Friday, February 17, 2017

Sometimes Dumb Stuff Happens When You Are Sick

My regular readers know that due to physical limitations, I use a grocery delivery service.  They call every other Monday to take my order and deliver my groceries on Thursday that week.  I make out my grocery list well in advance of the call.  And this time, well in advance of the flu bug slapping me upside the head.

Monday, while in a flu induced fog, I read off my list to the order taker, hung up the phone and went back to bed.  It did not register with me until my groceries were delivered that I had failed to remove from the list 12 lbs. of hamburger to use in canning a big batch of chili, several large green peppers to use in canning sweet and sour chicken and 6 lbs. of butter to add to the 4 lbs. in the fridge, also to be canned.  I suppose I could have put all of that into the freezer - except that the freezer is already full to the top.

So I spent today prepping the food.  Chicken breasts have been cut into bite sized pieces.  Peppers have been cleaned and cut into pieces along with onions.  Hamburger has been browned.  All are in plastic bags in the fridge.  Quart jars of home canned tomatoes and cans of kidney beans along with a jar of chili powder are waiting on the end of my kitchen table, as well as cans of pineapple chunks for the sweet and sour chicken.  Tomorrow morning the canning will begin.

And guess what.  I feel better now than I have since the flu bug showed up.  I think I must be one of those people who feels better when doing something than when just laying about.  Granted, I had to take several rest breaks, but even with that, it sure is nice to be back in the land of the living.

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  1. So good to hear you are back to your busy self. Take care and enjoy your weekend.

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    1. Thanks, CW...I got lucky. Most folks have had a worse time of it than I did. Looks like I will be up to my elbows with canning over the weekend, which is fine with me.

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  2. Glad to hear you are feeling better!

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    1. Thanks, Jenn...Just glad I had a mild case of the flu. Son is still fighting the cough. I missed that part.

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  3. Oh gosh, so sorry you are sick. I hope you feel better soon. That stinks.

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    1. Thanks, Kristina...Just a mild case of the flu that has been making the rounds. The worst seems to be over and I'm nearly back to normal.

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  4. Absolutely elated to read this post. Glad you're feeling better. Glad to hear of your canning project for the weekend. Or is that projects given it's multiple recipes. hahaha
    I'm hosting a birthday party for a friend. Cake, coffee and pop at 2pm - such a social life!! And it will take me a few days to recover from. But worth it.
    Glad the flu bug is in your rear view mirror! Cheers, SJ in Vancouver

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    1. Thanks, SJ...Feeling much better. I'm canning the sweet and sour chicken today, mostly because it is a new to me recipe and I want to taste test to see if I like it. Tomorrow - chili and butter.
      Enjoy your party! You are becoming quite the social butterfly. :) Hope your recovery time won't be too bad. Some things are just worth the recovery time, aren't they.

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  5. Well, I guess that kind of thing happens and you just have to make the best of it. Too bad you had to mess with it when you were feeling a bit peaked though.

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    1. Harry...Monday was the worst day of it and I was a bit of a space cadet that day when I placed my grocery order. It all worked out. I am feeling pretty good and lucky that I just had a mild case of the flu. So many others have had it so much worse than me. Onward and upward. :)

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  6. Glad you are better - but why did you scoot that "bug" over to Joisey???? Have had it for a few days now ... at least the headaches are gone! :o)

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    1. CM...I'm sorry - I should have known better than to sneeze while facing East! :)
      This flu can be a bugger. Hope your recovery time is short.

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