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@tanjaostman I'm not making stuff up then. So hard finding information in S Africa!! (Other than MSM)

@Olamide 😜

@Olamide 😜 the gift that keeps on giving

@Olamide this is what you do on a rest day? Lovin it

But now I can't stop thinking of you dressed as an elf!!

@MaryMamuzich did it taste ok? When mine come out like that, we still ate them 🙂

@MaryMamuzich it can happen...I've had it sometimes

Did you open the door while cooking? That's the only thing I can think of that 'could' do that

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/africa/2021/12/11/south-african-doctors-see-signs-omicron-is-milder-than-delta.html

something a little encouraging, that I daren't share on Facebook! sadly, for numerous reasons!! it' breaks my heart how we've seen the vaccine as a polarising issue in civil society 😞

anyway, this is positive to read from South Africa! it's 4 days old, but finding anything that isn't ridiculously biased is bordering on the impossible

@tanjaostman

@MaryMamuzich too true... you're absolutely right!!

making myself just sit there and not help us really hard!!!!!!

I did load the dishwasher tonight for yh first time since October - that one was a confidence issue for me!

Anyway, broken that one, and loaded the washing machine (slowly!), and organised for the recycling to go out

@davereimer the meds always mess us up though, don't they

one way or another

since i've come off caffeine, i found myself quite awake the other night from a small bar of chocolate.................definitely felt like a caffeine boost while I was lying there!

who knew 😃

@davereimer the blood thinners has a super slick coating on it. combined with some moisture on my fingers from my glass and it's wonderfully slippery for swallowing

I'd been sleeping heavily literally less than 5 minutes earlier...that didn't help

i was convinced i dropped my miniscule beta blocker, because i've made a point of always the bigger (blood thinner tablet) first

my wife's former police training came in. she really did go full on Police Constable mode

the pharmacist at the ward truly was lovely. i was crying by the end. didn't make me feel stupid.

the thing that upset me, though, is that today was a really lovely day for us, so i was looking forward to my first proper 30 minute brisk walk...

nevermind. i'm ok.

and judging from my heart rate right now my wife was absolutely right - i dropped my blood thinner tablet and took my beta blocker, 'cos she's beating slow and steady and calmly

lesson learned

Supervising. I could get used to being management 😂

Andy B

spent the day in bed today

frustratingly, i took one tablet and dropped another (condensation on the glass, and SUPER slippy tablet)

the one i thought i dropped was not the one we found (Jo went straight into police mode and "conducted a thorough search of the area" - which helped relax me a bit)

so, a quick call to the ward to check what i'm supposed to do.......it seems i probably dropped my blood thinner tablet, but since a double dose would put me at severe risk, and taking a double beta blocker would put me at slightly less risk, the cardiology ward pharmacist (super nice woman) told me to do nothing, but rest all day and carry on this evening with my meds as normal

hence, i'm back in bed for a day of rest - with such a lovely day I had planned for a lovely brisk 30 minute walk...........

........there's always tomorrow

and what have i learned? drink from something with a handle, and make sure i wake up properly prior to taking the tablets, even if Jo is watching me

Andy B

So this must be the one that was supposed to come with the horror advent calendar

He's obviosuly been kicked in the stomach by a horse then wrapped in cellophane

er........

@MaryMamuzich so do we 🙂

And so it begins

The garage is so called, because it used to be a garage

The logic is undeniable

The trucks remind me of my former profession

The dog was Jo's when she was little

It still works - it walks and barks 🙂

In 40 days we're moving home.

An expected move (our house is a max.12 month let) But God dovetailed that move with Jo being headhunted for a job (5 1/2 hrs drive north) and the timing is nothing short of God inspired. Even her security vetting came through at the perfect moment

We had the new home confirmed last Friday. We move 21st January. Jo starts her new position 31st January.

The goodness and favour of God upon this litttle family is mind blowing and overwhelming!

The miracles we've already seen are more than I squeeze into 1,000 characters (first attempt was nearly 4,000 characters long)

But, a big money issue was solved before we needed to ask a question. We only had one house we could view, and beat all other applicants to apply. Our previous landlord had to be asked for a reference - new agent described it as evil and disgusting. But God had already put things in motion to thwart that attempt close a door God had already opened.

And the BerryBunch studio V3.0 is real!!!

Some more scriptural encouragement for you on a Monday morning

We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed. Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies.
2 Corinthians 4:8‭-‬10 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/2co.4.8-10.NLT

Some comfort for you on a Monday morning!

Andy B

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ. Even when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your comfort and salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly comfort you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer. We are confident that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in the comfort God gives us.
2 Corinthians 1:3‭-‬7 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/2co.1.3-7.NLT

Peter pushed us with getting our Christmas sorted. So all done now.