.... And About

Then s'evening we popped down to Farmfoods and just stocked up on garlic bread and ice cream. Well I have been eating both regularly for some time and I have still lost 5 stone so it can't be that bad for me

BUT it was so windy I got out of the car, took two steps towards shop, and then the wind blew, I had to take two steps sideways. But it didn't make me fall over like it would have done a month ago

I Feel Naked

So I have just got changed into my clean clothes and swimming trunk to save me having to take 2 sets of clothes to the pool, but as I am not wearing stockings until I come back from the pool I feel a little bit naked

Standing Up

And it has become habit now to move myself forward before standing up then just using my legs, no hand assistance.

Lordy, progress........

He Remembered

So it is MagicMark working today, he doesn't usually work on Wednesdays. But he knew we were s'posed to be going to Aqua Aerobics and brought his trunx with him

Bother

Well we did it. Again there is an element of wow as well as my usual joy at going. The wow was because today I was able to stand on my right foot and move my left leg round. Just standing on my right leg, in the past that was a no no

Booked Chrimbly

Then s'afternoon as it was too late for gym we popped into town and walked miles to the Ivy Bush Hotel where we booked a Christmas Dinner for 2 of us. We can book more if my Dad is gonna be here for Christmas

And he took his "petty cash" card with him and instead of paying the deposit he paid half of the bill, so I can just pay t'other half as my part of the bill, simpler, we don't need to transfer some cash etc

Not That I Hadn't Been Paying Attention.....

Then I looked at my diary for today to see what was on my timetable and actually it sez "Team Meeting" so I'd better get used to there being loads of members of staff here and not much else happening

No Neil, don't flirt with that Denyse, there's no point.......

Well they all showed up, I sat at the kitchen table with them and Denyse said "Bu*ger off Neil" or words to that effect, so I am sat in the living room by myself trying not to earwig......

Better

Lord, I am getting better. Just walking about my house without my walking stick.

I am too nervous to try it outside but I am doing it indoors

Cleaning The Oven

So s'afternoon I got stuck into cleaning the burnt on flops of stuff from the floor of the oven. I opened the oven door, looked at it, thought some then just bent over and got stuck in myself. I nearly cleaned it all, I just had to call MM and ask him to help with about half an inch worth of grubby stuff at the very back. I could reach most of it.

Which on one level makes me think "WOW", just like how much better are you now?

Swansea

So we are in the car driving to a Headway meeting in Swansea s'afternoon

Well first of all in my not swimming session I was beaten three nil in a Connect Four session, then we had a mind boggling session of Rummikub which I just had one piece left when someone else won

And we didn't win a prize in the raffle which we had bought tickets for either

Day Of Rest

So I don't think there is anything in the diary for today...

When I'm Calling You....

Then today we tried that Going To The Local Pub Without Drinking Too Much which was alright, a nice night out, and there were loadsa folk in the restaurant bit of the pub tonight. And not so many fewer in the pub part of the pub too

But as they weren't regulars there they didn't jump up off the seats at the bar for me. But I just stood next to them for a couple of hours. I can now

Christms Walkies

So me and GGtGG headed into town s'morning and went looking for Xmas pressies for my kids. We walked all around town, uphill and back down then half way uphill again to call in at loads of shops. (And some charity shops just to have a look too) In the end we bought 5/6 of the pressies for them, we were walking around town for more than 2 hours. It MUST be theraputic too, that long a walk.

And oddly enough I didn't need a wee until after we were back and I had emptied the bags etc. It was a lot longer than I used to be able to hold  it in

Strange Na'an Bread Pizza

So it was a bit odd making the two garlic butter na'an bread into pizza. They were much better sized, only slightly too large for the rather little plates I use as I am permanently on a diet but weren't bad. I thought they were a bit greasy with garlic butter but Mark said he thought they made the nicest pizza he has had off me

Isn't She Lovely.....

So first thing s'morning there is some boffin from "the company" coming in to have a chat with Timmy about 'me', then early lunch then off to Sam's Stroke Class @ gym.

That is all that's on my diary, no doubt we will think of some therapeutic exercise later

So first things first the chap came and talked to Timmy, apparently we are an example and he tells other cases to "run it like us" etc. And he left 5 mins. before I was due to have my early lunch before gym

Lordy am I getting better. So today I did 95% of the class with my walking stick held horizontally, not touching the ground, in one hand

Sigh

Then today after nap I said to Timmy "The gym will be hectic now, lets go for a walk" but he said "No it won't be" and took me off to gym and it wasn't too busy. So I did a 3km row in 2¼ minutes less that last week. No stopping, no changing down a gear, I just went for it

Then we headed into town, at my request. We parked up at the top of Blue St just where it turns into Lammas St and headed off for a walk, but not an uphill one today. So we walked down past M&S (calling at Boots on the way so Timmy could get something to stop his lip hurting) then round to Mansell St and back to the car that way.

More Reasons To Shop At.....

So today at Morrison's we didn't buy the smaller than used to be na'an bread, or the too large ones that we bought last week, this week Timmy found some already garliced with some butter to make it go round kind of medium sized ones. Only difference is they come packed single so we had to buy 2 and put them in the fridge rather than the usual breadbin as they contain some butter. Dunno, I will know how they taste tomorrow

Thursday Business Then.....

So s'morning we have the usual Thursday Morning Business, Iechyd Da to pick up veg, then Morrison's to pick up the rest of the food and then.......

then.....

then.....

then we are due to meet that Ruth in a cafe in Carmarthen for a lunch

And we did meet up for lunch and it was very pleasant. Ruth has just been promoted big style so she is effectively doing the same job for oddles more pay

Can't Read It All

Lordy, I have copied an article from Da Gruniad about suffering from a Brain Injury and it upsets me.

So far I have managed about the first third, will try again later

Properly Hot Dinner

And then tonight I got to use my new oven, making properly hot food and I think it is better than the old one

Woe Is Me

And the delivery folk have emailed me s'morning and it looks like the delivery will get in the way of Aqua Aerobics, none this week.

Hmmmm, an improvement?

Double hmmmm, they might be early enuf.....

Yes, that was all done by about 11.15 today. Loadsa time to have my early lunch, get changed and head to Aqua Aerobics....

Oh what fun we had. But I did it all....