The in between

 These days between Solstice and New Year can be confusing, even after retirement!  

Once again, I had a pause yesterday, and had to ask myself what day it was, HAHA!

Our Christmas Eve with Peter and Rita at our table was lovely.

Christmas Day was quiet, for the most part.  I went and helped my friend Lori, who had hurt her back, but other than that, it was mostly about putting stuff back where it belongs, after shoving stuff into the back bed room before having company.

The weather was insanely warm, as it has been for the last two days since Christmas.  Today will see a shift, though, and winter will be here again by tonight.

Unfortunately, the chemo side effects have gotten worse.  I had mouth soreness leading up to the last day of the cycle, and the diarrhea has become most troublesome.

I messaged the clinic on Friday, and the nurse messaged back (the good one, not the one who doesn't actually READ messages word for word).  She said to take the maximum dosage of Imodium and message back on Monday (tomorrow) if things have not improved.

My mouth was completely better two days after stopping the chemo, so it's surprising to me that the diarrhea did not get this bad until after I stopped taking the chemo for my one week break.

Anyway.... we got a lot done around the house on Friday and Saturday. 

The decorations are all down and put away, Dave re-organized the storage shed, and I did some raking and clearing of leaves from under the car port, and along the edges of the driveway.

Our neighbors have a big sweetgum tree, and the pods it produces are round, spikey, and hard as rocks.  This year, the production of pods has been prolific, and they are for sure a safety hazard, especially for me. SO I cleared a bunch of them away, too.

It was 84 degrees yesterday.  Insane.  We enjoyed our hot tub last night, though, which was nice.

It's in the 60s this morning, but will be in the 20s by tonight.  Here goes the roller coaster again, with a difference between yesterday afternoon, and tonight, of nearly 60 degrees.

As usual, we have no plans for New Year's Eve.  We do have a Gino's East frozen deep dish pizza that we will bake up for dinner, though!

My best wishes to you, Gentle Reader, for a prosperous, healthy, and peaceful new year.