March 7, 2013

  • I've Mentioned This Before.....

    TALES FROM THE BRAT FARM

    I know I have mentioned this before....when I am sick, I sleep to help allow my body to heal.  I usually wake up to pee, get a drink of water but I don't usually eat anything unless it is something light.  Then it's back to bed to sleep again.  I really tried to stay up today and managed to stay awake from around 4-4:30am until around 9am.  I got Chewlee off to school and stayed awake until my eyelids were drooping so badly, I couldn't see well.  My body was telling me to sleep....sleep...sleep.  I awoke again in a few hours to use the bathroom and drink some more water.  I had to shut down my computer that I had left up but ended up talking with Bratfink (again that attempt to stay up).  The Beast saw I was up and asked if I wanted to go to Lowe's to get some peat pots since I had mentioned starting a few seeds of plants I can never seem to find as starters.  I was, at first, eager to go but then I threw up (gotta listen to the body!  It can get even with you.) so I went back to bed instead.  This time I slept for hours.  I didn't wake again until 1am Central time.  How do I feel?  Well, I was hungry this time and ate a piece of chicken that I reheated and drank some ice water and then a glass of orange juice.  I don't feel like I *must* go back to bed yet but we shall see.  Somehow, I really think I must have picked up the same thing Chewlee had.  Probably when I went out shopping on Sunday in those crowds of people I mingled with. 

    I'm glad I had this day to be *sick* without having to worry about Chewlee.  I think I will be feeling better tomorrow morning after all this sleep.  It allows your body to concentrate on fighting off the bad germs/bacteria/viruses without expending energy on any activities you might be doing if awake.  I'm used to it but it doesn't mean I enjoy it.  When I was very ill, I used to sleep for a couple days.  It was always a shock to awaken and find out two or three days had passed but it did explain why I was famished.    I am hoping that now I can sleep normally and resume regular things tomorrow.  I feel much better than I did earlier but only time will tell.  I have more energy right now that I could do some tasks except for the fact that the Beast is now sleeping and I don't want to disturb him.  He is still not healed from his surgery which is strange in itself.  He usually is well healed by now and yet this surgery was supposed to be much less invasive even with removing the remains of his prostate.  The cancer was supposedly just two small spots.  We are at a loss as to why he is still hurting the way he is.  He has to go into the doctor in another week or so.  I imagine we will find out then how he's done.

    The Beast has been having a lot of problems with his breathing and is trying out several things to get relief.  He's increased the amount of humidity in the air and is putting vaporub on his chest at night.  It must be helping him or I'm sure I would be hearing about it since he IS a man, after all.  And the Beast is one of the worst when it comes to exaggerating his aches and pains.  I'm sure he IS in pain but it doesn't require all the theatrics he puts on when he is around me.  If I am in my computer room and he is in his recliner where he thinks I can't hear him, the theatrics stop.  It's a man thing, I'm sure.

    Our weather has gotten cooler the past few days.  Right now it's down to 29 degrees and dropping.  If we had any rain falling, it would be snow instead.  It's going to be cooler during the day as well.  The front that came through here was massive from the radar shots I saw (thank you Bratfink) and there's another huge one forming out west.  Looks like this may be the big, final (we hope!) shot of winter to hit us before whatever passes for spring starts.  At least, we can all hope so.

    Love you all.  Gonna get this posted and just relax for a while.  I'll meet you all back here later tomorrow.