Demons will charm you

So, I wrote earlier, and we did all our stuff, including a walk along the wash.  Very nice day out.  We also took a drive to Target.  We needed TP and suntan lotion for David, and I knew that Target had aisles that are wide enough to be convenient with the wheelchair.  They were, and it was good. When we got home, David took a nap, and I started dinner.  Made sort of a chicken satay and cold noodles.  We ate outside by the pool, which was very nice.  Also reproduced the cocktail that David had last night, and he was thrilled. Kamagra with 100mg sildenafil citrate assures effective treatment just alike cialis 20mg tablets . Meaning the body can heal on its own. cialis pills uk It is essential click this link levitra without prescription to get the semen analysis that is essential part of the evaluation. prescription for ordering viagra If dietary changes won’t work, talk to the doctor and not under your own wish.  It was called a Moscow Mule and has mango and ginger.  Very gingery!

Then some TV – Law & Order: SVU.  Ripped from various headlines.  It was a mashup of Paula Dean and George Zimmerman with a serial rapist thrown in the mix.  Then the blog and book. Read tonight about Clair Patterson, who doesn’t get much love, but almost single handedly took on the corporations and government to have lead removed from gasoline.  It sounds like the government and corporate america did all that they could to ruin this guy, but he stuck to it, and finally won the day.  Although, I have to say, I was surprised that leaded gas was around into the 80’s.  Sad to learn that the lead and PCP’s all stay in the atmosphere for quite a while and continue to wreak havoc.

I couldn’t sleep. I took a Sominex.

Last night, again, I pooped out early, so no blog, but I am making it up this morning.  Well, I was making up for it this morning, but now, after walking, swimming, exercising and showering (not to mention some laundry) it is early afternoon.  Yesterday we had a great day, and, as I have said, the weather is much better now for being outside and seeing things.  We went to tennis at 10am and then went to have blood drawn.  We stopped at Koffi and had a coffee and relaxed.  Looked through some of the local free rags and just watched folks.  Then I think we went to Ruth Hardy Park for a walk, but I can’t remember if that was yesterday or just the day before.  This is the danger of not writing the blog while it is still fresh!

I also think that we took a swim.  I do know that we went to a new dim sum place called Jiao.  We sat outside and watched the folks arriving for the opening night of The Sound of Music at the Palm Canyon Theatre.  We may try to go to see it.  I may have to drag David.  Not his favorite musical about the nazis.  Anyway, dinner was great, and had some great cocktails as well.  The waiter also was very nice.  Then home and as I said, an early night for both of us.  I read the blog and book.  About to discover the real age of the earth, give or take a few million years.
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So, as I told you, I fell asleep early last night.  I actually dozed off on the couch.  When I woke up, at about 10:30, David was calling me, and he asked where I had been.  I guess he had been calling me to turn off the fan, but I didn’t respond, and he had to get up and turn it off himself, which I was impressed by.  He didn’t believe that I was asleep in the living room, and was sure (and still is) that I was out partying.  I told him, when I go out partying, I won’t be back at 10:30, I was just asleep on the couch.  He still didn’t believe me.  Oh well.

When we left the movie show, the future wasn’t bright

We got up very early this morning.  Well, not very early for most people, but it was difficult to get David going.  I let him sleep for an extra 15 minutes and I dragged him out of bed at 8:15am.  We had a speech therapy appointment with Arlene at 9am in Rancho Mirage.  I also took a walk before waking David, so it was an early day for me.  Speech went really well, even if David didn’t believe it.  He got some homework and we talked a bit more about NYC independent schools for Arlene’s grandson.  Then home, and we did our usual – swim and shave and shower.  We went for haircuts yesterday, and David’s shave wasn’t so great and showed some need for care.

