Veg noodle stirfry, tempura prawns, teriyaki sauce

Not much to say about today: after yesterday’s hospital shenanigans, mum and I have both been very tired today.

In my case, this has manifested in me lying on my bed, alternating between reading a book and playing games on my phone.

In mum’s case, this has manifested in her sleeping, waking up and complaining, then going back to sleep some more.

Mid afternoon, mum woke up in what I can only term “bloody awkward mode”: if I reassured her I was making fun of her, if I explained I was deliberately confusing her. If I said everything was fine I was lying, if I said nothing I was sulking.

I just could not win.

Eventually I managed to persuade mum to come out into the garden with me – not without accusations that I was humouring her, mind you – and we planted a few bits until mum decided it was too hot.

And that has been how it’s been for mum for the rest of the day: it’s too hot, her head hurts, she hasn’t seen her friends in ‘ages’, there’s nothing on tv, it’s too hot, and so on and on and on.

For dinner I cooked one of mum’s favourites: stirfried veg and noodles in a sweet sauce (teriyaki, in this case), and prawns in tempura batter. Mum refused the prawns, and ate a small portion of the veg and noodles under protest.

Then she ate a banana, and complained there was no coffee ice cream. Then she ate some of the tiramisu which she had previously complained I bought too much of.

Now she’s complaining that it’s too hot, and she’s still hungry, and there’s nothing to eat, and I swear she is going to end today throttled if she keeps this up.