January 2022

 New Year's day was quiet around the house.  Jay and I walk up and went to breakfast just the two of us because CJ was at Millie's.  Jay then went to the Jockey lot and I came home.  I made cabbage rolls for dinner and in the evening we watched movies together.

Sunday CJ and I started our routine of going to the gym.  We had an appointment with the Journey coach, to help us set up work our plan.  I hate working out but knowing that I was going to have fun with CJ, it was worth it.  As the week went on she would continue to push me to work out. 

Monday CJ and I had to head back to work and school.  Jay thought that he had work but when he got there, there was no one there so he came home.  That morning it was raining so hard and the wind was blowing.  I headed to work and I saw a car in the ditch, so I slowed way down.  The next thing that I know there is a tree over top of me.  I did not see the tree.  It must have been down before I got there but I did not see it.  It was just there over top of my car.  I had to call into work to tell them I was going to be late because the tree had damaged my car.  I called 911 and sat waiting for the sheriff.  Jay come out help and sit with me.  Another guy and Jay cut down the tree and got it out of the road.  When the sheriff got there he told me that it would be best if I just have Jay fix my mirror and not have him write a report because it will devalue my car. What a crazy way to start the first Monday of the New year.

CJ and I went to the gym again on Monday but Tuesday she was not feeling good so I told her that we should not go and she could study for her finals. Jay and I just went for a walk together.  CJ was so cute because that evening she still worked and as Jay and I walked she wanted to meet us at the fence so she could say hi.  Wednesday, I had another appointment with the health coach and I was worried about CJ because yesterday she was so not feeling well, but she wanted to go to the gym and she said she was feeling better.  So we went and had another good appointment.  Jay on the other had started feeling really bad and Thursday stayed home from work.  We tried to get him an appointment for a COVID test but everywhere was all booked up.  The soonest that I could get him an appointment was Sunday.  I made one for CJ as well even though she was feeling better.  Friday and Saturday we just stayed home and rested.  Jay did not even go to the Jockey Lot.  So I knew that he was very sick.  I went grocery shopping with CJ.  On Sunday I woke up with a fever, headache, and body aches. I just laid around the house.  Because CJ was feeling better I canceled her COVID test which was a mistake.  At noon Jay went to Walgreens for his COVID test and it was positive.  So I had to figure out what to do and get CJ and me a COVID test.  I was not able to get one that day but found one for Monday for me and CJ.  I could not get a test local.  CJ's test was in Clemson and mine was in Simpsonville.  Since CJ's test was not until late I sent her to school. Which was another mistake.  Because at 9:00 CVS called me and asked if I could bring CJ in for her test early.  So I had to call the school and have her come home.  She tested Positive as well even though she was feeling better.  Then I went for my test and it was also positive.  It was a 3 for 3.  I was so confused about what to do.  For me, it was more clear.  I could not come back to work until Friday and then I have to wear a mask.  CJ could go back to school right away because it was already 5 days since her first symptoms but she had to wear a mask for 5 days. Jay was to go back on Tuesday with a mask.  Though Jay was still short of breath and not feeling well.  On Monday I was feeling better than on Sunday; no fever or headache.  Though I did have a weight on my chest and my skin started to feel like I had a sunburn (what was weird).  CJ was still feeling good she just did not what to go to school wearing a mask.

So the first Monday of the Month I had a tree on my car and the second Monday of the month I get COVID.  I think that this year is not starting out well.  2022 has not been good so far.

Since CJ was over COVID for 5 days, school policy made her go back to school but then gave her a hard time for being at school.  She did not want to have any unexcused absence so she was upset about them saying anything to them.  I had to be out of work for 4 days but could go back to work on Friday.  Jay like CJ could go back to work because he had been out for 5 days.  The problem was Jay started to get worse.  On Tuesday his fever was back and he was so winded that he could barely walk across the room.  CJ and I were so worried about him.  Wednesday morning he called the doctor and they did an Evisit, by the end of the call she told him to go to urgent care.  I took him to Urgent care and his oxygen level was ok but he had COVID pneumonia in his right lung.  They gave him an IV and several shots of medication.  They would not let me go in with him so I had to wait in the car in the parking lot from 11:00 until 5:00.  I hated not being in there knowing if he was ok and just being there for him. This COVID thing with Jay is really scaring CJ and me.

On the third weekend of the month, we did not do anything.  Jay was still not feeling well and Saturday he was running another fever and having trouble breathing.  So we just stayed home and rested.  CJ was supposed to volunteer at the museum but because of the Martin Luther King holiday and the chance of bad weather, they decided to close for the whole weekend.   On Sunday we woke up to snow and ice.  It snowed all day which never happens in the south.  It was cold so the roads never cleared.  CJ at first did not what to go out in it because it was so cold but then she could not help herself she went outside to build a snowman. 

