Cuban prawn pasta

After all yesterday’s crying and complaining (not all unjustified), this morning mum commented “yesterday wasn’t so bad, was it?”

I wasn’t sure what to say to that when I had woken up feeling almost as exhausted as when I went to bed.

Mum has also commented several times that I seem tired, and I’m not sure what to say to that, either.

This morning a family friend very kindly took half an hour out of her busy day to take mum’s new prescription down to the pharmacy, and just as mum was settling down to her post-dinner coffee ice cream the pharmacist delivered the new tablets to our door. (He often does urgent deliveries on his way home rather than waiting until the next day when the delivery driver is back at work.)

I have been trying very hard not to fall into the trap of thinking that mum’s problems are all down to her poor mental health, as I’ve had doctors do that to me and look how that ended up. But 20 minutes after taking the first dose of her new tablets – an antibiotic and a drug to protect her stomach – mum commented how much better her back felt already. I decided not to disillusion her.

Dinner was served a little later than usual as mum noticed we’re down to just five rolls of toilet paper and insisted I order some more immediately. Sadly the earliest delivery I could get was Sunday afternoon, so – and I wish I was joking but I’m not – I have been ordered to ration my use of toilet paper. (And no, we don’t usually use five rolls of toilet paper in two days, as mum admitted when I challenged her. I did order some more, though.)

As I have been so tired all day I intended to do a beige dinner (pasties, chips, beans / sweetcorn), but I decided I fancied something more interesting so cooked up one of the Simply Cook meals, a spicy prawn pasta we’ve had before and liked. We liked it again tonight: when mum goes to get a spoon to scoop up the remaining sauce I know I’m onto a winner.

So that’s that, another day and week gone, and a night of (please please please) unbroken sleep to look forward to. 🥱