Sunday, 19, December, 2010. An Artic Sunday.

View of Toledo, Spain.

El Greco.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Greco

The weather has been awful since the downpour of sleet on Thursday afternoon, when it did not turn to snow; we thought we had made a lucky escape.

Sadly we didn’t as we woke to thick snow on Friday morning, and we did not know that there was even more still to come nor how much.

There was an incredible heavy snowstorm on Friday and worse of all the snow became very icy by around 16.00 in the afternoon.

On Saturday there was even more snow and conditions became extremely cold, Richie was taking even longer putting on all his layers.

Saturday we both missed Spike and cried a lot, I may start again at any minute it comes and goes just like with any bereavement.

Richie told methat weak as Spike was he seemed to enjoy going off  with him on the bike, sticking his head out of the bike bags and sniffing the air as he went off on his last adventure.

Poor Marleen is very down without her pack mate, she has been looking for him inside and outside, especially whenever Richie came back on the bike.

We are going to research this well and find her a new friend verey soon before she becomes really depressed.

This morning we were both still wiped out by being up so late Friday to Saturday, we did not get to sleep until 05.00 in the morning.

Richie took Marleen for a long walk in the park then returned and got me showered and put back in bed.

After which he set about getting ready for our party, Eva came around at 15.00 to help and to bring her contribution delicious bread from the great Moroccan baker near us.

By mid afternoon it became clear that sadly our party would not be able to go ahead.

The majority of people would not be able to get here due to all the ice and snow so we cancelled it and hope to do it in mid January.

Something, to look forward to in  cold, dark January.

Enjoy All The Precious Moments

John Stoa.
Scottish Artist.

There is a layer of snow on everything outside this morning, seems there was a light snow fall during the night.

 We did see it start to snow late last night not too long before Richie turned the lights off; this morning woke up early as it was freezing in the bedroom.

Richie jumped up and closed the window and put another blanket n me which helped me sleep on again which was very welcome.

Woke up later crying because of the pain in my arms, they hurt a lot now, so much more than even last month.

Getting quite scared about how my MS has accelerated just recently, maybe the sp catheter operation has made the progress faster but maybe it was happening anyway.

In 2006 my fingers started tingling but they still functioned alright, could put up with the pain in the morning and the clumsiness and lack of sensation if they still function.

Hate the pain and the weird feeling of having wooden arms up to the elbows, which is a strange sensation.

I am listening to BBC Radio 5 right now, they are discussing England’s World Cup bid for 2018.

Weird for me listening and thinking that my chances of being still alive then are tiny indeed, strange to think that, really odd to think that I may very well be alive to see the 2018 World Cup.

Very aware that what I have to constantly remind myself to stay n the present in the here and now and enjoy these precious moments.

 I am not a fortune teller so better not to speculate about time and dates but difficult for me not to wonder sometimes what will happen next.

Sunny Freezing Cold Day.

Wow it is a sunny day, icy and sunny, Richie said the only safe place to walk was in the middle of the road.

Since the snow fell Tuesday it has become icy and very slippery outside, the snow has become totally compacted.

It does not look very nice anymore; think there are lots of people who are wishing for this cold winter wonderland to stop now.

The snow was lovely when it fell for the Winter Solstice on 20 and 21 December, but now the excitement has worn off.

One nice thing about the snow and the bitter cold wind is that we get to sleep longer as no one wants to hang around outside in these temperatures.

Really noticed the beneficial effect of getting the good news about my carer's allowance yesterday.

I even got back to sleep without needing any additional THC that was a noticeable bonus.

Brilliant to wake up and drift off again, also happened this morning, and woke up when Richie closed the window.

Felt pretty good when I woke up properly later on at 10 am, first thing that I thought of was the carer's allowance.

Brilliant not to have anything to worry about, really good to feel relaxed about life again.

Great to know that Richie's hard work will be paid, I shall put a reminder in my diary for July 2011 to apply for an extension.

I intend to enjoy today, am going to listen to the film review program on Radio Five with Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/5live/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qn5d7