Back Again!

After yet another visit to Aintree hospital!Basically, I went for a renal clinic appointment about 16 days ago and the woman that saw me wasn't happy with my levels so went off to have a word wiath the consult ant and they deccided tahey wanted me admitted.. and there I stayed. I ended up within the same ward I was in for ten weeks at the beginning of the year! and in the same bed! with the gorgeous panoramic view...of the patient toilet! with the light that is like a searchlight at night time if people don't switch it off or close the door!
Half the staff remembered me from the last time I was in and I got hugs frrom all sorts.
Now spending time catching up, and deleting emails that have built up again amazing how quickly how they do that. Lovely not to be woken up at seven in the morning, and to be in my own bed, with my lovely watm duvet and quilt.

Awful hair. Desparate for a hairwash!

Start of a Busy Week !

Well it is the start of a busy week for us.  Monday it is the District nurse, who arrived about twelve fifteen. A very efficient and quick one she is the speediest of the lot of them. Tuesday will be a visit to the nephrology clinic who rung up on Friday to make an appointment for me, wasn't expecting that one.! Wednesday is the podiatry clinic whic I was expecting, and Thursday is an appointment to have an M.R.I. at eight thirty in the morning! that one I am not looking forward too as it means getting up at some ungodly hour in the morning! Ah well. 
Very cool and blowy today, but not raining yet, might do later.  Vin is  out in the garden tidying up and doing a bit of pruning, and bemoaning the fact that his secateurs broke the other day, and he can't find a spare pair he has. Only plus is that the green bins haven't been emptied yet so it has allowed him to put some more stuff into it.  I think he really misses the little cat Tootsie. She would have been around the garden with him.  I asked him last night would he get another, but he said he was too upset at losing her, so not yet. Don't blame him really.

Ooops!

Ooops indeed ! Very hard to get going this morning!Think there was a blood pressure thing going on, the buzzing in the ears, and light-headed.just about got back to the bed and the District nurse came.  She was a nice one who is very quick and professional, and good aat doing the dressings as well. 
We had Jane home for the weekend, came home Friday night and went back Sunday night because she was going to see another hospital today (Monday). She is thinking about a nights job at Stepping Hill, which at least would give her some time off, and she actually quite likes nights, because she is a bit of a night owl.

I love this picture of our Tootsie.. She looked so relaxed and comfy. Very pretty cat she was with some lovely markings. We so miss her.

Busy Couple of Days!!

Started off on Wednesday. Routine Podiatry appointment. The appointment was for 1.30 which was great because it meant that we could be done and dust6ed and out early to get a bite of lunch. We did get there early, and went to the waiting area, and waited and waited and waited! Eventually at about 2.20ish the girl came out to apologise for keeping us waiting but we had been overlooked. Ah well you win some and lose some. Made our way after that to the co0op and had our lunch. Vin went and did a bit of shopping to get some flans, veggies etc.
Then off we went to the retail park where the Range store is becaus we wanted to get some Easy  Yo Yoghurt packs and that is the only place we know where you can buy them. Vin made one up that evening, a low fat greek youghurt which is really nice. I have ne every day for my lunch so they are well worth buying.
Thursday we had planned to go to Dobbies 

The only trouble was that I had a blood pressure do when at the bottom of the stairs so wasn't fit to go out for a bit till it had gone. Did eventually so off we went but a bit later than we usually are. Don't think the schools are back yet, because we pass a couple on the way there and there aren't any cars in their car parks yet. I guess they are back on Monday. 
Today Friday we are in waiting for the District Nurse, fortunately she phoned to find out what dressings we had so we knew she would be arriving in twenty minutes.Great, that meant we could plan the day instead on hanging around. After she had been Vin stripped the bed, and got it in the washing machine.  He has had a really busy day. Breakfasts to organise, washing to do, washing up assorted, coffees to get ready. Then he decided to clean the coffee machine, and the kettle, so they are now de3scaled and sparkling again. Lunches to organise, then a bit of a breather! Basically, he didn't stop all day. Jane rang up last night to say she was coming home tonight for a couple of days, and will go back on Sunday because she is going to have a look round another hospital where she is applying for a job on nights. 

Up Late So...

We didn't in the end go anywhere. Another mundane day at work that means we stay in and do what we normally do, centred round our morning coffee from our Tassimo. Vin had a nice Americano and I had a made up capuccinno  which was lovely, As good as the ones you get from the packets which we have run out of! Have to get some more they'remy favourite. 
We are definitely out tomorrow anyway because I have a podiatry appointment at Aintree which is my usual weekly one.It is an early afternoon  one, so we will probably take our lunch with us.
Vin is in the garden sorting out some magazines,the recycling bin is due to be emptied  tomorrow. It's amazing actually just how full it gets by the time it is ready to be emptied. I think he misses our little Tootsie, he has no-one to talk to in the garden!

 

Bank Holiday !

We tend not to go out on a Bank Holiday, never have done really it's a thing we do. Mostly it is the traffic which is always been heavy round here because it's on the way to Southport. I had the district nurse this morning and she said it was already building up on the "new" road. She was a nice one I haven't seen her before, but there are twenty of them so not surprising.
Jane has just rung me up on her way to Morrisons and again on the way back home from there too. She had bought some cheese, crackers, a pineapple and some red grapes so she was going home to have a feast she said. She is off or a couple of weeks near enough, so is enjoying some peace time doing what she wants to.
We are having an ordinaryday today doing nothing very much which is nice. 

One of the containers in the carden getting a bit dry. It's a full time job keeping the watered in the sunshine.

Friday Again!!

Yep  Friday again! Come round with monotonous regularity don't they. And, furthermore it is a Bank Holiday weekend. Not that it means much if you aren't working really! They never did mean a lot to me to be honest because being in teaching you automatically get them off anyway.

Two days ago The doorbell went and there was a delivery of these beautiful flowers with a sweet little card frrom the lovely people in Australia. They are naughty but very very nice.  Thank you so much from me and Vin. 
Vin got s birthday card this morning..No, not from daughter number one but from John and Ann in Australia. Jane said she did send one via Moon Pig but so far nothing has arrived. Either she never sent one or Moon Pig ain't much good. She was supposed to have sent me one for mine from them too and that didn't arrive either so it doesn't say much for Moon Pig!!!
Didn't go out today the district nurse was due, and since you can never tell what time they are due, you cannot really plan for anything. In the event she came at half past eleven so it would have been too late  to go anywhere anyway. She is a really nice one who came today, she is an agency one and very good at her job. She has just taken on a kitten too called Teddy, and showed me a photo of it on her camera. Really sweet, makes you a bit broody. :(
Poor Tootsie !