Then we had Physical Therapy in the afternoon with Blade.  He is going to help find someone to help me take care of David at home a few days a week.  He is going to give it some thought, because he wants only the best for “King David”.  David was good at PT today too.  Afterwards, we went back to Ruth Hardy Park for a walk.  Looked her up last night, and she was a business woman from Indiana, not the wife of Oliver Hardy.  She had a hotel here in Palm Springs.  Well, I say it was a hotel, but it really was more of a private club.  You couldn’t make a reservation, but had to be invited by Ruth Hardy.  This was through the Hollywood heydays of the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s.  According to what I read, if you were a guest and brought a guest to dinner that she didn’t care for, she would turn you away.

Anyway, a nice walk then home and I had to take a nap.  Got up, and made dinner – Curry Pumpkin Soup – which was pretty good, if I do say so myself.  We watched Project Runway and then caught up on some TV before the blog and book.  Reading about leaded gasoline, and it tells a pretty horrifying tale of what happens when corporations are allowed to make decisions based on what is best for them and not the health and well being of the public.  I had no idea what “Un-leaded gas” was all about.  Yikes!!  And there are still folks who want to see more republicans in power.  Very sad.

Tell him what I see

So, I wrote the blog this morning, and then the day took off.  We exercised, swam and showered, then went to the SRC for Train your Brain, which we were late for, and David had Speech Therapy after that.  I had a few minutes to run to check out one of the gyms.  I have to figure out a way to make that work, but it is difficult to carve out time for myself.  While there are moments throughout the day, the only time that it is safe to call my own is early in the morning and late at night, and that eats away at sleep time, which I like to do.  Sleep that is, not eat away at it.

Anyway, after speech, we went for lunch at Happy Sushi, which was great, but I was pretty stuffed when we finished.  Then around the corner for a haircut.  Also glad that we got that done.  We followed that by taking that walk in Ruth Hardy Park.  I thought when we were walking, I want to find out who Ruth Hardy was.  Oliver Hardy’s wife?  I doubt it, but who knows, it is not far from Frank Sinatra’s house.  It was a nice walk, and a relatively long one for David.

Then home and David took a nap.  We watched the rest of DWTS and Modern Family, followed by the beginning of The New Girl and part of Parks & Recreation.  Then the blog and book.  David wanted me to say that he thinks Jeffrey is just as good as Blade.  Also, this title will be a particularly hard one, I think.  There is one person who reads this blog who might get it.

You cannot run amok up here

All is well in Scott and David Land.  We had another relatively quiet day yesterday, but I went to bed early, and didn’t write the blog.  I had chorus rehearsal last night, and I came home a little agitated.  I won’t give any names, to protect the innocent (or not so innocent), but I think many of the members left a little agitated, or at least that is my impression from the conversations as we all left.  We have a guest conductor for one of the numbers, and the second half of the rehearsal we didn’t sing a note because we were going through the piece he is conducting and changed the words.  I don’t want to be critical, it’s not my style (as David would say), but, he should have just redone the music, and recopied it for everyone.  I don’t think that wasting the time was what really irritated me, but my guess is that he was an elementary school music teacher, and that is exactly how he talked to us.  There was actually a moment when he said – “I can wait until you have finished talking”.  There was a lot of grumbling.

The earlier part of the day went well.  Had Physical Therapy, but were abandoned by Blade and worked with Jeffrey.  I would say that we prefer Jeffrey, just to get a dig in, but, it simply isn’t true.  Jeffrey is fine, but he is no Blade.  On my walk yesterday, I took a slightly different route, and think that when David and I walk later today, we will head up to Ruth Hardy Park and walk around the park.  There is shade, and it is lovely.

Feel the sturm and drang in the air

Well, they did it again.  I just hope this causes the final implosion of the republican party.  Our day, on the other hand, was nice.  We had two speech therapy sessions, and David actually got a bit emotional at the first one with Arlene.  Her daughter lives in NYC and in the process of applying to independent schools, and she was asking David questions.  He was doing fine with the answers, but I think it just hit him that he couldn’t communicate the way he would like, and really wanted to, and he began to cry.  Arlene assured him that he was doing very well and his progress was great, which didn’t really help.  This is a very rare occurrence, because he is normally so upbeat.  That sometimes concerns me.  It passed, and he was back to his jolly self shortly.  Both Arlene and I told him that he has every right to be frustrated and angry.

