Nonsense From Wonderland

My pretties

Hope everyone enjoyed a nice day with their loved ones and/or family!  I got a wonderful surprise at work yesterday after I got back from lunch….the gorgeous boquet pictured above!  They smell so good, and the color is so vibrant.  VERY sweet card w/them as well.  This morning I came down to some nice cards from Jason and the boys, as well as a box of all dark chocolates!  I LOVE dark.  It’s my favorite kind of chocolate.  It was just a very nice day spent together, and of course we got a lot of Little Big Planet play time in.  Jason finally got us past this evil level that had us stuck for the last week. 

This afternoon I spent my Barnes and Noble card that I got for my birthday from my co-workers, and picked up a new Twilight bookmark w/Bella and Edward (I have one w/my favorite Edward pic too), Coraline, a comic version of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and What the Dickens.  I just love shopping in the kids’ section.  Seriously, they have the best books, and I am the kind of person who immediately gets drawn in by cool cover art.  I have often thought about getting a Kindle (my friend has one and loves it), but I just don’t know about giving up the real book feel.  I also check out a lot of books from the library, and rarely buy a book that I will plan to give away some day.  I told Jason I’d like to get some nice bookshelves for the living room.  I have books tucked away all over the place it seems. 

We are all on the mend, although Jason’s still feeling a little blah today.  Peyton’s stomach was bothering him too, but hopefully it wasn’t flu related.  I went back to work yesterday, and Jason stayed home.  Luckily it wasn’t too rough of a day, and the girls were looking out for me, not letting me be outside for my bus duty.  It’s great to work w/such caring people : ).  I did go to Kerri’s Tastefully Simple party last night, but I didn’t eat a bunch, because I was worried about my stomach.  She had the choclatinis I wanted to try too, but didn’t, dang it : (.

We have Monday off, of course, so I will really be enjoying the next 2 days.  I would like to get some reading done.  I’m trying to make some kind of plan about which book I want to read next when I finish Breaking Dawn, but I am so all over the place w/my books, it’s hard for me to stick to any one thing.  I just want to read everything, and I want to do it NOW!  After watching Harry Potter 5 with Peyton the other night when he was ill, I really had a strong urge to reread the whole series.  It’s been a while, and of coure I’ve forgotten a lot of those little details.  One thing that I am thankful for, is that I will never have a shortage of things to read.

I suppose I should get up to bed.  We watched Madagascar 2 tonight.  Mom got it for the boys for V-day.  I dozed off, so will have to rewatch, but what I saw was so funny!  I want to go see Coraline at the theater, but am wondering if I could read the book before we go see it.  It looks like a really short, fast read.

Yesterday I got so unbelievably sick.  It was the kind that just totally knocked me down.  Started about 2am, w/me going between freezing and sweating, and shaking.  I finally took my temp at 5:45am, and it was 102.4.  I called in sick to work at 7.  My chest was really hurting, whether I was coughing or rolling over.  Compressing it at all just made it scream.  My entire body was hurting, and I could not get comfy.  I threw up a couple times, and had horrible dry heaves another time.  Went to see my doctor at 1:30.  He didn’t hear any pneumonia, my lymph nodes weren’t swollen, tonsils looked fine.  The thing that had scared me was the the phlegm I coughed up was blood tinged.  He said it was probably just from irritation, as I wasn’t coughing up just blood.  So, I got a Z-pack, to help stop any infection.  My sis had said that when my dad and she took those, it messed up their stomachs.  I tolerate meds well, so thought I’d be fine, but no luck.  My stomach was a wreck, but thankfully it didn’t last long.  I have 4 more days of pills, and am hoping that it doesn’t do this every day, since I had to take 2 pills for the first dose.  My friend suggested eating yogurt along w/it, so I am going to do that.  All day I just felt horrible.  I took a bath, but then started freezing and shivering, and had a stomach attack thanks to the meds.  I could not get my fever to break.  It pretty much held at 101 all day.  I took more Tylenol around 7:30, and finally started to be able to just lay there w/out tossing and turning, or freezing and sweating.  I managed to make it through the night w/no troubles, just a bit of restlessness, having to look at the clock.  My fever broke, so that is a relief.  This morning I have been coughing, which is killing my chest.  I haven’t yet taken my pill, because I wanted to wait until Breck’s soccer game was over.  I’m going to go, and hopefully I am not pushing myself.  I still feel kind of weak.

Mom and sis got here Wednesday, and I am so glad they were here.  There’s nothing better than being taken care of by mom, whether you’re 4 or 34!  I’m not sure if they are leaving tomorrow or Monday.  Hopefully they will stay through Monday, since I didn’t get much time to hang out with them.  Work is still going well.  I had to go fill out paperwork at HR on Thursday, and have some more to go over this weekend and take back next week.

