December was very like the past couple of months, but we all know and understand that Daddy hates winter. Maybe it is his OCD as well but he seems to find fault with so much more. His leg is really bad and is cannot get out which makes things a million times worse. I cant imagine being stuck in a house looking at four walls for days on end so I can only think it will drive him bananas too.
The mood swings are still really bad as I have said before you can see them creeping up every ten days or so. It doesnt help that Mum snaps back, if she ignores him he will rant and go quiet but it does blow over quicker. Adults who would have them.
Daddy has a great memory but seems to be forgetting things we tell him over and over and even forgets what we have watched, Mum will say to me that she has seen this programme five times now, so she then comes to my room and has a cuddle watching girlie stuff and a giggle. Do love my Mum but she never listens to my good advice. Hehe!
Christmas was good, quiet but nice, the horses all had a sack of carrots each and a bale of hay for Christmas Dinner. Treats were also on the menu. Our traditionhas always been get up,open stockings, then feed dogs, cats and chickens toddle off to the horses, I have been known to ride before giving them all a net of carrots each and a bale of hay they usually have parsnips as well but Mum was slacking this year. Go home and start Christmas.
This year was a little different. The horse in the next field had taken out all the fences and was in our field, so Mum and I spent three hours repairing fences, filling waters and then feeding. Came home cold and fed up, got a bath, back into our PJ's and pretended we had just got up. The minor fact it was nearly time for Christmas Dinner was just a small fact.
The day was good and I think everyone was happy with what they got.
Had my Nanny Brenda over for Boxing Day, she has mild dementia, but we love her to bits. I know that my Aunt can find her a drain because she forgets and repeats herself, but that is all part of getting old or being ill. Daddy, bless him does the same but it doesnt mean he is different or wrong or bad. He is still the loving man who would do anything for anyone if he could, who loves his animals and thinks the world of his children me included. Yes he is grumpy but he is a man and yes he is poorly and not getting better but that isnt his fault either, so when he shouts and Mum shouts back I back off but do like to remind her she took him on knowing he was a fruit loop. She agrees has a chuckle and tells me I am wise.
It has been good to have some time away from college as well, caught up on my assignments and helped as much as I could around the house.
Spent New Years Eve and Day with my other Mummy and Dad Alison and Nobby down the farm. That was nice, the five of us cleaning out piggies before having a rost pork lunch on New Years Day.
As we dont get to see Nobby and Alison over Christmas we had our Christmas Day at New Year, Joe had arranged to go out so would not have been home anyway, then changed his mind and spent New Years Eve watching films and chatting on Skype all night. He doesnt really like socialising and prefers his computer. Sometimes think me and Mum smell because he dashes off upstairs from sitting with dad when we come home. Note to self Must learn to wash more......
New Year's Day back home and back to normal in the afternoon. Back to college next week all is calm. Just hope that our luck changes in 2015 for the better.
The mood swings are still really bad as I have said before you can see them creeping up every ten days or so. It doesnt help that Mum snaps back, if she ignores him he will rant and go quiet but it does blow over quicker. Adults who would have them.
Daddy has a great memory but seems to be forgetting things we tell him over and over and even forgets what we have watched, Mum will say to me that she has seen this programme five times now, so she then comes to my room and has a cuddle watching girlie stuff and a giggle. Do love my Mum but she never listens to my good advice. Hehe!
Christmas was good, quiet but nice, the horses all had a sack of carrots each and a bale of hay for Christmas Dinner. Treats were also on the menu. Our traditionhas always been get up,open stockings, then feed dogs, cats and chickens toddle off to the horses, I have been known to ride before giving them all a net of carrots each and a bale of hay they usually have parsnips as well but Mum was slacking this year. Go home and start Christmas.
This year was a little different. The horse in the next field had taken out all the fences and was in our field, so Mum and I spent three hours repairing fences, filling waters and then feeding. Came home cold and fed up, got a bath, back into our PJ's and pretended we had just got up. The minor fact it was nearly time for Christmas Dinner was just a small fact.
The day was good and I think everyone was happy with what they got.
Had my Nanny Brenda over for Boxing Day, she has mild dementia, but we love her to bits. I know that my Aunt can find her a drain because she forgets and repeats herself, but that is all part of getting old or being ill. Daddy, bless him does the same but it doesnt mean he is different or wrong or bad. He is still the loving man who would do anything for anyone if he could, who loves his animals and thinks the world of his children me included. Yes he is grumpy but he is a man and yes he is poorly and not getting better but that isnt his fault either, so when he shouts and Mum shouts back I back off but do like to remind her she took him on knowing he was a fruit loop. She agrees has a chuckle and tells me I am wise.
It has been good to have some time away from college as well, caught up on my assignments and helped as much as I could around the house.
Spent New Years Eve and Day with my other Mummy and Dad Alison and Nobby down the farm. That was nice, the five of us cleaning out piggies before having a rost pork lunch on New Years Day.
As we dont get to see Nobby and Alison over Christmas we had our Christmas Day at New Year, Joe had arranged to go out so would not have been home anyway, then changed his mind and spent New Years Eve watching films and chatting on Skype all night. He doesnt really like socialising and prefers his computer. Sometimes think me and Mum smell because he dashes off upstairs from sitting with dad when we come home. Note to self Must learn to wash more......
New Year's Day back home and back to normal in the afternoon. Back to college next week all is calm. Just hope that our luck changes in 2015 for the better.