Hi Sue,
I know what you are saying. I try to plan for my grandson. Rest up the day before & not plan anything for the day after since I know I will need to recover. I still do things while around him that I would not normally do. I try to be more "normal". I try to move too quickly. (Yesterday, I whacked my knee so hard against a table leg that he winced.) I don't know how old your grandchildren are but mine is 9 and I have to keep reminding him of my limitations. But, I do try to plan things that he enjoys. Children are more pleasant when they are doing something they like to do. As for the impatience, I think alot of mine comes from frustration. I'm frustrated that I can't do what I used to be able to do. I think this is all do to the RSD. I wasn't that way before I got it.
Linmarie