For Traveling I had to walk in the rain around the block on Tuesday. Carrying an umbrella with a white cane and trying to stay dry is not the easiest thing to do. Half of me was soaking wet, the other half was dry, and my arm holding the umbrella was very tired. The reason the teacher said it was necessary to go out in the rain was because every day sounds are different in the rain than when it's dry. I think I only walked off the sidewalk once or twice, and since it was raining, the guy on the bottom step was not there and I didn't run into him.
During Cooking Class I made minute steaks with cream of mushroom soup. I dropped one steak on the floor but quickly retrieved it and doused it with water. While frying them up my very patient cooking teacher told me to touch each steak, and if they were soggy to keep cooking them until they firmed up. I then placed them in a casserole pan without incident and drenched them with cream of mushroom soup. Today, Wednesday, the students came to the cooking class for lunch, and my minute steak recipe was one of their entree choices. No one got sick, and I heard no complaints.
On Wednesday I continued on the computer learning a few more keystrokes using the JAWS program. This evening I was up on the computer but must have forgotten a few key strokes because I couldn't find the document I was working on this morning.
For Braille, I worked on the letters k, l, and m. They are very similar to a, b, and c--just another dot added to each letter. Not only did I work Braille in Braille class, I worked Braille in cooking class too. Maybe my teacher's patience did wear a bit thin.
On Thursday we're going to Ames to visit the butterfly museum and then to Hickory Park to eat. With the hot weather, I can wear shorts. More later.
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Ken
ReplyDeleteI think its great all the new things you are learning. Just shows you can teach an old dog new tricks! You know even though Tom can see when he cooks salmon on the grill he touches it to see if it is done. He tells the same thing if it is too soft it is not done. Have a good time at your outing. we love your blog. Wish we wern't so busy helping out Melissa or we would come see you. When things settle down we will. Love you, Bee
Hey Ken,
ReplyDeleteHickory Park is my family's favorite place to eat. So you know the price is right. Try the Saucy Southern sandwich. I think it's the best. The chicken dinner isn't too bad either. Keep up the good work. I bet it is strange going to school without me.
Julio
Hey there twin brother of a different mother!
ReplyDeleteKathi and I are enjoying reading about your adventure in your blog. I think it's great that you are learning all these new skills and discovering new ways to put your talents to work for you. Hang in there,Ken!
Dave
I can appreciate the differences in sound when it's raining. Up here where we are, the sound-level of the 218 expressway and the planes taxiing to the airport terminal are much louder.
ReplyDeleteGlad things continue to go well. Chris, Trudy, and Nancy came for bridge on Tuesday evening here. Don't know how the card games went, but they certainly did laugh a lot.