Yea though I walked, more like crawled,
through the valley of the shadow of death;
actually I was in the hall at five in the AM,
trying to get to the bathtub to soak away my aches and pains,
and wait for the mega aspirin to take effect;
I feared no evil;
that's a bold faced lie, I actually feared I was going to hurl,
and if that's not evil, I don't know what is.
I got a call on Tuesday from the school nurse.
My oldest son was ill, and by the time I arrived to pick him up, the youngest was ready to join him.
We embarked on a five day whirlwind fantasy of my worst nightmare.
Fever, chills, headaches, body aches, hair aches, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Who booked this cruise?
We saved a lot of money on food because no one ate for five days.
And the pounds just slipped right off.
Too bad about the death pallor, and the sunken eyes.
Hm, actually, if I was about two inches taller, I'd call up the nearest modeling agency.
I've heard that devil may care, heroin look is in.
'Course I never touched the stuff, but I've tried all kinds of decongestant and pain relief and cough suppressant known to man kind...................Mussinex DM makes me feel like dancing icicles are parading up and down my spine, and I'm in one of the York Peppermint Patty commercials, about to yell, "Get the sensation!"
Believe it or not, I had to keep an OBGYN appointment during my convalescence.
I don't remember anything except driving, and the prep nurse asking when my last period was.
I replied, "Sometime last year."
"Could you be more specific?"
Uh, I think it was a Monday."
"You don't happen to know the date?"
"Do you have a calender?.................I haven't the slightest idea."
For those of you about to take this journey, be forewarned;
it's long and painful,
I still can't eat regular meals,
and I have to rest for five hours after the slightest exertion.
PS- It's not easy to reason with eight chickens when you have the flu.
And you still have to walk the dogs. All I can say is, thank goodness I don't have to care for an elephant too.
