Days 63-64-65

Friday-Saturday-Sunday

Nearly Normal- Friday 24Th

Week-end leave started early. I left Staines at 4:00pm and drove straight to the hospital. luckily I got a parking space right outside the hospital and was there at 5:20pm

Margaret was packed up and ready to go and we headed out into the rush hour, half term traffic.

We arrived home at 7:00 and Christopher had prepared a lovely meal of Lamb with roast potatoes, parsnips and sweet potatoes followed by apple pie and cream. We all really enjoyed it.

Saturday 25th

Nicola and Joseph came to visit in the morning and Nicola took Margaret down to the coffe shop. I set a dangerous precedent of giving her £10 pocket money, which she promptly spent on pillows and jars of coffee.

We then had the healty option brunch. Sausage, bacon, black pudding and haggis, done in the oven so no greasy plates for me to wash. Supplied by Christopher, again.

Visitors from the outside world.

In the afternoon, Lisa Cullen with baby Jack, 15 months and Stella Risk with 10 month old Lola came for a visit. Margaret really enjoyed the visit and the interaction. i think the visitors were really surprised by how well Margaret is doing.

In the evening we all went to Nicola's for a Pizza night. Jason prepared some salsa dip, which as usual could strip wallpaper with. The man needs to look up mild or slightly spicy in the dictionary.

Joseph asked uncle Chris to have a sleepover. I have yet to hear where he slept, probably with ginger the hampster.

Sunday 26th

After a seemingly long lie in, who for got to turn all the clocks back then. We had a lazy morning. Christopher had flown back to Dublin with Joseph and I then made the rest of the sausages etc. into a fry up.

We went back down to the shops in the afternoon for some ingredients to make crispy cakes in her Occupational Therapy session later in the week.

I got off lightly again by being able to cook the rest of the Lamb etc for dinner which was lovely.

Margaret decided to stay at home to watch 'Strictly Results' so we did not leave the house until after eight o'clock and arrived at the hospital just before nine. I wish it was always that easy.