I'm back!

I know that it's been just over a week since my last post, but I do have a couple of excuses.

Firstly, there was no posting last Wednesday (St Patricks Day) as I was out of the country. My family and I went to Disneyland Paris for 3 days and had a great time! We travelled there by Eurostar, and I have to say that I am impressed, as it arrived on time and without even breaking down...what will this do to their reputation I wonder. Disneyland itself was great, and we were lucky enough to have lovely weather whilst we were there. Even the queues weren't too bad either.

We met all of the main characters, but the highlight was when we went looking for Woody (from Toy Story), as Ethan (our son), is a big fan. We went to Woody's Round Up Village and he was there with Jesse. Ethan's excited face was a picture, and it made a great photo when he was with them both.

Overall it was a great break...spent too much money though...but no doubt we will return again one day!

There was no posting last Sunday as I wasn't at church, instead spending the day at home, or rather in my bathroom...you've guessed it...not very well...must be that French cooking!!!!!! Luckily I didn't miss out on the confirmation class as the Bishop emailed me slightly later to say that he had cancelled the class as he wasn't feeling too good (bad throat) and thought it wise to preserve his voice for mass in Rochester later that afternoon.

So, today, it was back to church. I drove to Canterbury today, as after church I had to see a doctor about a finger...more on that later. I parked at the Wincheap Park & Ride. The Canterbury Park & Ride service is really good, it's very efficient, simple to use and great value for money at just £2.50 per car, no matter how long you're there! The buses are clean, frequent and in a few minutes you arrive at the bus station in Canterbury. Canterbury city council deserve a pat on the back for this service, I'm sure many other cities/towns could learn from them!

the church looked slightly different today from when I last saw it. We are now in the period of lent where traditionally things in the church such as the crucifix, cross and statues are drapped in purple, representing a very sombre time building up to Good Friday, when of course, Jesus gave his life for us all.

After the service today we had tea and coffee as normal. I was unable to stay for Stations of the Cross as I had to go in order to get my finger checked.

I've had some problems with one of my fingers for about 3 years now. As a result I have had numerous operations and have significant nerve damage and disfiguration to it. It is hyper-sensitive and often causes me a lot of discomfort to say the least!

Today I had an appointment to see a doctor/surgeon with regard to which step to take next with it. There seems to be a couple of options really. One is to remove the nerve totally, which should mean that I would have no feeling at all on the affected side of the finger. The other option may be to lose part of the finger...I'm not so keen on this idea, but if it would end the other problems then maybe it is a realistic option.

To save me having to keep travelling to East Grinstead I have now been referred to a specialist hand surgeon closer to me and I am due to see him on 12th May 2010. He may decide which option would be best, or he may even have another idea...I'll let you know!

Anyway, that's all for now. I'll post again on Sunday, until then...Mickey Mouse says "Hiya Pal"!