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Scott is sick enough that I really think we ought not go to the birthday gathering today. That will be kind of awkward since it’s a party for him and for our nephew, but Scott has wracking and fairly continuous coughs whenever he moves, even with doses of OTC cold medicines in him. I’m pretty sure that him trying to drive would be unsafe. I’ve texted Scott’s sister, and she says we should let her know, later, how he’s doing. She also says that it might be better not to share his germs with everybody else.

Scott’s still in bed, trying to sleep. He had to get up to fill the reservoir on his bi-PAP about an hour ago. I’m fairly puzzled by the size of the reservoir. It seems to be designed only to hold enough water for six to seven hours of running time, and that’s less than useful on weekends.

I’m trying to work out the logistics for the things that need to be done today. I probably should call around and see if someone can take me out for groceries. I don’t see Scott being able to do it any time in the next few days. We can get by through tomorrow and possibly even Tuesday, but I’d rather not have to. Also, I really do want my prescription from Kroger. I don’t like not having any migraine medicine on hand. I can’t really go out to Kroger by bus today because the #1 bus doesn’t run all the way to Kroger on Sundays.

All of the library stuff that’s due today can be renewed, but I have some holds that will vanish at the end of the day. I don’t think those three items will be hard to get again, but I would like to have them this week if I can.

I’m not sure if Scott’s got any sick time left (he gets two days every six months), so he’s probably going to drag himself to work tomorrow no matter how sick he is. He has Wednesday scheduled off because it’s his birthday, and he and I were planning to try to take care of a lot of different errands that day. I don’t think that’s going to happen.

I want to bake a cake (from a mix) for Scott’s birthday, but we still don’t have a working mixer, so I’ll have to mix with either a whisk or a wooden spoon. Hopefully, I can manage that much. The mixer is difficult— Scott found a replacement paddle that will fit except that the mixer needs some maintenance. The upper part, the part the paddle attaches to, isn’t straight any longer. It tilts downward. A completely rigid paddle can hold it up, but the pressure isn’t great for the paddle. Also, the new paddle Scott bought has silicone bits that are meant to scrape the bowl as the thing stirs. Those get flattened pretty much completely by the weight of the arm of the mixer. Scott says he can fix the mixer, but it’s been waiting for a few weeks now, and I really don’t think it’s going to happen before Wednesday.

I wanted very much to sleep later than I did today, but Scott coughing and getting up to refill his reservoir woke me up enough that I really couldn’t get back to sleep. My arms, shoulders and neck were kind of aching. I think the ache is part tiredness and part that, while I’m wearing the compression pad, there really isn’t really a comfortable position for me to lie in.

I took a benadryl last night because I was still pretty awake at bedtime. I’m not convinced it helped because I ended up reading for another hour and a half. I was enjoying the book, but it wasn’t must-finish-this-now territory by any means.

I’m trying to decide whether to keep or return a library DVD set. I’ve had it for weeks, and I’ve only watched the first 15-20 minutes of the first episode. I keep telling myself that I’m going to watch more, and then I don’t. It’s renewable; there’s no one waiting for it. I just… If I’m not going to watch, I shouldn’t keep it.

Scott got me a couple of new coffee creamers to try. Coffeemate’s hazelnut powdered creamer is not so great. It doesn’t particularly mellow the flavor of the coffee, so I’m not sure I’m going to use it on its own. If I combine it with a liquid creamer, I can use a good bit less of the liquid creamer than I would normally, about one third to half as much, but I’m not sure that that’s the way I want to go. Scott also got me a small bottle of thin mint flavored liquid creamer. I think that’s also Coffeemate. The mint flavor definitely comes through. I don’t mind the flavor, but I don’t think it’s worth the price hike that comes with the Girl Scout cookie tie-in.

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We have decided not to go to the family gathering. Scott is pretty wobbly, and I don’t think he should drive. His family was sorry not to see us but admitted that they really would prefer that Scott’s germs stay home. I’m not entirely sure this is a cold that he has because, from what he says, he’s been having chills off and on. I really, really wish he had some sick time left.

evalerie will be available later on to take me on one errand. Well, she’d be happy to take me on both of the ones I’d like to do, but I don’t see timing working out. She’s not available until 5:30, and both the pharmacy and the library close at 6:00. They’re far enough apart that I don’t think we’re likely to manage both.

I’m debating which errand I should put first. I’m completely out of Amerge, but I usually only use it once or twice a month. On the other hand, I used it twice last week. If I need it, I will really need it, but Kroger will hold it another few days. Three of my six library holds will expire when the library closes tonight. None of those three have waitlists, but I dislike having things pulled and reshelved and then pulled again. It just seems rude to the library staff.