msbehavin
13-04-2005, 18:46
See, I knew it! I knew, just knew that it wouldn't be long before another Crisis hit the newly adopted Forum Freezer Family...
It has been a bad day in the Freezer Family. Smallest Member hurt her knee on Monday doing the 100 metre sprint in PE. Sent her to school Tuesday with a strong support bandage and a packet of Neurofen. School rang two hours later and asked me to collect her. Smallest Member says knee hurting a lot so I graciously allow her today off school for Rest and Recuperation at Doting Grandparents. Am in a seminar in afternoon when get a call from DGP's saying SM is in more pain and can we go to the hospital???
Spend at least 30 minutes driving up and down all ancilliary roads around Children's Hospital trying to park. Abandon car on double yellow lines after dropping SM at door and telling her to hobble in alone. Spend large part of afternoon at hospital with SM being poked and prodded and generally made even more grumpy by unsympathetic doctor mauling knee. Come home with variety of painkillers and instructions to rest.
After settlling SM on settee with PS2, grapes, fleecy blanket and one dog for company I decide I really should take Smallest Very Energetic Dog with me down Woodseats to shops. Harness SVED into restaining Canny Collar (tm) device and set off. Now SVED been at home all afternoon whilst me and SM been at hospital. After destroying the answerphone cable and rendering yet another piece of household equipment absolutely useless, SVED is all full of beans and raring to go. We call at fruit and veg shop where (luckily) they allow her in and I can select my mushrooms in peace. So far , so good.
Next stop....Blockbuster Video. Now here I have a problem. I cannot take SVED in with me. Look around for suitable piece of railing to tie her to. Nothing near. Spy bright orange traffic cone (the rather solid, heavy ones) nearby, so pop lead round top of that. Go into shop. Feel strangely uncomfortable and go to window to check that SVED is ok. SVED sitting staring at door waiting for me to come out. Look again 2 mins later. See friendly man walking past SVED. SVED goes to jump up at FM. Traffic cone gets pulled over, lead falls off top of cone and SVED runs all excited stright out onto busy A61.
Luckily, a car screeches to a halt in time and SVED canters merrily over the road, hence stopping the traffic going the other way as well. I run out after SVED shouting for her to come to me. Friendly man says he will keep his eye on my handbag and my mushrooms (which are on the pavement) whilst I chase SVED all over the road. Every time I approach SVED she ducks and dives and runs off, always staying just far enough away so I can't catch her. I realise I am providing considerable entertainment for the Rush Hour and smile gratefully at the cars which are now forming a queue both ways along the road whilst I chase SVED all around. Passers bye stop and watch. Eventually I spy an overflowing bin near a chip shop, full of discrded chip trays and wrappers. In full view of two lines of interested cars I grab one out of the bin and pretend to eat from it, making loud slurping noises of enjoyment. Stomach on legs dog comes straight over to see what I am eating and I GOTT HER! Pick up SVED in very ungentle manner and cross back over eerily silent road to my mushrooms and friendly man. Wave embarassed thanks to all cars and rush hour resumes.
Decide to give up any thoughts of choosing a dvd, tell man in Blockbuster (who has been watching it out of the window) that I will be back later and return home to house with SVED. Pour large glass of wine and sulk at not having a dvd to watch and embrassing myself ONCE AGAIN on the busy A61. Consider moving house and selling dogs and going to live on desert island or gin farm.
It has been a bad day in the Freezer Family. Smallest Member hurt her knee on Monday doing the 100 metre sprint in PE. Sent her to school Tuesday with a strong support bandage and a packet of Neurofen. School rang two hours later and asked me to collect her. Smallest Member says knee hurting a lot so I graciously allow her today off school for Rest and Recuperation at Doting Grandparents. Am in a seminar in afternoon when get a call from DGP's saying SM is in more pain and can we go to the hospital???
Spend at least 30 minutes driving up and down all ancilliary roads around Children's Hospital trying to park. Abandon car on double yellow lines after dropping SM at door and telling her to hobble in alone. Spend large part of afternoon at hospital with SM being poked and prodded and generally made even more grumpy by unsympathetic doctor mauling knee. Come home with variety of painkillers and instructions to rest.
After settlling SM on settee with PS2, grapes, fleecy blanket and one dog for company I decide I really should take Smallest Very Energetic Dog with me down Woodseats to shops. Harness SVED into restaining Canny Collar (tm) device and set off. Now SVED been at home all afternoon whilst me and SM been at hospital. After destroying the answerphone cable and rendering yet another piece of household equipment absolutely useless, SVED is all full of beans and raring to go. We call at fruit and veg shop where (luckily) they allow her in and I can select my mushrooms in peace. So far , so good.
Next stop....Blockbuster Video. Now here I have a problem. I cannot take SVED in with me. Look around for suitable piece of railing to tie her to. Nothing near. Spy bright orange traffic cone (the rather solid, heavy ones) nearby, so pop lead round top of that. Go into shop. Feel strangely uncomfortable and go to window to check that SVED is ok. SVED sitting staring at door waiting for me to come out. Look again 2 mins later. See friendly man walking past SVED. SVED goes to jump up at FM. Traffic cone gets pulled over, lead falls off top of cone and SVED runs all excited stright out onto busy A61.
Luckily, a car screeches to a halt in time and SVED canters merrily over the road, hence stopping the traffic going the other way as well. I run out after SVED shouting for her to come to me. Friendly man says he will keep his eye on my handbag and my mushrooms (which are on the pavement) whilst I chase SVED all over the road. Every time I approach SVED she ducks and dives and runs off, always staying just far enough away so I can't catch her. I realise I am providing considerable entertainment for the Rush Hour and smile gratefully at the cars which are now forming a queue both ways along the road whilst I chase SVED all around. Passers bye stop and watch. Eventually I spy an overflowing bin near a chip shop, full of discrded chip trays and wrappers. In full view of two lines of interested cars I grab one out of the bin and pretend to eat from it, making loud slurping noises of enjoyment. Stomach on legs dog comes straight over to see what I am eating and I GOTT HER! Pick up SVED in very ungentle manner and cross back over eerily silent road to my mushrooms and friendly man. Wave embarassed thanks to all cars and rush hour resumes.
Decide to give up any thoughts of choosing a dvd, tell man in Blockbuster (who has been watching it out of the window) that I will be back later and return home to house with SVED. Pour large glass of wine and sulk at not having a dvd to watch and embrassing myself ONCE AGAIN on the busy A61. Consider moving house and selling dogs and going to live on desert island or gin farm.