Just The Back

 While I have been down ...literally flat on my back, my mate has been tending to my every need. Can you hear me laughing? He tries; he really does. I think it might be his inattention to detail that tends to annoy me.

He has been getting takeout and even cooked one night. Trying to explain how to cook corn on the cob in the microwave was hilarious. Me: "Just put them in the microwave and cook for 6 minutes." Him: "But what do I do first?" Me: "Nothing, just put them in the microwave and set it for 6 minutes." Him: "Do I cut the end off?" Me: "Why? Just put them in the microwave and turn it on." Him: "I still don't understand, what do I do first?" Me: "Take them out of the refrigerator." Him: Total look of confusion. Me: "Okay. Listen closely and do not interrupt. Take the two ears of corn out of the fridge, then put them in the microwave, shucks and all, close the door and set it for 6 minutes. When that timer dings, take them out. They will be hot. Take the knife and cut the closed end of the shucks off, then peel the shucks down and the silk will come off with the shucks. Put a pat of butter on it and a little salt and throw them on plates so we can eat them."

He did and was amazed that my instructions worked. He has never wondered how the shucks and silks came off because I always take care of that when I plate the food. He served the corn with fried chicken from the grocery store. That is it. Nothing green. Then he put the extra chicken in the microwave. To store it there? I think. I discovered it there when I couldn't sleep and got up to take some Tylenol in hopes that it would bring the pain down to a level that would let me drift off.

Yes, I put the chicken in a container and put it in the fridge. I have lots of containers to put leftovers in, but my husband is a big fan of ziplock bags. He will put anything in a zip bag. Soup, anything. And always a gallon size bag, even for 2 ounces of something. It makes it hard to know what is in the bags, all stacked willy nilly in my refrigerator.

Yesterday, the pain was not as intense. I waited until he left in search of breakfast and then, holding my posture in a careful position, I stripped the bed of sheets. I was able to make the bed, though not as tightly as I would normally do. I had to do a cleaning cycle on my washer, I had asked him to take the load out of the dryer and then put the load of towels I had washed in the dryer. He took the dry load out and dumped it on the loveseat and then never put the wet towels in the dryer and they were soured and had to be washed again. But it still smelled all musty.

I usually have those little sheets or tablets that are made for this but could not drag all the stuff in that cabinet out to find them. I did find some dishwasher tablets that I will never use due to the fact that I don't have a dishwasher. I am happy to report that it worked great! 

Unable to sit for any length of time, this seems to cause the jolting pain that sends me to my bed and flat on my back, I am watching TV, listening to books and reading blogs. It is hard to comment from a laying down position. I was scrolling through FB Marketplace yesterday. You just never know when you might see something you need. On post caught my eye. Someone trying to sell a recliner BACK! Just the back, no seat and arms, just the back. It was only $5, but what would you do with it? Is there someone out there that needs just the back of a recliner? What are the odds that it would match? I really don't think they should get their hopes up about selling it.