Saturday Post 329c

 Good evening again and one final greeting for tonight! Em's final, final plodding total for Saturday now stands @ 2044. Ha, I'm just over two grand. XD Righteo, final, final events for tonight?

• When nature called @ 8:40pm, I walked myself slowly and safely once to the loo for one tinkle and back, always rising above the cruel and unfaithful God’s near-overwhelming hatred and not letting Him push me over.
• At 9pm I rang Aunty Lai and we chatted for 8:05. She had Hainan chicken rice for dinner and hasn't been in contact with Aunty Nga this week.
• After the phone call ended, I walked myself once more slowly and safely to the loo for one last tinkle and back, again and always rising above the cruel and unfaithful God’s near-overwhelming hatred and not letting Him push me over.
• Toms: just church, definitely nothing special.
• Resigned to a little lunch with dad @ Hungry Jack's and a stressful arvo @ the hands of PIG mum. *sigh* It's already been one whole FORTNIGHT since my last proper meal out; will I really  haveta wait until the last day of June before enjoying another real meal out??
• Anyways, looking forward to seeing everyone @ church toms!
  Cheers,
  Em. ^^

Saturday Post 329b

 Heylo again and good evening! Firstly, Em's new plodding total for Saturday now stands @ 1929 (so may not have reached 2000 before tonight ends, sorry XD) and secondly, Joni's devotional topic's 'Want Versus Need'. Righteo, continuing today's events?

• Over and after lunch, I happily read for another thirty minutes, reaching pg. 225 @ 11:56am.
• Used loo for two more tinkles @ 12:40pm but since 'twas still early when Jane got me to church to play table tennis with dearest dad, I used the loo for one more 6inkle @ church before signing her off with my thanks and byes. She's back Wednesday and taking me to table tennis, which reminds me: isn't the competition like next Saturday??
• Dad was a good boy and lemme win in three sets, but I came home with eight holes! o_O XD
• Oops just briefly; only thirty minutes left:
• Got home and read most of the arvo; it's only Saturdays that I can spend a blessed three hours reading and I'm reading a very good historical fiction about WW1 now!
• Watched the 6pm news (Seven's) for the 111TH time. All the things I like recording are @ the bottom of the previous post.
• Had dinner with PIG mum (rice, lotsa yummy cabbage and some leftover tomato pork mince with onion), returned online and sang the happy birthday song to 4th Aunty: it's her birthday today!
• Listening to the Broncos playing the Titans right now. Since dad got Stan, I'd hoped I could watch the NRL, but it's not included! ><" 
• Ringing Aunty Lai @ 9pm; fingers crossed I can bbl after one more tinkle following our phone call wit my final, final plodding total for today, the final, final events for tonight plus what's happening Sunday, else looking forward to seeing everyone @ church toms!
  Cheers,
  Em.  @^

Saturday Post 329

 Good afternoon! Firstly, today I've been hard @ work plodding 1834 steps; secondly, John Piper's daily devotional topic's from last night's 'Dependable In The Mundane'; thirdly, TWFT topic's 'Developing A Spiritual Mindset' and fourthly, Our Daily Bread's devotional topic's "God's Provision" but fifthly and way most importantly, I'm really still owed FIFTY MINUTES online after I watch the 6pm news bulletin (Seven's) for the 111TH time!! Anyways, events for today?