We went to the second speech therapy session at the SRC with Mary, which also went well.  We had a few minutes to kill before the session started, so we went to the gym and David pedaled for a little while.  We have to get to the gym more, but we do exercise at home every day and swim most days, although, we didn’t today.

We watched The Good Wife and then Dancing with the Stars, for a bit.  Then the blog and the book.  We read tonight about Werner Heisenberg, which brings us full circle back to Breaking Bad.  For the three of you who haven’t watched BB, Heisenberg is Walter’s name on the street.

So senator, so janitor, so long for a while

So, today was another good day.  We didn’t get to walk today, but did all the rest. We also went to the movies.  Saw Prisoners.  David liked it better than I did.  It wasn’t terrible, just not my kind of movie.  Loved Jake Gyllenhaal though.  We then watched the finale episode of Breaking Bad and the season opener for Homeland.  We are saving The Good Wife season premiere for tomorrow.

Made a special drink and dinner – blue cocktail and bratwurst in honor of Breaking Bad.  The end was satisfying, but not great.  No details to friends who are still on season 3!  You know who you are.  During dinner, I asked David if he wanted seconds of the sweet potato chips that I made, and he said no, so I polished them off.  A few minutes later, he asked for some more, and I told him that I ate them.  He insisted that he meant he didn’t want them when I asked, but did want some more.  My bad.  He told me that I had to write this in the blog.

David enjoying the Breaking Bad blue meth cocktail
David enjoying the Breaking Bad blue meth cocktail

A couple of days ago, we got some messages from friends in Washington the The Diane Rehm show had devoted an entire hour to stroke recovery and specifically to Aphasia.  While we were listening, I took this video and after we looked at it today, David said I should post it.  I think it is very funny, and shows how much David can communicate even without all the words.

It’s better than a magic lantern show

We have caught up with Breaking Bad, and will watch the series finale tomorrow. We had a great morning.  I took my walk, then got home and got David breakfast, then it was off to the Palm Springs Museum for a group photo with the gay mens chorus.  We posed on the steps of the museum and then under the Forever Marilyn statue.  What could be more appropriate.  Then home and a FaceTime call with Alex and Claire and Theo. It was great to see them, and they all seem fine, we can’t wait to see them.  Yesterday, I booked all the flights, so we are set.  Flying to Paris first, and then after a night at their apartment, we head to Rome for the cruise.  It will be fun!

After the chat, we exercised and then swam, shaved and showered and relaxed.  As I said, we caught up with Breaking Bad, so that took some of the afternoon.  Made a good dinner, and followed an idea I saw on Chopped, and made a sweet potato and beet hash, that came out really good, and salmon.  Then we watched some nonsense on YouTube, the blog, book and bed for David.  i will be up for a little while longer.  May go out for a drink, who knows.

I’ll always be Alice Toklas

Today we had another good day.  I had my walk in the morning, and when I got home, we began getting ready to see Blade.  Physical Therapy went really well, and I was pleased with how well David is doing.  We then went to Bristol Farms for lunch, on Blade’s advise, and it was perfect – quick and good.  Then, down the road to see Arlene for Speech Therapy.  That went well too.  David still doesn’t think he is making improvements, but he is.  He is reading words much better than he was a few months ago.  Arlene also said David was lucky, and he got his back up, because he thought she was going to say he was lucky because he had me.  She didn’t, she said he was lucky because he was able to do a lot of things that other folks can’t.  He conceded that I made some of that possible.  On the way home, we stopped and had iced lattes at Koffi, which was very nice.  The weather has been great!

Then home, and we headed to Hunter’s, a local gay bar that is celebrating its 15th anniversary.  The Gay Men’s Chorus was called in to sing happy birthday, and I participated, and David came along.  It was a nice event, but we ran after we sang, and headed home.  David was tired from a full day and took a short nap, while I went shopping for dinner.  After dinner, two more episodes of Breaking Bad – we may just get caught up!  The the blog and the book.  Delving into atoms now.  Almost as mind boggling as the universe!

