Ground Control to Major Tom

Well, we have been home a couple of weeks or so now & had a weekend with the kids in Auckland for Jude's birthday which was good.. Well, its official. Jude is now registered as a superannuitant & I am registered as (get this!!) her underage partner ! Financially, we are a bit better off than we were but I guess the GST increase will make heavy inroads into this. All the bills are still here. Power & Phone demanding to be paid or else.. Doesn't matter that you have paid your bill early for the last 2 years or more, get behind when you are on holiday & they just about turn the Beadles loose on you. Oh yes. The rate bill is here as well. missed the rebate on that as well.

I suppose I didn't notice any gradual change being away, but Jude has deteriorated somewhat with her physical abilities & her energy levels, leaving more for me to do. I suppose its because I have had one of those bloody awful recurring colds with that hacking cough since we left Dunedin, but I don't feel up to much. By the time I catch up on the washing & housework I've had enough, so the stuff like lawns, weeding, sorting out the garage, washing Sherman etc., etc., just sorta take a back seat. meanwhile, my neighbor has gone fishing. I should envy him, but I don't. Too damn tired to worry. I guess I'll come right eventually. The situation isn't helped by Prime TV being taken over for the commonwealth games. I didn't realise how much of my evening TV is on Prime. I think I need to ring my old mate Hawkeye for a good old fashioned dose of harden the fuck up. That may help.

Oh yeah, Jude & I both had appointments with the Orthopaedics specialist on Thursday, her for her knee, me for my arm. The only solution for Judes knee is a complete replacement, but after talking to a friend that was there who had her knee done in May, she confirmed what she has already pretty much decided. The knee can stay as it is. Me ? I'm coming right, arm is healing nicely, it was better to leave it out of the sling rehabilitation wise & the chances of any complications are slim to remote. Oh, & it should stop hurting in another 2 or 3 months. Lesson learned.