Thursday, December 9, 2021 Sunny breezy 51 degrees 4:21 p.m.
A beautiful day. The morning started out in the freezing 30″s with frost on everything and gradually turned into a nice sunny cool day. Our excitement was my trip to the doctor, which wasn’t bad at all. Traffic was moderate and the wait, once we got there was minimal. I always enjoy the ride into Knoxville and back as the scenery is so pretty. Now that the trees have lost their leaves one can see homes and farmland back away from the highway. It is nice.
The “sick clinic” is in the basement of the regular clinic. It isn’t fancy but it is clean and neat and pleasant without ornaments of any kind. I guess they don’t want anyone to be comfortable and want to come back often. I was only there perhaps 20 minutes at the most.I had a temperature of 98.6, bp of 134/84 which I thought was high but the nurse said that I had just walked in and walked down the ramp, etc. so that it was very good. Oxygen was 98. The doctor came in and did all the listening to the heart and lungs and eyes and throat. She said that I had Viral Bronchitis. She gave me a steroid shot and ordered me a Zoo pack to use only if I get worse or something else comes along of the same gender. She said that this is just the start of the season. To continue with the THERAFLU and NyQuil and that I was on the down hill side of this and should be completely well by the weekend. I felt so much better this morning I nearly cancelled my appointment but thought better if it. She gave me a COVID-19 test and will know the results tomorrow. She and I both are sure it is negative. I am not contagious. That is my day today
Today’s Story: OUR CHRISTMAS TREE
Daddy took me to the forest for our Christmas tree today, and he said that we’d enjoy it and we’d hardly have to pay. We were wearing scarves and mittens, all our very warmest clothes, bur our cheeks soon looked like cherries and our fingers nearly froze. We hunted through the forest for a tree that was just right, by the time we finally found one we were both an awful sight, I was shivering and shaking. Daddy shook and shivered too, I was colder then an iceberg, Daddy’s face was turning blue. Daddy finally chopped that tree down, but the way he did it was dumb, when it fell, it knocked him backwards and he cut his nose and thumb, Daddy also sprained his shoulder. banged an elbow, scraped a knee, As I helped him up, he muttered, “Son! Next year we’ll buy our tree.”
I hope you don’t have such problems getting your tree. Ours is up and looking swell. Milo and Sierra enjoy laying under it and occasionally batting at a low hanging ornament. They seem to think napping under it is the best..
Have a great rest of your Thursday and make it a pleasant, safe, healthy, positive and fun day.
Blessings