My mom called me on Sunday.  This was the first time she had called me in years.  We really have not talked for more than 5 minutes total since April.  She called because she heard about our snowstorm.  We talked for almost an hour.  It was such a different talk.  She was not angry at me and was not really negative.  We had a very nice talk.  She asked about CJ and Jay and seemed to be generally interested in how we were doing.  It was like talking me a mom that wanted to know how her kid and grandkid were doing.  Even Jay was freaked out by how great the call was.  He said he could not remember when we had a call that nice before.

We were off most of the week because of the snow.  We only went to school on Thursday. Then Friday we had off again.  Jay still was not feeling well all week.  Tuesday he tried to go to work but the next day he was even worse.  He said that he had such brain fog and fatigue. Wednesday we called the doctor again and he changed some of Jay's medications and told him he just needed to take it easy and try to get better.  

Over the weekend CJ and I were so tired of being stuck in the house.  We had not gone out all week long.  CJ told me that she had an idea and she was going to pay for it.  I was just to get dressed but not to dress like a homeless person.  I asked if I could wear a hoody because it was cool.  She said that she would like me not to dress like a homeless person! I got dressed and we took her car to Greenville.  It was so cute watching her get excited to surprise me.  She did great driving and trying to find a parking spot in downtown Greenville.  She did not look nervous or overwhelmed.  She told me later that she was very nervous and scared but she did not show it.  She kept her cool.  She took me to the new Sigal Music Museum.  It was such a neat surprise.  I just loved it.  I was thinking that we always go to museums in the towns we vacation in but have not done any of the local museums besides the one in Anderson but that is because of American Girl.  The museum was small but really interesting.  All the musical instruments were so beautiful.  They had a piano there that had legs like mine but I could not see it opened to see if it was from the Siegling Music House and if it was a Gunther and Horwood.  They did have a piano that CJ was able to play.  She said that she wished that they had a piano book because she only had one song memorized, but wanted to play more.

We then went to the Mall to hang out. We had fun walking around we decided that we were not going to eat at the mall because nothing looked appealing.  We sent to Bath and Bodyworks because they were having a sale and that is CJ's favorite place.  We spent too much money there but it was fun.  We then and I filled up CJ's gas tank because she was the one that drove.  We then decided on Culver's for lunch.  After lunch, we thought that it would be fun to check out Shane's new Tea shop and get some Boba tea.  On our way there CJ set her phone with the directions to the tea shop.  At one point Siri was giving CJ directions and said "Ops sorry"  and then gave different directions.  I have never heard of a GPS saying sorry when they give you the wrong directions.  We laughed about that for a long time and kept coming back to that all day.

When we got to the tea shop Shane was there so we got a little chance to get caught up. CJ enjoyed the tea and could not wait to go back and try other flavors.

Jay was starting to feel a little better so he tried to get out of the house and do a little walking around in the fresh air.  Sunday CJ and I went to a Zumba class at the YMCA and then swimming.  The Zumba class was fun and silly.  I use to go to Zumba years ago when I was trying to lose weight before.  So it was fun and there were so many people there. 

On Monday we all started back to work.  I was very worried about Jay but he sent me a text stating that he was doing great and the brain fog was almost gone. It felt like a very busy week at work and school for all of us.  Wednesday I had to go get a Mammogram.  I left work got the car washed, got gas, and went to Costo.  I then went to my appointment.  The lady that was doing my imaging had trouble getting my boobs into the machine.  She kept pinching me and ended up having to get another nurse to help her.  By that time, I was so sore and I think I was bruised.  I was glad just to get out of there.  I then met CJ at the gym to work out.  I asked CJ to bring me dinner and she forgot.  So I had Wendy's chile in the car that I had gotten for Jay, so I ate some of that.  Do not eat chile before working out.  It kept coming back up the whole time I was working out.  

Thursday was not as busy and CJ and I went to the gym after dinner.  Going to the gym 4 times this week I was sure that I would have lost more weight.  When I weighed in on Friday I had stayed the same as the week before where I had gained 2 pounds.  I was so disappointed, so I had pizza for dinner.  I hate that I am eating better and working out and still not losing any weight it is very frustrating.

Saturday Jay and I got up and went to breakfast.  CJ slept in until really late. She said that she needed it.  That night we went to dinner with Beth and her family.  Beth was so cute with other new grandbaby.  She just adored the baby.  We found we like the food at the new restaurant but the facility was so dirty that we are not sure that we will go back.  We then came home and watched some TV.  CJ's cat has been so funny the way that she has to sleep on CJ's shoulder at night.

Sunday CJ and I went to Zumba class again and meet a very nice couple.  The husband was a doctor and was asking CJ a million questions about her diabities.  It was so funny.  The weekend was really uneventful which can be a good way to end the month because the beginning of the month was so crazy.