Double trouble

Today is the terrible twins 5th birthday. Under subliminal pressure from both siblings and father they and their brothers and sister opted to go to the cinema for their birthday treat. We all set off on the bus as we still do not have a car. I cannot forget the immense trouble we have had selling previous cars and the money that went into advertising but this time it was completely different, our 8 seater car was sold instantly which is typical seeing as it is missed so much. To add salt to the wound the family that bought it leave down our road and flaunt the fact that they have it; well they don't really but it just feels that way. Anyway the twins have had a lovely day and when I asked older twin (by one minute older) what the best part of the day was he told me blowing out the candles of their scooby doo cake; how cute is that? The other twin told me the cinema was the best part, I am suprised as they scanned their cards for money even going so far as to shake the cards just in case they had got it wrong the first time. It is amazing how quickly they pick birthdays up. When my best friend phoned to wish them a happy birthday, younger twin went to speak to her and then looked up at me and asked where his present was from her. I informed him that not everyone gives you presents and that he had a card from her and he should be grateful. He was not best pleased and told me that he should have a present. Would have been ok except that she heard every word. The day has been lovely but like everything in this world and as a pop group whose name escapes me once sang; every rose has its thorn. Mine being my husband. I do love him but he has insulin controlled diabetes and it can be hard work. I know that it is worse for him but I have to put up with high blood sugar which means anger and lots of it. I wonder how many marriages which end in divorce have had diabetes the cause of irreconcilable differences? At least it can be solved easily, check your blood sugar and have a shot. Not every marriage is so easily fixed, unfortunately. So my mum was not at the birthday celebrations as she has recently had a glaucoma operation. Obviously I am not a surgeon and also do not want to delve to deeply into it but the operation involves cutting a flap around the inside of the eye to relieve pressure... nice. When she told me that it felt like her eye had been taken out I told her that wouldn't it be fantastic if your eye could be replaced by a robot eye? You could magnify things and you could scan what ever you could see and pinpoint it exactly. Her response was that I watched far too much tv, 'maybe' I said and shrugged my shoulders, all I know is that I want a robotic eye.