Thank you Cat. I hope he feels better soon too. We don't really celebrate Xmas. We celebrate the Winter Solstice, so that's already over.
I'm about to go get some more groceries. There's stuff I didn't buy yesterday because we weren't going to be home.
Stirling is feeling worse. He threw up. He took a hot shower, because that usually makes it easier for him to breath. Last night it had the opposite effect. He could hardly breath and had to get out of the shower. I heard him wheezing for breath and ran up the stairs. He was starting to breath better, so I didn't panic. He slowly started breathing as normally as he is doing with this illness. His temperature was ~38.35 C (101 F). I'm relieved he started breathing better without any help. I don't know what I could have done for him. I'll be calling the public health nurse later. Here, that's an 811 call.
We ran out of honey yesterday, so that's on the shopping list along with lemons, applesauce, yogourt, and maybe some chicken soup.
I'm sorry to read that you have to cancel Xmas dinner, but I also think that is the right decision.Taxy, here 811 is "Nurse on call", though they now have all sorts of medical professionals to help you. I have called on a couple of occasions and they have been most helpful. Public Health Care Nurses are through our health district and are difficult to get a visit from them or even talk to them. With Dad I had to fight tooth and nail to get a nurse here to change his catheter. They wanted me to take him to their office which was just too much for him getting in and out of the wheelchair, car, on and off the uncomfortable stretcher, etc. So after two times the nurse finally put in for home visits.
I have had to cancel Christmas dinner here with TB's parents. In the past I would just soldier through it and pay ten-fold when it was all over. I am tired, in pain and really just want to rest. I feel bad because I love Christmas and making Christmas dinner, but I think I have made the right decision.
Going to eat some fudge and no one can stop me.
I was supposed to get a Fedex overnight package today before noon. They are running late, but cannot tell me how late. This is going to throw my whole afternoon off if I have to wait much longer.
So in the meantime I am eating pumpkin bread. I an washing it down with Pepsi. I'd be washing it down with milk, but I am out and can't go to the store...
Oh dear. Now I have gone and Googled "microwave fudge without condensed milk" and I found recipes. Uh oh!Going to eat some fudge and no one can stop me.
Taxy this white chocolate cranberry fudge I made is so easy! I know you are concerned about food additives, it does use chocolate chips.....not sure if that is something you can/will eat, but maybe you could use an alternative. Sure hope Sterling feels better soon, were you meant to go to your MIL's for the holidays? I know you don't celebrate, but she does, no?Oh dear. Now I have gone and Googled "microwave fudge without condensed milk" and I found recipes. Uh oh!
Most chocolate chips have soy lecithin and I'm only supposed to eat fermented soy.Taxy this white chocolate cranberry fudge I made is so easy! I know you are concerned about food additives, it does use chocolate chips.....not sure if that is something you can/will eat, but maybe you could use an alternative. Sure hope Sterling feels better soon, were you meant to go to your MIL's for the holidays? I know you don't celebrate, but she does, no?
Cat and Carl are on the phone and apparently Carl left a gift under her nightstand before he went home.
Geez, these kids stay up late!
Good night and Merry Christmas!
MammaCat
They're young.I would like to know how they function on so little sleep.