(Misc) Saltburn

Hello

Hello old friends

Gosh its been some years and it is a really nice surprise to see old friends still posting on here. It's wonderful.

The reason I found my way back here again after an absence of some 10 years is I bring some sad news to those who knew me well. My ex husband Colin sadly died last month. It was a sudden death, he was found in his home in Beaconsfield. He had a blood clot in his lung, which traveled up to his brain and I have been reassured he didn't suffer at all, it was instant. I'm glad that he wouldn't have known what was happening and that there was no pain. Nathan has been marvellous and so brave and strong and has been more concerned about me, but he's a lovely lad and so considerate.

I had been going through old emails between me and Colin from many years ago and came across old livejournal emails and that brought me here to see if old friends are still around. And yes I kick myself for ignoring so many friends for so many years, who were a constance presence in my life through the early 2000's.

It does make you think how fragile we are as human beings and no matter how young or old we are, we can simply be here one day and gone the next. Colin was a wonderful gentle man with a wonderful sense of humour and a generous heart. We may have not been happy together but he was a lovely man and I wish that he had found a partner to share his life with, he deserved some one to love him.

Live every moment of your life whether you have bad days or great days.

Ren xx

(SS) Steel Orly

Hello long time no see.

A four year absence is certainly a long time, of course things have changed with LJ, I suspect most people like myself have gravitated to other communities such as Facebook etc. And LJ seems much quieter since.

Well since my last journal entry things have certainly changed, and honestly there's been a heck of a lot.

I'm currently working as an admin assistant for my partner David who is a chartered surveyor, we've been together since December 2011, and lived together since October 2012 however I'm still married, but Colin and I have decided to finally divorce.

Nat has just entered Year 11 of school, this year will be devoted to his GCSE's, and he's really growing up fast.

I'm doing a OU Open degree a combination of Design (architecture/Product design etc) and Business. I finish this in 2018.

I decided to take a trip down memory lane and check in on Live journal and reading back on the past entries brought back a bit of laughter, the sad things make me smile a bit as I managed to get through all the things I was sad about.

Things are great here for me now, very happy, and Nat is too.

Apologies to all those I have ignored over the last few years, really should have never stopped being in contact. We all move on but I should never have forgotten my friends on LJ.


Speak again soon

Ren xxx
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(Misc) Saltburn

meme :)

Saw this on toomuchfandom's flist so copying the meme.

SIX NAMES YOU GO BY:
1) mummy....Mummy....MUMMY.... (the sprog obviously)
2) Real name (dad and hubby)and I generally sign emails as this when I write emails to close friends,rather than Ren.
3) Kags (family)
4) Ren (flist)
5) Mrs E
6) K1mono (LJ)
THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1) jeans
2) purple tee shirt
3) beige socks

THREE THINGS YOU WANT VERY BADLY AT THE MOMENT
1) Sprog (he's on a coach bound for home at present)
2) Hugs from said sprog
3) Winning lottery ticket

THREE THINGS YOU DID LAST NIGHT
1) Went to visit my brother
2) Played on Farmville (to check on Sprogs crops)
3) Endeavouring to watch all 6 of Harry Potter films

THREE PEOPLE YOU LAST TALKED TO ON THE PHONE:
1) Sprog (on coach from Heathrow to London Victoria)
2) Hubby (On coach from Heathrow to London Victoria)
3) Sprog (On coach from London Victoria to Liverpool)



THREE THINGS YOU ARE GOING TO DO TOMORROW:
1) Take hubby to coach station for trip back to London
2) Spend time with Sprog
3) Recover from day with sprog/get ready for sprog returning to school

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE DRINKS:
1) Tea (the darker the better)
2) Earl Grey tea
3) Any type of tea to be honest.

THREE THINGS THAT MADE YOU SMILE TODAY:
1) My desperation at making sure Nat's crops on farmville are ok(what I do for my child)
2) Nat chatting to me on his way back from visiting in laws,and telling me that he is looking after his dad on the trip up,
3) Nat's bet on horse which won the Grand National.

thats it.... :)
(Misc) Saltburn

Still plodding along.

