Return

And I had to return to Amazon the fleece I got yesterday, it was too small. So luckily GGtGG is much better at rewrapping stuff than I am and we stuck on an address label etc and headed into the filling station near the scary home where I used to live to the new(ish) model of the post office where I posted it away

Willy

Kiss Neil's......

Or is it Kick Neil's Penis.....?

Sam's Class

Well we are off to my weekly gym class in a bit....

Well it went as well as can be..... I spoke to (The Lovely) Sam about me moving up to the next class, she was really positive so I asked permission to hang about and watch. It did seem good, unlike previous classes there were a range of abilities, with some able to do one exercise better but not the others etc but I do think that it is probably worth me having a go. I probably won't do owt until it is back in the proper (bigger!!) room to exercise but apparently that will be in a couple or 3 weeks. At a guess I will try it once or twice and if I feel OK move up and if I feel negative then back to my curent class

Credit

S'morning "someone" was looking at all my photos etc. He looked at the picture of the Xmas lights switch on and said "Lordy, you were a lot fatter then"

Wrenworthy

So s'morning Wren, a Welsh chap, is in having a conference with Timmy about my care

Out In A Bit

Well, so me and Timmy have to head off first thing for a trip out and lunch on the Gwili Steam Railway which isn't too far away, 3 miles from Carmarthen apparently

Wow. What a day. That was strange/memorable just odd in so many ways

AquaFitness

So went along to the first aquafitness session for a few weeks. Yes it was hard work but I did it, making myself healthier

So Fair Is She

So fair is she!
So fair her face
So fair her pulsing figure

Not so fair
The manical stare
Of a husband whose so much bigger



Spike Milligan

No Gym Manyana

And while we were at gym yesterday we noticed a sign which said "Gym closed Thursday for work" so I thought "Hoorah" but then on reflection I won't be near gym then, we are going on Gwili Steam Railway for a trip with Headway

Excited

And we are off out later. As arranged by Julia we are off to Wetherspoons in Carmarthen for dinner. Me, RoyGBiv, Julia, her new chap Adam, her 2 smalluns and the point of the night Freya. Who is off to university tomorrow/Thursday

Well wasn't that nice. I had to say to Adam at one point how positive he is being with Silas and Ivy, the little uns, I suspect that she has fallen on her feet. And she did express a wish to meet up all of us again for another night out as this one was so successful 

And as we were leaving my little girls little half-sister gave me a hug which I do appreciate

Gym Morning

So we headed out s'morning, popped to the post box and a bank, then headed to gym, around the back, upstairs etc until I got on a bike. Now it sez on my diary that I am s'posed to do 10km but today I got stuck in. In the past I have managed 10km in 40 minutes, today I did 5km in just 17 minutes, well quicker. But I was too knackered to do 2nd 5km but I am still slightly panting

Strange Conversation #2

And when we were on the way back today my phone started going "txt" and I had a "conversation" with Julia and she said "We are all going out for a tara to Freya on Tuesday" so we are meeting Julia, her chap, her 2 littluns and Freya for a meal on Tuesday

And on my phone I was entering details of going out, it said "Where?" so I input 'Wheatherspoons' (including the spelling error) then next time I looked there was a link to 'Map' which I clicked and was presented with a map from my house to where we are eating!!!

Strange Conversations

And I am having many odd conversations with MM today..... in his other life he is a disabled swimming instructor and many of his ex students are winning medals at the Paralympics!!!!!

Off Out Today

So today me and MM head over to a Headway Swansea meeting (boo hiss) but to make me be a bit more positive about it it is better than swimming, which we are missing because I can't do both (hooray). It is strange, I suppose it is doing me some good but it doesn't feel like a "fun" afternoon out. Yet, possibly

Well we did it. I didn't win the most games but I also didn't lose the most. And I spoke to "them" about going out for a steam train ride followed by lunch on tuesday which I was really nervous about having to walk onto train when I booked it, when I was still in my wheelchair!!!

Party

And we are going over to a party later

Wow. What a day. There were some good points and some bad points from my POV but I succeeded. First of all we had to park a few hundred m away and just walk across grass/mud etc to get to site. Once we were it we were wishing we had a folding chair with us but...... Actually over dinner time we wished we had a table and chairs with us but...... In most of the stage areas there were a few chairs so we made a bee line.... The "biggest" hassle was that there were no walk ways, just up and down hill through mud but I managed. We saw a few bands, told a 5 year old juggler how impressed I was with her ability.... had a take away pizza for dinner which GBiv had to carry for miles until we found more seats...... at about 9pm I said "Enough" so we headed out walking through more mud and pot holes in the dark until eventually we made it back to the car. Which in itself made me want to cheer, I had walked over all kinds of uneven mud etc and didn't fall over once. I so wouldn't have been able to cope with underfoot surfaces like that even a few months ago but now my legwork is so much stronger/more stable that I didn't have a nearly falling over incident at all. As we were leaving we stopped and chatted to a MOS. He looked at me and said "You were in a wheelchair last year? Well done for walking" which was nice

And I was rather impressed with GBiv's driving skills, he got us out without requiring a tow from a tractor

2 Feet

So for a few days I have been practicing standing up from the table without holding on with my hands. Now I have got the skill of being able to stand up and then move round, get my feet out properly, without holding on at all, just standing and moving

Gymming

And I had a proper class at gym today. During it I asked her if I should move up 1 class, stayed afterwards to watch them start the class and I think "Yes", I shall try it but possible not for a few weeks so they can be in the proper gym room again, not the squash court that I watched them in today

Fark. Sentimental

So today someone posted a link to the new paralympic advert that's being shown during the tournament.

Sheet, sheet, sheet, bit sentimental I feel after watching. Tears in my eyes. (noisy link)

Meter Crisis

So last night I went to use my "peak flow meter" to measure my breath. Last night the first reading came out as "None, not moved". So I wriggled it a bit and tried again. Same. Repeat process. So I thought I'd better phone the Dr s'morning and get another 'script.

S'morning I tried again and it just worked. Gord nose

Weather again

So after the windy incident last night it stopped blowing all together at 9 or 10 o'clock, but s'morning it is well windy again, I can hear it blowing outside

By 11 it is noisier, even windier