I've been out for a run this morning, I have been out on the road a lot lately. I have been wearing supports to protect my knees and felt much better about the road, however, its starting to give me a problem with my heal. Is there no end to the amount of injuries I cause myself?

I decided to count up the things I have done in the past eight years and its quite a shock.

1. Broke the bone below my knee in 2001
2. Broke my toe and bone in the top of my foot in 2003 (on separate occasions)
3. Fractured my cheek bone on New years day 2004
4. Broke the bone in the top of my foot again last summer 2007

and numerous injuries to my knees in between, no wonder I have to work hard to keep fit.

Anyway my run went very well and I am going to stay overnight at a nice hotel tomorrow for my 'Christmas do'. There will be a tribute act, dinner and dancing into the small ours followed by a nice breakfast the following morning. My friend and I are checking in tomorrow lunch time so that we can take advantage of the sports facilities and a bit of pampering also, so I will be hitting the gym again.....I think it might be a guilt thing, trying to get as much exercise done as possible before all of the food that lies ahead at this time of year!

Grace has been a bit 'iffy' lately, she has had a few days off school here and there because she just can't muster up the effort some days, and I know its not because she is trying to pull the wool over my eyes because that is not Grace, she has gone to school today,but yesterday was hopeless, she planned to go, and then planned to go at 10.o'clock and then just did nothing all day.

She was at her clinic appointment on Tuesday and generally they were pleased with her. Sats were 93 (very good for Grace) and her lung functions was 77%, she has been on 12ml cipro bd for a week because her chest sounded seriously crackly last week, but she seemed to improve, the Dr's opted for a booster course of steroids over Iv's which are planned for the New year anyway, but since Tuesday her cough has loosened and she feels lethargic and breathless again, even though she has been on 30ml prednisalone for 3 days now, I know that cipro can probably make her feel rough, but you would think the amount of steroids she is on would make her bounce!

Yesterday we took her to Ikea and to a garden centre to look for a Christmas tree, we just thought she could do with the fresh air, but we also took her wheel chair as she was supposed to be resting and did't want to wear her out..... she enjoyed Ikea, we had lunch there and she picked out some new Christmas decorations and we bought a new bed (yay for my back!) and some gi-normous orange Christmas baubles. After that, we went to look for a tree, I have never had a real tree before, but, because of the new naughty Bitsycat, I thought something a bit spikey might deter her from attacking it, well she attacks everything else that - well come to think of it, doesn't move, move, breathe, anything really.

Also I have filled every available corner in our living room with furniture and there is only a corner near the door,so a tree that we could hack bits off to allow the door to shut sounded very appealing.

We have a very busy month ahead of us, with school plays and nativities and party's so it may be some time before I get to post again. I am going out for lunch today with my friend 'M' (my gym buddy) and meeting another friend for coffee and the ironing is staying at home by itself today. So I need to have a shower and eat my breakfast as my tummy is protesting with huge growls!!