It Was Broken

So s'morning my web page half disappeared. I went looking for it and it said "Nah, summats broken, try mend it?" then spent ages 'mending it'. Dunno what it did but it found the many missing pages etc and put it all back together. It finally got fixed about 2 mins before MightyMark said "Gym now then".....

'Wimming

So today I am going swimming with my keen, teacher of disabled swimming, MOS. But first of all we need to pop into the disabled tat shop and get more ferrules, tips for my 'stick

Which we did. Quiet start to the day then we headed into tat shop and picked up 2 THEY ARE NOT CALLED FALLAFELS then headed to pool

Where my teacher/instructor did well at his advising me. I did 6 lengths and many exercises

Phew

And the scary wind has gone again, it was 65 mph earlier, it is back to 12ish 8 now

Bread Knife

And I had to call Timmy tonight, I couldn't get the knife thru the swede. He looked, said "We need a sharp knife", and took out one with no bristles on it, unlike the knife I had been using by mistake.

After I had eaten and washed up etc it occurred to me, that knife that I was trying (and failing) to cut the veg with was commonly called a Bread Knife

Us Brain Injured Chaps can sometimes forget simple, sensible things

.... Miller

And it is so windy and raining that I have just switched the taking steam out of the bathroom machine back on as I think opening the window is a bit of a no no

10 Improvement

And Windows 10 doesn't seem to need me to switch off Yahoo mail every time I leave the PC because it just seems to come back on when I touch the mouse which it didn't do with the last version of Windows. If I left it then nowt would happen when I touched the mouse or keyboard, I would have to hold down the power button for 10 seconds to make it emergency power down then switch it back on etc to look at emails etc, but today I was experimenting with leaving and it just seemed to come back on

I have stopped trying to figure out Microsoft Edge browser, and just switched back to Google Chrome and it seems to work.

Owww

Ow, so s'morning I had a "Criticise Timmy's bed making skills" session as he had to change my bed but, woe is me, I was a bit stuck for stuff to criticise him on

Snooker

Good lord but I have been watching the snooker on telly for hours already today

Unexpected Shopping

Then, after dinner, we nipped out to Morrison's (noisy link) as we had run out of salad/lunchtime, but I decided to get the whole of my weeks shopping. At a guess we might need to buy a few days salad next week but we shall see how it goes

Win 10

So I have had Windows 10 installed for a couple of hours now, dunno, it's......

Friday Night

And it is make Pizza night again.....

Yummy scrummy in my tummy

Friday Morning

So we started the busy Friday as usual. First of all we went to Aardvark and spent loads as usual on healthy food and drink then we came back to put it away.

While we were back my PC said "Free version of Windows 10, click" so I did and then had to go out to my second busyness and leave it installing

Then we went to gym where as usual I was the star of the show and now I can do so much down on the floor with Sam before getting myself back up

Then we came back to find the PC still installing etc, I had my lunch before it was working again. Dunno what to think, I will have to wait and see

Out

Then we are going out to Iechyd Da (noisy link) folk night tonight, hopefully Freya will wake up early enough to be picked up on the way

No, I spoke to her mother who woke her up, the 2 of them are coming into town earlier tonight so Freya will meet me there, hopefully

And she was so knackered that we boogied until about 10 then we left for the night.... Freya hasn't been to bed last night so hopefully this will let her get a pattern back.....

Gym

Then later we headed to gym and after the workout Timmy said "You haven't done 10 miles for ages" as I did 5 mile cycle

Well

So the tyre fixer came s'morning and tried and tried to fix my 'chair. No, it was well flat. He had size... and size... tubes but none to fit my wheelchair. Luckily he had another 'chair in the back of his van that had been returned to him s'morning so he was able to leave me that and say "I will give you a ring when we get the bits you need". So Timmy is busy transferring my 'stick holder to the 'new' chair

Flat Tyre

And when I got out of the pool my wheelchair had a flat tyre. Someone pumped it up before we got in the car but it was flat again within half a minute. The tyre fixer is coming out tomorrow morning so until then.....

