May 21, 2010

• It’s a Wonderful Day in the Neighborhood

  It’s starting out to be a gorgeous day.  Clear, warm, and not a cloud in the sky!

  I over did things yesterday.  Took the girls to their appointment, I had a routine check up in the same building, and Rissy was seen by my doctor, due to feeling poorly.  Ends up, there is a huge bug going around that causes sore throats, fever, weakness, stomach upset, diarrhea or vomiting, headache, and muscle aches.  All viral.  A person can have any or all of those symptoms.  Nothing you can take to make it go away. 

  Thursday, Rissy felt really bad (and had a fever) so we kept school at a minimum.  A friend from church came to clean (our maid is still dealing with family problems) and the house was beautiful when we left (and just a beautifully clean when we returned – I love it!)..

  After the doctor’s visit, I met for a while with the girls’ therapist, who had some concerns about Annamarie and her lack of socializing skills.  They are starting a new program – a group – for the purpose of teaching children, like Annamarie, appropriate boundaries, etc. when with friends. 

           

  After that, we went to Wal-Mart to do a minimal amount of shopping.  I didn’t use the motorized cart, as I knew we could whip through there quickly and the walk was good for me.  I did fine until I stood in line.  Check out counters 5 and 6 were the only ones open and there must have been between 5 and 10 people in each line.  The lady right before me had a problem with her credit card approval, and a manager had to be called.  A long wait.

  Standing bothers me more than walking.  I don’t even stand in church, because of the pressure it puts on my back.

  In the end, I believe we stood in line longer than it took us to gather all of the groceries.  Seriously – it was a slow line and I began to sweat and my back (especially my hips) threatened to buckle under me.

  I got in the car and wished it was my bed!  You know how you become so tired and achy that all you want to do is cry?  Before I could leave the parking lot, I had to take 2 pain pills.  Fortunately, we keep a few in the car for this very reason.

  I made it home, the girls unloaded the groceries, and I went to be bed to lie down.  I had planned to have chef salads for dinner and I was grateful that the prep time would be minimal.

  After an hour, I felt better.

  Later in the evening the tiredness in my back returned with some pain and I began feeling a headache coming on.

  The doctor said he believed Rissy and I had the same bug, her worse than me, and I felt flu-ish when it was time to go to sleep.  Eventually, I got up (didn’t even want to do that) to take 2 headache pills.  I’m not prone to headaches – they are very rare.  Sometime after 11pm and fell asleep.

         

  I feel better today, but will tame down what I try to do.  There is a only a small amount of schoolwork that needs to be done – a spelling test and 2 pages in their math books.

  I have a physical therapy appointment this afternoon and ground beef laid out for tonight’s dinner.  Who knows what is for dinner – except “something with ground beef” – and that’s as far as my thoughts go!

  I’m reading a REALLY good book.  I have had to discipline myself to not read it in one day – but I can hardly stand putting it down.  It’s about the horrible epidemic Spanish flu that killed people at the end of WW1.   I only have a few chapters left!

  Well, I need to get moving.  I woke up late (since I stayed up late last night) and it’s almost lunch – I’m just now eating a slice of banana bread with a cup of coffee FOR BREAKFAST!!!!

  Be Blessed ~

  • 12:56 pm
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