Cold Slick Roads and Cold Sick Dogs

 

The Morning Sun!

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Happy Wednesday Everyone;
I find I am still "zoning"~
And still a bit under the weather too. (Whatever THAT means, and where ever it came from anyway).
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The weather is cold. Not sure how much further one can go "under" it.

I did keep my doctor appointment yesterday. Not being thrilled with any blood tests or Xrays, I found that I was even less thrilled with the fact that I am now taking doxycycline 100 mg tabs twice a day. And yet, I did sleep a bit better last night.
Without the tests to prove much of anything, he is treating me for acute bronchitis.
Now usually they do not treat this- But given the fact that I had other symptoms, sneezing, wheezing etc etc etc he opted to treat and not to take any chances.

I go to the same clinic as Casey. His decision to treat me was also based on her condition, and not wanting her to 'catch' anything.

(They SO love her there).

My throat looks like I swallowed a few golf balls.
The rest of me is fine thank you very much.
My lungs are clear. That is a HUGE relief to me.

I still sound like a nasal walrus with a closed throat though.
That too shall pass. (I hope).

In the meanwhile I am not to go outside while it is so cold. (WHAT)?!?
Who the heck else would have brought my dumpster down to the front of the driveway for me this morning?

And on to my title...

Miss Milly has decided to eat her food twice. (Yes, I must now scrub the entrance, but at least she isn't pooing). Knocks on wood.
She does not 'act' sick, if anything she is as wild as Punk when I let them outside.
Just the "barfs".  She is still on the same food and water- Will keep an eye on her.

Miss Punk is fine. She is mad at me for cutting her rations by 1/3rd. (She needs to lose a bit of her 'fluff').
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Punk, and her Mama Milly.
Goofy dogs-
Punk still plays with that deflated and frozen solid volleyball.
Milly still loves her orange ball. (Squeakless now).

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Punk would rather remain outside, no matter the weather...

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Miss Milly, (at 13+ now), is WAY past that foolishness-
says, 'Oh please let me back in!'

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I had to go out to the old shed early yesterday morning-
(This, before the doctor had warned me to stay out of the cold temps).
I got all the way out there before I began to feel dizzy.
Kinda (damned) scary to have that happen.
As I balanced myself on the table out in the shed, my 1st thought was that Punk was outside with me, and would surely freeze- (Milly had gone potty, and gone right back inside).
My 2nd thought was that I hoped I would be intelligent enough to pass out BEFORE I froze to death.
I got my silly papers and got back inside as fast as I could.

When I had bought Casey's ice cleats last week, the store only had HER size left.
Kelli stopped out on Saturday with a pair for me! YAY! & God Bless Kelli!
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They work so good too! No slipping or skidding for me.
And they fit so perfectly snug, right over my boots!

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The roads were quite slick this morning- Salt does not work well when the temps are at zero. (Feels more like 'absolute~zero' if you ask me).

The highway that Kelli takes to work goes over the Fox River.

And of course I had the news on at home. There were a few accidents on the bridge, and the highway patrol had closed it completely.
(The TV was of no help to even tell me which lanes the crashes were in).

• I called Kelli's cell. It was off.
• I called her work- No she wasn't there yet.

Grrrrrr...
and worry...

It was a long hour before she finally called and said she was fine. She has now promised to keep her cell phone "ON" while she drives to/from work.
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I took this picture on the way home from the doctor yesterday.

Look very closely at it...

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It is NOT a picture of either a nice rig up on the highway;
nor of a snowy shoulder.

Check out the three trees in the foreground...

Now look below the 3rd one.
Someones car there off the road...
(And more than a little buried).

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Those are the times I am so thankful that I have been either cautious enough, (or fortunate enough), to get from "Point A" to "Point B" and to remain safe.

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I took the next one as I headed home on my own little road.
About 5 miles east of home.
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Not sure why all my pictures show so much blue.
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Must be because that is the color of "cold"

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I'd better close and get on with my day.
Casey has an appointment tomorrow with her pain management specialist- AND an 8AM test for h~pylori too. (Am thinking maybe an ulcer on top of everything else)?

The high tomorrow is to be about 3 below zero.
Nasty that.
Oh, so tired I am of winter already.

Love to all. Stay warm.

XOXO
Anne

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Originally posted to my Y! 360, Wednesday January 14, 2009 - 01:43pm (CST)