Cranky curve ahead
Tuesday, December 2
Today was a little on the boring side. There is always something to do but still boring. Kevin is so fatigued that he needs a hand to walk everywhere. Those baby stem cells are making him sleep like a baby….and he’s not alone. It is a common theme here with the adults……and with the kids, they are the opposite, they are hyperactive. Showers, breakfast, , doctor’s visit, electric wave therapy, physio (which is now 1.5 hours), butt dragging (otherwise known as returning to his room), accupuncture (Kevin calls it his 30 minutes of torture), more electric wave and now it is lunch. Make lunch, wash dishes, tidy room, check email (when available), go to RT Mart for groceries (2 blocks but takes at least an hour even if I take the stairs…..) put away stuff in teeny weeny fridge, hand wash items, update shedule, figure out supper, update blog, visit other rooms, make supper, eat, do dishes….on and on until bed. That’s a regular day. Throw in a stem cell treatment or an outing and you have the “other” days here. Today was a regular day until I was invited to go shopping with some others….it is cheaper this way as we then split it 3-4 with the driver costs. We left at 2:30 with full intentions of returning by 7…..it takes a half hour to get where we usually go IF the traffic is light. This wasn’t one of those days. I had bought a silk quilt and decided the size was wrong (we don’t have a great deal to talk about when it is the same people stuck together for days on end) so the Silk Factory was the first stop. Two hours later, we left. That whole time was spent waiting for 5 sales clerk to figure out how to charge me an extra bit of money as the new design was a tad more expensive….Jack, please tell them I want to leave now…this is ridiculous…..they are done? Perfect….wait….where’s my discount??! Never mind…..I know the answer…it’s not my lucky day…..lovely, just perfectly lovely. Get in the car….next stop, Wushan square….Robyn needs a picture and Louise needs some tea sets…..A bit more luck here…..Jack barely pulled me out of harm’s way….two people fighting over some object they both wanted……thanks, Jack….I owe you one……What you mean Tracy? Never mind….just thanks Jack. Back to the car and another 15 minutes putting Robyn in the little car, wheelchair in the trunk, parcels back on top, the rest of us in and waving goodbye to the hordes that stop to stare……On to the night market for some Gucci purses or knockoffs of knockoffs! It got cold quick and it took us forever to get to the market. I used Jack’s phone to call the hospital to make sure Kevin was ok. He was pretty weak today and laid on the bed and watched movies or listened to the IPOD….Terribly cranky today. I told the girls I should get back and would have Jack return me to the hospital after dropping them off…..NO, NO, call and see if he’s ok, ….he was playing card with Clarence…ok….all clear to shop again. Robyn knew exactly what she wanted and after checking out every spot, two hours later, she returned to the car with 6 jackets and 12 purses! She was a happy camper. I had picked out 3 too, but when I heard the clerk roaring at her, I thought….forget it …not tonight….I put them down and left with Louise, back to the car….I’m freezing…..At one point while we were there, Robyn had picked out a bunch of stuff and started bartering….guy wouldn’t budge….he was just yelling at her….no buy! price no good…..so Louise stepped in….offered price…NO! k…another price….NO! She turned and told Robyn…this guy won’t deal at all….go to another spot….but I want those, Louise…..just walk away…..the guy yelled “ go look….you come back….no problem….Louise turned and yelled back….”We no come back!” ….the guy leaned into her and yelled ” NO PROBLEM!!?
His wife came running after us but we kept walking….later we returned, and he gave Robyn an amazing deal on all of her purses! We returned back at the hospital at 9 pm and had snacks with Clarence, Louise and Leslie…..went to bed around 11:30….another one down.
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