Oh, Look. She's back!

The end of the world started a little early for me. If you thought I seemed scarce lately, it's because I was kinda-sorta dead. Where is Miracle Max when you need him?

For the past few days I've been sick with bronchitis. I kept fighting it for several days but it finally got me--and boy did it ever have its way with me.

I knew I had crossed the Rubicon when Greg insisted on staying so he could drag escort me to the doctor. And because I was a good girl (the half-dead don't struggle much) Greg stopped by a bakery and bought me a chocolate ganache cake. Wasn't that sweet of him?

Doesn't this look decadent? Chocolate ganache cake.

When I was conscious, we watched Dr. Who on Netflix. I think I like Christopher Eccleston better than David Tennant, but maybe Tennant hasn't grown on me yet.

As for the Doctor's companions--I've only met Rose and Martha. Martha is far more practical and proactive so I was glad when she took over. I got a little tired of Rose yelling for help all the time.

I'm beginning to understand why the Doctor is so popular. While the world building is a little cheesy, some of the story ideas are terrific. Like Torchwood, it all depends on who wrote the script for that episode. Some are better than others.

In other news: Tank has been feeling better. He goes for another follow-up on Monday. That lymph node is still enlarged, but not hard (imo), so I'm hopeful.

Poor Iko is still limping. (We think he jumped off the bed and landed wrong.) But Greg noticed he doesn't seem to limp when he's outside playing with Tank. Hmm... Do you think our boy is pulling a fast one?

And just before I got sick we were ravaged by a raccoon that killed three chickens in their pen and mortally wounded a fourth one that we had to mercifully put down. I hand-fed him for several days, but he just wasn't strong enough to make it.

It's been a rough few weeks around the homestead. With any luck that'll be the last of it for a while.

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I hope you've enjoyed the last couple of weeks of DIY Christmas projects, traditions and food. We did everything from Advent calendars to decorating, to food--some of which I plan to try soon.

Today is the last day to leave comments on any of the DIY Christmas 2012 posts. Take a look around. There are a lot of good ideas and recipes. Winners will be announced Monday, December 24 so go back and drop us a word or two.

Now that I have codeine and antibiotics I hope to turn the corner soon and feel well enough to visit everyone again.

What are you guys up to? What can I expect of David Tennant and the latest Doctor, Matt Smith? Any good?