Month: February 2003

I’d like to share with you a little something I spotted on theworkingmom.net about paying bills. I laughed my head off, especially after following the link to see the picture of the stamps in question.

Also, here’s a project that would have been PERFECT for this site. I’m just not that creative, I guess.

Oh, as a follow-up to the article in the paper, yesterday two different people (my physician and my accountant) both told me they saw it. Yikes, that’s true, people I know will have seen it! I don’t expect to go to say, Shaws, and have people say “aren’t you?….” but then again, I haven’t really been out much since it was published. I will make sure my hair is combed and I’m wearing deodorant, though, just in case. Lipstick would be pushing it, though, right? Is tinted chapstick okay?

I think we’re on the upswing. The nasty cough lingers (I think it’s bronchitis, actually) but we were both pretty bright-eyed this morning…I took a shower and then gave him a bath (which wiped me out, briefly) and then he had all sorts of energy. He ran down to the basement to play Arthur on his computer and I actually did some of the dishes that have been piling up. (I did a load in the dishwasher the other day, but didn’t empty it, so it was almost easier to just hand-wash the mugs and plates that were on the counter.

So, here we are. I can’t believe that I need to rest from such ordinary activities as doing dishes and making breakfast, but there you go. I need to go to the bank later so I want to give myself a little break before I do it. I need gas and I’m going to go to the full-serve place. Seriously, I can’t believe I’m so wiped that I can’t even pump gas, but there you go. This is NOT a fun illness. But thanks for all the get well notes, I do think we are getting well…finally!

Junior has eaten a banana, one bite of applesauce, grapes, saltines and goldfish crackers. I don’t count that as a “meal” but it’s a damned site better than what he’d previously eaten.

As for me, I’m living on Salada Green Tea – decaf with extra vitamins and a splash of citrus flavor. I love that stuff. You guys need to try it. If you mail me postage, I’ll mail you a t-bag. (Do you think that’s even legal these days?).

Okay, back to the couch.

Sorry I missed an entry yesterday, but I’m still very much down and out with this illness that I call “The Black Plague of Misery”. And it’s twice as hard to be sick when your kid is also sick. He hasn’t eaten a meal in 5 days…I had to fight with him this morning to eat a banana. Not cool.

Okay, off to curl up on the couch for a few hours.