Merry Christmas!
Hope you had as good a time as myself.
Headed up for Birmingham on Friday, catching the 2pm bus which got me into Digbeth at 5 or so, little did I know that here the shops all close at, um, 5 or so on Christmas Eve!!! So my last minute shopping was literaly that! Fortunately I'd got most of what I wanted, but it was annoying.
It also meant that Sainsbury's had closed, so I couldn't get any bulbs for Grandma or bread for me. Any way, Grandma was feeling a little poorly, and in fact that was a theme for my whole stay, which was terrible for her.
We watched a bit of TV before retiring to bed (I played Zelda until a stupid time in the morning) Got up late to a little bit of breakfast. We had organised to spend Christmas day with Jan, so she came and piced us up at 2 or so. We howed into our presents, to such abandon that Grandma forgot what presents came from whom, so it's going to be a little bit of a hassle thanking people...
Unfortunately the stuff from my parents didn't arrive in time, but that's all right, it gives me a reason to go back (I wish Grandma realised that one of the reasons I like mail to arrive at her place is to give me yet more rteasons to return to Brum...)
Jan cooked a traditional Christmas Lucnh, which was great, really yuymmy and all topped off by a great christmas pud (though that wasn't home made - who could be bothered!) We hung around watching some TV (Vicar of Dibbly was great, Ab FAb was it's now routine, mediocre self) while I tried to do the almost impossible puzzle that Khaled gave Adam and myself.
We returned home late, I played more Zelda, and slept in again :)
So on Boxing day we organised to go see 'Uncle' Martin; it took some persuading but we convinced Gran to come too (she was feeling poorly this entire visit). He was in a great mood, had stayed behind at Christmas to keep the nurses company as the rest of the compus residents went off with families. He played organ at the service which was great for him, and he's started dong things like painting; basically he's doing as much as posible to keep from being bored. I suspect I'll be like him at his age.
Came home and drapped grandma off 'cos she was tired (made her dinner) and I went and played guitar with Adam and watched some TV with Jan and Khaled.
Modnay was a little more relaxed; we just went for a little shop (I got myself a great designer shirt with money from Grandma, and a Gamecube game called 'eternal darkness' that looks fantastic; read a review of it 1.5 years after release, why would you write a review that long after unless it was good?)
I decided to go home and keep grandma compnay unlike Sunday night, so we both watched a bit of TV. First show was this quite good thing where this RSC actor goes back to his hole of a suburb to try and put on a R&J in a West End theatre with actors from the local area; also he'd never directed before! Quite good, though it didn't need Baz Luhrman butting in all the time, that felt like a real gimick
Then we watced an end of year pub style quiz show, with 'funny' people, but it was ALL toilet humour. Actually, it was all bedroom humour.
Finally yesterday and all we had planned was Panto at 7. I got some bread in the morning (I always eat a lot), played dominoes with Gran (Oh, I'd been trying to do crosswords too, asking her the clues as well). Bacon and Eggs for Lunch (for some reason there was a dozen eggs and 12 rashers of bacon in the fridge, all gettin gready to go off) and then to Jans for a light, pre-panto supper.
Off to the panto and that was great fun, Jack in The Beanstalk with the winner from 'I'm a Celebrity, get me out of here' playing Jack. It was just as I'd imagined it, lots of fun! Maybe a bit louder than I'd thought...
Finally I head back to London. Unfortunately the ticket I had required that I get on the exact bus I was booked on , so I had to wait some 1.75 hours to get on my bus :( That was alright though, because I just played gameboy and went and got some food.
Finsihed a book on the bus, then walked from Victoria Station home (50 minutes, not too far at all). Got home feeling a little crook, then woke at 4 and had to have a feverish lie by the toilet bowl - finally had a rather unpleasant reaction to the food I'd bought before the bus (I'm guessing) which made me appreciate my Grandmother's discomfort.
