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Hey Girls
Lachlan has only had one major dirty nappy today YAY and that was at 6.30am this morning. He hasn't thrown up today either. I for some reason didn't get much sleep last night so am feeling a bit like death warmed up today. Just so tired. Might go to bed when I put Lachlan to bed tonight and let Andrew deal with Kameron.
Will do personals when I am a bit more with it.
Love
Yay kathryn- hope he is 100% by tomorrow and that you get the sleep you need.
Christy a yay for Mtilda sleeping too, must have been exactly what the dr ordered for you guys. i can't imagine how exhausted you guys are with so little sleep int he past yr or so. When does your mum go home?
Ambah- hope you have had a cool time. And hope you both are feeling ok.
Jen- Hope Joshua's teeth don't take too long to pop. jessica's 3rd tooth took 6 weeks of pain and agony! So glad i don't have to teethe as an adult, I'd prob be dying, well I know Arron would be.
Arron looks like he has what jemma has and he is dying, wouldn't you know it! I am praying that the other 2 don't get it and neithr do I cos I am way too busy and the others need to go to school! Or I'll go insane. I am going that way know, esp with Arron out of action, cos I am left to do everything. Jordan was asked to help and her answer for everything is "I shouldn't have to do that, I Didn't make the mess." I told her that I never see her jumping up to offer to help me do things that I didn't do but that she can just help and stop the whinging, cos she had a friend stay sat and she was lucky to have that.
The joys of pre-teens, a long way off for some of you but...thought you'd just like a peek into the futrue LOL.
Anyway better go, about to jump into bed, just trying to get through the emails in the bothLOL
Chers Michelle
Hi Girls
Well not 100% sure if we are going to playgroup today. I really can't be stuffed, but the other co-ordinator wont be there as her daughter has the flu ](*,) So I will probably go, do what I need to do and come home again. Have some paperwork that I need to do and speak to a couple of mums about some stuff. Lachlan had another vulgar nappy at 5am and he didn't want to go back to bed, but he fell asleep in my arms till 7am.
I was told that raspberry cordial is meant to help kill the bug inside of them, so I gave Lachlan made up raspberry cordial last night, but he threw it straight back up. The only thing that he had thrown up all day. Found a sachet of Gastrolyte in my panty this morning that was still in code, so I have made that up for him.
But he does seem better he is only doing 1 vulgar nappy a day and that is first thing in the morning and apart from throwing up the raspberry cordial last night (which wasn't much) he has kept stuff down. You can tell though that he isn't 100% as he sits and vegies out on the lounge which really isn't like him at all, but he does have his moment where he gets down and runs amok.
Michelle - I had to laugh at Aaron dying. I have one of those husbands too ](*,) . He was whinging about Lachlan last night, cause Lachlan was whinging so I said be thankful you get to go to work for 8 hours a day. When do I get my break !! But I have a question to ponder. We all know that baby teeth hurt when they come though, but why don't our Adult teeth bother us when we loose the baby teeth ??
*Yvette* - I hope Angus is feeling better now. I agree it has been a real crap year for bugs and virus. We are meant to be getting Lachlan's prevnar injections on Friday so I am hoping he is 100% again by then or I will have to postpone it AGAIN.
Christy - How is Matilda going now. Poor thing tonsillitis is no fun at all. My nephew used to get ear infections all the time as a baby and ended up having to have grommits in his ears.
Anyway better get my day organised if I am heading into Playgroup for a while, just as well it is only around the corner.
Love
Just a quick one from me cause I still cant get online very much...
Hope everyone bubba's are feeling much better by now!!
Kat - RE your tooth question... I guess the audlt teeth wouldnt hurt cominmg through because there is already a sort of hole in the gum when a tooth falls out... isnt there?
Speaking of teeth.. I realised just lastnight that Aidyn has cut ALL FOUR of his remaining (canines? I think) He must have done it over the last week, and it musn't have bothered him at all, cause I certainly didn't know about it! Thats 16 teeth in total now... he can probably manage to chew though a big steak now with those teethies ;)
Anyway, have to go cause I am looking after the 2 boys + Aidyn again.
I will be back home again on Wednesday night, so should be able to catch up with everything/everyone on Thurs...
:grouphug:
Ambah- so sad that your holiday is almost over. are you missing home yet? How clever of Aidyn to sneak in those teeth, Jemma did a simialr thing with her 2yold molars. They played up in Jan and didn't come through and about a month ago I noticed all 4 were out.
