We're Back!

Well, we're back and can you believe it, it's cold!!! yes only 5 degrees!!! The cold snap came in from the North on Wednesday and is said to be here for a week - still it's bright.

On Wednesday (8th) I had got as far as the Aegean Airways web-site to book flights back for Friday when Mr Farouk, who is doing the reversal, called (not him of course - but a minion!) to offer me an appointment for Friday at West Berks Hospital near Newbury - is that spooky or what - 5 minutes later and we wouldn't have been able to keep the appointment and it would have put everything back another couple of months!?

We went to see him and he is happy to do the reversal in the new year but as I have 2 large hernia - are they like sheep? .1 hernia, 2 hernia? or is it 2 hernias? anyway! he wants a plastic surgeon alongside him, trouble is the plastic surgeon is based at Wexham Park Hospital in Slough, so we will have to go see him there first - it will take longer to organise the op as they both have to be available at the same time, so it could be April, but at least, afterwards, I might look more normal - get the 6 pack back - well I can always put it in the fridge!!

We were only home for two weeks but we seemed to get a lot done - signed loads of papers with the Solicitor for the house and hope!!! to move on the 20th Jan.

We will fly back around the 6th to finish off packing, though we got a lot of clearing out done last week. Driving back in Jan/Feb is not a runner due to the weather conditions over the Alps - we'll wait till the spring to bring the car home.

Meanwhile we going to re-charge our batteries!

*by the way it was George Peppard's character John 'Hannibal' Smith in 'The A Team' who always said at the end of the show - "I love it when a plan comes together!" - last Blog