Then at the time when eg the washing was finished I am usually in my wheelchair by then but I had to carry the boxes of clean clothes on my feet

And generally just walking about is difficult now, generally I have been in my 'chair for a number of hours now.... See it as therapeutic....

So it's 11.30 PM now and the only wheelchair I have used today was at midday going into the swimming pool. Fark. So I don't really need one so much? Well I had the advantage of requiring Gareth to stir the stir fry tonight but apart from that I have done it all on my feet. No, I asked him to take the bins out  which I usually do sitting down but the rest of the night.....

Sigh

So we are off to the swimming pool in a bit.....

And amongst other stuff I managed 8 lengths breast stroke... (Which was my big target so that means I never need to go to the swimming pool again?)

Out & About

So then me and Alex headed out.

First of all we popped into the walking aids shop by the railway station in Carmarthen to fetch more ferrules for the end of my walking stick. They had none in the right size but they have already ordered a load and will have them in stock by the weekend. So Mondays Diary says "Go back..."

Secondly we headed to gym where I did loads of "extra 5 kg" exercises then 10 mins on the bike

First Time In A Number Of Days

And today I won my solitaire game quickly.

For a number of days it has taken me a number of tries but not today

Unexpected Trip Out

Then s'afternoon we had a new trip to make, we had to head into town to buy a new hoover. Bits fell off the old one s'morning, it was say goodbye. While I was in bed Timmy got online and ordered one from Argos which we had to pick up. It was £120 reduced to £45 so hopefully it is a bargain. It seems to be doing it's job now (I can hear it) so hopefully....

Where?

So at lunchtime today me and Timmy headed to the gym. At the desk we said "Yes, pool...." and went swimming. I did 6 lengths breast stroke today.....

It was hurting my right wrist for the first 4 length session, before we headed off again I said about it to Timmy and he said "Ah, you are doing this, do this instead" and it didn't hurt as much for my last 2 lengths

Who

And I watched last nights episode of Dr Who after lunch today and what can I say......

Missing her already, she died to save someone else.....

Shopping

So me and Alex nipped to Morrison's s'morning as although it was on my diary to go tomorrow it is Timmy working and he doesn't approve of Morrisons

Cooking

And I roasted sum veg tonight. I used my left hand for some peeling but no chopping, I did that all with my right hand

It does need some work, it is not quite right, I need some "no, hold it like this" therapy but I can still use it so much more than in the past

Fixer

So as it is the first day MightyMark has been working without anything else on the plot he got stuck into my bathroom window. Taking bits off it, but we couldn't get it to open, he said "Nah, that's gonna cost you - I just need some way of gripping through this hole....." but then he cast his eyes over what was sitting on my desk, we were looking on eBay for tools on my 'puter, when he said "Hang on..." and took my folding back scratcher which was on the desk, tried that and was therefore able to properly fix my bathroom window. So now the one in the spare bedroom won't open but.....

And the annoying buzzer pump thing could be switched off, I open the window for an hour instead

Weather

Yes, it was cold and windy last night but by the time I had woken up s'morning there was a cloudless blue shy overhead. It looks like a summers days, even if it is feeling a bit chilly

-tastic

Then I went to my only class at gym. It was as hard as usual and as pleasing. Sam started doing more "Crawl backwards then roll over" exercises which while as much fun as usual does my head in a bit, how capable am I even despite.....

