Down and Out - 2 (Too)

This creeping cold is exactly that....it sneaks up on you, and then just slowly gets worse.  I am finally feeling better, but SK is miserable.  As I type, he is shivering in bed - freezing - and I am certain that before too long he will throw off all the covers in order to cool down.

He went with me earlier to a large store to get a new hand mixer.  There was one in the apartment when we got here, but I have worn it out!  There were two extras in the center, so I brought both home to try them out....neither worked.  The motors are fine....for whipped cream....but try to make anything thicker and you are out of luck.  No wonder they were extras.

SK felt it best to try to get a new one right away and I am most grateful since I will be making more cupcakes and frosting tomorrow and Saturday....and a mixer is certainly nice for both of these.  He didn't feel great this morning, but assumed this was as bad as it was going to get.  We drove to a big mall where the appliance store was and shopped around til we found the one we got.  We also stopped at a grocery store and bought a few items.

That was his limit....but he drove me to the center at 3, and then went back to get me at 11. He rested while I was gone, but it is hard to rest when you feel so awful.  When he came to get me, he was wearing his heavy winter coat, hat, gloves and scarf!!!!  He is a healthy guy, so something like this hits hard when it hits him.  I am hoping that the illness is short-lived.

My time at the center was enjoyable.  The young woman who has been bringing home food from her father's business will not be working there anymore.  When there has been left-over food (meals for 500 people), she has brought it on Thursday evening and it is amazing and delicious.  So it has given Kasper and me a wonderful break.  (Although I must say, Kasper is not intimidated or stressed over the meals he fixes as the center.  He sweeps in, throws everything in bowls or pans, stirs, chops, mixes, cooks, bakes and makes wonderful things.) All of us have been very grateful for Victoria and all the great food she has brought the last several weeks.

We studied the 110th section of the D&C in class, and the comments made were excellent.  We read it aloud and then talked about each verse (of 16).  Some sweet experiences were shared and some very thoughtful comments were made.

When class was over, the board games were brought out.  Afterwards, several helped me clean up and then all left.  It is fun to watch as they get ready to leave.  They stand in the narrow hallway laughing and talking and donning coats and scarves.  They go to everyone in the center, hug them and say goodbye.  I am usually in the kitchen and they are cute to give me a quick hug and smile and a wave as out the door they go smiling.

I truly enjoy those young people......so does SK.  We just need to get him feeling better again.