Day 6

 Because I'm not getting much exercise I've been waking up early. The foot is still tender to walk on without the moon boot. So this morning I got up about 1.30 and wrapped Kylie's presents (he's 50 on Sunday). I decided also to complete the rosary beads  project I started several months ago as both involve sitting at the 'sewing' table where I keep scissors, tape, needles and stuff.

For some reason I keep losing mine. At $14 each from the church shop this gets expensive. So I bought a lot of beads and some crosses and have been experimenting with different ways of making them. Having previously made trout fishing flies is a help!

I'm off to rosary, Mass and confession at 8.30. 

Nice to see RBB yesterday.

I've decided to watch all the Star Wars movies beginning with ' the empire strikes back'. on Disney channel since I pay for it for Kylie. It's amazing how much of the film I didn't remember. 

Have fun and get along to confession; it'll annoy Satan because he can't bring up any sins you've confessed when we get to Judgement day. 

I'm off to listen to A night in Tunisia and have a go maybe at playing along...Well it's not a sin!

Day 5

 My foot is still tender to walk on unaided. The moon boot is a definite help. Its clever design enables either the use of the front or back half of the pes. I prefer the metatarsal rather than talas as my hindfoot calcaneum has the small fracture and ecchymosis and contusion.

I had a good night asleep but waking up early watched a movie on Netflex called 'the flight'. It is about an alcoholic pilot who saves a stricken jet liner by flying upside down. 

Nothing planned today except mid-day Mass. I think I'll use a free hour of power at 7am to dry my washing and warm the house.

Have fun and be safe (the computer prompted that). It'll do and is pertanent.

Cello Practice

 

My older and sometimes wiser brother has been posting videos of his practice sessions. 

Here's my attempt at the Haydn D Major Cello concerto I'm working on.

Day 4

 "..God has raised him up to be a leader and savior, to give repentance and forgiveness of sins..." Act 5:27

"Anyone who believes in the son has eternal life, but anyone who refuses to believe in the son will never see life". John 3:31

Jesus gives life because he gives joy, passion and direction. With Jesus we can face life's challenges. He gives us a reason to live. Jesus has also said that unless we receive him in the Eucharist we will not have life in us. It reads like that without Jesus we will not have the fullness of life. I suppose that living without him is like being divorced from loved ones. It's a miserable way to exist.

A big improvement in my foot today. I'm walking without pain with the "boot". I think its important to keep active but not 'overdo it'.

I'll have to get in touch with the After Hours Med Centre today to get a new assessment as the nurse there put me in the "boot" for the 'chip' after the doctor gave me just a week off. The "boot' means I can't go to work until I get a medical clearance which could be a month or more. I can also go back to ACC and hopefully reclaim some of my money I paid them when I ran a business as my leave will probably not cover a month off. So it goes.

Have fun; Jesus wants you too.

Day 3 after the fall.

On Monday (day 1) I needed to replace my security camera after charging it. As the ladder started to topple I leapt off landing on my left foot squarely on a concrete garden surround. There was ankle swelling and a very sore heel bottom. An xray revealed a possible very small splinter at the back of the heel bone. The nurse seemed to think it significant and so I'm in a moon boot for a few  weeks. Personally I think I'll be fine once the sole of my heel recovers from the impact.

Today is the first day of walking again; if you call hobbling around in a moon boot with a walking stick that!

TC just dropped off some nice shoes. He quipped I wouldn't need both! Thanks TC, they are very good shoes.

Off to Mass at noon.

Have fun and don't sin. Especially not big ones!