I had a busy morning in town. I got my second and hopefully last shot in my ass. Then I went to Walmart and picked up the prescription for 105 antibiotic pills. It cost $283 out of pocket. Picked up a few groceries and some more heat lamp bulbs for winter. Went to Staples and got some toner for the copy machine and then to Braum’s to get Jim some ice cream for his birthday dinner tonight. Headed west and stopped at my neighbor’s to pick up Jim’s birthday cake. Finally make it home and got everything unloaded and put away.
Jim went into Cottonwood Falls to get the oil in his car changed. He took our ballots and is going to drop them off in the box outside the court house. It is nice to have that task taken care of. Wish the election could be over with already.
I’m feeling OK today but a bit drained and tired. Not sure if the shots wear me out or if it is the constant diarrhea or a combination of both. I will have to take a nap again today. I didn’t sleep very well last night. I kept waking up and having trouble going back to sleep.
We are getting a bit of moisture today. A fog has rolled in this afternoon. My rain gauge says I have gotten .03 inch of rain so far. Barely enough to get the cobwebs out of the rain gauge. There is more rain in the forecast for the coming days. Maybe we will get lucky and some will find us.
Tomorrow Jim teaches his Zoom class. Friday I go to the Dermatologist for a skin check. We don’t have any plans for the weekend. Monday I have a mammogram. A week from Friday we are going to Stillwater for ten days to do some more work on Jim’s house there. It will be nice to have a change of scenery for a bit. A friend is coming to stay at my house while we are gone.
We are grilling steaks for dinner tonight. I will throw a potato in the oven for Jim and a sweet potato for me around 5:00. I’ll fix a veggie to go with it all and dinner will be good to go. Jim will enjoy cake and ice cream for dessert. May have to find someone to share the cake with as I don’t know if he can eat a whole cake by himself. It is German Chocolate and looks delicious. That used to be my favorite too.
The fog is creating a cocoon of sorts around the house. Can’t see very far out the windows. Sometimes that feels claustrophobic to me but today it feels comforting.
Grateful for medication that helps my healing, grateful I had the money to pay for the medication, and grateful today is Jim’s birthday and we can celebrate his life.