Das Boot

Happy Sunday!  I think my life is calming down now from all the gremlins. The beginning of this year has been a bit crazy for me. I've had quite a few appointments to try to get all the equipment I use either updated or fixed.  I had an appointment with the "Seating Clinic"...who knew there was such a thing?  This is a clinic to acess how I am sitting in my wheelchair and to see if there is anything to help with butt wear and tear.  While some people would think that sitting all the time would be fun, it's not great on the derrierre. So anyway, it looks like I'm due for a new wheelchair..now for the disabled, this is like getting a new car...Do I get a bucket seat, does it come in bright red, can I go 0 to 60 in 10 seconds, can I get it with surius radio...what kind of horn does it have...So many different options.  So I have that to look forward to in April.

Next to get fixed is my boot...Yes I have a nice leather boot that I wear..When I first saw it I was wondering where the chains, chaps and whip were. The boot was made just for me so that my ankle would be stable when I transfer.  Now, I am far from a fashion forward person, but my boot looks like it was right out of a Nazi war movie...When I first laid eyes on it I immediatly named it "Luftwaffe" thinking that was the name of the German marchers...I now have learned that the Luftwaffe was the German Airforce.  So I now need a new name for my boot..Maybe "Butch"would do. Well anyway, next Monday, I have to get "Butch's" straps fixed..easy..Right?...NOT!!..Ok first I have to have my aide get me up at about 6:00 a.m. Put on the boot to transfer, then have my Dad come over to pick up the boot and take to to the Orthotics place by 7:30..Then they take it to the leather repairman.  Then he has to finish it and get it back to the Orthotics place by the time they close at 5pm and then have my Dad go pick it up before they close. So I can have it before I need to transfer back in bed. Why does this all remind me of a Mission Impossible plot.  Of course I will be your typical jewish person and worry all day that everything will go well.

So anyway...you all have a good day.. Good luck Saints...Say a prayer for Haiti and the missing stiudents from my  Lynn University.my alma mater.
Be safe, Be warm and Be superb!
R