Well That's That!

What do I do now?

The service went very well and everyone complimented the vicar. There were a couple of errors and she managed to mangle the Christian name of my Father but it was so close I'm not going to go about it.

They played three of the songs I asked for Doris Day - Que Sera Que Sera, What A Friend We Have In Jesus and we filed out of church to Joe Brown - I'll See You In My Dreams...

I was quite composed and did not cry that much, not that I was ashamed to do so. I was touched by service and what was said. It was a lovely service considering a funeral is not exactly something any of us want to attend.
An Uncle(one of Mum's brother's)and a cousin do not think that Mum's estate should go to probate and have told me not to sign anything.

If I thought it really would take months to sort out even losing what the Solicitor wants to take, I could be better off going with what I have been told.

Before I come into Mum's money I have a little of my own(it is a little)and my monitor to this pc is misbehaving so I have purchased an LCD/Freeview 23" TV/PC monitor(Tesco's brand)but the screens are made by Samsung.

If I find an annual tv license difficult in a year's time, I can block off the TV side of it and if I don't have an aerial connected they cannot fine me if don't have a license. And I can decide not to watch tv or watch recorded tv via the Internet.

I have also purchased a new Samsung LED/Freeview 32" TV for the lounge as the TV we have is almost 30 years old and has been playing up too. Now at least I am ok for the foreseeable future and again if I decide I cannot afford the license next year I can just disconnect it.

Here's a story the monitor was placed in my shopping trolley, I paid for the Samsung TV and it will be in store on Monday I then went out to get my taxi...as I waited I realised no one had stopped me and I had not paid for the monitor! I could've got into the taxi and had a free TV but the thought of being collared as a shoplifter and me being honest I went back in store and paid for it.

I guess I feel better for doing so.

Our local Heron Freezer shop has increased in size and they have quite a lot of food at low prices so I may be doing quite a lot of food shopping there in future. I'm trying to buy food that is healthy whilst watching what I pay.

I managed a dinner of Gammon Steak, a slice of pineapple, sauté potatoes, carrots, peas, a sweet seasoned sauce and gravy and I cooked it in the microwave. It cost £1.

I did look at the ingredients of other ready meals and put them back, when you see ground chicken/recovered chicken, I don't want to know.

It was a pity as one meal was an All Day Breakfast with baked beans, sausages, potato and something else and there was bangers and mash.

Can they be any good(the ingredients were ok)part of Tesco's new Everyday range had some chicken and veg pies with gravy(4)for 84p.

I cannot get anything else in my kitchen cupboards or the fridge freezer so for the next few weeks I can avoid buying much food. I guess I'll have to just buy milk/bread. And I'll have to perhaps manage on a couple of meals and go back to eating cereal and milk.

I've moved away from Mum's funeral which makes it seem as though it did not mean much to me but I'll never forget Mum. Unfortunately, after a service is over you do tend to forget what was said. Just remember that it was as lovely as such a service can be.

My friend Anna in Cornwall sent me a text and reminded me that we were celebrating Mum's life so we should try not to be sad. Though of course we are sad because Mum is no longer part of our lives.

I should start to tidy the house and keep busy but I think I'll go to bed soon and listen to the radio...its easier than sitting here...and warmer...There is Desmond Carrington's radio show which we used to listen to together and then Friday Night Is Music Night!

My router arrived today so I can go the net and have Broadband but my line doesn't go live until May 8Th so I cannot connect it up until then.