The Last Day of the First Month of 2009

Looks like January is going out pretty much the way the entire month has gone. I've felt pretty crummy each day and today was no exception. I'm hoping that Feb. will bring with it a brighter outlook and better health. It's getting down to the wire (so to speak). I've got several things packed and ready to go but if I don't start feeling better than I do today, I'll be spending this next week ..... unpacking. Still waiting to see.

Hangin' N There

Just as I'm beginning to get over the hives, the weather has turned quite wintry. The snow is falling and of course, looks beautiful if you don't have to get out in it to shovel your driveway or drive anywhere.

If you can just sit by a nice cozy fire with a cup of hot cocoa and watch it fall ..... it's Really quite nice. We are expected to get more today, tomorrow and Wed. with an accumulation of anywhere from 6 to 9 inches total.

It's this kind of weather that makes us want to be in WARM, Sunny .... (did I mention Warm), Calif. We are still hoping to go but I'm still not up to parr. Hopefully, I will be by the weekend and if so..... we'll be as Willie Nelson says, "On the Road Again" .... if on the other hand, I'm still under the weather (no pun intended) we'll be right here probably til spring.

Sick ALL Month

We were hoping to be out in California by now but I've been sick almost EVERY day since the 1st of the year. First, I got a serious ear infection in both ears and after going to the doctor and getting an antibiotic, I was almost over the ear infection and then got a Really Terrible case of hives. It turns out I was allergic to the antibiotics that I was taking for the ear infection.

So it's back to the doctor to get something to clear up the hives. I was put on prednisone (a fairly common steroid) and was assured that in just a few days I would be much better and we could still be on our way to Calf.

For the last 3 nights I don't think I've gotten more than about 2 or 3 hours of sleep in a stretch because of the terrible burning and itch from these hives. I've never had hives before but................... just let me say "THEY ARE AWFUL" I've got HUGE red welts all over (even in my scalp) and they burn like the worst sunburn you've ever had. At the same time they itch like crazy. So between the itching and the burning you feel pretty miserable.

Tomorrow is Neil's birthday and it's been a number of years since we've been able to spend his birthday with him so we were really looking forward to that but alas it's not going to happen again this year.

Depending on how I'm feeling by this time next week we may be on our way out to Calif. It will definitely be a much shorter trip than we had originally planned but it would still be nice to get away from the COLD here in Indiana and go out and not only get to see Neil and Lizette but also Doris, Mack, Hollis and Rena.

I'm really tired of being sick. I'm hoping Feb. will be a Big improvement.
We'll just have to wait and see, taking it one day at a time.

BRAND NEW BLOGGER

I'm a real rookie when it comes to blogging but I thought it might be fun to try. And just maybe this can be used as a tool to keep in touch with those we love and care about.