I’m sorry. This week has been really busy and tiring. So no posts.
It’s felt like quite a surreal week too, what with that cold spell, shipwrecks, a retail chain a day seeming to go out of business, and the dark mornings and evenings.
But Team Kilburn has carried on doing the business- thanks Jane for the brilliant plan of a year of raising money through tabletop sales.
One of the things I was excited about in the last post, I’m allowed to tell you about – one of Rosie’s old school friends has got together with some other people, and is organising a summer concert for Rosie and TKOE. It sounds really good. Rosie would love it, and there’s even auditions going on. Will give you more info when we have it.
And we now only need to raise £16321, thanks to a totally unexpected, and incredibly welcome donation from the North Halifax Grammar schools association carol concert.
Oh, and Chris can now play 8 notes, and a reasonable rendition (so he says) of Puff the Magic Dragon. He could audition for the concert : )
Jo
The Knock On Effect 
Wonderful news 🙂 TKOE will be making a real difference to the deserving charities you have handpicked to support. It’s cheering to hear tales of unexpected kindness especially in this dark winter month. Keep up the good work. You’ve raised so much and we’re only 19 days into 2012!
Love to you all from Chloe xxx
What a brilliant idea – a summer concert.. Rosie would definitely approve, can’t wait. Glad to hear, perhaps hear is the wrong word!! That Chris is still learning new notes. Harrie wants to play the saxophone but has been told to wait until her braces are off, so now she has decided that she would like to play a steel pan drum!! If anyone has one they don’t want, please let me know.
Helen, Are you SURE you want to live with a steel drum? Do you have deaf neighbours?
Jo, I’m glad the school is still finding ways of supporting Rosie. I look forward to the concert
Sounds like your 20K target is going to be a piece of cake, good on you, keep up the good work x
I would pay a supplement to the ticket price to hear Chris play Puff the Magic Dragon 🙂
I was thinking about Ro the other day, I was in the library at Birmingham which overlooks the old part of QEH and remembering the time i drove Gee, Mike and Amy to see Ro after that first huge op and what a shock it was to see what she had been through.
She, of course, couldn’t wait to lift her hospital gown to show us the scar, which we were suitably impressed by.
Lots of times and places little thoughts like that come to mind, so vividly.
Sue x
yep, I’m the same. Going to Birmingham myself next week which will be a bit of a challenge as I go past the hospital.
Hi Team kilburn, sounds as if the knock on effect has hit the new year running…no wonder you’re tired!! Hopefully a parcel will arrive soon, consisting of a good quantity of different sorts of tape – masking tape, selotape, packing tape……
We’ve got a viewing this afternoon, so have been busy preparing for that…fingers crossed!!! Property can be viewed on http://www.quenecan-immobilier.com. and its reference 343 if anyone wants to see where we’re living now!!!
love mags.
Did of course have to look, Mags – what a pretty house. Hope your viewing went well. x
Your house is LOVELY! Thanks for showing us. Very excited about a parcel arriving soon. Although you are stretching our selling skills regarding different types of tape. . . .
Can’t you take up the trombone, Jo, then Chris would soon start complaining about the noise…?
No apology ever needed, as we know that you post as and when you can. Hoping that you manage to have a peaceful and restorative weekend after your tiring week.
A summer concert – how wonderful. Will look forward to hearing the details in due course, but what a brilliant way to raise money. Can I have a Rocks for Rosie stall please? (www.facebook.com/rocksforrosie for any new blog readers).
And well done Chris. That’s excellent progress, and I don’t think there should be any question about a guest appearance at the concert. You will need to prepare an encore as well! x
Well, I’m not surprised you’re tired, you’ve been working hard at Rosie’s charities, keeping up this blog, doing the usual life stuff and having to listen to Chris playing saxaphone 🙂
A summer concert eh? I’m in!
And as for your monies raised – just amazing. I’m so impressed.
sounds like Chris will be ready for a starring role in the concert by Summer!!
know what you mean about tired – but then isn’t January always a long and tiring month…….
so good to know that fund raising going well, i am back in the gym – thought i ought to get ready in case there is some activity required…..well and i did need to do something…..
we have booked a summer holiday so that we have something to look forward to – all we have to do now is remember to renew the passports!! off to the alleged home of Odysseus!!
keep up the amazing work team kilburn x