Medcall.
Sunday night was a rough one for little miss Lily Bean. She was very unhappy, cried and cried and cried. She refused to sleep in her crib so Jay brought her swing upstairs to our room. She had a restless sleep, so did Jay and I. We decided in the morning that we should have a doctor take a look to make sure there was nothing else going on. I tried calling the Hope Island Medical Center around 6:00 AM. They weren’t open but the call was directed to an urgent care center about 20 minutes away. Jay suggested that we take advantage of the house visiting doctor (Medcall). I gave them a call and a doctor arrived within about a half hour. He sat at the kitchen table and checked her over. One strange thing was that he didn’t have a tongue depressor, so he used one of Ty’s spoons. Pretty sure I will put tongue depressors or Popsicles on the shopping list.
$150 cash later (kind of felt illegal), and the diagnosis was that her ears, nose, and throat all looked fine, but apparently she has really hairy ears… Someday she will hate me for telling the world that. She has a tummy full of gas, likely from swallowing a lot of air because her mouth hurts – eating is no fun for her right now. :(. I stayed home with her to try to keep her happy when she is awake. Poor baby… My opinion of the capabilities of the Medcall doctor is only OK. He tried to tell me that Tylenol contains aspirin, but when I said that it is acetaminophen he said they are the same thing. Um, I don’t have a medical degree but Google told me that they are not the same thing. In his defense I don’t think they have Tylenol here. Their version is Panadol. I have heard from others that a good doctor is hard to find, and it is really strange but nobody has given me the name of a doctor that they would refer to me. It’s always “just find a GP, mate”. I guess I will have to be OK with subpar medical care for a while and will have to verify everything via Google.

Looking on the bright side, my home office for the day has a heck of a view, and with the sliding doors open I had a nice warm breeze flowing through the dining area.

Food.
Mud cakes = heaven in my mouth. It is a really rich, dense chocolate cake. Fabulous with ice cream or fresh raspberries. Yummy.

I have noticed that the food here must not have preservatives because everything gets moldy/stale a lot quicker than at home. Kind of a refreshing change.

My diet has changed quite a bit. I feel like I am eating healthier (ok, aside from the stuff my sweet tooth forces me to eat). I am buying more fruits and veggies at the store. I know this sounds pathetic, but I steamed broccoli and carrots for the first time this weekend. I also learned how to select and cut fresh mangoes and kiwi. I know I can get those at home but never took the time to figure out how to do it myself because HyVee has a package that is already cut up for me.

I have only tried one brand, but the “Magic Shell” and chocolate syrup are no bueno… I miss my Hershey’s…

Guests.
Sherry is coming to visit!!!!!! She will be here in February and March for 3 weeks. It will be wonderful to have her come and stay. We are going to have to start a sightseeing list. Ty and Lily are going to love spending time with Memaw. Yay!!!!