I agree with AMbah re the teeth thing Kathryn!
Hope lachlan is better today, PMSL about the red cordial theory, that was def wrong! Hope you didn't have to stay at play grp too long.
Josh asked me today why I haven't been in his croom cos it is Monday "My day to go in", but ternm 3 is so full of bugs I just can't be bothered dragging the 2 littlies in. And lucky too cos the sickness has hit us and we haven't been in. How does that work?
Anyway Arron dragged himself out to work and came home, showered and went straight to bed, still crook. My break will never come I don't think! Worse luck too that I got into bed then Jemma started coughing heaps. So I took her a drink and put vicks on her chest. got into bed and she started crying loudly and then on the monitor jess was crying too. I left Jess to resettle herself and went to Jemma to discover that she didn't like the vicks smell, well that was bad luck for her. So she settled and I went back to bed where I lay staring at the wall for ages. Woke up just bf 7am wedged between the coughing Arron and the coughin Jemma. If I don't catch this bug it is an absolute miracle, fingers crossed for miracles!LOL
Gotta go and get organised, no scrapping for me tonight, we cancelled cos of big brother but Mum is sick too, so it is prob good. I plan to crop my pics though, so I may even get something done. Hopefully the kids go off to bed on time and I still have energy!
Cheers Michelle
It must be the day for it Michelle
I get a SMS from Andrew when I was at playgroup saying he has the flu. I managed to get through all of playgroup and 1 hr later Andrew was home and has been in bed ever since ](*,) What were you saying about a break Michelle ??? Lachlan has had his 2nd gross nappy for the day, so both he and Andrew have been booked in to goto the doctors tomorrow.
I am dealing with the queasy belly again so I have just popped some Rennies to try and settle it. I think it will be a miracle if I don't get the gastro bug. I have had it a couple times already in the last 12mths.
A girl at playgroup who's kids had the gastro bug said they took it in turns. 1 had it for 5 days then there would be a 2 day grace and the next kid would get it and so and so forth. Out of the 6 person family only 2 of them escaped it all together, her and one of her daughters.
Poor Lachlan has a red ball sac too I think it is just all the constant wiping it has been put through the last 5 days. Well I am hoping that is all it is anyway
Well might leave my whinging at that lol.
Love
Oh Kathryn- you and I need violins! I hope you don't get it, I know what that lady means about sharing it around, that happened with chicken pox here. Josh had them and 2 weeks later Jemma and Jordan had them, it was great a whole month full of chicken pox. I am so hoping that 3 of us are highly immune LOL.
Poor Lachlan's balls LOL, I am sure he'd be rapt when he's older to know you were talking about them! But with constant wiping and the moisture it probably can't be helped.
I am planning to be very unorganised this week LOL cos it has started badly and I am out Tues and Weds. So bad luck! Oh and I also told a gf I'd drop round Thurs or Fri! That was clever.
See ya
Michelle
playing the :-({|= for both of us Michelle LMAO
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Love
That violion may be useful for hitting Arron on the head, or else I need boxing gloves. He got out of bed about 10 mins ago, *****ing about kids and dinner. Not that he is eating mind you! I gave the kids numberghetti and toast, which they were rapt about by the way. I mean he is so good, he was out all day Saturday and was in bed all day yesterday sick and again today and he has a go at me. Grrrrr! He makes my blood boil.
The break better come soon! Or heads will roll. I was angry, felt like kicking the cupboard, but I controlled myself!
Don't know what I'm eating had no lunch and te seems like a pain in the arse. I ahve taken all day to get through emails today. But I don't really care. Jordan has a temp now so could be another few days of trouble in store!
Cheers Michelle
Must be something about this time of year!! I am sick too and have a sore throat and sore ears but am taking cold an flu tablets and sucking on soothers in the hope that it will just go away. I went to work today as I have a student teacher this term and don't actually have to do much teaching so I just go and supervise. I will do the same tomorrow and on Wednesday!
Asha is doing really well! She has cut tooth number 6 and is almost running now!!! She is in to everything and has just worked out how to open the kitchen cupboards and turn off the TV (much to the delight of Emma and Jack). She broke on of my chinese dipping bowls last night so I have to ask the landlords if I can put catches on all the cupboards ... all 14 of them!!!! There is no way to keep her out of the kitchen as we have an open plan living area!!! Oh well it is for her safety!
