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Life has been rather hectic the last few weeks. We have entertained plenty and also done some visiting ourselves. We spent a day at the Vaal visiting Barney for lunch. The weather was perfect and we took the Sunbeam for an outing though on the way home Hubby was over enthusiastic when he pulled the handbrake and snapped it. Luckily there was very little traffic and no robots from the Vaal to the Plot. Ali and the boys came through for a day bringing Bob and Sylvia. We had a very pleasant day chatting and enjoyed our lunch together. Their visit must have been lucky as we had our first rains of the season with a downpour just as they drove off. On Saturday Diane and I took Hubby to Suikerbosrand where we went on the Wheelchair Trail. The Trail is only a km long but when it is going up and you are pushing a wheelchair it can be rather exhausting. Diane and I took turns in pushing and when we got to the top sat for a long time enjoying the scenery and peace of the area. There were plenty of birds in the trees and we used the binoculars to try and spot them. Hubby really enjoyed himself. Going down was also tiring as we had to hang on to the wheelchair to make sure it didn’t go too fast downhill. The hike was even more exhausting then doing the 4.5km hike but we enjoyed having a hike again as the last hike was before Hubby’s op.
Time has really flown past and I can’t believe Christmas is just around the corner. Wayne and his girlfriend are coming to visit from the 29 November until the 23 December.
I really need to organise myself as usually by this time I have done most of my Christmas shopping and am on track for the end of the year. Looking after Hubby has kept me busy and distracted from time passing. Also back and forth to the workshop has taken a fair amount of time. It’s hard to believe it is almost two months since his op and only another month till we know what the Dr’s decision will be. Hubby’s foot is doing well but we are both disappointed as the healing process seems to have slowed down drastically. There seems to have been little improvement since last week though at least it is still looking good. It is just the last little part that needs to close now. Weather wise we are still having gale force winds and plenty of thunder and lightning though not much rain at all. The mornings are too windy and cold to sit outside under the trees and I really am missing being able to sit there and chill while soaking up the peace. My hectic life at the moment is starting to take its toll - not as young as I used to be – and I keep falling asleep in front of the TV. I wake up and find I have missed half of my show which is most irritating. Thinking of meals for Hubby also is getting to the stage of running out of ideas for something different. Sometimes he gets sick of having so many veg but that’s Dr’s orders and at least Diane and I love them. I tend to cook extra so that some meals are leftovers which make things easier for me. Apart from that it is great having Hubby around all the time as we have plenty of time to sit and chat. Pushing his wheelchair around is also keeping me fit. The biggest problem now is Hubby’s boredom with doing nothing and he has started doing odd jobs around the place. I stress every time as he stands to do things which sometimes take nearly an hour such as when he replaced the outside light on the Rondaval which had stopped working. He had to drill new holes and fit the new fitting which seemed to tske forever.Afterwards I made him rest for the rest of the day and not even sit in his chair. He is now talking about going up into the roof to see what thermostat is on the geyser to get a new one. He is crazy if he thinks I will let him.
Well that’s all for now. Have a great week and fabulous weekend.