Nowt

And I had nowt on my diary for the rest of the day, just recuperating. So today I have mostly been sitting here listening to Timmy cleaning up the whole house, corners and all, as Denyce and others are coming for a meeting tomorrow morning

Sigh

So I had to get up extra early s'morning so we could go out and sit stationary in school traffic waiting to get past. Eventually we made it to the Priory Day Hospital at Glangwili General Hospital where they grinned at me and gave me a cuppa tea. Eventually the nurse was trying to take blood from my arm, no chance. So she tried to take blood from my other arm, still no chance. Eventually they had to take it from my hand, where she left a  small tap in so she didn't have to find a vein next time. Then they injected me with stuff, then I had another cuppa and waited for half an hour before she opened up my tap and took a second blood test

After all the scary unsettling stuff we headed into M&S for a brew and bun, and then I found the rest of my Christmas presents, so I have just about finished my Christmas shopping

Swimless

As I was trying to find an excuse not to go swimming today I was very glad when Timmy said "Oh bother, as my missus put the bag in't car s'morning I have no swimming stuff"

I am slightly perplexed as we have to go to hospital quite early tomorrow (so no gym) as I am gonna have 'short syncathen test' to test my adrenal gland etc

More Reasons To Shop At...

So instead of tomorrow like it was in my diary me and Alex nipped to Morrison's (noisy) and did my shopping. I have to think harder as I am feeding Timmy on Monday and Tuesday so I had to be extra 'best before' vigilant.

Fredumpkins

Then s'afternoon we went into town and met Freya at the bus stop from her house. She seemed really pleased to see Edwina as he hasn't been on at the same time as Freya for a couple of months. Due to Freya supposed to be somewhere else today etc she hadn't brought her stuff to stay over, och well, it was good to see her feeling good about life

And she got well into the internet later

Fixed 'Stick

So Ed came in s'morning and adjusted my walking stick as it now has to be a bit shorter as I am keeping it more upright as I walk

Aargh Gym

So then I went back to gym. I was kind of hoping that Sam would just ignore me at the back, but no chance. After my warm up exercises I found myself on my hands and knees on the floor crawling backwards.

(Can't think about it, it is such a difference than a few weeks ago)

Aardvarking

And first thing s'morning we went out and spent far too much in Aardvark. And I promised the chap who served me that I wouldn't write about his error here, so.....

Peeing

‎And tonight I had a pee b4 we went out at about 6.45, another at half time there and not another until we got home at about 11.30. Just WOW compared with this time last year

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Shopping

So first of all Gareth persuaded me to buy a ticket for the comedians who are playing tonight in Narbeth.

Then he took me to a shop in Llanelli where I bought another deep bed sheet that actually fits on my bed. That's two now, one for on and one for washing

And actually the comedy club had nobody advertised as playing actually playing but the two comics were actually rather good anyway

Trysordy

And we are off in a bit for more voluntary working

And again I was on't PC entering loadsa members details. Gareth helped me today, reading out while I typed and it went as well and quickly as last time when we invented that technique

Halloween

And we went out looking for cheapo Halloween toys and found a mask and pretend hand with broken gun for a couple of quid

Cooking

And while I was cooking I thought "Oh, empty the waste food box" but then it occurred to me ‎that I am cooking for me and Timmy and he is a fussy bugger and no doubt will scrape away some of his meal

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And WOW, he finished every mouthful tonight. He's a fan of pizza and chips(1)

(1) Which I made tonight instead of Friday as I thought Freya was coming on Friday and we wouldn't have enough ingredients but since I finished my dinner she has txted me and said "Sat not Fri as I am...?"

Fly Killed

So I gave up trying to be the first person to kill a fly and Timmy had a go and it worked, 1 dead fly later

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Swimming

Then me and Timmy went swimming today and actually....... actually..... (whisper)it wasn't too bad(/w)

It was difficult, as ever, walking down the step but I managed. So we got in the pool and it was OK. Then we got out and there was somebody in the big changing room which already had the shower chair in it so we had to go to a smaller changing room which had no shower chair. But actually that wasn't a problem. I parked, walked 5 or 6 paces there holding a handle on the wall and was able to do it OK

So it all made me proud of being able to manage

Swimming

Then me and Timmy went swimming today and actually....... actually..... (whisper)it wasn't too bad(/w)

It was difficult, as ever, walking down the step but I managed. So we got in the pool and it was OK. Then we got out and there was somebody in the big changing room which already had the shower chair in it so we had to go to a smaller changing room which had no shower chair. But actually that wasn't a problem. I parked, walked 5 or 6 paces there holding a handle on the wall and was able to do it OK

So it all made me proud of being able to manage

Out

So we went out to a pub in Carmarthen 'cos the local looked empty and they close early under such circumstances

Oh My Flipping Gosh

Just like WOW. So as usual on Tuesday I went to gym. Recently I have felt nervous because I was due to do a "getting down and standing back up" exercise. So today on about my third attempt I got right the way down.

Then I panicked because that had been so difficult would I be able to stand up again?

And yes, it was actually a lot easier than getting down.

So now folk can relax now, there is no issue. If Neil falls over he can get back up again

Thin Legs

And we have just measured my leg, as we do every morning, and today was the smallest diameter I can remember

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Late Run

So we had to go to Tesco's at 1.45 AM because when I tried to go to bed my bedside lightbulb had blown‎ and we needed another, and where would be open so late?

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Aargh, and the blub that we bought wouldn't darken when less electric is pumped through. But that Paul chap took me to Wilkinson's and bought a bulb that actually works