Yuppie pagans, modeled on the Ronald Reagans

Today we went to Sunnylands, the estate of Walter and Leonore Annenberg.  What a sight!  I mean that in every sense you can imagine – good, bad and ugly.  The views were spectacular, the house is big and open and the artwork must have been amazing.  It is all in the Metropolitan Museum in NYC now, and the photo copies that now hang in their place in the home just make it look cheap.  Imagine a very expensive, expansive motel on a private golf course for the political glitterati and you have it.  Pink tile roof and all, almost like HoJo’s.  During the tour, we heard about the decorator who they relied on to make the place look so, so, so . . . unique, and all I could think was – I want to see a picture of this guy!  I don’t want to run into him in a dark alley, but just a picture would do.  I have a resplendent vision in my head of what he must look like, dogs and all!

The place is just littered with pictures of Ronnie and Nancy, Ike and Mamie, Gerald and Betty, Dick and Pat, George and Barbara.  Not to mention an entire sitting room, the royal sitting room, dedicated to the royal family, mostly Elizabeth, but with a many of the lesser royals as well.  I particularly liked the signed photo of Charles and Camilla, and an entire wall of Christmas greetings from the Queen Mother.  In the two guest rooms that we visited, there was a list of guests, not all of them, but just a selection.  I was surprised that one of the guests was Hilary Clinton in 1995 (I suppose they had to invite her as she was the First Lady at the time), but no mention of Bill, which I thought was odd, but I figured that she must have come alone.  Wrong.  As we were heading out, there were photos of folks with the Annenbergs, and there was Hillary and there was Bill.

Anyway, I highly recommend a visit.  Fortunately, there were a lot of photos of Obama when he hosted the Chinese President this past summer in the visitor’s center, so as we left, I felt slightly cleansed.  I still had to run home to take a shower to rid myself of the stench of conservetism.  David was also very pleased to go and see, and the day was glorious.  It stayed in the mid 80’s all day, and when we got home, I actually opened the windows to let some air in.  This is the time when Palm Springs is a dream.

We did all our other usual stuff, walk, swim, exercise and some speech.  I have to come up with more of these cultural outings for David.  Then we watched the first episode from this season of Breaking Bad and then Project Runway.  I read the blog, but no book tonight.

The kind of perfection I cannot abide

OK, sorry I missed yesterday, but nobody’s perfect.  And that is the theme, so if fits very nicely.  Yesterday, we had Physical Therapy with Blade, who may now be reading the blog, so I have to say nice things about him.  Well, that is really pretty easy.  So, one of the reasons I didn’t feel like writing yesterday was that there was some tension in the Kenison/Shapiro household.  I couldn’t figure out exactly what I said or didn’t say, but I think it has something to do with the fact that I don’t write enough wonderful things about David in here, and he thinks that folks out there think that I am fabulous and he isn’t.  We all know that isn’t the case.  Blade sensed that there was something off, and I told him that David was mad at me about something, and he told David that I was almost perfect.  David wanted to know if I was almost perfect, what did that make him.  Blade said that he was perfect.  So there you have it, I am almost perfect and David is perfect.  I’m actually quite happy with almost perfect, it gives me something to aspire to, right?

Anyway, we had a good day.  I had a doctor’s appointment in the morning, and got a clean bill of health.  Have lost 25 lbs and only 15 more to go!  Blood pressure is good and all the other numbers are good, except for the uric acid, which is the cause of the foot and knee problems. We are addressing that.  Then we went to the Stroke Recover Center for Let’s Get Physical.  Since it was so nice, we went out to the yard, and played Bocce, whiffle ball and horse shoes. David did very well at all of them.

Last night I had rehearsal, and i reiterate, it is great to sing.  Quite a release for me.  Some good music, and the concert will be fun.  Not sure if I will actually be able to participate due to the missing rehearsals, but, it’s the journey not the destination, right?

