I Have Made a Decision

Yesterday, the doctor refused to give me an antibiotic or prednisone! I was annoyed but tried to talk him into giving me something. Finally, he said he would compromise and send me something that I was not to pick up until Monday and take if I needed it. I have a Zpack waiting. 

Breathing is still hard and head congestion continues. I feel awful and am feverish. There are no leftovers except cabbage and a bit of the Hormel Beef where I ate a bit for lunch. Friday night,  we had the two shishkabobs. The price sticker was $12.99. The meat was tough and the bell pepper almost non-existent. 

At Publix, when I bought strawberries for out lunch, I was pleasantly surprised. The strawberries were red all the way through and sweet and juicier than I have ever seen a strawberry. If you see JAYMAR strawberries, maybe they are all red through. I hate to get strawberries that are white, hard and tasteless inside. You have to keep your lips tightly sealed to keep the juiciness from running down your chin! 

For breakfast on Saturday, I made seven eggs, scrambled. Half are waiting for breakfast tomorrow. Eggs, milk and strawberries were delicious for breakfast. I tried something different. Well, it was not different, just not done in ages. I put a splash of milk in the eggs before scrambling them. Mama always cooked our eggs this way, but for some reason, I quit using milk. Do you use milk in scrambled eggs? 

I have made a decision. When I leave the house, even to walk to the car, I WILL wear a mask. I cannot stand much more. 

Last night, we loaded the dishwasher. There is never anything except glass bowls, casseroles, and storage dishes. Tommy washes all pots and pans! And, the sink. I have the shiniest stainless steal in the country. 

Tommy at my request, took out three packages of bscb from the freezer Friday night. I will cook it and freeze most of it one or two breasts to a bag. I dislike running out of cooked chicken. Maybe it will be thawed by Sunday. I do not want to thaw chicken in the sink since I am so tired. There are 9 lbs waiting to thaw. 

Friday night, I slept so much better than the last two weeks. My chest is no longer tight. While I don't feel cured by any means, I am not getting worse day by day. 

Tonight, I have squash to cook. Steamed is great, but fried sounds great. Always with onions! 

When Wagon Train is over, we are going for a drive. Maybe I can catch the tail end of yard sales. Usually, I don't bother to get out, so I am sort of laughing at my idea of going to a yard sale. I suppose when I forget what they are, I will quit wanting to go look for yard sales! 

The day is beautiful, so just being out for a bit will be great, a treat. I hope the sun is shining wherever you live.

Saturday and Sunday

 Saturday night, I put all eight amber, pint, Ball canning jars and the rings into the dishwasher. I don't put the lids with the seal in water that hot as I feel it will lessen the sealing. I plan to use them for items that I keep in jars. At least they will keep the light from affecting food. When I start dehydrating again, I will use pint jars as I always have. 

Saturday night, I decided to go to bed at 7:45 and take an hour nap before a movie came on that I wanted to see. Well, that was not to be. Tommy was knocking around. Apparently, he spilled a Diet Pepsi on his table. He went to the bathroom and washed out the hand towel in the bathroom sink. I suppose I heard him rattling around a plastic bowl that lives in the sink. 

Then, I heard loud fireworks going off for a few minutes. I was up and madder than a wet hen. My heart was pounding before I left the bed, so rushing to look out the front door made me nauseous and dizzy. I pulled open the door and looked out. It was the very nice neighbor across the street. They quit shooting off fireworks. I suppose they thought I was angry and quit, but the damage was done. I could have seen pretty fireworks. So, I got up to watch since I could not sleep and now they think I wanted them to quit! I did before I got up. 

We had a BLT for dinner. I had a peach, too. Delicious. There is enough bacon to have another tomorrow. 

It is about 3 pm on Sunday. I just awoke ill. No wonder I was ready for bed at 8 pm Saturday night! So, I have it all assembled--water, inhaler, meds, pillow. Hopefully, I will be better by bedtime. I hate summer colds although this seems more in my chest. Running a temp in the summer is the worst. 

Tommy reported a hummingbird sighting when he awoke and later when he ate breakfast. So, I suppose they are coming all day. We are going to get flowers and hang them on another shepherd's hook near the front porch or ramp. Maybe you are tired of hearing about hummingbirds, but we are excited. Now, we just need hummingbird books. 

I had scheduled two people to clean at 3 pm today and awoke and called them to cancel. I hate that. Tommy is watching a program--Saturdays in the South. It appears to be about football and racism. Interesting. However, it has multiple segments and this series will last until 11 pm or something. Ack! 

There is no telling when he is going to help me with dishes. I have the dishwasher emptied and half-filled. But, he needs to come and just help empty the sink and hand dishes to me. 

We were out of the house from 6-7 pm. It is nice to be out and nice to be back...lol. 

Do you find getting a cold or chest congestion in the summer is more miserable than other times of the year?