Trick/Treat

And some Trick or Treaters arrived, knocked on my door looking very scary in costumes etc. I gave them far too much cash as I have no memory of a Trick/Treat knocking on my door before

Iechyd Da

And we are off to Caffi Iechyd Da (noisy link) tonight. Me and Alex are gonna sing Blowing In The Wind (noisy link too) and I have a limerick to perform too

Oh my good lord. Various folk praised me for being in tune the whole time, just WOW

And more to the point Alex had to stand up and play guitar so he didn't have a microphone. I was the only person singing thru a microphone

That Place

So me & Alex went to Trysordy and I did a lot more computing work. I think I have finished about ⅔ of the entries, I should finish in another 2 or 3 weeks

Solitaire

‎And it was the third game before I won s'morning - the third game‎.   

written on my BlackBerry 10 smartphone

Gareth Pleased

And Gareth told me today that he had just had a txt from his business partner who had had to send the HDD off their business PC to Scotland where for about 300 quid a chap managed to find all their billing data etc. I told him, and he said "Yes, obviously", to back up the new HDD every day

Aargh

And we went swimming today, and it was half term so really busy. We couldn't get the proper double disabled changing room as it was busy etc

Trip Out

And we had to go into Carmarthen to Poundstretchers to buy a new battery for my switching off the light device. Which we did, we found some, a box of five of which only 2 are the right size. They didn't have any other way of buying it, we needed the right size so now in the spare battery drawer there is a box of 3 dunno what they will be for ones

In A Bit

Off to see Sam(antha) in a bit, which I am pleased about, but she is gonna have to make me do stuff that I haven't managed for 11 years which is pleasing too but a bit scary

Gosh. Well I saw a woman who hasn't been there for 3 weeks and she commented on how much more able than I was 3 weeks ago. Gosh, dunno but I must be getting better, she wasn't the only good comment I received today, so....

And I did that "getting down" thingy with Sam again, talk about a lot easier than I few weeks ago....

Quiet Day

And me and Gareth have got hardly nowt on today, so we will nip to Morrison's after lunch (when I have finished last weeks edibles) and get some more

Hurricane

And the weather seems faultless ATM (11.45PM) - no rain and not even a noise from the garden so I think it is windless. Wait and see....

Calm before the storm?

Apparently it is more hitting England now, Wales will be OKish....

And it missed us entirely, no wind, hardly any rain etc

Tart

And at lunchtime I got out the box containing the last piece of Apple Tart that my parents had shared with me and presented it to Timmy. He said "No ta, you eat it" Which I did, happily

Strange Memory

So Mum was over here and the news was talking about Prince George being christened. I said "I have a strange memory of names, Charles Philip Arthur George" and she said "Ah yes, Prince Charles names"

So I can't remember a year before my accident but do remember important stuff like this

Peace And Quiet

Then my parents and brother came round for an hour and talked about how my life will improve now.

Then they headed off to Bristol then flying to Belfast later, just before the hurricane hopefully

Whoops

And whoops. So s'morning my toothbrushing timer was still showing summer time. A closer and closer look found the small switch to actually change the time

Changing Time

So I need to change clocks tonight.

My PC - no automatically, my iPad - no automatically, my bedside clock - no automatically, so all I actually need to do is my wristwatch

Having just been into the bathroom I can increase my count of clocks that don't need resetting, my timer for toothbrushing says time most of the time and doesn't have a change time button

ReLearning More

And because I was talking to my brother and parents today I learned that I wasn't in 2 care homes b4 here I was in 3. I started off near Swansea, then I moved across to a brand new place where I shouldn't have been for long but they said "Potential, how has he been looked after?" and kept me there for longer, then finally to the place that I have most memory of.

Once he told me looking at pics of the second place does bring back some memories but I have no recollection of being in the first place

Parenting

So my parents (and bruv) came up before lunchtime, we nipped to the market and didn't spend too much of parents cash. Then they went off and had lunch and me and Ed came back here, had lunch then I did the bath/nap ritual. After I woke up they came back, ate some apple tart, then we went off and had a delicious dinner(1) at the pub up the street

(1) I had a nut roast which I used to be able to make but I haven't eaten one for 11 years and I can't even recall how to make it but it was lovely, with goats cheese on top too

They have gone now and are gonna come back in't morning and head off to Bristol at lunchtime and take a plane home

And they have been here because I won!!!

Oui

‎I won(/quiet.now.Neil)

written on my BlackBerry 10 smartphone

VBG

"So it's a bit disappointing not being able to brag but I won my case"

I've Won!!!

Good lord, what a stressful day. Denyse (my case manager) and some
Financial Wizard chap came to see me s'morning

They talked it through with me but basically what they were saying was
"You've won your case"

Now, seems strange to me but I do approve, they haven't said "Right
Neil - here's 75p for you for ever" but they have looked at my expenses
(my staff etc) and basically said "Here's £2.30 a year, for that and to
keep you in style, paid to you every year" so I can't brag about how
rich I am but can relax, some money will be paid to my deputy every year so I'm set up for life. So it's a bit disappointing not being able to brag but I won my case

<sings and dances with relief at last>