I haven't been able to post much as my parents have been visiting and things are not so good for them right now. They have decided to seperate for 6 months and see how they feel once that 6 months is over but that means my Mum has moved back from the UK and is now living in Perth. I have spent the last few weeks helping her to find a place to live and get her furniture sorted out. She is now in her own place and has most of the furniture she needs and is now looking for a job so I have been helping her apply for jobs and sorting out her resume and typing a cover letter for her to use when applying for jobs. I am hoping that one of the two jobs she applied for yesterday will be hers so I don't have to worry about her so much.
My grandparents have also been in hospital, but they live in Northern NSW so it has been hard to keep track of what is going on with them! My Granddad had Pneumonia (sp??) but jsut before that he had a mini stroke (he had a major one in 1994) so we have been worried about him. He has been back to hospital today as he has had a pain in his groin area but they are pretty sure it is a strain from all the coughing he was doing with the pnuemonia. But he has had to get blood tests etc becaue he is on Warprin (I think that is what its called) to thin his blood to help prevent another stroke and a so they have to make sure everything is right so he can continue to take his medication. Nanna was in hospital becasue she had a bad dose of the flu and was just exhausted from looking after my Granddad. She is home again now but is still not 100%.
My Dad is back in the UK and is off to the doctors next week to change his anti-depressants because the last ones had side affects that he didn't like. He has been in a bad way for a while now but won't help himself at all. The depression has nothing to do with their seperation but it hasn't helped as Dad just stopped communicating with Mum.
So as you can see I have had a couple of months where life has been pretty full on! I am trying to get back into the swing of things but now that I am sick it is making this a bit tricky!!! The kids are all well and living life to the full! Emma is still doing dancing on Monday's after school and Karate on Fridays. Jack is doing sport after school on Mondays now as well as football training on Wednesday ights and football on Saturdays. Tee-ball will start soon which will be Wed nights and Sat morning. I will be team manager for Jack's team again this year and just generally help out with Emma's team. Jack had a gala day for footy on Saturday which went form 9am until 2pm so that was a really tiring day and I wasn't feeling the best which made it worse but because I am team manager I couldn't not go!
Anyway enough of my boring dribble!!! I have been reading about all of your tales and I am sorry there are no persoanls today but I really jsut needed to get all of this off my chest ... maybe it is stress causing this flu!
Better go, time to cook dinner. Will try and get back more regularly from now on!
Cheers
wow Kelly. you make me tired just reading all that LOL. I hope things settle down for you soon !! Sounds like we all need breaks.
Love
Hello everyone... I've been absolutely flat out lately and have recently returned from Maitland.
Wow I feel sorry for those of you who are sick or who are caring for sickies. (Poor Lachlan's bits, too!)
I think from about this time on we start the downhill "busy" slide into Christmas, which seems really incredible to me!
It's another beautiful day up here on the coast, so I intend to get the kids out and about asap. BTW we're nit-free again (hooray).
take care of yourselves and I hope those germs get lost really fast :D
WOW kelly what a full on time! 6 teeth!! OMG!!! MAtilda still hasn't cut her second one!
Kathryn I am [-o< that it stays contained for you!!
Well...Matilda's coughing heaps atm, so we are off to the Dr again...grrrr... but her ears & throat are staying sore atm... I just don't know if there is anything else we can do :-k I've gotta go to the bank today and I think that & the Dr maybe our only outings...
Michelle....I've got a double bass here ( 6ft tall violin) you can hit Aaron over the head with that LMAO....I hope the kids sickness & Aaron get better soon!
WOW all the sickness going around...when is winter finished anyway?? lol
Hiya Girls
Andrew and Lachlan are both off to the doctors as I type. Kameron is ****ty cause he didn't get to go in the car as well. Can't bloody win LOL. He will be off to playgroup in 1.5hrs but Lachlan wont be so he gets his turn then. If the boys are back in time I will be taking the car. Too bloody cold to walk so why walk if I don't have too lmao. If they aren't back in time which they probably wont be knowing our GP (always runs an hour late) then I have already arranged one of the other mums to pick us up hahahah. I am feeling okay this morning, just very tired as I slept on the spare mattress on the lounge room floor last night, and was up for an hour with Lachlan at 1am.
