Settling in

I think we're starting to settle in. Most things are put where they belong, and we're starting to do other things. We've been out to visit yesterday and today. Sometimes that is easier and sometimes harder. The more people there are, the harder it is for Linda to be heard and understood. She hasn't said, but I think being a klutz bothers her some. When you are around your friends, you feel kind of uncool dropping food on yourself.

She is getting better at the step and getting in and out of the bathroom. Those are the hardest tasks around the house for her. It turns out that she uses the kitchen sink for things like brushing her teeth, because you can get to it with the wheelchair. It's taller than the other sinks, but she can reliably stand up there when she wants. Unfortunately clutter always accumulated there before, so it's worse now.

We had pancakes for breakfast. I love our pancakes. That was something I definitely missed when we were gone. We had lunch out and dinner was brought in. Except for some dishes, today was a pretty easy food day.

Staying up late and getting up early (for the last few days) left me kind of worn today, but I got a little nap earlier this evening and I'm feeling better. I should check to see if Linda wants a bath tonight. It takes about an hour to get her bathed and changed for bed if she does, so I don't want to start too late.

We also agreed to do some "homework." We've got dowel exercises to do yet, and our PT gave us an assignment to "get up off the floor" as soon as we could. He said that it would be a good idea to do it when it doesn't matter. That way the first time you get up isn't after you've fallen and given yourself a bloody nose. Blood never makes a situation more fun, so it's better to practice without first if you can.