Accident

In mid January I fell over and fractured my back.  I was in agony for some time and as I cannot take strong pain killers the pain was strong.  I took panadol every 4 hours but the relief was only minimal. Luckily the doc gave me codeine to take at night to ease the pain and help me sleep but as these are addictive I am watching how long I take them for.  I could only sleep in my lazy boy chair with a hot water bottle at my back and the side door open to keep me cool.  Rather a strange mix.
I am now on the mend and am going back to work next Monday for three hours a day for two weeks.  Sitting at a computer is not comfortable so it will be interesting and driving a car or a passenger is equally not comfortable!

Oscar has been great company for me during this time,  He just stays around and sleeps with me.  When Pete gets home he takes him for a walk which he just loves.  We took Oscar to the beach a few weeks ago and Pete took him for a walk.  They went in the water but not very far.  Oscar was not keen on the waves nor the taste.  On Sunday we took him to the river and he got wet up to his belly.  He looks so grown up now as he has had another hair cut and looks like a big dog now.  He does not look so scruffy.  He had a bath prior to going to the groomer and did not like getting wet at all but he will just have to get used to it. He can now sit and stay for a short while.  We are working on the stay command. 

I am doing a very little sewing at the moment making two quilts but can only work on them for a few minutes at a time.  Housework is being done by a very kind next door neighbour who visits every day/  She prepares meals for me, changes the bed, hangs out the washing and does the vaccuming which is lovely.
 

February 2013

The weather here is terrific. So hot - 30 + every day in fact some days it is just too hot to do any work  PJ said one day at work outside the garage was 40 degrees. There is very little wind which makes a change.

I am fed up.  I am sick of reading and watching tv but there is not much lose to do.  I am not allowed to do much else.  Such fun! I am sitting and sleeping in my lazy boy chair with a hot water bottle on my back. Boring. Still only 26 more days to go. I hope.  ACC are giving me grief as the accident I claimed could not have broken my back so thy will not pay my wages.  I have to back to doc ( more money) on Monday and lay another claim for the accident where I fell over on to m back and hopefully they will pay me otherwise panic..... Puppy has found he can jump into my chair now and loves to lie there with the hot water bottle. I have to tempt him out to get in.  He can jump onto the couch and gets up there sometimes.  He can nearly jump on the bed so nowhere is sacred now.

Pete is out getting fire wood for the winter.  This will provide heating for the winter.  The woodshed is empty so we are getting organised early.

We went to the beach with ice creams and Pete took Oscar for a walk.  Unfortunately he got caught by a wave and got drenched.  He was not happy. We came home and tried to get him under the sprinkler but no he was having none of that.  After while he got a little braver and tried  to eat the sprinkler just like Jodi used to.