today some dude got paid $36 to inject decadron into my hip

well, let me begin by saying that tacking on the $96 steroid shot was worth it, because tonight i was able to clean my kitchen (the thought never would've even crossed my mind earlier this morning).

not the best thanksgiving ever. i blame parents for not keeping the kids at home when they are sick (not thankful for that). in the cnn news the other morning, it said that those germs can catch you from 8 ft away! hmm...i suppose i could pull out the ol' laser pointer and sit in the back of my room and have one of the students turn the pages of the book...or mask...i could get one of those germ masks...no contact...instead of talking to me, we'll try writing notes and lysol them. i don't rightly know, but i do know that i do NOT like to be sick.

tuesday morning on the way to school, i thought i felt something a little weird in my throat. went on with the day. then tuesday night when i got home (which i am thankful for), i was exhausted. i tossed and turned all night and kept having to spit into the trash can to clear the throat-gross. then i was finally able to get up just enough energy to get to the living room (the boys were restless), and once i got there, i turned on the electric throw (which i am thankful for). and i slept off and on all day, switching positions, barely hearing whatever was on the television (which i am thankful for).

at some point during the day, i realized that i had left the tres leches from the evening before on the counter, so i threw  placed it in the refrigerator in hopes that it wasn't completely ruined and spoiled. finally around 9 pm, i was too tired to move to my bedroom, but the couch was no longer comfortable, so i moved the coffee table and made room on the floor and pulled throw down with me. (pathetic, i know). finally, once jimmy fallon came on and mind you, i wasn't watching any of it, just hearing bits and pieces, i pulled myself up to go to bed. more twisting and turning, etc.

wednesday night i had strange dreams that i was living in israel, helping them build arms against hamas...strange i know.
 
when i woke up on thanksgiving morning, it was a bit more of switching positions and trying to drag myself out of bed. so finally after being awake for a half hour, the boys convinced me that they wanted to watch the macy's day parade! so we  watched some of the balloons go by and listened to the lame commentary (even being sick, i thought it was lame...or maybe i was hypercritical because i was sick), but (i am thankful for the macy's thanksgiving day parade). 

feeling a little hungry, yet not really feeling up to scrambling an egg, i went for the tres leches. either it was going to be good, or it was going to be bad. at that point, the way i was feeling, it didn't really matter i probably wouldn't even notice a difference. it was still good (which i am thankful for). i watched/selpt through elf-i was hoping miracle on 34th street would be on, but sadly, it was not. i think i got on the internet, but i couldn't sit up long enough to actually do anything.

well, last night, it was nearly impossible to sleep, i must have been breaking a fever because my sheets were drenched, so i moved to the middle and withing 15 minutes-sopping wet.other side of the bed still sweating like a diet coke out of an ice chest on an hot day...did i really just compare sweating to condensation? sorry...being too exhausted, i grabbed a throw from beside the bed and laid it over my sheets and tried to sleep again, deciding this time that i was going to the doctor in the morning.

care now cost more than i would like, but the doc looked in my throat and said, "unless you WANT me to run the swab, i will, but since you pay 80%, i plan to treat it like tonsillitis. i can do that from what i see right now. but i would suggest the steroid shot or pill-shot will work faster, but it's up to you." i just wanted to feel better, so i said, give me the shot.

she also prescribed amoxicillin and 'magic mouthwash,' the generic name for this magic mouthwash = lidocaine. yes, the stuff they use to numb ya up. i'm hoping i don't need too much of that! and hopefully i do not experience the adverse effects of the amoxicillin...if so, i may have to find my own restroom at school...or get a johnny on the spot in my classroom...gross.

great. fortunately i've never had this problem in the past, but i may as well be prepared and get me some of that anti-diarrheal med for just in case!

and i have to submit this to the front office as well, civic duty, you have caught up to me. again. let's not make it a habit, though.

the last one i jurored was in iowa and it was an alleged sexual assault case...

perhaps if i go into it with a gung ho attitude like, "oh, dude, this is awesome! it's going to be kind of a mix between law and order (dun dun), drop dead diva, harry's law and the good wife, right? perfect, because i'm all into that stuff!" 

so, yeah, it's felt less like a holiday and more like 3 days off school sick, with the weekend to try to catch up. boo. 
so tomorrow i have to take the boys on extra walks or something to make up for being so lame.

if the situation ever arises, take the shot- i feel 80% better already!
julie