Side Effect of Antibiotic

Better. I am not coughing as much, was able to cut the grass then later watered all my pots. Sleeping? It has been difficult. Poor Michael, I was blaming his snoring! It was only very early this morning after another few hours awake that I remembered that I never slept in the hospital last year. But in the darkness I also remembered that when I began this new antibiotic on Friday, I reviewed the side effects and there is was: sleeplessness. Duh. I am not going to be able to get a lot of needed sleep. Rest? Yes. Sleep? No.

Hopefully, I will be much better by Thursday evening. That will be the first meeting of the university's Patient Advisory Board. Michael and I are both honored and excited to be included in offering recommendation to the larger Board of Directors.

We are going to spend today together. He needs to do a few things over the pass, I will do a light workout at the other rehab then meet for lunch together. The drive home will be a challenge. The pumpkin people are in season. The pumpkin patches are in full Halloween mode, the masses of tourists have begun their annual weekend treks to the coastside. It makes it miserable for the rest of us! Weekends will now be impossible to drive over the pass in under an hour from now until Halloween. The big Pumpkin Festival is the weekend of the 18th when hundreds of thousands of people flock to our little town. We usually stay away unless Michael has a yearning for Pumpkin Rolls! Delicious! Here is the recipe:

Ingredients

CAKE

• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup pumpkin
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped
• powdered sugar to sprinkle

FILLING

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 4 T butter, softened
• 6 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions

• 1
  Preheat oven to 375°.
• 2
  For cake: liberally spray 15x10x1" jelly roll pan. Beat eggs on high speed for 5 minutes, gradually beat in sugar. Stir in pumpkin and lemon juice. Stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt. Fold into pumpkin mixture. Spread in prepared pan. Top with walnuts. Bake for 15 minutes. Sprinkle powdered sugar onto a fresh dish cloth and turn cake out onto cloth but not upside down. Starting at narrow end, roll towel and cake together, cool and unroll.
• 3
  For filling: combine all ingredients and beat until smooth. spread over cake, roll up and chill. Slice and serve.