Scraping Ice Off The Driveway

 Yesterday got warmer by the hour with a shot of snow flurries put in for good measure. The high got to -1 by midnight. This morning it is cloudy and 1C. Today is going to be wet with a high of 3C. 

Lifestyle

My first thing of the morning was to go to the doctor. On the way, the sharp thing in my mouth was feeling weird. When I parked at the doctor's office, I was able to fish out a large fragment of tooth. It had 2 sharp points on it which had caused me a lot of soreness. On the way into the doctor's office, I stopped and cancelled my dentist appointment. They are a husband and wife team. I may have one more small tooth fragment to come out but it is going to take time and she can look at it when I go in on Jan. 20. 

My appointment with the doctor was good. My allergies had gone into full blown mode and were still raging in my system. I got a prescription for eye drops and nasal spray which I used last night and again this morning. My cough is better which is good and my lungs are clear. I am to watch to make sure I don't get an infection now. 

Once home, I decided to start scraping the driveway. I did about 20 minutes where it was salted and easy to remove. After lunch, I did an hour of heavy scraping and shovelling and then had a short rest. 

I was back out at it and did over an hour the second time out. I have 75% of the driveway scraped and the last 25% shovelled. It was heavy going as there was about an inch of ice to scrape off. I threw some salt on the driveway and am letting the rain loosen the rest and will try to do more today if necessary. 

I was sore and tired when I got done. No sewing or knitting happened. I did sleep almost 11 hours last night. 

Thoughts

    I am thankful that my neighbour is a great pharmacist. She made sure I understood how to use the prescriptions and told me (like the doctor) to watch for an infection. I think they are worried I could get pneumonia. 

    I am also thankful that I can still clean my driveway. I was surprised at how much strength I had while doing the job. I am slow but steady. I am still very independent which makes me happy. 

    I am ready to start eating much better now that I feel better. Yesterday I made chicken soup using the chicken carcass and dark meat I had frozen. I add onions, carrots, and celery to the soup and when I heat it I will add orzo. Today I am making a chicken and onion stir fry to have for dinner the next couple of days. I will have it with rice. 

Today

I am starting the day off catching up the balance sheet. I have to help daughter-in-law prep for sandwiches tomorrow. I hope to sew and knit today as I am feeling better. If I have to, I will scrape the bottom of the driveway to get rid of the ice but I am hoping the rain and warmer weather will take care of that. 

Until the next time.........................................................