We had a short visit w/BIL’s family.  We got to meet our niece for the first time, and she is just a doll.  She let me hold her and was quite cuddly.  I wanted to take her home : ).  They’ll be back through on Monday, so hopefully we’ll see them again.  We just need to plan a trip to Oklahoma again, because the last time we went was so much fun!

Sometimes I hate thinking up a title for a post, especially when I am just rambling on.  I’m starting to feel somewhat better, but not completely over this yet.  It started in my head, moved to my chest, and back to my head.  Yesterday and today my sinuses were kiling me, giving me such a bad headache.  Took some meds and it seemed to help.  I’m still coughing too.  Brecken started having some coughing and sniffles mid-week, but it’s not really sticking around, which is good.  He had a soccer game this morning, and scored another goal : ).  We were so proud, of course!  Jason had gone into work early this morning, so Dana and he came to the game, then we picked up McDonald’s and had lunch w/them back at work.  Jason got home around 3.  We had a late afternoon of grocery shopping, which made for a late dinner.

Peyton had his first flag football game the other night.  I only got to see the last 6 min., because I have to work until 4, so I didn’t get to see him play much.  He’s just not an aggressive kid, but I am glad to see him out there trying.  We told him this is the one time he can shove people w/out worrying about getting in trouble : ).  We stuck around for the 6th grade game, as Jason was holding the down marker.  It got so cold, and I was in a skirt, so it was a bit miserable.  Both 5th and 6th won!

My mom and sis will be here this week!  I’m excited to see them and have some good mother/daughter/sister time : ).  Indy will enjoy having some company too, since he seems to get lonely w/me now being at work all day, when he was used to having me home all day.  My BIL, SIL, niece and nephew are here for a night this week, on their way through to SIL’s parents’, so we’re going out to dinner w/them.  We have never met our niece, so really looking forward to that!  She is such a doll, and our nephew is a cutie pie too!

I have to brag on my sister’s talent for a minute.  She just finished up this toybox for our baby cousin Tobiah.  It was his mommy Lauren’s toybox when she was little.  I think it’s absolutely phenomenal!  My aunt just took it to him today, so I can’t wait to hear what Lauren thinks.  Tobiah’s room has a jungle theme.  Check it out here:  Tobiah’s Toybox.  I am off to bed, maybe for some reading.  I am sad that my reading time has been cut way back lately.  My eyes just don’t cooperate at night.  They would rather slam shut as soon as I hit the bed!

It did not take long for me to come down w/my first cold of the school season.  I feel pretty crappy at the moment.  Started with a sore throat Thursday night, progressed to a runny nose yesterday during my cold bus duty, then sinus issues and congestion by dinner.  Fun times…ugh.  Is my immune system really that weak?  Last year I think I at least made it to November.  I need to do something, whether it’s hitting the vitamins more or drinking a lot of Emergen-C, maybe bathe in anti-bac gel, spray myself down w/Lysol.  I don’t know, but being sick all fall/winter is not something I really relish the thought of. 

We hit Farmer’s Market today, and came home w/peaches, green chiles, honey and hot salsa.  Jason is making green chile stew tomorrow for the first Bengal game.  We opted to skip Rib Fest, which was going on downtown by FM.  Last year it was held out at Frontier Days Park, and we went, but the cost of food was kind of insane, plus you pay just to get in.  That was the first and only time I tried a deep fried twinkie, and I doubt I will ever eat one again!  Kind of a big disappointment.  Brecken had soccer this morning, and we went rather ill prepared, as we were in a rush to get out and find some chairs at Walmart before the game.  We froze, until about the last 10 min., when the sun decided to grace us with its presence.  The good news though, is that Brecken scored his first goal!!  We were so excited!  I teased him yesterday and told him if he didn’t score today, he would have to quit playing.  Hee hee!

This past week of work went well, and I’m still really enjoying it.  I need to work on my housework routine.  I think I’ve got laundry relegated to the weekends, but beyond that, I don’t know.  I just kind of fit things in when I can, and it’s driving me a little bit insane that my house isn’t as perfect as I’d like it.  Sometime this next week we will probably start working w/our students, and my mornings are looking pretty full.  I don’t think I’ll mind so much though, because it makes the day go faster.  I have heard some of the funniest things out of kids’ mouths this week, and am thinking I need to start writing them in a notebook to publish in a book someday!  LOL

My top 3 funnies for the week:

1.  When a kindergarten boy was deciding which hot lunch he was having, and the teacher was pointing out what was what, the boy replied, “I think I could get on board with that!!”

2.  A different kindergarten boy, while preparing his oh-so-tasty cold Lunchables pizzas, called me over to open his sauce, then said, “Mrs. Miller, could you then take these and cook them a little for me?” 

3.  An adorable kindergarten girl asked me if the bang we heard was thunder.  I told her I didn’t think so, then she heard the bang again and decided it was thunder.  She then says, “Did you know that I am ALLERGIC to thunder and lightening?  If it’s raining and I’m inside I will be okay though.”  I had to bite my lip to not laugh!