Not quite according to plan

So this weekend didn't quite go according to plan not least because, halfway through the journey, I had a phone call telling me that mum was once again on her way to A & E following a fall.  This time it had happened in the middle of the night.  She'd been found on a regular check and staff got her back to bed but she was in pain through breakfast and very confused hence the decision to call the ambulance.  Got to A & E to find her a little dazed and with a beautiful bruise around her eye where she caught herself on the way to the floor.  We waited while she had x-rays and tests and then waited some more for the results.  They came in the middle of the afternoon showing absolutely nothing wrong; no broken bones, no abnormalities in her blood, nothing wrong with her heart or blood pressure and nothing wrong with her brain so once again she'd bounced.  I do wonder how many more times she can do this without any ill effects but for now I'm grateful she wasn't still living alone where she would have laid on the bedroom floor for hours before anyone found her.

That diversion from the plan took up most of Saturday but I still had two more days to go so all was not lost and I set off for the house via M & S for food to to treat myself.  The rest of the weekend has passed by slowly and peacefully with soothing music listened to, books read and friends/family caught up with.  The best and most important part of the exercise though is that Jake, Ash and the nearly 6 year old had an equally lovely weekend and Jake said 'yes' without any hesitation when I asked if we could do it again so watch this space for future plans.  Now ready to go home with batteries recharged which is a good job because ..........

We now have the nearly 6 year old for the rest of the week.  If I'm not too exhausted you'll hear from me but if, as I suspect, I'm to be found comatose on the sofa at times when he's not around I'm sure you'll understand.

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