Wednesday, December 28

We had a quiet Christmas.  I baked a turkey breast and stuffing with gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce and deviled eggs.   We got out the good dishes and put on music.  Cowboy ate pretty good, especially the sweet potatoes and the eggs.  Lots of leftovers for turkey pot pie and such.

The VA called on Tuesday and said they would start covering six hours a week in 2012 for Marsha for 30 weeks.  Anything else this year is on us.  The way they operate is so confusing but I am grateful for the reimbursements.  I called and cancelled my cleaning service.  Not happy with the job they are doing and they are too expensive.  Am going to try to find someone to come in and mop the floors every couple of months.

Spent part of Monday and all day Tuesday cleaning, putting away, etc.  I will be vacuuming up glitter for a month !

On Monday I discovered that Cowboy had a sore on his neck and one under his arm.  To top it off I have a sore under my arm !!  I hearby declare every right to scream and yell and cry !!  My first thought was, "I DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN"  Made an appointment to see the Dr. on Wed PM.

Today Marsha was here and I went to Barnes and Noble and bought me a cover for my "NOOK" and a new CD.  Messed around in there for quite a spell.  I love book stores.

When I got home we took off to the Dr.  He put us both on antibiotics, took nose swabs to see if the staph bacteria might be in our noses (some of the latest thinking about this I understand) and ordered some special soap called Phisohex for us to bathe with.  When the swab results come back we will decide what to do about our noses if they are the culprits.  Also, he put in a request for me to see a surgeon for the sore under my arm, which is much worse than Cowboy's.  Since it is holiday time, it will probably be next week.  It hurts but not unbearably.

I have been working extra hardsince October to keep everything clean and bacteria free and washing my hands every five minutes, etc.   (never thought about washing my nose)  More to follow.