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Haven't called Grandma yet today, because Mom said she wasn't doing so hot last night, and I wanted to let her rest a bit. Will do that soon, though. Mom said it's definitely pneumonia, and that's the current theory for why her glucose dropped like it did the other day. Mom also said that despite feeling lousy, Grandma kept her there playing cards for 3 hours last night.

Mom's youngest brother is back in the hospital, something about an abscess of fluid that needs drained. Mom hasn't told Grandma yet, didn't want to upset her.

There is a turkey in the oven today, as a hedge against the coming cold (it's 54 right now, and the temp's supposed to just go down from here for a couple days). And sweet potatoes for roasting later. I mixed a batch of instant "russian spice tea"*, which is cold-weather comfort food from my childhood, that I'm going to get the kids hooked on.


The Sock Report: Finished the socks for The Miss, need to do a set for The Bug. But those are smaller (for now), and will go quickly, so they can wait a little while. Frogged the fine-gauge Sekrit Socks, because the yarn I was using just didn't have the stitch definition that pattern demanded. Another yarn, another time. Found a more forgiving pattern for that yarn, in a faster gauge, and have Sekrit Socks v2 under way.



Edited to add: I'd meant to append the recipe for Russian Spice tea, and had to dash and investigate kid noises. So here 'tis...

Russian Spice / "Sputnik" Tea
3/4 c instant tea (lemon flavored is nice)
1, 18-oz jar of Tang
1 3/4 c sugar
2 tsp each ground cinnamon and cloves

Put everything in a large jar, close, and shake until well mixed.

To use, add 1-2 tsp mix to a cup of hot water, and stir well.