It’s been a strange week. If you were to run an ultraviolet light over our house, doubtless there would be an offensive amount of germs and viruses squirming on the surfaces. I myself came down with a weird 24 hour virus characterized by a high fever and narcolepsy. After sleeping a lot I felt better. […]
Feed a Cold
September 26, 2010 by 3 Comments
One of the first things that happens to me when I am not feeling well is I lose my appetite. The less I eat the worse I feel, and then the less I feel like eating, so it’s a weird downward spiral. This morning I woke up feeling worse than ever, and after a walk […]
Back to the germ factory.
September 23, 2010 by 5 Comments
Does anyone else have the typical back-to-school cold? School germs work fast. No one in our house has been sick for at least five months, but a couple weeks into September sees us down with a cold. Although it is a pretty minor cold – the boys have had it and recovered quickly – it’s […]
The Sun Came Out!
April 30, 2010 by 9 Comments
This was the view from my back door yesterday morning: Spring! It’s mostly melted now, but it was snowing and grey for most of the day until about 6:00 pm, when the sun festively came out. Jake’s mystery illness presented itself as a nasty headcold, and I just could not face bundling him up, running […]
Bitch, we’re coming for you.
April 28, 2010 by 4 Comments
Mark has largely recovered from his recent mysterious illness, but, in an incredible twist of misfortune, my husband is now ill. Let us all take a moment of silence on receiving that information. Not only that, but Jake – who was fine when I dropped him at school this morning – was runny nosed and […]
Statement Retraction: Groundhog Day
February 28, 2010 by 7 Comments
It pains me to do this, but I feel I must retract my statement with regards to Groundhog Day. Don’t get me wrong: I am aware that there will be more snow and frosty temperatures, but the past few days have been absolutely beautiful – puddles and brown grass appearing where previously there were piles […]
Olympic Sick Day
February 26, 2010 by 8 Comments
It was only a matter of time. I actually thought to myself that it was a miracle – a miracle! – that we hadn’t been sick so far this calendar year. It was especially miraculous because the kindergarten class has been a petrie dish of violently coughing five year olds. Coughing into the sleeve isn’t […]
