ColinUK
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Walked ten miles to surprise the parents yesterday and boy were they surprised. They were out!
They had only gone for a walk to the local deli so weren’t long and were overjoyed to see me. As I was them. We broke the rules and hugged. It was the second time I’d seen them since lockdown.
They’re pretty much the only ones in their social circle who aren’t seeing anyone (apart from the hairdresser, the gardener and the cleaner!) they get all groceries delivered but sometimes pop to the deli for something specific (or for the walk). My brother and sister in law haven’t set foot into their house at all. I’d just decided I wasn’t going to risk another potential lockdown coming and not have seen them.
Mum commented positively on my weight loss in a manner that only mums can... “it’s great you’ve only got the two chins now!.... Can I make you something to eat?... I can bake scones for later...If I take a half cheesecake out of the freezer it’ll defrost really quickly... I can do jacket potatoes for lunch.... or something on toast maybe?” Bless her for thinking it’s all about avoiding sugar.... to her cheesecake is healthy
Anyway I was there from about 10:30 through until 7pm and yes readers I did eat. One avocado, a hard boiled egg, 1/3rd tin of tuna and a tsp of mayonnaise.... drop of double cream in my coffee.... oh and clotted cream with homemade blueberry jam on a fresh scone #baddiabeticboy
Didn’t walk home but got the tube and 90% of passengers were wearing masks and also generally leaving a seat free between groups. Ravenously hungry when I got home though (probably to do with the scone) so scoffed an entire tub of hummus with cucumber chunks and the odd olive. Followed by two squares of 100% dark chocolate (which tastes like crushed paracetamol and I’m determined to finish because of it tastes like that it’s gotta be good for me dammit!) whizzed up with a little double cream and a solitary strawberry for sweetness.
My dad is eighty in a month and mum is seventy-eight so the food was recompense for spending hours sorting out the mess they made of their email accounts, deleting rubbish off mum’s iPad and dad’s iPhone and trying to teach them how to use Gmail - a challenge made harder because neither of them actually read what’s on the screen but rather just click on what they think ought to do what they want it to do.
They’re both intelligent. Dad was a surveyor. Mum had her own successful businesses but sometimes they’re seemingly incapable of the simplest tasks.
They use my Netflix/Amazon Prime/Disney + etc on their TV and they managed to sign out of the whole lot last night so called at about 10:50pm for help.
They were about to watch a film. I was about to go to sleep!
Love them to bits though. And if anyone’s missing slightly bonkers elderly parents and wants to borrow mine ever I will gladly loan them out to you! No charge!!
And BG this morning an even 7.0 - better than expected tbh!
They had only gone for a walk to the local deli so weren’t long and were overjoyed to see me. As I was them. We broke the rules and hugged. It was the second time I’d seen them since lockdown.
They’re pretty much the only ones in their social circle who aren’t seeing anyone (apart from the hairdresser, the gardener and the cleaner!) they get all groceries delivered but sometimes pop to the deli for something specific (or for the walk). My brother and sister in law haven’t set foot into their house at all. I’d just decided I wasn’t going to risk another potential lockdown coming and not have seen them.
Mum commented positively on my weight loss in a manner that only mums can... “it’s great you’ve only got the two chins now!.... Can I make you something to eat?... I can bake scones for later...If I take a half cheesecake out of the freezer it’ll defrost really quickly... I can do jacket potatoes for lunch.... or something on toast maybe?” Bless her for thinking it’s all about avoiding sugar.... to her cheesecake is healthy
Anyway I was there from about 10:30 through until 7pm and yes readers I did eat. One avocado, a hard boiled egg, 1/3rd tin of tuna and a tsp of mayonnaise.... drop of double cream in my coffee.... oh and clotted cream with homemade blueberry jam on a fresh scone #baddiabeticboy
Didn’t walk home but got the tube and 90% of passengers were wearing masks and also generally leaving a seat free between groups. Ravenously hungry when I got home though (probably to do with the scone) so scoffed an entire tub of hummus with cucumber chunks and the odd olive. Followed by two squares of 100% dark chocolate (which tastes like crushed paracetamol and I’m determined to finish because of it tastes like that it’s gotta be good for me dammit!) whizzed up with a little double cream and a solitary strawberry for sweetness.
My dad is eighty in a month and mum is seventy-eight so the food was recompense for spending hours sorting out the mess they made of their email accounts, deleting rubbish off mum’s iPad and dad’s iPhone and trying to teach them how to use Gmail - a challenge made harder because neither of them actually read what’s on the screen but rather just click on what they think ought to do what they want it to do.
They’re both intelligent. Dad was a surveyor. Mum had her own successful businesses but sometimes they’re seemingly incapable of the simplest tasks.
They use my Netflix/Amazon Prime/Disney + etc on their TV and they managed to sign out of the whole lot last night so called at about 10:50pm for help.
They were about to watch a film. I was about to go to sleep!
Love them to bits though. And if anyone’s missing slightly bonkers elderly parents and wants to borrow mine ever I will gladly loan them out to you! No charge!!
And BG this morning an even 7.0 - better than expected tbh!