That's about it! I've got today off, and tomorrow and the day after, back next Tuesday
Headed up for Birmingham on Friday, catching the 2pm bus which got me into Digbeth at 5 or so, little did I know that here the shops all close at, um, 5 or so on Christmas Eve!!! So my last minute shopping was literaly that! Fortunately I'd got most of what I wanted, but it was annoying.
It also meant that Sainsbury's had closed, so I couldn't get any bulbs for Grandma or bread for me. Any way, Grandma was feeling a little poorly, and in fact that was a theme for my whole stay, which was terrible for her.
We watched a bit of TV before retiring to bed (I played Zelda until a stupid time in the morning) Got up late to a little bit of breakfast. We had organised to spend Christmas day with Jan, so she came and piced us up at 2 or so. We howed into our presents, to such abandon that Grandma forgot what presents came from whom, so it's going to be a little bit of a hassle thanking people...
Unfortunately the stuff from my parents didn't arrive in time, but that's all right, it gives me a reason to go back (I wish Grandma realised that one of the reasons I like mail to arrive at her place is to give me yet more rteasons to return to Brum...)
Jan cooked a traditional Christmas Lucnh, which was great, really yuymmy and all topped off by a great christmas pud (though that wasn't home made - who could be bothered!) We hung around watching some TV (Vicar of Dibbly was great, Ab FAb was it's now routine, mediocre self) while I tried to do the almost impossible puzzle that Khaled gave Adam and myself.
We returned home late, I played more Zelda, and slept in again :)
So on Boxing day we organised to go see 'Uncle' Martin; it took some persuading but we convinced Gran to come too (she was feeling poorly this entire visit). He was in a great mood, had stayed behind at Christmas to keep the nurses company as the rest of the compus residents went off with families. He played organ at the service which was great for him, and he's started dong things like painting; basically he's doing as much as posible to keep from being bored. I suspect I'll be like him at his age.
Came home and drapped grandma off 'cos she was tired (made her dinner) and I went and played guitar with Adam and watched some TV with Jan and Khaled.
Modnay was a little more relaxed; we just went for a little shop (I got myself a great designer shirt with money from Grandma, and a Gamecube game called 'eternal darkness' that looks fantastic; read a review of it 1.5 years after release, why would you write a review that long after unless it was good?)
I decided to go home and keep grandma compnay unlike Sunday night, so we both watched a bit of TV. First show was this quite good thing where this RSC actor goes back to his hole of a suburb to try and put on a R&J in a West End theatre with actors from the local area; also he'd never directed before! Quite good, though it didn't need Baz Luhrman butting in all the time, that felt like a real gimick
Then we watced an end of year pub style quiz show, with 'funny' people, but it was ALL toilet humour. Actually, it was all bedroom humour.
Finally yesterday and all we had planned was Panto at 7. I got some bread in the morning (I always eat a lot), played dominoes with Gran (Oh, I'd been trying to do crosswords too, asking her the clues as well). Bacon and Eggs for Lunch (for some reason there was a dozen eggs and 12 rashers of bacon in the fridge, all gettin gready to go off) and then to Jans for a light, pre-panto supper.
Off to the panto and that was great fun, Jack in The Beanstalk with the winner from 'I'm a Celebrity, get me out of here' playing Jack. It was just as I'd imagined it, lots of fun! Maybe a bit louder than I'd thought...
Finally I head back to London. Unfortunately the ticket I had required that I get on the exact bus I was booked on , so I had to wait some 1.75 hours to get on my bus :( That was alright though, because I just played gameboy and went and got some food.
Finsihed a book on the bus, then walked from Victoria Station home (50 minutes, not too far at all). Got home feeling a little crook, then woke at 4 and had to have a feverish lie by the toilet bowl - finally had a rather unpleasant reaction to the food I'd bought before the bus (I'm guessing) which made me appreciate my Grandmother's discomfort.
That's about it! I've got today off, and tomorrow and the day after, back next Tuesday
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