Daily Notes for Friday January 16th. Sidewalks and street are clear...snow on lawn.

 There are things happening to my kidneys...  stage 3 something... my diet has to change.

Doctor and his nurse were shocked by whatever is happening on my chest.   Doctor cut into the area with scalpel. Hoping that would help with drainage.  I now have a much flat-er red bump with a straight cut thru the center. Not as swollen. Still itches.  Hot compresses later (but not too hot). After Library and Grocery.

Right now I am wondering what I can buy with the Friday grocery shopping.... limit or DON'T eat Dairy, Bananas, Potatoes, Yogurt.  Drink water but not too much- kidney overload.  Signs that stuff is going wrong- swollen ankles (yes) shortness of breath (yes)- itchy dry skin- (yes)---shortness of breath we though was asthma- cognitive issues- we thought was lack of concentrating or listening.  It's my kidneys.

Expiration Date- unknown.

Jolly News....I haven't a clue as to what I will be having to eat this week- apples, berries, grapes.  A non dairy creamer for my coffee (if I even want coffee)....made out of rice- I think I will skip this and drink tea---I can eat tomatoes, bell peppers and potatoes.  Also beans, grains, egg whites, salmon and tuna.  Olive oil- NO butter. No animal products (no cheese, cream, butter or eggs).  I don't like salmon or tuna.

I can eat vanilla or lemon desserts....absolutely NO chocolate.  

The "stay away from list"- includes everything I have been eating for decades.  The other list- stuff I have hardly EVER eaten. And really don't want to eat.  Beans, nuts, tofu, grains, egg whites, fish. No animal protein. I like baked beans....pistachios....oatmeal.  Not a fan of eggs or fish.  Nuts aren't really a meal. I can't eat SOY- actually can't eat it....get all itchy.   I'm dressed and ready to visit Library and Grocery Store Haven't eaten anything...

Oatmeal....good thing I like it.

Daily Notes- Thursday, January 15th.....Doctor's Appointment. Snow melting or Rain????

 Daughter has the flu.... Son is taking me to the appointment. JUST NOW informed me.

She was around me prior to knowing she has the flu.....so.........but I don't think she sat on the couch with me... I think she sat over by the windows.   I feel okay.... won't touch anything she touched.

Son now has to figure out where the doctor's office is located.... I'm not much help... I drove into Bath once.....and never again. And that was decades ago.  We could always cancel.  I already had shots at the Grocery store for COVID and Flu.  The visit is usually "non- productive".  Other than blood pressure and weight.  I think they took blood last year....no results were shared with me. Personally.  Possibly with the 'portal".... wherever that is.

Well, I have had my oatmeal. Having my coffee as I type.  Getting to the part of the book where happily ever after looks quite impossible.  Been there... still there.

Noticed wood along the underside of roof on the bedroom wing rotting away....sigh...the hunt for someone to do the repair....endless and usually quite impossible........The guy who did repairs to the front porch roof is in prison now somewhere Down South......

Flu...Doctor.....Rotting Wood... Rain....Greenland........sigh.   

Daily Notes for January 14th.....Sunshine, Snow and 42 degrees.

 Yesterday's photo showed up this morning.  Yes, it's a pot pf nice dirt and a ratty looking bulb and a tiny green leaf tip....but I am very grateful that it's all still alive. And that's it's still trying......like me. No  matter HOW ratty we look.

My book is out of the big tall cupboard.....Mary Kay Andrews- Save the Date.  As is "normal" these days I am not reading straight  thru...I read, I stop, I do something else.   So far the two main characters have been guests at three weddings (not together).... he and his dog (twin to her dog) have been invited to sit and have iced tea in her back yard while the dogs play..  There's a piano teacher in the mix.....couple more weddings....runaway bride...ex-husband.  I ate a few shortbread cookies from Christmas....

Daughter had a cat emergency. So we didn't do the project she had lined up for us. Cat is fine.

I watched an episode of One Strange Rock (Earth) in the evening and we visited a very very cold place on Earth. I tried 6 times to spell it and autocorrect did not help.  Starts with an A,  Will Smith. I have all the episodes recorded on the TiVo.   Again.....this is the second time I have wanted to watch this series.

My other viewing objective is Antiques Roadshow...I had ten recorded but several were doubles or triples. So I ended up watching ONE.  And then returned to my book.  As you can guess....things are not going as "planned"......Hallmark has also let me down. Usually in the lull between Christmas and Valentine's Day we get some Golden Oldies....No.  And Soccer is going all FIFA on me.  I might watch the Paris Cup. Was great last year.

This is how a 79 year old woman spends her days....fascinating, right?????  (my socks match today) and I combed my hair.  I recall eating my breakfast oatmeal......the Suduko was very very difficult. Again.

The Art was the Repeat.....Tuesday, January 13th....Sunshine and 32 degrees

 Well, I give up....I had an image of my now (third year) amaryllis bulb sending up a fresh new pair of leaves...... but the image is stuck somewhere and is not arriving in my desktop mail.  If it shows up... or not I can still be very very proud of it........the bulb and the tiny green leaves....

My neck is itchy,  Some people get itchy in the Summer months..I get itchy in the Winter.  But now that I am thinking about it...I get itchy All the Months.......

Today the Sun is shining and daughter has plans to sort and throw away a box full of Father/ Husband's old work things.....we can possibly shove it all in the big shredder in the Library hallway...after removing any identification if it ALL has any..... I had planned to do the same with his high school yearbook- but his classmates wanted me to send it back to them.   My own yearbook was lost decades ago...while in a drawer in my mom's attic.  Where I thought it was safe.  Nothing in my mother's keeping was ever really safe.  Even her children.

Daughter searched the fabric boxes in the sewing room and found me an old fashioned red for replacement of a few rotted out red strips on that old quilt... 

Antique's Roadshow in Alaska was interesting.... yesterday.  Today I have British Soccer...

I spoke to our Banker regarding income tax season...daughter is still waiting for last year's refund. Banker said they have a "shortage of workers" at the IRS...Trump fired a LOT of government workers......perhaps will be allowed to rename it the Trump IRS?????  Things would.....well, stop completely, then,  I guess. but the sign out front would be LARGE and plated in FAKE GOLD.

A woman will be charged (after death) with making a Three Point Turn.....in front of ICE.  And ICE was terrified. Possibly never seeing a three point turn.... before????

And that's it for today...