Notes:-Lovely afternoon at beamish with Tom, Mark and Sarah. Drove straight up after dropping Sas off at the airport for her weekend in Madrid. Yesterday we had the best day celebarting Toms graduation. Went up to Nottingham for the ceremony which was in a small chapel. So proud of him and his acheivements. We all wore our best clothing and Sas and I made sure we wore some items of jwlerey given to us by our Mums and Dads. On Saturday we got to Beamish just after 11 and met with Sarah and Mark. Sarah cant currently drive due to her eye condition so Mark met her and drove over. We had a fantastic day although we didnt have time to see it all so will need a return visit. Fish and chips were very nice. Last time I had been here was in the 1980s so dont recall much. Had fun rolling the metal hoops around the school playground - this was much like Castle Carrock. Headed back to Marks afterwards and Sis also came and satyed over. We all went to see Mum on Sunday morning. She was on good form and I think we all felt that she got something out of us all spending some time with her. Took her out for a walk to the park nearby. Got a bit tricky as she cant seem to moderate her walking. At one point she wanted to go and tell off the footballers who were playing on the pitch which was a bit stange... We left Mum having her sunday dinner, she seemed quite happy so we slipped out quietly. Then spent a couple of hours in the field with Fran and Blu before Dave came over to pick Sarah up. Quite worried about Sarah as she is losing her job due to her eyesight issues, she is also being tested for ealry onset dementia which I hope to god is not, but Sarah does seem to have memory issues which might explain our difficulties over the past few years. Fran also off work and not planning on going back due to health issues. We all commented in the field how so much has changed so quickly. We also talked quite a bit last night about Marks house and using the trust to pay for a new boiler and sort out his bathroom. There want any talk about mark moving or Fran moving in. Although it took a bit of persuading Mark so he understands that the function of the trust is to cover the costs of the house.
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