(sigh)

So SmallPaul came in s'morning, it was pleasant to see him(17) but against my wishes he had recalled that we go swimming on a Monday, yes, he had kit so we went. It was incredible, even I can realise how much I am getting better but it still is no fun

On the way back then we stopped at the house we have been looking at and Paul sounded positive enough so we better contact the estate agent

Then we popper to More Reasons To Shop At.... and got some Ecover Washing Powder, a birthday card for Toby etc

(17) And when he was away he was looking into buying a laser printing machine

SmallPaul-ing

And this morning a MOS is coming in to see if I remember what he looks like as it is so long since I saw him. He has been away abroad on holiday and seeing in some factory to buy summat for his wife's business.....

Right Knee

I stood up from my wheelchair and moved towards the car s'morning. A minute later Gareth said "Whassamadda?" as I was still standing up. I was bending my right knee and frankly being astonished at how much it will bend now, how much better it is.

Flutterby's

So I saw 3 of these dying off butterflies yesterday then today there was a Red Admiral in my living room!!

Friday Food

Then today we are having the food that I usually cook after shopping on a Friday but as my folks were here we went out instead so tonight we are gonna have my weekly highlight of Roasted Veg

No sorry, that's usually Saturday food we usually have pizza and chips on Friday, that is tomorrows food

Lookin'

Then after lunch we are heading off to take a first glance at that house I found yesterday then off to that T place to buy some things that I couldn't ask my mother for, sweet potato oven chips and Green & Black's Organic Ice Cream

And the first viewing of the house it looked worth chasing up. A bit small, a bit of work needs doing but really cheap that we can perhaps extend and update it within budget. Wait and see tho....

Bye bye family

So my family came over s'morning, then we all fitted into Betty2 and went off shopping. Then we came back here, had a brew and failed to do the crossword between us then it was time for them to all head off back to the airport to fly to Belfast

Walkies

And today I was settling onto my bed for my nap when the door blew noisily, bang bang bang, so I got up to shut it tight. I walked, only perhaps 4 or 5 steps to reach it, but the fact that I had no wheelchair or walking stick with me just seems impossible, but it's what I did

Evening Out

Then s'evening we went out to somewhere we hadn't thought of, I asked Alex and he found somewhere I have been before but haven't been for months, as in I had forgotten it existed but I had a rather nice meal, the same as Alex and David ordered!!

So meet the wrinklies tomorrow at Morrisons when it opens (11am) then they have to leave within a couple of hours so dunno what we will do then

BotGsns

So before lunchtime we headed over to National Botanic Gardens where first of all I walked all the way up the hill, without even stopping for a rest. It is 14 years since I have been able to do that but it seems easy now, today, so obviously my progress is incredible.

Out For Dinner

So today Freya txted me and said "Meet you at..... at..... a time" so my parents went ahead to Tafarn Tanerdy and when we got there it was a bit delicious and about half the menu was vegetarian so me and Freya were happy. But we both ordered the same thing, and both finished it, veggie lasagne.

And we got there, I stood up and walked from the car indoors and sat in a proper seat until we had finished

Gym

Then after an hour we met them at Gym and went into my weekly class. Gosh they were amazed at how much I can do now. Sam told me to do the getting down and back up from the floor which I did and I think it really impressed my mother

So now they have gone off somewhere and I am gonna bath and nap then pick up Freya and go out for a meal

Shopping

Then s'morning me and Gareth headed into Aardvark to do most of the weeks shopping. Outside, waiting, we found my parents and brother, and they were rather impressed as I walked up stairs to fill my basket, left, right, left, right I did which I couldn't manage last time I saw them

Visitors

Then later my parents and my big brother arrived. It was nice, we had a chat then went to the hotel where they are staying and had a meal

Sara-ing

So then Sara the Physio came round and said "Shall we go out?", I said no and explained what I wanted. So she said first exercise your Ham Strings so bendy bendy leg etc. Which was dull but it seems to be improving me so I shouldn't complain too loudly. But then she said "Where are your ankle weights?" Alex fetched them and promptly I was able to walk from one end of the room to another with no walking stick!! I feel it is just incredible, it is 13 years since I was able to do that, it is just a GETTING BETTER stage that I had no vision of ever being able to do, ever.

Nastics

And as Denyse wasn't coming s'morning that meant there was less pressure on time so we went to Gym and did 3 loads exercises and 20 minutes on the bike, came back here and had an early lunch and then waiting for Sara Physio to come. She did phone me s'morning and said "Shall we go to The Botanic Gardens and practice walking?" but I had to say "No, that's Saturdays option" so.....

Bitter Tears

And Denyse has just emailed me to say that she won't be able to Skype me later so she will txt me when she is available. I am trying not to cry too loudly because one knows that whatever gets in her way will probably be really important to one of her other clients so.....

Long(est) Walk

So this afternoon me and Alex headed into town to try "going for a walk". We parked in Wilko and headed down Merlin's Walk towards town. Alex was pushing my 'chair as last time I sat down and rested once or twice along the way. But this time I walked the whole length of Merlin's Walk, across the road and along about 3 shops to Cafe Nero where I walked in, Alex folded my 'chair up and put it in the corner, and I sat in a proper seat at a proper table and had a brew. Then I walked back out and started off back to the car, again Alex had to push my empty chair. The whole way back to the car, it was the first time I have managed to do that whole trip on my own two feet

Dear

Woe is me, so when Alex was coming into work with me today he got half way here and remembered "Oh no, I've forgotten my swimming trunx and towel".

And as he is too tight fisted to stop at Spar and buy some more......

So do you think I should tell him to go to gym instead? But as he reads this he might realise soon....

Interweb Crisis

So s'morning I thought I would update my BLOG while eating my breakfast, but the iPad(1) was refusing to connect to the Interweb. So I restarted it and it still wouldn't work. So I left it in discust and went into the living room and sat at my PC. And the Interweb wasn't working here either. Then I heard some loud swearing coming from the office as Gareth had typed loads of report and pressed send, it had gone from their PC but no Interweb so it had disappeared. So I walked into the hall and pressed the "Reset" button on the bottom of the router and it all seems to work again. Eventually

(1) But I woke up s'morning, got dressed, walked towards the kitchen for breakfast but on the way there I nipped into the living room to unplug my iPad from charging and take it back into the kitchen to use it. So obviously certain aspects of my memory are improving. Just certain aspects as I couldn't remember why I had typed this "(1)" into my blog..... so I deleted it and half an hour later recalled  and came back to put it right