Day: December 5, 2024

5 December 2024

I didn’t sleep well last night. Around 1:30 am I took a Temazapan to get to sleep. The only problem with that is I felt hung over all morning long. I didn’t walk and I didn’t do yoga. Basically, I was a slug. I crawled back into bed around 9:30 and napped until a little after 10. Just to be safe, I set an alarm for 12:30 pm in order to make it to the 2 pm iron infusion.

Pat was my nurse again and we traded Thanksgiving stories. Wade’s bird turned out delicious. Pat’s was burned to a crisp. It’s not like she doesn’t know how to cook a turkey but her oven readout wasn’t working. She used a meat thermometer but by the time she first stuck it in the bird, it was too late. She thinks that something went wrong with the oven temperature when the readouts stopped working.

The iron infusion was over quickly. Only one more to go (next week) and I’m done until I see Dr. Velez again on the 17th.

I needed to pick up some booze and groceries on the way home. It’s not like it sounds. I usually make homemade eggnog for Christmas holidays and New Years. I needed a dozen eggs, confectioners sugar, 2 quarts heavy cream. The recipe calls for raw eggs and it’s not a cooked eggnog. What it does call for is 6 cups of bourbon or rum. I use Jack Daniels. Six cups is enough to kill any bacteria on the planet. You start with egg yokes and then add two cups bourbon, 1 pound confectioners sugar, the cream and let that sit covered for an hour. You then add the other 4 cups and fold in the egg whites. Trust me, it’s potent but absolutely delicious. I haven’t killed anyone with it yet and I pretty much make it every year. You then grate nutmeg over the top of your glass of nog.

I stopped at 5 Guys for a burger and fries and a root beer. The one I go to has gone downhill. The fries were lukewarm and the burger was just blah. Either that or I haven’t recovered my taste for beef.

Sunday, AJ is supposed to show up at put up the tree and dress it. I can’t wait to see what he does. I, of course, saw what he purchased to go on the tree but you never can tell what the final product will look like. Pics will be posted on Sunday.

Stay tuned!

4 December 2024

Tonight was movie night with Chris and Tucker. We watched Babette’s Feast, a 1980’s art film about a French chef who escaped the French Revolution to a place off of Jutland. She wins the French lottery of 10,000 francs and makes a feast for two spinster sisters to honor their father. It’s slow moving and the objective of the movie is not apparent until the closing scene.

I remember sitting through this movie years ago and then going out to eat with a friend where we tried to do the movie justice at a restaurant. It’s not everyone’s taste but I like the film.

I did some computer work this afternoon and some house cleaning. It kept me busy and I didn’t get a nap in. I’ll probably sleep pretty well after two glasses of wine. I shared some of the chocolates from See’s that Wade brought me with Chris. These are really the very best chocolates I’ve eaten. Wade always brings me a two pound box when he visits.

The weather is what we refer to as Chamber of Commerce weather. It’s a great mix of cool temps in the morning and only in the low 80’s during the day. I managed a 1.4 mile walk along Riverland today and – wait for it – did yoga today! I think I may be getting back to normal – as normal as it gets for me.

Tomorrow is another iron infusion (one more to go after this one) and then just checkups with the oncologist and the surgeon.

Saturday, Barbara and I are headed to Secret Garden for dinner. It should be perfect weather sitting outside along the intercostal.

Stay tuned!