It is Wednesday again, that midweek feeling that the weekend is not far away. This also means it is time for my weekly round up post Ramblings Of A StressedMum – 25/03/2026.
Table of Contents
My Week
Health
We have had a week of it with my poor Dad. He was booked to have an operation yesterday for mouth cancer. It was agreed he could go in at midday. Monday I had popped out with C and my mum rang in a panic as the hospital had rang and he should be there. I spent nearly 3 hours trying to find out what is going on. It then turned out he was due midday yesterday.
We got there at 11 and told he was 2nd to go down. He had been on water only since getting up with his last hot drink and food before he went to bed Monday night. They saw the anaesthetist who confirmed he was next. I had to leave at 2 ish to pick C up from college, and dad told mum to go as well as he would be going down soon.
Still waiting
I rang at 5.30 and he was still waiting, the guilt we felt having left him there. I rang again at 7.00 and he was just going down. To say I was fuming as he had just had water all day, none of his medication. Where someone who was told his surgery had been put back to 6pm was given a nutrient drink. We rang again at 9.30 and he was in recovery and would be moving to a ward in an hour or two.
This morning he is sitting in a chair, mum is going up after lunch and I am going up with C once I pick her up from college. He was supposed to be in for one night, but looks like he wll be in again tonight.
Time Out
Last week I had two evenings out with my oldest friend. She recently lost her dad and we met up to give her a bit of a break. We also saw her the next evening as her local pub does bingo so we went along. I did not win, but had a great time.
After the bingo we stayed chatting and we got onto our teenage years and we both laughed so much we were crying with laughter. I have not laughed like that since I lost my husband. Just for that moment I felt so happy.
Recipes
I have tried a new recipe and it will be coming soon. At the moment I am all over the place and really not had much chance to do anything. I do get so much pleasure out of trying new recipes that actually work and taste great.
Budgies
Last week I shared how we had lost Pesto. I did tell C that as she will be going to university, and I will be left looking after them, we will not be getting more.
Fast forward to Friday, Willow the baby we hatched was so down. She was really unhappy and showed no joy in anything. So we agreed to look for another. Saturday, we headed to someone local who was selling budgies and we got Milo.
Depending on the light he either looks green or grey. He is an English Budgie and very noisy. C has been trying to get him used to us and yesterday he was stepping onto her. I went in and had some millet and looked down and he was on me.
Tattoo
Last week, I shared that by chance C had got a print of Pesto’s footprints. On Thursday morning she had me out as she made an appointment for the tattoo. It is now on her shoulder a permanent reminder
Easter
Easter is coming and I have been finding Easter Gifts that last a little longer than the eggs the Easter Bunny brings. My Easter Gift Guide 2026 is now live and being updated so keep checking back.
Giveaway
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I missed this post. What a lovely reminder of Pesto. Pets are always in our hearts but a tattoo of his little feet is a perfect way to remember him.
He went down with no warning at all and was the sweetest boy, the tattoo is such a cute little reminder of him
I hope your dad is getting better now
Thank you it is going to be a very long and slow recovery but all moving in the right direction
Hope your Dad is doing well now. We are all looking forward to the long Easter weekend.
Thank you it is getting a little easier for him, I am looking forward to just having one day where I do nothing
It is good that you were able to make time with your friend and have some joy. It really sounds tough – I hate when hospitals move things around and don’t inform people!
It was lovely and what both of us needed as well. It is her dads funeral today and I can not make it sadly. I did feel so guilty for leaving my dad but he is home now thankfully
Hope your dad is going ok, sending all my life , glad you are getting some time out , make sure you are looking after yourself
Thank you, my dad is home now and recovering. I will hopefully get some time out at some stage
This is so relatable. I love how you share your everyday thoughts so honestly.
I do get a lot of people message about my weekly posts and how they find it relatable and comforting as well
Wish your dad a speedy recovery. Happy to know that you got a new budgie.
Thank you, and Milo has definitely settled in great
hospital mixups are incredibly draining when you are already worried about surgery. i am glad you found a moment to laugh with your friend after everything. you deserve that happiness.
Thank you, dad is home now and recovering very slowly. I have not laughed like I did in over a year and it was needed for both of us
That sounds awful, wishing your dad a speedy recovery. Glad you got to go out and enjoy yourself, bingo is good fun!
My poor dads op was very brutal he has managed to eat a little smooth food this morning so an improvement. I did enjoy our evening out even though I did not win bingo
So sorry to hear about your dad, that must have been a tough day for him and you guys, but I’m glad he managed to have his op. Such a cute idea for C to get the tattoo, forever with her x
Honestly it was a nightmare and sadly when I needed to be in two places at once. But we got through it and dad is now home. The tattoo does look cute
What an awful wait for your Dad. I hope he recovers quickly. It was good to see that you had a good time with your friend
The wait was awful and we could not rest until we knew he was out of surgery which was just after 9.30pm so a very long day. Thankfully he is home now which is so much easier. I needed that laugh we had as not laughed like that in over a year
I hope your Dad is doing okay, what a tough time. I am glad that C has the tattoo as I reminder, such a sweet thing to do. I hope you have a more relaxing end to your week!
Dad was able to come home yesterday evening, he is very grumpy and having trouble swallowing but happier that he is home. The tattoo is very sweet although the tattoo artist and C was trying to get me to have one.
Have just had a look at Milo. He is gorgeous. Hope you dad has a speedy recovery
Milo is such a cutie and is coming on to us now with a bit of a bribe, he is getting better and follows what the others are doing. Dad is home which is better for us all
Oof. They really dropped the ball with your dad’s surgery wait. Maybe there was an unexpected operating emergency before him?
No idea but he came home yesterday evening, which is good news for all of us especially me as it is an hours drive there and back just need the slow recovery to go well
I’m so happy you were able to find those happy moments with your friend. You both definitely needed them!
Honestly we were both crying with laughter something we both desperately needed to do
I can’t believe it’s already Easter, wow…Time really flies. I was so sad when you lost one of the budgies…Of course Willow was down…But now she will have a new friend Milo…I am happy for her.
Easter is so close I keep forgetting. Poor Willow was very down we could not cheer her up until Milo came along who is so noisy I can hear him through the whole house
Best wishes to your dad – hope his recovery goes better than the operation scheduling!
Thank you, I just rang again to see how he was and if he mahy be home today. Apparently if he eats ok he can he is very fussy so hopefully we can get him to eat and he can come home today