Today we got up and went to Tennis.  I missed my walk because I slept in.  Will have to get up extra early tomorrow and walk more!  Tennis was great, and David is hitting very well.  Bill has him hitting forehands and backhands, alternating, and doing some shifting of his feet without the cane.  Then off to Train the Brain at the Stroke Recovery Center, followed by Speech Therapy.  Mary, the therapist, is changing the times on Monday and Wednesday so David will participate in the 11:30am activity and then go straight to Speech at 12:30pm.  This also has the added benefit of giving me two hours on Monday and Wednesday to run errands, or just relax.  Maybe start going to the gym again.

Then home, and even though I slept in, I took a nice nap this afternoon.  Made dinner – shrimp with garlic.  We watched Dancing with the Stars, but no Breaking Bad.  It would be nice to catch up for the series finale this weekend, but not sure if we will be able to make it.  Then we read a bit more of the book and found out some strangeness about Mr. Hubble of the telescope fame.  His wife disposed of his body without telling anyone where she put it.  I am sure there is a story in there somewhere!

I lived! I lived! I lived!

The title of tonight’s blog is simply a tribute to Jane Connell who died today.  Long live the Gooch!

This morning, I took my walk, and when I got home, it was time to get ready for the first of two speech therapy sessions for the day.  We got ready and drove to Rancho Mirage, and when we arrived, the receptionist couldn’t find David’s appointment.  I explained that we were supposed to see Arlene, but she insisted that we didn’t have an appointment, and printed out the list of appointments that David does have.  It was one of those mornings, and I just didn’t feel like arguing with her, so we left.  Besides, he had another session at 1pm at the Stroke Recovery Center, so I thought that it was OK.  When we got home, there was a message on my phone from the receptionist.  She was terribly sorry, but David did have an appointment with Arlene and did we want to come back tomorrow or Friday.  We are going on Friday.

I took David to speech at 1pm and took the car to be washed, then we headed home.  Swam, exercised and watched some more Breaking Bad.  Then the blog and more of the book and sleep.

To try to get you off of your rump

When I was in college (the first time) I had a professor who told me I was like lard.  He said I would sit and look like there was nothing going on and then there would be a flash of something, and he would look and I would have created something worthwhile.  He suggested that I stop being so much like the lard and more like the flash.  Now, to be honest, even then, I got it.  I understood what he was talking about, and sadly, nothing has really changed.  I have periods (some longer than others) where I seem very unproductive, and then in a frenzy of activity, I get a lot done.  To be honest, during the quiet periods, I am thinking about what I am going to do and waiting for inspiration.  I am sure that there is some clinical name for what this is – ADD, ADHD, Bi Polar disorder or maybe just plain crazy or lazy.

So, today, when I was on my walk this morning, I thought about this, and how frustrated I was that I felt so unproductive.  Like I was just not getting anywhere, and it dawned on me that I don’t have those quiet moments, to myself when I can formulate. Anyway, today, I was pretty productive, and got a lot done, but still so much more to work on.  I have been neglecting my French, which is bad because we leave in a month.  Must make that happen tomorrow.  But I did a lot of sewing, and David and I went out for lunch and went to the card store in Palm Springs to get some cards to send out.  David has now given me a list of people to write to, and did one of them tonight, and plan on sending out emails to the rest after this is done.

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Yesterday I mentioned we went to the movies.   We went to see a movie that was part of the Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.  It was called My Big Gay Love and while the premise was interesting, the film itself fell kinda flat.  About a slightly overweight gay guy, and dealing with social pressures and finding love in a superficial world.  It could have been much better.  The theatre was full, which was nice to see.  There was a short film before the feature, and that was much better.  Called Being Stavros, a documentary about an overweight guy who enters the Gay Mr. UK pageant, and wins the local pageant.  This was much better.

