Winner, winner, chicken dinner

After feeling like a wet week yesterday, I stayed in bed all morning, only rousing when John phoned me just after eleven o’clock. He caught me still a-snoozing so I wasn’t at my best. “Having a long lie-in,” I confessed, yawning my head off. “Must get up now, though, as I’m off to see Dave & Chris for lunch.”

John nodded and told me to have a good time, but I know he was feeling it, not being able to come after it had been arranged for both of us originally. He still looked miserable, but he was putting a brave face on it.

I took the new car to Dave & Chris’s to show it off, and thought I’d have a go at getting the SatNav in the car to work. I set the destination before I set off, but clearly got it wrong as it kept trying to turn me round to go back home. I stopped on the way, and re-set it. But obviously didn’t set it properly again, as it wanted to send me off down some God-forsaken road in Kenilworth. I stopped again and had another go. This time I got it right, but it did mean that I arrived half an hour late to my destination.

Dave and Chris were very gracious about me being late and greeted me very warmly and with open arms, Oh, gosh, it was so lovely to see them in the flesh and to feel the depth of their love and friendship.

Chris said apologetically that she’d made a roast chicken dinner. She knew it was the summer but somehow it just seemed the right thing to do. Crikey! I’ll say! I was absolutely delighted to be having a ‘winner, winner, chicken dinner’ I can tell you! It was lush….see for your self.

I couldn’t help but send a photo of the delicious food that Chris had cooked to John. Although afterwards I thought that I had been a bit mean in doing so, as the hospital lunch may not have been comparable. John was gracious though, and didn’t seem to mind too much.

We had a great afternoon, nattering our heads off on all sorts of topics and finishing off with a game of Yahtzee – something I thought I hadn’t played before, but now I am wondering whether we did play it many moons ago. Thoroughly enjoyed myself.

Home again, I had a chat to John, who said he’d had a bit of a rubbish day, feeling exceedingly blue and wondering what the future holds. One day at a time, I told him, but I am not sure it helped. I am sincerely hoping that he will be home on Tuesday – although you never know, they might give him the ‘hurry up’ and let him out tomorrow. We’ll see.

Numbers. See if you can guess which category they refer to…..there’ll be a prize later.

24,248; 15; 358; 86%; and nearly 64%

All for now. Wishing everyone I know the best of everything – health, happiness and love. Above all, love. God bless.