I will certainly be glad when this 48 hours is up and my bout of stomach flu will be over. On the plus side the thought of food makes me ill.

I am re-reading THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP and enjoying it
almost as much as the first time. John Irving is one of my
absolute favorite authors. I can't help but laugh when the mother character says all the trouble in the world is caused
by lust. She also wears her nurses uniform everywhere so
men will not be suject to lusting after her. Has she never heard of naughty nurses?

I have errands today but will have to wait until tomorrow when my tummy has settled down. I have jeans to be cut off
and hemmed. This is one of my big gripes. Petite and short are still too long and need a couple of inches trimmed
off. There are a lot of us out there who need clothing scaled for five two and under. The cleaners charge 8.00
to whittle them down and that is a bummer.

I cooked a big breakfast this morning for Ted in spite of
not being able to eat. The eggs almost did me in. Rex
really enjoys it when one of us is under the weather. It
gives him an excuse to get on the bed and cuddle.

On the plus side, we have a friend who will paint the house
for us. He inherited quite a lot of money, quit his job and
is so bored that he is willing to do anything. The add on
portion of the house is frame. He is also going to do quite
a lot of painting and landscaping for Bobby. It is a shame
he can't enjoy retirement more.