Finally an Answer and a Sweet Weekend Together

Long story short, Jord ended up back at the doc and our PCP called a dermatologist while we were in the room with him (I wanted to say, "Regis, I'd like to phone a friend LOL") and he worked us in and turns out it's an allergic reaction to the antibiotic shot he got a month ago with the stomach stuff at the ER. It's technically called "Symmetrical drug-related intertriginous and flexural exanthema" or SDRIFE. Prednisone is what will help, which is what our PCP gave him last week, but because he's a big guy, he needed a larger dose, so he started that today and will see the dermatolgist in a week--thank you Dr. Evans! He walked in and was like, "I'm pretty sure I know what's going on, but let me look...yep, yep, exactly what I'd expect." Talk about words you want to hear after two weeks of itching misery and nothing helping! So thankful! Would you pray with us that this new dose of steroids would help quickly?........This Saturday, in spite of him still being pretty miserably itchy, was the first Saturday since we listed our house for sale in November that we didn't *have* to do anything if we didn't want to. We got up and I made pancakes for everyone since Mom is down with allergies right now too--we were laughing last night cause I'm supposed to be the sicky and Jord and Mom are supposed to be the caregivers, but the antibiotics did their job and I actually feel pretty good for me lung and sinus wise right now and they both feel crappy. I'm so thankful I've been able to help them for a change! After pancakes, Jord and I went and got a refrigerator for our pantry area and then went to Cabella's and wandered around and got a few things. That store just makes me happy! Jord was wearing a shirt from a Youtuber we watch, The Fat Electrician (who has awesome military history, but he does swear occasionally) and I had on a shirt from another one, Kentucky Ballistics (who is my favorite gun channel and is very clean with no swearing and he's hilarious too) but a store manager walked by Jord, saw his shirt, and said, "Quack, Bang, I'm out" which is how The Fat Electrician ends every episode--it's neat how there's instant camradrie with certain things and in certain places so that was fun. Then we got some food, came home and organized and unpacked some things. Jord got the garage all organized so we can finally park our car in the garage which is always nice. Now we are focused on our main living area which is coming together slowly but surely. It's almost time we can start hanging some things up on the walls which is my favorite part. :) It will be nice to have decorated walls instead of plain white ones like we had to have for selling the house since we painted it to sell so I'm ready for some color in my living space again!.....The weather has been a bit eventful like it typically is in April in Alabama--had some tornadoes in the NW corner of the state the other night and lots of rain here, which is helping tap the pollen down a bit. It's really bad here--you could literally can see the layer of pollen on everything outside before it rained lol. However, everything is in bloom and turning green and it's gorgeous! I love springtime here--signs of new life everywhere! Anyway, just wanted to hop on real quick and give a short update since I haven't posted in a bit--life has just been a bit crazy with Jord not feeling good, me adjusting to my new TN (Trigmenial Neuralgia) issues with light especially, getting settled in with Mom and Dad and enjoying the spring days walking Blue and doing life with our church family. Also gotten to enjoy some video chats with family which is always fun. :) Have I said how very thankful I am for our church before?? I know I sound like a broken record, but Jord and I would not be in as good a place mentally and spiritually without our church family surrounding us, encouraging us, praying for us, and helping practically at the drop of a hat!! I'm very much looking forward to celebrating Easter in a couple weeks!! He is risen--and because of that, there is hope in the midst of all these trials and tribulations!!