Today

Dad hasn't seen the specialist yet as it's all go in the ward.

He says he got out of bed and into a chair a couple of times but there were no witnesses.
(`us' I mean).
He found it difficult-nay almost impossible and it hurt but he has a sense of humour from being in a ward with the lads.

M&D were both delighted to see each other which makes it all worthwhile.
He's not very hopeful about next week or the party at the moment but I'm waiting to see how things progress.
The concern in the hospital is that he is a carer in normal life so I think he's playing that card to give us a break from having 2 old buggers to heave around.
Saying that Mum sorted herself out this morning with no intervention, and she got ready herself to go out and pushed the trolley round the supermarket ok.
Mum has also had about 3000 calories today
2 poached eggs for breakfast one slice of toast with butter at about 9am
2 or 3 glasses of apple juice out in the garden for 11'ses
1 baked potato out of the proper oven with grated cheese butter and ham at about 3pm
some grapes and
a portion of quiche lorraine with french fries and a cream horn cake with real cream when we came in from shopping at Morrisons after seeing 'the boss' at about 7pm.

I wacked myself out this morning weeding and hoeing and trying to make the place presentable, and the result is good although it's now too dark for a photo.

If someone could call Cathy and keep her in the loop that would be useful.
She's not having a great time of it at the moment and tinternet is beyond the bounds of .. and I'm knacked!