Misty - Woohoo @ being Nit Free.
Christy - Goodluck at the GP surely it has got to end for you sometime.
Love
WOW Misty, YAY at nit-free...
btw were you at Maitland for the Mosaic thing? My best-friend went there for that as its her dad's church.
OMG Kelly, no wonder you have been MIA, I hope everybodies health improves and that your parents cope ok. Also hope you get over the sickness!
Misty- I too say Yay at no nits, that's so nice!
Christy- the bass would have been great last night LOL. I hope the drs have something else for you, although I guess they won't seems almost everything is being done worse luck!
Well I had my 4th night in a row of hardle no sleep, Jemma was back up with a 39 deg temp and Josh was jhaving nightmares and lying in bed screaming out to me at 5am, and Arron was up and down like a yoyo. We had a big chat about what dying is, and how dying is not felling like you can't cough, and that when you say I can't breathe and you can you cause anxiety for yourself and others who may think you really can't breathe, I am sure this is a conspiracy to send me over the edge. Jordan thinks she is sick too, and Josh tried to invent a sickness to stay home today, he has a slight cough but he's ok. Esp when he realised he wasn't going to stay home and play xbox all day!LOL Cheeky bugger had that in mind!
So we are all trekking to the drs at 2pm, Arron Jemma and Jessica, cos she too is getting sick, coughin disgusting snotty nose, Grrr! This is a test I know!LOL
Hope someone somewhere is having a better time of it, Winter can't end soon enough, should be end of August,not long to go!
heers Michelle
Kathryn - Hope Lachlan and Andrew are better soon.
It seems we are all have a bad time of it at the moment.
Kimberley has a molar coming and she is coughing as well so not sure if she has another cold or not. Also think her ezcema (sp?) is back as she has a little rash on her belly. Will keep an eye on it as when she has that her asthma starts up again as well.
Big :grouphug:
Christy yes I was there for Mosaic... awesome! One of the guys at my church mentors Erwin from Mosaic.
I thought you might have been! Wow thats great I would have met you there had my mum not come out.... :D
oh that would have been good! next time perhaps.
I'd like to meet some of you girls out there... living on the Coast makes it a bit of a saga to get packed up and down to Brissy for the BB meets. But one day I'll put in the effort and get there :D
Hi again,
I must have nothing better in my life I reckon LOL
The dr said nobody has it in the chest yet, and just keep going the way we are. Jemma is coughing and choking still and has a temp, but best of all (NOT) Jordan came home sick and Josh has a temp too so guess what, I am the last woman standing....but for how much longer? I am feeling a bit sinusy and cold and I have this terrible bad feeling that I am next, then who will do everything? I guess I will have to just keep going unless Arron is well enough to take over, which atm he isn't. Only Arron and Jemma are on medication, I am playing it by ear with the rest!
Hope you girls are faring better than me!
Plus I had some sad news that my cousin got to 12 weeks and has lost her baby, I know how that feels so that was an added downer to the day!
Cheers Michelle
Hi Guys
It is sickness central in here at the moment!!!! I feel so bad for you all. Luckily we have escaped the winter bugs (fingers crossed).
Big hugs for all of you.
Joshua's sixth tooth is through (thank goodness) and we got a full nights sleep last night for the first time in ages)
Kathryn - thanks for the musical night light idea - worked a treat!!!
Misty - that great news - nit free !!!!
*Michelle* - I hope little Kimberley isnt too uncomfortable with her rash
Michelle - Dont forget to look after yourself too. - Goodluck.
Christy - Poor Matilda. Joshua go croupe about 4 months ago and as a side effect he had a red raw throat and an ear infection. He wouldnt eat or drink or sleep and lost 1 kilo in 4 days. They gave us a medication to spray in the back of his throat to numb it. It worked wonders.
Well sending lots of get well vibes
Chat with you soon
Love Jen
Hi Girls
How are we all !!!!!
I am happy to report we are all now on the mend. Lachlan has had no dirty nappy today and I am over my migraine thanks to drugging myself up last night lmao. I thought I was in for Gastro yesterday as it hit me just after I had a cuppa, but it only ended up being the once. Not counting all my chickens just yet though ;)
But MY Lachlan is back, not the other Lachlan that was visiting the last couple of days. YAY.
