December 8, 2008

• Blustery Monday

  To say it’s windy is an understatement.  Remember, I live in Oklahoma “where the wind comes sweeping down the plain . .  . “ 

  I took these pictures yesterday when we were coming back from Jesse and Sharon’s (sil) birthday lunch.  They were doing road construction on I-40 and the traffic was limited to one (VERY CROWDED) lane.  So, we detoured by driving through down town.

  Large flags don’t blow straight out unless there is a nice hefty wind helping to straighten the fabric!
   
  What you *can’t* see is the pole that holds the traffic light was also swaying in the wind.  It’s no surprise the flag is shredded on its edges!

  Today is even worse.  Today’s wind is blowing eerie sounds through our windows and door frames.  You can feel the draft throughout the house.  We really MUST get this house sealed up better – but that costs money – and then there is the price of groceries . . . gasoline . . . property taxes due at the end of this month . . . and, everything else . . .

  I had a bad night Friday night.  Aches and horrible chills.  My teeth were chattering so much I thought the sound would wake up Jesse.  I felt okay Saturday; but, only had energy to do nothing.  The girls wanted me to watch “Wall-E” with them, I agreed, and the girls and JanaLyn and I piled into the den and I promptly fell asleep.  I sleep for about 2 hours.  In fact, I slept so deeply I dreamed!  I woke up to a dark house and Rissy telling the girls to get out of the kitchen so she could fix dinner!  Yikes!  I wasn’t THAT out of it!  I stumbled through making dinner and began to feel whooped.

  I slept okay Saturday night and felt okay when we went to meet family in the “in-between-city” for the big birthday lunch.  I don’t recall feeling anything but fine.

  We got home took off our coats and I felt INCREDIBLY TIRED.  Jesse was watching football in our bedroom stretch cross-wise on our bed.  I asked him to move over, I laid on my back to rest and slept for several hours, again.  I woke up feeling horrible.  Body aches and chills again.  This time, it was worse than Friday night.

  I know the air is dry and the house drafty with all of this wind.  Even the cats are finding blankets to cuddle up in comfort.  This is how we found Stormy when we returned from the restaurant!  Somehow, she managed to get under the blanket without the help of anyone!
  
  

  Luci insisted I take Stormy’s picture, and Annamarie loves to nose her way into pictures I take!
  
  

  After, I woke up from my nap, here’s who continued to sleep in my bed!
  
  That’s Jesse’s bearded face on the striped pillow, Luci in the gold dress, and Chirper, snuggled up warm in the bed!

  I don’t know why, but soon after my nap, yesterday, I became chilled and stiff again.  I took my temperature this time and, sure enough, I had a small fever.  I NEVER get fevers and the slightest elevation makes me feel crummy.  I turned the electric blanket on, could barely lift my arms out of my dress’s sleeves without lots of pain, and COULD NOT GET WARM.  I slept in a flannel nightgown wearing my leggings and socks.  I took 3 ibuprofen at 5:30 and called the pharmacist to see if I would kill myself if I took a Darvocet for the shooting pains in my legs and arms.  He said it was safe.  I must have sounded like death because the pharmacist said, as we hung up, “Hang in there, okay?”  It was a rough evening of pain and chills.  I watched TV to take my mind off of my body.  I have NO symptoms of anything and can’t imagine what my body is fighing off – some bug of some kind, I guess. 

  Yesterday, I told Jesse I didn’t feel bad Saturday (day) but more like lazy and guilty.  Nothing got done except the china was finally put into the china cabinet and dishes loaded into the dishwasher.  I made lunch for the 4 girls (JanaLyn was here) and then fell asleep while they watched that movie.  I always feel guilty, like I *should* be doing *something* but I simply didn’t have the energy.

  A good Xanga friend of mine suffers from fibromyalgia and I even went so far as to look that up online.  Doesn’t sound like what’s ailing me.  And, I don’t usually feel like this.  I’ve felt more “stiff” this colder season than usual, and I’ve chalked it up to being 55yo instead of 25yo!!

  Jesse pretty much told me to “lay low” today and not try to do anything.  I should at least clean up my desk, since I can do that sitting down.  He took meat out last night for today’s dinner – simple stuff, like sausage and hot links.  I’m afraid of a bill that needs to be paid getting lost in the stacks that have accumulated.  Stacks don’t take long to manifest on my desk – it’s truly amazing!

  To Do List:
  *  Divide those 4 boxes of cookies purchased on Friday & freeze!!!!
  *  Have the girls vacuum and dust
  *  Clean my desk top
  *  Hunt for my holiday stationery I purchased to send out as a “what’s happened this year” letter
  *  Watch TV????

  I don’t think I feel much like teaching school, unless I just read stories to them while reclined on the den’s sofa.

  I’m chilly and stiff feeling a little bit today – too chilled and stiff to start a fire that would make the front of the house cozy!!!  Pretty lazy, huh?

  Alright!  I just read through this and I’ve done nothing except complain.  I’m sure everyone has heard enough from me!

  Be blessed  ~

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