Mothering Sunday
Today is Mothering Sunday, or Mother's Day here in the UK. I got 2 sweet cards this morning -one from my man and one from my girls. AND....a gift certificate for a massage!!!! I'm thoroughly excited about this massage, I've never had one before and I could definitely use one after the stress of moving, setting up house, and just daily life with a two year old and a nine month old. So, I'll be looking forward to that!We are slowly getting unpacked and organized. It's great to have our own things here, unlike last time when we moved here with only 8 suitcases. I'll post some pictures soon of how things are looking around here. My friend has been very helpful by giving me some decorating tips and helping me with a million questions I have about what kind of soft furnishing go with my couch and chair, should I paint this shelf or just leave it natural, etc. :) Culture shock has set in, though not as bad as the first time around thankfully. But it has been a rough week. Getting use to the way things are here has been frustrating. Remember how I mentioned the free medicine before? Well, that is one good aspect of the NHS. I won't go into the whole story, but we are waiting to hear from the hospital because Cerys has to have a kidney scan done to just check to make sure things are working properly. While I'm very pleased that the Dr. is being cautious, I'm so not pleased with the wait....the hospital is suppose to send us an appointment in the mail and we are still waiting for that appointment. 5 weeks later. Not to mention this is the hospital that Cerys was born in (those of you who know her birth story will know I'd rather not go back there anytime soon, but seeing as this is the number one hospital in Wales, well, I'll just have to get over it.) So, this is just one of the frustrations we are feeling right now. I could list several others, but it's really hard to explain some things if you haven't lived here. It looks like it is suppose to snow tonight and Monday. I thought Spring just might be here, but apparently not. I'm so envious of you people in TX already wearing short sleeves and flip-flops. We'll be thinking of you bundled up under our blankets tonight. :)