under the weather

Yep, good ole influenza has come for a visit! I contracted the dreaded flu... I've gone on line to the CDC website and can put a check next to all the symptoms. I have not been this sick in a long time. I think today I am finally seeing the other end. It started Thursday with a slight headache and chills but no fever so I brought my germy self off to a full inservice workshop and spread the joy around I'm sure! On Friday morning I felt horrible and made it til 10:30am teaching...thus spreading those germs to my students and other staff...oh boy! Got home and my fever quickly rose to 101....it has been as high as 104 and that is just miserable!

My daughter has been a great little nurse. She made me protein smoothies, brought me water and kept her distance! She wiped down the phone and the clicker when I was through with them and would line the area where I sat with blankets to create a 'safe zone'. She is too funny!

This morning I woke up and laughter erupted as I walked into the kitchen to give my children lunch money (I've not been able to get to the grocery store). You see, last night I ran a fever of 103 and took 1 ibuprofin like the bottle said...it did squat. My throat was burning, I was shaking head to toe and so I went for the Tylenol sore throat and fever liquid med. I woke sometime in the middle of the night dripping with sweat...guess that took the fever down for me! Needless to say though as cold as I was I had no energy to get myself up and change me and the sheets so I went back to sleep. This was the result....

I think I got the whoo ville resident look a like contest down pat, don't you!?!

I'm grateful to the mom of one of my tutoring students. She asked if we need anything and picked up bread and eggs for me. She also left off a container of chicken veggie soup Yum!! God sure puts good people in my path!

Later in my utter boredom I realized my domain for the past 5 days has been the couch...I've actually had control of it, the phone AND the clicker!! The kids have been pretty gracious (if not frightened of the germs I'm harboring!) So...with that thought, I devised my own currency... what do you think?

Stay well out there!
Lisa