Can You Hear Me Now?

Whew, what a day! It’s a hot one out there. And I actually got to enjoy it!

Around 12:30 my friend Andrea came by to take me to meet her husband and friends at the Saskatoon Farm. First she had me change into some clothes she brought with her - some capri pants and a really nice top that she bought for herself and decided she didn’t want, so I get them! Good deal. She is a shop-o-holic and my size and I love her for it! Then we were off for the day.

I was in my wheelchair, and the farm isn’t the most accessible place, but we managed. Andrea knows the owners too so she gets a “friends and family” discount. There were so many things that I wanted to buy, but I kept it around $40. Andrea and Roger treated us to lunch. I had a Saskatoon berry & lemon muffin, yogurt and fruit (lots of melons and berries) because I knew I was getting dessert and didn’t want to overdo it! I tried this layered lemon dessert that was amazing and topped with more Saskatoon berries so I didn’t miss out on those.

After lunch and shopping, we sat in their outdoor cafe and had iced cappuccinos. The farm’s pets (dogs, pig, cat) roam freely about there. The pig wouldn’t leave us alone and drove us crazy lol After an hour or so, I was the party pooper because I could not handle the heat anymore, even though we were in the shade. I was in dire need of air conditioning so they threw me in the truck and turned it on high!

Andrea brought me back up here by 6:00, and there was a Tim Horton’s coffee sitting on my table. Turns out AH was here to see me at about 2:30. Oops! He was all “well, if you had answered your phone!” but the restaurant was too noisy and I didn’t hear it ring!

I picked up four Saskatoon berry tarts, easier to share around here than cutting a pie. I gave one to Elaine and one to Blanche and I will have the other two, thankyouverymuch!

Yesterday’s Notes ~

• On my way over here, the Rec. Aide handed me a little bag tied with a ribbon filled with chocolates as I passed her in the hallway. Awww.
• My brother came to visit after dinner and we hung out for a couple hours.
• Elaine isn’t going to a nursing home (at this point)! I think the staff rallied for her. She is going back to her Lodge on Tuesday for a month to see how it goes. Then they will see if she needs more round-the-clock care.
• There is a woman who volunteers in the store downstairs who broke her wrist around the same time as me (we both had the fluorescent orange casts). She is now in a splint like mine, although I’m not wearing mine anymore. When she saw my bare arm, no more bruises or anything, she gasped “why does it look so good? It looks totally normal and you can do so much with it! Mine doesn’t look like that. What did you do?!?” I told her I meditated and visualized it better and now she wants me to teach her lol
• I am going home either Wednesday night or Thursday morning, depending on when I can get a ride!