Thursday Post 567c

 Good evening again and one final greeting for tonight! Em's final, final plodding total for Thursday now stands @ 3927. Sorry, not quite 4000; another day, promise!  XD Anyways, final, final events for tonight?

• At 5:25pm I sat once more over the loo for two tinkles and came out after Catherine arrived to say happy 2026!
• She tootled me off to the Logan North library for 2026's first book club! I used the loo for once on arrival and was second to arrive after Paivi~
• Just over twenty minutes left, so just briefly:
• Eight attended tonight and next month's book about a North Korean who escaped into South Korea!
• Came home, ate dinner and returned online.
• Used loo for one tinkle @ 9pm.
• Toms: Jane's minding me from 9:30pm till like 1:30pm. Physio resumes for 2026. *sigh*
• Dorrie's giving Ela one session of unfunctional hand exercises after Jane leaves.
• Looking forward to reading the new book club novel for one hour and hoping to watch the 6pm news for the 7th time!
• Anyways, hope everyone has a smashing end to the week toms!
  Cheers,
  Em. ^^

Thursday Post 567b

 Heylo again and good evening! Firstly, Em's new plodding total for Thursday now stands @ 3823 (so think I'll fall just shy of reaching 4000 steps before tonight ends, sorry XD) and secondly, Joni's devotional topic's 'Bear More Fruit'. Righteo, continuing tonight's events?

• Once I'd used up the most important two hours of the day, I used the loo for one tinkle then sat @ the gobbling :P table and asked PIG mum for some arvo tea please. She passed me one unpeeled banana, one huge mug of green tea and one tasty cracker.
  Cheers,
  Em.  ^^

Thursday Post 567

 Good afternoon!  Firstly, today I've been hard @ work plodding 2579 steps (ha, I'm just over 2.5 grand XD); secondly, John Piper's daily devotional topic from last night's 'Grace Denied And Supplied'; thirdly, TWFT topic's "Each Day Of Your Life's A Gift' and fourthly, Our Daily Bread's devotional topic's 'Small And Mighty'.  Anyways, events for today?

• Yay, 8th consecutive awesome sleep last night! Nature didn't call until 6:10am and after one pot :P trip, I spend ten minutes beginning a mostly silent chat to Percy the saint/angel, asking him please to help me with the patience, perseverance, strength and endurance I need to get through today with, giving PIG mum all the pleasure, all the satisfaction and just suffering for her whenever she decided that only she can be happy and/or satisfied. It doesn't sound very fair, but she's taught me through her actions, if not through her words, that it's enough she's happy and/or satisfied, and I guess whenever that happens, I've just got to grit my teeth and endure. >< *sigh*
• Nature called again about one hour later, just before PIG mum begins her daily noisy a-THUMPING around upstairs. Soon, she's let herself into my room to hit me with the eye goo before going outside and awaiting the carer's arrival @ 8am.
• It's Mia! She identifies herself after knocking, opening the bedroom   door and bidding me good morning before saying fifteen more minutes.
• When Mia comes back, I use the pot :P once more for three tinkles while we catch each other up on what's been happening over Christmas.
• We get me kitted; I head over to the bathroom and brush teeth. That done, I sit over the loo for one tinkle, wash and dry Era then head out to the gobbling :P table with Mia.
• Breakfast is one bowl of healthy cereal (one/two plain - no honey - Weetbix and a very light sprinkling of Plus - with all my usual drugs :P   and one full cup of water. I asked Mia to please turn on Sunrise for me and PIG mum immediately says she'll do it; lol, she only ever does when the carer's around and can see her! I've learnt don't bother asking unless she's present. XD Over breakfast, I spent another ten minutes continuing my mostly silent chat to Percy the saint/angel, asking him please to help me get through today okay. I find it's exceedingly important to constantly remind the cruel and unfaithful God that He has no bearing on my good day whatsoever, that I am perfectly capable of having a good day without Him, despite Him and apart from Him, because my good day's dependent on my own good attitude. If only God would remember that ... *sigh* He created the phrase 'live and let live', so why the heck can't He lemme live the free, independent life that I deserve? Okay, fair enough, we all only deserve death because of Him, but why can't He just lemme live the life that nearly everyone else gets to live?? *sigh*
• After breakfast, Mia slathers my face and both arms/hands with sunscreen then follows me back to the bathroom before returning to the bathroom and washing up the breakfast dishes. Over the loo, I do a stinky unspeakable, also leaning fully against the side rail and finishing my mostly silent chat to Percy the saint/angel. Remember, however the cruel and unfaithful God tries to make my day bad for me, I won't let that affect me because my good day has NOTHING to do with Him; I'm perfectly capable of having a good day without Him, despite Him and apart from Him. See, my good day's dependent on my own good attitude!
• After washing and drying Era I climb into the passenger seat of Nia's car, and she tootles me off for the first GCCW for 2026! Thanks to her who kindly helped me buckle my seatbelt both ways.
• Upon arrival, I'm still sitting in my seat and am just about to   unbuckle my seatbelt when Rob and Avis walk past Mia's car! Rob enthusiastically waves @ me; I enthusiastically wave back.   XD
• After visiting the loo for one tinkle, I enter Meeting Room One.  Nine attend today, Tammy helps me once to the bathroom for morning tea (called @ 10:43am and finished @ 11:19am) and Ken's so happy talking with Mary today that I'm not given the time to share my homework! XD I thought our next homework subject's 'the takeover'; Googling that phrase I plan to write about Google's takeover of Whatsapp! Also, the meeting next fortnight will end fifteen minutes earlier since someone else has booked the meeting room; I've asked PIG mum can I please grab an early lunch from Ho Lin Wah?
• Less than thirty minutes left, so just super-briefly:
• Came home for shower - hairwash today. Also thanks to Mia who helped me rinse out my hair, thus freeing Era to hold my stupid right eye tightly shut.
• Dried, creamed and rekitted, lunch was a toasted tuna in tomato   and onion toastie with TWO cheese and the HK-style milk tea I redeemed from Lucky Cafe! I've been having a powdered packet once each Thursday but fresh is best!
• Catherine's taking me to book club tonight!
• Toms:  Jane's minding me from 9:30am till 2pm. Alas that holidays end and I resume blasted physio for another year.  *sigh*
• Unsure will the OT come toms arvo?
• Anyways, hopefully bbl tonight else wishing everyone a smashing end  to  the week toms!
  Cheers,
  Em. ^^
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Wednesday Post 567b

