Taste Like Chicken Monday Monday 5/3

Good morning chicks and thanks for the start Chele.

Sorry I have been missing but had a rather challenging and bizarre week and weekend.

Chele - we aren't quite as warm as you today but were definitely in the 70s yesterday.  I believe we will only be in the low 60s today.  I empathize about the pollen, my olive green car looks like baby caca with all the pollen covering it.  I'm sure you've been battling the allergies as well.  Hope Iggy's grilling came out well and the patio for lunch sounds nice now that the weather is much better.  How are the eyes doing?  What is the new wood working project?

Kathy - wow on those high temps already.  How are the family doing?  Have they been able to get out a bit more?  What have you been up to lately?  Any projects looming for you? 

Becky - wow on 17K steps; that's a boatload!  My knees, even with my shots would be talking to me the next day! How is the calf?  How are Kenneth and the fur babies doing?  Did the ITB loosen up a bit yet?

Linda - Congrats on the loss and wow on all those interesting foods.  Love your cartoons always; they put a smile on my face.  Oh my yumminess on the Kolache!  My sweet tooth would have a field day.  Thank heavens finding it here is mostly in Brooklyn.  Hope Bob and Micki are doing well along with you!

Karen - sounds like you had a good visit with the friends but I am with you on not wanting to be in situations where that many people are crowded together even with masks.  How did Dale's run go?  How is Ms. Arya?  Zoe is doing a bit better with the balancing of the meds, she is still exhibiting Cushy symptoms but I suspect that's not going away.  She's not a fan of too warm weather but has been fairly perky in the cooler mornings.  Gary goes for his new teeth this Wednesday so that should be a good thing hopefully.  I'm working from home today just to be on the safe side and still need to call the PMD for rescheduling blood work and to see if we can figure out what's going on with me.

Liz's update:  Last week I was sent home from work with covid type symptoms.  I had low grade fever, body aches, a headache and chills.  I had to get a PCR test within 24 hours.  I literally slept off and on (more on than off) for 2.5 days which really freaked Gary out.  I had no appetite, was very weak and ate barely anything for 4 days but managed to get my self swabbing test at CVS.  It came out negative; I was cleared to go back to work today.  Not sure how accurate or confident I feel in the self administered test but no fever which is good. 

Enter next challenge:  Stepmom fell during overnight at the center, broke her hip and was transported to hospital to have hip surgery (very early Fri.night fall) surgery on Sat.  Now the hard part of getting her to participate in her own rehab and deal with the discomfort and pain.  She doesn't do well with pain at all.  DS and DN have been keeping an eye on her as much as possible.  Aunt and Uncle with power of attny. being obnoxious and less than civil.  My stomach has been rebelling over a number of things which may have accounted for the viral type symptoms last week. 

So please forgive my absence; I have the wonderfully crowded subway to look forward to tomorrow but we do what we must.  Please stay safe and well dear ladies.  I have to check my emails now.  Ciao for now ~ 

Thanks for the start, Chele. Like Liz, I was curious about Iggy's woodworking project. How was his lunch with former work wife? Is the restaurant a good option for you to meet GF? When I met the GFs for (late) breakfast on Saturday, we were indoors (they don't have outdoor seating at this restaurant) but tables were spread out and servers wore masks, so I didn't feel uncomfortable. I hope the Fend Off and the marigolds work for you the way they did in my garden. Be sure to let me know. I can tell you that Fend Off also repelled Dale with his sensitive nose. I hope they don't bother you if you happen to be the person installing them. Dale placed 2nd in his age group in his triathlon. The worst part was getting out of the pool and onto the bike, given that it wasn't real warm yesterday morning (drying off isn't usually an option). As a result, I thought he was going to hack up a lung last night but I haven't heard any coughing today, so I guess he's over it.

Linda, I don't think kolaches were much of a thing around Austin when we lived there, so it must have been a different part of TX. They look similar to a pepperoni roll that was popular in some parts of WV I lived in and I even used to make those from time to time. Yes, the masks are supposed to help some with the pollen. However, I can tell you they don't filter out cigarette smoke. I had someone smoking about 30 ft from me when I was waiting (outdoors) for my car service to be finished up a couple of weeks ago and I could smell that smoke as clearly as if she were standing right next to me. So there will be limits. Are you in the triple digits today?

Sorry about last week being such a challenge, Liz. I can understand what freaked Gary out with your getting all that sleep. If the fever's gone, hopefully you're out of the woods. Hope SM starts cooperating with her treatment plan. These kinds of things don't tend to have a great prognosis as it is. I'm glad Zoe is responding, but it will be a challenge with her disease. I saw something on the news today about "push faced" dogs having more expressive eyes and thought of your girl. Good luck with the impending bloodwork. I hope they can figure out what's going on. You might be right that it's a variety of things culminating in the symptoms.

Kathy, they have started giving Orlando forecasts with our local weather, I guess for people who are thinking of going to Disney or Universal. So, it's going to be 93 for the high today? Cool compared to what you heard is coming. Does activity at the pond seem to increase or decrease with the higher temperatures? Sorry about the allergies. Do you know what's affecting you? Are DS and family in the RV? I know they are not alone. We've had off and on rain today, so I hope they have some indoor activities. Congrats on the loss. Three lbs is definitely a decent start.

How are you feeling today, Becky? I also wondered if you got that ornery little calf where it belonged. Did you get any more rain?

Denise, how are things going for you?

I woke up with a bit more energy than I had yesterday (which didn't take much) and managed to get the house cleaned and 3 loads of laundry done. Good thing to have inside stuff to do on a rainy day.