sick

I am so sick. I've been sick for days and can't seem to shake it. I tried going to work today but was so weak and exhausted that I came home midday and slept. Now Henry has it, too.

I am grateful that my kids' father and grandparents have agreed to help by taking the children overnight so I can sleep. I don't see any way I could fix supper and get anyone to bed, much less give poor, sick H the attention he needs tonight. But I hate being away from any one of them when they are sick.

I'm beginning to realize that what I likely have is the flu. My sister had it last week and the doc gave her antibiotics but she says they didn't really help, so I am guessing viral. The symptoms are textbook flu. I think I jinxed myself by saying out loud the other day - I kid you not - "Wow. I haven't had the flu in two years!" How stupid was that? I usually get the flu once per winter/spring and one year I had it TWICE.

Other than that, I'm usually pretty hale and hearty, but I do seem to be a favorite flu-bug landing pad.