-ing

So s'morning we nipped to Aardvark and I spent the majority of my food cash this week. All dun, got it all etc etc. Walked from the house to the car, parked opposite Aardvark, walked there, walked back, walked from car to house and when putting stuff away. Wheelchair was not used

Shops

And we headed into town after it was dark today, 4.30 PM, we had to look for a stick for photos on the stand to remind me about being careful(*), and while we were looking for that (5 shops before we found it) I picked up more coloured markers, the write on everything ones

(*) Suggested by Denyse after the issue of last weeks overbalancing

Sara

And Sara Davies came in to check me up s'morning. Dunno what to say, she seemed impressed with the many small ways I am getting better (eg)

Slackbladder

And I discovered last night loads of free versions of Blackadder to watch and this silly song made my heart beat faster

Not Swimming

And as Timmy said "I'm not well" we didn't go swimming but I did half of a mega cycle before I complained that it was too hard and stopped

Shopping

So we headed over to the big shopping centre at Llanelli tonight but couldn't find what we were looking for

Gymming

So s'morning we went (through the rain) to gym and did loads of machines followed by a 10 minute cycle

Collecting

Then s'afternoon we had a phone call from Wilko saying "Your order has arrived, collect it" which we did. A bit strange but ordering online and collecting from the shop in a couple of days

Hooray

We are off swimming in a bit....

Little Old Lady

And she came, did various swallowing listens etc and some speech & language and generally said that I was so much better than last year etc. She doesn't know whether we are finished now or whether she needs to update once a year or summat. Denyse will tell her

Christmas Pic

And another pic from the Carmarthen Journal, at the Christmas Lights do t'other night

Talking

As Sara Bailey (The Little Old Lady) is coming tomorrow and she is a "speech and language" therapist Timmy commented today about how much my speech has improved over the last year. Frankly I have forgotten why a S&L is involved as I am used to being able to speak etc again. So hopefully she will be impressed etc with what's going on

Apparently when Timmy started work he would not be able to understand everything that I said, whereas now it is as clear as.....

Solidarność

Together

Because

And because Sara Bailey (the little old lady) is coming to see me tomorrow morning I will have to do my weekly shop a day early (ish) today. Some weeks we do go on a Sunday but........

And we did it, got everything etc

And I walked about the house s'morning, walked to the car, wheelchaired about the shop, walked from the car to the house and continued walking after we got back home

Bet On Football

So if you bet summat obscure like all tonight's matches one team will score 2 goals you might be rich

Read It

So on my Kindle I have just finished book 2 of Alien Hunter, which was...... But I read it all by myself

Cooking

So to make dinner tonight I had to cut up a carrot, a parsnip, a courgette, a small turnip type thing, few 'shrooms and a small piece of broccoli . With my right hand. Gord, it still isn't as good as cutting as it used to be but it is 17 times better than it was a few months ago

Christmas Lights

Then over dinner time we headed into town to watch the Switching On Of The Christmas Lights. We got invited into the main area as they were asking some cripples to come out of the crush and we spent an hour listening to all kinds of music etc before there was a firework display up the hill

WTF are they playing at, it's mid November....

Collectors

So some collectors called at the door s'morning for Children In Need and I took the pennies pot out and poured some in. They thought I was being really generous tipping a pot of cash for them but I didn't. So.....

Don't Panic

And Timmy is telling me "Don't panic, we have already done it together" as Mark is coming in s'morning for his first shift on his own and it is a relatively busy morning, Aardvark then gym class

So we went shopping first, I thought we had done well and got everything but... Anyway we came back and unpacked it etc then went to gym

Now at gym class I has to try and be so grateful to Sam for teaching me how to get back up etc. I did some other exercises etc but this was the most important thing by a long way that I needed to do

Then after lunch we had to go back to Aardvark for the organic juice which we had forgotten s'morning

My Gob Is A Bit Smacked

And as I haven't seen Sam since last week today I feel the need to bow down, kiss her feet etc and say "Thank you for teaching me to get back up" after I had to get back up a few days ago, and I managed, it is relatively easy for me, now....

13th

It's Friday the 13th today...

Yr Hen Dderwen

Then early evening me and Timmy went out and had a coffee in the pub on King Street that is trying to present itself as an eat, drink, and have fun place

MegaCycle

And so we headed to gym before lunchtime and there I did a mega cycle, 10km in somewhere about 50 mins. And I remembered to take a bottle of water with me to stop for a drink every 10 mins or so

Security

So there was a knock at the door last night, I answered it and it was the chap from the cake bakers house sort of across the way. He said "A neighbour up the street was broken into t'other night, so be careful, make sure you lock the doors and shut windows...."

