Marking

So Mark is shadow shifting with Timmy today. I have a few jobs 4 him then we (all 3 of us) are going* to the pub to watch rugger and have dinner at the same time

* Walking there from here, all of us!!!

'Wimming

Then we went swimming again, I still can't do breaststroke under GGtGGs instruction but we did all exercises and 4 lengths on my back etc

New Monitor

So I was expecting a second hand monitor for the bedroom PC s'morning. Waiting and waiting, I thought "In 20 minutes we have gotta go swimming. Hope he arrives while we are still here to accept a big parcel" Then in 5 minutes he arrived, with nothing for me today. I thought "Tomorrow then" and then in another 5 minutes a new PO van pulled up outside the house and unloaded my new monitor. I unpacked it, said "Looks good" etc then we went swimming. Afterwards we were able, no I wasn't able to, I watched GGTGG plug it in etc and it works. Properly etc, I am a bit pleased

Rocky

And I have just phoned up and booked (I have got a Hynt card now, so my carer goes for free) to see The Rocky Horror Show (noisy link) in Cardiff in IIRC February next year

"The river was deep but I swam it, Janet....."

Wow

Paraplegic man walks again with help from electrodes

(noisy link)

Cold

And tonight (as usual) I was lying here and all the rest of me felt warm enough but the toe section of my right foot was shivering thru cold

Out

Then tonight Alex said "Lets go out, not to Carmarthen like we always do" so we headed down to Burry Port to look at the boats etc and they actually launched the lifeboat while we were there

Chas

Then after lunch we headed out to Charlies, a kind of all sorts shop where I found summat for my Dad at Christmas. So I have been busy online too this week and I have already bought nearly all the Xmas pressies that I want

Morn'

So before lunch me and Alex headed to gym and I did lifty up exercises and 20m on the bike. I did notice that on the bike I didn't need to stop for a rest, I just cycled 4 and a bit KM. I am so much fitter than a couple of weeks ago

Confusing Day

And we have had an odd day, me and GHtGG doing as normal and Timmy and Mark being in the background, training Mark.

But good lord, my MOS need to know loads and loads about me

Pressies

Then we headed into town later looking for Xmas pressies, found one for my Mum but nowt else

'Wimming

So we went off swimming today. I was really struggling to do the breaststroke, dunno why, I was doing it all properly, push off the wall, kick loads and move arms, just didn't succeed today. So I did 2 lengths of not really stroking, 2 lengths on my back and many hamstring exercises. GGtGG said "Come on then, get out" but I tried again to do a breath breaststroke, still couldn't, dunno what the issue was

Getting Easier

So because I am going swimming today I carried the half pile of washing out of my room to leave by the machine, I will fill it up later when we come back from the pool. But today I walked on two feet, walks stick in left hand as usual and the box of washing in my right hand. Just phwoargh, how much better is my tight hand? It seems like no time since I had to wheelchair out of my room in order to carry half a box of washing etc

La-Nelly

So s'afternoon we headed to The Trostre Shopping Center in Llanelli to try and find some stuff for Xmas. I found summat for my parents and f. all else

Apart from some wrapping paper.

More Reasons To Shop At...

So s'morning me and Alex went shopping (noisy link) as I finished last weeks salad yesterday. They only had 1 pkt of granary or brown baps, I had to buy a packet of white too

Not So Urgent

So while I am having my breakfast s'morning I do need a pooh but it is not so urgent today, I can eat my breakfast and drink my coffee and do the washing up first

Back to normal.....

Right Hand

And cooking dinner tonight, I had to chop "some" veg to put in a pasta sauce, a red onion, a courgette and a big mushroom, and I took my knife in my right hand and chopped up all the veg. I did not use my left hand at all

Until It came time to eat......

And I am just walking about the kitchen when preparing food. No stick, no chair. I do walk slower with no stick but I can do it

'Cut

And Ed the hair cutter (and....) is working again today

But most mohicans don't consist of grey hair.....

Nipped Out

And we nipped out to Wilko s'morning to fetch more "kitchen cleaner" stuff and staff bog rolll etc.

Radical

And s'morning I got up at about 10 to 8 and immediately went for a pooh before my breakfast. That's different to usual