I stuffed up w/ an allergic fit on New Years day something fierce.  That rolled down my throat (as it does) and caught in my upper airways.  I've since been coughing - and I'm to the big annoying ones that sometimes make me wretch.  I'm kind of making a note here because I looked back to my old posts to see when I last had this - and it was December 2023.  I definitely seem to get this once a year. At least this go round isn't a sore throat.  I also haven't thrown out a rib as I did last time, but I am a bit sore from the coughs.

This state slows me down a bit as I am trying to avoid coughing fits.  There is still the one big/heavy container of Christmas stuff upstairs that I haven't carried to the basement.  Let's be honest, as behind as I am in cleaning, I can't afford to be slowed further.  I also miss being able to participate in the wine at communion.

Yesterday I took to a task that involved me sitting at the table - I managed to ready Avery's Valentine box.  This year they had "homework" to make whatever box they wanted.  Well, the girl is all about the Minecraft game that she spent her Christmas money on, so we made a creeper head w/a red heart on the top.  It turned out decent.  It might also pass as something she made.  Hey, I never said I was crafty.  I also managed a pretty decent nap.  That's the one blessing about being "sick",  I feel way less guilty about this type of lazy.