Yule prep

I can't believe it's December already!

Thankfully, I bought most of the holiday gifts for my family in October, and have the last few on the way now.  I should be able to get the box in the mail to them next weekend.

Dave and I exchanged our main gifts already, because he was with me when I finally found the shaver he wanted.  We will still exchange gifts on Christmas morning, but the "big ones" are already given.

He got me an iPod.  My work place has become insufferable in many ways, and having a music device with ear buds will be a life saver.

We also ordered a new big pan to cook the holiday ham in. That's kind of a house hold gift, too.  The old one was really cheap enameled ware, and the ham actually burned onto it last year.  It was not salvageable.

The ham is also ordered, and the cards are done.  I just have to print out my letter and put on the stamps.

We are in for some really cold weather this coming week, for which I am grateful.  I hope it kills off some of the allergens and bugs.

The person who sits next to me at work came in sick the other day.  I asked her to put on a mask, but she did not, and she had a nasty, wet cough... and now I am sick.  I don't have much of an immune system, after all.

I never got sick through all of the IV chemo, but this time, I am sick.  I have a sore throat and a head ache, and a stuffy head.  I've been drinking home made broth and tea, and a little cognac.

I don't think I am in any danger.  If I were, I'd be much sicker by now.  I have not had a fever, but have just felt miserable.

I spent much of yesterday resting, and I think that helped, along with my broth.

Roasted a chicken last night, and am now off to the kitchen to turn it into soup.