a whine

I'm home early... had to bail out of work after just a half day because of this stupid earache. I hung tough with the kidney infection but this ear stuff... it's just kickin' my butt! I went back to the doctor and he said,

1. Go Gators! (the guy filling in for my regular doctor graduated from Florida!)
2. My ear is badly infected
3. I shouldn't have been able to get so infected so soon after being on the other antibiodics from the kidney infection which means....

1. This is a pretty nasty strain of infection
2. My resistance to infection is pretty much non-existant right now
3. I need to see an ENT specialist because grown folks shouldn't have two ear infections in the course of a year, especially on the meds I was on...

The infection is bad enough that the doctor was concerned about hearing loss. Here's the thing that frustrates me... I saw a doctor. It's not like I just ignored the pain. I went to the doctor in the very first week. I was on meds from the very beginning. And really... the only reason I ended up back at the doctor was because I called to see if they could do something for pain since the drops aren't working. They said, "ummmm... should be better... can you come in?" And since I was miserable... I said, "yep". I even called back and asked for an earlier appointment... which is how, btw, I ended up with the Gator Guy. Actually this guy was from Jacksonville and went to the same high school that Austin was in before we left Jax. My world is so small...

I wanted to make potato soup for dinner but I can't find the little handwritten scrap of a recipe that I have always used. It starts with bacon and has onions and is kind of chunky. It was my friend Christy's nanny's recipe. It's been so long since I cooked "from scratch" that I've lost some of my skills. So I think Austin has decided to make sloppy joes instead. Right now all I want to do is zzzzzzzzzz... between the pain pills (finally!) and the decongestant that is supposed to take some of the fluid and pressure off of my eardrum... I'm loopy.

I did manage to work on my Christmas cards while waiting at the doctors office... and JUST MIGHT get some in the mail. All y'all who gave me your addresses... I have totally lost them... I'm that disorganized! The Gator doctor was impressed with my Gator colored holly leaves... takes a real fan, man!

Stubby the 3legged Wonderbrat is stuck to my leg while I'm typing. He's so paranoid that Austin is going to take him away from me that he starts crying if Austin even opens the door. Geez.

I have hit rock "What Not To Wear" bottom today. I actually went out in public in leggings and a baggy sweatshirt. Pathetic. To my defense... I knew I was ONLY going to the doctor's office and then possibly to the drive thru pharmacy. It's raining. I wanted to be able to come home and slip right back into bed... I don't feel good... but I will admit to grimacing when I saw myself in the mirror. Have mercy!

Wishing you all hope, peace and joy...
Happy Monday...
*hugs*