My journals from 1984 until now
Thursday 17th February 2000 – Council flat offer Yesterday, late afternoon, we got a call from Alamo. Willie said that he wanted to offer us a 2-bedroom flat in an estate off Caledonian Road, behind the swimming pool. He told us to come to Alamo the next day and sign a transfer form. As he … Read more
Thursday 10th February 2000 I went signing on today and nearly crashed…. It was raining a lot and I was driving along one of the side roads after I left the doll office. I had the right of way, but this woman just pulled out of the junction! I hit the brake and the car … Read more
Wednesday, 26th January 2000 – Eye Accident We were very scared last night, your father and I. Just before you were to go to bed I was changing your nappy and then I let you go for a little walkabout in the room to get some fresh air on the parts that don’t see much … Read more
Sunday 2nd January 2000 This has to be written down: what we got up to on New Year’s Eve of the new Millennium. History for posterity. Christmas was relatively quiet (apart from a stupid argument with my mum). R. cooked a wonderful dinner; we had roast beef (I don’t like turkey). R. and I went … Read more
Tuesday 21st December 1999 You have learned how to stand up on your own! Before this you had to support yourself to get up, but now you do it all by yourself, clumsy as it may be. It’s been extremely cold and we are just freezing to death in this house. I just hate going … Read more