Dying From This Chest Cold

So I think I am going to die from coughing.  I feel that is totally possible to do.  Sawyer gave me his cold, or maybe it was Carrie who shared.

We had to put off a birthday dinner Saturday, as I was starting and they were in the middle of the cold.

This was the house yesterday with some snow still sticking to the edge of the roof.  Luckily there was no  interruption in shifts at the shelter.  Everyone made it in  when they were scheduled.  The cats free feed, so they can miss a shift, but the dogs are different.  We have two shifts a day, every day.

I had lunch with Dennis and Frank, since I had to go out for cough syrup anyway.  I found my appetite was not strong, wishing I had some chicken soup.   Of course I didn't think about the chicken soup until I left Target's parking lot and I was feeling too bad to turn around.

Do you remember when I went to  QuiltCon with PattyA?  I took this dyeing class.  I have no idea where any of my stuff went during the flood.  I have been itching to do some dyeing again.  So if I live through this cold, I want to rip up some PFD and do some Shibori dyeing. Maybe there will be a good piece for the Journey theme for CFAL. 

I was talking to Swooze earlier and she was lamenting the number of quilts that need finishing at her house.  She and I have similar problems.  We both are doing OMG, which will get neither of us close to clearing out a backlog.  I was challenging her to a quilting duel when she suddenly heard a pot boiling.........

 I was watching QVC so I wouldn't have to watch the Killer Whales on Blue Planet eat the Dolphins, and I saw the host wearing some jeans with bra buttons at the bottom cuff.  It looked so fun and added a bit of flare to the plain jeans.  I think I have some of those buttons in a jar somewhere from before Carrie was even born.  I might have to sew some on and save some $$.  Considering all they have left is extra small.......But those shoes, ugh!

Christmas Day Spent in Bed

(An Aside:  Click here for a better way to spend Christmas in New Orleans!   It was a rare and unusual sight.  It lasts for a few hours then is just a memory!  But somehow, New Orleans made it beautiful!)

But not in a happy way!

We had dinner with Ann and hubby on Saturday, we tried out a new restaurant called Pat's Seafood.  It is a branch of the one in Henderson Louisiana that has been famous throughout the area since way back when.  We used to drive out with my Aunt Edie and Uncle Buddy when we were first married.


Ann was dealing with a cold that caused her to lose her voice.  She looked like she was not feeling well at all.  I could tell she was tired and after having family and funeral and kids, she had reason to be tired. 

So, smart me, gets her cold.  And now I can't talk.  (Some would say that may be an improvement, and I will hunt you down if you do.)

I slept most of the day, off and on.  Chicken soup, which I hate, is like an antibiotic.  (The noodles taste like paste and cardboard.) Mentholatum on the feet clears up some of the lung congestion. 

I missed Christmas with dear friends at their home surrounded by all the dogs.  They may have missed the salad we were to bring.  But I did have the chicken soup..........

Several people have asked me what a Jawhorse was.  It is a sawhorse on steroids!  Here is the link to a description.  I got mine from Lowes for $98 but since they didn't have any at the store when I went to get them, I ordered it online and had it delivered free to the store.  I just went in and picked them up.

JawHorse  (click here)  It kinda looks like a horse, see those feet?   And the stirrup?

It was a great gift, well received by both of them.  But it was the Roomba that was the most exciting!  Carrie and Andrew both loved it.  It was wonderful to watch their eyes light up when they opened it up.  It made the whole day for me.

And obviously today as well, since it didn't get any better than that moment!