Our First Outing - NOT!

Bob's been home for one week now and we're adjusting to the our new life. I must admit, I'm a little sleep deprived because we're on a 3-hour sleep pattern due to bathroom runs but by george, it's working. Izzie, Josh's dog, seems to think she should go out at alternating hours and it just doesn't work to say, "hey, Bob, it's your turn to let her out this time," like I used to, so I look like one of those new moms with bad hair, baggy eyes, bad clothes.

Bob had cabin fever so on Thursday, he told said me he "wanted to go to the market" (oh yes he did). So, I schlepped his wheelchair into the back of the car (OMG, it weighs a ton) and then had to park in the back parking lot because our handicapped placard hadn't arrived. I wheeled him into Stater Bros and grabbed a shopping cart but Bob decided that he didn't want to push himself and crossed his foot over. I said, "Hey buddy, I hope you're not expecting me to push you. I can't push you and the shopping cart, so you'd better start pushing yourself". Obstinate Bob refused to move and asked, "Why are you doing it this way?" (which knocked me over) but to which I responded, "I am not superwoman, mister, so it's either you or groceries" but he wasn't budging. So we went back to the car, reloaded him and the wheelchair and drove home. By the time we got back into the house, I was a mad, sweaty, mess and he was no happy camper. It's hard to argue when only one of us can talk but somehow we did it. I think we were both pretty disappointed by the whole thing. Now, although I don't need alot of sleep, I'm not so good when I'm sleep deprived. Before the stroke, Bob would tell me, in that low, slow, voice of his, "Go to bed, Sharon" and I'd know that it was time to take a nap. I can't wait to hear him tell me that, again. So, I pretended he did and put myself to bed. (Bad Sharon! Bad Sharon!) I apologized after I woke up and thank goodness, he hugged me and told me he loved me.

So, we got over it, and the next day, after OT, we went to Mimi's. It was really fun!