No job yet, filled in forms for child tax credits/ job applications etc etc. Been job hunting on net. Can't think of anything else related to that, that I have missed

And Easter will soon be upon us. Nat breaks up on Friday, and Col will be arriving Tuesday night on the national express coach from Victoria Station. He wil be staying with us for the week and Nat will go back with him to see his other grandparents for a few days. we are both looking forward to seeing Col. Nat wants to show his dad his new school. Job hunting up here is on Col's agenda too. He wants to move up as quickly as he can but is realistic about it. So we ctually may not see him permanently up here for some time yet.

Sorry Nakeisha for the really odd email I sent you, it was in relation to an email I sent previously that you obviously did not recieve, apologies for the confusion. I have sent it out again and hopefully it will explain it all.

Everyone has the sniffles here, and Nat is appearing a little tired too, he was wandering round my bedroom about 6am this morning snuffling and feeling sorry for himself. However he still appears well enough to check his Dragons, and "FarmVille/Farm Town" thing on my Facebook account. Oh yes and still manage to play on his DS and Wii. Yet still expects his mother to drop everything if he so much as sneezes. He can think again if he believes he is staying of school for the rest of the week.
(Misc) Saltburn

Back from under my rock.

Hi Guys sorry for my absence. Bit under the weather of late, but hopefully things will improve.

No sign of a job yet, got a few rejection letters. I am still looking, still applying but not having much success. As mum doesn't want me to give her any money for mine or Nat's keep, she is saving some for me.

My step-dad's son who is dabbling in the property business has told me to start looking for a place, but of course it all depends on how much I get from the government/job to see how much rent I can afford to pay. I really want to work but it looks like I am on the job seekers for now. I am also looking into what I am entitled to at the present time.

Nat is settling in very well. I went to a parent/teacher meeting and I got more information out of Nat's new teacher Ms McDermant at his two months there than I ever did at his old school. He is doing excellent at this new school, and is excelling at his lessons.

Thanks to my wonderful and thoughtful friends the_cornettist, toomuchfandom and amythest_n_ice for the lovely virtual gifts, much appreciated. Sadly at the min I can't return likewise.

My live journal account has gone to basic as I have cancelled my paypal account etc etc at my bank as I didn't want to incur charges re unpaid direct debits. Hopefully I can resume it when I am better of.

I admit I miss Beaconsfield a bit, due to the fact that I left Wirral 15 years ago to discover new things and I feel a bit of a failure that I have returned. Unsure as to why I feel this way, Wirral is a lovely place, it has its ups and downs of course like everywhere else. However I am happy to be back lovely to live by the sea again and visit old haunts. Most importantly its better for Nathan. He is loving it because of being surrounded by more family members.

On a completely unrelated note I finally managed to get a better signal to get online. Nat's bedroom in the front of the house gets a fantastic signal and so I find myself lying on his bed "surfing the net". Finally this means I can actually reinstall yahoo/msn to chat to my flist yay :))) big smilies.

Happy Mothers Day to those on my flist who have kids/dogs/cats, or anyone else who depend totally on you for guidence/feeding/grooming/taxi service/waitressing/housekeeping/cleaning/doctor/nursing/teaching/therapist/landlady/maid service/nanny/ the list is endless...
(Misc) Stealth Mode

Tuesday Update.

Nat reached the grand age of 10 yesterday. We took him to the local Harvester by the beach yesterday, he was thrilled and enjoyed his birthday gifts and Nintendo DS shaped cake. He got the presents he asked for including a wii motion plus, wii game, lego and books.

Car off to scrapyard this week. All they offered is £200 which is pretty low but beggers can't be choosers and I definately can't afford to repair it. It is 9 years old so it was never going to be worth more than a £1,000 anyway in good condition.
So Nathan and I are sad to see it go, however Nat has purloined the numberplate to remind him of the zafira.
Things going ok, still job hunting, still being kept by mum, so really need to get a job so I can contribute.
On a really good note I got £125.00 back on my car tax as it still had 7 months to go.

My dad who has been helping me with the car troubles has bought himself a caravan, which he hopes to keep in Malpas in Cheshire, as somewhere for the weekend. Its in great condition for its price, and he was thrilled with it.
He has said that Nat can go along with the other grandkids to stay for a weekend in the caravan which sleeps 4/5. Boy are my Dad and step mum looking for trouble with three grandkids and a hyper active border collie in a caravan for a weekend.

Nothing much else happening here.
Hope everyone in LJ land are doing fine and are in good spirits.

XXxx