*michelle* I hope Kimberleys rash is better today
Jen - I am glad the musical night light was a success. Kameron loved his and we have never actually had to use it for Lachlan as yet.
Michelle - Sorry to hear about your cousin :hugs: for you all.
Love
Hey there girls!
Well Matilda went to day care today and mum & I went to IKEA. I went to get a table & stools for Matilda and mum wound up paying for it \:D/ so that was great & of course I went a little crazy and got heaps of little things 8-[
She's come home a bit cranky, but thats okay.
Thats great news Kathryn!! YAY for Lachlan coming home :)
I'm sorry to hear about your cousin Michelle.
Jen thats great news that Joshua's tooth is through & you got good sleep.
HI girls-
Yay Kathryn at being migraine free and that Lachlan is back! Did you watch coverage of the shuttle last night or did you only see what was on the news break? I must admit to being relieved that they got home safely.
Christy- sounds like a wonderful shopping trip, I love taking my mum shopping, she can't resist stuff for the kids and usually buys them something, always something I want for them too, not crappy stuff.
Jen- how lucky that you are all well atm, fingers crossed it bypasses you altogether.
I am actually ok, symptoms didn't actually eventuate, may have just been an anxiety thing LOL. I was imaging them cos I was worried about it. Everyone was home today, but Jordan is pretty much ok, had a very slight temp, and a cough, but was full of energy so she can go to school tomorrow I think, as long as she wakes up the same. Josh needs to stay home as he had a temp all day, but Jemmy is the sickest, cough was better today though, this is day 6 of penicillin so I would be hoping something was improving.. SHe still has at least 5 more days on it so I am glad about that. The dr said she doesn't have tonsilitis, but the throat is very swollen. Arron had more energy today and worked and didn't snooze at all. I printed out invitations for Jessica's bday, not that I want to know about it LOL but I better get them out soon or nobody will be there!
Anyway almost ready to hit the sack
Cheers mcihelle
I told Andrew to wake me for the shuttle returning..... So he woke me as he was watching Nasa TV and complaining Channel 7 wasn't showing it, the Channel 7 picked it up. I was a bit disappointed as I thought they were going to show it re entering the atmosphere, not 5 secs before it landed. But yes happy they are back safely. Andy Thomas is coming home soon as part of the new aiport upgrade is being named after him.
good to hear you have one of them back to school tomorrow Michelle. At least 1 is a start LOL.
Talking about birthdays, I must think about what to do for Kameron's 4th. Don't really want it at home as I have to host a 60th 2wks later, and it might all be too much. MIght do a Hungry Jacks party that way ppl don't have to come if they don't want too, and I don't have to worry about the mess.
Then just have a small thing at home the night of his actual birthday, where the grandparents can come down. Anyway still 11wks away 8-[
Love
Kathryn a Hungry JAck's party sounds perfect for a 4yr old. I reckon thats a fantastic way to go, no clean up at home & it doesn't have to take you all day to do. :)
Hungry Jacks sounds good to me too Kathryn, I wish we had something like that near us cos I'd do it more often if we did. The nearest is 35mins drive. 11 wks goes quick so good to be organised, plus you may need to book or they might get another booking!
Jordan is at school, Jemma is improving, and Josh is home being annoying to Jemma, I haven't given anyone panadol yet so that's a good sign! I have a very slight sore throat, a mild headache, but trefuse to get sick! that's my new attitude, I can't get sick. 1 week till I go to Qld and so I will not be sick. LOL
When does Ambah get home? Must be today or tomorrow?
Anyway hello to everyone
Have a great day
Michelle
I rang HJ's and enquired. It is $4.95 per child, so that is quite reasonable I thought. i only have approx 11 children anyway as it will only be for playgroup children since he is getting invited to everyone else's parties, therefore will be about $55.00 all up. Don't think I could get it done that cheaply at home.
So that is the way I am going to go :D
Love
Kimberley is doing much better her rash does not seem that bad and is slowly going. Poor thing woke during the night and came into our bed but after a while i got so fed up with her still moving i put her back into her own bed and she went back to sleep.
Kathryn - Hungry Jacks for a party is a great idea and that price is not bad at all.
Oh Michelle IKWYM about them being in bed with you. Last night I woke to be squished bt Jemma and JOsh, Arron was practically sleeping on top of me to fit Josh in. So we both took a kid each and returned them to bed. I hope Kimberly is better soon! What does she have? Sorry if I am being ignorant, I must have missed that part, brain is in nurse mode and I don't think I am remembering everything.
