True to form with FIFO husband being away B1 is sick. Head cold, man flu, I’m dying sick. Like every boy man its life threatening. So we have been up since 3am because well he cant seem to sleep because he cant breath through his nose properly and because the damn fire alarm is beeping every six minutes. Don’t be fooled into thinking that its that hot in here that the alarm is sending us a warning no…no its not. Its sending us a warning that its about to hit 6 degrees INSIDE the house and we are all about to suffer hypothermia. Yes that’s right 6 degrees inside. For those concerned and I thank you the alarm is hard wired into the house and I have had it checked and it does work when its in reverse ie smoke but its a mystery it only started two winters ago..the alarm has been in the house ten years. Anyway its about this time that I get the fire going, heater going and occasionally when I get ticked off with the kitchen sitting at 6 degrees I cook something. Anything. Some mornings I will boil water just for the heat and steam vapour…freaking crazy.
Now I know what your asking. Why? Just get a reverse cycle. Yes I know simple. But my house is BIG. She is OLD. Her ceilings are fourteen foot with no insulation. Any where. Add to that she is so full of holes that well she could be considered a gazebo. In summer wonderful. Winter not so much. We plan to renovate her again. It was meant to be this year but we decided to have some health saving surgery instead…damn it. That’s when we intended to get a reverse cycle and because she is so old we don’t wont to just stick one in and then realise its well is wrong. Mind you she has already had one face lift and now needs another but the expense of that renovation is terrifying. Ah but this post was about B1 and his life threatening man head cold…neh he will be right. No seriously he is okay. The warmth of the lounge room as helped and I can hear him snoring him behind me on the sofa as we speak. Its sweet.
Seriously though he is unwell but okay. His grommets (in his ears) have fallen out so the fluid behind his ears is now gunky and like a sewer because it cant drain and equalise. Its infected. It hurts a little. Makes him feel a little off. It also means that his hearing is back to what it was two years ago. So he essentially hears me like I’m talking to him underwater…frustrating as crap I tell you. Frustrating because we where doing everything so well. People don’t realise how much hearing affects everything.
Ah well never mind. We are pumping antibiotics, yakult and everything else into him that may help.
Well my lovelies I’m off to boil a pot of water.
Have a great Thursday.
xX Deb
