Going for gold

Who's the mumma then? Tis me! And why is I the mumma? Because I went swimming today and completed a whole nine lengths, well I think it was nine, but it might have only been seven as I lost count when I had to get out to go to the loo, but who cares as that is a hell of a lot of swimming for me.
I did have to have a swimming aid in the shape of a float to help me in the deep end, just in case I got into trouble with my breathing, but I felt fab at the end of it and if I could have had a gold star for achievement, I would have worn it all day stuck to my forehead with pride!

It was such a hot day out there, that while we were drinking our treat... a cappuccino... outside a laid back Prezzo's, we could have been forgiven in thinking that we were abroad if you overlooked the fact that behind the wall, there were hundreds of cars parked in the Freeport car park where people were trying to find a bargain in the retail park.
If only we could have had a few more lovely hot days like this, then it would have been a good summer and not the depressing excuse of a summer that we actually had instead.
My mind has been tricked and lets face it, it doesn't take a lot to trick my mind, but with these sudden hot days and warm nights and with Celebrity Big Brother playing on the TV, I keep thinking that we are at the start of summer and not four months away from Christmas.

It has been a busy day today, as my friend came round again to give the bungalow another good clean through for me. Especially this time the windows, as some little brats thought it would be amusing to throw an egg at my front room window.
Far from pleased about that and so will they be if I find out who they were. Makes me nervous about Halloween though, if they are up to those tricks now.
But it really helps me to get the bungalow all sparkling so I can keep it looking nice in between her visits and I think tomorrow the gardener comes and I am so anal about my hedges looking neat and tidy!
Later on, Ann and I went off to the cinema to see 'Friends with Benefits', which was a really good film. Most enjoyable.
I do hope that the man who was sitting only a seat away from me, wasn't too distracted from the film with my loose cough that decided to kick off at one point. The down side of swimming maybe, loosening up my chest?
I was worrying at first as I was beginning to feel a bit sleepy as I sat there in the dark, but it really was a what I call a feel good film, which kept me alert all the way through and now I'm hoping I will sleep like a log tonight.
I think I must have been injected with a massive dose of hope when I went to Papworth, as I have come alive again.

Lots of love Debbie x