Drippy

February 20, 2007 (12:31pm)

37º F, Sunshine, E wind 0 mph.

Good afternoon,

My woman is under the weather and has turned into a drip. Yesterday she started to feel un-good with the sniffles, runny nose, and a fever. This morning it has turned un-good-er! I did get some decongestant for her yesterday and filled her with orange juice and liquids as much as I can. But there is a limit. This morning she really looked like she was sick, so after being up for a bit, she went back to bed and really slept for some time. I was surprised at how early she went to bed last night too. Not like her. Anywho, at the moment she has been able to eat some chicken soup (I knew it would be necessary when I made it last week) and while the fever still persists, the drippy nose has subsided some. She did have a nose bleed which took some time to stop. I think, and hope, she is on the mend.

While getting out the decongestant yesterday, as I took it down from the shelf, a whole bunch of stuff came out of the box. Didn’t expect that and at first thought it was the tablets. On closer examination, it turned out to be a storage place for a mouse at some point in time. Never been bothered with mice there before, so we never looked earlier in the year. Don’t think the mouse at any of the tablets, as they are in a foil package and it didn’t look like it had been bothered. Obviously, we didn’t take any chances with it and threw them out.

Much to Margriet’s surprise, she got a chat message from her brother Woelter from the hospital. They were able to chat online for some time. Good for both of them I am sure. From what he said, he will be confined to his hospital room for three weeks - isolation. His immune system is messed up with the treatments. He "sounded" much better today than the last time they chatted. The reason for his chat was to thank us for a card we sent to him. For once the mail system worked fast. We were afraid when we sent it, he would get it after he was out of the hospital.

Apparently, the hospital provides him with phone, TV and a COMPUTER with web access - without cost! Boy that is really nice. The computer with the access would seem to me to be very important. If I were there, the room would have to have padded walls after two or three days. I would be bouncing off of them, not being able to get out and about. Would drive me nuts for sure. I suspect he gets tired rather easily, so the computer is always there to stimulate him much more beneficially than most TV programs during the day, if there are as here. Margriet, and I, were very surprised and happy for him to have the computer.

We missed Bible study today. I let them know via email so they will not wonder about us. We also left a package of cookies there a couple of weeks ago for them to use. That week, we had way too much food to eat, so didn’t open them then. I really don’t like to leave Margriet home alone when she is not well. Not that I am that great at doing something, but still worry about her. I will go a bit later to vote and probably will stop at the post office to get the mail too. It was closed yesterday for President’s Day. Might stop at the library too and pick up some more DVD’s and/or videos too.

Finally, we have a day with the temperature at or above the normal high. It has been a month since that has happened. It is really warm at the moment outside. Almost makes one want to go skinny dipping again! Snowmobilers and skiers probably will not appreciate the temperatures much. Snowmobiles have had a tough year so far around here. The ice fishermen are some happier as the ice is rather solid now and will be for some time to come, in spite of the warmer temperatures.

I will make a macaroni (Lutheran comfort food!) salad tonight for the funeral tomorrow. All of the ingredients are in the cupboard, so is should not be a problem. It should chill for several hours, so overnight should be good. The gals want us to be at church early to help set up the tables and like that, so it looks to be a full day. We are expecting a very large attendance, so should have enough food on hand for it. Tomorrow is also Ash Wednesday, with a soup and sandwich supper before the service. I have a feeling we will probably miss those activities. Enough is enough. Besides I hope Margriet will be able to get some extra sleep for a couple of days.

Time to get a-going.

In Christ My Saviour,

Chris <><