Yucky Yuck!!!

I am still at home thanks to the yucky yucks. Mark has been sick again. This is the third time he has gotten sick. Each time is when we have been home a few days. I don't know what else to do. We have washed all bedding, changed tooth brushes, sprayed Lysol every where and used Clorox clean up every where. Whatever this germ is, it seems to stick around. Praying that Mark feels better and we get back on schedule.

Living Again!!!

For the past 4 days, I am not sure that I have been living at all. The Norovirus has hit our house and has hit it hard. Mark, my father in law and myself have all been hit with this virus and knocked down to the ground. I think it probably hit my father in law the hardest. 82 years old with dementia...you don't bounce back fast. He is finally feeling some better...we got some Gatorade in him finally at last. He can't remember that he has been sick and can't understand why he is feeling sick. All the clothes and bedding have been washed and everything in the house has been Lysoled down. I finally got out today and went to do a little shopping. I went over to the new pharmacy in Whispering Pines...Village Apothecary. It was so nice and such personal care there. I loved it!!! Walter and Herschal, the pharmacist there are so nice and friendly. I just loved the time that they took with me, and making sure that my medical needs are being met. They have such a nice store, and I loved the relaxed atmosphere in the store while I shopped. Take time to go over to their new store and check them out. They are located on Hwy 22. It is a very nice store with wonderful employees to serve you. I spent some time at the PO and at the library today. It has felt so good to finally get out for a while. We have found that grits are great when you are trying to start back eating normal food. Today has been a great day and the weather here is just gorgeous!!!

Time's A Wasting!!

After being sick the past three days, I felt better today. Better not great. I am feeling better enough to be bored. I don't feel like sleeping all day like I have most days, so I have looked for ways to fill my time. I started by looking through all my cooking magazines. It is amazing how many different ways you can fix chicken. There are also about 100 different recipes on hot wings that I have come across today as well. I loved looking and reading all the soup recipes. I just love soup and I am always looking for new recipes. I prefer the ones that freeze well. I have a butternut squash soup recipe that I want to try, but I don't have a butternut squash lying around...I do have an acorn squash though. I was thinking about roasting it. Anyway, I found one recipe that I want to try. It involves shrimp...one of our favorites, and around here not hard to find. Here is the recipe:

Lemon Pasta w/ Roasted Shrimp

2 lb shrimp, peeled & deveined
Olive Oil
Kosher Salt & Black Pepper
1 lb Angel Hair Pasta
4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
Zest & Juice of 2 Lemons

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place shrimp on a sheet pan with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon of salt & pepper. Toss well, spread them in one layer and roast for 6 to 8 minutes, just until they are pink and cooked through.

Meanwhile, drizzle some olive oil in a large pot of boiling salted water, add the angel hair pasta and cook until al dente, about 3 minutes. Drain the pasta, reserving some of the cooking liquid. Quickly toss the pasta with the melted butter, 1/4 cup olive oil, the lemon zest, lemon juice, 2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper and about 1/2 cup of the reserved cooking liquid. Add the shrimp and serve hot.

Sounds like something I am going to give a try. I will have to let you know how it taste.

3rd Day!!!

This is the 3rd day that the yuckies have stayed with me. I am kind of tired of them. I hate feeling bad. I see things that I want to do or that needs to be done, but no energy to do them. I have gotten my tree and some decorations in a tote. Everything was down, but I just didn't have a tote to put everything in. It has been really cold here, but thankfully no rain has fallen lately. They say something about snow tomorrow, but I will believe it when I see it. Nothing that exciting really to blog about, but I am bored. I did check out about 8 library books before we left, so I have had plenty of reading material. I did get to read Nicholas Sparks latest book "The Last Song" last night. Not bad, just predictable as usual. That man loves to kill someone off in a book. I still think "Dear John" is my favorite,although "The Rescuer" was great also. Those 2 need to a movie. I am making out a grocery list for Mark now. I love it when he does the shopping...he buys things that I wouldn't buy, but really wanted to. Well, the yuckies are winning again, so I will say goodbye.

Day 2 of the Yuckies!!!

I am still in Pender County due to the yuckies. I just can't seem to shake this little bug. I became great friends with my toilet today. Couldn't keep anything down this morning. My daddy went to get me some ginger ale and soup. I didn't want Mark to go and leave me all alone. I don't like to be left alone when I am so sick. Still not feeling the best, but I have been able to keep food down. Yuckies, Yuckies go away.

Yuckies!!!

I got up this morning not feeling well. By the time breakfast was done, I knew I was sick. My temp was 101.2 and I felt so bad. It was back to bed for me where I have stayed all day. I just took my temp again and now it is 100.6. Mark has been so good to me all day, and I have drank enough ginger ale to fill a cow. I am reading now and hoping to feel better by morning so we can get back to Moore County. I guess my body was just worn down. I always get sick when I run around and don't get much rest. I will be getting more rest now.