My first follow-up week
Dec. 12th, 2009 10:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rdfreakWell, as mentioned previously, Joy has just settled in so well this week, only getting better. we're at the stage where she's using her toilet harness most of the time now. Her bowel movements are such where she'll go twice in the mornings with number 2's, then that's it for them until the following morning.
I am still split feeding her meals as some of us were doing in the centre, and on contemplation, i may end up just keeping it like this.
Now, since i haven't written since last Sunday, let's hope i can remember what we did this week; i'm having trouble remembering what we did on Monday now, *grrr oh yes ..
Monday once Jane arrived, we walked down to the Vet where she was met by the nurses who also put her information (like vaccination dates etc) into their computer system. We then walked home and called it a day since jane had been a bit late. I spent the rest of the day just playing with Joy and mucking around on here. Oh, i did call Jane (from Insight) to see if they'd sent me out anything about my job while I was away, as I hadn't received anything, but she said they hadn't and it was good of me to check.
Tuesday we went to Boxhill shopping centre where Jane got her bearings on where I wanted to frequent, but we did do a bit of orientation with Joy to the lift and the bus bays and station.
Wednesday Jane spent the day with GinaMarie, so i was to have the entire Thursday. So I spent this day going shopping. I was sooo pleased with Joy as I ended up thinking I really needed to pull my little geap along behind me cos I needed to buy a lot of heavy things. I just made sure I spoke encouraging to Joy the whole time, and she took to it straight away and just walked her quick pace as normal. I bought quite a lot, then we went across the road to the butcher.
Then back at home, B started talking to me about gingerbread which gave me a craving, so we tripped off to the bakery to see if they had it; they had the men, so bought took, ate one and decided it was too gingery and not enough yummy decorations, Lol! (I'll give the second one to B today! :)
Thursday we walked to Boxhill again, (we couldn't do this tuesday as it was pelting down, so we ended up driving.) Anyway, Joy and I were orientated out of the station, to the lift, up to the bus bays, to Nutshack and then to dickSmith's. We did these a few times with Joy really getting the hang of it; this was very pleasing indeed especially cos DickSmith's is quite far away from everywhere else. I'll be trying these tuesday again on my own. I know my fave discount chocolate/lolly shop sweet Bea is somewhere down the end where I was going, so will find out where that is, of course! Lol!
We then went home on the bus, had some lunch and by that time it was starting to rain. so Jane and I drove down to the local counsel to register Joy.
Yesterday morning Jane and I walked down to the park here and we let Joy off for a free run. She never went far from me really, but Jane encouraged her away so we could practice the recall, that went extremely well as usual. Then on the way back, Jane told me about this other girl (who I know) who also got a job at insight, and she's heard about as little as I have about our jobs, so that's OK; I did expect this though because it's a new school.
Monday Joy and I will meet Jane in city and I will do a few routes I frequent when going in there.
Wednesday we're going to Mum's because Jane will show me how best to work Joy when there's no footpaths, so we'll see Heartly again.
Then the following wednesday we'll go to Nan's.
Not sure at this stage when I'll be at B's again, but I'm not worried about walking around there with her; she'll pick it up.
So yesterday Nan was here while she was waiting for her car to be serviced. She did some washing for me which was nice, but I hadn't expected her to do it.
I also had the O.T from guidedogs here in the afo. i just cooked some sausages and vegies just so he could see how I do things, and we'll spend his next couple of visits cooking stuff I'd like to be able to do more on my own. i just expressed interest to broaden my cooking skills in general, that's all.
Anyway B will be here later on this afo, and I think we planned to go out somewhere for dinner, just for something different.
Well, bout all for now.
Thirteen days til christmas; it's come so fast again! We'll be going to my Aunty's for the traditional christmas lunch, this time, with yet another member of the family! Lol; it just keeps on growing!
Til Next Time, RdFreak
I am still split feeding her meals as some of us were doing in the centre, and on contemplation, i may end up just keeping it like this.
Now, since i haven't written since last Sunday, let's hope i can remember what we did this week; i'm having trouble remembering what we did on Monday now, *grrr oh yes ..
Monday once Jane arrived, we walked down to the Vet where she was met by the nurses who also put her information (like vaccination dates etc) into their computer system. We then walked home and called it a day since jane had been a bit late. I spent the rest of the day just playing with Joy and mucking around on here. Oh, i did call Jane (from Insight) to see if they'd sent me out anything about my job while I was away, as I hadn't received anything, but she said they hadn't and it was good of me to check.
Tuesday we went to Boxhill shopping centre where Jane got her bearings on where I wanted to frequent, but we did do a bit of orientation with Joy to the lift and the bus bays and station.
Wednesday Jane spent the day with GinaMarie, so i was to have the entire Thursday. So I spent this day going shopping. I was sooo pleased with Joy as I ended up thinking I really needed to pull my little geap along behind me cos I needed to buy a lot of heavy things. I just made sure I spoke encouraging to Joy the whole time, and she took to it straight away and just walked her quick pace as normal. I bought quite a lot, then we went across the road to the butcher.
Then back at home, B started talking to me about gingerbread which gave me a craving, so we tripped off to the bakery to see if they had it; they had the men, so bought took, ate one and decided it was too gingery and not enough yummy decorations, Lol! (I'll give the second one to B today! :)
Thursday we walked to Boxhill again, (we couldn't do this tuesday as it was pelting down, so we ended up driving.) Anyway, Joy and I were orientated out of the station, to the lift, up to the bus bays, to Nutshack and then to dickSmith's. We did these a few times with Joy really getting the hang of it; this was very pleasing indeed especially cos DickSmith's is quite far away from everywhere else. I'll be trying these tuesday again on my own. I know my fave discount chocolate/lolly shop sweet Bea is somewhere down the end where I was going, so will find out where that is, of course! Lol!
We then went home on the bus, had some lunch and by that time it was starting to rain. so Jane and I drove down to the local counsel to register Joy.
Yesterday morning Jane and I walked down to the park here and we let Joy off for a free run. She never went far from me really, but Jane encouraged her away so we could practice the recall, that went extremely well as usual. Then on the way back, Jane told me about this other girl (who I know) who also got a job at insight, and she's heard about as little as I have about our jobs, so that's OK; I did expect this though because it's a new school.
Monday Joy and I will meet Jane in city and I will do a few routes I frequent when going in there.
Wednesday we're going to Mum's because Jane will show me how best to work Joy when there's no footpaths, so we'll see Heartly again.
Then the following wednesday we'll go to Nan's.
Not sure at this stage when I'll be at B's again, but I'm not worried about walking around there with her; she'll pick it up.
So yesterday Nan was here while she was waiting for her car to be serviced. She did some washing for me which was nice, but I hadn't expected her to do it.
I also had the O.T from guidedogs here in the afo. i just cooked some sausages and vegies just so he could see how I do things, and we'll spend his next couple of visits cooking stuff I'd like to be able to do more on my own. i just expressed interest to broaden my cooking skills in general, that's all.
Anyway B will be here later on this afo, and I think we planned to go out somewhere for dinner, just for something different.
Well, bout all for now.
Thirteen days til christmas; it's come so fast again! We'll be going to my Aunty's for the traditional christmas lunch, this time, with yet another member of the family! Lol; it just keeps on growing!
Til Next Time, RdFreak
