Twas on a Monday Morning...

The gas man came to call, mid morning to be exact, and he came at the same time as the District nurse. Haven't had a visit from them since wednesday although they are supposed to come every other day. One was due to come on friday but no-one did or Sat or Sun, so Vin rang up this morning and loeft a message on their answer phone, and a new one came about twelvish.  The wound is a bit red because it had been left, but she has re dressed it and it's ok now. Due another visit on Wednesday.
Vin has done some clearing up today, going through some of his papers, it isn't a nice day so a good job we weren't going anywhere. maybe tomorrow we can go out somewhere, thinking Ormskirk perhaps, we haven't been there for months. Raining off and on today with some quite wintry showers so it was a good job we weren't going out.

This little madam took over Vin's side of the bed this morning! he went down to make the coffee while i went along to the bathroom, and when we came back she was all snug and cosy in between his pillow and the sheet.  We both tried to move her but she was hissing at us and got very upset. vin said to just leave her so he sat in the cold on the top of the bed. What a minx!!
Hailstoning now! but the weather forecasts have said this week is going to be colder.
Tonight we are having:
pizza from last night,
Salad with tomato and avocado
Potato salad for moi and pasta salad for Vin.

Hares and Rabbits!

Well January has gone and we are now in February. I always think it is quite a dismal month February, nothing much going on except for Valentine's Day which is for young lovers!
Very quiet today here. I huing around waiting for the District Nurse but no-one came so I suppose I have been left off the list for today.Give them a ring sometime someone will probably be out on Monday.
Vin took my money off to Tesco today because we needed quite a few things to top up the store cupboards, fridge etc., He came home with two big bags of shopping cat food is quite an item but at least we are not buying them chicken any more, that was getting to be very expensive, They seem to have got out of the habit of coming down at lunchtime every day to get their chicken fix, and it was getting to the stage where Rusty was leaving most of hers, and it was being wasted. Saves us money as well!
Nice this morning, Vin said it was mild out, but after lunch it started to rain quite heavily and went very dark so the lights went on even mid afternon.
Had a lot of trouble gettin the DVD that I was going to send to John for his birthday, we have sent them "The last tango in Halifax" which  I think they will enjoy, and I had seen The best exotic Marigold hotel but when it came it was only region 2 which isn't any use in Oz., so I had to send it back. I have now ordered the Christmas Downton Abbey the scottish one and will send that instead when it comes.  We haven't watched it yet actually because I was in hospital when it was on, so Vin recorded it. We need to watch it soon. Maybe Saturday night?
Tonight we are having:
Fishless fingers
Tartare sauce
Mushy peas for Vin and a few green beans for moi,
A few chips..200grms between us.

Ring! Ring!

At long last I have moved into the 21st C., Bought a mobile phone! it is actually quite natty and is a flip top style but with easy to see buttons and a big screen. It has all sorts of features including a camera!  I got it from Tesco direct and had it delivered to my local store in Formby. Email came to say that it was ready for delivery today a day early, so we got it on the way to Dobbies this mjorning. It cost £40 and you get a £10 top up free. Then Vin set it up for me and registered it and you get another £20 free !!! EXCELLENT.  Really pleased with the looks of it, at least it doesn't look antwacky I think even Jane would be a bit impressed. It isn't one of those smart phones , didn't want one of those but it does look good enough. At least now I can contact Vin from the hospital which can only be a good thing when we are in appointments. We certainly could have done with it a few weeks ago when poor Vin had to walk miles for the parking and I was finished so early.
Today we went to Dobbies this morning for our January coffee, just got those in. Vin had a Latte and I had a black one..lovely. Bought a candle too a Yankee candle for £10 on offer. I haven't been to Dobbies since May last year, so we are turning the corner.
We won a DVD last week from a magazine called Red Dwarf something or other, a type we don't watch anyway, so Vin put it on Amazon this morning for sale. Well...this afternoon I got an email to say it had been bought! That was quick!! So he has printed off the label and has posted that off. Well done Vin, we will get about £8.50 for it which is better than having a DVD sitting around doing nothing.
So another good day today, no District Nurses today, someone is coming tomorrow.
Tonight we are having:
Mushrooms
Small new potatoes with herbs and butter
Something from the freezer.

Yay..I've been out!!!