Sleep well and when you dream, dream of me

Well, not much happened today, so not sure why I am so tired.  Also took an extended nap this afternoon.  We did our usual, plus we took a long walk as promised.  The weather was great – much cooler than it has been, and tomorrow is even cooler – only 92°!!  We also went to the movies, and will tell you about that tomorrow.  As I said, I am very sleepy, and am making this even shorter than yesterday.  All is well, Good Night!

What’s so wonderful, first you brown an onion

Today was a quiet Friday.  I did some sewing – made two napkins and working on more.  May graduate to a tablecloth tomorrow!  We exercised and swam today, but no walk.  This weekend is supposed to be cooler, so we will probably get out and walk during the day.

We just got home from dinner with Donovan at Tinto, which is a restaurant at the Saguaro Hotel near us.  They serve Basque inspired tapas, and it was great. the Lamb Brocheta and the Pulpo were my favorites.  It was a very nice space as well, but as we were leaving, the lobby and restaurant were filling up with the crowds from LA, and David actually said that we were getting out just in time!

I got a number of suggestions for David’s title, but my favorite is the Sultan of Swag.  Also got Pope, but I don’t think that really suits him.  I am going to keep tonight short, because bed is calling me.  More tomorrow.

This is a man who stumbles and falls, but this is a man who tries

The theme of the title may seem obvious, but not really.  Today I got a nice text message from a friend of ours who told me that I needed to pace myself and get help if I needed and he added that he thought I was a saint.  I read this to David, and that was my first mistake.  He wanted to know, if I was a saint, what did that make him?  We did our exercises and then swam and then went to get blood drawn.  For both of us.  I have a doctor’s appointment next week.  Then it was off to Blade and Physical Therapy.  David wanted to know what Blade though about the saint comment, and what that made him.  Blade decided that I was a saint and David was King. He thought that this was satisfactory.  If anyone has a better idea for his title, please let me know.  I will pass it along!

PT went well, and David did work hard.  Blade is a pleasure to be around, and while he works hard with David, he is very engaging.  After PT, we went home for a bit, and I took a short nap before heading off to the Speech Group at the Eisenhower Medical Center.  We walked into the meeting room, and I was a bit surprised by the number of people there.  When we arrived there were about twenty people and a few more showed up after we got there.  About half were speech patients, and half were caregivers.  There was a broad array of abilities, and  it was good to see and hear from folks who have been struggling for a while.  There was a lesbian couple, one of whom I have seen at the Stroke Recovery Center.  She has a bit more speech than David, but had her stroke five years ago, and her partner said that it was a year and a half before she could say her name.  That was pretty inspiring, I have to say.  There were not just folks who had strokes but some TBI survivors and a couple of people with Parkinsons.  There was a woman who looked like Betty Ford (and here were were, yards from the BF Center!) and a woman who had a stroke six months ago who was a retired HS Principal. They meet every other week, and this will be a great opportunity for David.  David was able to introduce himself to the group and me as well, and I only helped a little to get started and ask the right questions.

Then we went home and after a short break, we celebrated by going to Wang’s in the Desert

David at Happy Hour at Wang's
David at Happy Hour at Wang’s

for Happy Hour.  it was nice and we had some dim sum, then headed home, where we watched Project Runway and some Breaking Bad.  So glad that the judges on PR opted to get rid of a trouble maker and not keep him around for “interest”.  We finished season 4 of Breaking Bad, and who knows, we may catch up the to current season!

Look at what you’ve done, then at what you want

Today the speech therapy session was cancelled at the Stroke Recovery Center, so the day was all ours to do with what we pleased.  That, by the way, is way too much pressure on me! We did our usual exercise, swimming, lunch (finished off the tamales and I made guacamole) then, I had to come up with something, so we took a drive.  We drove south through the valley and made it to Indio.  Pretty dull, actually, but we were out.  Then, on the way home, we stopped at Koffi for Coffee.  Well, iced coffee.  It was nice to sit out and read the free rags that advertise all that Palm Springs has to offer.  Then home, and we watched some more Breaking Bad.

