First off I hope to god I can post a photo in here as I think you all need to see it!
I can see all your beautiful faces staring at the screen back at me! (I'm waving, keep smiling this nut job will be done soon) lol.
I got back from a weekend with my fiance yesterday, decided I would test the waters before I go away for 10days to Belfast. I came back and mum was actually on her feet feeling quite ok. Although still having some trouble with pain so will be getting that sorted before I leave.
So considering mum was feeling ok we decided a little trip out was in order i've spent the past few years buying from Mr Simms for her if you know who Mr Simms is you can tell my mum is a sweetie feind of the worst kind. So we empty out the boot its a fairly new car and we haven't tried getting the wheel chair in yet. (Mum now coming round to like the wheel chair means she can stay out for longer). Astra's by the way are good for wheel chairs may look like a small boot but its huge really! So we collect Mr Cushion (he's a sofa cushion mum has sat on in the wheel chair and hard seats including the car since the tumour started growing). Got one of her many lovely fleeces (edinburgh wool shop have the best, on sale at the moment too). Away we went.
Decided to head for Bluewater at that time of night people are slowly leaving and almost end up being empty so just nice leisurely walk around the shops. We take mum to Mr Simms as her first port of call! £20 worth of sweeties later we leave mum having charmed the lady in the shop and said she'd be looking forward to meeting her again and if there is anything she wants she is to call ahead and she will get it ready to save time.......... blah blah blah, I almost thought she was going to invite mum for a drink after work the way they were going on. Oh what a chuckle!
Mum then see's Accessorize "Oh look at those hats, Kirsty you need one for winter" I look puzzled and know full well this is going to be me trying on all the silly hats from bears to Russian furry ones in fact i'm sure if there had been a Fez my mum would have said "Oh yes that suits you too that'll keep you warm" So 101 hats later I finally get her to try one on. For starters it was way to big and covered her eyes and as I was the one with the camera on my phone it took me less the 3seconds to decide this is a memory to keep forever. I take the picture and I get teary eyed and tell mum i've had a allergic reaction to the fur! (If i cant post it here i'll try to find the photo gallery and put it on there) How funny she sits there in the wheelchair swinging these furry balls around in the middle of the shop. We were in fits.
It was great to have mum out and at times like these I can see MY MUM is still in there, she may be tired and in pain but she's still there. After the hat thing we all start acting like kids and am sure we came close to getting thrown out of shops. This included hawkins bizarre where mum was insistant on wheeling up and down the floor piano trying to make a tune and not just a racket lol. Any way the short of it is we had a fab time and loved every minute of it................................. (Until she fell asleep on the way home and we didn't realise, we were about to pull over on the M25 ready to call an ambulance scared the living daylights out of me! She slept all of the 20mins on the way home. We woke her up after getting up on the drive (bumpy ride) lol She woke saying "oh that was quick" lol No idea she scared us........... I just hope she can keep going like this, its trips like this that give me all the hope in the world..............
Keep Smiling Tiggs x p.s I hope there isn't 101 attached pictures here lol
