Pink Goo

I've been sick for oh about 3 weeks.   It started when G went to Chicago for 5 days for a conference and I was the sole person on deck.   Then he got home and J developed yellow goop in his eyes......for those of you who don't know this means one of two things:  conjunctivitis or ear infection.   To be honest I don't know which is worse.   He stayed home with me on Monday until I could get him into the doctor and long story short....we ended up with pink goo in our refrigerator.  I swear this is the same stuff I took as a kid oh lets say 40 years ago.  Goodness you think they would of made some kind of improvements along the way.   Needless to say we had some restless nights and my cold which I was trying to pass off as allergies turned into a full blown viral chest infection.   Its the kind of cold that you aren't sick enough to be down in bed not able to move - you can function.  I went to work (I had to fever after all) and continued on at about half speed for a couple of weeks.  I've been to the doctor twice for my cough and the best they can do is some cough syrup with codeine (doesn't work) and some little gel tabs (couldn't tell you what they are called - but they kind of work).   Its hard to get better when you aren't getting sleep - this from a combination of me coughing and lil' J not being able to sleep either.  My dear sweet husband took the monitor away from me earlier this week.   I've been sleeping downstairs on the couch so I can try to sleep sitting up.  Also, we don't need my coughing fits waking everyone up.   He got up with J if he woke in the hopes that I would get some sleep and get better.   Today is a day of rest.    J is at daycare and G is on furlough.   I have taken the day off and he and I are going to have a packed day of resting and doing as little as possible.   We might treat ourselves to a lunch at the M&S Grill with a gift card I got from my bosses but other than that I expect a couple of naps and just chilling on the couch.    Luckily it is raining and cold so I won't feel compelled to go work on the garden.   And as much as I want to be with my little guy I need this day to rest.  I can't go on at half speed forever....well I could but I would get grumpy and nobody wants that.

Anywho....happy memorial day long weekend!

T&R coming up this weekend to celebrate my dad turning 79!  Goodness.   The boys will play golf and then we will have Hawaiian food.   Need to get a cake however - might do an ice cream cake from B&R those are always a hit!