We do keep moving, but today, aside from the drive, was an exception.  I felt very stagnant and only felt productive making the guac.  Tomorrow we are back to our schedule, and we have the Speech Group in Rancho Mirage.  That should be interesting.  It looks like it is a pretty large group, and it is something that we wanted to do when we were in NY, but could never find one that quite worked.  We also have plans for dinner with Donovan, which will be nice.  The weather today was great – cooler, which means 102° not 112°.  Even the pool was under 90° today!
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David is seeming less bothered by the dizziness, but when I ask he says he is still dizzy, so not sure what is going on.  Tonight, the book went through the creation of the Periodic Table, and talked about how perfect it was.  I have to say, while I was not fond of chemistry, I remember having an affinity for that table.  It just seemed so perfect, and made such sense, and put everything in such perfect balance.  Why can’t life be like that?

Small and funny and fine

This morning I took my walk and then we headed off for tennis.  David is hitting well, but he is still concerned about being dizzy.  He seems much better, but it is still bothering him.  We will give it another week or two, and then check back in with the Doctor.  After tennis, we came home and took a swim, then some lunch and later in the afternoon we had PT with Blade.  We talked about tennis, and Blade was impressed that David was hitting, and he asked where.  I told him it was at the Plaza Tennis Club and he asked if Bill was his instructor, and it was.  Blade seems to know everyone!

Then, home and made some dinner before heading off to chorus rehearsal.  Rehearsal was good tonight, and I am enjoying singing.  When I got home, David wanted to watch an episode of Breaking Bad, which we did.  Then the blog and the book.  We are immersed in Chemistry, which I thought was appropriate for Breaking Bad.

The vittles we et were good you bet

It was a marvelous day.  David had two speech therapy sessions – one with Arlene at the Eisenhower Medical Center and another at the Stroke Recovery Center with Mary.  The second one was with another stroke survivor named Jeffrey.  He seems like a very nice guy, and David was impressed with his progress.  He had his stroke six months ago.  His speech is much better than David’s but, he still has some trouble coming up with words.  I think that it might be a very good match.

Before we started the day, we had a nice chat with Alex from his office in Paris.  Work seems to be going well, and things are settling down, but they are still waiting for their internet to be hooked up.  Once that is done, we can start our FaceTime meetings again.

As soon as we got home from the second speech therapy, I began cooking for our dinner guests tonight.  It was great to see Stuart and York, and we had a lovely evening talking about family stuff and life in general.  It was great for David to have other folks to talk with, and while he doesn’t think so, he did really well.  He also stayed up and attentive much longer than usual.  After Stuart and York were on their way, we just read the blog and a tiny bit of the book.  Tennis tomorrow morning!

Once a day don’t you wanna throw the towel in

OK, twice today.  I think David is doing better without the drugs, but that brings its own set of challenges.  He didn’t take a nap today, and that meant that I didn’t really have a break, and he seems to want my undivided attention.  There were two moments today when I lost it.  Just as I was in the middle of something, David would want my help with something, and wouldn’t take “in a moment” for an answer.  I didn’t throw anything, not even a towel, and apologized for being so cranky, but I think I need a break.  I will talk to the folks at the Stroke Recovery Center about finding some help. Tomorrow he has speech therapy, so I may be able to slip away for a bit.

He forgave me, so that was good.  The day was, otherwise, uneventful.  We went to the fabric store, and I will begin my sewing tomorrow.  Was going to do it after David went to sleep, but the machine makes too much noise.  We did our usual activities (sans the walk) and also played the Wii for a bit.  Also did shopping for dinner tomorrow.  We are having a visit from York and Stuart, friends who we met on the pre-wedding cruise to Hawaii.  It will be great to see them.  Just in time, our first lemon ripened on the tree, so I am making Chicken Provençal.
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For dinner tonight, we had the tamales that Maria dropped off.  Very good, but this batch was a bit spicier.  David still ate them, and there was no steam coming out of his ears, so I think it was OK.  Watched Dexter and some more Breaking Bad.  Then the blog and more of the book.