Kathryn that is very reasonable for a party of 11 kids. I spent that and Josh had 3 friends here, plus Jemma and Jordan were fed at the party too. So that's great.
heers Michelle
Yikes... so much to catch up on!! I just read it all, but have forgotten it all straight away again 8-[ Seems like everyone's houses have been full of sickness lately... I hope everyone is now on the improve!
I got back last night... Aidyn was an angel on the plane trip (thankgod - cause he was a terror at the ariport before we got on!) He spent half the time glued to the window trying to push his head through just to get a better look, lol. And the rest of the flight he let me read to him, and entertain him with stuff from my bag - ie, my hairbrush, LOL.
I am actually very relieved to be home... Going away to my sisters had made me realise how quiet and peaceful my house is, and so I was really looking forward to coming back home... and also because there was stuff going up there that was a bit upsetting and stressful to me (lets just say I have a very different parenting style to my sis and her DH), so I am a bit relieved to not have to be around it anymore.
But otherwise, I did have a good time, and I think Aidyn really enjoyed the company of his cousins. I also did LOTS of shopping with my sis, and went to the markets, and got some lovely things :)
She sells tupperware on Ebay, and has a huge supply of stuff, and also sent me home with about $100 worth of freebies... woohoo!!
Will write more later, have to finish unpacking before DP gets home...
Great to have you back Ambah !!!!!!!
Love
Yay Ambah! Home safe and sound, there really is no place like home is there? I think the thing I miss the most (other than the kids and Arron) is my bed, you def get used to sleeping in a bed and then you have to sleep somewhere.else Yuck!
It is difficult to sort of step into someone else's world too, obviously yo and your sister are very different, I hope everything works out ok for her. And yay at the tupperware that was lovely for you.
Well I am thinking Jordan will be home tomorrow, was very quiet tonight, it is the head cold symptoms, blocked nose, watery eyes and sneezing. I think the weekend will give them the chance to fully recover.
The countdown is on till I arrive in sunny QLD, I am getting excited now. So where are we going to meet? Any ideas?
Better go, just wanted to welcome Kellee and Charlie for tomorrow and wish Charlie a very very happy 1st bday. Hope you all have a lovely day and weekend.
CHeers Michelle
Urgh... Aidyns routine has changed since going up north... he now wakes a whole hour earlier in the mornings - 6.30 instead of 7.30!! I am going to try to put him to bed later tonight to see if I can rectify that... lol
Michelle and Christy - how about meeting at Roma St Parklands and we can have a coffee there at the cafe too? Or maybe Southbank? ...Although Southbank is a little harder for me to get to as I will have to swap trainlines to get there.
Ok, I have to go and get ready for gym now... need to work off all of the junk I ate in Townsville 8-[
Welcome to the forum Kellee & Charlie. Great to have you wish us.
Love
Welcome Kellee and Charlie!! :)
Hi girls! Welcome Kellee!! & Welcome back Ambah :)
Roma St sounds great :D
sorry girls gunna run, last 4 hours have spent trying to get Matilda to sleep with no avail, Mum's reading to her atm, but she's refused Grandma all day today and will only stay with me & scream.... ](*,)
Hope everyone is going well.
All going along nicely here at the moment after all the illness. Lachlan was meant to go for the re-doing of his prevnar injection this morning, but then I remembered that Andrew had his medicare card from when he took him to the doctor the other day ](*,) , so i had to cancel and will rebook it for next Friday hopefully.
Ambah - I hope Aiydn routine settles down again for you soon, daylight saving really knocked Lachlan out of whack.
Love
This is probably too late to tell you Kat, but you dont need the actual Medicare card... as long as you have the numbers and details etc, they can ring it through. I used to do this when I was a teenager moved out of home, before I had gotten my own card...
Goodluck with getting Matilda to sleep Christy!!
Just waiting for DP to get home so we can go grocery shopping... we have literally no food in the house, I hate it when it gets to that stage!
I can feel that I am coming down with a cold or flu or something :( ... my throat is all scratchy, and my head and chest are beginning to feel a bit congested. Also I noticed at the gym that I was feeling a bit dizzy and out of breath which is what happens when I try to excercise when I'm not 100%.