Cold

I will post briefly then must get back to my bed that is calling me. I've had fever since Saturday night and have been attempting to manage it with ibuprofen and acetaminophen (yes, I need both). I've also had a cough and sore throat and headache from time to time. Anyway, yesterday, I had take ibuprofen at 2PM and still felt alright by 6:30PM so I'm thinking that maybe I'm getting better. I started feeling cold again around 8PM and just figured it was because the house was chilly. I turned the heat up, and then when I put the kids to bed, I covered them with their comforters. I was still cold, so I sat down on the couch wrapped in a blanket....still not unusual when the house was chilly. I just forgot that I'm not that cold unless it's below 30 degrees outside, which it wasn't at that time in the evening. I was trying to grade papers while watching "Dancing With the Stars" and just kept shivering. Finally, I got up and put my coat on (yes, crazy, I know). Then, I fell asleep on the couch. After I awoke, I was a little warmer but realized I was feverish, so as I'm heading to get the ibuprofen, Charlie woke up coughing and came into the living room to tell me he needed a treatment. He also asked, "Mom, why did you put that heavy cover on me?" I replied, "because it is cold" and he just said, "no, it's not." Poor thing -- I was cooking him from the outside because I was cooking on the inside! My fever was 103 later on, and then when I got into bed, I could feel the heat just radiating. It was really wierd. THankfully, the medicines finally kicked in. I'm taking a sick day today still waiting for my doctor's office to call me back. I decided to try to go in if I can get an appointment, though, judging by past experience, the chances of that are slim to none. They just don't do well when they get sick calls but they are great with everything else.

By the way, Daniel, I'm so sorry that I didn't write happy birthday to you at the bottom of my last entry. I was intending to do that....so, Happy Birthday! I thought about you all day. I'm looking forward to seeing you soon.