is now improving quite considerably.

I regularly go  to see Michelle who does a manicure and pedicure for me once a month, we talk a lot and she listens, she is another person who has helped me when things were so bad, and i was having difficulty, i told her things i would never tell anyone else, i don't  know what possessed me, i just needed to talk i guess, she has been constantly texting me, which has made me feel better, it is also teaching me how to text properly i am not good at texting cos i don't text much, just answer questions usually.

I have had a lot of back and knee pain this year, which i have no known what to do with, i am afraid my knee pain might be the beginning of arthritis as my Gran and Dad suffer from it, i thought it might be that.  However, Bob says i fell down stairs and hurt my knee and back, but the worrying thing is i have no recollection of this, so either he is imagining things, or i have a mental block.  The pain has been excrutiating, and at times i can barely walk or work.  Vanessa (our chiropodist), took me to get a knee support it cost £25, however it has been a life saver and a great help.

I am secretary to 1st Hunstanton Scouts and Guides, and we need to do some major renovation work on our HQ, so to this end we have formed a Friends of 1st Hunstanton Scouts and Guides, if you would like to support us, the cost is only £5 per person, £8 per couple/family, £10 per organisation, so please email me, all help is gratefully recieved.

On Sunday we visited the 1940's weekend on the North Norfolk Railway, the weather was perfect, it was fasinating we had a fantastic day.

I finished reading
Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie
Apparently this is the last book Agatha Christie wrote, it is a Tommy and Tuppence Book i have to say i think they are her weakest Characters.

Last Friday my Tumble Dryer Blew up, then on Saturday Morning when Bob was on the way to an N Guage model railway exhibition where he had a stand, he crashed the car during the fog, into barriers on Peterborough By Pass.   I told him to look after my car.  My life gets worse and worse, how much more can one take and survive, i am about at the limit. 

On Saturday, me and Mum had a lovely day at Pensthorpe waterfowl park, weather was perfect.

We started back at Brownies Last Week.

Since my last post i have read
The Horse and his Boy by CS Lewis
Now and Then by William Corlett
Prince Caspian by C S Lewis
Elephants can remember by Agatha Christie
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C S Lewis
The Nanny Murders by Merry Jones
Five go to Mystery Moor by Enid Blyton

On Sunday i ran a Police Gala Day stall at the Royal Norfolk Showground for Girlguiding Norfolk.

Kevin has started work at the King William in Sedgeford, shortly he'll be getting his first Motorbike but until then i have to take him, Steven has been helping.  Kevins girlfriend Louren also works there.

Micheal had a driving job which he had to give up because of serious car problems and he just couldn't afford to have it fixed.

Last week me and Bob went to see Mama Mia - Brilliant.

Today Dylan went to Pre School, i took him today, because Sophie started a Special Needs School Ethle Tipple today, and jen wanted to take her, being the first day, from now on she will go by mini bus.

I have read
Charlottes Web by E B White
The Killing Hour by Lisa Gardner (Brilliant)
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C S Lewis
The Lake House by James Patterson

On Sunday i helped run a Scouts and Guides stall at the Annual Kite Festival, first thing in the morning it was torrential rain, we discussed not bothering, then decided to, weather turned out lovely, and we had a record breaking day, fantastic.

Debbie is on holiday, this week,

Steven has unfortunately been laid off and is job hunting,  Micheal has started work at Dersingham News, sorting and delivering Newspapers, he has to use the car, because he goes to lots of villages.

I have just started an ebay shop for Jacksons.  Please have a look.
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Jacksons-The-Shoe-People

Bob has done his back in, Kevin is working hard at the Marine Bar, although he had to have the day off yesterday as Kevin and Louren celebrated there 1yr 11mth anniversary!!!!!!

I have recently finished reading:-
The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld
A fiction story about Sigmund Freud.
"In 1909 the horse was still doing battle with the automobile, in fact the battle was already lost.  The jonking honking motorcars were faster and more nimble that a buggy, more than this the automobile put an end to pollution - horse manure)"    Just goes to show what goes round comes around.
The Magicians Nephew by C.S Lewis
Book 1 of the Narnia Series
An unsuitable job for a woman by PD James
The Family in the Cornfield by Enid Blyton
A series of short stories
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
The Fairies Shoemaker by Enid Blyton
A series of short stories
The Woods by Harlen Coben
The Naughtiest Girl in the School Trilogy by Enid Blyton