Sweets

I have just had ½ packet of Jelly Babies that I bought while I was out and about s'morning. I don't remember having any in the last eight years but they are as nice as ever

YUM YUM

Yoghurt

Oops, I thought tonight I better check the best before date on the 3 small yoghurt's in the fridge. Today it is the 1st of June, the 3 yoghurt's had the date 3rd. As in one tonight, one tomorrow, one on Friday. Phew, it was just in time when I checked

Paulish

So today Paul came round s'morning. We talked for a bit, he listened to me talking about slopy writing etc, got me to practice on a variety of slopes then said "I will make you one". Then we went to town, went and got a tape measure so I could measure my waist so Paul can get me some trunx. While we were in there I walked the whole length of the shop and stayed standing while I got myself some sweets. Then we went and had a cheese and onion pasty out of the bakers so we were in town in time to go to the Podiatrist who cut all my toenails including the one I hadn't been able to cut as it's an in growing toenail but it all feels a lot better. We asked if we can make another appt. to go back next month he said "No, we can;'t just cut toe nails, cant someone from Leonard Cheshire do it?". We had to say "No, they are not allowed" but him and Paul arranged for Paul and Ed (and presumably Jackie) to be trained(!!!) so they will be "allowed" to cut my toenails before my feet are such a mess that I am able to ask him again

More To The Point

And today I was able to write better than I have been in years, I went online and looked for help devices but they were all too dear but it occurred to be I just need a tilt, like a file sideways!!!

Groovy Device

And I finally figured out how to make my hand held PC device read a book online today, so I was able to sit reading on it

Groovy Chick

And yes, that beautiful daughter came to see me earlier

And good lord we had the dinner that Sarah advised me on today, I enjoyed it but Freya said "Don't like courgettes" but apart from them seemed to eat it all up well

OT

So Sarah the OT came round with a bag of ingredients and we cooked together a risotto for tonight. It tastes good so far and was very easy to make, so it might go on my "regular" list of dishes to cook

Finished

And I have just finished a book, a Spike Milligan poetry book that I have been reading for a few days, I finished the old fashioned paper edition today

Edding

So Ed came here s'morning, helped me change the bed, did some chores then took me to Morrisons shopping. He waited while I went round the back to recycle then followed me in. I went in through the gates, pulled out of the way. I stood up and pushed my trolley. He followed behind with my 'chair in case I needed it. He guided me where to go, he could read overhead signs but I was to busy walking. Half way round I asked for my wheelchair. I sat down for 5 minutes resting, stationary. Then I walked with my trolley rest of way round the shop, through till, and pushed it over to the wall beyond THEN I sat back down in my wheelchair. My whole weeks shopping, on foot. It was by far the furthest I have walked in ages

After lunch we went out for a drive, to Llandovery and over the Black Mountain but we missed the turnoff and got stuck half way up't mountain, had to turn around and come back. It was still a lovely drive tho

Like it was over the mountain on this blue thing which I missed and carried on to Llandovery

Gobsmacked

And I was sitting here (using my 'puter) later when there was a knock at the door. I went to see who was there and it was my old friend Julie and her current lodger, my son Toby. I went dribble for half an hour then they left. They will be in Wales 'til Thursday so I hope to see them again.

And I noticed that when they stood up to go Toby put his glass in't kitchen and put his chair back out of my way, he does care

Sunday...

Bloody Sunday

Poetry

So today I went over to look on my bookshelves, I couldn't find the book I was looking for but I found a book by Spike Milligan which I took out. I opened it, it said "Book of poems", I thought "Oh" but tried reading it anyway. A few pages later I came across a poem which made me smile

Oh dear

So I turned on t'telly because there was a F1 qualifying session on, I watched it for about 3 minutes then someone, Sergio Perez, crashed big style and they are still trying to get the driver out

Apparently he is OKish now

And I turned it on again to watch Man U play in some European Final, but they lost too

Sense of smell

So last night in my living room I spilled a glass of sloe gin. So I mopped it up etc but today I had to ask a MOS "My sense of smell disnae work, does it smell of booze over there?", he sniffed, moved 7 inches, sniffed again etc, and said "No smell".

So phew

Wow (Redone now)

So Paul came round today and caught up with the paperwork that it was too late to do last night, then Sara the Physio came round so we all set off for the gym. Just double good lord, I did it well, managed to walk on the treadmill, grimaced on the pedalling machine, was astonished at how straight up my right arm could be on the lifting weights machine etc. So we made another date in a fortnight to go back and sign up etc. My new hobby.....

Then we ventured in and had a look at the swimming pool, we have agreed that I am allowed to wear t-shirt to hide my flab and just walk in the pool, none of this swimming stuff which is nearly impossible but they say that just walking about in the water for half an hour will do me good

So one of next weeks agenda is to go buy some trunks

OAA

Wow, so me and Freya went to the monthly folk club and it was very special

Ed

So I went off with Ed to (Voluntary) Work, which went well, we had updated the web in about 4 minutes then got stuck into trying to design a new flier for them, I don't think it is very good so far, no background etc, but "they" sounded very pleased. More to do in a fortnight when we go back (as we had to tell 'em today), there is no point going every week, there is not enough for me to do

Waking

So I woke up, got dressed today, reached into my drawer and took out my tablets. I took one hay-fever tablet out and dropped it onto the floor. No sign, it had gone. When Paul came here I asked him, he reached under about 6-8 inches and pulled my tablet out from under the bed

Wow

So Paul came here s'morning, we talked and he did some chores for a bit, then we went out and bought some more sweets, as on Friday I start at the gym and I shouldn't eat as many then. Then we went to a different shop and bought another bottle of sloe gin to replace the one that I broke last night. I went into the shop in my 'chair, went to the end of the aisle, stood up and walked behind my 'chair with the basket on the seat. I walked up the aisle, got gin and a bottle of water to take to the gym on Friday, turned and walked to the til. I stood there and paid, walked towards the door. By now Paul was saying "Don't overdo it", I walked to the doors, walked out of the doors and walked across the car park where I finally sat down again in the car

The furthest I have walked in over eight years!!!

How f*cked

Oh, and we talked about how f*c*ed I was, about how my right knee was broken but healed itself as they were busy, how my right wrist was broken, about how they used to shake me by the right hand when I was having a fit, while my right wrist was broken and not noticed yet..... And he reminded me of how they couldn't keep me breathing when they were waiting for the Air Ambulance.....