Doing OK

I have to admit, my fears about Dad being a difficult patient have turned out to be completely unfounded. He does not have much of an appetite - mainly because he says everything just tastes bitter and awful, probably a result of the medications he has to take - but he does his best to eat whatever healthy stuff my Mum puts in front of him (however awful it tastes). He can't eat much at any one time, but he eats and drinks small amounts frequently. Juice, cornflakes, quaker oats, rice porridge, tea, rice, veg, chicken, pizza(! Last night at sis house), toast, egg white omelette, etc, etc, etc. Even one nasty concoction that my Mum makes which looks and tastes like, and has the consistency of, thick sand mixed in water - but which is, apparently "very good for you" - he will take with no complaint!

He is healing well, but because he can only eat a little bit at a time, he does not have a whole lot of energy. He walks around the house inside and outside, and he will walk to my Sis house, and that is about the extent of his exercise. He has physio coming up on Monday 10th Dec, and when he said he is thinking of NOT going, both Sis and I, almost literally, jumped down his throat and told him he does NOT HAVE that option - he IS going!

Husband drove up from SG to KL on Friday evening to spend the weekend here in KL. I've been in KL since pretty much beginning of November, and will be heading back to SG with Husband tomorrow (Monday). Back to KL again only on 21st Dec, since we are both taking time off during the whole Xmas week. While we are in SG I have to remind Husband to make his usual Xmas cake - RICH fruit cake with a ton of brandy, marzipan and royal icing! PHEW, talk about RICH, RICH, RICH.

I am happy to say that THIS time round I have actually completed all my Xmas shopping well ahead of Xmas, and all the pressies have been wrapped already. Just waiting to go under the tree. The tree has also been decorated, mostly by Sis 2 sons. I wouldn't say a whole lot of aesthetics went into the decoration, but it was definitely decorated with a lot of enthusiasm! Colourful and bright and crowded with baubles sums it up pretty well!

That's it for now. Hope the run up to Hari Raya Haji and Xmas is a whole lot of fun for everyone. Till next time... have a great life.