bored and sick of coughing...

 

suspect i'll be headed back for a nap, then another late shower/walk with dogs.  ambitions are very low right now. 

the coughing is hopefully hitting it's peak. morning coughs are just exhausting. then the last two afternoons i've had some cough to puke fun.  yesterday i'd braved a trek to PetSmart to get dog food. as i drove home i got the tickle heading down Muldoon. luckily i hit the lights red.  i kept urping up bile, no place to spit it out so at the red lights i'd open the door and empty the collection on to the street, close door and drive on. nice, right? 

Sunny is still annoying with Ivy like this.  she is still very tolerant. 

this morning i think i have pulled a wee muscle on my side. don't think it's anything worse.  so annoying...all of it.  nothing new really though. my first bout of bronchitis happened when i was 16.  it went on so long that my Mom actually took me to a Dr.  we rarely went to Dr's. not sure why.  nobody in our ward that would allow Mom to bill or give big discounts. i'm thinking the dentist in our ward is why we got regular dental checks/cares. 

felt hungover Monday and Tuesday from the cold medications.  currently just taking inhalers and the more powerful cough medication at night.  will avoid that when i can but when i'm coughing to puke with the throat tickles...best to just take that med and settle it all down for a few hours, get some rest and start over the next day. 

had a dream the other morning.  in the dream i was brushing my teeth, don't remember anything else of the dream but at some point in the dream i must have needed to spit out the toothpaste.  i was halfway to bathroom before i woke up enough to realize that it had just been a dream and there was nothing in my mouth.  pee, brush teeth and return to bed. 

walks have been hit/miss.  woke up to rain yesterday, which oddly, always makes me feel lighter and happy.  the sunshine, well, when you are sick maybe it just feels like an added torture. 

we walked in the rain yesterday. the dogs do not care, they are just happy when we get out. i'm sure they are confused by this week of laziness. i mean i tend to be a bit lazy but this is ridiculous. 

texted someone in management yesterday to see how much trouble i'd be in if i called off. i'm at my 4 sick call limit. they gave me a number to call for viral infections.  report symptoms and all that.  so i now have the ok to be off without getting dinged.  so i'll be off this first part of the stretch. 

lots of snot and lots of coughing. that is my week. very exciting. 

started reading a good book, computer games, some old movies/reruns. brain isn't too ready for too much. 

not too productive.  the coughing really can wear you out. 

the orange one got indicted yet again. will have to wait for court cases to begin.  of course, the GOP is doing all they can to try and fire/discredit those in the justice department....the same group they used to attempt to get Hillary, Bill, Biden, Hunter, Obama indicted.  those all failed really so now the system must be corrupt.  can't be that those guys really just didn't do all they have claimed they have. perhaps their orange one did though.  it's looking like it. 

so they want to destroy the nation and the justice department in order to protect this one lunatic. there is a baby lunatic that apparently showed well in the GOP "debates". they are so stuck on the orange one, they are trying to take his place to run for potus while at the same time singing his praises and kissing up to him.  they are terrified of him even as he's destroyed them.  happy the Dems didn't ever get sucked into his crap...i mean he was a Dem before he went to the GOP side. they were clearly easier to manipulate. 

our nation is on track to be destroyed by this one idiotic, foolish ass...

rained last night but the sun is coming out again. 

i woke up, went downstairs to feed the dogs, eventually, and nearly stepped on a beheaded shrew.  Covid Cat was happily napping. a mug shot was taken.  he was sternly reprimanded and then got pets and treats...that is the tough justice system here. 

did some grooming on Sunny Boys tail and feet last night for a bit.  would love to keep him all fluffy like he is below but he gets mats super easy.  

his coat is high maintenance for sure. 

some of these are from our excursion on the Matanuska Glacier.  fun to be out there. i think they really enjoyed that tour. 

some great picture opportunities.

SH gets a sip of very fresh/old water. 

these are from a walk the day before up Arctic Valley

back on the glacier.

maybe i'll make some cookies later...if i find the energy. 

haven't had cookie dough for ages. 

got my lab results back. KR above. 

CB and I

mostly my labs are looking okay.  my chol is sl elevated but decreased from years past. my HDL is still in good shape. 

hoping that means i can stay off meds for a bit longer. 

below is Eklutna, we had a cabin for the night.

a stop to see the glacier we would soon be walking on

they give you cleats.  you don't really get the difference those make until the end of the tour when you take them off again.  

thought i'd change one of the shots to B&W.  always cool in my opinion

the blues are beautiful too though

a quick dog walk before our tour.  then the dogs chilled in the car until we were done with the tour.  they did okay.

cool shots from the ice.

this is the floating bridge they have installed this season to avoid the more muddy bits.

LS walked with me the other day at Campbell Airstrip, i have also made it out to the dog park and to North Bivouac. the dogs and the mushrooms are the big motivation. 

after the morning coughing session and a post coughing nap i will shower and try to get them out for a stretch. see what i can see on a slow meander.  i can always puke in the woods, no biggie. done it before.

the guide said to get this shot sideways as it can look cool

big crack. nobody fell in though.

bright colors, lots of smiles all around

the flowers will be changing to fall colors in a few weeks.  that may be behind as well. not sure.  may attempt to venture north on my next few stretches off since i missed out this time. 

no further fevers but the coughing can make you feel hot.  the rain yesterday felt good admittedly. 

the dogs found the snow patch at Arctic Valley.  Alaska dogs are like that.

well, off to nap for a bit.  

thankful for A. being off work while i cough my arse off.  B. sweet furs to keep me company C. the daily shower to de-snot myself.