Ten Days

This will not be edited!   For ten days, I have been exhausted, literally drained without the least bit of exertion. I went to pt and was worked hard and left shaking. Since I did not feel this way ever in pt, I knew something was wrong. Finally, on Friday night on a bathroom trip, I was screaming with UTI pain. 

Thankfully, I had AZO and started  For some reason, we talked about dr and did not go. Sunday, he said he was taking me to doctor. Urgent care, both of them, were closed, one for renovation. We drove to another city and found AFC. I knew I was in good hands. 

Soon, I had the nicest np ever and came home with two prescriptions. It is   eight hours later. I feel like I will live. lol

Tommy suggested we eat at Chic fil A right across from AFC. My healing started with chicken.  lol

He says we have 5-10 packages of ground beef in freezer. I am not over stocking. I just do not want to pay a higher price later. We do eat meat every day. No lectures. 

I think our neighbor might have died. He was in hospice, and daughter and son were there. Now, no one is there. He saved me from further injury when I fell off the porch. I took food over to him for months until he could no longer eat. 

I am still working on Duchovny's poetry. It has been several days since I felt like reading. 

Tommy and I took our walkers into a thrift store to look for a lid for a new skillet I bought that did not come with a lid. We found one for $0.99. Then, I turned around and found books. We left taking one lid that cost $49.99. 

On the way out and in line I talked to a grandmother who brought grandsons in to buy one book each. I talked to  older boy (7) and younger boy, including all three in the conversation about reading. I shared how I turned a recalcitrant non-reader around and how he was now a hs English teacher. The grandmother thanked me, telling me she had learned lots from me.

I talk to children when I get the chance, especially little boys, and share books to read. This is my mission--to inspire little boys to read. Girls too, but they are easier. This conversation was in midst of my illness. I was inspired to finally get my PhD. Maybe it was the fever. 

I have gone to bathroom about ten times since I started typing.

"About Time"

 Today was a productive day, low key, easy--my favorite kind of day. I got lots of phone calls made. We took a sandwich when we went out for hours. 

I searched for a plate hanger and gave up. I searched for an over-the-door hanger. I need one to hang my clothes on, the kind with an arm to hang multiple items on since I don't dry any of my clothing in a dryer. Turning to Amazon, the order was soon secured. I love Amazon! the cost to me is about $7/month. 

Tommy now must hang and remove items I hung on the door. With his upcoming operation, I need to be able to do more things for myself. Now, he says reaching up so far hurts him, too. 

Today, Tommy took my produce card to market. I tell him to get whatever and tomatoes. He has bought honey and other items. Today, he bought four tomatoes--two Cherokee purple and two Brandwine pink. My dinner was one of the Cherokee Purple with salad with chicken in it. 

Last week, I discovered David Duchovny had written a book of poetry--About Time. Duchovny is one of my two heartthrobs. Glen Ford is the other. When I heard Duchovny married Tea Leone, I really disliked her...lol.  

The book was not available here, so I ordered it from Amazon. I highly recommend the short book. I read some of it to Tommy when we had a short wait in the car. He liked it. Duchovny graduated from Princeton with BA in literature and an MA from Yale in Lit. His introduction was filled with quotes I was quite familiar with since I followed his path. 

This post has not been edited. I am too tired. 

Anne, you mentioned Blue Pearl and Black Pearl. Which did you say was the better Chinese restaurant?

Tommy has mellowed lots. He would scream at me and afib started. I told him this and he has backed off, thankfully. 

He has even started smiling or even laughing at things I say, just silly things. 

From things he has said or his lack of denial, it seems we are completely redoing this house, paint, cabinets, old bathroom in addition the new one in a bedroom. He is very agreeable. Mold and asbestos (if any) will be removed. Well, we know there is mold in the attic. 

Okay, off to read About Time.