Housewife, 54

 But you would never know it from the weather!  We are having an unseasonably warm winter, with temperatures hovering around freezing for our Highs.  Daytimes sometimes down into the 20's*F and this week we are supposed to get up to 50*F!  Not unheard of for a day, but to have consistent temperatures so warm is unreal!  We had snow last week but it still was not too cold, and it has been just cold enough that it is melting slowly.  That's OK with me as I hate a brown winter.  Some snow on the ground for insulation is good. At least I have an amaryllis that wants to bloom! I have only the Nativity to put away as far as Holiday decorations are concerned, and we still have the outdoor lights up but I don't turn them on anymore.  I detest seeing holiday lights after Epiphany!  As far as our health goes, DH is fully recovered and back to work.  I have had symptoms lingering so a week ago I went to the Dr. and had a bevy of tests done.  I do NOT have Covid, nor do I have Strepp n

 I might not have had Covid, but I am still battling ~whatever virus~ and I am pretty darn sick of it!  Hubby came down with it too, but not as severe and he has recovered more quickly.  His Covid test was negative as well, so we are pretty sure it was a flu virus. Lots of coughing and blowing and generally feeling rough.   Christmas was pretty boring.  I did manage to get all of my gifts made and bought, but just.... Christmas morning I ran our gifts over to the Grandkids (wearing my mask and washing hands thoroughly) but hubby was feeling too bad.  I just stayed a little while and then came home to make a hot dinner for us.  We have watched a lot of TV and on my good days I could read or knit. But the worst thing about this germ for me is that I feel better one day, and the next I feel badly again! With my high cholesterol I dared not make any special yummy baked goods, so I am feeling quite deprived... As planned, I had to care for Grandson the Elder while he as out of school, so I