Chipless

And I made a dinner tonight which was rather nice, but there were no chips, not proper ones or sweet potato ones.

None

Peeing

So 10 minutes before we nipped out to shops s'morning I went to the loo.  As we went out I thought "I feel like I need a pee b4 we go..." but then "No just been" so I went out after feeling that I needed a pee and went round 2 shops and didn't go to the loo when coming back. So telling when I really need the loo and not wetting myself 'cos I made the wrong decision... So difficult this being a grown up

Shopping B4 Swimming

So today it sez "Swimming" at 1PM on my diary so I think we will nip out to Farmfoods to get sum more frozen stuff before that

Which we did, generally "spud" type accompaniments and ice cream for pudding. And another load of veg, from another shop, to make a dinner tomorrow, like Julia said "Better cook veg than eat frozen food"

Then we did head to t'pool where once again I struggled to throw my ball, did a few lengths and exercises. Again I couldn't remember how to move my arms all the time, it would go wrong mid length etc

AND as we headed into Morrisons s'morning a chap closed the door and said "2 minute silence" so we stood there thinking all kinds of thoughts until at 2 minutes past 11 he opened the door again and we felt we could speak again

Green

And we are off out in a bit to a meeting of The Green Party in Johnstown (about 1/2 mile away)

And it was...... a bit quiet but we talked about what we think should be done etc etc

Then

Then we headed to gym to do my exercises. Alex said "Bring your chair just in case after your fall" but he pushed it, I walked

Oops

So I was in the kitchen, went to sit down in my chair missed and tumbled over backwards. Dunno why I overbalanced but.... Alex picked my chair back up and I was able to stand up using that

A Busy Day

Well so for the rest of the day I was...

Drowning

And we (me and Timmy) are nipping to the swimming pool in a bit....

And actually today it wasn't so bad, I almost enjoyed it...

Busy Morning

So at 9.00AM s'morning I was sat on the loo when there was a knock at the door. GGtGG answered it and it turned out to be the chap that Timmy was expecting at 2PM s'afternoon to tell him about quotes. Gareth phoned Timmy and then asked the chap to include this and that in the quote that he will post to this address in a few days

More Reasons...

And as it Timmy working tomorrow and he disapproves and GGtGG claimed to know where the short sell-by Na'an bread are to be found we decided that today would be a Morrison's trip

Keeps The Doctor At Bay...

And s'morning I had an apple about 11AM. All by itself but it gave me so much pleasure to eat. I suspect it was more pleasure than b4 my accident, it is so clever/impressive now...

I Used To....

Well, I used to work for a couple, he would be on the farm about 16 hrs a day, she would do the same a few days a week but then other days she was on the phone saying "Organic orders?" etc

Hedonistic

And it is a word that I had forgotten but researching into heathenism, paganism etc it came up.

Oh yes, I am striving towards it......

Chopping

So again I chopped all the veg to make a roasted veg dinner with my right hand. I have been able to do this for a few weeks now but it is still such a big event after not being able to for about 12 years

Exerciser

And I got another hand exerciser machine thru the post today and I feel that I can actually use this one, the first one I got just wouldn't be crushed by my right hand

Apple

And after lunch I ate one of the apples that I bought on Friday, the small enough for my teeth to work on them ones. And I didn't have a knife on the plate this time, I knew they were small enough so I just got stuck in, and it was a bit lovely, delicious and fulfilling on so many levels

Jab

Then at bath and nap time we had to go to the Dr's for my yearly anti flu jab which didn't hurt too much

Exhausted

And I am exhausted now but the gym class went well. Still able to get down to the floor, crawl backwards, sit down, go backwards and stand up!!

Aardvarking Across The Universe.....

And so we went to Aardvark s'morning and did my usual big shop

Memory

So last night as I was going to bed I thought "Check if your muesli is prepared" but on reflection I could remember preparing it and putting it in the fridge. And I could be sure of when etc. In some aspects occasionally my memory is working like a proper person's memory....

