Hey everybody..... For those of you that don't know this is Beck4Me. Todd deserves a special mention for all of his special comments he puts on. Here he is from one of his better angles lol...only kidding. Todd is like one of my family. We have known each other for a long time and he is always there for me giving me advice and helping me not to make mistakes. He is my big brother.... Look out for the pictures in the June blog when he is coming to the UK to visit.

It's been a really traumatic weekend actually but I will go into that later in the blog. The first major event of the week was my visit to the dentist. I finally got one step closer to having the implant put into my mouth. Yipppeeeee, unfortunately it didn't appear to go to plan and I needed 6 stitches which have been giving me grief ever since. As you can see form the before and after pictures it looks good. Remember this is only the crown in my mouth, this stays there for another 2 weeks after the stitches come out. Then they take an impression of my mouth and then 2 weeks after that I have the permanent veneer screwed in. The whole mini op this time only took about an hour. He managed to drop the screwdriver down my throat in the process which was a bit traumatic for me, but overall it went OK. The pain has been worse than when I had the original operation but I guess that's because he has to cut open the gum with a scalpel again and screw in more titanium in order to attach the crown. I am really pleased with how it looks though. It feels strange to have a tooth there again after so long. The stitches are due to come out on Wednesday which will be a relief. I just hope they don't hurt too much! The last time it killed my mouth as he pulled them out!

With all of this going on I haven't felt like going to work much so I didn't... I think I only worked 2 days this week and then had a nice long weekend off. I have enjoyed it though seeings that the weather has been so great.

Whilst my mouth was being massacred Bobby and my Mum went for a hair cut. His hair had become so wild and long it was causing him so discomfort and it needed to be chopped especially now as the temperatures soar. He doesn't like the experience though and is a bit of a git! You really have to drag him into the beauty parlour. He hates it! I'm not sure why though? As you can see from the end result he looks lovely now and is so much happier that it has all gone.

I have amazing news fresh from the vegetable patch! Yes, I have growth! The first to grow has been the raddish's, then the lettuce and now today I have noticed that the carrot's are sprouting. I can't believe how quickly it has all been growing. I think the wet and then dry weather has been giving them a boost. I just hope all the other stuff grows too and that what is growing will be good and strong or I'm going to look like a spanner!

It was my brother James birthday on Sunday and we all went out Friday night to celebrate which was nice. He is 29 years old now. I'm not far behind. On the 3rd May is my big day. We had a nice meal and all the family came. So Happy Birthday to James!

He was a great help to me actually. As you all know I want to put a shed in my garden but at the back was a huge tree root which didn't want to come out. He spent his Saturday morning digging around it and pulling it out. As you can see it wasn't an easy task. (I only got in the pictures when he took a break, makes it look like I was doing the heavy work!)

I had a real drama on Saturday! I woke up and had made plans to go out with Tasha and Brooke. I had promised to take them to Bluewater shopping centre for the day. I got up as normal only to find my poor baby not very well. He has been whimpering a little bit since Friday night and I didn't really think much of it. It was only occasional and he didn't look in pain at all. On Saturday morning he looked in pain. He was crying when he jumped up and couldn't really walk properly. He was shuffling about the house like an old dog. Which as you all know isn't Bobby at all! So I managed to get an emergency appointment and also rung Tasha to cancel. (She was very understanding...thank you x) I was so terrified that something bad had happened to him. Maybe they had injured him whilst he had his hair cut and they hadn't told me? Maybe he had fallen during the night? Maybe he hurt himself playing ball on his own in the garden? I just prayed to God he would be OK. Bobby was very nervous, he was shaking like a leaf and really didn't enjoy the experience at all. He was such a good boy though and he made me very proud. The Vet checked him thoroughly and came to the conclusion that he has early stages of arthritis or possibly he has strained himself. She said he has a clicking in his back legs when you move them. Which would indicate joint problems. So she gave him 2 injections and a course of tablets. I have been watching him all weekend and he seems to be OK now. I'm due to take him back on Tuesday where we can decide what to do next. I don't think he will need an x-ray but we don't know yet.

I managed to go and see Nas today at his place of work which is Heathrow. I love it at the airport. All the people rushing around to get away on holiday. All the planes taking off, it's all very exciting. He is crew for British Airways and he loves it. It must be a pretty cool job. They get to stay in all the expensive hotels, travel the world and work for the UK's major airline. He showed me around the BA Compass centre. Which is the place where all the crew and pilots check in, have briefings, standby and stay etc.... It's an amazing building. Inside are shops, hairdressers, money exchange, briefing rooms, showers, beds etc..... Pretty cool. So thanks to Nas for showing me around.

Then finally and this is finally because my fingers are hurting from all the typing! I was in the garden doing some tidying up today when I had such a stupid accident I think you''ll all laugh! I only wish it had been recorded then maybe I could have made money out of the pain I feel now! LOL....I was sweeping the grass as you do. Trying to get all the bits off it. I was sweeping quite hard actually and then all of a sudden the broom handle snapped halfway up. The broom broke into 2 pieces and the top piece swung up missing my eye by about half an inc and whacking me right on the chin. It was so painful (and still is!). As you can see from the picture I managed to leave my skin behind on the boken piece. I now have a lovely lump on my face and am left with a chin like desperate Dan!

That's about it for this week. I do have a lot more to mention but I am tired and need to head off for bed. I'm on an early shift next week and need my beauty sleep. Make sure you come back next week and see whats been going on. Thanks for coming and reading what I've got to say it wouldn't be anything without you lot.

Stu

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