 Heylo again, good evening and one final greeting for tonight! Firstly, Em's final, final plodding total for Wednesday now stands @ 2210 and secondly, Joni's devotional topic's 'Encouraging Friends' but thirdly and way most importantly, I'm really still owed FORTY-SIX MINUTES online should PIG mum really demand I hit the sack @ 9:45pm; argh, what a crappy end to an otherwise awesome day! >< *sigh* But just noting down that PIG mum and I bought groceries from Warrigal    Woolies before coming home for lunch with dearest dad then in the arvo Faith took me to see Avatar - and she lemme use Sparkless3!! What a movie - will hopefully write a review and how cool: in exchange for the free ticket, even bought a small popcorn for me!! Showered my fastest after getting home - hairwash today. Also thanks to Faith who helped me rinse out my hair, thus freeing Era to hold my stupid right eye tightly shut. She's from South Sudan (so chocolate-coloured), only twenty-eight but is already mum to a five-year old son! But she's not with his dad and her mum looks after her son for her while she's working. Also, she's hoping to study nursing! Ate dinner and left for church to play table tennis while the sky still hadn't fully darkened; turns out lotsa  people play Wednesday nights and we had to take turns! Uncle Albert also has a daughter called Julia; he's really nice but when he was teasing dad, I waved Green Sticky @ him and reminded him to treat my dad nicely else I'll bok him. XD Toms GCCW starts! Presume Karina will take me; will try ask PIG mum can Karina please buy me a chicken katsudon  for lunch from Hanaichi? Don't think CODA's lemme know who's taking me to book   club toms yet ... will chase them up. Righteo, hope everyone's having a smashing week!
Cheers,
Em. ^^

Wednesday Post 567

 Good afternoon! Firstly, today I've been hard @ work plodding only 764 steps (since I've not left the house yet); secondly, John Piper's daily devotional topic from last night's "God's Will Is That You Draw Near'; thirdly, TWFT topic's 'Three Steps To Overcoming Depression' and fourthly, Our Daily Bread's devotional topic's 'The Bone Wars' but fifthly and way most importantly, I'm  really still owed ONE HOUR and SEVENTEEN MINUTES online after I get home with Jane!! Anyways, events for today?

