It was the kind of day that makes you want to get in bed and take a very, very long nap--cold, gray, windy, rainy tending toward dampness. Stan and I had an okay morning but he didn't feel too good because weather like this makes him a bit headachy, and I had been restless all night. No reason, in particular, but I just couldn't ever seem to get to sleep soundly. We did, nonetheless, have a moderately productive morning.
After breakfast I did my exercises, then we both had computer time/reading time. Eventually, however, I felt compelled to proceed with my stated goal for the week which was to move upstairs to the bedroom no later than Friday. This being Friday, the time was at hand. Obviously Stan did most of the work, but I supervised quite effectively! Before getting too far along in moving me back upstairs, we made sure the new step stool we had ordered from Amazon really did allow me to get into and out of bed safely. It did, so we proceeded with our work toward getting the house back to a normal-looking home. Mostly, however, I'm just glad Stan will have his office back, and will be able to use his computer anytime he wants.
While Stan was busy downstairs, I did a load of laundry upstairs-yes, I did! Something useful! I did climb into bed around 10:30 thinking I was so tired that surely I'd fall asleep, but I didn't, so after I'd finished the laundry, I went back downstairs and had a minimalist lunch (cheese, crackers, applesauce) because really, if you don't do anything, you don't get very hungry or need much food. Eventually both Stan and I figured we were lethargic enough to doze, so he iced my knee and then took himself upstairs to nap. Amazingly, and thankfully, I read a bit then fell asleep on the couch.
A treat awaited me mid-afternoon, so I was eager to be up and ready for three of my teacher friends to visit. Stan had thoughtfully put out food and beverage for us before taking himself back upstairs, and they brought goodies, also, so for the next couple of hours, I had a delightful time chatting with friends about things other than knees! That was a welcome change!
By the time they left, I was no longer hungry, but fortunately there were enough chicken nuggets and fries left for Stan's dinner and Panera pastries for his dessert, so we watched TV while he ate and I tried to keep drinking more water. So, not an exciting evening, but it was a nice normal evening and I'm anxious to go upstairs, and get into a real bed! Woo hoo--another big step toward normalcy!
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