Big step forward for me today. The lovely District Nursey came early today to do my wound so Vin and I went over the way to the garden centre at Ladygreen for a mooch, a coffee and a shortbread. What a treat!!  This is the first time I have been out since the beginning of June apart from hospital appointments so it was  a leap really, and did me a power of good.
Bought a birthday card for John hoping that the parcel from Amazon had arrived. It had and was on the doorstep when we got home..bit naughty that!  Only trouble was, that I have ordered "The best exotic Marigold Hotel" in the wrong region :( stupid me! The other DVD that I ordered..Last Tango in Halifax was fine and can be used in Oz. So what we have done is put an IOU in the parcel for one DVD and I will reorder it asap. Slly me!
The other bit of good news today was that the District Nurse said that they are going to reduce my daily visit to every other day because the wound is doing so well and healing nicely with no infections going on there. Next week will probably be Monday, Wednesday and Friday so that's excellent. maybe at long last we are turning the corner!:)
The weather is clearing up a bit at long last., today has been blowy and just as we came out of the garden centre it was starting to rain. by the time we had got in the house it was torrential but a short sharp burst. All of the snow has totally gone, and there doesn't seem to have been the flooding they were worried about either.
So a good day today!!

Tonight we are having:
Pasta Bake with a tomato and mascarpone sauce,
A bit of garlic bread for vin
Some green beans and broccoli.

Phones???

Spent a bit of time this morning looking at mobile phones..Lord it's a minefield!  I don't want an all singing all dancing thingy just one with big buttons that I can see, easy to read screen and is hearing aid compatable. Amazon has hundreds of them all different. Different prices and all do different things. The reviews aren't exactly helpful either as they can vary quite a lot.  Vin has decidid that he knows what I want, so maybe I'll leave it to him...it's easier.
Did a bit of nline banking this morning too, and transferred some money from my accout to Vins to pay for passports and the Norton security set up on the computers.  I got notification from Medicash that they have paid me £280 for being an in-patient for the eleven days, so that was good. That's a couple of years subscriptions so that's good, and doesn't include any glasses or dental work I might have done either.
District nurses still coming daily at the moment, two today one and a student. Funny how they are all different, and have their own way of doinng the dressings. Today's one put quite a big dressing on which is better, it covers the area more and is flatter.
Snowing when they came but it hasn't stuck. It is snowing a bit now too whiloe Vin has gone down for the coal and wood for the fire.  We were watching little Rusty this morning sitting in the window of the extension looking out at the snow flakes in front of the window. Her little head was going mad, and she was trying to catch them with her paws. Aaaah!!!
Jane rang up at lunchtime, she was on her way to work at Ticketmaster. She had been to a sports shop in Manchester and seen a really good pair of shoes for work so her feet will be comfortable. She said they were Adidas and trainers but didn't really look like trainers so she thought she could get away with them for work. They were in a clearance and should have been £80 but were £35 so she was a happy bunny.
Tonight we are having:
Cheese and onion pasties from Waitrose
A few green beans
Rice puddings from Tesco..Yum Yum !

A Sort of nothing Day Really...

We did the bedding this morning stripped it off and put new on later in the afternoon. Gorgeous bedding..really good quality cotton sheets and very luxurious to the touch.  QVC's best actually..egyptian cotton no less.
Vin took his car to the garage this morning because he is still worried about his brake, so he has booked it in for tomorrow morning when they can get the right part.
I waited around all morning for the District nurse who I was expecting today, but they must have thought that because I had been seen by the wound clinic yesterday morning that I could wait a day. That's fine, Suppose they will come tomorrow.
Jane has just rung up so this will be short and sweet. She was walking to her car and said it was really cold. She did an ankle today on her own so she was happy about that.
Tonight we are having:
Baked potatoes with cheese or other item.

Gallivanting!!!

Out yesterday and today. No prizes for guessing where either. both visits were to Aintree hospital for appointments on consecutived ays unfortunately. Yesterday was a real problem parking for poor Vin, and he ended up in a car park miles away from where the appointment was.  I had to see the Stoma nurse because the thing was causing a bit of a problem which she sorted out with a pair of scissors and a bit of deft cutting!  The district nurse came yesterday too in the morning and because my appointment was at the wound clinic today they haven't been but will come tomorrow. This was a follow up from the day I went after the nurse had removed the staples, but they were pleased with the progress and I don't need the a follow up appt. so that's good.
When we came out of the hospital and Vin had picked me up., we went to M&S in Aintree for a cup of coffee. he said later from his diary that the last time I had been out was around the second of June which was a trip to the hearing aid centre and ASDA in Southport. Unbelievably I haven't been out anywhere except for hospital appointments!!!!
So our coffee upstairs in M&S was a real treat. Ir was a lovely cup of coffee too and I found a sofa at the far end so it was really nice. We also had a look round the food hall as well and got some veggies and other bits and bobs.  I wonder what it felt like for Vin to have me around again? he is used to going round with his list and a basketetc.,
Still snow on the ground lying on the fields but the roads round here anyway are fine.
Tonight we are having:
Escalope with potato croquettes
Mixed veggies
Mushroom sauce.