Hectic weekend in the Land of the Blue Shed. Got two grandkids; Jack & Paul over and also my nephew Josh. He is 19 with special educational needs and I took him for his first ever haircut yesterday. (Previously his mum cut his hair but it was a nightmare.)
With all the shite I've put up with in the Pennine Acute Hospitals Getsmuchworse NHS Trust Plc, I have had time to put things in perspective and the input I have had with Josh over the past few years has been far more important and meaningful.
Have helped sort out his occasional incontinence, have taken him on holiday, helped settle him into residential college, had him doing sleepovers and taken him on days out.
I also bought him his first ever pint on his 18th birthday in the Yang Sing.
Am not recording this to show you all what a thoroughly good chap I am but just pointing out that it is the seemingly small and human things that we do that are often the most valued and significant. It is very enjoyable and also humbling.
I get more satisfaction from the things I do with Josh and my grandkids than I ever did during the last three years at work. I love being his uncle.
The Blue Shed is very pleased. I put two shelves into her yesterday and a load of hooks for my butch tools.
Got the News of the Screws (Last ever edition today.) First time I have ever bought it.
Dodging the rain showers to have a Robusto cigar from Camaroon. Not bad.
Mrs BlueShed rang from Wexford (Weckie) where she has gone for her sister's 50th. They sound to be having a ball.
Having knee injected tomorrow all ready for the holidays.
Mrs BlueShed flies home tomorrow evening.
Pizza and strawberries and cream for tea then will drive the boys home. They come from VERY different social and economic backgrounds but all get on so well.
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