Thursday 11th. April

As usual in the Luce household, it's been a day of ups and downs....Ups for Jessie, who is very much back to normal today, and heading to the vets tomorrow to have her check up....we're sure that she will still have her staples in as she been really good at not "eating them". She's been out in the meadow today with Ma planting things....well, Ma was planting and Jess was digging....and a considerable hole at that.

The downs were for the "old man" who is without doubt the winner of today's "crock of the day" award. For some unknown reason his back has been getting steadily worse over the last few days, and today he was barely walking....anyway....he went into town for meetings this afternoon and managed to get home without having to resort to an ambulance...so that's okay. Just as well he couldn't get as far as the vegetable patch to see the hole that Jessie had dug....he would have needed more than just the one blood pressure tablet to calm him down.

Jack is on the front page of the Post tonight...yesterday he came back from work telling us about the donkey he had rescued....and tonight we see him leading the said donkey across a field in St. Ouens. We all know he will have been proud to have done the "job", but we're also pretty sure that there will be a fair amount of ribbing going on down at the station. There must be some stories that we could make up about 4 firemen and a donkey in a hole...just can't think about any at the moment.

Tom has returned to the meadow this afternoon to reacquaint (?) himself with his beloved digger, which is now repaired....until the next time it breaks. He came back saying that he really needs a "man on a spade" to help him.....dad suggested that actually it should be Tom on the spade and the old man should be driving the digger...however, we doubt that he could walk down to the meadow at the moment, so that won't be happening.

Dan went off at lunch and didn't return.....we suspect that he has gone to the Minquiers with Seafaries...another good day for him then....his trip to the Ecrehous on Tuesday ended up with mega dolphins and a 5 star review on Tripadvisor  (Dan actually got a mention!)

Bex has had another good day at ITEX and, as she has no work tomorrow (College doesn't count as work apparently) she's off to the pub with some mates for the Thursday night quiz.

That just leaves Ma, who's highlight today (not) was her blood test at the hospital this morning. It went fine but no results yet...tomorrow maybe. Plants have been purchased today for the greenhouse (toms and cucumbers) and outside (sweetpeas and other "stuff")...that's in between various sports one of which was racquetball. No puppy training tonight.....we're not really sure if Jess should bounce around with other dogs while she's still "under supervision of the vet".  

Tonight's discussion points included the meat that's been discovered to have horse painkiller in it....we can't see why it isn't a best seller...certainly Pa was up for going to buy some....he's always said that animal drugs were "good stuff" for all sorts of things. Just as well he doesn't have access to any!! Chelsea are playing this evening....and Pa is frustrated that they're not on the TV...no doubt he'll be plugged in so he can listen somehow. Full day for dad tomorrow....let's hope he's a little brighter. Mum is making a "home made stir fry sauce" for supper.....in other words... kill or cure!