Well, the day started off with the funniest of things. I have experienced Karen (and me) cry in our sleep before. But today, kp was talking in her sleep (nothing too unusual there), but then she started laughing in her sleep. I let it go at first and then she started to do it again. Well, I couldn’t stand it any more and had to wake her up to find out what she was laughing at.

She explained and was then laughing again but awake this time. Something about Vera (whoever she is) not hearing Karen ask her about something about work and then something about some kids having to stand behind a line. It tickled her, but I remained bemused.

We have had a good day today. We dropped Marie off at the bus station in Durham and then went to hydrotherapy. kp had lots of aches and pains from the gardening yesterday and was hoping for some relief. She got it in spades

It was a nice relaxing hydro which is just what she needed. We then shot over Durham to get to the Dentist which kp was really looking forward to ?!?!?!??!

Normally, kp has better teeth than me at the dentist and she always always makes a point of rubbing in how worse my teeth are. Well, today, she was told she had to have a scale and polish ! So, I took great pleasure in rubbing it in.

dp to Dental Clerk :- Can we settle up please? And I need to book an appointment for my wife to have a scale and polish. Apparently, my wife’s teeth aren’t very clean

Once home, I mowed the lawn while kp phoned most of the population of Middlesbrough and Southampton.

And then, we went online to book some flights. At this point, kp got a bit upset. She couldn’t follow me booking the flights/trains we need for our Wimbledon trip. She kept having to ask me to repeat what I had done and explain it to her. I should know by now to explain things like this much slower than I would normally have done. But I forget, because in most other practical ways, her stroke doesn’t seem to have that much impact on her around the house. I suspect I am getting used to most of her other stroke traits (like her forgetting words). She is doing so well generally.

We got past that and she watered her strawberry plants after forgetting yesterday. And the big plus………..she is making my tea !!!!!!! This is a first. It’s sausage and chips (my favourite)