An update on yesterday’s post:
1. Edward is feeling better today. His fever is still in the 100-point-something range with regular ibuprofen/acetaminophen, but it’s not high like it was yesterday, and I’m no longer fretfully thinking about emergency rooms. He is coughing more: a light dry irritating cough. He has moved out of the stage of illness where he was too ill to enjoy anything, and into the stage where he has a cozy nest and is enjoying having me fetch him cinnamon toast and the Switch and a fresh can of soda and a phone charger and so forth.
2. We still don’t have the results of his PCR test. It’s been over 48 hours. There’s a phone number to call if it’s been over 48 hours, but it goes to a lab that has closed for the day.
3. I got my booster shot. I drank a ton of water. WE SHALL SEE.
[EDITED TO ADD! 4. The rapid tests I ordered last week arrived today. (I could have at any time purchased a rapid test at a local store, but had not thought to do so; the ones that arrived in the mail were part of a state program.) So we did a test on Edward right away. It was negative. The test claims to be 99+% accurate for negative results.]
WILD SWING TO A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TOPIC.
Christmas cards have started arriving!! I have gotten four so far!! This is pleasing, because I got all my cards ready EARLY to send out RIGHT ON DECEMBER 1st—and then when December 1st actually arrived, I felt self-conscious about it, like people would think I was weird for sending them so early. But I did not feel it was at ALL weird when I RECEIVED cards! I felt like “Yay, Christmas Mail Season!!” Black Friday purchases have also started arriving.
In case you were waiting for the annual 10%-off Target gift cards sale, it is THIS WEEKEND. I am getting one for the mail carrier and one for the UPS delivery person, both of whom have done…a lot of work for us. (The gift card selection thingie defaults to “email,” which of course won’t work for what I have in mind; if it’s the same for you, make sure you change the delivery method to “mail.” Amusingly, the site then warns you that mail will take longer than email/text. Well, yes.) I kind of miss the years when I had so many other people (classroom teachers, bus drivers, music/karate teachers) to buy for, but I don’t miss how fraught that could feel.
Oh, thank goodness!
On everything, but especially about Edward.
sending good thoughts to all y’all!
I’m now scheduled for a moderna booster to my pfizer on Wednesday and thoroughly NOT EXCITED about it. But being brave.
I’m SO GLAD Edward is feeling better.
I got all Moderna shots (first 2 plus the booster). The booster is a half dose, and the side effects were about half as bad for me. The second dose was ROUGH, but the booster wasn’t nearly as bad. Headache, a bit dizzy and achy, but nowhere nearly as bad as the second dose. Fingers crossed you feel fine. 🤞
I love getting Christmas cards, and I wouldn’t think it was weird anytime after Thanksgiving. I’ve only gotten 1 so far, which is a bit disappointing. But I got my pictures Friday, ordered cards Friday night, picked them up from Staples today, and got them all addressed and stamped, so I’m pretty happy about that!
I am relieved that Edward is doing better. So relieved.
Thank you for the gift cards heads up. And we have received two holiday cards and sent zero. Sigh.
It is reassuring to hear that Edward is improving.
I guess we are either going with generic cards or none at all this year…I’m leaning heavily toward none at all simply because I’m so far behind.
So glad to hear Edward is feeling better.
I haven’t received a single Christmas card so far, but then, I haven’t sent any, either.
I’ve gotten two cards and I’m so eager to get more!
There’s a new phenomenon: people text to acknowledge the card! I love these little impromptu conversations!
Thinking about Edward this morning and hoping he continues to approve. Thinking about you and hoping you are holding up okay.
So glad that he’s feeling better and testing negative!
I am often a person’s first card of the season, I send mine out the first week of December. That said, I love getting cards at any time, and that includes the ones that trickled in last January. There’s no expiry date on happy mail!
Yes, happy mail! I love the cards that arrive in the New Year, I don’t even mind gifts that arrive late, because it makes the holidays last longer (without the stress).
So glad Edward is feeling better!! Sending lots of good thoughts.