I made the mistake of restarting my antibiotics yesterday and started having stomach issues again last night. That confirms what caused my issue Wednesday night. I have stopped taking them again and won’t start them again. At least this time I didn’t run a low grade temperature. I think the temperature was from the pneumonia vaccine.
I took half of a pill of the medication that stops the diarrhea and makes me very sleepy around 6:00 this morning. I slept in today and didn’t get up until 2:00. I hadn’t slept most of the night though as I was up going to the bathroom so much. I feel a bit hung over this afternoon but am not running to the bathroom near as often.
I had gotten up at sunrise and went down to take care of the chicks. I had taken the half pill and didn’t know when I would get back down there. When I got up at 2:00 I went back down. They were suffering from heat stress as their heat lamp was still on. I gave them cool, clear water and opened their door and windows to cool down the coop. Hopefully they will recover and be OK. It has been tricky keeping them cool enough in the big coop. I didn’t have that trouble when I kept them inside.
Tomorrow I need to fix the big coop so they have more room. I don’t have the energy to do it today.
Jim went into town for me to get the noodles so I can make chicken and noodles for the kiddos tomorrow. I hope he can find them – I’m not sure where they are anymore since the Walmart store was reorganized. I also gave Jim a list of several other things I needed. Grateful he was able to run my errands for me as I am still feeling a bit weak today.
Have 30 masks made and decided to order material for another round of them. I don’t know when I will get them all made but don’t have to get them made if I change my mind. I use sheets for the material to make the masks out of and order queen sized which is what our bed uses. That way if I change my mind the sheets will still be helpful.
Jim needs to take two twin bed sets out of the room downstairs he is setting up his camera collection in. Anyone want to haul off two twin bed sets? Make me an offer and they are yours. I will throw in the bedding on them too.
Other than fixing dinner for the kiddos tomorrow night I have nothing on my calendar this weekend. We are eating left overs tonight so don’t even have to fix dinner tonight. We grilled steaks last night – they were yummy.
Monday I will need to go to the doctor’s clinic in the morning to have my blood draw that I should have done Thursday. I will also need to call and reschedule my mammogram. Other than my Crisis Hot Line shifts I don’t have anything else on my calendar all week.
I would like to get some letters written. I sent some out a week or two ago but haven’t written any since. I got handwritten letters from both of my Aunts for my birthday and so love hearing from them. It is like I get a brief visit from my mother when I talk to them or get a letter from them.
I am hoping I will get to stay home all week next week once I go to the clinic Monday. I am feeling the need to nest and not leave the property for a long stretch. Last week seemed busy to me and I prefer the quiet and privacy of staying home these days. Jim is going to Stillwater soon for another week or so but I will stay home and tend to the baby chicks. When they get old enough that I don’t have to tend to them four times a day I will go to Stillwater with him if I can find a housesitter.
Feeling a bit out of my body this afternoon. I need to get some more fluids in me to replace those I lost overnight. I have been able to eat a bit today which is helping. I’ll be glad when I am totally back to my normal energy level and all these drugs are out of my system. I don’t handle drugs well.
Grateful Jim volunteered to go to town for me this afternoon, grateful I am back on the way to feeling better, and grateful the kiddos were flexible and allowed me to switch to Sunday night instead of tonight for dinner.