@Breezy_Carol ((huggles)) I'm sorry for your loss.
@PollyannaMom ((huggles)) Here's to your nephew's continued healing
QOTD: flavor combinations
apples and peanut butter
dark chocolate and salted caramel
graham cracker marshmallows and dark chocolate (mmm, I miss Melting Pot)
pineapple and chocolate
coffee with vanilla or caramel (but not chocolate)
A weird one: peanut butter and dill pickles
I have been laid up the last couple days. Think I have an ear infection (left ear is swollen on the outside, can hear and feel fluid pressure on the inside) for the last 2 days; the night before and yesterday I had a fever at its high point of 102.5. Got it to finally break about 2am. DH said if it didn't come down or if it got any higher, he'd take me to the ER (well drop me off anyways, since he can't go in). Now it's just the swollen ear and fluid pressure that is bothering me. Got some OTC numbing drops and they work great on the swollen part. Did a tele-health visit yesterday before lunch (anything to avoid going in to be seen, haha) and the doctor said it's most likely just an ear infection, but to go be seen if it seems worse or doesn't get better in a day or two. No antibiotics, since he feels they aren't warranted. Neck was sore, but that was from me holding my head in that sideways position to try to get it to drain; and I had a headache (which I'm attributing to lack of caffeine and the neck positioning). Laid in bed and slept all day yesterday, waking up just long enough to make lunch for everyone (fried fish and frozen fries and veggies), then cleaned the kitchen and went back to bed. DH finally realized how bad I felt about 4pm, when he went in to the bedroom and I was still sleeping, so now he feels bad that I cooked lunch and cleaned up.
Anyways, nothing new here really, other than DS started his junior year this week. He's been doing phone calls/video chats with the new teachers, that we are supposed to be sitting in on. He's still struggling with being at home when the schools are open (our district opened with 76% of students going back into the schools....wanna bet how long before they start closing?), but he's being really amazing about the whole thing.
So we decided to try a new place we’ve been wanting to try. Closed. For the day. So we wound up going to Moe’s. It was a little confusing, we went in to order but it looked like most of the tables were closed. They said we could eat there if we wanted to but we decided we’d just bring it home as we’d gotten some for DD and DS who were coming home from work. Normally I really like Moe’s (I got the bowl) but the rice was so salty I could barely eat it. I tried, and just couldn’t do it. What a bummer! It is getting harder to find places to eat these days.
No hugs and kisses until he was clean. But now he is back to being fresh and adorable, all just in time for National Dog Day yesterday! 
