We had a cold front come through so I got the wool blanket out of the garage (it just came back) and put that on the bed. That was much better. Both Ron and I like it pretty warm so we adjusted accordingly.
He woke me up a couple hours after I went to bed. He was freaked out yelling about a leak. I sprang out of bed and bolted toward him.
And heard the cats' water fountain making huffy noises, that did sound like a fast drip. I topped it off and went back to bed but it took a while to fall back asleep, of course.
I woke up at 9, no apologies. I did my usual morning routine and took care of Ron. He is actually doing very well in isolation. He is happy and occupied, didn't want to go out anyway, delighted to stay home except for work and bank.
Which makes my job easier as I'm not battling him. I am doing OK. I am making do with what I have and not getting anything online except for groceries next week. He has really become an introvert, which is fine with me.
I notice a lot of my Uber drivers are introverts. They just want me to get in and be quiet until we get to the destination, then they say thank you and mean it. I am a chatter box so I have learned to be quiet which has earned me a 4.98 rating out of 5 stars. :)
I thought about Walmart - I would apply there after work shut down because 2 jobs plus caring for Ron would be impossible. So we will see.
There is a Walmart not far from me in a car and maybe a $10 Uber ride if it is raining hard when I get off work. I would go for that one, which, interestingly enough, is NOT my usual store.
If it's meant to happen it will but I can't ditch my postal workers right now. Even if all I'm selling are canned sodas.
It will make work much shorter for now. If I can get some snack inventory I will spread it out and front the machines, I know how to do that.
I was happy to see, speaking of inventory, Ron still has plenty of his peanut butter crackers. I had bought them for him about a month ago. I had to crawl between his bed and the wall seeking his lost cell phone. I found it; I also found the crackers.
That's good because I do want him to have snacks. I have to really brag on him for not getting fat which would be a total deal killer for us. I can maneuver him OK at 150 pounds, but if he got fatter I couldn't do it and he would have to get a placement, which, these days, would be a death sentence.
But I told him back in 2003 to keep his weight down so I could care for him and he has been very good at that, overall. That is hard when you are stuck in bed and often bored, but he does it.
Yes, he still drinks, but he's working to make my life easier.
I was able to get some sausages delivered, Ekrich, he likes the Beddar Cheddar ones a lot, WM didn't have them but sent a Jalapeno cheese sausage about the same size and Ron likes it pretty well.
I noticed a semi-local (Savoies) food producer (they do a lot of Cajun foods) had tons of stock with a spread that any food producer would envy, literally 30 feet of refrigerated shelf space. Normally a lucky company would get 2-4 feet. So, if they're good, Savoies is going to get a lot of new fans out of this because it was the ONLY sausage available at the store. I didn't get any because Ron already had sausage, the only "cold" thing I wanted, I got: frozen chopped onions. Those are a game changer for cooking from scratch. I did get a couple of the bacon mac and cheese meals, generic brand, for $1 and they let me.
Ron does like the Savoie's dirty rice mix. You heat it up and add it to cooked rice.
He does a good job on that and I have to give him props.
He is also being careful with his alcohol as he doesn't have a lot left and wants to make it last. I am not worried about him, he has snacks and I bring him drinks periodically even though he has some in his fridge.
If I got sick I think he would be OK on his own for a few days if it came to it. I also know if I do need a ventilator he will not respect my wishes and have me put on it. I know that... and I will need to file a formal DNR if I want to avoid that. I'm not quite at that point.
For instance, dialysis can be used to clean out my blood if I get toxic from medication, but that is not something I want long term. So I will probably have to come up with a number (2-3 weeks I am thinking) and say no longer than that.
My Dad, seeing the free for all with Ron's family after his accident, went and had very detailed plans made up and signed with a lawyer so we would not go through that (or me, again). I am glad he did that.
I am also glad he is on lockdown because he is at high risk (more than Ron, even).
That's it for now.
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