Day 49......that's 7 weeks in.

Day 49......that's 7 weeks in.

3 Girls and 4 suitcases.

Unbelievable that it's been 7 weeks but in some ways it feels like I have always been here.
Going back to my day yesterday, I will join it at the supported care home where Ross showed me around, for a second time because he had no memory of having done  so a first time. He introduced me to lots of people, as being from Scotland and seems to be well-liked by the staff and other residents.  I know that he may not remember that I'm going to be visiting him weekly but hopefully he will be glad to see me each monday.
After we left him, Mary and I went back to her apartment which is in central downtown and is magnificent. It's one of those tower blocks where you imagine famous people live, with the security and needing a key for your elevator which opens at your door. The view is phenomenal and Mary was (I think) an Arts/History major and has impeccable taste in everything....not that my home would be like hers, even if I could afford it but her home is a filmstar, just like her smile.
We didn't stop there for long as she took me accross the street for some lunch and I had my first taste of sushi which will not be my last. I just happened to mention that I had never tasted any and so she picked some up and insisted I have a piece. I trusted her and boy, was it yummy. Avocado and salmon surrounded by rice with a wee bit soya-yum. The blackened chicken wrap that I had ws none too shabby either.
After lunch we went to visit Marys new baby grandaughter who is just a couple of weeks old. She didn't really waken up the whole time we were there beause she was snuggled into a piece of machinery which most new mums or NICU/SCBU nurses would kill for. It was like a basin on a trunk attached to a base which had several different modes and sounds. Baby Grace was in kangaroo silent mode and basically the motion lifted her up gently sweeping to the right then across and gently swept down from the left. The whirring of the machine was hypnotic and I think that ther should be several of these available in all maternity units to give mums a wee breather from rocking their baby to jump in the bath.
I may be going to do a few hours, helping Graces mum out, whilst she's small. Details to be decided, if it goes ahead but I do think that it would be amazing to be looking after Andrew's baby since I helped look after him from age 6-8yrs. Isn't life funny. His twin brothers wife is expecting baby number 2 in January and may also be loking for some help, so watch this space although I truly don't think that I came here to be a full (or even part-time) nanny but I am open to what's in store.......and I do so love babies.
After the visit, Mary showed me where Scott and his wife lived and then drove us back to her place from where I jumped on the subway home via a Tim Hortons for an iced Cappaccino because it felt like Florida evening humidity, yesterday. I haven't been outside today but Ali tells me that it's a similar story and as I type I can hear a monsoon beginning outside-woah. All my wondows are open so it sounds totally tropical out there. Maybe a wee bit of thunder could help cleaar the air. And there it is, thunder claps and lightening bolts-yippeee.
So, I've just returned from inspecting the open windows-lucky choice because the way that the wind is blowing, my wooden blinds were getting a tad wet. Silver lining-they are now clean and shiny.
I am so glad that I changed my mind about walking to walmart to return some yoga pants I'd bought Ali a couple of nights ago. I would be one very, very, very wet lady right now. Thank you Angels for making me think I was just being lazy.
Ali made me dinner last night-fantastic cannaloni which she seems to have perfected-yum.
An after-dinner strol down to No Frills for some chicken for tonights dinner and the discovery of cream crackers being half price and woohhoo. A lovely evening completed.
I was up late last night after discovering that I had missed an sos from a friend and even though I knew she's be asleep, I just wanted there to be support waiting for her when she awoke. Someone did that for me last week and it was so very nice to have that when you are feeling fragile.
My sleeping is a bit hit or miss at present and I'm working on it. It's not frustrating me...I'm just curious.
On that note, I will close. I have just opened my coffee maker (had it for 3 weeks) and am going to get it all set up so my coffee will be waiting for me in the morning. Contented sigh.
Love to all,
Lxxx