22 Foxhole East

Baileys_Babe

Fingers crossed for a negative test.

The messages regarding isolating are ambiguous, which the cynic in me sees as intentional, or it is just as likely to be down to the government not having a clue what the other hand is doing.

If we still lived in Le shire, I would have happily dropped a case or two of the soya milk of choice off.

f0xh0les

Poor darling Dr F0xh0les just got his positive PCR result  text.  We are totally  unsurprised. So DS4 and Himself are officially plague-ridden.  DS2 has still not yet had his result  - even though I put  it in the post box with DH's - so really  it should not be too long now.  I think this means DH can be released back into the wild on 30th October as long as the lateral flow test says negative.

I made a rather nice biryani for supper, and made courgette and carrot bhajis with fenugreek leaves in them. They were delish, sadly halfway through I got strangely dizzy, and began aching madly - not exactly sure what it was - anyway, made DH stand on the other side of the kitchen in his mask in case I fell over. I was not confident messing about with boiling oil while fighting phantom morning sickness.   Bizarre and unexplained behaviour.

We will  continue to test again again again again again in the morning, our PCR tests have not arrived yet, so we are assuming me and DS3 are plague ridden too, even though the LFTs are still negative (except my midnight one last night) Best to be on the safe side.

Tomorrow will be leftovers and using up stuff - a 'pick a plate' lunch to rid the fridge of bits and things.  Supper will probably be a total mystery of freezer diving

f0xh0les

In more 'positive news', DS2 has confirmed covid too!   Just posted off mine and DS3s PCR tests (wearing a mask) in the post box. Should find out tomorrow what our fate will be. If we test positive, due to having no symptoms, we will have to isolate for ten days from the day we tested - which is today! So 1st November.  Grrr.

DH has become bored of being ill.  He is properly grumpy and has lost his sense of smell. He found out when he ran himself a lovely hot bath and realised there was no fragrance, he still has his sense of taste (for the moment).  I think he just wants a cuddle, and he really dislikes sleeping alone.  Fractious, bored, and grumpy man.

As I am spending all my time alone, I have been looking at the financial situation for the start of next month.  I think I can get the mortgage down to £80k (50%) and the renovation fund to £20k.

The roofer firm has reappeared!! When we cannot have them in the house. Typical, will email them with the specifications and await their quote.

f0xh0les

Poor DH can no longer eat.  He is limited to flat on his back in bed, or the bathroom.  

I am so bored of checking every 5 minutes for my covid status. I am driving myself mad.

Nothing else to report. Life is dull.

Suffolksue

Sorry to hear that Foxholes,
had all the eligible ones had their vaccines?

f0xh0les

DS2 did not have a vaccine because he is a 17 year old idiot. I drove him to a place to get his on the one weekend they did it locally,  and he refused to get out of the car, said it was his decision, he would get one when he decided, not when I did.  DS4 is 11 weeks too young to have had the vaccine at school - they did it by who was over 12 on that one day they were there, not by year group, DS2 could not have it at the school, as they were there to do 12-15 year olds.  If they were over 16 they were refused and told to book into a local session - the appointments  are Mon-Fri 9-3 when he is supposed to be at college.  The school and college are on the same site.

DH is double vaxxed and positive, I am double vaxxed, DS3 is single vaxxed as that is all 13 year olds are offered. He was vaxxed 15 days ago. 

So DS2 is the only one who was eligible and non jabbed. He tested positive after DS4 and DH.

Suffolksue

Really bad luck for DH to feel so unwell ,bet you’d have been furious at DS2 if he’d been the one to bring it home .
is he v poorly too ?
forgive all the questions,I’m a nerd who shouts at the daily figures asking what proportion have been vaccinated.
Read today that 80% of those in IT U have not had a vaccine 

f0xh0les

DH was two weeks into face to face teaching at uni - he thinks he got his there, and that it is coincidence DS4 tested positive on Saturday, DH and DS2 on Tuesday and I have felt bone achey since yesterday morning - it is like trying to walk the morning after giving birth, that muscle joint ache hip/back/shoulder burning madness.  Don't have the reward of a cuddle afterward though.

Poor DH's happy pills are not making him happy right now.  It is all an awful lot of pants.

Cornish_mum

Hi Foxholes, so sorry to hear about DH, hope you all start to feel better soon. Take care CM

mark55man

forgive me for stating the obvious, but you can get an oximeter from Amazon (or other places) for £15-£20 which would be good to check if anybody is maybe struggling a little with the virus.  possibly something else to worry about, but more a way of reassuring you that its all minor.