Houston we have a problem...

Houston we have a problem.

3. Ellie is still sick. I thought her nose was clearing up and her cough was sounding better…until today that is. Brandon is sniffing now too. I know that there are those of you out there with husbands that act like children when they are sick…I have one of those!
2. Something happened to my child post seriously high fever (I am kidding of course…but, really I’m not). She is out of control and has been for 3 days. Not just your ordinary out of control, but really, really wild.
1. I am sick…really sick…so sick that I woke up at 3:45am and I haven’t been back to sleep yet b/c my throat feels like it is on fire. I have blown so much mucus out of my head that I am afraid of: A. not having any mucus left in my entire body; or B. My nose being wiped/blown off of my face (that could actually be a good thing right now).

BLAST OFF………………

I know it seems ridiculous at this point b/c it has been so long, but Ellie is still sick. I think everyone is sick with the same crud right now and even though we have been holed up in our house and gone through 3 cans of Lysol we obviously can’t shake it. She can’t handle being cooped up anymore, but she can’t be released into the general public to spread her germs either. We have painted, jumped on the jump-o-lene, watched movies, cooked together, used markers, played in the ball pit, done laundry, played babies, played people, read several hundred books, done flash cards, you name and we have done it! To top it off I feel like she is a totally different child post fever. She is W-I-L-D! Not just your typical two year old, been in the house, kind of wild. She is jumping onto and off of everything. Getting into things she would NEVER get into typically. She has been in time out six times in two days. That’s more than the last two months combined! To make matters worse, she hops all the way over to time out, jumps into a sitting position and then looks at me and says, “I sorry mommy, I be nice, I uves you.” She then proceeds to take herself out of time out and hops over to me to kiss me and tell me she is sorry again. Hop, Hop, Hop…

How can you not laugh at that???

In an effort to keep up with Ellie’s new tradition, I woke up at 3:45 this morning b/c I felt so sick. Initially, I thought it might be strep throat, however I haven’t had any stomach issues or vomiting (years of teaching taught me that most kids start with stomach symptoms before strep strikes). I looked at my throat and didn’t see any nodules in the back either…so; I don’t think its strep. I am pretty sure it is just a REALLY bad sinus infection. I have been debating on which doctor to call. Do I call my CF doc or stick with my family doc. Maybe for fun I should call the really rude nurse in the fertility office and ask her what to do…just kidding of course! Seriously though, I have so many stinking doctors I really don’t even know which one to call first. I have been putting this off in hopes it would just go away, but I can feel myself wheezing with deep breaths now, so it is probably time to get it taken care of. My sweet mom felt so bad she surprised me by going to the grocery store and then driving 45 minutes all the way to my house to bring goodies and ingredients to make homemade chicken and rice soup. There is nothing better than a mommy that goes out of her way to make her baby feel better! Thanks mom! Unfortunately, I don’t feel any better…even after my VERY YUMMY chicken and rice soup. Hey Somer: If you figure out to make a tube top band aide, do you think you could take some time to make one for my head?!?!? You’re a doll!!!

Even though I felt like crawling up in a dark hole today, I couldn’t b/c I was so busy working. I think it was National “Place a monogram Order” Day. I’m not complaining at all b/c business is great…any other day and I could have probably handled it all…not today!

I have tickets to see Legally Blond (Broadway version) on Sunday evening, so I am pumping myself full of vitamin C in order to get rid of these yucky germs!!!

I am confident that soon this wild ride will come to an end and we will land back on earth safely and resume our normal lives…Houston…we’re coming in for a landing…