• Woo hoo, 7th consecutive awesome sleep last night! That's the best possible start to 2026: one straight week of consecutive awesome sleeps! :D Nature didn't nudge me awake around 1:15am saying "go pee" but I asked her please sleep again and call once the Sun's risen; that's very early now!
• After  one pot :P trip  @ 7:45am I spend ten minutes beginning a mostly silent chat to Percy the saint/angel, asking him please to help me with the patience, perseverance, strength and endurance I need to get through today with, giving PIG mum all the pleasure, all the satisfaction and just suffering for her whenever she decided that only she can be happy and/or satisfied. It doesn't sound very fair, but she's taught me through her actions, if not through her words, that it's enough she's happy and/or satisfied, and I guess whenever that happens, I've just got to grit my teeth and endure. >< *sigh*
• Mini Pearl and I happily cuddle and snore, me waking again for the pot :P around one hour later when dearest dad comes to kiss me bye and retuck me back into bed, saying he's going to church for work now but will come home and eat lunch with me.
  Cheers,
  Em. ^^

Tuesday Post 566c

 Good evening again  and one final greeting for tonight! Em's final, final plodding total for Tuesday now stands @ 3012. Ha, I'm just over three grand. XD But nearly  outta time so just super-briefly, final, final events for tonight?

• Get home for a nice warm shower - hairwash today. Also thanks to Peggy who helps me rinse out my hair, thus freeing Era to hold my stupid right eye tightly shut.
• Dried, creamed and rekitted, lunch was that braised pork  bahn mi (delicious) plus one huge mug of yummy white tea, though pity Peggy couldn't find where the parents hid the sweetener.  *sigh*
• Went to APO and got recast for a new AFO!
• Had arvo  tea @ Lucky Cafe (bumped into Kwany, Mel Mel  and the kids!) before coming home.
• Watched the 6pm news bulletin (Nine's) for the 6th time. All the things I like recording are in today's first post.
• Used loo for one tinkle, had the usual dinner, drank soup, took bowl to sink, returned online and visited loo for one more tinkle @ 9pm.
• Toms: Jane's minding me from 1:30pm till 6:30pm and since table tennis hasn't restarted yet, PIG mum says we can see a movie together!  I'm hoping Avatar: Fire and Ash? There's a session @ 2:15pm!
• Think dad also said there's table tennis @ church toms night? Only I've gotta complete Bible readings for toms and write GCCW homework ...
• Anyways, hope everyone has a smashing day toms!
  Cheers,
  Em. ^^

Tuesday Post 566b

 Heylo again and good evening! Firstly, Em's new plodding total for Tuesday now stands @ 2901 (so will hopefully have reached three grand before tonight ends XD) and secondly, Joni's devotional topic's 'The Greatest Love' but thirdly and way most importantly, I'm really still owed FIVE MINUTES online after I use the loo once more @ 9pm!! Righteo, continuing today's events?

• At Pinelands Plaza, Peggy drives around to see that the Pinelands Bakehouse's still closed since their gate's down. Before grabbing a trolley for us (I tell her I'll be right to walk and buy groceries @ Coles but will she please lemme use Sparkless3 @ Calamvale Central? Phew, Peggy immediately agrees!
•  PIG mum's only after one packet of coconut water @ Coles; I tell Peggy grab whatever groceries you're after too.
• Our other stop's Calamvale Central; Peggy parks underground then pulls out Sparkless3 for me.
• At Woolies we first check out behind the end and find a Vietnamese restaurant that sells bahn mi slightly cheaper than the Pinelands Bakehouse! I choose a roast pork belly one and ask will they please add crunchy/crackling pork to their menu?
• Then we buy groceries from Woolies; @ the self-serve checkout, Adelfa's back! I ask how was your cruise and when she replied great protested, but you did not come back any fatter! Adelpha roars with laughter and said I did; while we catch the plane back here, I wear facemask but none of the other passengers did only n*I* got sick! >< XD Most hilarious thing: originally Peggy just pushed us straight out of the self-serve checkouts; Coles already has gates preventing unpaying customers from leaving but Woolies doesn't; when we went back too pay, I screeched to Adelpha "Arrest Peggy; she tried to leave without paying but I made her come back!" Both Peggy and Adelpha both just burst into laughter. XD
  Cheers,
  Em. ^^