Re: OT - Bedrest? Ha! and Christmas meals

December 23, 2003

> How are you feeling Sue?

It's been a rough few days - the worst I've felt in many a year. As it turns

out, it's a bacterial infection of the sinuses on top of a cold or flu, to

be technical, says Henry's asthma doc, that true flu cases aren't as

widespread as everyone says they are. I don't care what the doc calls it,

but Dave Barry's description of a Martian death Flu in one of his old books

described it completely.

>Of course too many cookies were consumed by all.

About the only good thing to come of this is that I *didn't* get to make my

butter cookies this year. I was debating whether or not to do it, anyway,

because I know I would eat at least half of them (some while still raw), but

no matter how I feel now I can't start making them and cough all over the

batter, giving Ed this thing.

> We're having Christmas breakfast at our house

Christmas breakfast, huh? Henry will choke down some applesauce or Cheerios

so he can take his new antibiotic that has to be taken with food, Ed will

sleep until around 10, and I'll probably make up some oatmeal, if I have the

energy. I've been living on leftovers and cold cereal the past few days for

breakfast & lunch, and Ed has been making simple dinners, like spaghetti.

OK, yesterday I offered to make soup, and wound up just tossing a can of

pureed tomatoes in a pot with a container of salt-free chicken broth and a

handful of rice. He was happy with it, but it had no taste to me. I haven't

been able to taste too much, anyway.

>I'm in charge of desserts so

> I'll make a pecan pie and a pumpkin pie.

Ed decided he can live without any big Christmas dinner or desserts,

especially when he keeps bringing these goodies home from work.

We're still not sure of Christmas dinner, since Henry still can't taste many

foods. All he wants is mac & cheese; Ed says Mac & cheese is fine with him,

but can we add some ham, and all I want is something I won't choke on when I

start coughing again. Ed bought a small ham at the grocery store Sunday, and

we have plenty of pasta and cheese in the house, as well as a load of

things I can whip us for side dishes, so I'm sure we'll be able to put

together some kind of weird feast for ourselves. It's not our first

Christmas spent with sick-room food, and probably won't be the last, either.

Sue in NJ

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