12 posts tagged “sick”
Sure, I've been sick for a week and a half now with a cold that is holding on like a pit bull. And swine flu has hit the kids' school (not my kids luckily). But there are the graces in life that make it all ok.
Not liking:
- Being sick. I've been sick for over a week now. Every time I think I'm done with it, it decides it can go another round. I'm sure Target is staying in business just from the amount of Theraflu and Tylenol Cold I've bought over the last couple of weeks. (Steve and Ashley were sick a week or so ago.)
- My hair. I did have a couple of days where I was really regretting cutting it off. Then I just starting to think of all the things I didn't like about long hair. Couple that with finally pretty much having the styling part down now, and I'm loving it.
- NoiseTrade.com is awesome. Seriously, so much good free music. Just downloaded Alli Rogers. Never heard of her before today, but she's good.
- Allie Moss. Not only is her album awesome, but she actually answers Tori on Facebook. That makes Tori happy which makes me happy. She's just good people. I wish I had the time/money to go to the Ingrid Michaelson concert on Wednesday in Towson. I'd totally bring them all some Nutella goodies because they are all cool, but especially Allie.
- Wednesday night doctrine classes at church. It's just so good to dig down deep into the Bible.
- Hats and scarves. Seriously men, how do you deal with the cold neck thing? I know how I do, cute hats and scarves. I'm guessing you all don't care to run around in fuschia berets and flowered sparkly scarves, but it helps my cold neck.
- Steve. He's just wonderful and cute and I love him.
Friday, Josiah and I got the stomach flu. Fortunately, I was good enough by the early afternoon to make the drive up to New York City. Our room was nonrefundable, so if I couldn't go, we would have been out the money. Being the cheapskate that I am, I would've dragged my butt up there no matter what.
Then it's back to my life as a stay at home mom. Just the extra 45 minutes sleep in the morning is going to feel like a luxury. I might celebrate by driving the kids to school in my pajamas. With my luck, the teacher I'm subbing for wouldn't make it back and the principal would run out to ask me to fill in. Heh.
- Potty training. Seriously, I don't remember it being this hard. But the 3 yr old boy did go 4 times today, so I'm not doing so bad.
- Stinking cold coming on. I hope this is as bad as it gets. I just wanted to lay down in the middle of class and go to sleep today.
- Cold weather. Seriously cold weather. I can't take the kids out to the playground in this. They are so antsy. I'm going to scour the bookshelves to see if I have anymore books that might keep them busy.
- I'm at my highest weight in 2 years. I can't seem to get the scale to stay put. It's not even Thanksgiving yet! Ugh.
- Sure, I say this every week, but Steve is just awesome and I love him. Last night, he stopped on the way to the store to pick me up fresh basil and fancy cheese for my soup. And he never complains. He's so good.
- Just 3 more days. It's going to be weird after a month of "working" but I'll glad to be going back to my old life.
- Delicious soup, need I say more?
- "The Pursuit of Holiness" by Jerry Bridges. Seriously, this book is just so awesome. Sure it's kicking my butt, but it's a good kind of buttkicking. The kind every Christian needs.
- Upcoming concerts. We're going to see Ingrid Michaelson next Tuesday. We almost bought tickets to go see "They Might Be Giants" perform their album, "Flood" in it's entirety next Friday, but we have company in town all weekend. I think we are also going to go see Griffin House in a week or so.
- Cookies. Although, this might be the reason for the last thing I loathe.
- Thanksgiving. Sure it's going to be a lot of working, having it here, but it's so worth being surrounded by my family.
I absolutely love soup. I could honestly eat it every day of the week. A big bowl of soup along with a crusty piece of bread, so good.
Rocco DiSpirito's Chicken & White Bean Soup with Spinach & Parmesan
"To make soups and stews low-fat, skip the sauteing step. Instead, bring all the ingredients to a simmer together -- and serve."
Makes 4 servings.
Shopping List
FRESH: Boneless, skinless chicken breasts; basil; baby spinach; Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
STAPLES: Crushed red pepper; low-sodium chicken broth; salt and pepper
PACKAGED: Pasta sauce; cannellini beans
Ingredients
3 14-ounce cans low-sodium chicken broth
1 1/2 cups plus 3 tablespoons tomato-and-basil pasta sauce
1 15-ounce can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, sliced thin
Salt and pepper
6 ounces prewashed baby spinach
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
3/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
- In a Dutch oven, bring chicken broth, pasta sauce, cannellini beans, and crushed red pepper to a simmer. Turn heat to low.
- Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper; add to broth. Gently poach chicken, stirring occasionally, for about 2 minutes. (The broth should barely simmer.)
- Stir in baby spinach. Continue cooking soup until spinach is wilted and chicken is just cooked through, about 2 minutes more.
- Stir in basil; season with salt and pepper to taste. Ladle soup into bowls, and top with grated cheese.
Nutrition facts per serving: 407 calories, 43g protein, 36g carbohydrate, 10g fat (3g saturated), 10g fiber.
I've been sick and whiny all week. If I were Steve, I would've sent me to my room, locked the door and thrown the key away. But I'm not Steve. Instead, he got up on Sunday morning, got the kids out the door, played last minute substitute teacher for my Sunday School class, and allowed me to curl up on the couch in my pajamas for both Sunday AND Monday. He also did the Sunday afternoon clean up. (The house always seems to explode during the Sunday morning rush to get ready for church) He's been great in the evenings, doing whatever he can to make stuff easy on me, even if that just means playing referree and answering the hundreds of questions the kids come up with.
Last night he really came through for me. He surprised me with 2 pints of Ben and Jerry's (Chubby Hubby and Half Baked) and this....
Yes, he brought me War and Peace. I read Crime and Punishment and Anna Karenina a couple of summers ago and have been talking about wanting to read War and Peace ever since. It's something I've mentioned before, but it's been awhile, so Steve gets "good husband" bonus points for stopping and buying this for me. Not that he needs any more points. His score is off the chart this year already. Although, now that I think about it, maybe he bought it for me so I would stop trying to talk to him while he is trying to read "The Poisonwood Bible". Hmmmm.
Anyway, this is the newest (and supposedly the best) translation. Sure this might take me a month to read, but I'm looking forward to it. As you can see, ZuZu is unimpressed by War and Peace and just wanted me to give her the treat I promised if she would sit still for the picture.
When you get sick and every time without fail, your husband gets sick too. And he gets 10 times sicker because he has asthma and allergies and lots of other crap. Yeah, that stinks. But I still love him and he doesn't complain. He's a good guy. I'm just a sorry wife who wants to be sick by myself so he can take care of me a little. Is that so wrong?
Well, kind of, just another day, Josiah woke up at 4am and knocked at my door. He announced he was going to be sick and ran back down the hall to the bathroom. So, I had my first kid home sick. He didn't throw up anymore, but his belly was bothering him most of the day. Sure, I didn't get everything taken care of that I planned today, had to put some stuff off, but I do like having my boy home with me, even if he is sick. He really is a sweet kid.
Actually, I'm not feeling too well myself. I feel like I'm on the verge of coming down with something. I hope not. So yeah, that's it. I'm all blogged out today. Maybe I'll be more interesting tomorrow.
Sorry to whine, but I can't help myself. I'm so frustrated. I've had this cold for a week now. Every time I think it's getting better, every time I wake up feeling better, I end up feeling worse by the end of the day. I just want to feel normal again. I want my energy back so I can do some serious Spring cleaning. Who am I kidding, I would like to be able to just get the normal housecleaning and laundry done!
Today while the family was outside doing yardwork and enjoying the wonderful warm beautiful day, I was inside in bed, covers pulled up over my head hoping to get enough energy to load the dishwasher and make dinner. Luckily, I woke up feeling relatively ok. I loaded the dishwasher, made up some dinner for everyone. I even tried out the pogo stick briefly, but found I wasn't really up to that.
That concludes my whining for today. On a good note, I had a good hair day today. And despite eating like a pig all weekend and gaining 2 pounds, my new shorts still fit.
to anyone that I have left comments to in my husband's username in the past couple days. I am usually good about logging him out when I use his laptop, but um, the last couple of days not so much. I blame it completely on the cold that I have been fighting all week long. If I don't blame it on the cold, I would have to admit I'm a complete flake most days. Not that you all haven't realized that. Ok, we have some movies that need to be watched so I can get some new ones from Netflix. Guess that means I'm going to have to suck it up and watch Scarface with Steve sometime this weekend if I ever want to get to Zach Braff in whatever his last movie was.
