For the first time in over 3 months I posted on my blog yesterday. Just a few hours later a "fellow foodie" commented to say that she had read one of the older threads on the CAH forum and found my blog address there. Naturally, I was curious about what thread was resurrected.
I would have been here, reporting in, in a day or two anyway because I am being forced to sit. And sit. And sit! You see, I have a broken leg/foot. And I'm going crazy!
It has been a heck of a year so far. Begin with the stomach flu for New Years, a natural gas leak in the house a week later, barely escaping a carbon monoxide leak 4 days later...
Note: we thought at first that the flu was back, then decided that the natural gas leak was the cause of the nausea and dizziness, but after that was fixed and the headaches were so severe that DH and I could barely stand... well, you don't have to hit us over the head-- we got the heck out of the house!.
Anyway, because we had to turn off the furnace while we awaited the carbon monoxide problem to be fixed, we slept in the living room next to the gas fireplace. I got up in the middle of the night, went upstairs to use the bathroom, then on my way downstairs I missed the last step. I was sleepy and my reaction time was "0", so I fell, hard, directly on my ankle and foot!
So here I am. Leg is in something called an "aircast", I am still in pain (this happened a week ago-- shouldn't it be better by now? I've never broken a bone before...), and I can't do anything. DH is learning to cook I sit at the table with my leg propped, chop veggies, and give directions. So far he has been great but in the last day or so the nerves, for both of us, have been fraying.
Has anyone ever tried to explain how to use the washing machine/ dryer, to someone who hasn't done that sort of thing in 24 years, from the next room???
This is going to be a verrrry long 4-6 weeks!
For some reason, this past fall was so busy that I barely had time to try new recipes let alone post about them. I really missed this group! I did lurk a bit, but never seemed to have anything worthwhile to contribute. Hmmm, as I write this, I'm wondering if the problems I had during the past 3 or 4 months (which I rang up to "getting old") such as concentration problems, difficulty "finding words" when I was writing, lack of energy, etc. just may have been the first signs of the CO problem in the house... that's something to think about more.
Anyway, if you all won't mind a complete load joining in, I'll come back for visits even though I probably won't be contributing any new recipes or reviews.
I would have been here, reporting in, in a day or two anyway because I am being forced to sit. And sit. And sit! You see, I have a broken leg/foot. And I'm going crazy!
It has been a heck of a year so far. Begin with the stomach flu for New Years, a natural gas leak in the house a week later, barely escaping a carbon monoxide leak 4 days later...
Note: we thought at first that the flu was back, then decided that the natural gas leak was the cause of the nausea and dizziness, but after that was fixed and the headaches were so severe that DH and I could barely stand... well, you don't have to hit us over the head-- we got the heck out of the house!.
Anyway, because we had to turn off the furnace while we awaited the carbon monoxide problem to be fixed, we slept in the living room next to the gas fireplace. I got up in the middle of the night, went upstairs to use the bathroom, then on my way downstairs I missed the last step. I was sleepy and my reaction time was "0", so I fell, hard, directly on my ankle and foot!
So here I am. Leg is in something called an "aircast", I am still in pain (this happened a week ago-- shouldn't it be better by now? I've never broken a bone before...), and I can't do anything. DH is learning to cook I sit at the table with my leg propped, chop veggies, and give directions. So far he has been great but in the last day or so the nerves, for both of us, have been fraying.
Has anyone ever tried to explain how to use the washing machine/ dryer, to someone who hasn't done that sort of thing in 24 years, from the next room???
This is going to be a verrrry long 4-6 weeks!
For some reason, this past fall was so busy that I barely had time to try new recipes let alone post about them. I really missed this group! I did lurk a bit, but never seemed to have anything worthwhile to contribute. Hmmm, as I write this, I'm wondering if the problems I had during the past 3 or 4 months (which I rang up to "getting old") such as concentration problems, difficulty "finding words" when I was writing, lack of energy, etc. just may have been the first signs of the CO problem in the house... that's something to think about more.
Anyway, if you all won't mind a complete load joining in, I'll come back for visits even though I probably won't be contributing any new recipes or reviews.