• Yay, 4th consecutive awesome sleep last night! Like yesterday, nature didn't call  until 6:35am, 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* Actually, I'd already been awake, but not awake enough to know that I'm awake? 'Twas PIG mum noisily going THUMP THUMP THUMP upstairs that fully woke me!
• Daddy Bear and I happily cuddled and snored, nature calling again around 8:45am. After another pot :P trip, 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*
• More happily cuddling and snoring from Daddy Bear and me, nature calling once more shortly around 9am just before PIG mum comes too hit me with the eye goo and gimme fifteen more minutes, since I'm getting up once Jane arrives @ 9:30am.
• Once Jane arrives and taps me, I sit up, use the pot :P for one more tinkle, we get me kitted and then I head over to the bathroom and brush teeth. After drinking one tall cup of water I sit over the loo proper. There, 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 head out to the gobbling :P table with Jane, who tells me she had her usual breakfast smoothie for her morning meal today.
• Me, I get my once-weekly fried egg on one slice if toast very lightly spread with avocado but unfortunately without a slice of cheese, since PIG mum was mean and prevented Jane from adding a slice for me. *sigh* I also drink another full cup of water, popped all my usual drugs :P and drank my first mug of white tea with two teaspoonfuls of sugar but was grumpy since Jane couldn't find my big cup. :o(Over breakfast, I happily read for thirty minutes
• After asking Jane please to gimme (face and both hands) some sunscreen I use the loo for one more tinkle while she shuts and locks windows.  After climbing into the passenger seat of Sarah (the car's license plate reads SAZ), Jane tootles us off to Underwood MarketPlace, parks underground and grabs a trolley for us. Also thanks to Jane who kindly helps me buckle my seatbelt all day.
•  Have forgotten what groceries PIG mum wanted but I enjoy shopping with the carers more than the parents since they lemme sit on the self-serve checkout machine. Well, the side where you place the scanned items~
• The other stop was Sushi Creators where I leant against the counter and Jane ordered one honey chicken sushi roll for me.
• Back home I take a nice hot shower - hairwash today. Also thanks to Jane who helps me rinse out my hair, thus freeing Era to hold my stupid right eye tightly shut.
• Dried, creamed and rekitted, lunch was two mall mugs of white tea sweetened with two  spoonfuls of sugar and a toasted tuna in tomato and onioon toastie with TWO cheese cut into four squares. 
• 
  Cheers,
  Em.  ^^
  P.S. All the interesting surnames I saw while watching the 6pm news bulletin (Seven's, read by Laura Dymock) for the 111TH time: Milton, Sheehan, Kadak, Trethehuey, Blessing (heard), Petrie, Scott, Jackson, Edwards, Quail, Moshen (heard), Putin, Trump (heard), Zelenskyy (heard), McCraw, Von (first name), Barnes, Nerida (first name), Conisbee, Crisafulli, Cheney, Young, Megginson, Metcalfe, Dobson, Morris (heard), Cashmore, Neate Payne, Diver, Martin, Pugh, Guest, Thompson, Keogh, Piastri, Zverev, Cabolli, Tinley, Borda, Beattie, Canavan, Toohey, Bellamy, Robson (heard), Holland, Ewing, Hadjar, Fox, Ponga (heard), Munster (heard), V olpato, Gagai (heard), Chester, Cobbo (heard) Portelli, Bechwati, Marshall, Rodgers and Head. Rohan Welsh read the sports report. Brisbane was 10-22 today. Brisbane toms: 12-22. Mt.  Gravatt toms: 10-21 Sunrise: 6:34am Sunset 5:01pm
  
  

Friday Post 329c

 One final good evening and greeting for tonight! Em's final, final plodding total for Friday now stands @ 3731. But less than five minutes left, so super-briefly:

• Used loo, watched the news for  the 110TH time, used loo again, ate dinner, returned online and used loo once again @ 8:30pm and once more @ 9pm.
• Toms: Jane's minding me from 9:30am till 1pm. Looking forward to my three big mugs of white tea with  sweetener!
• Also looking forward to playing table tennis with dad @ church then reading all arvo, since it's only Saturday that I can spend a blessed three hours reading~
• Oh, it's Queensland Day toms!!
• Anyways, hope  everyone has a smashing weekend ahead!
  Cheers,
  Em. ^^

Friday Post 329b

 Heylo and good evening again! Firstly, Em's new plodding total for Friday now stands @ 3628 and secondly, Joni's devotional topic's 'Just A Glimpse Of Heaven' but thirdly and way most importantly, I'm really still owed THREE MINUTES online after I use the loo once more @ 9pm!! Righteo, continuing today's events?

• Daddy Bear and I happily cuddled and snored, me waking once more for the pot :P around 9am, shortly before PIG mum begins her noisy daily a-THUMPING around upstairs. Soon, she's let herself into my room to hit me with the eye goo before going back outside and awaiting Louiza's arrival. When Louiza hasn't arrived by 9:30am, PIG mum immediately gives me fifteen more minutes. I immediately comply, telling PIG mum I'm sure Louiza's stuck in traffic and will arrive soon; just tell her to help me up @ 9:45am. Sure enough, that's what happens! XD
• I use the pot :P for three more tinkles, we get me kitted and then I head over to the bathroom and brush teeth, before sitting over the loo for one tinkle. After washing and drying Era, I head out to the gobbling :P table with Louiza, who tells me that she had two fried eggs for breakfast.
• For my breakfast, PIG mum's saved me one more of those polo buns that I'd helped her make recently! I also pop all my usual drugs :P and drain one full mug of water. 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* Also thanks to Louiza for turning on Sunrise for my viewing pleasure~
• Breakfast finished, I call Louiza back and ask her to please gimme some sunscreen. That done, she walks behind me back to the bathroom before returning to the kitchen and washing the breakfast dishes up. 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 Louiza's car and she tootles me off to the NAB. There's some traffic meaning I'm a few minutes late.
• Physio today: Two 10m walk tests (one comfortable pace, one fastest safe), one twelve-minute walk test, lay down for Adam, Ronny and Elaine to assess left limbs for Botox, break for fire drill emergency evacuation,  five rounds standing blaze pods with left weight shift,  two rounds stepping for Elf with minimal left weight shift and three rounds stepping for Erf with lotsa left weight shift. 
• Afterwards, Louiza tootles me off to Garbo to get my free donut from Donut King for national donut day! After she parks, I ask her to please find where's the Donut King first; she comes back and says you've gotta catch an escalator up, can you? Sure, I reply, I'll just hold the right-side rail.
• But on arrival, the bloody escalator's OUTTA ORDER!! >< I'm like, what?? Suddenly, some old lady tells me, oh, you can walk to the end and catch the lift up. I say thanks but hike up the stopped escalator anyway, since Louiza's shift ends @ like 1:30pm but I need a shower when I get home.
• The elevator's bloody long but I like it, reach Donut King and GET MY FREE DONUT!! :D Even better, Louiza loved hers so much (Kenya doesn't have donut shops like Brisbane; you can only buy them from bakeries) she went and bought herself two more - and bought me two more too! :D
• Back home I take my quickest shower - hairwash today. Also thanks to Louiza who helps me rinse out my hair, thus freeing Era to hold my stupid right eye tightly shut.
• Dried, creamed and rekitted, lunch was one bowl of rice leftovers and washed down with one huge mug of herbal tea.
• Once Louiza cleaned the bathroom I signed her off with my profuse thanks and byes. Shge's back and taking me to GCCW next Thursday; oh, gotta compose homework!
• Christina gave Ela one hour of unfunctional exercises; the three recipes we selected for PIG mum to choose from for next Friday all come from the Woolies website!
• Had arvo tea (one plain cracker, one juicy mandarin with one seed and another huge mug of herbal tea) and happily read for one hour. Today I reached pg. 175 @ 3:47pm and finished pg. 200 @ exactly 4:35pm.
  Cheers,
  Em.  ^^

