Better on Tuesday

I woke up feeling much better on Tuesday.  No more aches and pains or chills.  Even the arm felt fine.  I am grateful that the side effects seem to have gone away.

I still planned to take it easy, but, Dancer had other plans!  He ate his kibble too quickly and threw up on one of the kitchen rugs and under the dining table, so I cleaned the floor and washed the kitchen rugs.  Then, I did two more loads of laundry and washed some dishes.

I did some reading in the afternoon and played sudoku online.  In between, I brought in my trash can and neighbor T's trash can, too.  She must have heard me bringing in her trash can because, when I put it in the place where she keeps her trash cans, I heard a knocking and when I looked around, I saw her standing at her window.  She had called me earlier in the morning to ask me how I was feeling, but, she called me again, to thank me for bringing in her trash cans for her.  

I think the ambulance on Monday night was for someone who might have fallen and hurt himself while walking on the sidewalk in front of T's house.  I saw a red stained T-shirt on the low wall in front of her garden, a fast food bag on the ground next to it, and a big red stain on the sidewalk itself (no, it wasn't ketchup).  T said she didn't know what to do about the T-shirt; I told her to just leave it there in case someone comes by to collect it.  If not, maybe M can dispose of it for her.  

Neighbor S's daughter N had texted my daughter, on Monday, to say that she was planning to go to the Armenian grocery store on Tuesday and to ask if we needed anything.  I asked for three packages of frozen puff pastry squares and N brought them over, in the evening.  Now I can make another batch of curry puffs!

Later in the evening, I watered the front garden.  M had planted a tiny fig tree in the front, but I didn't have time to water it on Sunday before I went for my vaccination and then, I couldn't water it on Monday, either.  Today, the poor plant had wilted.  I hope the watering will revive it.  

Afterwards, I cooked dinner with daughter's help - rice, fish curry, and spicy sauteed potatoes, along with green beans I had cooked and frozen earlier.  Daughter also cut up a couple of hot dogs that were in the fridge and fried them with onions and Sri Lankan chili sauce (similar to ketchup with chili powder).  

Dinner

Photo credits go to my daughter!  My phone is still refusing to upload pictures to my computer, so I had to ask daughter to take the picture with her phone and email it to me!  

While I was cooking dinner, a friend of mine called to let me know that she is having some health issues and asking me to pray for her.  I spoke with her and her daughter and, later, my daughter texted with her daughter and  I forwarded a prayer that I had been given when I had my cancer diagnosis.  This is a long time friend who has been very kind and helpful to me and to my daughter.  Please send her kind thoughts and prayers for good health and healing.

After dinner, I called friend R and checked on her.  

Today, I am grateful for:

- My side effects have gone away
- N bringing me more frozen puff pastry dough
- Access to medical care and modern diagnostic tools
- Being able to share a prayer with my friend
- Dancer is OK (he just ate too quickly!)

Today's joyful activity was cooking dinner with my daughter.

I don't have any big plans for tomorrow.  I will practice the piano and do some cleaning and tidying up.  How was your Tuesday?  What are your plans for Wednesday?

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