Sitting in the light of the laptop!

I might as well write while I have battery power on this new laptop. That fact slipped my mind until I saw it light up across the semi-darkened room. There is no electricity right now, as we just had a fierce thunderstorm complete with winds, rain, and hail. Hope my car is okay after the pummeling. I was afraid my windows would break in the river-facing rooms. Pretty scary, like the storm we had in WI that night when the sirens were going off. We don’t have sirens here; it’s every man for him, so to speak.

Dare I say it? I think I am feeling a bit better! After talking with the doctor’s office today and taking their advice about this virus, I am following the b.r.a.t. diet, with one exception: banana, rice, applesauce, and toast. My friend, Judy J., offered to get me anything I needed from the store and I took her up on the offer. The doctor also suggested an over-the-counter medication to take for the diarrhea with a probiotic in it (?) so Judy asked the pharmacist at Publix for it. And, I have to drink Gator Ade, which I never cared for. Judy got me a blue colored one, and I like just fine. This is doable!

The rice is boil in the bag instead of microwavable like my 90 second rice packages are so I had to get out a pan to heat the water. There is enough left for another time, as I did not wish to overdo it. I guess I could have a baked potato to make up for the banana which I don’t eat, but also the Gator Ade might help with that. I believe it’s the pills, however, making the difference in my life right now. Should have done that sooner, I guess!

My upstairs neighbor, Randy, and his lady friend, Denise, just came down to visit me because they knew I was feeling poorly and was  frightened from the storm. He brought a cribbage board along, sure that I would know how to play since I am from ‘up north’. He is originally from Ohio and said everyone there knows how to play. It’s not a problem though since Denise doesn’t play either. Oh, just now, the power was attempting to come back on, gave us a little flicker. I am sure it won’t be long before the electricity is back on. When Randy came, he was wearing some sort of head gear with blinking red lights and had a flashlight attached to it. He looked like a rescuer, so funny, peering in my kitchen window like that!

It’s getting light outside now, even as it is dusk. Denise and I heard water dripping in my river room as we sat there and sure enough, water was coming in through the top of my tiny window. Not sure if it was coming in from above my house or not, but it stopped. Randy mentioned he had water coming in around his sliding glass doors and since he lives two units above me, this might be from his leak. Or from Travis’s house. The rains were torrential and wind-driven so anything can happen, but not like it used to, thankfully.

Speaking of water dripping, I spoke with Greg from my insurance company and once more he assured me he had it under control. He did stop by to pick up the package I got in the mail but I did not see him, choosing to place the envelope outside the door, due to my illness. Hopefully this will all go away nicely or at minimum expense. Randy suggested I hire an attorney but I will wait until I hear from Greg about it, as they likely would provide the defense. At least I would hope so. My neighbor is an attorney but that might prove to be a conflict of interest for her to represent me.

Yay! The electricity is back on and all my machinery is now grinding and making starting up noises. The printers go through gyrations to reset and the fridge makes its own sounds. Life is good, now that there is again power, although it is still lightning across the river. The lights are out over there, too, except for one lone light on a dock. Justin reported his electricity was off, too, but I am not sure where he is tonight. Sometimes he stays at Jesse’s mom’s house on Fleming Island instead of going back to the beach. He has to work for his father tomorrow so might be on the Island tonight. Anyway, I need to make my bed and get myself settled in for the night. It feels good to be feeling better!

Still on the sick list

The sun is rising on the river, brilliant red in color this Friday morning. I have been wakeful since about two a.m., I think, unless I miscounted the chimes of the clock. A couple times I turned over in my bed to try to sleep some more, and I may have, but not fast asleep. Whatever is living inside my abdomen is roaring and gurgling, rolling and cramping at times. Sometimes I think it’s hunger, as that is the sensation it exhibits, as if I am wildly hungry, but I am not. Yesterday I finished off my raspberry sherbet and later in the day, ate the leftover green beans from Monday’s birthday dinner with Justin. It does not hurt all the time nor does the cramp last very long. If I were to call the doctor and manage to get an appointment today, I just wonder what she would be able to do for me. Likely she would listen to my tummy and try to figure out just what it’s trying to say!

Last night I tried to stay awake long enough to watch the Jaguar game, and was glad I had, at first. Right off the bat they were up by six points against the Patriots but that changed dramatically before long. When I quit watching, the score was 29-12, so I switched back to the debates until I fell asleep. When I woke this early morning, I got to watch them again, in full, and then the follow-up programming.

Besides my aching tummy, I am waiting to hear back from my condo insurance claims adjuster as I was met with a packet of paperwork in regard to the Great Flood last year. The insurer for the unit below mine wants to collect for the loss from Butch and from me. Butch has already given a deposition in regard to this but I did not know I had the same stuff waiting for me. I have 30 days to respond and since I was gone from home much of that time, I am running short of it! The adjuster, Greg, is so reassuring all the time (he’s the one who suggested I find something else to worry about the last time I got such a letter!) and is addressing this situation for me. Hopefully I will hear from him today. I have my liability insurance with this same company so we shall see how this all plays out. I really wish it were over, once and for all!

Justin offered to bring me some more sherbet today and I also asked for some diet Jello, already made, from the store. This week I had to run around to get him cold medicine and now he can return the favor. I would like to try some toast to see how that sits but hesitate in doing so. It’s nearly the weekend and time’s a wastin’ here!!!!! I haven’t been to the pool since Tuesday morning and the temps have been so amenable to swimming. Saturday I am supposed to be at a funeral for Iva, actually a memorial service, but the way it looks, I might have miss it, unless I feel dramatically better. Sure don’t wish to make anyone else sick, right?

Judy C. called me yesterday to see if I was going to the Worship Committee meeting last night. She did not know I was feeling poorly but said that Pastor had asked her to give a presentation about the Worship Conference. He had said the same thing to me but I didn’t think it was to be presented at this meeting. I had told him the two of us would put something together when we had a chance to get together. She told me she was going to use the keynote address booklet we received, highlighting various areas that were valuable. Not many people would be at last night’s meeting since the musician and head of the Altar Guild were away, and we have no head elder at present. Perhaps later I will work some more on my notes and such, which Judy yields to me in that regard any way. And I truly love doing it!