Friday Post 329

 Good evening! Firstly, today I've been hard @ work plodding 3544 steps (ha, I'm just over 3.5 grand XD); secondly, John Piper's daily devotional topic from last night's 'What Makes God Proud'; thirdly, TWFT topic's 'How To Conquer Your Jericho (2)' and fourthly, Our Daily Bread's devotional topic's 'Running To God In Prayer'  but fifthly and way most importantly, I'm really still owed ONE HOUR and THIRTY-NINE MINUTES online after I watch the 6pm news (Seven's) for the 110TH time!! Anyways, events for today?

• Yay, 3rd consecutive awesome sleep last night! Nature didn't  call until the noisy garbage truck THUNDERED down the road and started tipping bins @ 6:35am; 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*
  Cheers,
  Em. ^^
  P.S. All the interesting surnames I saw while watching the 6pm news bulletin (Seven's, read by Katrina Blowers) for the 110TH time: Reason, Blessing (heard), Parsons, Hurst, Bland (heard), McGraw, Emeleus, Heidke, Lester, Barnaby (first name), Joyce, Bell, Albanese, Wightman, Denney, Hooseifa (first name, heard), Hammond, Purdie, Kelly, Moore, Jack, Shayna (first name), Ryan, Bransgrove, Abate, Curtis, Stirling (first  name), Farquhar, Johns, Richards, Trump, Hogan, Mullen, Elon (first name, heard), Musk (heard), Novak (heard), Keir (first  name, heard), Starmer (heard), Chwalinska, Payten, Gilbert (heard), Nanai (heard), Herbie (first name, heard), Farnworth,  Toohey, Dearden (heard), Walsh (heard),  Riki,  Kroehn, Maguire, Ezra (first  name, heard), Mam (heard), Bennett, Ty (first  name), Gallop, Aiden (first  name), Ross, Gee (heard), Foran (heard), Holland, White Pachenko, Alfonso (first name), Mountbatten-Windsor, Inglis, Arafat, Labuschagne, Koopmans, Whitfeld, Farage (heard), Magnussen, Jackson and Dymock. Samantha Jolly read the finance report (1AUD = 71.16USc), Rohan Welsh read the sports report and Laura Dymock read the weather from the Southport Club. Brisbane toms: 10-22. Sunrise: 6:33am Sunset 5:02pm

Thursday Post 329d

 One final good evening and greeting for tonight! Em's final, final plodding total for Friday now stands @ 1477. Yup, sorry, not quite 1.5 grand; maybe toms. XD Righteo, final, final events for tonight?

• After publishing the previous post, I had like fifty minutes to play the newest version of Bejeweled I'd downloaded earlier today! I like this version; the jewels are quite large meaning there's not much eyestrain and I've reached level thirty-eight already! It's called  sth like Jewel Match Puzzle and I look forward to reaching level fifty toms; I know I can coz Louiza's driving me to the NAB for physio and back!~
• At 9pm I walked myself once more slowly and safely once more to the loo for one tinkle and back, always rising above the cruel and unfaithful God’s near-overwhelming hatred and not letting Him push me over.
• Toms:  will hopefully crack 1.5 grand since Louiza's coming @ 8am and taking me to two hours' of physio with Adam. Will remind the CEs to check Ela and Erf to see do I need farther Botox. Personally, I think not (I've only had one single bounce of clonus since the last injections) but I'll leave that decisions to the professionals! XD
• Louiza will see me home, showered and fed with lunch before leaving @ 2pm then @ 2:30pm Christina's coming to give Ela one hour of unfunctional exercises. Wish I could message her and remind her to bring bubble tea! XD
• Hoping to read for one-hour afterwards before watching the 6pm news bulletin (Seven's, since nobody's answered my confused post about why Nine Now's stopped working) for the 110TH time.
• Righteo, hope everyone has a smashing end to the week toms!
  Cheers,
  Em. ^^