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[personal profile] turps
A quick rl catch-up.

My MiL is doing so much better. Still in hospital but she's on oxygen only when she needs it now instead of 24/7 like before. There's talk of her needing overnight oxygen in her own home, and if that's the case some serious cleaning and tidying up will need to go on. Mam was on oxygen and those tanks/machines and pipes get everywhere and you really need space. Thankfully my SiL's partner has made it his mission to get the heating sorted. So that's a big plus.

Kayleigh has broken up with her live-in partner. She told me when I was up there last. It's all a bit of a mess especially as it wasn't something they both wanted, but Kayleigh had reasons I understand. I'll miss seeing Shauna, though. She was lovely and a good person.

Corey had to have a review at the doctors yesterday, so he called home for a few hours after. He's doing well, and I fed him and sent him home with one of the huge Easter eggs that have been lurking on top of the fridge for months, a big tub of cous cous, bars of chocolate, shampoo and various other things. He's a grown adult and more than capable of looking after himself, but I doubt I'll ever stop giving him stuff. And ha, I just realised I referred to both here and Newcastle as his home. Guess they're interchangeable to me now.

He also brought me a different keyboard, but oh man, I just couldn't get on with it. It was one of his old gamer keyboards and had all these extra buttons and somehow I couldn't touch type on it at all. I don't know if it was the extra column of buttons on the left that was throwing me off, but even a small comment took me ages as I had to keep backspacing. I'm sure I would have got there eventually, but this morning I changed it back to the old one and it feels so much better.

Once Corey had gone I went for my bath. Had just settled down when someone started banging on the door, then rattling the letterbox. James was going to the hospital straight from work, and wasn't due back for a while, and no one else was due but whoever it was just kept knocking. So I got out, pulled on my pjs, and found out it was my neighbour from a few doors up. She's an older lady and her partner has dementia and she was really frantic as her heating had gone off and she wanted to know if James was in to check her boiler. I said no, but would be back in an hour or so and he'd call in then. Then she nearly fell over going up the garden path so I walked her back home, though wish I'd had time to put my slippers on first. Talk about cold feet. She was fine, btw. James did call in on his way back and the heating got sorted.

Today is cold, wet and grey so I intend some writing, some reading, some snowflaking and later some time under a blanket watching tv. Lazy days ftw.

Date: 2019-01-09 12:14 pm (UTC)
shadowhive: (Waycest Stare)
From: [personal profile] shadowhive
I’m glad she’s doing better, here’s hoping that continues! I can imagine how those machines take up space.

That’s a shame, I hope she’s doing ok.

That’s sweet though. Chocolate is always good. Especially if it means getting rid of a one that’s been lingering

Oh yeah, gaming keyboards just look so confusing. I’d probably be the same.

Awww that poor lady. I’m glad he sorted the heating for her.

Yeah it’s the same here, though without the wet part at the moment. I might write a bit more later on too after snowflake and just bundle up and watch stuff too, hee

Date: 2019-01-09 02:13 pm (UTC)
shadowhive: (Chris Pretty)
From: [personal profile] shadowhive
Oh I can image, tubes and leads are the worst. I keep tripping over the hoover one if it’s not put away.

Well as long as she’s happy that’s good.

if I lived closer I’d take it off your hands in a heartbeat 😁

That is strange!

Awesome, we’ll lazy days are the best. Mine is going to be lazy from now on

Date: 2019-01-09 01:42 pm (UTC)
sperrywink: (Default)
From: [personal profile] sperrywink
Glad to hear your MiL is doing better, and I do hope her partner takes care of the heat and they can live better.

Sorry to hear about your sister and her gf. It's how it goes sometimes.

I wish it was a lazy day for me! I'm so envious!

Date: 2019-01-09 03:56 pm (UTC)
eglantiere: (Default)
From: [personal profile] eglantiere
i'm glad your mother-in-law is feeling better! sucks about shauna, but at least everybody is being adult about it? ::hugs::

awwww, you getting out of your lovely bath to barefoot-walk the old lady back home is the most adorable image.

Date: 2019-01-09 06:56 pm (UTC)
wenchpixie: (Keanu now headshot)
From: [personal profile] wenchpixie
That's good news about your MiL - both the oxygen and the fact that her heating is likely to get sorted now - if she does have to take it home though, that's a bit of a change and it sounds like their space really isn't set up for it as it is :(. Might be worth seeing if the hospital can get her a occ health referral (or it might be social work) to check out her home suitability and help get it sorted?

I am totally with you on the strange new keyboard thing - I think it's something to do with altered spacing and where your hands sit in reference to the bottom corners of the thing. Not fun!

You and James are so good for helping the poor lady out, but what a shame that she had to come when you were in your bath <3

Date: 2019-01-09 07:17 pm (UTC)
turlough: purple crocuses ((seasonal) an icon for all seasons)
From: [personal profile] turlough
That's good news about your MiL!

That sounds like quite a strange keyboard so it's no wonder you'd trouble with it.

You went outside with bare feet in January?!! I get that it was a bit of an emergency but still! I hope you got back into your bath to warm up your poor feet afterwards?

We had cold wet and grey yesterday too. Such boring weather but yes, excellent for staying inside and cuddling with the cat(s) :-)

Date: 2019-01-10 11:23 am (UTC)
brandywine28: (Default)
From: [personal profile] brandywine28
I'm so glad your mom-in-law's doing better! And that the heating might be fixed soon, because -- yikes.

I hope you enjoyed your lazy day. Mine was exhausting and stupid -- but I was with you in spirit! :)

Date: 2019-01-12 03:51 am (UTC)
frausorge: drawing of Caroline Ingalls with her hair in a bun (caroline)
From: [personal profile] frausorge
It's good to hear your mother-in-law is feeling better, even if only a bit. I hope she'll get set up with all the right equipment. And that's a pity about Kayleigh's breakup, sending best wishes for both of them to move forward well from there. Glad you got to see Corey and get rid of some stuff! And that's very generous of you to interrupt your bath to help your neighbor. I hope you got to enjoy it properly afterwards.

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