Overcast chilly Tuesday

Good morning. It’s a gray, chilly, damp fall morning. I’m taking Bitzi for a walk in a few minutes. I still am sneezing and hacking a bunch from the pollen. This too shall pass. 

Keep going

7:56 Monday morning- I just drank my coffee with cinnamon, ginger, turmeric and baking soda in it. Now I feel a bit squishy in my stomach. I need to take Bitzi for a walk and start my yard work. At this moment I’m not feeling very energetic. My breathing and bronchial/ sinus congestion are better today. I flushed my sinuses numerous times with the water pik thing. I kept feeling like I was getting a sinus infection on the right side. I get it every year when the ragweed and nettles pollen count are high. Okay a few more minutes sitting here then I’m taking the dog out. 

Train in the distance

I’m slightly chilly even with the throw blanket on me and the dog on my lap. It’s 5:06am and I woke up on the couch a little while ago feeling congested and struggling to breathe. I had a few days of feeling better once the Covid test was negative but then I felt like I was starting to come down with a cold a few days ago. After I woke up I went to the bathroom, took my levothyroxin and used my nebulizer to help my breathing. Now I’m awake. This same thing happened yesterday too. It’s silent in the house and I can hear a train in the distance and it’s sounds moving on the track. I don’t know that I’ve ever heard that before from this house. 

Tuesday some of the neighbors are having a “ say farewell” lunch to me and Mike at a nearby restaurant because we are stepping down as neighborhood representatives. The recognition would have taken place at the big neighborhood picnic on August 31 but Mike and I had Covid. We had to ask the 2 incoming reps and others to step up and run the picnic. So now they want a make up farewell event. I don’t want to go but we are going to be polite. I had been a rep for four years and Mike for one, although he’s been helping with neighborhood stuff for four years too. I just got burned out and sick of it. Some of the neighbors are rude and act entitled. That offends me a lot and I just got sick of dealing with it. I’ll go to the farewell lunch to be nice.

Thursday I have a colonoscopy scheduled so Wednesday is prep day. I have to read the instructions carefully so I don’t screw anything up and have to repeat it. Yuck. I’ll be really glad when that’s over!

I have a lot of yard work to do. There are tons of dead flowers that are done blooming for the season and overgrew their places so I have a bunch of stuff to rip out. Too many perennials have spread and are choking out my roses. I’m going to try to get it done today and tomorrow if I’m up to it. I also have a lot of housework and grocery shopping to do so I’d but get going pretty early today. Mike is still sleeping. 

Early Monday

Tomorrow is the presidential debate. I hope it goes well and is civil and positive. I’m so tired of the political shit show.

After I finish my coffee and pack a few more things in my bag I’ll leave and drive down to Norris to see my daughter, then to Canton Lake to see my sister, then stop to see an old friend, then to Lewistown to my younger daughter’s house where I’ll stay tonight. I’ll see her family and my sons and their kids. Tomorrow morning I’ll drive to Peoria and pick up my sister Vicki who is mentally and physically handicapped. I missed her birthday last week because I had Covid.

Saturday

Fall is here

It’s early morning, chilly and a bit overcast. The high today is supposed to be in the 60s. 

Mike and I are just getting over Covid. I guess we caught it on the cruise or plane. A whole bunch of people in our 55+ community have it now. My kids had it last week too. It’s obviously spreading fast and easy. We will get our new Covid vaccine booster on the 25th. Too bad it wasn’t available before the cruise!

I took a pretty long walk with Bitzi yesterday then Mike and I drove up to Lake Geneva for a couple hours and had a good time. It’s only about a 40- minute drive. We got a bunch of fresh vegetables and fruits at a produce stand.

Next Monday and Tuesday I’m going to see my kids and sisters.

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