General Chat

Picked up mom from Valencia airport a week yesterday. Dropped my sister and her fella at their hotel and went to the villa - had some lunch and Paul went off to work. Was unpacking and putting mom's clothes away and she was flapping about money - she always insists on giving Paul and I some euros . she then went to sit on the end of the bed and missed and landed on the floor !!! Well, I tried all different ways to pick her up - bought a chair in for her to hold - she tried to get on her knees - I had my arms under her armpits and I could not get her up. So finally I phoned Paul who came home and we managed to get her up. Luckily she was ok - apart from being annoyed with herself.
Thursday we had a quiet day just sitting around chatting - the weather was glorious as it has bven all week until today when I have so much washing to do and yes, it is raining.
Friday was a fiesta day so we had planned a day out but when Paul got up he came into the bedroom to tell me he could hear water running outside. Well to be truthful it was pouring out of a downpipe. We soon found out the main water pipe into the villa had burst so the water had to be turned off. Being a fiesta day there were no shops open so we packed up what we needed and came back to our house. The next day Paul went off in search of a suitable length of pipe to repair the broken piece. My mom then decided she would shower and wash her hair. I always hover around the bathroom just in case - good job I did as she somehow managed to fall again. Thankfully Paul arrived at the same time so we managed to puck her up. She must have had her guardian angel with her because she had not really hurt herself - although a couple of days later she had a lovely black eye.
So back up the mountain we went and Paul managed to repair the broken pipe so we had water.
Monday we had a lovely half day in Calpe walking along the sea front taking it in turns to push the wheelchair - me on the flat Paul did the hills !!!
Mom is now safely back home in Cornwall but insists she had a lovely holiday. We are going over to UK early December for a wedding so will be seeing Mom for a few days afterwards - about 7 weeks time.
This morning as we were unpacking the car the kitchen man arrived and said he had had a phone call the kitchen doors had arrived - see you later he said. Well that was 3 hours ago and still no sign of him - I just wonder if my kitchen will ever be finished. Oh well, one day I suppose.
Enough about me - hope you are all ok particularly Y/Caz, Dutch and Lindy on the Algarve.
Love Mary xx

I am glad you had an eventful time with your mum cherish those memories and glad she is ok

What a week indeed!
Glad that your Mom is OK.




Val in SA.

Hi Mary,

glad you enjoyed yourself with your Mum and that she didn't hurt herself badly when she fell. I know how hard it is to get someone up when they fall, had to do it sometimes with my elderly neighbour bless her before she moved away. What a good thing you were at the Villa when the pipe burst or there could have been lots of damage done before you checked the place out. Have a lovely time at the wedding in December.

Hope the kitchen doors arrived and you will soon be shipshape!

love
Lizxx

Liz
The doors arrived yesterday afternoon - just waiting for the man to come and fit them. Said he would be here at 9 'ish and it is 9.30 'ish now !! Oh well, it is Spain and it is raining too - just when I have loads of washing to catch up with !!!
Love Mary xx

Hope he turns up eventually and you get it all done the way you want, Mary.

Lizxxx