No I haven’t forgotten you all, I’ve worked on my post, edited and sorted the photo’s and pop! I’ve lost the whole thing! Aaaaah!
Right. This is it!
Let’s try again eh?!
It’s been a really busy diary and this is partly because my Rheumatoid disease has been really awful.
Lots of hospital appointments and busy inbetween. Some long waits in orthopaedics. Thankfully LBE has his own bone
LBE has enabled me to attend things all by myself! It’s been like turning into an adult again.
One problem I’ve experienced is a great deal of pain in connection with my jaw. The emergency X-ray involved going into a little room and you get your X-ray by biting on a lever thingy and resting on a chin rest. You have to stand ideally and so with my two new knees I can manage a few minutes.
The machine rotates around your head taking pictures.
The X-ray technician showed us in allowing us time to settle and LBE to look and sniff. I settled him down behind the glass screen where the technician sits. Told him to STAY.
Quickly I went round and assumed the position!
Overhead I head footsteps, workmen overhead. I worried that LBE would get up or be alarmed. No sign and the moment the X-ray finished I plopped into my chair and whisked round behind the screen. I was delighted to find my lovely, clever boy wagging in his STAY position. He’d moved his head round to try and see the X-ray thingy but otherwise, spot on.
He got a mega fuss for that and yes there was sausage and cheese for him.
On the days where I’ve had a bit more movement. The craft and creative hobbies are on the go in the background and I took LBE to measure up my grans chair for some new loose covers. Gran loves dogs and she enjoyed explaining him to the other residents in her older persons flats.
That completed I’ve had a few commissions for spring bunting. At £6 a meter I realise I’ve underpriced myself but I really enjoy making it and choosing the colours as well as the technical stuff.
We got PAPPED at the community ‘fountain cafe’ fulfilling my parent champion role talking with the parents and PCSOs. Spelt my name ok but called LBE ‘elvie’…. Now THATS insulting! Thankfully HE can’t read 😉
One real highlight of the past week has to be our weekend trip up to Alice holt we started by the kids climbing about in the go ape activity rope path through the trees.
LBE and I explored the wood path behind there, full of interesting turns and dogs and families to visit and woodland that’s 100% access friendly. Such a treat!
Lovely (if pricey) cafe lunch (note to self to bring picnics next time).
We went off to explore the really fabulous accessible trail with LBE who was frankly in doggy heaven, finding den building locations and snuggling up in there. Met a lovely scruffy boarder terrier called Poppy with her family.
Finally, I want to end telling you all about LBE’s fabulousness at tasking. He’s learned a new one with me by showing an interest in me with my wrist splints. Up until now I have not been able to put on or take off the strap without another person helping.
LBE has learned how to take them off which is hard as the neoprene and plasticky Velcro feels funny in his mouth.
He’s so gentle, I thought if I could teach him to put them on and tighten them- that would be great and over the last few days he’s learned!
Our aftercare lady was very impressed with that, she taught him how to tuck me in at night by lifting the duvet over me.
This is a huge help, as the duvet is very hard for me to lift. He’s learning to tug it, just enough at the top for me to hold. The lower part of duvet is a bit more tricky.
We have a new one to practice in getting the phone when it rings. LBE gets the phone. But he needs to get it when it rings, not just when I ask.
Silver award test next time 🙂
LBE has got a new toy or two and he’s also got a new grooming device as he’s shedding being a Labrador X retriever.
It looks like we have scalped Boris Johnson!
We are planning a break as a family to south cornwall and if you know of dog friendly/ families with wonky warrior friendly places to go- please let us know.
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