Last night I quizzed Marc about the dates of the trip we took to Las Vegas. It was a work trip for him but I tagged along for the first half while my mom stayed here with the boys. Man we had so much fun. Stayed at Caesar’s Palace in a super deluxe suite. They had amazing decorations everywhere to celebrate Chinese New Year. We hung out in the casino and dined at the buffet. I came home with double the money that I started with so hell yea. Mild weather and a red convertible to scoot around in. Just a nice, chill time. Anyways, Marc flew home on January 24th. 12 days later he started feeling really bad and the next day he missed work- ended up being 4 days in all, absolutely unheard of for him. He was feverish, achy to the point that I frequently heard him moaning from behind our closed bedroom door, pounding headache, terrible sputtering cough, and tummy trouble. His mom was worried. My mom was worried. We were all pretty worried. Then I got sick but far less severely. Just that screaming headache and the worst body aches. So, I have to wonder … did we have Covid-19? I mean it certainly seems possible. Of course the disease was in the country by then. As soon as it makes sense for us to request that antibody screen its on. It’s really frightening to think about. In between the time he flew home to the time he got sick we hosted senior citizens in our home for Thad’s birthday. We ate out at Yogis. We went to his 4 year check up at the pediatrician’s office. We had no idea then or now.
There is a promising relief bill but its jammed in the Senate because Republicans are assholes. They think it is too generous to low wage earners or something, I don’t know. I can barely pay attention to the political bullshit. Not sure what else to say. Full blown crisis but its business as usual for the Party of Trump. Sounds like things are getting really scary in NYC. Already up to nearly 1000 deaths in the U.S. We’ll see what tomorrow brings.
I cooked all day today. Wild blueberry muffins for breakfast. Red beans and rice with a green salad for lunch. Meatloaf, parsley potatoes, and honey carrots for supper. I barely ate any of it. No appetite really. Which is fine I could stand to miss a few meals. Plenty for leftovers for tomorrow which is nice considering I can’t really make what is on my meal prep board due to grocery store shortages. Not complaining! So grateful to have a fridge and freezer full of nutritious food. I finished 2 loads of laundry and started 2 more. Marc took the kids outside not once but twice and they played hard. Also, shout out to him because he fixed our garbage disposal which pleased me to no end.
We need a new show to watch but not tonight. Looking forward to a cup of hot tea and an early bedtime.
The Mother Bever 