Sickness, Ice Storm & Other Things

Hello friends.  Are you well?  I sure hope so.  I've been feeling pretty rotten myself for the last several days.  I had good company.  Two of my kids were sick with fevers, coughing, congestion and aches, too.  I knew we were doomed when my husband got sick the week before. Anyway, there is not much to do about that now.  He was a dear nurse this past weekend when no one could take care of themselves.  We are all on the mend though.  It just leaves you so weak and the coughing lingers on.

I watched a ton of old movies, which was fun, for awhile.  Then they started to get either too musical or too depressing.  For some reason I can't read when I am sick.  I need to be watching TV to keep my mind off of things.  It does dull your mind afterall! 


No school has happened yet this week and may not.  I don't know.  The kids are enjoying this impromptu break.  Just not the break I had planned.  Another thing I cannot change. 


Presently, my husband is working from home.  We had wave one of a two wave storm hit.  The first wave brought ice.  All schools are closed, even the colleges.  That's big.  They never close.  The next wave is going to bring more ice, sleet, snow and wind.  It is on its way.  Up at "my lake" they have a blizzard warning with up to 20 inches of snow and 60 mph winds.  Think I am wishing I was there today?  Nope.  It is all about perspective. 

As long as we have power we will be just fine.  I hate that dependency on power.  It's not the little inconveniences I worry about, but keeping warm.  That is a deal breaker.  We'd have to find a way to keep warm besides burning our furniture.  I am feeling a little unprepared.  I wish I had prepared a bit better.  We have food, but not enough wood on hand.  Oh well.  They could be wrong.

Well, I need to give the laptop back to my son.  I will leave you with these  pictures I took of myself and my cat with my cellphone camera.  I started to get all sentimental about her since she is always by my side when I am sick.  She is here now, right next to me.  The pictures remind me of those ones you might have taken at the mall with your best friend.  You know the crazy pictures you took in that photo booth?  Do they still have those?    Anyway, Abbey has been my best friend this week. 

Jenn & her BBF