A Private Bath

And because Timmy had no more cream to rub on my back and chest after I got dried today I went to the bathroom alone, and stayed alone, I will be alone until after I have finished my nap

For the first time in a year...

Mega Bike

As we went to gym today Timmy said "I notice that you didn't do a mega cycle last week", I reply "I did what they told me" so he said "I better tell them..." so we did a 10km cycle, 3 weeks ago it took nearly an hour, 2 weeks ago 53 minutes, none last week and today 44 minutes

OK, well actually last week I did half the distance in a third of the time then said "Enough, knackered now"

Oldie

And we went to my local pub tonight. It was fine, I was sat at the bar chatting up the barmaid when she said "You were in with her a few months back. How do you know Freya Amsbury?" It turns out she was at secondary school in the same class

Dr Phoned

And the Dr phoned me s'afternoon and said 'You ordered a repeat 'script with your anti acne cream on it, how's it looking, can I not write that out for you as you have been using it for ages?" So I had to say "Yes, try me without it"

Out

And at half four we nipped out and bought more ingredients, I haven't cooked frozen food in about a week!!!

Fark

And we went swimming over lunchtime. It went OK, exercise, stretch etc then we got out.

It stopped being good then.

In the big disabled changing room was a chap. So we went round to the first smaller room, someone in there too so we went round to the far one. We got in, unpacked then I got under the shower. Except it doesn't fscking work. So back outside to wait for one of the other rooms to be free.

And of course it was the smaller one which was first

Unscrew The Oven

So I got an email from the folk that I had emailed about buying a new knob for the oven saying that I can't see the model no, but GGtGG was working, looked at it and said "Right, take out these screws we will be able to move the oven forward"

I said "WTF" but he managed it, found the serial no. on the top then put the oven back, away again and screwed it back in

She Has Been

And she came, was as skilled as ever on my toenails and has gone now.

Missing you already.....

Glorious Greta (or Luscious Linda)

So the 'cutting my toenails' woman is coming to take some cash away tomorrow. I am a bit gobsmacked, last time she was here she cut my big toenail so far back that the scar is still visible now, 8 weeks later. And it didn't hurt that much.

Gord I am in awe of her cutting skills..... (And marginally in awe of her beauty too but that is secondary) 

Dinner

And we had the rest of the bean stew that I made t'other week for dinner. Defrosted it, saucepan, sweet potato oven chips and garlic bread.

Yum fscking yum, it was delicious as even Alex told me after dinner

Relax

So today we went to gym to do the '4 machines then 10 mins on the bike' session, and again it was easier in so many ways than last week. Bendability, strength, it is so much better

See Ya

So Mark is off s'morning after his first 'on your own' shift and he hasn't done too badly. He had to be told "No, do it like this...." about a couple of items but he eg did the washing up carefully etc and he listened to my criticisms so hopefully he won't be too bad. And he knew about the jobs I have waiting for him but was too busy yesterday to get stuck in....

Stir Fried

And we had Stir Fry for dinner, stir fry veg, a tub of fruity juice and some egg noodles to fit in. It was very nice. I think I used to cook it, got into trying to make my own chopped up veg which didn't have the fruity juice on it so wasn't as nice so I got bored. However I have proved that I like this, I can make it, so at a guess every Monday or Tuesday.....

Dun Shopping, Now.....

So Mark came in today, it's his first shift by himself. So I took him to Morrison's s'morning which went well enuf, I got all my small shopping list etc.

In a few minutes we are off to the swimming pool......

Well it went OK. Did my exercises then another 2 lengths breaststroke (with my flippers). It went OK in the pool but when we came out we had to wait 15 mins for a disabled changing room and even then we had to go in the small, not enough room to function, room

Clear, blue sky

And this afternoon we were under a clear blue sky. Well sunny and well warm. Wintertime, where is it, it's November now.....

I Started The Month OK