It is 20 degrees out today. That is a 20 degree improvement in temperature. The only problem is the wind is 30 – 35 MPH so it feels like 3. It was damn cold walking down to the chickens today. Trusting the warmer temperatures will come our way this week yet.
We are to get a wintery mix of precipitation over the next couple of days. What we get will depend on the temperature. Hoping for snow or rain and not the ice that may come.
The girls gave me 20 eggs today. That is a summer day haul. I didn’t let them out today like I had hoped I would be able to. The forecast just isn’t in their favor yet. We shall see if I can tomorrow.
My jaw is still very tender. It is hard to eat. I will call around tomorrow morning and see if I can find a dentist that can see me ASAP. I have it narrowed down to one of two teeth. I still can’t close my mouth and have the top teeth touch the bottom teeth – it hurts too bad to do that. Makes chewing a bit of a challenge.
I still don’t have the peanut butter balls made. Just didn’t feel like it. May still try to get those done tonight while I am watching the Chiefs game. I’ll see if I can find some energy to do so.
The dogs have been in and out all day. Kathy told me they saw her light come on this morning at 5:00 and were at her back door getting her attention so she would let them in. This new habit they have learned may be hard to break when the temperature warms up enough they don’t need to come in. I gave Roxy the bone from the pot roast I fixed yesterday. She sure enjoyed chewing on it for an hour or so.
Still hoping I can get to town tomorrow to get some things taken care of. I will have to change plans if we get ice in the morning. Nothing I have to do is worth the risk of driving on ice. I hate driving on ice and will avoid it if at all possible. I will have to go to town to see a dentist though if I can find one that can take me tomorrow or the next day.
Being in pain sure changes one’s perspective on life. It is hard to focus on much of anything else but the pain. I have been taking lots of Tylenol and that seems to knock off the rough edge but the pain comes back before it is time to take more. I have a lot of respect and admiration for those that live with chronic pain all the time. I’m not sure how they do that.
Have several phone calls to make tomorrow. Hoping it will be a good day for me to get those done. Somedays I can make calls and other days I just can’t make myself do it. Not sure why that is but I have learned to honor it and deal with it. Things will get done – sooner or later.
There is a full moon Thursday night. I can already feel the energy of it. Trusting that once this moon appears, things will soften a bit for me. This last couple of weeks has felt intense at times. I’m ready for things to soften and to be able to catch a break.
Feeling a bit numb and like I am barely holding on. Pain does distort things and I’m sure the effects of taking so much Tylenol is adding to that. It reminds me to be grateful for my good health and not to take it for granted.
Grateful for 20 eggs from the girls today, grateful for the warm up in temperatures, and grateful that this pain will pass.